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The internet has a lot to answer for

It occurs to me that a feature of the internet and its attendant modern social media phenomenon is that most people over the age of fifty have a difficulty to some degree or another in understanding what on earth is going on and why. I know I do. Furthermore, anyone who claims different is being [...]

November 25, 2015 // 0 Comments

An interesting time, maybe

The world of politics has entered a confused and yet fascinating stage. Even if you take the view that Labour has entered a ‘lunatics have taken over the asylum’ phase, the Tories are hardly faring much better. With David Cameron – their version of Tony Blair – having publicly [...]

November 22, 2015 // 0 Comments

I’m probably missing the point, but …

Yesterday Deputy Assistant Commissioner Martin Hewitt of the Metropolitan Police faced the media to issue a public apology to the world as part of an attempt to bring to an end to the ‘scandal’ of a series of undercover policemen having intimate sexual relationships with unsuspecting women [...]

November 21, 2015 // 0 Comments

A profitable excursion ….

European Challenge Cup (Thursday 19th November, kick-off 7.45pm) – Cardiff Blues 20 Harlequins 32 – at Cardiff Arms Park The journey from London to the centre of Cardiff – whether by rail or road – is a bit of an ordeal at the best of times and thankfully, committed to being elsewhere [...]

November 20, 2015 // 0 Comments

Meeting up with an old friend

Yesterday I had occasion, as a bit-part player, to join a gathering of the military great and good in central London for lunch – for security and other reasons I fear I cannot give many more details than that. At my advanced age I don’t get out much these days so I guess that readers should [...]

November 19, 2015 // 0 Comments

Farewell to Jonah

Shortly before midnight last night, whilst I was listening to the Phil Williams Show on Radio Five Live, the broadcast was interrupted by one of those ‘earth-jolting’ pieces of news that occur from time to time – the announcement of the death of All Black rugby legend Jonah Lomu at the [...]

November 18, 2015 // 0 Comments

Troubling times all round

When it comes to discussing important matters such as global politics, religion, one man’s terrorist being another’s freedom fighter, good versus evil, the meaning of life, common human values, the defence of civil liberties versus government’s key responsibility  to protect the public, ‘I [...]

November 18, 2015 // 0 Comments

Proving I’ve still got it …

There I was, minding my own business watching television last night, when at about 8.30pm a ‘ping’ indicated that a text had arrived on my mobile phone. So far so good. A short while later I wandered over to the sideboard to see whether at last Sophia Loren had seen sense, found herself staying [...]

November 17, 2015 // 0 Comments

Keeping up with girls

A couple of weeks ago there were a number of stories in the media about a new musical – featuring choreography by Arlene Phillips – being built around the 1970s magazine for young teenage girls called Jackie. Some of you may remember it as a ‘feel good’ publication all about the latest [...]

November 14, 2015 // 0 Comments

Mayhem down at the Stoop

First things first. Last night I went down to the Stoop by car for Quins’ European Challenge Cup opening match against Montpellier (whose director of rugby is Jake White, the bookies’ current favourite to be the next England head coach) and managed to find somewhere to park off Twickenham Green [...]

November 13, 2015 // 0 Comments

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