Monthly Archives: February 2009

Ryanair charge to use the loos – see them in court over it

We all know that budget airlines try to squeeze every last penny out of paying customers but this is taking the metaphor one step too far. Today budget airline Ryanair have announced they are considering introducing a charge of £1 … Continue reading

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Sir Fred Goodwin is a complete disgrace

Am I missing something here? Why aren’t people out on the street in protest against this?  How can the man who ran RBS into the ground and wrack up the biggest losses of any British company ever, a staggering £24.1bn, … Continue reading

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Chuka, Martin, students and thick skin

Last week I wrote a post on Chuka Umanna, the future Labour MP for Streatham (assuming all goes according to plan). Martin Bright, from the Spectator, took issue with me describing him as “in awe” of Mr Umanna, calling me … Continue reading

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Chuka Umanna: Leader in Waiting?

Just so I can beat Ollie Shah to it, I thought I would write about today’s event in which Chuka Umanna came to City University to talk to me and 12 other journalism students. The young dynamic lawyer is the … Continue reading

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Men Find Woman Attractive: It’s official

According to Susan Fiske, a psychologist at Princeton University in New Jersey, has said men are more likely to think of women as objects if they have looked at sexy pictures of females beforehand. Therefore I am pleased to announce … Continue reading

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Eastbourne, the Government, the Devil and a thirteen year-old father

I spoke to a friend of mine from Eastbourne today to find whether the town new parents Alfie Patten, 13, and Chantelle Steadman, 15, are currently growing up in (and certainly quicker in the last week) could have been the … Continue reading

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The, new and improved, Simpsons – or not.

On a happier note:  I love the new Simpson’s opening credits to launch their episodes in High Definition. If only they could put as much effort into making the new episodes funny as they did into this new intro then … Continue reading

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Ecstasy and the politics – a response to Kevin Lynes

I read the following post by Kevin Lynes, a Kent County Councillor, on his blog about the reclassification of ecstasy and began writing a reply to his blog, when I felt it may be more suitable as my own blog … Continue reading

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The man’s survival guide to Valentine’s Day

  Remember your girlfriend/wife is expecting big things from you. Any partner who says otherwise is plain lying. They might say they’re fine, but they’re not. (NB. They expect us to figure out by ourselves when they’re actually ok and … Continue reading

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