Today is the long-awaited supreme court decision on the legal basis for Brexit. That is the question. Whether tis nobler to leave the European Union in one go or by slinging arrows and misfortune at the hapless government to force parliament to agree terms. This will affect greatly whether the current Brexiteers maintain the ‘headless – Read More-
man plans, God laughs. Bollocks!!! xxx
We all crave freedom. Freedom from, and freedom to. Freedom from persecution, freedom from starvation, poverty, slavery, freedom from gloating Arsenal fans and all manner of horrible things. Freedom to vote, freedom to live as I please, to pray as I please, to not pray as I please, freedom to enjoy road-rage. And to do – Read More-
Zac Goldsmith is basically a good person. I think. His father, Sir James, wasn’t. But he shouldn’t be punished for that. You can’t choose your parents. Though if you are being selective, an offshore billionaire would be right up there with ‘loving, caring, nurturing’ on most lists. So Zac was the Conservative Party MP for – Read More-
Francoise Hollande, the most unpopular French leader since Luis XIV, is not standing for the next presidential election. This is very unusual in a country where the top job is highly sought after, due to its great salary and fringe benefits. Like the Eylsee Palace as your crash pad, all the mistresses you can consort – Read More-
Have you noticed how cold it is? Frosty the snowman has returned. With a vengeance. I’ve had to scrape the ice off my bike in the mornings. Otherwise I couldn’t see where I’m going. Its so cold that apparently people are wearing long-sleeved shirts in Newcastle to go out at night!! That’s cold. Cold enough – Read More-
Well ‘Europe’, that club to which we once belonged, but will soon depart, is good for lots of things. They’re very good at speaking foreign languages. French, Spanish, German, all spoken really well over there. The wine’s good in France, olive oil in Italy, sausages in Germany. They’re pretty good at football too. Spain in – Read More-
This’ll shock you: men’s and women’s brains are different. Who’d’a thought? That’s why men are so much better at football, the obvious benchmark for high level cerebral activity. Along with throwing, parallel parking and the inability to iron a shirt without burning it. And scratching your testicles. So for years they’ve been performing tests on – Read More-
Manchester United have made their worst start to a football season since 1989!!!! Oh. My. God. That’s awful!! How could the Gods of football conspire in such a brutal, hard, cold way as to take away their divine right to success? How is it that the ‘biggest club in the world’ should suffer the tragic – Read More-
Is there a correlation between football and alcohol? This is the question on everyone’s mind, lips and… errr… livers. So it needs exploration. Not the bit about Gazza having seven litres of pure spirit poured down his throat whilst he was tied to a chair with his head held back, that’s normal. Nor Rooney going – Read More-