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 […]
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 […]
Batman Begins and The Dark Knight are two of my all-time favourite films, and though far from perfect there are quite a few great scenes, one of which I have in mind as an introduction for this post. The scene is near the start of Batman Begins and Bruce Wayne (Batman) goes to Falcone’s (the […]
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 […]
This post is a mixture of thoughts about university. It isn’t like there is one conclusion, more a bundle of thoughts shoved into the linear narrative of words. I put it in sections so it’s easier to follow. 1. Introduction Being abroad means that I get to see a completely different university system, and as […]
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 […]