We had a demonstration in Fleet Street yesterday. A bunch of very wet people marching down the road in the pouring rain, escorted by the police, banging a bloody drum and not doing much else. There was a banner or two but they didn’t actually state what the protest was about, nor who the protesters – Read More-
Britain has never been very good at sit-coms. Ok, there was Fawlty Towers, the best sit-com the world has ever seen, and a few other notables, mainly anything with Leonard Rossiter. And there was Ab Fab. But the rest were and are simply awful. On the Buses. Love thy neighbour. And then Citizen Smith came – Read More-
Busy day yesterday. Jewish New Year. We’re in 5776 now, having evolved before normal people. So I went to synagogue to pray for your sins. (I don’t sin). And pray for the Lord to forgive you (I’ve done nothing to forgive) and to work out how you can be a better person in the forthcoming – Read More-
if the season finished now, Man City would be champions. United runners up. Crystal Palace would be in the Champions League. Spurs would just avoid relegation, by one point and Chelsea would be just one place above that. Ok, so probably not much change at the top, if we’re looking for some kind of prophecy – Read More-
Jeremy Corbyn is the new leader of the labour party. Its official. The hustings are over, the speechifying done, the voting voted and nearly 60% of those eligible to do so put the Corbyn-meister at the head of their parliamentary party. Well done Jeremy. You ridiculous, anachronistic, throw-back, blinkered, single-minded tosser. Though I have a – Read More-
Ever been shown a new ‘game’ by someone. Preferably by someone of a competitive bent. And as you play the game, they kind’a invent rules that have but one purpose; to ensure that they win. Ahh, no, if you hit the ball out on the RIGHT, like I did, you win the point, but on – Read More-
Wayne Rooney is now, officially, the scorer of more goals for England than any other player. He overtook Bobby Charlton on Tuesday night and so ranks higher than Gary Linneker, than Alan Shearer, Jimmy Greaves, higher than anyone. Well done Sir Wayne (surely? No???) Yet is he ‘a great’? Would you put him on a – Read More-
Jeremy Corbyn hates the Queen. No doubt about it. I haven’t asked him, I just know. And not on a personal level; I’m sure he’d go for a drink down the pub with Our Liz, but on matter of principle he’d hate the reigning monarch of our country. Because in the politics of envy and – Read More-
Ahhh, its Wakes Week once more, the time for… for, errrrr… for… Well, putting on antlers and running round in silly clothes chasing a man dressed as a headless bride, obviously. As they do in Abbots Bromley. (No idea, either. I’ll guess ‘up north’ because they seem to have too much time on their hands – Read More-
When one reaches a certain age, should that ‘one’ be sufficiently fortunate to still be in possession of one or perhaps even two living parents, discussions inevitably occur as to modes of death, dying and disaster. And brings with it the corresponding comments along the lines of: if I get to that point, just shoot – Read More-