It’s Sunday afternoon. I’ve just completed my first week in paid employment as a fully-fledged journalist and, having begun to appreciate the true value of weekends, I am determined to spend them doing something thought-provoking, engaging, cultural and generally productive. Thus, after a deeply thought-provoking, engaging, cultural and generally productive night on the town (well [...]
So, I just put £6 on what looks like a crazy bet: for Labour to be the biggest party in the next government. Yes, it sounds odd, but actually it may be something worth investing in. After the second electoral debate last night the Lib Dem “surge” sees no real signs of letting up. Now, [...]
Spirit Level Film is offering a special deal exclusive to readers of The Third Estate. You can now get their two hit films The Fear Factory and Ministry of Truth together for a special discount price of just £9.95 (RRP £24.90) To take advantage of this special offer, simply click on one of the links [...]
So this is the latest wheeze the Tories have come out with. Apparently it’s a vote getter to come up with some vacuous slogan that nudges at prejudices but actually says nothing. Who’d have thought it? The truly sickening thing about this is how mainstream the idea will become. Despite the fact that you cannot [...]
As you might have noticed, my piece a while about Gareth Mead – the social housing manager suspended and humiliated over his sex life – has been getting quite a few comments lately. The reason being is that it was the piece I wrote was mentioned in Inside Housing – the social housing trade [...]
Last week, two of the most watched television shows were about voting. One provided an in depth, contemporary and perhaps profound analysis of current democracy. The other was a shallow piece of entertainment, easily forgettable and void of conflict. The first was Doctor Who, the other was a game show. In ‘The Beast Below‘, the [...]
A common refrain from all three of the major parties at this election has been their assurance that while of course they’re all going to slash public spending at some point, they’re going to do this in a way which ensures that ‘frontline services’ are protected. During the leaders’ debates on Thursday both Cameron and [...]
We should all be supporting Iceland’s brave move in exploding, and encourage other volcanos to join in.
Here’s something to depress you. YouTube, hosts of the next Election debate, are offering viewers the chance to submit and ‘vote’ for questions. Just click here – http://www.youtube.com/ukelection Your question can be placed in one of five categories – Economy, Foreign Policy, Law & Order, Health & Education and Miscellaneous (a rather broad category that [...]
There has been rightful outrage at Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, after he suggested that homosexuality, and not celibacy, was linked to paedophilia in the church. Speaking to news conference in Chile he said: “Many psychologists, many psychiatrists have demonstrated that there is no relationship between celibacy and paedophilia but many others have demonstrated, I was told [...]
