Part Two of a continuing series of articles tracing the history of the anti-poll tax campaign. By 1988, following a third election victory, Thatcher’s government was determined to fund local government contributions with a personal tax. It was to be a massive transference of wealth from the poor to the […]

  Last week the roof of famous London music venue ‘The Water Rats’ collapsed and, tonight, Canadian rock band ‘Your Favorite Enemies’ are doing their best to bring it down again. After six years, the group are making their long-awaited return to one of their favourite cities. This is the […]

‘We now have the moral authority of the world.’ When Aneurin Bevan made this declaration at the inauguration of the NHS in 1948, he clearly believed that a system of universal healthcare was testament to the evolution of a civilised nation. He must also have believed that such a system […]

It is easy to forget the history that lies behind some of the older civilisations of the world. The forgotten Empires of the Incans and Mayans dominated South America and the latter lasted well over a thousand years, arguably longer than the Romans. Whilst we do not hear about these […]

Yesterday (Monday 21st October 2013) was not a good day for trains. There were delays all over London and I knew as soon as I heard about this situation that it would not bode well for me. I had a gig to get to and an interview to conduct, delays […]

Adnan Januzaj’s double salvo against Sunderland has allayed Manchester United David Moyes related fears, but problems are still blighting his troubled reign. Having started his Manchester United career safe in the knowledge that he had the backing of the great Sir Alex Ferguson, with pundits dubbing him as ‘the chosen […]

It’s a grim sight. A sight I never thought I’d see and definitely not a sight for sore eyes – quite the opposite in fact, my eyes are sore because of the sight that I will have to see for almost every day for the rest of my husk of […]

In the last few days it has come to light that this winter we can expect a 10.4% rise in heating bills from British Gas and other home energy suppliers in the UK. This might seem slightly confusing considering the cost of petrol has just seen its sharpest decline since […]