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About Trebuchet

23/04/2013

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Thatcher in DegreeArt

17/04/2013

Will her image become a universal iconograph? And if it does, what exactly will it signify?...

Mrs T’s Southern Stuffed Ham

16/04/2013

I will be thinking of Maggie when I next have a big ol’ lick...

Loitered Lens : Stiff Little Fingers

14/04/2013

Always a lightning rod for the angst and alienation of a troubled province, Stiff Little Fingers can still provoke. Photos from their recent Forum gig. ...

From Punishment to Performance

26/03/2013

Participants' performance increased systematically as the amount of punishment increased, suggesting that punishment acts as a performance enhancer in a similar way to monetary reward. ...

Satirical doublespeak? Is Orwell Outdated?

18/03/2013

Satirical doublespeak? New York Times Book Review calls Nineteen Eighty-four “outdated”...

Why sourdough bread resists mold

16/03/2013

Sourdough bread resists mold, unlike conventionally leavened bread....

Democracy and Dubai Shopping Trips ; An Academic in Africa

26/02/2013

I would suggest that the fear of violent reprisal, or the knowledge that casting your vote made no difference because the seat had already been bought would lead some to conclude that they were not...

Fire in the Blood [Film]

20/02/2013

A healthcare industry that is allowed to continue monopolising the world will see many more needless deaths, all in the name of indifference and bottom dollar...

Name-brand or generic?

16/02/2013

Name-Brand or generic: Conservatives and liberals don't just differ when it comes to politics, they may also make different purchases at the grocery store. ...

The Best Form of Defence : Most Offensive Songs

14/02/2013

In a twisted celebration of the offensively smug Valentine's Day message, Trebuchet rounded up some contributors for an overview of musical offensiveness....

Gove : Music Reacts

08/02/2013

The Henley report outlined serious concerns about the implications of losing creative arts and music studies as recognised subjects within the English Baccalaureate qualification. ...

Rebekka Karijord : Interview

02/02/2013

I do feel like I want to be political but I’m not a super rhetorical political person but I do believe that music can be political, not in the sense that I want to sit down and write a song about a...

The Benefits Cap: Four Things We Have Learned

12/01/2013

The Conservatives’ only hope is an improvement in economic growth, and as their actions have cut rather than encouraged consumer spending, this grows ever more unlikely....

A Financial Cliff, a War on Christmas, and Other Dim Tidings

29/12/2012

The conversation, between humankind and catastrophic natural phenomenon, tends to be a bit one-sided....

European Romani exodus began 1,500 years ago.

28/12/2012

Despite their modern-day diversity of language, lifestyle, and religion, Europe's widespread Romani population shares a common, if complex, past....

The Poor: Baby Daddy’s Gone Die

13/12/2012

Watch em die: Gaps in life expectancy between rich and poor set to increase over next 10 years. Study show the economics plays an important role in life expectancy even in countries with Socialised...

Tea As Irresponsible as whiskey?

11/12/2012

Put the kettle on? When tea drinkers were viewed as irresponsible as whiskey drinkers....

Homicide Spreads like Germs

02/12/2012

"By using the principles of infectious disease control, we may be able to predict the spread of homicide and reduce the incidence of this crime,...

Can ‘Khan’ Oral – Angels of Disguise

15/11/2012

As a jumping-off point for facetious gasbagging of just about any moral, political, religious or personal viewpoint, pornography is a gift to the commentator in love with the sound of his or her own...

The Vudu Experiment: Pt. 3

12/11/2012

'logic has completely failed us - the Kingdom is in tatters. What have you got to lose?' SWP applies Voodoo thinking to the UK's political woes ...

The Vudu Experiment: Pt. 2

05/11/2012

'INTENT: to contact the Loa in order to gain advice/empowerment for dealing with the current, and worsening, crisis in the economy.' SWP consults the tarot for political inspiration...

The Vudu Experiment

29/10/2012

Words have power whether intended or not. It is no coincidence that a venture named Sub Prime was the tipping point for the onset of this particular disaster....

Gun restrictions save lives

28/10/2012

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”I/dropcapn a dramatic denouement of the inpenetrable mysteries of the bleedin’ obvious, US researchers figure out that restricting...

Miliband at the TUC: What He Really Wanted to Say

22/10/2012

I have said whoever was in government now there would still need to be some cuts, which means you will spot little or no difference,. But on the upside, Polly Toynbee will be happy....

We Are Waltham Forest defeat the EDL

13/10/2012

The end of the Victoria line proved to be the end of the road for the EDL’s misguided aspirations to flaunt their imagined superiority....

Warzone Sex-Violence Levels ‘negligible’ (U.N.)

11/10/2012

HSRP director Andrew Mack, disputes the common assumption that conflict-related sexual violence is on the rise...

Foreign Invaders Cost Taxpayer £1.7bn

10/10/2012

An acceptable price to pay?...

Grieving for Greed Pt.2

06/10/2012

'Cell phones and bottled water were proffered to strangers. As night fell, candles flickered in public squares; there was the sound of sobbing and impromptu singing. The scene seemed like a cross...