For those of you who may have missed (in my opinion) the most British celebration of the year, last Sunday was Bonfire Night/Guy Fawkes Night/5th November. As I was stood in a cold and muddy Battersea Park marvelling at fireworks perfectly synchronised to the theme tune of ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ I was left thinking to myself “How did a foiled plot to blow up our houses of Parliament turn into an annual celebration with fireworks, bonfires and over-priced funfair rides?” To figure out the answer to this oh-so-important question we must whizz back in time to the Dog and Duck pub near the Strand in London on the 20th of May 1604.

As many of you may be aware, this summer saw almost unprecedented levels of striking in Hollywood, as both the Writers Guild of America, as well as the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists both went on strike, protesting working conditions in Hollywood. This article seeks to examine the causes, impacts and results of both strikes.

When you think about Formula One, I’m going to take a wild guess and assume you don’t think about saving the planet. If anything, the sport has connotations of destroying our world. And yes, 20 high-speed race cars driving in circles around a track in locations all around the globe is not the most sustainable. But, the sport may be more eco-friendly then you might think. And unlike lots of brands that pretend they care about the environment, but in actuality just give out a reusable water-bottle at every event they hold and call it a day, Formula 1 really is attempting to achieve sustainability.