Boris, borders and Bolshevik bashing: The Tories are dragging the UK backwards

The Conservative Party conference was always going to be a festival of bad ideas. Consumed by Brexit, nobody expected anything new or innovative from the Tories. But rather than stick to the usual tired talking points, they seem to have hit upon a new plan: Resurrecting ideas that died decades ago. Boris Johnson furnishes the usual apposite example. On the fringe of the conference, Johnson gave a Red-baiting speech that would have made Ronald Reagan proud. He even name checked...

6 key questions about installing solar PV panels on your home

Putting solar panels on the roof of your house is a big decision and one that needs to be carefully considered. If you’re curious about generating your own solar electricity using photovoltaic panels, cutting energy bills and getting paid for selling solar energy to the grid, then there are a few salient questions you should be asking. Which type of solar panels do I need? It’s easy to get confused about the different technologies available. Photovoltaic (PV) panels are designed...

10 Common Errors in Your Personal Website That May Be Slowing Down Your Career Growth

Are you a professional and a highly skilled individual? Whether you are working as a web developer or working as a real estate agent, today’s employment scene demands people to have their own personal website for branding. A personal website is one of the marketing tools skilled professionals use to market their services to potential clients. If you have a website yet still didn’t get referrals, inquiries, or job offers from it, there might be some mistakes in your personal...

Film Review: A Star Is Born

1937. 1954. 1976. 2018. A Star Is Born has had a version for almost every generation of cinema, and the pull of its story can travel across eras with ease. In Bradley Cooper's latest version, he takes the '76 approach of transferring the story to purely music: self-destructive star Jackson Maine (Cooper) stumbles into a back street bar one day in search of more booze. There he comes across a performer in Ally (Lady Gaga) that fascinates him, and one he wants...

REVIEW – Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs: King of Cowards

If there’s one thing that the members of Newcastle based doomed out stoner rock unit Pigs x 7 (or Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs if you want to take a big Ace Ventura style breath and have a go) have a pedigree in, it’s producing unhealthy amounts of noise. Featuring current and former members of rumbling drone outfit Khünnt, their more porcine pursuits see them upping the tempo and doling out troughfuls of groove without losing any of...

Three quarters of Brits would say they are ‘fine’ even if struggling with mental health problem

New research released by the mental health anti-stigma campaign, Time to Change, reveals that when asked, over three quarters (78%) of us would tell friends and family we are ‘fine’, even if struggling with a mental health problem. When asked why, responses suggest we doubt whether people really want to hear the honest answer. The top concerns were: Just because people ask how you are, doesn’t mean they really want to know (54%) I don’t want to burden people (52%) I’d only...

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