There is a strange attachment in the UK to being morally outraged by something, just to show we really care about our society.
Last week we had palm oil, the burning of a mock Grenfell and poppies, which bring up tiresome arguments each year about how we should, or should not, show our respects to the fallen who perished in two barbaric wars, the first of which was supposed to end all wars.
Everyone’s outrage towards palm oil started ...
When I was enjoying the beauty of autumn at Danebury Hill yesterday, I noticed a bit of a commotion ahead of me. It was a group of dog type people, the sort who like to pour scorn on my choice of dried dog food or the dangers of throwing a spaniel a stick.
As I walked past, I noticed that all the attention was focused on a little white terrier thing that was bouncing around and jumping up at everyone with what I would regard as annoying ...
Every year I try to pop along to watch Basingstoke Town play football. It is my own way of trying to show a bit of loyalty to what is known as 'grass roots' football.
When I turned up on Saturday, nothing had changed and apart from the big screens showing multi-millionaires playing the same game 50 miles away in Bournemouth, going into The Camrose is like walking back into 1978 and that's the way they like it. I do too.
You can tell ...
It is three years ago this month I decided to bring a dog into my life. Apart from the odd pat on the head, I have never really been much of a dog person if I am honest, but I needed something to break up long days of working alone at home before insanity overwhelmed me.
Of course, at the time of purchase, I was warned by many well-meaning dog types about the pitfalls of ownership and I did have grave concerns about how to turn a plastic ...
When I watched the scenes from the ‘Remain’ march in London last week I was very impressed, at least until I started wondering what they would achieve.
Does a peaceful march make politicians do anything or does it just give them a platform to say that they fully support peaceful marches in a democracy, safe in the knowledge that it will be forgotten about within a few days?
I am not discrediting those who went to London to demonstrate ...
