Movements in the World and in the Mind
In the seven years of preparation I have always seen the Olympic Games as an expensive nuisance to the city rather than an honour. Costs went three times over budget and funds allocated to local sports facilities and the arts had been cut to feed the money sucking beast called the Olympic Games. Then someone... Continue Reading →
When I read the headline of an article on the remarkable story that an 11-year-old boy managed to board a plane from Manchester airport to Rome without a ticket or boarding pass I couldn't help but chuckle. What a resourceful little human I thought. Not only did this little human called Liam Corcoran travel for... Continue Reading →
After a week in which the financial sector quite visibly reared its ugly head yet again, Nadal will no longer entertain us on the greenish grass of the All-England Club and Italy played the match of the year against Spain, my working life of a 70 hour work week has almost come to an end.... Continue Reading →
While Egypt is tentatively progressing on the road leading to a well-functioning democratic system as it is holding its first ever free presidential elections, Europe is holding its breath; Greece is to go to the polls for the second time in two months, putting considerable pressure on the European Dream. Democracy might be that fabulous... Continue Reading →
The eurozone tragedy called Greece continues to grip the markets and those desperate to keep the EU family together. Greece is heading back to the polls after talks attempting to form a government after recently held elections, have failed. Greece rode a wave of prosperity after the introduction of the euro in 2002 only to... Continue Reading →
The events in the eurozone remain to be an engaging soap giving us cliffhanger after cliffhanger. Bailout packages have been agreed upon and bond auctions in ailing economies have gone better than expected. Then the fall of the Dutch cabinet gave the markets something to fret about. Yet, the caretaker government and a majority of... Continue Reading →
The police has an issue with black folk and young black men in particular. The dislike is mutual as we have been able to witness during last summer's riots as a disproportionate amount of rioters were young men of colour. While both police and politicians keep sticking their heads in the sand a 10th complaint... Continue Reading →
While our mythical year of fabulousness has entered its second quarter we are preparing ourselves for the celebration of new life. According to Christian teachings Jesus Christ had been crucified a couple millennia ago and resurrected on the second day after his execution. Appearing to several people Jesus ascends to heaven 40 days later to... Continue Reading →
As the sun has moved across the equator into the Northern hemisphere to announce the start of a new season, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the nation's Budget for the year to come. As austerity measures have failed to generate economic growth, the aim of this year's Budget is to kick start the economy.... Continue Reading →
After around 50 million hits within a week as seemingly every 21st century kid on the planet had seen and shared a 30-minute film titled Kony 2012 via social network platforms, the mainstream media and the over-25s where forced to catch up. At work the youngest member of our team asked if had seen Kony.... Continue Reading →
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