Hobson’s choice isn’t much of a choice at all, but I’ve done my civic duty.

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Despite having voted for Jeremy Corbyn in both leadership contests, I left the Labour party last year. I got tired of the Blairites and the in-fighting, of Corbyn’s lack of bite in interviews and PMQs. Mostly I got tired of … Continue reading →

Naked Restaurant, The Bunyadi: Tom Conrad reveals all (obvious puns included)

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  Last week a friend invited me to a naked restaurant. A bit of me thought it would be fun while other bits were afraid of the exposure. The friend, who I dated years ago, told me not to worry … Continue reading →

Alan Rickman Dies aged 69, and everyone feels sad… again

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Some say live fast, die young, others say live fast, die old, but I’ve always thought somewhere in-between would be nice. Perhaps 69? I mean, what we consider old nowadays is quickly changing, so 69 is almost considered premature. And … Continue reading →

Gawd Save Jeremy Corbyn: The Trivialisation Of Politics Has Only Just Begun

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As an atheist and republican, expecting Jeremy Corbyn to sing the national anthem – in which he asks a god he doesn’t believe in to save a queen he’d like to see absolved from “one’s duties” – is akin to … Continue reading →

The Guardian’s Sexist Editorial: Don’t Vote For Jeremy Corbyn, He’s A Man

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Reducing your vote to a vote based on gender is unadulterated sexism. There is little to nothing positive about “positive discrimination”. It’s a divisive, misguided and somewhat toxic ideal, which goes against the pure, and meritocratic notion of the best man/woman for the … Continue reading →

Jeremy Corbyn, Danny “The Fink” Finklestein And Why Labour Must Return To The Left

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I sometimes question why I continue to watch mainstream political shows: Newsnight, Question Time, This Week, C4 News with Jon Snow’s whacky socks. Invariably, I find myself descending into Orwellian territory – my two minutes of hate – as I … Continue reading →

That Semicolon Bitch Had To Die: When a One Night Stand Gives You a One Star Review

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As a self-publisher, when I first decided to put my work “out there” I knew I’d have to take the rough with the smooth. I knew I’d have to accept that sometimes it would be less applause and more uncomfortable … Continue reading →

That Semicolon Bitch Had To Die, the 2nd edition: Should you ever go back to an already published story?

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I first published That Semicolon Bitch Had To Die in September 2012, just under three years ago. The first edition weighed in at a lightweight 25,000 words: a short novella detailing a brief love affair between the characters Frankie Drake … Continue reading →

You Live And Learn: Tom Conrad, On Turning Thirty-Five

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At around 2 am last night, whilst heavily under the influence, I updated my Facebook status. Not always wise at such a late hour, but then some live and learn, and others just… live. You see, despite having just turned the ripe old age of thirty-five it … Continue reading →

Why Sarah Vine’s Rant About The Miliband’s Kitchen Tells You All You Need To Know About The Fishwife Sarah Vine… And Why Decent People Should Not Read The Daily Mail

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I’ve just read Sarah Vine’s article in the Daily Mail: SARAH VINE: Why their kitchen tells you all you need to know about the mirthless Milibands… and why there’s nothing to suggest that Ed and Justine are not, in fact, … Continue reading →