A Deeper Rot
I’m sure most of us have by now heard about the tragic Rana Plaza fire in the Bangladeshi capital city of Dhaka last month. I, like many other people, was horri...
T. E. Samad
Culture and Slavery
We can be slaves to a number of tyrants and oppressive and exploitative systems, but slavery can exist in different forms, and slaves don’t always have to be li...
Taxes and the Taxed
I suspect a lot of students in Britain, and young people in general, don’t know the ins and outs of the British tax system – well, neither do I, to be honest – ...
Business and Ethics = A Better World
I once heard an American entrepreneur say that you can feed a few mouths, or you can feed many mouths. This comment struck me as both intriguing and amazing. Fo...
Technology: Mixed Results
When it comes to technology, what comes to mind? Now, I know the subject of technology isn’t really a subject – more like a vast realm; a place that encompasses...
If it Helps, then Cry
Did the title catch your attention? Yes? No? Whatever the answer, I’m sure I can accurately say that many of us have walked – or dragged, in some cases – under ...
Justice, Where Art Thou?
Question: What attribute does Lady Justice share with the Bengal Tiger? Answer: Elusiveness I’m sure I’m not the only human being in the entire world who ...
Standing Up
As I grow older, the realisation that I need to finally stand on my own two feet gains more and more traction. I know that becoming an independent member of soc...
