England Survive, Somehow
So, England move smoothly into the next round.
No problem. Easy win. On we travel.
You know I’m lying, don’t you?
That was about as smooth as a flight through a thunderstorm, with the drinks trolley loose and the pilot asking if anyone on board has ever played Football Manager.
England are through, but they are not firing. In fact, if Harry Kane had been injured, they would probably be home already, ...
England Win the Group… But Are They World Cup Winners?
England have done what was required. Three games, top of the group, and a favourable last 32 draw. Tick. Tick. Tick. The 2-0 win over Panama wasn’t exactly footballing poetry. It was more the sporting equivalent of doing the washing up. Nobody enjoyed it much, but it needed doing.
To be fair to Panama, they were organised, hardworking and about as welcoming as a wasp in a sleeping ...
After last night’s disappointing game against Ghana, I allowed myself a small, private moment of smugness. Not a full lap of honour around the living room, but certainly a knowing nod into my glass of Peroni.
In my first Chez Lounge post, I suggested we might want to put the bunting away after the win over Croatia. Yes, England had looked good, but Ghana, I warned, might be a very different sort of evening. Less champagne football, more ...
Every few weeks there seems to be another story suggesting Keir Starmer is on borrowed time. Whether the latest rumours are true or not is almost beside the point. A growing number of people appear convinced that Labour’s problems can be solved simply by changing the leader.
If only it were that easy.
There is an assumption among some commentators that Labour’s difficulties are largely about Starmer’s personality. If only he were ...
Reform leader condemns “woke anti-voting agenda” after discovering social media accounts cannot cast ballots
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage yesterday launched a furious attack on what he described as a “deeply unfair and profoundly woke anti-voting agenda” after learning that Russian bot accounts remain unable to participate in British by-elections.
Speaking to reporters outside a pub while gesturing angrily at a smartphone ...
