Society: Fracking Disaster
Follow @damienclarkson Loyal readers of this blog may remember that last July I warned of readers about a dangerous new type of gas extraction called Shale Gas better known as fracking. For new comers to this subject, last year, Sebastian Doggart summed up Fracking in an article for the Telegraph as, “Fracking, or hydraulic... Read More...
Society: The Return of the ‘Nasty Party’
On the day of George Osborne’s budget it is looking increasingly clear the ‘nasty party’ are back. And the truth is they never really went away. Read More...
Society: WOW at KK Outlet
To mark International Women's Day, The W Project continued their tradition of celebrating all that is great about women artists with their Words of Wisdom exhibition at KK Outlet. Read More...
Society: Waitrose Breaking Green Hearts and Social Media Etiquette this Valentine’s Day
Waitrose, don't you know that Shell is Hell? Read More...
Society: COP17 The US cop out
The US, UK, China, India and Brazil have all blocked negotiations at the International Climate Change Conference in Durban, proposing a ten year 'timeout' on targets to lower emissions Read More...
Society: Why I Quit my Job During a Recession
You may have just glanced at the title of this article and felt the need to reach into your computer, grab me by the neck and give me a firm shake. What kind of foolhardy little squirt decides to leave work in these bleak economic times? Am I unaware of the recession and the skyrocketing... Read More...
Society: Save Linda Carty
Last week Channel 4 aired a documentary called The British Woman on Death Row about British grandmother Linda Carty who has been sentenced to death in the state of Texas for her involvement in the abduction and killing of a young mother. At first I greeted the subject with a certain amount of skepticism, not least... Read More...
Society: Democracy Under Siege
There is a chill blowing through the streets of London, Cairo, Athens, Damascus, actually coming to think across the whole world a core principle of modern western society is under attack. The under siege belief, I am sad to say is democracy. The Arab spring that initially promised a new democratic era has come up... Read More...
Society: Plain Jane
Once iconic and somewhat solitary, MTV has rapidly descended into unpleasantness. Nadia Ramoul squirms over Plain Jane; a new looks-obsessed reality show that scrapes the barrel of taste and decency. Read More...
Society: Why The Occupy Movement Matters
Every morning in my pre-work slumber, I do what every twenty something surely does and I listen BBC 4’s the Today Show. I have to admit it had all become a rather depressing. Whether it was Nick Clegg, trying to convince us he isn’t a Tory or hearing how Greece needs to impose a unhealthy... Read More...
Society: Internet Trolls and The F Word
Over the last week or so several of my favourite female journalists and writers have been tackling the issue of internet trolling, in particular sexist and misogynist remarks made towards them via email, twitter and comments on online news sites. The Guardian’s Suzanne Moore and The New Statesman’s Laurie Penny and Helen Lewis-Hasteley have all written... Read More...
