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The Phantom of the Open review: With Rylance, everyone’s a winner
Review at a glance O God, not another lovable British loser! That’s what every vaguely cynical film-goer will think upon hearing the synopsis of this comedy about record-breaking golfer Maurice Flitcroft (Mark Rylance). Flitcroft became news in 1976, when he played in the Open Championship and, during the qualifying competition,Continue Reading
Is Boris Johnson facing his own ‘winter of discontent’? What the polls tell us
When we talk about how well or badly a government is doing, we often base that discussion around polling that shows how people say they are going to vote in the next election. Recent polling, for example, puts the Conservatives comfortably ahead of Labour in voting intentions – although theContinue Reading
China and Taiwan: why the war of words is unlikely to lead to military conflict (for now, at least)
In the past fortnight, record numbers of Chinese military aircraft have deliberately flown into Taiwan’s air defence zone, sparking alarm in Taiwan and concern across the region as well as for the United States and its allies. This intentional aggression has been accompanied with forthright statements from the Chinese president,Continue Reading
Priti Patel’s ‘activist travel bans’ are another blow to human rights in the UK
Colin Fisher / Alamy Stock Photo Home Secretary Priti Patel is proposing new police powers and tougher penalties for protesters, including giving courts the power to ban activists with a “history of disruption” from travelling to particular protests. Patel justifies this by saying that some protest, like the recent obstructionContinue Reading
Wayne Rooney reveals his dad would give him a slap during blazing rows after growing up fighting on streets as kid
WAYNE ROONEY has incredibly revealed his own dad would ‘give him a slap’ during blazing rows growing up on Merseyside. The Manchester United icon, 35, will be the subject of a remarkable documentary coming to Amazon Prime in early 2022. 2 Wayne Rooney admits he ‘wasn’t the nicest kid’ andContinue Reading
Computers 4 charity
The Lions Club of Plymouth were extremely pleased and surprised to receive a call from Jennie Peters of Computers for Charity to learn that we had been chosen to nominate a deserving person to receive a totally updated and refurbished laptop computer for free!!! Computers 4 charity is a registeredContinue Reading
MP secures funding for additional support in response to the incident in Keyham
Luke Pollard MP has been granted new funding from the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA), who oversees Parliamentary costs, in light of the shooting in Keyham. The new funding will enable Luke to hire a new full time constituency support officer to help support the communities of Keyham and Ford. Since the shootingContinue Reading
Will we finally get ‘Lucky’ and nail Raydoun?
Lucky Lucky Lucky represents a time-handicap ‘special’ to grab one of three places in the fourteen-runner Novice Stakes over six furlongs of Newcastle tapeta tonight when three of eight races are for two-year-olds; obviously I’ve been fully focused, as you’d expect! Every season is a new set of juveniles, myContinue Reading
Conor McGregor next fight: Five men Notorious could face after UFC 264 defeat
CONOR MCGREGOR’s trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier ended with him suffering yet another defeat to the American. The MMA superstar met The Diamond again in July in the main event of UFC 264 for a rubber match. 6 Conor McGregor lost to Dustin Poirier after suffering a horrific ankle injuryCredit:Continue Reading
North Korea’s costly COVID response is pushing Kim Jong-un to play political games
In April 2020, I wrote about North Korea’s efforts to protect itself from COVID-19. The regime was genuinely afraid about the spread of the disease because it knew the country’s healthcare system wouldn’t cope if the virus took hold. Initially there was acceptance that, for the most part, North KoreaContinue Reading