US bursts Blatter’s bubble
Swiss-born business graduate Joseph “Sepp” Blatter may have been re-elected for a fifth term as Fifa president, but his credibility is shot …
Monthly Archives: May 2015
Eurovision Song Contest
Yes, it’s sixty years old. a quirk of evolution that, like the aardvark,should have died out years ago. Not so much hip hop as …
Stop Press: no blog, but free offer instead
This week I’ve ditched the blog in favour of a shameless piece of literary self promotion. My cli-fi novel 500 PARTS PER …
Scotland’s seismic shock
Seismic, tsunami, earthquake, landslide … journalists are scouring their dictionaries for sufficient words to describe the SNP’s victory. Even hardened supporters must be scratching their heads …
GM tide turning against Monsanto?
It’s been a bad year for chemicals giant Monsanto. In January the corporation announced a 34% drop in earnings in the first fiscal quarter, a …