Fanatic Hysteria

According to Mishra the West gave the world colonialism, destruction and slavery as half a millennium of dominance is now closing and is sinking under the weight of its greed and hypocrisy. Decades of violence and chaos have generated a political and intellectual hysteria ranging from imperial atavism to paranoia about invading or hectically breeding…

Stand Up paddleboard sales surge

Stand up Paddleboaring through the heart of Richmond after getting a brief lesson on how to get on, stand up and paddle before setting off along the historic Thames river, paddling under one of the London’s oldest bridges, around small islands and alongside local wildlife. The paddling was easy as the boards were stable, experience…

KFC drops Icon mantra “Finger-Lickin’ Good”

KFC says it is halting its “Finger-Lickin’ Good” amid the coronavirus pandemic. “ We find ourselves in a unique situation- having an iconic slogan that doesn’t quite fit in the current environment,” the company said given the current hygiene advice. It’s packing with the phrase obscured and said the phrase would return when the time…

Gandhi’s classes sold for £260, 000 in UK auction

Indian Icon Mahatma Gandhi’s pair of gold-plated glasses have sold in Britain for £260, 000 after being found hanging in the letterbox of a Bristol auction house. Mahatma Gandhi gave the glasses worn by him to the vendor’s uncle while he was working for British Petroleum in South Africa during the 1920s or 30s said…

Power loss compounded by problems of succession

America’s most iconic corporation General Electric suffered a swift and sudden fall from grace for top managers. GE’s reputation with investors rested on the preternaturally smooth earnings growth, buttressed by the financial operations of GE Capital, which Welch had expanded.  Welch’s tough managerial approach, including ruthless pruning of underperformers  earned him the nickname he hated…

Political Warfare by disinformation

Thomas Rid,  a German  born political scientist who is now professor at the John Hopkins, a renowned expert on technology and national security traces the revelatory and dramatic history of misinformation, reveals the rise of secret deception operations from the interwar period to contemporary internet troll farms. “We live in a age of disinformation –…

Taylor Swift donates £23, 000 to a London student in UK

Vitoria Mario set up an online fundraising page showing how she has lived in the UK for four years after moving from Portugal. She is not eligible for maintenance loans or grants. Singer Taylor Swift has donated £23, 000 to Vitoria who was struggling to raise funds to take up a maths course at the…

UK Government debt hits £2tn amid coronavirus pandemic

The UK government debt at the end of July 2020 was £2, 004 trillion, £ 227.6bn more than at the same point last year according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), which means the entire value of the country’s economy for the first time in 60 years. The Government owes the equivalent of 100.5…

“Let it Be ” Paul McCartney’s inspiration

Paul McCartney’s incredible inspiration behind his song “Let it Be” is a heavenly visit from his mother Mary as one morning in 1965 Paul McCartney woke with the tune for “Yesterday” fully formed, its melancholy melody belaying his ultra sunny reputation as the Cute Beatle. His trouble had seemed so far away during these heady…

Jet skiers in Dorset looked after friendly dolphins

A dolphin came to see what was going on after jet skiers got into trouble in Weymouth, Dorset on Saturday, August 15. A statement on Facebook by Weymouth Lifeboat said “ Both our boats were called to reports of a jet ski on fire just off Ringstead yesterday. Once we got there, everyone was safe…