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Phones Down, Morals Lower: Confessions from the Pub Quiz Back Booth
Culture & Opinion

Phones Down, Morals Lower: Confessions from the Pub Quiz Back Booth

The pub quiz has a cheating problem, and the culprit is sitting at your table with a phone under the beer mat. Smartphones, AI and group chats have turned a low-stakes night out into a quiet ethical minefield — not because we are villains, but because winning has become a social performance.
Snow Joke: Why Britain's Christmas Adverts Have Become a National Sob-Off
Media & Advertising

Snow Joke: Why Britain's Christmas Adverts Have Become a National Sob-Off

It is barely November and the nation's tills are already ringing to the sound of soft piano and a child's whispered wish. This year's Christmas adverts are less a marketing campaign than a national emotional audition — and Britain is judging hard.
Pulling Your Leg, Politely: In Defence of the British Smartarse
Culture & Opinion

Pulling Your Leg, Politely: In Defence of the British Smartarse

Somewhere between the pub quiz and the group chat, the great British smartarse has been quietly marginalised. It is time to reclaim the well-aimed quip as a civic art form — and to separate the lovable wise guy from the online bore.