Francine Robb · 24 articles
Currently studying History and French at Oxford. International fencer with a love of music, literature and politics. I am also passionate about tea, gin and cheese (although not all together) Twitter: @frobb11
An 87 year old lady dying of a stroke is a fairly routine occurrence, and one which would usually pass virtually unnoticed by anyone outside of the victim’s family and …
It is not uncommon for the end of a year to bring with it a period of reflection; yet the events that happened on a Delhi bus on December 16th …
Anyone who knows me personally, or who has read my previous Spilt Inc. offerings, may be surprised to know that I’m not as cynical about Christmas as I am about politics, the …
Controversial Comedian: Daniel Tosh On Monday, Frankie Boyle successfully won a libel case against Mirror Group Newspapers who had described him as “racist”. In the meantime, over at The Huffington …
Dear Liz Jones (of Daily Mail Fame), Today I made the mistake of reading through some of your oeuvre and felt so incensed by it that I felt someone had …
I feel it only fair to begin with an explanation of the inspiration for this article. During a political discussion over toast in the kitchen this morning, Dad made the …
So George Galloway has put his foot in it again. Or perhaps I should say his paw? By passing off the claims by two Swedish women that Julian Assange raped …
As the Olympic Games came to an end, the London 2012 legacy began to take shape. However one thing which these games have failed to achieve is the breaking of …
If I could have anyone’s brain for just 24 hours, it’d definitely be Seth MacFarlane’s. He’s brought us a talking dog, a goldfish with the brain of a German and …
Back in March, after a year of prolonged debate and a number of last-ditch attempts to halt or delay the bill, Andrew Lansley‘s health reforms were passed. Since then, well …