This excellent music documentary charting the history of South London’s Cyamande is a must watch for music lovers. — If you have any knowledge of hip-hop it seems there’s a chance you’ve heard of Cyamande. This lesser known South London band made hits that have been sampled by the likes of Soul II Soul, De La Soul and MC Solaar. Now comes a documentary to tell you exactly who…

Peter Tatchell has just been released 25 October after being arrested the same day due to his staging the first ever LGBT+ protest in any gulf state. Footage of Peter Tatchell being arrested in Qatar. His arrest comes jus 26 days in advance of the World Cup to be held…

Too much skin, too little skin the world always has to comment — In the run up to the Olympics I read two articles that related to women’s clothing in sport. The first was about a Paralympian Olivia Breen, who had been chastised for the length of her running shorts. Surprise, surprise they were considered too short. The second was about the Norwegian…

Depression is a battle of will, you do not always need to reach for the medicine cabinet — Any of you that have experienced depression will know the feeling drags you into a painful inertia. Even getting up seems like an impossible task and you can be reduced to floods of tears with next to no provocation. If you have not experienced depression yet there is a high…

The Doctor’s strike in the National Health Service in England is about more than their pay packets its about long-term health — The Doctors are set to walk out again in a wave of strikes that is about more than just take home pay. The NHS is being privatised by stealth and it has been happening for a long, long time. The Conservative’s opened the door to further privatisation, but the current…

Hidden among Brick Lanes litany of curry houses is Enzo, a modern feeling Asian fusion restaurant with a humble price tag — Enzo on Brick Lane is as unassuming looking as many of its neighbouring curry establishments. It is quite spacious, spread over two decent sized rooms and the walls are simple yet decorative. The food is a mix of Asian styles, including sushi, which I did not try. Their red curry…

Cho Sim offers very affordable food with cocktails and a modern feel — In the mists of summer time before all the rain, when August was just a twinkle in the eye I sampled Cho Sim in Shepherds Bush. The traditional Korean pancakes, which I did not have, were awesome. The pork belly was in handy chopstick style morsels. And the cocktail was…

The FBU have branded Bibby Stockhom a ‘death trap’ yet this government are still having people board the vessel — Not all the asylum seekers asked to board Bibby Stockholm have done so, as reported by the BBC. Yet who can blame them, when the government instead of responding maturely to Fire Brigade Union (FBU) concerns that the vessel was a fire safety ‘death trap’ accused them of being too…

‘Tell Me It’s Not True’ is being released by Natalie Rushdie to raise money for the Bowelbabe fund in Dame Deborah James’ memory. — On Monday 3 July Natalie Rushdie will be releasing the charity single ‘Tell Me It’s Not True’, which she sang originally at Dame Deborah James’ funeral last year. Natalie Rushdie is releasing the track in Dame Deborah James’ memory for the BowelBabe fund for Cancer Research UK.