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The UK faces significant challenges, including rising homelessness and personal debt, with 354,000 people homeless and personal debt reaching £1.9 trillion. Despite slight improvements in mortgage arrears and inflation, high living costs persist, leaving many households financially strained. Overall, the situation remains precarious, with recovery still elusive. Continue reading The State We’re In 2024–25
In April 2026, Donald Trump criticized Pope Leo XIV for his peace stance on the U.S.-Iran conflict and shared an AI image of himself as a healer, provoking accusations of blasphemy. This controversy reveals tensions among Trump supporters and Christians regarding the merging of faith with political imagery and potential impacts on loyalty. Continue reading DOES TRUMP THINK HE’S GOD?
The BBC’s documentary series Earth’s Great Rivers explores six iconic waterways, showcasing their roles in ecosystems and biodiversity. With stunning cinematography and wildlife stories, it highlights rivers like the Amazon, Nile, and Mississippi in the first series, and the Zambezi, Danube, and Yukon in the second, demonstrating their significance globally. Continue reading Explore Earth’s Great Rivers: A Documentary Journey
As he approaches his 100th birthday, Sir David Attenborough has turned his legendary lens closer to home – right into Britain’s back gardens. The new five-part BBC series Secret Garden reveals the fierce fight for survival playing out in ordinary … Continue reading Attenborough’s Backyard Epic: A Wild World Hiding in Plain Sight
There are moments in British cultural history where the curtain almost falls… and then, against all odds, rises again to raucous laughter. The Carry On films were one such defiant encore. By Cicero Arts Desk Born in 1958 with Carry … Continue reading CARRY ON LAUGHING : THE SAUCY SAGA THAT SAVED BRITISH CINEMA
The CAAT report highlights a troubling global arms trade, revealing that despite public condemnation of violence, governments, including the UK, maintain complicity by enabling conflict through arms supply. It underscores the failures of the Gaza ceasefire, escalating violence in Venezuela, and the suppression of anti-arms campaigners while profits from warfare surge globally. Continue reading Unpacking the CAAT Report: Britain’s Role in Global Arms Trade
Before the panel shows, before the campervan and before she became one of Britain’s most recognisable voices of gentle mischief and observational delight, Calman was a international corporate lawyer operating in the austere world of the United Nations. I’m an … Continue reading Susan Calman – From Lawyer to Comedy Icon and World Explorer Guide
