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A View from the Chez Lounge – England Get Lost in a Sea of Stoical Defending
After last night’s disappointing game against Ghana, I allowed myself a small, private moment of smugness. Not a full lap of honour around the living room, but certainly a knowing nod into my glass of Peroni. In my first Chez Lounge post, I suggested we might want to put the bunting away after the win over Croatia. Yes, England had looked good, but Ghana, I ...
If Starmer Goes, Don’t Expect Anything to Change
Every few weeks there seems to be another story suggesting Keir Starmer is on borrowed time. Whether the latest rumours are true or not is almost beside the point. A growing number of people appear convinced that Labour’s problems can be solved simply by changing the leader. If only it were that easy. There is an assumption among some commentators that ...
FARAGE FURIOUS AS RUSSIAN BOTS BARRED FROM BY-ELECTIONS
Reform leader condemns “woke anti-voting agenda” after discovering social media accounts cannot cast ballots Reform UK leader Nigel Farage yesterday launched a furious attack on what he described as a “deeply unfair and profoundly woke anti-voting agenda” after learning that Russian bot accounts remain unable to participate in British by-elections. S...
A View From the Chez Lounge – England off to a Rare Flier!
A Rarely Enjoyable England Opening Act When I woke up this morning, I was trying to remember the last time I enjoyed the opening game of an England World Cup campaign quite so much. Okay, the 6-2 hiding we handed out to Iran in 2022 was pretty entertaining, but Iran are no Croatia. Beating them felt a bit like beating my four-year-old granddaughter in a ...
Two-Tier Policing: Britain’s Favourite Evidence-Free Conspiracy
If you’ve spent any time on social media recently, you’ve probably seen the phrase “two-tier policing” being thrown around like confetti at a wedding. The claim is simple: the police supposedly treat certain groups more favourably than others based on race, religion, or politics. It’s a serious accusation. The trouble is that nobody seems able to ...