The Flip Side

03/10/2023

The Flip Side now has TikTok! This video is a brief version of the most recent blog post. Give it a follow if you have a TikTok account, you won't regret it...

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05/09/2023

Writing blogs shouldn't be a daunting task, and with this guide, I hope you too can take it up! Have a read.

By no means am I a veteran in the field. Yet, I wanted to share my process of creating a blog post, from skills attained at work experience and education. There are many transferable skills that you can apply to other daily tasks, and hopefully this will become evident. The beauty of starting a blog...

25/08/2023

Nice uplifting report here from Thomas Evans. This will make your Friday better!

Bohdan Syvak, 16, gave up his lunchtimes to practise speaking Welsh, which is his fourth language, with the help of his teacher Alison Lloyd.

24/08/2023

Owen Farrell is in hot water again, but this time, the controversy more surrounds World Rugby. What needs changing?

The recent controversy surrounding Owen Farrell’s high tackle on Taine Basham during the England vs. Wales warm-up game has raised questions surrounding the review system being used at this year’s Rugby World Cup and thereafter. Farrell, who was originally given a yellow card, eventually saw red...

05/08/2023

A fun thoughtpiece about our perception of the world, give it a read if you want a headache! 😂

The 2 dogs below are the same species, breed, and probably alike in their behaviour. But how can we tell what their perception of the world is? Imagine that you are taking this pair for a walk in the park. Whilst you amble along, they will sniff trees and other four-legged friends, p*e on every patc...

06/07/2023

History implies that a victory for England in this Ashes series is improbable, but Stokes is unwavering in his assessment...

Australia being 2-0 up in the Ashes series is something not be taken lightly. Stokes is rallying the troops, yet he faces much more as England captain than he may suspect... At lunch, England have secured 4 wickets whilst Australia have scored 91 in the 1st day of the 3rd test. A fantastic start to....

27/06/2023

Climate change poses an existensial threat to life on Earth, why are we still not seeing adequate change by nations?

09/06/2023

The WRU is experiencing radical shifts in its player base due to financial pressure. Where is it all going wrong?

With the recent retirements of Rhys Webb, Justin Tipuric and Alun Wyn Jones, questions are still being asked of the governing body for Welsh rugby. Career security has been a troubling prospect for these 3 Welsh rugby stars should they choose to stay in Wales. The nature of their retirement before a...

23/05/2023

Here is the first of many videos to be posted on this page, with the first concerning the long list of sleaze from the Conservatives, and what it could entail...

18/05/2023

The progress that AI has made in the last decade is impressive, but are we pushing too far?

There's increasing concern that AI will create huge problems for society in the very near future, but what are these problems and how can we prevent them? Today, the veteran journalists involved with the Watergate scandal, Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, claimed that AI could become a "huge force"....

04/05/2023

The upcoming coronation has caused controversy with its funding. Does the royal family need to be scaled down?

The monarchies of Holland and Denmark have significantly cut back on the roles of their wider royal families in the interest of modernisation, and there is a case that the British monarchy should do the same. It was whilst watching the ITV show "This Morning" that an astrology review of the royals s...

28/04/2023

The UK is closed for business, thanks to Brexit, but how far does this go...?

The recent application by Microsoft for Activision Blizzard has been blocked by The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for reasons of competition, yet Microsoft and Activision Blizzard believe it has everything to do with Brexit. From Truss's pork markets in China, to Johnson's fisheries row wi...

19/04/2023

Can the Welsh government make any meaningful changes to the second home issue when all is not as it seems..?

The Welsh government are implementing policies for the preservation of local populaces in tourist locations. Yet, all is not perfect with the changes being made. Cwm-Yr-Eglwys (the hamlet pictured above) is a beautiful beach in Pembrokeshire which has become a haven for visitors looking for a pictur...

28/03/2023

A quick thoughtpiece about my time in Asia, and what I noticed about social media's effect on the travellers there.

Do you agree? Or is it the issue overexaggerated?

It was during my time travelling that a 40-minute queue for a photo in front of a beautiful waterfall in Bali, Indonesia made me realise that something may be awry. The photo above may show that I'm happy to be there, but the experience was marred by the fact that the lady behind me in the queue (I....

12/01/2023

English football is dominated by the few and not the many.

Has it become an unfair structure..?

The peak of the English football pyramid has become about as uncompetitive as it can get, and a particular policy may exist to ensure that the gap increases... The policy I speak of is Financial Fair Play (FFP), which I argue has led to an ever-emerging gap between clubs at the top and those at the....

05/01/2023

An absolutely extraordinary move from the government to impose this bill, focussing on the 'disruption' caused by strikes instead of negotiating with unions to reach a deal. If passed, this will have serious implications for workers in the public sector to abdicate from duty for better pay and working conditions.

I doubt this will be a popular one...

03/01/2023

You've probably seen mention of the new drink labelled "Prime", but why is it so popular?

Here's some thoughts...

The burning question about the drink in the media has been the taste and quality, but the attraction has nothing to do with either of those things... As an avid twitter user, I have been loosely following the progress of Prime since KSI and Logan Paul announced its creation in January of 2022. This....

21/09/2022

Why would Count Binface have any purpose in a democratic system that we revere and embellish? Here's what I think...

https://thomasereynolds88.wixsite.com/website/post/count-binface-is-a-comical-reminder-of-the-purpose-of-democracy

Whilst the successor of Lord Buckethead is not a candidate that should be taken wholly seriously, he does have some qualities which highlight the problems of the parliamentary democratic system we vote into. SIDE NOTE: Jonathan Harvey's depiction of Count Binface in the UK political system is not to...

13/09/2022

Sometimes a TV programme sparks a curiosity of a place so trivial. This caused me to dig for more, and this is what I found...

https://thomasereynolds88.wixsite.com/website/post/the-fascinating-history-and-trajectory-of-greenland-and-its-capital

I was watching an episode of "Inside the World's Toughest Prisons" in my university flat - a programme which travels to all four corners of the Earth to find some, well, tough prisons. Most of the prisons had gangs, drugs, and other corruption which made them "tough", until the programme stopped off...

06/09/2022

Today marks an official return of this page! I’ve been doing an MA Journalism course, with which I refrained from making blog posts, as the writing was better put to use in essays and the dissertation.

During that time however, I’ve collected a few ideas for blog pieces, which will come out weekly on the weekends.

Eyes p*eled for this weekend... 👀