Just the other day, I was trying to remember when I first
heard about Boris Johnson. I can recall a Youtube video of him going around showing
him rugby tackling a German chap in a charity football match and everyone
thinking it was funny. At that point, I just thought he was a harmless but
slightly embarrassing clown. That must have been at some point in the
noughties, I guess?
As the years passed, I heard more and more tales from those who ...
Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp says there is a reason why his fans booed the national anthem. He has been quite clever to not get drawn into it further, because the populists are loading their guns. It’s a free hit for Johnson. He knows scousers hate him, and the feeling is mutual. This means he can play the part of the populist Royal and gain more votes than he loses.
I believe that to understand why the
booing happened, people need to ...
As the right-wing press launched their attack dogs on
Kier Starmer this week, seeing the views of different people made interesting
reading.
After weeks of demanding critics “move on”, the discovery that Starmer may have infringed regulations set a new tone. Days and days of allegations about hypocrisy and demands for his resignation, followed. The Ukraine crisis we were told was more important than a garden party, suddenly became ...
Here’s a question. What are the police for, and who do they represent
in a modern democracy?
This is how I see it. The police are funded by the British
public. If you pay tax and council tax, you are, in effect, a customer of the
police. You have paid out money for the police force to protect you and those
around you. They are there to represent you if someone has committed a crime
against you.
Respecting Laws
As part of the deal, ...
There has been a lot of anger this week about the obscene wages that Manchester City Football Club is allegedly about to pay Erling Haaland. The figure being chucked around by angry people on social media is around 500k a week. That indeed is more money than anyone could ever hope for, or need.
PAYE Footballers
Let us look at this from another angle. Erling Haaland will be contracted to Manchester City FC as a PAYE employee of the club. ...
