Observations on the world and its inhabitants
Satire is one of Britain’s most durable cultural exports. Long before stand-up comedy, television sketch shows, or political podcasts, British writers and performers were using wit to dismantle the powerful, expose hypocrisy, and make the unbearable bearable. This guide explores the traditions, targets, and tones of satire across all four nations of the United Kingdom ...
Why Dialogue Punctuation Matters in British English Getting dialogue punctuation right can transform an author’s fiction from amateur to professional. In UK English, the choice between a comma and a full stop (period) is one of the most common stumbling blocks — especially when deciding between dialogue tags like “he said” and action beats like ...
Why is this any of my business? My business is about anything that I see as grossly unfair – I couldn’t care less where it’s happening. I briefly touched on the plight of the Chagossians in Shamelessness – a new world order (2013). The situation has grown monumentally more ‘shameless’ for the UK. I feel ...
Of some annoyance to me is the different spellings of the same words between the UK and the USA. I’m in the UK and culturally I prefer UK spellings. But it is not that simple. Microsoft Word that is ‘made’ in the USA seems to ‘think’ that it is fine if I spell prioritise as ...
I only found out today about this major cover up in the history of the world. I’m like “How on earth can one cover up a major nuclear disaster?!” If you have other more important things to do, like bathing dogs and watering plants then do that first. Introduction In the annals of nuclear history, ...
