Blockbuster profits for squalid working conditions; that is the face of modern capitalism after pictures emerged of Amazon staff living in tents in freezing conditions close to one of its distribution centres. How is it, I ask, that a multi-billion pound company who pay a pitiful amount of tax are able to...
For all the wonderful simplicity single menu demi-chains offer they are the anathema of fresh, seasonal and diverse cooking. In most instances you sense a replica version of the menu is likely stapled to the freezer to itemise the frozen boxes of readymade meals that line the shelves, and so...
Foreign secretary Boris Johnson was accidentally sent to Sunderland after Tory staff confused the town for a British overseas territory. Junior staff, one fresh out of Eton, were sent by the new Exiting the European Union select committee to explore the state of Sunderland Upon Wear after it was flagged that they...
The vast cultural difference between the UK and Italy has been laid bare in a special Christmas research project looking at family dining habits. Despite 59 per cent of Brits believing that family time is the most important thing about Christmas, the research found that 30 per cent admit to not sharing...
On 27th March 2002 ITV Digital went bust. Despite the best efforts of Johnny Vegas and his monkey the first ever TV service to air on a digital terrestrial television network went under, with the owners blaming the cost of football league rights as one of the principal reasons for...
They say that the best way to build a child's immune system is to allow them to be exposed to germs, and the same theory could be applied to asthma according to new scientific research. A new study has revealed that growing up on a farm protects you from getting asthma triggered...
If there was ever a vegetable that has suffered at the hands of an overwhelming lack of versatility the humble sprout would be it. Not only is the sprout usually just lobbed onto a plate simply steamed or boiled it is also often confined to just one meal a week or,...
A government memo about not leaking the original don't leak memo has been leaked. Two consecutive memos were issued to Whitehall staff. The first warned of the consequences of leaking government memos and the second was sent immediately after warning staff not to leak the don't leak memo. It is...
After a miserable year for British rail it has today been announced that train fares will be hiked by an average of 2.3 per cent from 2 January. With Southern Rail putting passengers through a torrid year and franchises across the country crumbling owing to a lack of investment, the price...