I’m sure you’ve heard about the recent oil rig disaster off the coast of Mexico, for which BP has been held almost solely responsible for by not only the US media, but also by our own media. Of course BP has a British heritage, but aside from its history and name, there is really very little that is British about it…
Vince Cable, a Liberal Democrat MP and Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, recently announced the possible introduction of a “Graduate Tax”. This new tax is meant to replace the student loans system, which is currently implemented to help students pay for their university education. This decision to shake up the graduate finance system could affect how you choose your course, and ultimately, your path in life.
What movies should you be watching this year? Don’t miss out on the upcoming blockbusters hitting your local cinema screens in 2010 with Phil and Mayank’s pick of promising looking previews. With remakes of old favourites such as The Karate Kid and The A-Team, along with big budget sequels including Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and Twighlight: Eclipse, there’s something for everyone!
On the 22nd of June, George Osbourne, who is the Chancellor of the UK, delivered a speech containing details about how the UK’s budget was to to be distributed. Given that the UK is currently over £900 billion, this speech was extremely important in explaining how the government was going to attempt to cut it [...]
Fact: iPhones, iPads, and iPod Touch’s are not manufactured by Apple. Instead, they are made by the little known company Foxconn, who is responsible for almost all the circuitry in electrical devices today (ie: Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, Motorola phones, and the Amazon Kindle). Foxconn, which is based in the island of Taiwan (which is off the [...]
And now for something completely different… In Russia, a man claims to have not only to have just seen aliens, but to have actually made contact with and “spoken” to them. You’d be right to dismiss this guy as a bit off his rocker, and he probably is. However, the Russian in question also happens to [...]
Behind all the health care, education and other “big-issue” policies that politicians love to bandy around, there is one that is not often mentioned, and yet could shape the future of the country more than we could ever imagine. It’s a policy that all of the “Big Three” parties are willing to look into, and [...]
With the elections just around the corner, all the media attention is focused on the “Big 3″ parties, namely Labour, Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats. Despite this, there are over 360 registered political parties in the UK, all of whom have their own serious, and sometimes not so serious, intentions. Therefore, amidst the election chaos, it’s [...]
When the word “slavery” is mentioned, the first thing that comes into your mind is probably the exploitation of Africans in America between the 18th and 19th centuries; something that is long gone from American society. Despite this, there are currently 27 million slaves world wide, which is more than there has ever been in [...]
There has been a recent resurgence of public interest in the James Bulger murder. This is no doubt due to fresh allegations that Jon Venables, one of the murderers, has re-offended. It raises the oft asked question: Are some people born violent, or is it personal experiences that turn them into monsters?
