IT’S NOT news that this government is desperate for a decent headline and keen to secure its support amongst what it thinks of as its tribe. So Mr Sunak has just announced £2.1million of support to veterans leaving the armed forces. Cue happy picture of him and Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer. Unfortunately and predictably, the logic […]
SOMETIMES you read an article that is so preposterous that you re-read it to make sure you hadn’t misunderstood something. That was exactly how I felt reading the many stories concerning the alleged plot to oust Rishi Sunak and replace him with Penny Mordaunt. While not disagreeing that Sunak has proved to be a hopeless […]
READERS of a certain age will no doubt fondly remember a confectionery staple of their schooldays. PEZ was founded in Austria by Edward Haas in 1927 and went on to become a global phenomenon. The name is an abbreviation of PfeffErminZ (German for peppermint), and originally the product was a round peppermint lozenge called PEZ drops. Over […]
I WATCHED Rishi Sunak on GB News on Monday night. He came across as the best example of a smooth-talking second-hand car salesman I have ever seen. After the show a poll was conducted of the members of the audience, and 50 per cent of them still said they would vote Conservative. What these people […]
INSPIRATIONAL, stupendous and brilliant were just three of the many positive expressions from prospective pupils’ parents who attended a recent evening presentation from the Headmaster in Founder’s Hall. The theme was ‘The BoJo Academy – now and for ever’. The Headmaster gave an overview of the Academy’s strengths, and more pertinently why, in these difficult […]
Looks like we’re not the only country taking a gander at our military, wondering where all the bodies went, and where one might scrape up some new ones. The difference being here – where the heads of most of the services seem actively engaged in chasing off potential recruits even as they whine no one […]
IF you had neighbours who burned through the cash reserves of their family and friends, you would think they were terrible people. If they spent money on pet projects to the neglect of their children, you might even call social services. In fact, if they plunged their children and yet unborn grandchildren into gargantuan levels […]
WITH Rishi Sunak firing the starting gun for an autumn general election, the electorate will be excited at the prospect of a close-run race. If only legendary horse racing commentator Sir Peter O’Sullevan were still on hand to describe proceedings . . . WELCOME to this, the 58th running of the popular Westminster Cup steeplechase. It […]
AS the calendar page is turned to December, it is a time for me to reflect on the highs and lows of the academic year. Looking out from my study window at the dustbowl that used to be home to the First XI cricket team, I am painfully reminded just how fragile our land is, […]
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