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Time to Go: Why I’m Stepping Down as Oakley CC Chairman After 13 Years
After 13 years steering the good ship Oakley Cricket Club, I’ve decided that this season will be my last as Chairman. It’s not a decision I’ve taken lightly, but it is one I’ve reached with peace, perspective—and, inevitably, a hint of sentimental wobbling of the bottom lip. So why do we do it? Why do otherwise sane people give up their evenings and ...
The Great British Sewage Swindle
Nothing says “we mean business” like a government press release dripping with righteous fury at water companies… followed immediately by doing absolutely nothing to change the rotten system they helped create. Ministers are once again donning their hi-vis vests of performative outrage, promising fines, accountability, and tough talk about “cracking ...
Vineyards? In Hampshire? I Thought This Was Cattle and Chalkstream Country
I’ll be honest—I know next to nothing about wine. My knowledge of reds and whites pretty much stops at the supermarket offers and which one gives me the worst headache. But since moving to the Test Valley some 10 years ago, I’ve seen more vineyards than chalkstreams, and that got me wondering: why on earth are we suddenly surrounded by grapevines? Soil, ...
Palestine Flags at Glastonbury? Please, Do Calm Down.
As predictably as someone losing their tent on day one, the annual outrage machine has fired into action—this time over the sight of Palestinian flags waving in the dust and dry cider haze of Glastonbury. Apparently, the mere presence of a flag is now cause for national alarm. And not just from the usual suspects on GB News who believe “woke” is a communist ...
Genocide’s Fine — So Long as the Right People Do It
If you’ve ever wondered how many Palestinian children have to die before Britain’s so-called “opposition” party says something, the answer is apparently all of them. But only if they’re being killed by a country we call an “ally.” Yes, while Gaza turns to ash, and entire families are wiped off the map before they even get a chance to flee, Keir ...