When The Olympics & Politics Mix: #3 – The 1968 ‘Black Power’ Games
The Olympics have always been more than just about sport; and are now fully intwined with world events and politics. So, in honour of the London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic games, …
Aaron Ramsey & Stoke City: The (Im)Morality Of Football
In the way of the Olympics, football (or if you rather association football/soccer) has taken a bit of a battering both from fans, non-fans and the media. It’s unsurprising; football, …
Oh Dear..
So there I was sitting at my computer thinking it would be good to blog about that idea the other day. Then I realised. Why am I not bloggging it? …
What Is 'Politics?'
Reblogged from The Polifix: Politics pol·i·ticsnoun (plural) /ˈpäləˌtiks/politics, plural The activities associated with the governance of a country or other area, esp. the debate or conflict among individuals or parties having …
The Biggest Losers?
Just to be clear; this isn’t a blog about that programme, the biggest loser, where in some sort of reality tv bullying (come self-help), a load of overweight people go …
A Dutch Error
So the Daily Express came out with this front page yesterday. Spot the mistake? Well yes, it does claim the Daily Express is the “World’s Greatest Newspaper”; a bizarrely optimistic …