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Labour’s Complex Route to Power

When I was looking at the opinion polls yesterday, I found myself wondering how it would be possible for the Labour Party to find a working majority at the next election. Every time I found a solution, any vote gain I could envisage, was counteracted by losses. These losses would be caused by any ideological shifting to the right or left. Johnson Losing Votes ...

Henning Wehn, London Memories, Wars and Covid

I finally got to enjoy my 2019 Christmas present last night. It was a comedy gig by Henning Wehn at the Hackney Empire, a wonderful venue. We got into London relatively early but soon discovered Hackney is a bit out on a limb. We ended up going over the river through Covent Carden and up to Holborn, then Bethnal Green. I was assured that it wasn’t a long walk. ...

It’s Not a John Terry Tweet we Should be Getting Angry About

I see there has been a shit storm surrounding Chelsea FC over the last few days. Firstly, it was a tweet from former captain, John Terry. Then it was fans singing the name of their former owner, Roman Abramovich. Whilst these events could be seen as lacking class, they do seem to be blown out of proportion. The last time I checked, John Terry was a largely ...

Arise, Sir Gavin Williamson!

There is a reason for everything in life. Yesterday, someone turned up at our house and handed Aden (Jennifer’s son) two pounds in exchange for an inflatable Jesus Christ. There is a reason Jennifer found it amongst a load of old kids’ stuff. There is a reason she put it on Facebay and there is a reason someone drove several miles to pay two English pounds for ...

Fear and Loathing in the UK

Before I start, the title of this blog is based on a play on words from a book by Hunter S Thomson, I read years ago. Sorry if you didn’t get it. What you probably will get, is the feeling of not having any control or influence on the nightmare unfolding in Ukraine. Trip to Salisbury I had to go to pick something up in Salisbury yesterday and ended up in a ...