Continuing with his series on the historic ‘Anti-Poll Tax Campaign’ that brought down Margaret Thatcher, CHRIS ROBINSON looks at how the political left were on the defensive in the face of the 1980s Tory government onslaught to end the post-war social consensus. With the Labour Party moving to the right, only the […]

We have all felt it in one way or another. The pressure to conform to what is, socially, right or expected. This pressure can come from friends, family, the media. Look in any direction and I guarantee you will find someone telling you how you ‘should’ be acting. However, when […]

There is growing unease in contemporary society over the revival of sexism, female objectification and gender divides. Writers such as Natasha Walter and Dr. M. Gigi Durham, as well as contributors to blogs and websites including Pink Stinks, OBJECT and the F-Word, have taken up the task of vocalising dissatisfaction […]

At some point in your life you will inevitably find yourself in a situation where you feel out-of-place. This could happen at anytime anywhere and on some occasions you won’t even notice it yourself, but you are. It happened to me last night at around about half seven in the […]

Economics, economics, economics. That’s what the 2010 UK election was about, and it seems to be the main thrust of the American one. Unemployment and job figures are the battlefield. Gross Domestic Product and AA+ credit ratings are the weapons. The Federal Reserve might be a potential ally, and the […]

Genesis Bitcoin is a digital currency that was founded in Oct 2008. Curiously, the founder, who always used a pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, begun to dissociate himself from any of the developments related to the currency from 2010. Nobody knows who he really is. The currency came into existence starting with […]

Five for Fighting are back with their sixth album Bookmarks,  and what an album it is. Frontman John Ondrasik has proven once again his prowess when it comes to soft rock and catchy songs that will stay in your head for days to come. Ondrasik continues the piano-led theme of […]

Saturday October the 19th 2013 marks the day that Manchester United, currently 5th place will play against Southampton currently 11th place at Old Trafford, during the match 100 RAG student volunteers will descend upon the stadium dressed in fancy dress ,  giving up their free time to collect spare change, this is to raise money for the Manchester-based Francis […]