Epsom in Surrey, an affluent commuter town on the chalk downs of Surrey that Location, Location, Location named the ‘Best place to Live in the UK’ in 2005. It’s just the kind of place you might expect to find a man like Chris Grayling, the Shadow Home Secretary. Grayling is an Oxbridge graduate, and before […]
B of the Bang, which has just been dismantled, was a Manchester icon. A 56 metre high reminder of what the city stood for, the sculpture was commissioned to celebrate the success of the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Built outside Manchester City’s new Eastlands stadium, it took its name from the sprinter Linford Christie’s claim that […]
With the ID card pilot set to hit Manchester this autumn, Dave Page from Manchester NO2ID tells us exactly what we’ll be getting.
So another Premier League season is about to start. Last year yet again the top four was made up of the same four clubs who generate the highest revenue. Is the virtual monopolisation of English football by wealthy businesses inevitable, or are alternatives possible?
In years gone by, there’s been more interest amongst the British public in the Eurovision Song Contest than the European Parliamentary Elections. The election of Nick Griffin and Andrew Brons, leaders of the British National Party (BNP), has changed all that. How are these racist loons representing us? And how worried should we be?
Rather than providing any surprises about freedom of the press in
Iran, the events surrounding journalist Roxana Saberi tell us more
about the relationship between Iran, its current place on the
international stage and the role the global media plays in its
portrayal.
