Tag Archives: Britons
LGBT: Do numbers matter when it comes to equality?
ACCORDING to figures released by the Office of National Statistics only 2.6% of people questioned in a recent survey said they identified as either lesbian, gay or bisexual. This has lead the Christian Institute, which claims to be “a nondenominational [sic] Christian charity committed to upholding the truths of the Bible”, to question whether such […]
London 2012: My 15 most memorable moments
So after seven long years of hype and speculation the London 2012 Olympic Games have come and gone. I think it’s fair to say that few people anticipated the way the games have inspired the nation, bringing a sense of pride and self-respect to the United Kingdom which has not been felt for many years, […]
London 2012: Reigniting Pride in Britain?
Before the Opening Ceremony, London 2012 had become one of those events that seems to transcend everything else with the general message that if you can bring an Olympic angle into any story, be it about sport in school or a murder in East London, then more is the better. But London 2012 has surpassed […]
Is Wales’ language policy slowly suffocating the nation?
Wales is the only country on the planet that seems to actively dissuade its population from achieving high standards of English. I’m a fan of strong and controversial statements, but I don’t believe that this one is particularly exaggerated, though I think it might open me up to extreme criticism from certain elements within Welsh […]
At this exact moment in time…
Life for a twenty-something Briton sucks. We are, I believe, one of the most unlucky generations of the modern age. It’s a big statement, but when you think about it not hugely hyperbolic. Just to take my life to date as an example. I was brought up in a small cockle-picking Welsh village near Swansea by […]
Owen Jack Williams 