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United or not, our kingdom is changing and I have mixed feelings about it. Ignoring for a moment the various facts and figures being bandied about by both sides, let’s take a moment to consider what the UK is and … Continue reading
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Sometimes I wish I’d been born twenty years earlier than I was. Imagine a world where rock ‘n’ roll is breaking just as you’re growing up and The Beatles emerge for your sixteenth birthday. Imagine a world of full employment. … Continue reading
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Well, it’s that time of year again … the start of a new football season. There’s nothing quite like that heady mixture of hope and optimism as you scan through the fixture list whilst keeping an eye on your club’s transfer news and waiting to see … Continue reading
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About 20 years ago, I was in my mid-20s and about as fit as I would ever be and the Sunday league team I played for had been together for about six years. We knew each other pretty well by … Continue reading
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The other day I went shopping in Lidl. I really like Lidl. They’re a fine example of German efficiency and – along with Aldi – they’ve shaken up the UK grocery business and helped reshape the economic landscape with their … Continue reading
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I’ve just had a new kitchen installed. It should’ve been replaced years ago but … well, you know … I’m a bloke. I can live on toast and cereal. I’ve bought hundreds of boxes of the latter and at least three … Continue reading
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… but don’t worry. It’s not about to make a return to our living rooms any time soon … it’s actually popping up on the street with alarming regularity. If you’ve ever tried painting over a textured surface you’ll know … Continue reading
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I read a couple of articles recently on how to repair broken household goods and just how bloody difficult it can be. I myself have a love/hate relationship with my washing machine and yet strangely the bond between us is … Continue reading
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I read a fascinating interview in The Guardian this week with one June Brown, better known to the world as Eastenders’ Dot Cotton (or Branning if you can still stomach watching what long ago became the most excruciating show known … Continue reading
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Je suis Européen. Ich bin Europäer. Soy Europea. I am European. How about you ? I bet you bloody are, even if you don’t know it. This morning, I read an article in a national broadsheet about the Premier League. … Continue reading
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