It used to be that, to get hold of the morning-after pill, you had to get a prescription from your GP or go to a Family Planning Clinic or A&E (that genuinely was the advice; A&E must have...
Ann Widdecombe became a British Member of Parliament in 1987. A Conservative, she was socially at the right of her party, opposing LGBT rights and abortion and even supporting the return of the death...
Well my fellow backsliders, the time is now to dropkick into the wrasslin’ scene now that we’re post Wrestlemania season – wait, did you say it’s May? We’ve been post-’Mania for almost a...
It is World Immunisation Week and, despite this almost magically effective form of medicine being widely available, especially in the West, and frequently affordable or free, we find ourselves in a...
I rarely feel as scrutinised as when I park in an accessible parking spot and get out of my car. People all around stare to judge whether or not I am deserving of the space. When I get my crutch out...
On March 23, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) declared victory over the Islamic State (ISIS) group’s self-styled caliphate, after capturing its last sliver of territory, the eastern...
Russian military personnel have now boldly moved into Venezuela, a decision which, had it been taken in the 1980’s, would have elicited an unprecedented level of hysteria and resistance. Today, the...
“I hate court. I didn’t want to be at court. No one likes court. It’s boring. It’s terrible. It’s chaotic. And having to tell someone they have to do five sessions with me to get an...
Like many people with chronic pain conditions, I struggle to get adequate pain killers. Even if my doctor weren’t (understandably) wary of giving me the really heavy stuff, I’d be cautious of...
Every year in late July, unless you keep away from the center of town shutters drawn and silicone earplugs firmly in place, you’re bound to see Elvis Presley getting takeout from The Olde Red Hen...
