From the lack of crowds to the burned-out players leading to a higher than usual injury rate, to the utterly abysmal way in which VAR seems to be getting worse, not better and the over-saturation of coverage of TV… It’s just been a bit shit.
Returning to the Blog
My last post here was August last year, following the utter cock-up that the government made of the A-level results. My intention in starting this blog wasn’t really to spend all my time having a go at the failing government—which is good because that be a full-time job such are their failures—but instead it was supposed to be a place to express the thoughts, questions & ideas that swim around in my noggin at a bit more length than Twitter allows.
Are you furious about the A-Level results scandal? I am, and so should you be.
For me, the real tragedy here is those “average” students who were predicted “average” grades that would have been enough to get them a place at an “average” University who will now miss out.
Lockdown is Tough, but Easing it Too Soon & Too Quick will be Tougher
When I sat and watched Prime Minister Johnson’s address to the nation on 10th May, it was with a mix of horror and confusion.
#PMQs – Political Theatre that’s Out of Time
We would not tolerate the kind of behaviour we see in the House of Commons, and particularly at PMQs, at, say a school assembly or an academic debate, so why do we accept it from our elected officials?
Stop the 404 – I Want to Get On
It’s quite late and I’m just about satisfied with how the blog looks – for now. I need to design some headers and then I think I’ll be there. And maybe a different background image. I’ve got a few other themes installed too that I’ll want to take a look at. But for, now, I just needed to write a post to that I stop getting the 404 error on the front page. So, here’s a post. Here, have a picture of me.
Still Generating Hits
Like most people who operate a website, I keep an eye on the stats—the number of visitors to the site, the pages they hit and where the traffic is coming from
Working from Home
Despite the UK’s “lockdown” (which, let’s be honest, isn’t anything like what most countries have meant by “lockdown” I’ve still been hard at work. Not just on a couple of personal projects which include slowly bringing the eBooks I’ve published under different names back under my main author name, but also at my day job.
How’s Your Lockdown?
Prime Minister Johnson (still feels wrong to say that—how did that man become PM?) announced that life as the UK knew it was being put on hold for the time being back on 23rd March.
Too Much Choice
Do you ever feel like you have too much choice? I do. In fact, every time I open a blank document to write a blog post I feel as if I have too much choice.
