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Yearly Archives: 2009

It’s A Wonderfuel Life

Tuesday 22nd December 2009

I can’t say I’m happy about the changes over at Eastlands. I actually went to the City-Sunderland game – my first live match for some years – but all through Saturday evening I kept mulling over what I feel has been a disastrous and self-defeating decision. It’s truly shocking. Just when did they change the [...]

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The Bankers’ Arms

Thursday 10th December 2009

Yesterday’s Newsnight was predictably devoted to the Pre-Budget Report – or Autumn Statement, as I sometimes inaccurately refer to it – wherein Paul Mason reported that he had spoken to some bankers in the City of London and they were livid about the announced plan to tax any discretionary bonus of theirs worth over £25,000 [...]

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Twitterings: 27th November-3rd December

Thursday 3rd December 2009

Did you miss me? # Cake – http://snapshot.orange.co.uk/mm8pyz # Looking forward to the City match tonight; at the very least it will end our long run of draws. # Is this the worst press release ever? #

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Ashes To Ashes

Thursday 19th November 2009

It was a gloriously sunny summers day, and we were sat overlooking the back garden with the patio doors wide open; the children were running around outside, playing and baiting each other as usual; my wife and my mum were chatting away, putting the world to rights; and my dad and I listened on the [...]

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Twitterings: 28th August-3rd September

Thursday 3rd September 2009

Still in Cornwall. #

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