If a day is a long time in politics,3 days is fucking massive in not hearing from me. I’ve been busy. Couldn’t spare the time to write. Better things to do with my life. And thanks for all the messages of concern, ensuring I’m still alive, in decent health and all those other things you’re – Read More-
It’s October 7th. The anniversary of the day the world changed. My world changed. To ‘celebrate’ a hundred hostages still in captivity in Gaza. Probably. They could be anywhere. They could be dead. So today all the papers are leading with the ‘troubles’ in the Middle East. Where will they end? Can ‘diplomacy save us’? – Read More-
Thursday was the Jewish New Year. We’re now in 5875. Because we started counting the days as soon as Babylon fell. Possibly when Moses brought the tablets down the mountain and said: ‘thanks, God, I’ll see ya next year’. So he needed to know when that year was up. Ok, he needed to know what – Read More-
Kier Starmer is paying back 6 grand of his donation money, the cash which bought him Taylor Swift tickets, Arsenal hospitality suites and his wife’s stylist. The rest of the money, for his clothes and glasses, he’s keeping. Possibly because it failed to make him look any better. Possibly not. He just felt he needed – Read More-
Ok, so we’re back in the Middle East. Standing right by the Lebanese border. With our boots on… the ground. And we’re in them. Because we’re going to invade. So we need good footwear. An army ‘marches on its stomach’ but definitely needs comfortable feet. Especially when… escalating!!!! I read the news, listen to the – Read More-
Winning isn’t everything, as they say. But losing isn’t anything. So its a fitting time for me to once again talk about football, embrace every sports page, every moronic, dickhead pundit, even Alan Shearer!!!, and wallow in the reflected glory of my football team. There’ll be no automatic deleting of Match of the Day 2 – Read More-
We’re on the verge of the ‘next breakthrough’. Not AI, that’s almost outdated and superseded already, along with driverless cars, planes and pushbikes (can’t see the point either but it’s something to be conquered, so why not?). Your watch can tell you that your heart-rate is problematic, your blood sugar low and your step count – Read More-
On April 15th, 1964, the accused, ‘Mr O’, was walking along the street when he saw a woman. He found her to be rather appealing. By objectifying her. Fantasising about her. He then set about stalking her on the street. Following her. Then, brazenly demanding that she fulfil his fantasy and stay with him overnight. – Read More-
I had to come home from Greece in time for the Labour Conference, it was important. Not for me, so much, but they couldn’t have had such a meaningful and wonderful time if they thought I was out of the country. And our new government excelled themselves. They’ve put behind them all that horrible, nasty – Read More-
I’m not going to talk about the football. Uh-huh, no way. It would be hurtful, nasty, possibly a bit spiteful and possibly even mildly offensive. To… some. I’m not going to gloat that Spurs beat Brentford because we should always beat Brentford. And the manner of the victory had ‘chaos’ stamped all over it. Yet – Read More-