I suppose that it’s only right that you shouldn’t celebrate a divorce by chanting it on the streets. Especially when you haven’t yet agreed on who’s going to look after the kids, and who gets the cat that kept on being sick on the Persian rug. And then there’s the delicate question of the financial […]
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BREXIT – Nous Nous Reverrons Un Jour, Mais Je Ne Sais Ni Quand, Ni Comment
Il est temps de dire au revoir. Le Brexit est devenu réalité. Nous nous sommes battus pour essayer de te persuader de rester, mais ta décision est irrévocable. Tu quittes la maison qui était à toi et tu fermes la porte. Mais le pire, c’est que tu aurais pu changer l’Union. Oui toi. Partie intégrante […]
Brexit: We’ll Meet Again, Don’t Know When, Don’t Know How
It’s time to say goodbye. Brexit is upon us. We fought hard to try to persuade you to stay, but your decision is final. You are leaving the house that was your home, and closing the door behind you. Until we meet again, then. I don’t know whether to be sad, annoyed, or just relieved […]
Who Needs A Family When You’ve Got Friends? Oh, Sorry – I Ain’t Got Those Either!
It’s a real curse, isn’t it. Family, I mean. Harry and Meghan have my deepest sympathy because I know exactly how they feel. Here’s a royal saga that I can easily relate to. Only for me, it was the other way around. Instead of leaving my family, it’s my family who left me! You just […]
City Past And Present – Hello Or Hola?
This may be a controversial post for some, an unreadable one for others. Insults may fly out of Facebook. But don’t worry, I’m tough and, in any case, my present involvement in Facebook is very limited so that the chances are, I won’t read your comment anyway. I found it interesting to compare yesterday’s City […]
Brexit – Turning A Blind Eye To The Blind
The message to come out from the UK general election is loud and clear. Parliament has passed the withdrawal agreement and Brexit will happen on 31 January. Three and a half years of bickering and both the UK and the EU will leave the divorce courtroom and go their separate ways. Never mind about the […]
Boris Johnson’s License To Get It Wrong
In football, you would say that the scale of the victory was largely due to the weakness of the opposition. You can still win handsomely by fielding a second string team if you are playing against amateurs who have spent more time at the local pub than on the training field. Boris Johnson’s large majority […]
City’s Tribal War: Manchester City 1-2 Manchester United
This was terrible. Not the result because let’s face it, City cannot win the league this year unless Liverpool’s entire squad is hit by meningitis. My 14-year-old boy supports Manchester United anyway, so how can I be upset? No, what is really upsetting and terrible is the moronic gestures of a small proportion of the […]
Prince Andrew – Forgetting The Bar, Remembering The Pizza!
Do you remember what you were doing on 10 March 2001? I certainly don’t, but then again, I’m an expert at forgetting things when it suits me. And if Prince Andrew’s BBC interview is anything to go by, so is he. It’s one thing not remembering if there was a bar at Tramp’s, but not […]
This is Yet Another Fine Election I Cannot Vote In
UK elections come and go, but some things remain the same. Namely, my not being able to vote in a UK election. It is strange how feelings associated with citizenship can be so diametrically opposed. In 2017, I was so proud to have been able to participate in the French presidential elections. I felt a […]