The Confusing World of Football Hypocrisy
Most reasonable people hate the fact that the World Cup is being played in Qatar. We know it is bent but how many of us can resist watching it? I hoped England would be crap yesterday so I could pretend I didn’t care. However, the bastards played well, meaning I am now hooked into it. My Hypocrisy I justify my hypocrisy by watching it on ‘free to air’ and stating that the real villains are FIFA, not football supporters. I know, I ...
Why I Like Brighton
When I was down in Brighton for my birthday, I was wondering why I love it so much. The seafront isn’t exactly a place of natural beauty and parts of the town are a bit rundown. The Laines and Loakes However, once you get around ‘The Laines’ area, everything comes to life. I wasn’t expecting that in November. The sheer vibrance of the colours and the eclectic array of independent shops is an antidote to the dreary retail areas in ...
The Nurses Strike
It was just a couple of years ago that nurses were being lauded as national heroes. It was a fair accolade too, considering many of them were on the front line of a health crisis. Covid Pots and Pans! It is worth remembering that during the early stages of Covid, no one knew if there would be a vaccine. PPE was also in short supply increasing workers risks. This meant NHS staff were frantically trying to keep people alive whilst sticking ...
Refugees and the Constructed Crisis
I was talking to a friend the other day and his words intrigued me. He asked me how I would like having an Albanian gangster living next door me. The truth is, I would not like it very much. Then again I would not like any gangster of any nationality living next door to me. Gangsters are not very nice people, particularly people traffickers. However, I'd say the chances of that are slimmer than getting hit by lightning, so I am not unduly ...
Can Sunak be a Good PM?
So, in comes the next Prime Minister, unelected but crowned. The big question is, how will Rishi Sunak get on? Will he fail spectacularly, grovelling to the demands of the back bench crackpots, or will he take the party kicking and screaming out of the 20th Century and away from its imperial delusions? The Positive of Useless Predecessors The positive for Sunak is that he is following Liz Truss. Truss was the final act in a game where ...