Take yourself back 1996. It was half-time in the England v Scotland Euro 1996 game . ‘A pathetic and parochial affair’. Those were the words of Radio 5 commentator, Alan Green. He wasn’t wrong.
In the secon-half, after a 15 minute period of domination, England scored. A fine move, culminating in a Shearer goal. Then, England retreated. You could the almost smell the of fear of losing wafting out of Wembley. The draw to the Swiss the ...
Let’s talk about this fanfare over an Australian trade deal. It’s a load of old bollocks isn’t it? Yes, of course we need trade deals because now we have fallen out with our best trading partner, there is some work to do. Firstly though, we must put ourselves in the shoes of the countries we are trying to do deals with.
These people are not stupid. However, they could be forgiven
for thinking we are. They know that we have crashed out ...
There has been a lot going on with regards to racism recently.
The latest being historic racist tweets by England cricketer, Ollie Robinson.
Opinions are flying around with some making their views plain, whilst others keep
their heads down, knowing what an emotive subject it is.
Carberry and Gower
The most controversial part of this latest scandal is
whether someone should be accountable for what they said as a teenager. Former
England ...
I don’t know how many of you reading this run a small
business, but here’s how tax works.
Over the course of a year, you try to earn enough money to
pay wages and cover overheads (business running costs). In my business, these
are things like computers, phones, accounts packages, advertising, website hosting
and so on.
If a good trading year comes along, your income outstrips
your overheads leaving a surplus of money. This is ...
I had Stockbridge Common all to myself tonight. That’s because it was cold and showery with
dark clouds all around. I got soaked on my first lap, so I did another to dry
off, only to get caught by another deluge. It felt like winter.
Normally on a late spring evening, Stockbridge Common is busy
with walkers taking in the evening sunshine before retiring to the Greyhound to
spend £12 on a glass of wine and not bat an eyelid. Tonight, ...
