'Politics'

Maria Miller Facts: Maria Miller has now resigned, following an allegation of dodgy expenses from a Labour MP. She was initially told to repay £45,000 by the independent Parliamentary Commissioner, but this was later changed to £5,000 by the a committee of MPs which has ultimate responsibility. As well as the excessive claim, she was […]

Miscellaneous
A Tension in Modern Life
6th February 2014

Humans as a species have been around for quite some time. Now sure, in the grand scheme of the universe it’s barely noticeable, but compared to how long our individual lives are, it’s a pretty long time. A quick glance at wikipedia suggests between fifty and a hundred thousand years ago (and former humanoid things […]

'Politics'
The Hypocrisy of America
13th December 2013

Recently, some protesters in Ukraine have been on the streets in a show of force in favour of greater political alignment with Europe, instead of Russia. Their government is currently torn between the two: geographically situated between Europe and Russia, they have a choice between the two for trade agreements and international funding (such as […]

Society/Culture

In which I talk about why I am glad I am not a woman. To start with, there’s a few little reasons why I think being male is better. Going to the toilet is more convenient; having to make less effort in my appearance is easier (though I should definitely make more anyway); and not […]

Society/Culture

I’ve written up a few differences I noticed in different countries. The first half of this was written while I was interrailing but I never uploaded it, and I’ve added a couple more about Germany to the end of that. There are many generalisations here, please take them with a pinch of salt as they […]