Posted by: jellybabyblog on: March 4, 2010
So the BBC have made their controversial decision to axe two radio stations, 6 Music and the Asian Network. This decision, made in order to save money, has been met with hostility from fans. It seems that digital radio just hasn’t taken off in the UK, meaning the numbers of people listening to these stations [...]
Posted by: jellybabyblog on: February 8, 2010
Apple recently unveiled their newest gadget – the iPad. A mix between a laptop and an iPod Touch, it enables the user to surf the internet, send and read emails, watch movies and read books, all on the same screen. Nowadays, browsing the internet wherever you are, on phone or wi-fi enabled laptop is something [...]
Posted by: jellybabyblog on: January 21, 2010
For some, it’s a symbol of segregation and inequality. For others, it’s a way of life. In France, it is banned in schools and could soon be banned on the streets, and here in the UK there are calls for it to be outlawed. The burkha is a full length covering worn by Muslim women, which covers [...]
Posted by: jellybabyblog on: January 18, 2010
According to a study by a team at the University of California, blondes are more agressive and competitive than brunettes or redheads. Being a blonde myself (admittedly with a little help from hairdye) I had to laugh. Comparing myself to my friends, I am definitely not the most competitive or aggressive. In fact, when it comes [...]
Posted by: jellybabyblog on: December 10, 2009
The tiny island nation of Kiribati is not one that many are aware of. Out in the Pacific ocean, it is a beautiful collection of islands, surrounded by tropical blue seas and golden beaches that has remained off the tourist radar. In the not too distant future, it could be off the tourist radar for [...]
Posted by: jellybabyblog on: November 12, 2009
Watford council recently made a bizarre move when they banned parents from supervising their children at an adventure playground. They claim that every adult who enters their playground needs to have a police background check – known as a CRB check – before they enter, and this not only covers staff but parents and carers [...]
Posted by: jellybabyblog on: November 12, 2009
The words “interesting” and “BBC3″ are not words you would usually hear in the same sentence, but I recently watched an interesting programme on the channel called “Britain’s Really Disgusting Foods”. In the show, Alex Riley takes a look at the food we usually eat without thinking twice and shows the kind of process it [...]
Posted by: jellybabyblog on: November 11, 2009
The Sun launched a fresh attack on Gordon Brown last weekend after he sent a mistake-filled letter to the mother of a dead soldier. In the handwritten note to Jacqui Janes, he misspelled her name as Mrs JAMES and made numerous spelling errors. The Sun are now using this letter to criticise the prime minister, [...]
Posted by: jellybabyblog on: November 10, 2009
Osian Jones, Cymdeithas Yr Iaith’s North Wales officer, will be imprisoned later this month for refusing to pay fines after he was arrested for painting slogans onto shops in Bangor in protest against their refusal to become bilingual. For those who are not followers of Welsh pressure groups I will explain a little about Cymdeithas [...]
