A rather dramatic title but I suppose that is the point and I cannot think of a more succinct way to describe my feelings regarding Bolton Wanderers Football Club. There are two kinds of football. There is the football you play and then there is the football you watch. This second kind of football really [...]

The birth of… Podnado!

When I first heard that Margaret Thatcher was to receive the Hollywood treatment, my stomach filled with feelings of despair and helplessness about what was surely to come. Would the film, starring Meryl Streep, look at the huge and costly effects of her premiership on the quality of life of people in Britain? Would it [...]

There are a number of different epiphanies or moments of realisation that you go through as a smoker. You think things are one way and then you realise in a blinding moment of understanding that they are not and everything is suddenly changed and the world may even look like a slightly different place. For [...]

I’ve got it folks. Ever since the Tories and the Lib Dems joined together to form the coalition government following the general election in 2010, people have been wondering what issue, what event could drive the two parties apart? Everyone with an interest in politics has devoted some amount of time to thinking about this [...]

After the recent deal to increase America’s debt limit, a lot of Democrats in Congress and some political pundits complained about the Republicans. They complained about how unreasonable Republicans were, how irresponsible they were, how unwilling to compromise and how they were will to take the nation to the brink of catastrophe to get their [...]

This little tale isn’t really going to go anywhere; there’s no exciting or interesting events much less a thought provoking moral lesson. But what took place this morning was somewhat unusual so I thought I’d write it down in the hope that it may turn to be interesting or even funny. I’ve also not posted [...]

There’s not many good things about learning to ride a bike when you’re 30. It’s not only hard learning to ride itself but there’s a whole load of complications that come along with doing so when you’re 30. People look at you and aren’t really sure what’s going on. You have to get on your [...]