The Rant Mistress

It starts out as a seemingly harmless thing that most of us have heard from our parents or grandparents: "Young people today! The...

In this era of "citizen journalism", insisting on high standards in reporting - demanding pesky things such as accuracy, g...

Today, #kidscompany and Boris Johnson were trending at the same time on Twitter. It was quite the coincidence because both stories that ...

Every time Katie Hopkins vomits a deliberately outrageous tweet  or Nigel Farage says something about not wanting to live next door ...

In the past few weeks, two cases have been in the news and these two cases shine a rather horrible light on our notions of victimhood. ...

This is what the First Amendment says: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the f...

I am delighted to announce that I have added a new string to my bow. Today is my debut as a guest ranter for Jossbox , a website run by...

It's easy to get annoyed at young people. God, don't they just talk bollocks on public transport, listen to awful music that can...

False accusations of rape ruin lives. Only an idiot would dispute this. Anyone who is a fan of justice is not a fan of false accusations...

I love observing American politics. It is important to be aware of what goes on in the most powerful nation on Earth, and it fascinates,...

In the last couple of weeks, two of my blog posts have attracted a bit of attention. One was on my friend Briony's ongoing battles ...

I was delighted to be described by one of my favourite tweeters, @MoronWatch, as a "freelance moron watcher". I do wish I was ...

I had an interesting Twitter conversation last night. It all started when I retweeted the fabulous Freya, who tweets as @FuzzCookies. Ref...

This weekend's Twitter brouhaha centres around Caitlin Moran's response to a question about a question she didn't ask Lena Du...