The Apprentice and the hoodies

I’m indebted to Le Craic for initially pointing me in the direction of Sir Alan Sugar’s attempts to tackle the UK’s flourishing yob culture.
After initially reading the link provided I laughed it off. But then I did a little more digging and got angrier with each new sentence I was reading.
I have no doubt that the [...]

Class, culture, credentials and blogging

I appear to have angered a fellow reader of The Birmingham Post with my response to a blog post on class issues and multiculturalism.
For the first time in my life I’ve been called “politically correct” and ”a middle class lefty liberal who lives in the leafy suburbs” - at least, it is the first time I know [...]

Chinese take-away for SpongeBob SquarePants

China is gearing up to welcome the world to this year’s Olympic Games by clamping down on foreign culture.
After introducing restrictions on foreign-made productions in 2006, even stricter rules come into force on May 1 that will see the likes of SpongeBob SquarePants, Mickey Mouse and Pokemon banned on all cartoon and children’s channels during [...]

Everyone welcome in Gordon’s culture club

The mass ranks of Goats - sorry, Government Of All Talents (sic) - are on a mission to unlock our full potential, whatever it might be.
Gordon Brown has drawn inspiration from the glut of X-Factor style talent shows that swamp our TV schedules and is now a passionate believer that the UK is populated by hidden gems, [...]