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Footballers and Covid-19

If the ageing process, Brexit and Covid have taught me one thing, it’s that making impulsive assumptions can result in public shaming and not learning about the devil in the detail. It also allows people like Toby Young, Julia Hartley Brewer and Laurence Fox to make money for being the voices of lunatic reason. So, with that in mind, I decided to not pay much ...

Here We Go Again

Lockdown had to happen. In many ways, when it did, I was quite relieved. The longer we were waiting for the inevitable, the more people were being infected and the longer we would have to wait for a countdown out of this crisis. At least now, we can look forward (with more than a hint of trepidation) hoping for a bit of luck and a fair wind with the ...

Can 2021 Bring New Hope?

To say Christmas has been the most wonderful time of year would be a gross overstatement. Socially mixing and shopping in bustling towns followed by a pint or two in the pubs of Winchester and Salisbury was something I really missed. On the couple of occasions I did utilise tier 2, it was a case of making the best of things rather than feeling a sense of festive ...

Well, This is all Going to Plan…

I heard a lot of people on the Radio this morning saying that the new strain of Covid-19 is the worst possible news. It’s not though is it? The worst possible news would be if it were vaccine resistant, which, by all accounts, it isn’t. In a way it has done everyone a favour, as it has rid us of the wacky theory of a five-day free for all to wipe out half the ...

Forget Fishing, The Deal is all About Standards

I was speaking to a work colleague the other day and he was adamant that British standards wouldn’t change after a No Deal Brexit (If it happens). His theory is that British companies are renown for operating over and above EU regulations with regards to workers rights, the environment and health & safety. What I tried to point out is regulations are not put ...