“Capitalism needs criminal syndicates and criminal markets,” says Mafia expert
One of the world’s leading experts in the Mafia, Roberto Saviano, has claimed that Capitalism relies on vast global criminal networks to thrive. They are actually part of the same system, the legal and the illegal worlds are increasingly merging. Saviano made these revelations in his new book Zero, Zero, Zero which has lifted the lid on the cocaine trade and world capitalism. The title refers the purest cocaine available on the market. The Italian writer has lived in hiding...
The Weekly Cocktail Recipe – R&B Distillers ‘Borders Sour’
Tying in with National Whisky Sours Day having taken place in America this week, as well as record breaking temperatures here in the UK – this week’s featured cocktail recipe is most fitting. New Scottish brand R&B Distillers’ take on the class Whisky Sour is the perfect antidote to the blistering heat. An incredibly simple concoction, the 'Borders Sour' showcases R&B’s Borders highland single grain Scotch whisky, combined with fresh lemon, pineapple, Gomme syrup and grapefruit bitters. Ingredients 50ml Borders...
Unusual bucket list beach destinations: Reunion Island
With the summer months coming to a close it is time to start dreaming of next years’ beach holiday. It is all to easy to head back to the same destination year on year, as one of the most difficult components of booking a holiday is finding the inspiration of where to head to next. After all, beaches come in all shapes and sizes, but how many of them leave us with a truly magical experience? The first beach you...
Nicolas Sarkozy will make Burkini ban nationwide
Nicolas Sarkozy is on the campaign trail to become the French president for the second time, and he is taking a hard line on immigration and as a defender of traditional French values. Now he has called for a nationwide ban on the burkini. He has said that if he is elected to his old position, in 2017, he will ensure there is a ban on the beachwear across France. Sarkozy, seeking to win votes from far-right FN, says he...
Watch – Corbyn’s name gets biggest cheer during Owen Smith’s speech
Owen Smith made a rousing speech last night, but the biggest cheer during it was for Jeremy Corbyn's name. Smith was going head-to-head with his leadership rival in Glasgow when he went in for his big key speech. Mr Smith strode into the centre of the stage hoping to win over the voters in the crowd. He asked for party unity and said that without it, they could never beat the Conservative Party. He said: 'We can stick with Jeremy Corbyn ..."...
The beginning of the end? Huge NHS cuts across England
The NHS has been thrown into even more turmoil, after plans have been revealed to conduct huge cuts across England’s NHS. According to the BBC, who have been able to access a draft planning document, the NHS will see ward closures, cuts in bed numbers and alterations to GP and A&E care across the country. Many will see these cuts as the end of free health care as we know it, as services are cut and shortfalls may well be picked...
Restaurant Review – Launceston Place
It’s often believed that expensive cuts of meat are superior to the often overlooked cheaper cuts available. However, in almost every case, it is the cooking process that’s the most important when meat is concerned. A well cooked piece of offal with almost always taste better than a badly cooked expensive slab of flesh, with a pork dish from Kensington’s Launceston Place acting as a fine example. Tucked away on a street of the same name, the Michelin-starred Launceston Place...
Benares To Launch New ‘Street Food’ Styled Bar Menu
One of London’s finest Indian restaurants, Atul Kochhar’s Benares will launch a new ‘street food’ styled menu in September. A playful nod to the street food favourites from five Indian culinary hotspots, the Michelin-starred restaurant will offer a selection of new dishes, each of which will be created by one of the kitchen’s chefs, inspired by the street food speciality of their hometown. Paying homage to these regional Indian dishes, the time-honoured recipes and methods will be accompanied by the...
Remain voters nearly wet themselves as Farage addresses Trump supporters
Remain voters are feeling particularly smug at the sight of Nigel Farage addressing 15,000 activists at a Trump rally in Jackson, Mississippi. Keith Sylvester, a disgruntled remain voter, still unable to get over the injustice of the referendum said: “This is gold dust. Everyone in this country knows what a total bell Trump is, and now you have the poster boy of the Leave campaign cosying up to him. The axis of evil is complete. I can’t wait to see...