The Rant Mistress

I'd never heard of Ella Whelan before last week and I am quite sure she doesn't much care about my existence either. But, Christ...

Anyone who has ever seen my Facebook page will be nonplussed to know I was in one of those I-must-keep-going-because-someone-is-wrong-on-...

Ireland voted in favour of marriage equality for gay couples. Excellent news. Here's hoping my home country of Australia follows s...

"It's the economy, stupid!" is a frequent, if cliched, explanation for why elections are won. It's so obvious. The win...

Being the Mayor of London is a big job. It is not just a ceremonial role where you get to throw on some robes and gold chains and ope...

The polls predicted a close election. Britain was braced for a hung parliament and the possibility of voting again to break the deadlock...

Bright yellow advertisements  for weight loss products have improved/degenerated the commute for Londoners on the tube network in the ...

We didn’t want to be right but we knew we were. While people from the major parties were telling the public that St Helier Hospital was...

When it comes to opposition to capital punishment, I am an absolutist. There are no ifs, no buts, no exceptions, no whataboutery. I beli...

The world can never be 100% safe. This is not a thought many of us want to dwell on when we are trying to go to sleep and it is cold com...