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New Year’s here

Well I never. It’s here already, 2019. Goodness, to think how I graduated in 1984, flitted away the rest of the 80’s, 90’s and early 21st century thinking about getting…

Mourinho ho ho ho!

Santa has come nice and early for the Manchester United manager in that he is getting a 10 million quid pay-off for getting sacked. That’s quite a cool deal considering…

May and Trump now have something in common

I don’t reckon either will be hanging around and steering the wheels of their governments much longer. Poor May to be honest. But that bloke Donald deserves all he gets….

On course politics and interesting backward headbutts

I played the Old last Thursday with my pal Peter and we were joined by an American chap who was looking for a game. Unfortunately, I brought up brexit which…

American Politics is as straightforward as a borderline Brexit

Yes I am, for sure. slightly puzzled at the complexity of American politics and the midterms have shown that. The House and Senate are two very different things obviously and…

Making America Fake Again

For all Trump’s mighty command of the English language he is definitely not impartial to using the word ‘fake’. And, I think he is also fully cognizant with its meaning….

Trump’s spine is the shape of a dollar sign

Sorry, but I’ve finally had it with the nonsense being espoused by Mr Make America Great Again. He said he initially found as credible, the ridiculous statement released by the…

Boris Johnson thinks he’s a Winston

A Churchill one of course, not the Rotten Tomato actor chappy. I came to this conclusion after hearing his bravado Brexit bashing, save the nation speech, from the back benches…

Georgia Mann-Smith likes my blog

I am really bowled over by this. It’s one of the few real compliments I’ve had in four years of writing. Notwithstanding the lovely, and individual men, that are Adam…

Dunhill Woes and immediate, but not insurmountable, challenges to learning bridge

I never got a bag at the Dunhill this year which is not totally surprising as I’m a pretty compromised caddie, out of favour with the Links Trust, who can’t…