The Plastic Mancunian

"Look how GREAT I am!" It’s that time of the year when I take a close look at the world of celebrity. As a rule, I hate the...

Today’s song is Incommunicado by Marillion. The song is about fame, specifically somebody who wants to be famous but isn’t too hap...

I learned something last week from a bunch of young people and I can’t believe that I’ve never heard of it before. I am talking about ...

Today I’m going to talk about a subject that really irks me and has made me rant a lot over the years. The idea comes from a comedian ...

I have stopped trying to give up ranting as a New Year’s resolution because usually, within a day, I have exploded when confronted...

I sometimes wonder why people feel they have the right to cause offence and be just downright nasty. If I offend people, usually by a...

Do you mind if I have a good rant? Well, I don’t care – I’m going to have one anyway. At the end of every year, I watch a TV progr...

The other night, I caught the Nutty Bus for the first time for a couple of years. The Nutty Bus is basically the late night bus servici...

A few years ago I found myself watching a television programme. It featured a house filled with people, none of whom I had heard of, and...