Journalistic Page

Article 1

Choose Hobbies That Are ‘Unisex’

You are presumably going to choose possibly about 2 interests to make your major hobbies, and I think it makes real sense to choose ones that appeal to both sexes.

Therefore if you are a man, don't make chess your hobby, but I would recommend something like photography or sailing.

Both men and women enjoy these greatly and that person you meet will probably be really pleased if they find one or both of them are ones that they can become interested in too.

Article 2

ATOS Is Just a Joke

For years and years, the government has introduced schemes to make it more possible for people with mental health problems, for instance, to re-enter the work field.

The article argues that some of these schemes may create the appearance of employment without properly addressing people’s actual needs, and questions whether the money could be better used in other ways.

Article 3

Why Are Men Punished More Severely Than Women for Equivalent Sexual Harassment?

This article discusses differences in how comparable conduct may be treated and questions whether there is consistency in public and legal responses.

Article 4

What’s This Then – Dumbing Down for Property Moguls?

This article comments on how commercial property is advertised and questions whether the language used has become less precise than it once was.

Article 5

On Education (2)

One aspect of authoritarianism in schools is the way pupils become used to highly one-way structures of communication from a young age.

The article reflects on the classroom dynamic and asks whether enough has changed over time.

Article 6

Our Instincts

This article discusses psychological drives and suggests thinking in terms of six broad instincts or drives rather than only one or two.

These include power, sex, aggression, performance, company, and self-understanding.

Article 7

A Tour Of The Country

My main job is actually a writer of erotic fiction, concentrating on the ‘no-pants’ craze of the 2010s. So each time, each 3 months, I will round off this set of articles with a ‘no-pants’ craze article, of which I have written several.

One year several years ago, well, it was 2017 actually, I went on a bit of a tour of the country, lasting almost the whole year altogether, spending weeks in a hotel at one place before moving on to the next.

I must have stayed in over 15 places, for instance Torquay and Bristol in the South West, Bournemouth and Reading in the South, Nottingham in the Midlands, and even York in the North.

And I was pleased to discover that the ‘no-pants’ craze was happening just about everywhere, especially in the nightclubs.

For some reason the only place it didn’t seem to be happening was Bristol – the girls seemed to still be wearing knickers there.

I even spent a few weeks in Scotland, mainly near Fife. And I was very pleased to see that the girls there were into the ‘no-pants’ craze.

Of course, some of the men were wearing kilts, and as we all know about them – the men wearing kilts have been into the ‘no-pants’ craze for centuries, I believe.

So it was both the men, and now the women – without any underwear.

One experience I remember, which was a bit comical, was in Paignton. I was in a pub which opened late on Fridays and Saturdays, and it was quite busy.

I had noticed there 6 or 7 young women at least who were knickerless – they were just the ones I noticed, there were probably more.

And I had seen one of these girls ‘showing everything’ several times. She was a very attractive, tall girl, with very dark hair, and she was wearing a denim skirt.

Towards the end of the evening I saw her dancing with some bloke. And I was watching these two dance, and then he grabbed her, and he obviously was going to lift her in the air.

And I saw her remonstrating to him with her arms, and then she urgently said something to him – and then he put her down.

And it was clear to me that she must have said to him – “Don’t do that – I’ve got no panties on.”

And I must admit I found that very comical.