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Simon Button
6 reasons that’ll make you glad it’s Winter
As the days fly by and Christmas approaches at a worrying pace, the temperatures have begun to drop and nights are growing longer. But it’s not as bad as it…
Gluten far from free – the high cost of free from foods
Waking up feeling tired is something that most of us can relate to, and if you can’t relate to it you probably bathe in the blood of the innocent and…
Playing the Trump card in the presidential race
Politics is a murky and shady place, full of unlikeable wanktards and cretins, especially if you work your way through the Conservative roster. So I feel like I can take…
Give them a hand, teen pregnancy is on the rise
An alarming rise in teenage pregnancy is expected to sweep the globe in the coming years, despite a widespread effort to provide better sex education to our children. This worrying…
Election 2015 Top Trumps
The 2015 election race is a confusing place to be and that is mainly because it is all about politicians and as we all know, politicians do not do straight…
What’s wrong with the YouTube generation?
We go by a lot of names, but the YouTube Generation is one that I always found rather catchy. I guess that is probably because of my liking of halfpipe…
50 shades of something
Recently I was dragged along to watch that movie about the colourful world of art as seen through a dog’s eyes. You probably haven’t heard of it, but it is…
High Tea Comedy at the Leicester Comedy Festival 2015
Every February, Leicester holds one of the world’s largest comedy festivals. Tis a ruddy good festival and I’ve even blogged about it before. Ever since coming to Leicester, I have…
It’s the end of the world as we know it
The other night as I was just about to drift off to sleep, an earthquake shook my house. Sure it only shook for quarter of a second, but it shook…
The Fox News holiday guide to Europe
In the aftermath of the terror attacks in Paris, an American “terror expert” on Fox News took to the air to reveal some fascinating intel on life our side of…
The day after the Christmas party
It’s that time of year again. No, not National Pfeffernusse Day (23rd Dec), the 24 hours of the year dedicated to the Dutch fluffy cookie treat. I mean Christmas, the time…
The Black Friday Aftermath
Everyone likes saving money when they can; it’s just common sense. But at what cost do you want to save those pennies? You can’t help but have noticed it was…