The Plastic Mancunian

In my last post, I talked about some misunderstandings regarding the United Kingdom and what it is like to be a British person as well of so...

Today’s song is called Trains by the brilliant Porcupine Tree. This is a beautiful and thought-provoking song written, of course, by th...

Edging out towards the pop end of the progressive spectrum are Electric Light Orchestra a band who combine rock and pop music with clas...

When I think about things seriously, I mean really start to think, my brain begins to hurt with pain and despair at the state of the ...

Dear Mother Nature, I went for a walk at lunchtime today, as I do on every other working day. I have three routes; one is 1.5 miles, t...

A new series of Room 101 has started on BBC1, a show where famous people can banish things those things that annoy, irritate or si...

I’m in the mood for a rant. Will you indulge me? Too bad – I’m going to rant anyway. Let’s see where this goes. I’ll start with the Ol...

One of the things that foreigners say about British people is that we are obsessed with the weather. And do you know what? I think they a...