Since having a dog it is quite remarkable how much walking I have done and the more I do it, the more I seem to discover it is my favourite pastime, especially in solitude.
Quite why the ability of putting one foot in front of another is a source of such joy I don't know; perhaps it is the fact that the closer we become to no longer being able to do it, courtesy of disability or the grave, the more we enjoy it?
When I first started walking ...
If anyone has the time or inclination to read the full reports behind the Hillsborough tragedy, it is pretty apparent that in the 1980's the police, from top to bottom, were in effect working as Whitehall's boot boys and Whitehall in turn, would cover the backs of the police via the media, even if it meant fabricating stories.
That is a dreadful state of affairs in a democracy yet their are some those in power who still think that state ...
When I was walking my dog last night, a BBC newsflash came up on my phone saying, 'Prince Found Dead.' I am sure I wasn't the only one to think that this was going to go down in history as the spectacular event that ruined the Queen's 90th birthday, an event that you may have heard about, unless you were on Mars wearing earplugs and a blindfold.
Of course the Queen needn't have worried as it was Prince, the rock star, not Charlie, the ...
Apparently, 150,000 people demonstrated against the government at the weekend, which, if the figures are based on facts, is quite a substantial amount.
The problem with a lot of these statistics is that they are often exaggerated, with false information being portrayed over social media which, in my opinion, is self-defeating, a bit like churning out all the tired old phases like 'Tory Scum'.
I don't like the modern Conservatives, I think ...
When Woody, one of the lads from our cricket club, invited me to an evening with Aggers and Tuffers at the Anvil in Basingstoke, I must admit, I wasn't salivating.
However, without the shackles of BBC scripts and the fear of the PC police, they provided a charming and funny evening of entertainment that was definitely worth the money.
My cynicism before the show was based on my loathing for 'A Question of Sport' the contrived and ferocio...
