It is rare opportunity to see technology developed which enables athletic performance to be tested at such high levels. However Paralympic sport allows just that, but this concept needs challenging more. Science has been testing the benefits of ‘Cheetah Blades’ for some time, but this has simply been on performance issues, and ethical impacts. I... View Article
Stockport is a town on the site of an old ‘ford’, in which travelers between London and Manchester would have to stop at on their journeys. This is where Stockport got it’s name, as it became synonymous with stopping at a ford. Because of this it is thought to have been a site for one of many... View Article
Alison Johnstone Green MSP reckons that Glasgow 2014 is our chance to tackle our unwanted label of 3rd fattest nation on earth. Highlightighting that the NHS spends a fortune on this. I believe Alison is right, however she is also wrong, because Glasgow Games won’t do this because sport in the UK is measured on... View Article
I am trying to influence policy on obesity issues with NHS news producing research for policy makers, and us not having anything in the conference that relates to this makes us the weak link. We’ve spent several billion on the Olympics, and the population of obesity in the UK still rise from 15 million in... View Article
Wrestling began in the trees, and it’s something that is part of our human condition today. As children we find ourselves wrestling naturally with each other, whilst our minds have developed in other realms we still have a need to challenge this instinctive side of ourselves. However an instinct to wrestle doesn’t make wrestling easy,... View Article
I’ve often been curious why the sport of Parkour doesn’t seem to relate to politics, I’ve read the David Belle book ‘Parkour’ (French) and, he often talks about that things shouldn’t be about politics, and is very anti politics. I further went to a Frank Turner Gigg for New Years, finding out Frank was very... View Article
I think it’s fair to say that Europe sees its’ self as an economic club, but like all democracies it’s determination of the economy is controlled by the public. GDP is the barometer of this in Europe, and there are tables and, charts showing the UK as 3rd behind Germany, and France. It could make... View Article
In sound there are a certain set of ideas and concepts that are heavily tied up in sound, and for them to transgress into something within the documenta is not an easy translation. Of course the translation is easier to translate to some formats over other formats such as in sports or, particularly with dance.... View Article
