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News Egypt - End of Play report So far, not an inch given nor surrendered. The media, meanwhile, notes all sorts of other developments. Read more	0	4th Feb 2011 Alexander Hay
Society & Politics Arab Spring, UK Winter Events in Egypt stand in contrast to the UK's present decline. Read more	0	4th Feb 2011 Alexander Hay
Entertainment TV Review - 'Beauty & The Beast' As Channel 4's latest reality TV offering shows, the freak show is alive and well. Read more	0	3rd Feb 2011 Alexander Hay
News Egypt on the brink The protests in Egypt are nearing their critical hour Read more	0	2nd Feb 2011 Alexander Hay
Society & Politics The Mooby Prize The current trend for cosmetic surgery amongst men suggests the body haters are winning. Read more	0	1st Feb 2011 Alexander Hay
Entertainment Black Swan - Massive Spoilers!!! Up the swannee with Natalie Portman Read more	0	31st Jan 2011 Alexander Hay
Society & Politics Waiting for Godot (if Godot was a bus) Buses that never come - winter fun at its best. Read more	0	28th Jan 2011 Alexander Hay
Society & Politics Age UK Internet Champion of the Year 2011: A view up the tower This year's Age UK Internet Champion awards had two winners, two runners-up and a very nice view. Read more	0	27th Jan 2011 Alexander Hay
News The miseducation of Paul Ryan The GOP's riposte to Obama's State of the Union address revealed a great deal. Read more	0	26th Jan 2011 Alexander Hay
Money & Finance Economy contracts: Real price of cuts As today's contraction of the economy reveals, just slashing for ideology's sake is every bit as ruinous as just throwing money at things. Read more	0	25th Jan 2011 Alexander Hay
Society & Politics The Dope Show Marijuana stinks in more ways than one. Read more	0	24th Jan 2011 Alexander Hay
News Alan Johnson: Letter to an ex-postman Alan Johnson's resignation is bad news for Labour. Read more	0	21st Jan 2011 Alexander Hay
Society & Politics Failtrack Our awful rail companies strike again, but we must share the blame with them and the government. Read more	0	20th Jan 2011 Alexander Hay
Entertainment Big Fat Gypsy Weddings: Lurid doom Last night's episode was fun but pessimistic. Read more	0	19th Jan 2011 Alexander Hay
Society & Politics How Alzheimer's is reported: Badly A quick glance of the news reveals how awful coverage of this condition, and our attitudes towards it, can be... Read more	0	18th Jan 2011 Alexander Hay
Society & Politics Queueing will be the death of us A national obsession is also our national downfall Read more	0	17th Jan 2011 Alexander Hay
Travel A Dash To Paris What a thrill to decide to visit Paris and find ourselves cruising on the Seine the next afternoon! We had to pinch ourselves! Read more	0	4th Jan 2011 Diane Priestley
Travel A Jaunt Around Ireland I love Ireland. What's not to love! Warm and friendly locals, beautiful unspoilt countryside, charming townships and of course the craic! I can never get enough! Read more	0	4th Jan 2011 Diane Priestley
Relationships Forgiveness is the Highest Act of Love We have wrestled hard with forgiveness in our marriage and come out the other end, wounded but mostly healed and renewed. Read more	0	4th Jan 2011 Diane Priestley
Relationships Different Kinds of Relationships Enrich Our Lives The way I see it, there are seven kinds of relationships that make up the rich tapestry of relational life. Each kind of relationship needs nurturing to grow. Read more	0	4th Jan 2011 Diane Priestley
Health & Wellbeing Forever Young: 28 Days to the New Me I was overweight, sluggish, unfit and floundering! So I embarked on a Detox program with the help of a trainer. Here is my personal journey. Read more	0	4th Jan 2011 Diane Priestley
Home & Leisure Discovering the Joys of Inner City Living After a quiet life in the suburbs of a coastal township in Australia, the gritty, noisy, multi-cultural inner-city neighbourhood of Ealing in West London has come as a stimulating surprise. Read more	6	4th Jan 2011 Diane Priestley
News Rough seas ahead! By the time you've read this, the Irish government will no doubt have fallen and paid the hard price of fiscal failure. Read more	1	23rd Nov 2010 Anthony Page
News As North & South clash... So, as the Koreas kick off for what, hopefully, will end up as a bit of short term skirmishing, what do the press think? Read more	0	23rd Nov 2010 Alexander Hay
Society & Politics Daily Mail nice to Gordon Brown shock! Having helped show him the door, a certain newspaper is now trying to be more cosy. Read more	0	22nd Nov 2010 Alexander Hay
Society & Politics The problem with being right Six months ago I predicted that Prince William and Kate Middleton would announce their engagement. Read more	0	17th Nov 2010 Anthony Page
Society & Politics In the midst of a New World Order Those of you who keep up with current affairs will have noticed a distinct shift of emphasis from the news media recently. All the news from the Far East is upbeat and very positive, whilst the news from the West is full of caution and caveats. In other words, not quite doom and gloom but pretty close. Read more	2	16th Nov 2010 Anthony Page
Society & Politics You can't make people good As Iain Duncan Smith denounces worklessness as a 'sin', the thorny issue of politics and morals surfaces again. Read more	0	15th Nov 2010 Alexander Hay
Society & Politics Cameron accepts that size matters! Domestic politics is so passé. David Cameron is off playing international statesman and trying desperately not to mention the appalling human rights record of his hosts (China). Read more	0	11th Nov 2010 Anthony Page
Money & Finance Spending cuts: Osborne sharpens axe When the government was formed as a coalition, I admit I had very little faith in its ability to focus on the malaise the nation was in, let alone formulate a plan that would offer a remedy. Read more	1	19th Oct 2010 Gareth Hargreaves