John Oliver calls out broadcast and social media for creating President Trump (video)


“A Klan-backed misogynist internet troll is going to be delivering the next State Of The Union address. This is not normal. It is fucked up.” John Oliver didn’t hold back as he explored the many different strands of what led … Continue reading

John Oliver explores Donald Trump’s big, dumb, crazy wall (video)


There has been wall to wall coverage of everything Donald Trump has said and done during this nominee campaign season, but the news media has spent far less time examining any of his actual policies – yes he does have … Continue reading

John Oliver asks: Oscars so white, how is this still a thing? (video)


“Hollywood, a company town that loves the sound of political correctness if not the reality of equality, has for six weeks been turned upside down by accusations of institutional racism after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences failed … Continue reading

What’s in your food? POM Wonderful vs Coca-Cola (video)


“Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy didn’t mince words during oral arguments in April between Pom Wonderful and Coca-Cola (KO). He said he found the labelling of a Coca-Cola product called Pomegranate Blueberry Flavored Blend of Five Juices misleading. That’s because it … Continue reading

John Oliver on the anti-immigration debate (video)


Last week when Tea Party member Dave Brat beat Eric Cantor in the Republican party primary he ended any chance for immigration reform in the US during Obama’s final presidential term.  In the same way that UKIP have led the anti-immigration debate … Continue reading

FIFA: the ugly face of the beautiful game (video)


Fifa’s sponsors have raised the pressure on football’s governing body following fresh bribery allegations surrounding the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Sportswear giant Adidas warned that the “negative tenor of the public debate around FIFA” caused by the scandal was damaging … Continue reading

Australian PM Tony Abbott is the Daily Mail personified (video)


Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott has a reputation for crass behaviour and, well, stupidity.  Although he was born in London, UK, he is strongly of the view that Australia should clamp down on immigration.  A gaffe-prone winker, Abbott is rarely … Continue reading