One has to laugh at the repeated crapness of my football club, and it’s team, Hull City. I cannot take them too seriously. First we go on a record-breaking run of 30 away games without a win (or was it 31?) and then follow that up immediately with a new club record away games without a defeat of 17 games. However, I think we have outdone ourselves with the new shirt sponsor for next season. Yes – you saw that right – Cash Converters. Possibly the most popular shop in Hull outside of Poundland. The perfect place for all the … Continued
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I really cannot see why we should continue to be so disregarded by Sepp Blatter as the head of FIFA. It is quite extraordinary in his denial of issues of corruption. If the English FA have any balls, then they should withdraw from FIFA, and I would not be surprised if many other countries across the world also withdrew. I am sick and tired of this pathetic, corrupt and deluded individual, and I really think that we should not be sending an England team to future FIFA World Cups. We should retain our dignity and decency as a nation, and … Continued
I got a little offended when I read that one of the trade unions (who I fully despise), Unison, threatened war against the country (see link in title). So I decided to vent my anger… ************************* Dear Sir I note that somebody called Dave Prentis, who is the general secretary of Unison, has threatened ‘a prolonged and sustained war’. I am a pretty average person in the UK, earning the average salary, with no property or car, etc, and I find this deeply offensive – in fact this compares to me to the threat from the IRA or Al-Qaeda. I … Continued
I feel quite reasonable today, I even got up early and was 30 minutes early for work – crazy stuff! Means I can leave at 5pm which will be much appreciated. I didn’t get the sales support role that I applied for. I did have a feeling in the interview that I didn’t get it and that they had someone else in mind. But I enjoyed the interview and the presentation – does that make me strange? Apparently I gave a very good presentation, though I didn’t show enough confidence – I would agree for the first minute or so … Continued
Last November, Sven Vath was to play fabric – my favourite DJ at my favourite club, the first time for about 6 years I think. I left having had a fantastic night but Sven hadn’t been the star of the show – which is what I am used to, so perhaps I was a tiny little bit dissatisfied. A couple of months ago I heard Sven was due to play again at fabric on 21st May, and I have seen him countless times over the years, and I always think he is at his peak in the months before Ibiza … Continued
I like to think that I am constantly evolving and learning, so I have now decided I can put into practice what I learnt on The Apprentice the other night. Greatly encouraged by getting 5p off a chocolate muffin yesterday at the cafe at work, with hardly saying a word, today I went down with a plan of attack in mind. I was a little too late to get the carvery sandwich (which I knew I would have to pay full price for as it is popular), they had run out. I was disappointed. But there were still some breakfast … Continued
You may have seen that inflation has jumped to 4.5% in April. Yet, the Bank of England, who are in charge of trying to ensure that inflation sticks to a target rate of 2%, are not doing anything to control inflation, through increasing interest rates. Is this acceptable? This article argues that savers now need a rate of 7.5% to earn a real rate of interest – as inflation is depreciating their savings. As far as I see it at the moment, those who got us into this financial mess, through reckless borrowing, and reckless lending, are being let off the … Continued
Hello world, I am back from my Facebook break. I de-activate my Facebook account every 6-8 months for a few days or sometimes even a week. I thoroughly recommend it to anyone who feels they spend too much time on Facebook. It has allowed me time away to reprioritise my life and concentrate on other things – I was spending way too much time on there! I’m sure I probably missed out on a few things that would have interested or amused me, but life goes on. One annoying thing about not being on Facebook is that I do not … Continued
It doesn’t seem that long since the general election of 2010. But today’s elections are different. First there is the local elections. These are to elect our local councillors who run local services. Second is the referendum on whether to change the current voting system of first past the post, to AV. With regards to the local elections. I think most people reading know that I am a Conservative supporter. Although with some liberal leanings. In Reading, the local council is currently a coalition between Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, like it happens to be for the national government. I would … Continued
I have to say that going to London to watch the Royal Wedding was one of the best decisions of my life. Everything about the day was exceptional, it is not so easy to put into words. A lot of people seemed indifferent about it, but I just had this urge to go into London and be a part of it, and most gratefully, so did my very good friend, JP. And it was an exceptionally enjoyable day. We decided to go to Trafalgar Square to watch it, we got there just in time as they soon closed all the … Continued