According to an analysis of 2016 property prices by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the average house sold had a floor area of 104 metres squared. This is two-fifths the size of a tennis court. Flats averaged at 49 metres squared – this is excluding corridors, hallways, landings and bathrooms. This space is four times bigger than a car parking space. By combining houses and flats, the average property size was 90 metres squared. This is much smaller than...

Calls for House of Lords reform have resurfaced this week after the government suffered another Brexit set back in the upper house. The Daily Mail, which staunchly backed Britain's exit from the European Union, said it is "time to pull the plug on the Lords" on its front page and called its representatives "Traitors in Ermine". Peers backed retaining key aspects of the EU's single market this week through continued participation in the European Economic Area (EEA) by 245 votes...

It has been over a year since the FCA auto-renewal bill changes came into force, but new research from MoneySuperMarket has revealed that UK motorists are still collectively wasting £652.5 million annually by allowing their motor insurance provider to automatically renew their policy. It’s an easy mistake to make, after all you spent all that time researching a decent car insurance provider last year, how much better could the deals get 365 days later? It turns out they could get...

In the wake of the data scandal that has rocked Facebook to its core, people are once again coming to understand just how valuable personal data is. Passwords, financial and personal information has huge value for cybercriminals who could use, manipulate or sell said data for personal gain. Keeping your data safe and under lock and key is therefore imperative for practising safe internet usage. This applies whether you're a private internet user concerned about your data privacy, or a...

There’s a particularly telling scene early on in Ciro Guerra & Cristina Gallego’s riveting Columbian crime saga, Birds of Passage. Two friends are celebrating in a local shanty bar, reaping the rewards of their latest “business deal” – selling dope to members of the American Peace Corps. They raise their drinks, saluting the role capitalism has played in their newfound wealth. Though not directly related, Birds of Passage is something of a companion piece to Guerra’s previous film (which Gallego...

A pioneering new citizens’ wealth fund in the UK could provide a universal annual cash dividend and eventually a weekly basic income, a new report has claimed. According to research by City, University of London and the Friends Provident Foundation the UK government should create a citizens’- owned investment fund to pay for an annual cash payment to everyone in the country. The report says the fund would be a powerful new anti-inequality instrument, allowing a dividend of £430 per person after...

It's 2018 and the World is on its knees. Ask British folk singer Jay McAllister about it and he'll tell you that “the world is dying. Shit is getting serious".  Ask punk poet Sean McGowan and he'll say it's all "daylight robbery, mad men on a muggery, lifetime of monotony, it’s a fixed lottery, burdened to bottom feed, banished to poverty, worship celebrity?… Nah I don’t think so". Arc of Triumph released their debut album last year making chilling warnings about the...

Our Greek fave crashes into Norse mythology - son in tow.

Sean Dyche has emerged as the favourite to win this year's Premier League Manager of the Year in what is expected to be one of the most hotly contested accolades in history. The Burnley manager has navigated the Clarets to 7th in the league on a shoestring budget. With one game left to play the club has amassed a remarkable 54 points with season highlights including a shock season-opening win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and victories at Goodison Park and...