I had grown to genuinely hate the England football team; the miserable players, the deadpan managers and boorish, racist fans, were a stain on tournaments where Spain and a young German team played with freedom, desire and vibrancy.
England featured several players on fat club contracts who appeared to play begrudgingly in what became a self fulfilling prophecy as supporters of rival clubs booed them for their perceived lack of effort, ...
What, at a guess, most people are thinking at the moment, is how awful it must be to be going about your daily business only to get blown out of an airport or a tube station by an ISIS explosion; or receiving a phone call to be given news that a loved one is missing, probably dead, because of the actions of extremist maniacs.
Take a second or two to digest how that must feel.
Someone, an MP, or security type bloke, said the following ...
When I was seventeen, I worked as a 'Chain Boy' which, before you ask, was the name for a structural engineers assistant rather than slang for a youth who went to parties hosted by BBC children's presenters and MP's.
I didn't drive back then, so one of the lads (Mick) I worked with, used to get his dad to pick us up and drive us all back from Aldermaston to Baughurst and Tadley.
On one damp and cold winters evening as we waited for our ...
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 ...
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 ...
