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A chance viewing – and something of a conversion to MMA

There are some strange things that one can get up to in the dead of night. On Saturday evening – or to be precise, very early Sunday morning – in line with my normal practice, I awoke, rose, made myself a vat of black expresso coffee and toddled along to my office in order to fire up the [...]

January 24, 2022 // 0 Comments

New Highway Code outrage

It perhaps doesn’t quite become me, as someone who is still serving a six months disqualification from driving on the roads of the UK, to get on my high horse over the woke-prompted “positive discrimination” in favour of cyclists in the latest edition of the Highway Code which [...]

January 24, 2022 // 0 Comments

“Wokeness” is here to stay, folks …

Here are a selection of some latest media stories on the state of “wokeness” in the United Kingdom – and, inevitably, the Rust‘s “You couldn’t make it up” department would have had a field day with some of them:- The University of Northampton has decreed that some of its students [...]

January 23, 2022 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Stoke City 2 Fulham 3

There is a cliche in football that runs “A cold night in Stoke”. It is normally applied to the skilful, fancy Dan, footballer who may not fancy it in cold, harsh conditions. Stoke is certainly a hard place and a team that traditionally gives no quarter. To win there is never easy and for us [...]

January 23, 2022 // 0 Comments

A la Colthard/Gravetye Manor

This was my second visit to Gravetye Manor, a former baronial-style hall near East Grinstead, with exquisite gardens that was converted into a hotel in 2005. It’s more of a summer place to enjoy the formal walled garden and the expansive grounds by a lake. The dining room is set in a conservatory [...]

January 21, 2022 // 0 Comments

There are two sides to every situation, including life

Regular readers will be aware of The Rust‘s mission statement and purpose – i.e. watching, reviewing and analysing events in the 21st Century world from the perspective of those of us who are slightly beyond the first flush of youth. One of the fundamental challenges of the human condition [...]

January 20, 2022 // 0 Comments

Rugby matters

One quote from Eddie Jones, after selecting his squad for the Six Nations, surprised me – namely, the reference that Marcus Smith needs Owen Farrell as the latter has ‘the big picture’ and can effectively play in the style of the All Black second 5/8th. In fact it’s Marcus Smith who has [...]

January 20, 2022 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Fulham 6 Birmingham 2

Fulham have scored 19 goals in their last three matches and now top the Championship by 5 points. Unless there is a collapse of Devon Loch proportions it looks like automatic promotion. If so, it means unlike the two previous promotions – which were via the play-offs – Fulham will have [...]

January 19, 2022 // 0 Comments

Brighton 1 Chelsea 1

One incident defined the difference between the two teams. This would never occur at Brighton who have such a strong collective team spirit. They thoroughly deserved the draw with an equaliser from the outstanding Adam Webster. Except up front, Brighton have quality in depth. Graham Potter selected [...]

January 19, 2022 // 0 Comments

Dame Stephanie Shirley/Private Passions – Radio 3

The above – known by her family nickname Steve – was the guest on Private Passions hosted by Michael Berkeley. She led a remarkable life. Separated from her parents aged 5, she was put on a train as one of the Kindertransport. These children were sent to western countries and some [...]

January 18, 2022 // 0 Comments

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