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LATEST ARTICLES ( 418 )

• 40 Days of Dating – a Genuinely Thought-provoking Experiment by Two New Yorkers…

  When people ask me what I did with my afternoon of Tuesday 20th August 2013 I’ll tell them I read. I read a lot. As you all know I’ve not an avid reader of book... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• My Top Five Worst First Dates…

  Following what I can only describe as a hilariously bad first date last week it got me thinking. Did it even rank in my top five worst dates? Well I actually... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Cllr. Chris Hossack and Cheap Taxi Fares for Scantily Clad Women…

  It has been a while. My rage-o-metre has been pretty low in recent days and weeks. I have been serene. Cruising along the path of life not worrying about... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Oh My Word – My Heart – She Cannae Take Any More Captain!

  So. This evening I was out on the radio so I was unable to sit here and watch the Hampshire v Lancashire T20 Quarter-Final but I was full of confidence. Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• The Problem(s) Facing the Feminist Movement.

  ‘Who the fuck cares what it looks like from the inside? Slavery, suffrage, civil rights, Vietnam, what all those things have in common is there were leaders. Th... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• The Problem of Dealing with Online Abuse…the Twitter ‘report Abuse’ Idea.

  I agree with Owen Jones. It might not be as catchy as I agree with Nick but in the context of this blog is it far more applicable. Do I agree with everything... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Why I’m Genuinely Excited About Pompey for the First Time in Years…

  It has been a forlorn few years for Portsmouth fans. From riding high in the Premier League, winning the FA Cup, playing in European competition including just... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Porn, Porn Everywhere (but Soon) Not a Link to Click

  Various newspaper reports state that today David Cameron is going to make a keynote speech with regards to pornography and it will mean that people will have... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Neil Makes Homemade Burgers. Were They a Success? Lets Review the Evidence…

  

  Last week I was sitting at this very PC talking to the only person from my first secondary school that I still speak to on a regular basis. We were doing one... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• The ‘casual Sexism’ of Andy Murray’s Win Stopping 77 Years of Hurt.

  My blood people. My blood. You have endangered that blood by trying to make it boil. All afternoon and evening last night and now this morning. Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, SOCIETY, SPORTS, TENNIS, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• A Labour Councillor Wants ‘fairness’ but Can’t Understand What Exactly is Fair.

  I do love it when councillors open up blog posts talking about my love life. It is kinda sweet isn’t it? Well that is exactly what Labour Cllr. Ware-Lane did... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Caroline Criado-Perez Petition on Female Representation on Bank Notes…

  I just received the following e-mail: Neil — In April the Bank of England announced that they would be removing the last remaining female from English... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• My Letter to the Echo Re: ‘Tax Cuts for Millionaires’

  I actually got so annoyed over the use of the tax cuts for millionaires being a reason for less money being available for investment that I got off my fat arse... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Is Carrying on a Mobile Phone Conversation at a Checkout Rude Or Not?

  Sometimes Twitter really is great and most of those times are when I get to see a story that I would never have seen otherwise. Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Wendy Davis and Her Herculean Filibuster (now That Would Be a Good Title for a...

  Over the weekend I was in one of those scary positions for any person who is attached to the modern way of living. Yes you guessed it. I was internetless. Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Online Dating Opening Messages…from Women

  Well months ago I did some blogging about online dating. It was fun. Well as part of this I set up a fake male and a fake female account. Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Debate Over Banning Nudity From Newspaper In Deadlock

  

  What’s that Neil? You as a liberal are going to update us on this move by the No More Page 3 campaign to get the House of Commons involved and an Early Day... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Why Men Have to Be Involved with Lib Dem Women

  Last month Lib Dem Women was launched – an amalgamation of the Campaign for Gender Balance and Women Liberal Democrats and they are imploring members to sign... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Clegg In Trouble After Comments On Saatchi Scandal

  

  Nick Clegg has put himself in some hot water this morning following these comments regarding what he would have done if he had seen the Nigella Lawson/Charles... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Would MPs Back a Law That Sees Them Go to Jail for Running the Country in a...

  Look I know everyone hates bankers. Thanks to a delightful mixture of media and political scapegoating bankers are now as beloved as Joe Kinnear in the North... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY