The ‘M’ Word…thoughts on marriage

The way relationships are developing is drastically changing.  It seems the norm is to move in together skip marriage and go straight to having children, the concept of ‘bastard’ no Continue reading →

Loose Women: A review of British female stand-up comedians

Whether it’s the sordid goings on in Shappi Khorsandi’s life as a bitter divorcee, Jo Brand’s backside squashing some ‘bastard’ or Sarah Millican’s inability to talk about anything other than Continue reading →

The irony of Anti-Valentine’s Day

Yep it’s that time again, that one day of the year when you show just how much you love your significant other by buying as many stuffed animals, dead flowers Continue reading →

The future of the U.K music industry

With high street music retailer HMV going into administration consumer analyst Craig Armer predicts that the entertainment market will fall by 9%, roughly £300m this year. The double impact of advancements Continue reading →

The true purpose of university

Most people associate university with bettering their career prospects but as former university inspector and expert anthropologist Dr F M Bhutti states, a job is merely a by-product of a Continue reading →

Have university degrees become worthless?

Having just completed my degree at Brunel University I can’t help but wonder if the last three years could have been used more productively.  I am now up to my Continue reading →

Join Facebook; the site that fulfills all your anti-social needs

A few years ago I decided to get facebook. I heard it was a great way to stay in contact with old friends and looked forward to reestablishing those connections again. Continue reading →

Racism? I don’t think so

Today I overheard a conversation where a young man claimed that people are hostile towards his appearance because of his race. Did he ever stop to think that the reason Continue reading →

Brunel’s ‘Flashmob’

In order to promote Volunteers’ Week the students at Brunel organised a flashmob right outside the main lecture centre. I’ve got a suggestion, promote volunteers week by doing something useful, Continue reading →

The Catch 22 of Exercise

I’ve done it, you’ve done it. we’ve all done it. We’ve all had to painfully suppress a smirk as a hot sweaty overweight individual lumbers toward us on the street, Continue reading →

Are women in London oppressed?

At the moment one of the more fashionable but less-chance-of-causing-mass-offence-to-the-point-of-having-to-make-a-public-apology topics for journalists to write about is the oppressing lifestyles of women from other countries but should they really be Continue reading →

The determinants of class

Recently a close friend of mine was told he wasn’t classy because of the area he lived in and the fact he could only speak english and not three other obscure Continue reading →

Who are you? The problem of identity in modern times

Based on my appearance many people would find it absurd if I described myself as ‘white’.  It might even be taken to be racist in some way.  But why is Continue reading →

Islam: The theory versus the execution

It was George Bernard Shaw who said, “Islam is the best religion, with the worst followers“, an accurate and succinct summary of a very misunderstood way of life. Many followers confuse their cultural Continue reading →

The Cinema Experience

A friend of mine asked if we could have a catch-up and suggested we go to see a film.  I couldn’t understand the logic – 2 hours sat in silence Continue reading →