The future doesn’t look good — I was a teenager when I first heard somebody say it; ‘only mad dogs and English men walk in the sun.’ I agreed with it straight away. Being Asian, I stay out of the sun. Sunbathing has always seemed completely stupid to me. Not just because doing it can give…

Work starts in fifteen minutes I should get out of bed, Last night’s alcohol Is messing with my head. I feel more motivated Than I did some time last year, I still can’t pay the bills I’m now too tired to care. This could be the future No need to get…

I just got back from a week in Portugal with my family. The flight out was a nightmare; nothing to do with the captain or cabin crew, everything to do with the passengers I was sitting next to. By the time the flight took off, two children abetted by a…

Missed calls from Vatican City — I’ve been getting a lot of international calls recently. They’ve been coming in from Germany, Moldova, Nigeria, California, and even Vatican City. All of those numbers have called me repeatedly, sometimes on several occasions in a single day. …

You sigh and turn away From the glaring screen Another week of days That you haven’t even seen. You type into the box To escape from your ennui And kill more time with videos Of what you’ll never be. You walk over to the fridge And drink to become numb The deadening…

When it’s really time to jump — I’ve had a lot of jobs since leaving university, and the longest I’ve stayed in one is just over three years. The best ten years of my ‘career’ so far, were spent working for myself. That all started when somebody at a recruitment agency was rude to me. …

Hope is essential Hope is a waste, Hope gets you drunk And lies to your face. The truth must be heard The truth must be known, Truth slits your throat And leaves you alone. You can lie to yourself You can lie there and sleep, But you’ll never get up If the lies…

Britain’s Labour party just died — The world’s sixth biggest economy is in a total mess. …