It is a frequently told story on the African continent. Elderly man holds onto power for decades using rigged elections, military cooperation and violence against the opposition and his own people. Faced with the seemingly […]
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s life-long ambition may have been fulfilled once the removal vans unloaded his possessions at 10 Downing Street, however the blonde has been afflicted with one bombshell after another. Whether it […]
After a high profile selection process, Christine Lagarde, a French lawyer, politician and economist, is preparing to step down as Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to take the post of President of […]
World leaders should have all more or less arrived at the G20 Summit in Osaka Japan. Justin Trudeau, the Canadian Premier tweeted “Wheels up for Osaka, Japan with a busy few days ahead at the […]
On Friday 26th October, Ireland goes to the polls to vote in the presidential election and the blasphemy referendum. The country recently voted overwhelmingly to repeal the eighth amendment, legalising abortion. With attitudes modernising and […]
When Donna Strickland was woken at 5am by a call from the Nobel Prize committee, her first thought was that she was being prank-called. A woman had not been awarded the coveted prize for physics […]
Last night, I had the pleasure of standing up and giving an impromptu speech at Hub Dot’s ‘Say Hello to Summer’ event at the Lyric theatre in Hammersmith. It was unplanned and I kicked it […]
This week, news reports of the impending cold snap whipped the British public up into a frenzy with tales of Siberian snow storms set to ravage the UK. The ‘Beast From The East’ (as the […]
Irrespective of whether you are a monarchist or not, the Queen’s New Years (and Birthday) Honours list makes for interesting reading. Honours have been awarded since at least 1890 and published in the London Gazette […]
