General election gets into swing

After shocking almost everybody on Tuesday by calling a general election, including those in her own party, Theresa May has been hit by two high profile resignations from her office with press secretary Lizzie Loudon quitting her job after just nine months in post, in the latest blow to the prime minister’s communication teams.

A new way for housing?

The intersection between the need for new housing and the ongoing challenges with the way we power our society is an interesting one. A rapidly increasing population needs housing and is forcing us to rethink our energy supply so that we don’t destroy the global climate in the process.

Three-day weekends could be the norm?

As the UK prepares for an extended Bank Holiday weekend (from Friday 14th—Tuesday 17th April 2016) to celebrate Easter, many news publications are pontificating the likelihood of whether three-day weekends could one day become commonplace for the UK.

World Homeopathy Week

It is currently World Homeopathy Week (10th-16th April), so this is a good time to run through the principles of homeopathic medicine and remind everyone that the whole idea is not only fatally flawed, but actively dangerous.

Porsche has announced its intention to rival Tesla

The latest high-end automotive brand to jump on the electric car bandwagon, Porsche’s new offering could be a game-changer. Dubbed ‘Mission E’, the model was first launched at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt in September 2016, leading Porsche to claim that the brand’s first fully electric vehicle will be available on the open market by 2020.

Drinkable seawater?

For the past few years we have heard that graphene, the 2D wonder material invented at the University of Manchester, is going to save us all. Graphene is apparently going to revolutionise lightbulbs, microchips, batteries, solar panels...and lots of other things.

The art of the ‘selfie’

London’s Saatchi Gallery has called itself the world’s first gallery exhibiting the history of the selfie in its brand new exhibition, ‘From Selfie to Self-Expression’, which is perhaps a fitting edition for a gallery that calls itself “the world’s number one museum on social media”.

Great Britain unites

On Wednesday 22nd March 2017 at about 3pm reports began to emerge that a police officer had been seriously injured outside the Houses of Parliament. Phones buzzed, apps nudged and the UK began to tune in to a developing scenario that was quickly becoming a tragedy.