Ten years on from the Brexit referendum, and we are about to see our seventh Prime Minister since 2016. To put this into context, there were seven Prime Ministers between 1974 and 2016, and we've managed to go through the same number in the last decade. Truly astounding. The decision by David Cameron to hold a referendum to silence his critics a decade ago was a gamble that he well and truly lost, and the country now feels ungovernable. Social media has poured petrol on the f

Last year I wrote a column trying to answer a question I had been asked countless times over the years: What exactly are Ramadan and Eid? You would think that, as someone born in Yorkshire to Pakistani Muslim parents, that would have been an easy question for me to answer, but in truth, it was harder than I expected. Like many second-generation Muslims in Britain, I grew up knowing the traditions, the food, the celebrations and went through the motions, but the deeper underst

If you've been reading my column/blog for any length of time, you'll know I like a survey, and according to research this week from Santander, the vast majority of Brits say they are kinder in December than at any other time of the year.

If you're a regular reader of my column or blog, you'll know I'm a sucker for a cheeky survey, and there's been no shortage lately of festive themed ones. I don't know about you, but I enjoy the build-up to Christmas far more than the day itself, which can feel like something of an anticlimax. I also love digging out the songs that we bury away for the other eleven months of the year, and giving them a spin on the radio. Chocolate brand Twix has commissioned a survey lookin

When was the last time you had a proper belly laugh? The lovely folk at Cartoon Network have come up with a top ten list of the things that make us laugh the most, and you know I'm a sucker for a light hearted chart. I have to say WhatsApp chats with my friends do provide frequent laughs, but a lot of the news cycle these days is pure doom and gloom. Perhaps the 'and finally' quirky story at the end of the bulletin needs to make a comeback, especially having just endured we

Eid Mubarak! But what are Ramadhan and Eid all about?

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