A Warming Warning, or Why the World is Doomed!

You’ve got to love a nice gloomy title.  Mind you, I do have a strangely morbid sense of humour.  Whenever I visit my parents I usually counter their wishes of a safe journey home with the old “well, I’ll try not to die” line, or alternatively if they hope that I have a good time doing [...]

It’s Time to Question Ourselves

I was watching Question Time last night and as many will know Nick Griffin of the British National Party was one of the panelists.  Though it’s not a Wednesday I feel obliged to offer my two pennies’ worth, despite the fact that no one asked for it, as I feel like a juicy controversial blog.  [...]

Searching for Atlantis…

Atlantis is regarded very much as a myth for many; a legend that came forth from the dialogues of Plato, who may have lived 4th century BC. According to Timaeus and Critias it was a continent housing an advanced civilisation, which an earthquake caused to sink beneath the ocean in the year 9500BC following an attempted invasion [...]

Not what the Doctor Ordered

As you know I’m a Star Trek fan, it may not surprise that I am also a Doctor Who fan and on Saturday I finally managed to watch the third episode before going onto the fourth one in the evening. The Ood, the starring monsters in this episodes, are among my favourites in the Dr. Who Universe. [...]

Another day, another conspiracy…

In Zimbabwe the votes are in, but haven’t been released almost two weeks later. The MDC claim they’ve won the election and judging by the previous statement it could well mean that they are right. Apparently, there are still “anomalies” in the polling data, so an extensive recount is taking place, including alleged seizing of land. [...]

God save the Queen

 I saw the Queen for the first time yesterday, which was actually some achievement considering I’ve lived in Windsor for over two decades (i.e. my entire life) and even held a summer job at the castle. There was a street procession through Windsor Town Centre welcoming the new French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his French model [...]

Fidel Farewell

I am not very informed about politics so this post may be just demonstrating a little knowledge being a dangerous thing, but I’ve kept up to date enough to know that Fidel Castro has recently stepped down from power in Cuba mainly because of ill-health, giving control to his brother Raul. Looking at the BBC page and checking [...]

The Novelty of New Year

So, the last blog of 2007. Better still, the last themed blog of 2007! I always find the blogs that readers (what do you mean Who? All the billions of people who read my blog, of course!) have expectations about are always the hardest to write, so good riddance to them and hello 2008. Now is [...]

Democracy = Freedom?

The best dictatorship is one with the illusion of freedom. Last weekend I went home (everyone does it around here so it must be hip), and over dinner the Giraffe and the Pelly and me (my father, brother and I) had a discussion about democracy (again, possibly an argument). I know what you’re thinking so [...]