It’s coming home… but when?

So, in the end, it didn’t actually ‘come home’. A valiant effort, growing into the tournament as it wore on, yet inevitably (perhaps) unravelled by a penalty shootout. So very England. We’ve seen it all before. We can debate long… Read moreIt’s coming home… but when?

George Floyd’s killing has ignited the black touchpaper

The death of George Floyd at the hands of a white Minneapolis police officer has sparked a wave of demonstrations, protests and downright rioting around the world. The appalling (and seemingly deliberate) act has reignited the race debate and has… Read moreGeorge Floyd’s killing has ignited the black touchpaper

Chinese Year of the Black Dog?

2020. The year of Covid-19, of lockdowns, of ignoring lockdowns to travel half the length of the country to stay in one of your homes, of loosening lockdowns even though more than 300 people are still dying EVERY DAY. Every day… Read moreChinese Year of the Black Dog?

Lockdown 2020 – looking towards ‘the new normal’

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Lockdown 2020 – how’s it going for you? As the UK enters its seventh week of lockdown measures imposed by the government, there seems very little light at the end of the tunnel. Despite the returning prime minister’s rather cavalier… Read moreLockdown 2020 – looking towards ‘the new normal’