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Sustainability
I find that quite often the 'environmental issue' (which includes climate change, global warming, peak oil, renewable energy and animal – or non-human rights) is often disregarded as a bit of a side issue apparently concerning only hippies and peop...
The Spirit of Resistance...
If you are one of those folks who cannot sit through TV news (BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky – take your pick) without being thrown into convulsions because you feel that, firstly, the stories that are run are handled in an extremely irresponsible way, a...
...I'm Still Young...
It’s a Tuesday and I’ve been 29 for about 6 weeks. Me and my two best friends are stood on the upper tier at the driving range, inventing ever more elaborate strings of curses with each swing. Tonight we will go to the pub, like we do every Tuesd...
Wishful Unthinking
On a stall in the town centre the other day, a young Pakistani fellah came up to sign a petition demanding the renationalisation of the steel industry and proclaiming support for the sacked Corus workers. After a bit of banter, he said the following;...
It’s my birthday on Friday and I know exactly how I’m gonna spend it…
Since I was about 13 I have been convinced that I was destined for great things and as such I have held fast to two career goals, which may be inter-related, exclusive or mutually attainable; I want to be a Rock God/Metal Overlord and I want to save ...
Racism, Defiance and Deference
One of the most shameful moments of my life was when, at a party, I was recounting being in a car crash and was describing the ensuing altercation with the driver and passengers of the other car… they were, as I described them, “Paki Bastards”...

