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Kill Football Fans

June 17, 2010 Longrider 1

Despite my dislike of football and the dreary tournaments and semi-literate garbled garbage that the pundits ram down our throats at every opportunity, I’ve never […]

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Iain Coucher to Go

June 17, 2010 Longrider 7

I see that Iain Coucher is to leave Network Rail. Well, frankly, not before time. I worked for Railtrack at the time that Network Rail […]

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Ban Football?

June 16, 2010 Longrider 8

I don’t like football, nay, I detest it, absolutely and utterly. I was introduced to it at the age of eight and pretty quickly realised […]

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More IDiocy

June 16, 2010 Longrider 3

Last month, when discussing John Kirby’s risible apologia for identity cards, bemoaning the fact that his is now useless plastic junk, I mentioned that I […]

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IOMTT 2010

June 15, 2010 Longrider 6

Well, I’m back. The TT week was mixed with Saturday’s racing delayed by several hours and Wednesday’s put off until the Thursday. We watched on […]

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Light Blogging

May 31, 2010 Longrider 3

I am heading off to the Isle of Man for the TT tomorrow. I won’t be taking a computer with me. I will be offline […]

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Iris

May 29, 2010 Longrider 4

Spring is well underway now and the Irises have started to flower. This one is called Art Deco. Tags: photography, gardening

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Oliver Kamm on CGT

May 28, 2010 Longrider 7

I have a feeling that Mark Wadsworth will be approving – at least in part – Oliver Kamm’s piece in the Times. In it, he makes some […]

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iPad Queues

May 28, 2010 Longrider 11

I’ve never really understood the mentality of people who camp outside shops for the sales or for concert tickets – although the limited supply is […]