All The Fun Of The Arms Fair
Some time ago, I covered a UK arms fair for a magazine. I never thought you could have so much fun with a laser-sighted rifle and a room full of weapons dealers.
Confessions Of A Roofer Part Two: A Death In Westminster
Swapping keyboard tiles for roof tiles is a shock to the system. But nothing quite prepares you for a death on site.
Echoes Of War: An Afghan Tourist Diary
A couple of years ago, I was sent out to Afghanistan to report on the work of the Royal Engineers in Helmand Province; here are a few observations on arrival in Kandahar…
Datura: The Scariest Drug I’ve Ever Taken
These herbal cigarettes might cure your asthma but they’ll blind you for three days in the process.
The Worst Job I Ever Had: Picking Lobsters Out Of Jayne Mansfield’s Bum
Machine malfunctions, paper cuts and flying metal. Even the sight of Jayne Mansfield couldn’t compensate for this office minefield.
Confessions of a Roofer
There was never a dull day on the roofs: one afternoon you’re an unlikely sex symbol for a women’s prison, the next you’re in on a secret assassination attempt.
St Patrick’s Day: I Feckin’ Love It
St Paddy’s day is more than Guiness and…well, not gonna lie, it’s mostly Guiness, but it still dicks all over St George’s Day. Dust off your ginger wig and get going…
When 2000AD Was The Future
35 years on and still 2000AD remains a classic, even if it was wildly inaccurate…
Will the Real IRA Please Stand Up?
With the current trouble in Belfast and a growing new paramilitary group called “The Real IRA”, we look at the possible new threats to the 1994 ceasefire…
Why Drugs Should Be Legalised
If taking mind altering substances is an innate part of human nature, should we really be outlawing drugs?
Happy Women’s Day: Can Women Have It All Or Are They Being Had?
The Working Mum: the eternal quest for the perfect life or just an ad man’s illusion?
Combat Journalism & The Ultimate Price: R.I.P Marie Colvin
Marie Colvin was killed yesterday in the Syrian capital, her work should live on as an example of what is right, good and honest in modern combat journalism..
Westminster Lunchgate And The Democratic Deficit
People are rightly outraged at the news we pay for MPs to eat Ribeye steak and hand-cut chips, but this is just the tip of the iceberg…
Can The Brits Ever Be Rational About Europe?
Has Cameron won an historical political victory by vetoing the proposed regulations in Europe? Or has he just completely and utterly screwed most of us over?
Muddy Waters And Whitewash At The Leveson Inquiry
With a parlimentary inquiry and police investigation already underway, should we be suspicious of the Leveson Inquiry and its intentions?
The Rubberbandits: Ireland’s Finest Comedy Hip-Hop Duo
The award-winning satirical act from Limerick have had a pilot commissioned by Channel 4, but just who are The Rubberbandits?
RIP Smokin’ Joe Frazier
He fought Ali to a standstill and tore up the Heavyweight division with his legendary left hook. Ladies and gentlemen, be upstanding for the late, great Joe Frazier…
I Love Crystal Palace But I’m Having An Affair With Cardiff City
While there’s no official rule stating you can’t support two teams, most football fans still consider it a cardinal sin. Here’s how a Crystal Palace fan sunk deeper and deeper into the clutches of his ‘bit on the side’ Cardiff City.
Liam Fox Hunting: So What Have We Learned?
As the dust settles following the Liam Fox and Adam Werrity scandal, it’s time to examine what this controversy tells us about the government, the Ministry of Defence and the role of Mossad in shaping our foreign policy.
Is Martin McGuinness Really Fit To Lead Ireland?
With the Irish Presidential Election just a few weeks away, is the former Sinn Féin chief negotiator, a man forever surrounded in allegations of his murky past, really ready to lead Ireland?
Mistaken Identity: I’m An Observer Not A Cop
In retrospect, going to see what was happening in my local Lewisham neighbourhood on Monday wasn’t my best idea.