My brother works in mental health and tells me that he doesn’t care for patients now, he cares for ‘clients’ and ‘customers’, terms recently minted by those enlightened souls from the Ministry of HealthSpeak. …

Growing up in the 60’s, I rode a trike with white wall tyres, listened to the Beatles on a crystal radio and consumed science fiction comics for breakfast. (Not strictly true-I consumed loads of Fruit Loops, but you get my point - typical kid). Science fiction, though, that was a…

How to do a Snape Rob Ferguson No question, Severus Snape was far and away the most interesting character in the Potter universe. With his black cape, constipated delivery and intolerance for fools, Snape was the only wizard I wanted to spend time with. The very idea of staggering down…

Space, the Final Frontier Rob Ferguson Growing up in the 60’s, I rode a trike with white wall tyres, listened to the Beatles on a crystal radio and consumed science fiction comics for breakfast. (Not strictly true-I consumed loads of Fruit Loops, but you get my point — typical kid). …