Remember that scene in The Office when David Brent gets promoted at the expense of the rest of his team? I imagine the faces of utter bewilderment that he was met with are quite similar to the gawps we all shot at our television screens yesterday morning waking to the news that Donald fucking Trump is the new President. "I know, gutting", the Brentmeister General said, "but on a more positive note, the good news is...." There is no good...

I feel the need to write something. To rant a stream of confused consciousness about the why's and wherefores of how I personally believe Donald Trump has achieved the position of the most powerful man in the supposed free world. Except it has all been said today by far more intellectual and informed individuals than me. I still feel the need though to add my tuppence halfpenny, if only to cleanse my mind and stop me darkly mulling over and...

Batman villain The Joker has been elected Mayor of Gotham in a stunning electoral triumph. The eponymous villain, who had fired his team of goons and replaced them with a terrifying assortment of old Republicans, Spoke to reporters from his victory party at the Arkham Asylum; "I used to think I had to come up with some ingeniously evil scheme to inflict misery on the citizens of Gotham but, as it happens, my insanity and psychopathy have struck a real...

Dale Hoyland, Strategic Development and Affordable Warmth Manager, National Energy Foundation For most households, energy is an expensive necessity – but not keeping yourself warm enough in the winter can have dire consequences. According to the most recent Government figures, there was an estimated 43,900 excess winter deaths (caused by cold weather) in England and Wales in 2014/15; the highest number since 1999/00. The majority of these deaths occurred among people aged 75 and over. So, it’s very important to...

Nestled in the North of Spain, bordering the South West of France, the Basque region’s cuisine has seen a meteoric rise in popularity over the past eleven months, and what’s more – the trend is showing no signs of slowing down. One of the Basque-inspired restaurants to have opened this year is the first London restaurant from Eneko Atxa, the three Michelin-starred chef behind Bilbao’s Azurmendi. Although Eneko at One Aldwych does bring the chef’s cooking expertise to the Capital,...

Welcoming London’s First Deputy Mayor for Education and Childcare Challenge, Joanne McCartney to discuss the London Childcare Challenge. Have you ever considered childcare to be part of the infrastructure? Well in my book, it’s very much part of a modern economic strategy enabling parents to work, children to learn and thrive and families to be part of local community connections. In London, providing and accessing childcare is challenging. For parents it is cost and accessibility especially when fewer than 20%...

The 70 million people who voted for Trump in yesterday’s elections have told the rest of the people on the planet to ‘stop whingeing’ and accept the will of angry white American men. Donald Trump swept to victory against all odds with millions of people making an unmistakable rejection of a political establishment and an economic system that simply isn’t working for them. But the other 7.3 billion people whose futures are also at stake are concerned that a man...

Let me tell you about Dangers. Dangers have just released a new video. Dangers have just released a new album. Dangers are coming to London, and you should be there. The Bend In The Break, Dangers' latest, is one of the finest hardcore records of 2016 and you should very much take the opportunity to get in on the ground- (well, third at this point) floor with these guys before all the cool people start digging them. If you already dig...

Theresa May has told the nation that she looks forward to meeting up with Donald Trump soon, so they can discuss how much they don’t know what to do, in their new jobs. May said: ‘I literally have no clue what I'm doing or what Brexit even is. Saying ‘Brexit means Brexit’ is even wearing a bit thin with me. I guess I thought it I just kept promising things, people would eventually leave me alone, turns out they won’t....