by roz | Jun 3, 2015 | article, Human Rights, sport & culture
The media is awash with the allegations of bribery and corruption by officials of FIFA.[1. Fédération Internationale de Football Association.] As the governing body to the world’s largest sporting community, FIFA wields immense power. The kudos of holding the World...
by roz | May 30, 2015 | article, civil liberties, women
A number of women have made allegations of sexual molestation against Bill Cosby. It has been easy to dismiss their claims because that lovable father Dr Huxtable aka Bill Cosby is one of the “three most believable…personalities in the world”.[1. Anthony...
by roz | May 5, 2015 | article, Government & Politics
We’re all strands on the web of life. And whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. Racism under the guise of immigration has been blamed for all the ills in Britain by the main political parties. From the use of food banks to the cost of the welfare state....
by roz | May 4, 2015 | article, Government & Politics, politics
The General Election is days away and our expectation is that our newspapers would provide honest and accurate stories. It follows that bias or misrepresentation in reporting may be unwittingly absorbed by the readers. I wrote an article on the need for the media and...
by roz | Apr 16, 2015 | article, civil liberties, culture, Family
Sexually explicit content has existed for hundreds of years so it follows that modern technology would be used to continue the practise. One click of a button and you can send sexually explicit photographs or messages via computer or mobile device. Magazines are...
by roz | Apr 11, 2015 | article, culture
There is debate and consternation surrounding the revitalisation of Brixton. Is it regeneration or gentrification? Perhaps the reality lies in a third option, social cleansing. Brixton has always been a middle class area. This is evident from the large Victorian and...