Nothing’s as sustainable as it used to be. Not the planet, not the oceans, not the furlough scheme, not really the economy and certainly not football. And as football is much more important than all the rest, we should look at that first. We’ll come to cod fishing… next week. Because there’s a new ‘model’ – Read More-
I wish to pay homage to Mr Sadiq Kahn, the esteemed mayor of London. I wish to praise him, I wish to list his accomplishments and commend his character. I’d like to extol his virtues and proclaim his wonderfulness during his time in Mayoral office. But I can’t. Because he’s a tosser way beyond normal – Read More-
The most brilliant news ever. The Coronavirus death total in England has changed from 46,000 to just 41,000!!! I mean… I mean… I mean… this government has just saved 5,000 people!!! Jesus Christ himself didn’t save that many. (Ok, if you count the ‘re-borns’ in Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, and re-define ‘saved’, then maybe). Where are – Read More-
The City of Beirut exploded last week in a stupid, ignorant, neglectful and appalling accident. Where a small fire in the port met 2,750 fucking tonnes of ammonium nitrate. One of the most unstable and explosive compounds around. Lucky they keep it right in the middle of town, makes sense. So this chemical had been – Read More-
Lockdown has been a time for reassessment. We’ve had time to reconsider the format of our lives and we’ve had the need to reconstruct large parts of them. The new world is different. And thus we must spend some time asking ourselves some ‘BIG QUESTIONS’. I’m not necessarily talking about existential angst, philosophical construct realignment, – Read More-
This is my google activity summary for the month. And it tells an interesting tale. Of someone who don’t go very far. I’ve visited one city. London. I fucking live there so not sure where the ‘visit’ comes in. And my ‘highlights’ are the beautiful Northway Gardens, where my tennis club lives, Toulouse Cafe, where – Read More-
So here was the deal. Coronavirus arrived, we retreated. To our homes. Locked down. Shops closed. Everything closed. Work from home. Unless you can’t. Then don’t work. Only at home. Or from work. If you have to. But mustn’t. Not really. Wash hands. All the time. Wash your shopping. Don’t touch anything. Or anyone. Avoid – Read More-
I mean… I mean… I mean… I mean what kind of football season has it been whereby my entire footballing joy for the entire year hinges on the possible departure of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Arsenal? How is that a ‘defining moment’ in my life? How could I be so shallow and low?? Oh, that’s easy, – Read More-
“Yesterday, in England, 274 people tested positive for Coronavirus…” Ooooh, that’s up on last Tuesday, 29 less than Sunday, just above the average for the weeks with a ‘2’ in their dates… We get this daily. Initially from dour governmentalists and health type people, now from the news presenter. And we look at the trends – Read More-
How many BMIs make one Covid? Alternatively if the score is: Covid 19, BMI 8.3, will the victim die? These are interesting questions. Ok, stupid questions with possibly interesting answers. Boris has decided that obesity is the key to life. Or, in fact, to death. Fat people die more of Covid than thin ones. In – Read More-