John Oliver gives a 20 minute forensic examination of Donald Trump’s and Hillary Clinton’s scandals that have dominated headlines during the 2016 election. For him, one of them is “quantifiably worse.” “The point is, this campaign has been dominated by scandals, … Continue reading
Just last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved J.R. Simplot’s genetically modified potatoes. The potatoes are made to produce less acrylamide, a suspected carcinogen — and they are the latest in a long line of genetically modified organisms … Continue reading
It seems to me that, for many years now, an over emphasis on catering to personal preferences and the cult of individualism has led to a fracturing of what was formally known as social cohesion. The broadening of the political … Continue reading
Readers of this blog in the UK may be familiar with the ideological output of Breitbart News following its British launch in February this year. Presumably to gain traction with the UK’s reactionary right, it was quick to recruit the … Continue reading
As Officer Darren Wilson does the media circuit explaining that we should be feeling sorry for him rather than the unarmed man that he shot and killed with multiple rounds and the St. Louis prosecutor strains every sinew to ‘explain’ how … Continue reading
It’s an angry, messy online movement that is nominally a backlash against perceived breaches of journalistic integrity in video games journalism. But the grievances about ethics in journalism have been overshadowed by a group of misogynistic men who have threatened … Continue reading
Theresa May has raised the UK government‘s official measure of the likelihood of a terrorist attack on British soil to “severe” from “substantial”. Exactly what are ordinary members of the public supposed to do with that information? There is nothing meaningful … Continue reading
It is extraordinary to see the extent of sexism in US in 2014. It is not only the obvious ‘big’ issues like unequal pay, limited career prospects and curtailed reproductive rights. There is also the sexism that is present in the media and governing … Continue reading
Last week an eleven year old girl accidentally shot and killed a man who was training her in the use of automated weapons – in this case the notorious Uzi 9mm automatic. The Uzi is capable of firing 1,000 rounds … Continue reading
Although we were told that things would be different here, the payday loan industry in the UK has largely followed the unethical business practices of their cousins in the United States. This means extortionate interest rates, swamping late payers with … Continue reading
The risk of fraudulent, misleading and confusing ads appearing on the government’s Universal Jobmatch website is higher than private equivalents, according to the National Audit Office. Unmodified Video © Channel 4 News / ITN “Channel 4 News has obtained a 10-page document by … Continue reading
A recent TV debate – on whether internet offenders who view images of child sex abuse are also likely to commit contact assaults – highlights claims which bemuse and concern many of us working with child sexual abuse (CSA). Prof … Continue reading
The coalition government has announced that it will be ‘rushing’ in emergency data laws in response to a three month old decision in the European Court of Justice which struck down the UK’s existing powers which hitherto had not been … Continue reading
The US Federal Communications Commission website reported technical difficulties because of heavy traffic this week hours after comedian John Oliver called on viewers to share their thoughts with the agency about what he called “cable company fuckery”. On Sunday’s episode … Continue reading
Amazon is engaged in a “war” on publishers. Currently in negotiations with publisher Hachette in the US, Amazon is refusing to accept pre-orders for Hachette books, delaying deliveries by up to 4 weeks and even advising customers to purchase books by … Continue reading
I Am Incorrigible 