April 2014

Moyes’ Misadventure is Over

 Steven Kellow    Football

Sackings in football are almost a matter of routine, with even the top clubs not being afraid to ditch their managers for an alternative to meet their insatiable need for success.  Man United weren’t really known for being a club with an itchy trigger finger, with Sir Alex Ferguson riding out some rough spells on the way to creating a footballing dynasty like no other, but they’ve proven their new mettle by sacking David Moyes after a season that has seen not just a fall — Read more →

Scotland’s Tide is Turning

 Steven Kellow    Politics  

It’s five months today that Scotland goes to the polls on the question of the century, whether or not Scotland should be an independent country.  Both the Yes and No campaigns have entered their full-time statuses, and neither are very far from the headlines of the news each day.  Polls have been favouring the No option since the SNP’s election to the Scottish Government in 2011 that paved the way for this referendum to take place, but in the last month there has been a — Read more →

Protectionism & Development

 Steven Kellow    Politics  

Download PDF Are protectionist policies necessary for development?  Discuss using traditional and contemporary examples. Protectionism is the economic policy of states deliberately minimising trade with other states in order to protect their own industries.  It is a policy that has proved successful throughout the centuries in developing strong economies but is considered negatively in the modern neoliberal era by international institutions such as the World Bank, International Monetary Fund and the United Nations, with free trade being seen as the standard to which international financial — Read more →

iTunes – A Necessary Evil

 Steven Kellow    Music, Technology

For anyone who has music as a part of their life, there is something sacred and special about your music library.  It’s perhaps the most unique representation of you as a person in some ways: even with only a few hundred songs, the laws of probability would suggest that your library would be completely unique in the world.  Your particular music taste is entirely your own.  Managing this representation of yourself is something that many take great care of and pay attention to.  Enjoying music, — Read more →

The Magic of The Masters

 Steven Kellow    Miscellaneous

As a sporting connoisseur, there aren’t many major sporting events that I won’t watch, or at least pay attention to.  Even if I’m not a big fan of the sport itself, the biggest fixtures on their calendar always bring with it a sense of importance and intrigue.  I’m not a massive snooker fan, but I’ll watch bits of the World Championship and follow it closely.  I, like almost everyone else in Britain, can’t really claim to be a tennis fan but I’ll watch Wimbledon every — Read more →

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