The Plastic Mancunian

When people ask me whether I am willing to take a risk, I tell them that I am very risk averse. I am one of those annoying people who sp...

English is a language that is widely used across the globe in Canada, the United States, Australia and many other places. However, I per...

The National Environment Research Council (NERC) funds environmental scientific research in the United Kingdom and is about to build ...

I’m running out of ways to say “I’m sorry!” I’m also running out of ways to say “Thank you!” You see, as a British person, I am cur...

Regular readers will know that I am British – or maybe just a weirdo from Britain. The year 2012 has actually been quite a year...

I am a proud Englishman and I am a proud Briton. I love my country and I love my island. I love the Welsh and Scots who share the island wi...

In Australia, I would probably be called “The Plastic Pom”, although maybe such a title would better serve an Australian living in England. ...

Napoleon once famously said of England: England is a nation of shopkeepers Presumably the French dwarf was annoyed because we kicked his bot...

Let’s face facts: British food is not too popular outside Britain, particularly in Europe. I came across an article in the summer in which c...