As the right-wing press launched their attack dogs on
Kier Starmer this week, seeing the views of different people made interesting
reading.
After weeks of demanding critics “move on”, the discovery that Starmer may have infringed regulations set a new tone. Days and days of allegations about hypocrisy and demands for his resignation, followed. The Ukraine crisis we were told was more important than a garden party, suddenly became ...
Here’s a question. What are the police for, and who do they represent
in a modern democracy?
This is how I see it. The police are funded by the British
public. If you pay tax and council tax, you are, in effect, a customer of the
police. You have paid out money for the police force to protect you and those
around you. They are there to represent you if someone has committed a crime
against you.
Respecting Laws
As part of the deal, ...
There has been a lot of anger this week about the obscene wages that Manchester City Football Club is allegedly about to pay Erling Haaland. The figure being chucked around by angry people on social media is around 500k a week. That indeed is more money than anyone could ever hope for, or need.
PAYE Footballers
Let us look at this from another angle. Erling Haaland will be contracted to Manchester City FC as a PAYE employee of the club. ...
Watching the black comedy unfold at Manchester United is compelling
viewing. I am no business analyst but in 25 years of running a small, limited
company, I have seen some spectacular failures. After that amount of time
dealing with large corporations and one-man bands, I almost instinctively know
a crap business model when I see one. It’s not a special skill, everyone I know
who has been in business a similar time, possesses the same ability ...
I have decided that for no discernible reason, 2022 is going to be the year I complete The Test Way. The Test Way, if you don’t know, is a path that starts at Inkpen Beacon and finishes in Eling, Southampton.
I started this quest for greatness today, when, with no little enthusiasm, I conquered the stretch between St Mary Bourne and Hurstbourne Tarrant. This was a four-mile, thirst-quenching ordeal through tough terrain as the temperature ...
