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Socks for Christmas: Poems about Christmas as an adult

Socks for Christmas offers up over 50 hilarious poems about all things Christmas.

2023

Andy Higson

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General Election 2024: Who is challenging Labour from the Left?

The general election will see an unprecedented challenge to Labour from the political left from independents and the Green Party.

Feb 26

Feb 26

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I’m still proud to have voted for Jeremy Corbyn as Prime Minister

Today is the fourth anniversary of Labour’s 2019 general election defeat.

Dec 12, 2023

Dec 12, 2023

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The Slaughter of Gaza’s Children and Going Mad

The other night I was taking a break from cleaning my living room. I was planning on putting up the Christmas decorations the next day. As…

Dec 6, 2023

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The Last Episode of Game of Thrones was Very, Very Bad

Beware there are spoilers here — though they won’t spoil Game of Thrones as much as the writers did with the show’s last episode.

Jun 15, 2020

A castle with a blue sky in the background

Jun 15, 2020

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How Close was the 2020 Presidential Election? It’s Complicated.

43,423 votes in just three states could have changed the winner of the election.

Dec 7, 2020

Map of the 2020 presidential election result.

Dec 7, 2020

The 10 most rewatchable action movies of all time

What makes a great action film? Perhaps the key element to what makes an action film truly great is how rewatchable it is.

Aug 25

Why there won’t be an early British general election (probably)

Making predictions in politics is often a fool’s errand but never more so than with the date of a British general election. That’s because…

Dec 15, 2023

Dec 15, 2023

A List of 10 Great Movies About Politics

If you can’t bear to rewatch yet another episode of The West Wing and you’re looking for some great films about politics, here’s a list of…

Aug 20, 2023

A List of 10 Great Movies About Politics

Aug 20, 2023

Want to get fit? Start walking more every day

Feel better, sleep better, lose weight, and improve your all-around health in 10,000 easy steps

Feb 22, 2023

Want to get fit? Start walking more every day

Feb 22, 2023

Book preview: Death by Banality and other poems

Veering wildly from irreverent to heartfelt, hilarious to poignantly sad, Death by Banality features an eclectic range of subjects, from…

Sep 16, 2022

Book preview: Death by Banality and other poems

Sep 16, 2022