Blog

March

Coarse and vulgar or slick and smooth. The American message remains the same

November

Extended extracts from Who Killed Oswald Grey

September

Who Killed Oswald Grey? Race, the law and the last Black man hanged in Britain.

August

Starmer’s timidity feeds Fraudster Farage over hotel protest

June

It’s a huge cover up, says reformed racist

April

Now is no time to stay silent

January

The fire this time – don’t be silenced by the flames.

October

Our lame politicians give hope to the far right: it’s up to us to step forward

July

As nothing has been happening in the world…..

May

Bringing cricket back to those who it has left behind

April

Latest book release: From Azeem to Ashes: English cricket’s struggle with race and class

February

Slowly, then. One last time. Criticising Israel does not make you an antisemite

January

More elections, less democracy? It’s not just the ballot box that can bring change.

December

Michelle Mone know the Tory way. Tell a lie, tell a big one.

November

At last. The Marxist government we deserve.

October

Silence is not an option

August

Take responsibility for my actions? You must be joking

July

Moral guidance from the Page 3 mob? Really?

June

The mark of the bully – target the weakest

May

Roll up for the annual jamboree: stick a number on that child

April

From gutter to sewer – the world’s politicians sneak a look at where Netanyahu will go next

March

Sunak’s cheap victim-blaming – vile, inhuman and unworkable

January

Don’t want life to carry on imitating art? Then keep protest alive and kicking.

December

Think strikes are about workers’ greed? Turn that on its head.

November

This is what it looks like when we’ve gone through the bottom of the barrel

September

Brutish Necessity. A Black life forgotten.

August

Roll up, roll up. It’s the annual judge-a-child jamboree

July

Want a preview of hell? Try watching squabbling Tories while the world burns.

June

To the 211 Tory cowards – what do you think you stand for?

May

Patel’s rotten Rwanda scheme. Cheap, nasty and inhumane. No surprise there, then.

April

Want to send a message to the world? Defend democracy at home

There are monsters abroad – and some of our own to fight at home too

March

War is hell – but it’s no free pass for Johnson’s Cabinet

February

International crisis? Thank goodness we have the right people at the helm.

January

A Tory party? I’ll give it a miss, thanks.

There’s nothing sensible about excusing brutes and villains

December

Laying down your friend for your life – it’s the Johnson way

November

Cricket’s message of ‘look like us,think like us, be like us’ is the result of the closed shop it has become

You’ve got the one job….and you’re paid handsomely for it too

Culture? Well, if you must – but make it noisy.

October

Football club for sale,no questions asked. But why would there be?

Johnson Lazy and careless? well, yes – but that’s pretty irrelevant

August

Only hard work, not hard hat photos, can bring real change.

July

A short memory and ill-chosen friends. Why Priti Patel behaves so badly.

June

Smear, sneer and snide innuendo: the stock in trade of the Deputies and their allies.

Not going to the match, minister? I’ll have your ticket.

May

This isn’t a side-show. This is life and death.

Calling out evil is doing the right thing, it doesn’t make you an anti-Semite

Identity crisis? That should be easy for Labour to solve.

April

The price of everything and the value of nothing

A burning reminder of Johnson’s Irish amnesia

March

Got a problem? Let’s invent something else to attack

February

Get the tech firms to do the banning? Let’s go for education instead.

January

Free connectivity? What? For everyone? Don’t be ridiculous.

December

If the world spins differently, a few exam passes are sort of irrelevant – aren’t they?

Need to deliver the vaccine? I’ve got a mate who can help you with that.

November

Good news at last, but keep your eye on the dullards – and their chums – still in office.

October

When football met the pandemic – and how it coped

We know Trump’s a lost cause – but the clever ones around him really should know better.

Debate didn’t ring your chimes? Relax. It could never happen here.

September

Leave the door to reason open and in come the clowns.

August

One more item on the Johnson charge sheet: pathetic cowardice

Failed your exam, minister? You should have listened to the teacher.

July

A brief intermission……

June

Starmer’s Peake performance: lame not brave.

Scrabbling to catch up? What a failure of our imagination.

May

How guilty is Cummings? Let Gogglebox decide.

Back to school? Certainly – once we’ve shown young people how to address detail.

April

Science -never plain, not simple. We need to know that.

When we do get back to school, let’s learn some important lessons

Get back to normal? We’ll want better than that, won’t we?

Johnson, Gove – we’re listening. And we’ll be holding you to it.

March

So now we know what disaster looks like, let’s try to stop another one, eh?

Of gin, stockings and making what we need.

The herd? Thanks for that. Tells us a lot.

A rock star, a playwright and a football manager walk into a pub….

Had enough of experts? Really? Keep them coming – and make sure there’s plenty for the future.

Oh. Maybe there really is a crisis

February

Awaiting the apocalypse? Not to worry: we’ve got a lovely princess.

Are our children literate? We’d better hope so.

Democracy. It may be dull but it’s all we’ve got.

Liar, liar….

January

Free at last. That’s OK, then.

Is this seat free? For you, sir? Certainly, sir.

Want a fight? You must be very brave….mustn’t you?

December

That internet, eh? How about showing kids how it works?

Don’t ban Brexit at the table – but set yourself some rules!

No mourning after. There’s still a world to win.

November

Tell the truth. It’s the religious way.

The choice becomes clearer every day: socialism or barbarism?

October

Forget the B word. Let’s have an election about something much more important.

They’re busy doing nothing – but someone will clear up after them.

September

Let’s seek out the traitors. We know it makes sense.

A matter of principle? Nope. You’ve lost me there, I’m afraid.

O, these men, these men…..

August

Is your child insufficiently anxious? The system has just the thing you need.

Whenever they’s a cop beating a guy….look for a Tory desperate for votes

Maybe it’s best not to whip the messenger.

July

Forget the blather about Cicero. It’s Trump who rings Johnson’s chimes.

I’ll stick to surnames, thanks.This clown’s no mate of mine.

Mo and Megan: this is what we look like

June

These wannabe emperors are cloaked only by their massive self-regard

May

just get on with your work – and stop that!

Out of line.

April

An ugly, venomous toad…with no precious jewel in his head

No way to carry on

Save us from brave boys who insult the spirit of those who really did the fighting.

It’s the holidays. Leave them kids alone.

April fool! How would you know?

March

Think the Tories started messing up Brexit in 2016? Have a closer look.

Want to learn about the world? Ask a ten-year-old.

The reason there’s no fences is so that you don’t climb over them.

Don’t invent a bogeyman – there’s one on the doorstep.

February

Oh. I get it now. I’m an anti-Semite because you said I am. Sorry to be so dim.

When it comes to justice for Shamima Begum, who do we think we are?

Tell a lie, tell a big one.Ha, ha, ha.

Stay inert, keep Trump. That’s the warning.

January

Mindfulness and well-being. You can fool some of the people some of the time…..

Stoking the fires: our new winter of discontent

Teach your children well….if they’ll let you

Sunderland ‘Til I Die. Well, not really – but I know what you mean.

December

Crisis? Just pull people out of the water, will you?

Springsteen and the Hebrew School

Stupid woman? Yup. Than just about covers it.

Brexit. It’s a mess ain’t it, sheriff?

Why the news is bad for your health