Today, in the last 16 of Euro 2016, I thought that I would take a look at the Icelandic national anthem because I rather enjoyed their commentator's impartiality as his team broke away to secure victory in the last minute versus Austria last night.
Impartial: Iceland Commentator
What is quite striking about it, is that it mentions 1000 years and God quite a lot, which means, one must assume, that God is to thank for a thousand years of ...
The latest stretch of the the Test Way that doesn't offer much of the River Test, was completed today as I undertook the relatively short trek from Mottisfont to Kimbridge and back, in total isolation.
I had no phone signal and there was not another human or dog in sight; just trees alive with birds, humid air, and lead grey skies that threatened much but thankfully, offered little. A bit like the England football team.
Starting at the ...
Now the Euro 2016 competition is about to enter its latter a stages, I think I must have heard just about all the national anthems, in fact, if you are a lover of 'God Save the Queen' you could have heard it six times, as it used by both England and Northern Ireland; both have qualified so you will hear it again but in all probability, only twice more.
Personally, I don't like our anthem, I think it is dull and uninspiring unlike La Marseil...
As well as frustration, for me at least, England's Euro 2016 campaign has also been a source of fascination as they try to find a formula that could make them a threat in the latter stages of the tournament.
What is apparent, is that for probably the first time since I have been watching them (dumped out of the world cup qualifiers by Roberto Bettaga of Italy in 1977 ) they have developed or should I say, copied, a style of playing that is ...
When the killer of MP, Jo Cox, appeared in court as gave his name as 'Death to Traitors, Freedom for Britain' it confirmed any suspicion that this maniac was attaching himself to right-wing campaign groups courtesy of the hatred being spewed out on social and mainstream media.
We are now entering the final stages of the 'English Social Media Civil War' and because of it, a decent politician is dead.
Britain First have long been purvey...
