Zesty Lemon

It’s easy to forget that sarcasm is very much lost in the transition from vocal misgivings to the whimsical domain of the blogosphere, but anyone that wasn’t already expecting this news should expect to plummet slightly down the intellect scale. Partly because it’s a trend that’s not bucked for the best part of two decades, [...]

Tags: a level, a levels, a*, clearing, crisis, drinking, exam, exams, grades, graduate, Mark Twain, qualification, record, results, school, university

It’s not immediately obvious but as a nation and indeed a race, we’ve always had an infatuation with crime. Think about it, crime is one of best selling fiction genres, it’s a popular choice for television dramas and it generally receives critical acclaim when it graces the big screen. This got me thinking; which is [...]

Tags: Baby Faced Nelson, bad, Catch me if you Can, Charles Arthur Floyd, crime, crime fiction, drama, evil, Frank Abagnale, good, Harold Shipman, John Dillinger, lowlife, Melvin Pervis, Robin Hood, serial killer, Shawshank Redemption

After the doom, gloom and generally rocky road the financial system has been traversing the last couple of years, I can imagine that the treasury breathed a slight sigh of relief when the balance books of bailed out banks returned to profit this week. Northern Rock and Lloyds Banking Group both saw their books hit [...]

Tags: banking, coalition, George Osborne, government, lloyds, nationalisation, northern rock, profit, recession