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‘The Telegraph’

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
17/01/2014

The Six O’Clock News: You Really Can Escape the Winter Blues!

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DISCUSS., Funny, Holidays, January 2014, Newspapers, Paywall, The Six O’Clock News, THE WORLD *head in hands*

‘The Metro’, ‘The Telegraph’, Dominican Republic, escaping boarding school, Huffington Post, Indifferent Ignorance, The Six O’Clock News, winter blues
02/08/2013

A Moment of Holden Caulfield-Inspired Newspaper-Founded Moaning

This article is an interesting read, whether you’re a Government and Politics student or not. Okay, it’s mostly interesting if you’re a Politics student. Especially if, like me, you’ve had a teacher who taught the political parties topic with enough scepticism and class discussion that the students made up their own mind about which party… Continue reading

August 2013, Complaints, DISCUSS., Fuckin’ Idiots, Government and Politics, Internet, Newspapers, School, THE WORLD *head in hands*

‘It’s no wonder none of my friends are teenage Tories’, ‘The Telegraph’, A-Level, Conservative Party, Examination board, Indifferent Ignorance, Jane Austen, Michael Gove, Political party, The Daily Mail, toilet paper

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When I began this blog in 2009, I was a teenager. That’s why you’ll find some posts have been hidden behind a paywall. I was an incredibly different, less eloquent person when I was a teen, so if you want to read the thoughts of that teenager, you can join the No. 1 Readers’ Club for access.

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This blog continues to evolve with me. My favourite topics are books and reading, travel adventures, the extensive works of up and coming rock band My Chemical Romance and the occasional update about my life and work as an author and scriptwriter. I’m also interested in digital minimalism, how we can solve environmental issues and why it’s probably a better idea to make a cup of tea than it is to shout at people you disagree with.

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‘The Telegraph’

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

The Six O’Clock News: You Really Can Escape the Winter Blues!

A Moment of Holden Caulfield-Inspired Newspaper-Founded Moaning