Government and Politics

17/09/2014

Possibly My Last Ever Post from a Unified UK! Or Not!

You guys, this could be my last ever post this side of the Union! The next time I write, one quarter of my nationality (ethnic background? Family history?) might be foreign. Which would take my total amount of Britishness down to… like, a quarter. I’m not actually sure. Independence could cause a bit of confusion in… Continue reading

Government and Politics, September 2014, THE WORLD *head in hands*

devolution, Edinburgh Fringe, EU, Hogmanay, Indifferent Ignorance, politicians, Scottish independence, Scottish referendum, SNP, sovereign states, UN
15/08/2014

The Six O’Clock News: It’s Okay, USA

How many of you guys are from Missouri, USA? Me neither man, I’m not totally sure where Missouri is. But I do know that a load of shit is going on there at the moment, in the town of Ferguson. This BBC article has a good (detailed) explanation about what’s gone on – I think… Continue reading

August 2014, Complaints, DISCUSS., Fuckin’ Idiots, Government and Politics, Newspapers, The Six O’Clock News, THE WORLD *head in hands*

‘Ferguson police: Michael Brown was robbery suspect’, BBC, dickheadedness, England riots, Ferguson, Gerard Way GIF, Indifferent Ignorance, police misconduct, racism, Stephen Lawrence, US courts, Wikipedia
01/08/2014

The Six O’Clock News: Keeping Up With Current Events

With the ever-changing nature of ‘current events’ and the complications of understanding it anyway, I thought the Israel-Palestine conflict (war? See, defining this shit is tough) would be a good topic to use to discuss ways to keep up with the news. All the cool kids are doing it, so listen up! The Traditional Way:… Continue reading

August 2014, DISCUSS., Government and Politics, Internet, Lists, Magazines, Movies, Newspapers, School, Social Media, The Six O’Clock News, THE WORLD *head in hands*, Tim Minchin, TV, Videos

#BringBackOurGirls, ‘Financial Times’, ‘Peace Anthem for Palestine’, ‘The Guardian’, ‘The Telegraph’, a guide to watching the news, Al Jazeera English, BBC News, BBC News app, BBC Radio 4, CIA World Factbook, CNN, Flight MH370, Fox News, how to understand the news, Indifferent Ignorance, Instagram, Internet, Israel-Palestine conflict, Television, The Six O’Clock News, Tim Minchin, Twitter, understanding the news, videos
25/07/2014

The Six O’Clock News: the Queen Does Smile!

To be totally honest, I wanted to do the News about the Commonwealth Games so I could include this: I heard that the Queen isn’t ‘allowed’ to smile in official photos or at big occasions, which is definitely a tradition that needs to go because elderly ladies smiling is always brilliant, especially when they posses… Continue reading

DISCUSS., Funny, Government and Politics, Internet, July 2014, LGBT, The Six O’Clock News, THE WORLD *head in hands*

‘John Barrowman Delivers Rebuke To Anti-LGBT Countries With Commonwealth Games Kiss’, @TheTweetOfGod, British Empire, colonial shit, Commonwealth Games, Huffington Post, Indifferent Ignorance, John Barrowman, LGBT, photobombing Queen, Scottie Dogs, Scottish referendum, The Six O’Clock News, Tom Daley, Tunnock’s Teacakes

Government and Politics

Possibly My Last Ever Post from a Unified UK! Or Not!

The Six O’Clock News: It’s Okay, USA

The Six O’Clock News: Keeping Up With Current Events

The Six O’Clock News: the Queen Does Smile!