It maybe my general demeanor of bitter cynicism, but I found something macabre and exploitative about the way daytime television tsar, Philip Schofield delivered his coming out story on This Morning. …

“I am humbled you have put your trust in me,” uttered the victorious Prime Minister. It was an opening line which continued his long-standing hobby of lying through his face. A face that had looked noticeably haggard in recent months. Even for unrepentant sociopaths like Boris, the intensely bruising nature…

The last fortnight has certainly been a good test run for Boris Johnson´s leadership. For him and all of us. It was a period which began by lamely fighting off Andrew Neil bludgeoning of him in an interview on national television. Neil — charging in like a furious headteacher dealing…

Generally, I prefer to steer clear of writing about politics now. Such is the level of grotesque, knockabout panto which has taken hold of debate and governance, time is better spent writing about cinema, counting rice and pissing directly into shark-infested tornado. Nevertheless, the Tory leadership contest and by extension…

What could possibly be wrong with a man who has everything? Well, quite frankly, everything. This was the summation of the startingly excellent dissection of the of the uncaring and effective precision of mental illness outlined by Tyson Fury in the lead up to his World Heavyweight Title fight last…

Anyone naïve enough to believe that the downfall of Harvey Weinstein and the rise of #MeToo would precipitate a tectonic overnight shift, will have been brought back to reality over the last fortnight. Louis CK made his return to stand-up comedy with an unannounced, drop-in set in New York City…

A while ago I asked what it was to be a man. Mainly because finally we’re having the long overdue discussion over toxic masculinity, after several millennia of wrecking the place made us realise we MAY have a problem. Manhood has traditionally been seen through the prism of fighting, fucking…

Mental Health Awareness month a.k.a. May, has come and gone but June´s opening salvo has served as a stark and timely reminder of how deadly depression is, to those afflicted with it. Moreover, it has reminded us what an insidious, perfect hunter it is. …

There is something depressingly unsurprising to Michelle Wolf’s brutally brilliant, stand-up routine given at the annual self-congratulatory, nauseating, smugfest. Also known as the White House Correspondents Dinner. If you haven’t seen it, check out the link below as it is worth it. If the dinner was a football (or…