Racism in Football and Cricket

Posted on June 8, 2021

There has been a lot going on with regards to racism recently. The latest being historic racist tweets by England cricketer, Ollie Robinson. Opinions are flying around with some making their views plain, whilst others keep their heads down, knowing what an emotive subject it is. Carberry and Gower The most controversial part of this latest scandal is whether someone should be accountable for what they said as a teenager. Former England ...

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Reform Corporation Tax? Not on Your Nellie!

Posted on May 25, 2021

I don’t know how many of you reading this run a small business, but here’s how tax works.   Over the course of a year, you try to earn enough money to pay wages and cover overheads (business running costs). In my business, these are things like computers, phones, accounts packages, advertising, website hosting and so on. If a good trading year comes along, your income outstrips your overheads leaving a surplus of money. This is ...

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What’s Going on With the Weather?

Posted on May 24, 2021

I had Stockbridge Common all to myself tonight.  That’s because it was cold and showery with dark clouds all around. I got soaked on my first lap, so I did another to dry off, only to get caught by another deluge. It felt like winter. Normally on a late spring evening, Stockbridge Common is busy with walkers taking in the evening sunshine before retiring to the Greyhound to spend £12 on a glass of wine and not bat an eyelid. Tonight, ...

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Covid Inquiry and ID Cards

Posted on May 12, 2021

So, the government has announced there will be a full independent inquiry into Covid 19. It is going to be in the spring of next year. The chances are, it will get delayed whilst Mat Hancock’s sister’s firm gets to finish shredding the evidence. What is the point in an inquiry? This is a government that have an MP who is the anti-corruption champion and is, by coincidence, married to the head of Test & Trace. Test & Trace is ...

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Labour’s Long Road

Posted on May 6, 2021

As the by elections approach, it has been very interesting watching various columnists trying to work out why the Labour Party aren’t making inroads into the conservatives. In fact, they are losing ground if the opinion polls are to be believed. There are several plausible theories but nothing that can be regarded as definitive. Therein lies the problem Labour are faced with. However, I did follow a thread that suggested with regards to ...

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