As you may (or may not) know, my beloved home town will be hosting two world leaders on Monday. Yep, the Evil Emperor of the East and his Fanboy are…
“Welcome to Bigot’s Choice! You’ve come to the right place: whether you prefer your fascism off the shelf or customised, we’ve got it! So, who’re we hating today? Now, we have all…
One Day Without Us I was in London on Monday, for One Day Without Us, supporting the EU nationals living in the UK. Now, let’s make one thing clear from the…
The times they are a-changing Politics is changing, and the language of politics reflects that change. And whether we like it or not, the new language of politics finds its…
“Do we still need feminism?” This is what a student of mine asked in an essay recently. It was a bit of a shocking question, I admit, given what’s going…
Do you ever feel like the whole world has gone bananas? Well, that’s how I feel, as if I’m trapped in some sort of an absurd alternative reality. One in…
“Special Snowflake” Remember the time this term referred to spoiled, entitled brats throwing a hissy fit when they didn’t get what they wanted? Recently, it has become the all-purpose insult…
BREAKING NEWS: The following draft memo was leaked to us by an anonymous member of Nobody’s Bitch hacktivist group: DOUBLETHINK REBRANDING AGENCY DRAFT MEMO for internal discussion and comments only…
Enough with the shitstorm When I started this blog, I made a conscious choice that it would be a light-hearted hobby, a distraction to get me out of my own…