For decades military R&D types have been desperately searching for the next big thing in “non-lethal” anti-personnel weaponry. From gay bombs to foam guns, every conceivable (and inconceivable) avenue has been explored in the quest to circumvent international human rights laws and rules of engagement in order to exert control and suppress dissent both at [...]

Just because world is on the verge of a horribly messy economic apocalypse doesn’t mean we can’t have fun, right? Right. However, we all know that expenditure on leisure is one of the first casualties of a recession; therefore, financially prudent entertainment is the best option.
That’s where board games come in. Not only are they [...]

What a winker Sarah Palin is, eh? This gun-toting, moose-hunting, bible-believing, ‘super mum’ has been elevated from the geographical and political wilderness of Alaska to the top table of the Republican hierarchy. Her appointment by John McCain divided republican opinion, some seeing it as evidence of McCain being slightly unhinged to install an inexperienced, [...]

McDonald’s, the world’s largest food chain, is a staggering company. The figures speak for themselves: over 26,500 outlets in 119 countries serving around 39 million people every day and annual revenues of over $23 billion. But this success has not come without its fair share of criticism and controversy.
Serious critisicm of the company has grown [...]

An economic tsunami is reverberating around the world. The foundations of financial institutions are shaking. Governments, in an unprecedented move, are pouring billions of tax payers’ dollars into financial markets, guaranteeing customers’ savings and taking full or part control of major banks in an attempt to re-build confidence in lending and stabilise the economy. [...]

We all know that the American economy is weaker than it has been in years. Although the talk of a recession of epic proportions that will make the 1929 Depression look like a stroll in the park being a little premature, that doesn’t mean that things will be getting any easier any time soon.
With 32 [...]

With the US Presidential Election looming on the horizon in just a few short months and the campaign trail hotting up, the issues that are relevant to the American public are coming under scrutiny. It’s no wonder when you think just how many problems George W Bush will be leaving behind for the next lucky [...]

When it comes to not paying taxes there are two options: tax evasion, the illegal method, and tax avoidance, the legal method. Both are prevalent throughout the world but condemnation is growing and pressure on governments to prevent tax-abuse is mounting.
In May the British charity Christian Aid published a report entitled Death and Taxes: the [...]

ATM machines have always instilled fear in me. The sinking feeling would usually begin to stir just before I hit the ‘Display Balance’ button, followed by the customary protracted, angst-filled pause as the cash machine retrieved the sorry data (probably enjoying a stifled laugh and a nudge with its Link network peers), after which the [...]

It is the burning question of the moment – should Hilary Clinton step down and let Barack Obama take the biggest competition in the world ever (or at least that’s what the press would have you think about the ongoing battle between them for the Democrat ticket in this year’s presidential election)?

That intro may well [...]