A few months ago I had an encounter with four charming members of the EDL in a pub in Devon. It came after their impotent protest in Plymouth as they took the opportunity to canvass disinterested pub-goers while enjoying a post-protest beer.

Our dialogue wasn't particularly interesting (it's hard to...

What is an anarchist? Given nothing to go on other than post-riot newspaper headlines, you could be forgiven for thinking it's someone prone to arson and looting. The Daily Telegraph went with "ANARCHY SPREADS", the Daily Mail mixed things up a little, adding the prefix 'the',...

A quick look at the history books shows social networking is a volatile business. Friends Reunited, the site that linked one-time acquaintances by resurrecting old school registers online, now resembles a barren wasteland in a dark corner of the Internet. Its successor, the phenomenon that was Myspace, continues to stutter...