Donald Trump and the Redneck Dream

Posted on March 15, 2016

Every time I think about writing something regarding Donald Trump, I decide to wait a little longer as I am probably only a week or so away from him doing or saying something even more outrageous than ever as he goes about the business of making Hitler look like a Liberal. Being from the United Kingdom, what I do find hard to understand is whether there is a genuine threat that he will become the next President of the United States. My ...

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Who was the 5th Member of The Beatles?

Posted on March 10, 2016

As it was announced yesterday morning that the fifth member of The Beatles, George Martin, had died, my first thought was, "Oh that's a shame!" whilst my second was, "Wasn't Pete Best the fifth member of The Beatles?" I racked my brain to try to remember why I had digested such useless and apparently wrong information and I eventually concluded that my source was actually Davenport Nice and Mike Smash, the fictional DJ's from Radio Fab FM, ...

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Frankie Boyle at the Anvil

Posted on March 7, 2016

I went to see shock comedian, Frankie Boyle, perform at the Anvil in Basingstoke last night as part of his tour of Britain's provincial towns. I have long been a fan of Boyle's, particularly enjoying his ongoing tirade against elitism mixed with jaw dropping jokes on subjects we dare not talk or joke about, such as establishment child abuse, disability and cancer. Of course, this has cost him dearly and by expressing on Children in Need ...

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Populist Theory Against Educated Wisdom!

Posted on March 2, 2016

If there is one thing I can't stand, it is people who find it within themselves to challenge or even ridicule those who are better qualified than them in their chosen profession. My job is easy, but I guess it feels that way because I have been doing it twenty years, so it is a bit like riding a bike. However, there are still times when people seem to think they can run it better than me, despite having no experience. Business banking ...

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A Trip to Eype, West Dorset

Posted on February 29, 2016

This weekend, after getting a good freezing on the first weekend of cricket groundwork, we decided to disappear down to Dorset without any children, or indeed my faithful dog. Once again demonstrating my tendency to be a total maverick with no sense of where boundaries lie, I booked up the Eype Mouth Hotel near Bridport. I did this without even a glance at tripadvisor.co.uk, the website that allows would be travel critics the opportunity to ...

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