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The referendum vote on June 23rd is one of the most important political decisions in our lifetime and, I have to admit, at the beginning I didn't think the Leave campaign was likely to win. I spent some time in Europe last month and I had lunch with some French and Belgian people who told me they were …
Continue reading On the E.U. vote: wars, words and perceptions of truth.
Jürgen Klopp came to Liverpool six months ago, inheriting a tired team who played slack and lacklustre football. He has brought with him a reputation, a rock star charisma, a keen and articulate intelligence and a unique sense of humour and mischief which would quickly endear him to fans. More importantly, he has brought the …
Continue reading What if Jeremy Corbyn were more like Jürgen Klopp?
Today, April 8th, is International Roma Day. It is a day where we celebrate Roma culture and raise awareness of some of the issues faced by Romani people all over the world. In the 21st Century climate of globalisation, inclusion and respect for minorities' rights and culture, Roma and Sinti people seem to have been forgotten, viewed …
During Jeremy Corbyn's response to David Cameron setting out his position on Europe and the upcoming referendum yesterday, the leader of the opposition was prevented from delivering his opinion due to some lengthy heckling, including the interruption of 'Who are you?' implying that leaders of other socialist parties in Europe didn't know who he is. This came from the Tory …
Continue reading Punch and Judy politics? Send them to the naughty step!
Everyone is talking about Europe at the moment and , in particular, the referendum in June (probably). We will all be asked to decide on whether we want to stay in the European Union or not, and there are many voices out there, in the media, telling us what we should think. Most of these …
Continue reading Europe – to be in or not to be in? That is the question.
To follow my previous blog on fox hunting, firstly, I'd like to thank all the people who sent me lovely responses. Hope and compassion are alive and people are active against the ban, and that is very reassuring. I have tried over the years to calm my passionate nature over this issue and I now …
Continue reading #KeepTheBan on fox-hunting, for foxes’ sake!
Tony Blair said in 1999 that Conservatives were 'the party of fox hunting, Pinochet and hereditary peers: the uneatable, the unspeakable and the unelectable.' I can go back a little before that when, as an adolescent, I was in a pop-punk band and wrote a song which made me a bit notorious. Plugs were pulled …
I've been on Facebook for over a year now. I'll check it a few times a day and post the occasional article or recipe. But I have noticed a growing hypocrisy - and we're all guilty of it - among people who use social media. We mislead ourselves about why we're doing it. It's called virtue …
I have always allied myself to the Labour party and I am not about to change. I must admit, I was a Millifan during the run up to the last election and I foolishly hoped that Ed would have what it would takes to become our Prime Minister. I saw Ed speak at a Fabian Society conference and I was …
On his way to England where he has been banished, Hamlet encounters a captain who tells him that the Norwegian army is riding to fight the Poles. Hamlet asks about the conflict, and he is told that both sides will fight over “a little patch of land / That hath in it no profit but the …
That quintessence of dust 