Review: Betty Blue Eyes – 1 September 2011
Betty Blue Eyes George Stiles and Anthony Drew The Novello Theatre, London ★★★☆☆ I think it’s probably something where you either emerge thinking it was great fun, or you leave having failed to grasp...
Tagged: news and views
Why Did God Allow the NZ Quake? – 24 February 2011
Whenever a major disaster happens, whether natural or otherwise, there’s always an age-old, underlying question: how can God allow such dreadful events? The idea dates back to earliest history. For thousands of years, people...
My Thoughts: BBC World Service Cuts – 5 February 2011
Until last week, I couldn’t really see the purpose of the BBC World Service. Paid for by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office – i.e. you, the British taxpayer – it seemed like a way...
Review: The King’s Speech – 16 January 2011
The King’s Speech See-Saw Films, 118 minutes, Budget: £9.27m ★★★★★ Despite being just days into 2011, The King’s Speech is rapidly becoming the middle-class film event of the year, attracting tens of thousands to...
iPhone 4 Officially Unveiled – 7 June 2010
Today the iPhone 4 was officially unveiled – I say ‘officially’ as Apple fans already knew what it was going to look like, thanks to an employee who left a prototype in a bar,...
David Cameron Becomes British Prime Minister – 11 May 2010
So here we are, at the end of a historic day in British Politics. From around 24 hours ago, bloggers and news-agencies were expecting a decision to be made by Nick Clegg and the...
Elvis Turns Labour’s Election Bid “Surreal” – 24 April 2010
The latest election debate, (the second of three, which which was broadcast on Thursday, and hosted by Sky), focused on international affairs. However, if one found it a little tedious, the Labour Party have...
