A few weeks ago, at the Labour Conference, the BBC’s Chris Mason asked our Prime Minister what he thought of the just passed verdict that Manchester City were guilty on all 114 charges and what he thought their punishment might be. Well, we all know Burnham is a big football fan, a ‘mad’ Everton supporter – Read More-
It’s Saturday. My day of rest. It says so in the fucking bible, so it must be true. On the 7th day, blah, blah, blah. And being very observant of such things, this is my ‘day of rest’, so far. Tai Chi class; 8.15, peaceful, calm, almost restful, until the punching starts. Followed by tennis – Read More-
Sometimes, life is shit. I went to see my GP the other week because of some minor issues with… well, with my shit. Not biggy. Ok, no big deal. Just minor issues, yeah, that’s no problem, other issues? Naaaaah, nuffink to even bother your busy GP about; DO YOU THINK WE HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO – Read More-
So some geezer likes posting images and videos of himself in cool and exiting places and situations. I sort of get that. If you’re a total nob with nothing better to do and so ‘LOOK AT MEEEEEE’ that you can’t help yourself from standing on the crumbling overhanging precipice on an Alp, or dangling your – Read More-
Football’s back on. Today. Real football. Football that matters in my life. Defines my life. And today, following a stupidly long ‘international break’, the Premier League plays once more. I no longer have to suffer giving my quasi-support to England and having all the glory of 7-nil wins and fabulous, flowing play and winning games. – Read More-
That’s because I’m an Englishman. Or am I??? According to the Reform UK party current line, I may be ‘British’, but not fully ‘English’. Shame, because I love a full English. Yet Suella Braverman, whatever she eats for breakfast, remains firmly attached to this structure. She’s British, because she was born here, but not English – Read More-
Its October 7th. Ok, so yesterday was the 6th and tomorrow the 8th. But the 7th is the third anniversary of the attack by Hamas on southern Israel which killed 1200 people and resulted in 250 being taken hostage. So today is a painful day. Remembering the devastation, destruction and slaughter which took place. Yet – Read More-
Every morning, first thing, I check on the BBC. I’m not interested in how many planes have crashed, how many goals Harry Kane’s scored, how many new taxes Andy Burnham’s going to impose on me. Not now. That’s all for later. For now it’s about the weather. Just the weather. Specifically: the rainfall. And what – Read More-
I’m having the best time ever, here at the Green Party conference in Brighton. I took my green flag, then realised I needed a black, red, white and green one, like everybody else. Because we’re no longer really into renewables and carbons and saving the planet from eco-destruction in a cataclysmic greenhouse effect caused by – Read More-
I saw this picture on something or other and it is probably more representative of my young days than my ‘whole family’ barmitzvah photo. This was my life. Even back in the days when you ate your dinner rather than filmed it (setting up a tripod and lighting delayed eating too much to even consider), – Read More-