I turned on Newsnight last night and the subject was the Labour Party anti-Semite row “that just won’t go away”.
It reported that ‘The Times’ was publishing proof that Jeremy Corbyn hosted an event (in 2010) where it was said Israeli’s were behaving like the new Nazis. The event was called ‘Never Again for Anyone - From Auschwitz to Gaza’ so you don’t need to be Poirot to work out its content and how, in the opinion of at ...
What I can't help noticing lately is how many people assume that a Brexit deal with our European neighbours should be easily solved by simply telling the EU countries what we want, and they can either lump it or like it.
There is a theory that they need us just as much, if not more, than we need them, so as someone leaving the club, we should dictate the situation to Johnny Foreigner or else.
The government is split (Labour appear no ...
For a while at least everything seemed to be going our way. The sun was shining and it seemed that everyone was buzzing with excitement at the prospect of England in a World Cup Final.
Then after England flew out of the traps but failed to bury their opposition (Croatia) it all began to unfold in a fashion that cynics suggested was always going to happen as optimists went into denial. Some said England were brilliant, others said they ...
I don't know about anyone of you reading this but I can't concentrate on anything today, making admin cock up after cock up to the point where I am going to pack up for the day.
I haven't done myself any favours, playing a 1990 hit list on YouTube and reflecting back on when West Germany broke our hearts on that sultry Italian evening that is etched into my memory like it was yesterday. The tragedy, the emotion and the tears were like nothing ...
Someone on the radio this morning said how bizarre it seemed that we have a modern football manager overseeing a young, vibrant and humble World Cup squad in Russia, whilst back at home we have a rudderless government where those trying to find something economically sane to cling on to after Brexit, are getting stabbed in the back by lunatics like Boris Johnson, probably the biggest self serving bastard in 21st Century politics.
During ...
