For City, it’s no longer a question of being “noisy neighbours,” as Sir Alex Ferguson famously said. No, City have sold their house and gone to live in a neighbourhood that United simply cannot afford. Well, I’m relieved that I didn’t have to hide in the downstairs cupboard like I did […]
Society
No City Jitters Whilst In The Kompany Of A Hero
Manchester City captain, Vincent Kompany (Getty Images) Baring the unthinkable (City 2-1 down at Brighton and Liverpool 1-0 up against Wolves, in injury time) Manchester City are going to win their second Premiership on the trot, on the final day of the season. A repeat of 2012 next Sunday would be unwatchable for […]
Film Review: “Son Of Saul” – A Vision Of Hell
Film Title: Son of Saul (2015) Director: László Nemes May 4th is a national remembrance day in the Netherlands. The entire country pays its respect to those who died in WWII and more recent conflicts, all in the name of freedom. Supermarkets close at 7.00 pm and, an hour later, a two-minute silence is observed. […]
Huawei – Réseau 5G Ou Réseau Cinglé?
Je ne savais pas que je portais une bombe à retardement dans la poche de mon pantalon. Il s’agit d’un Huawei P9, un petit téléphone intelligent dont les fabricants ont le potentiel de causer beaucoup de problèmes pour beaucoup d’entre nous. Révolu, le temps où nous devions téléphoner à Nice au boucher du coin […]
Make Someone Happy – Take Buzby Huawei!
Little did I know that I was carrying a time bomb in my back pocket. It’s a Huawei P9, a smart little phone (forgive the pun!) whose makers have the potential to cause a lot of us a lot of trouble. Gone are the days when we had to phone the local butcher to make […]
PATRIMOINE: Notre-Dame de Paris – Quand Religion Recontre Laïcité
Le soir de l’incendie de Notre-Dame, Emmanuel Macron avait du mal à cacher ses larmes lors de sa brève intervention à la télévision. Une partie de Paris était en train de brûler et c’est un brasier qui devrait toucher chacun d’entre-nous. L’incendie de la cathédrale souligne la fragilité de l’histoire, nous rappelle de manière intemporelle […]
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Femicide In Europe – A Question Of Manhood
The victims all had a Christian name – Suzanne, Ingrid, Florence, Catherine… Most had a job – schoolteacher, bank employee, secretary… They all had parents, friends, neighbours, and many had children. Their Christian names are our names and their jobs are our jobs. We too, have parents, friends, and for many of us, children. For […]
Notre-Dame De Paris – This Old Lady Is Not For Burning
On the night of the fire, the emotion shown by president Macron during his short television statement in front of Notre-Dame spoke louder than the cathedral’s bells, as his tears were not so far away. A part of Paris was burning, and it’s a blaze that should affect us all. It underscores the fragility of history, […]
Why It’s Time For The UK To Leave The European Union
In times gone by, the European Union was something that was never mentioned in rural England, despite its continuous presence. Like a morning mist that never lifts, the scent of the EU lingered daily above the Yorkshire dales, well into the afternoon before briefly disappearing, only to return with a vengeance at dusk. Since the […]
Film Review: “Carmen And Lola” – Coming Out As Gay In Repressive Romani Culture
It’s a familiar theme relating the attitude that we have as a society, and men in particular, concerning women. It’s a theme that revolves around well-known clichés, but that we will never get tired of seeing. We must certainly never get tired of facing the truth about what it is to be a woman. We […]