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Category Archives: Sport
To Win, and To Win Fairly
Winning makes history. But winning in the right way is just as important, because it generates goodwill and political capital. Continue reading
Posted in Football, Liberal Conspiracy, USA
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The Art of the Run-up
Following last night’s drama in Moscow, I can only reiterate how important the run-up is to penalty-taking. Continue reading
Posted in Football
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‘Free Tibet’ flags made in China
Loving it: The factory in Guangdong had been completing overseas orders for the flag of the Tibetan government-in-exile. Workers said they thought they were just making colourful flags and did not realise their meaning. But then some of them saw … Continue reading
Posted in China, Human Rights, Sport, Tibet
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Ask the Dalai Lama
Adrian Hamilton has a good idea. Continue reading
Posted in China, Sport
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The Price of Change
As Barnes points out, change is sometimes negative, but we would do well to remember that we cannot stop it happening. The question is no longer “should we let it happen?” but “how do we manage it in a way which is beneficial to all?” Multiculturalism is the dialogue by which we try to answer this question. Continue reading
Posted in Multiculturalism, Sport
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Unleash the Analogies
As well as enjoying the result of last weekend’s rugby match, I have to say I found the news coverage very amusing. A clash with France? On French soil!? The press could not contain their delight. With the unwavering purpose … Continue reading
Alisher Usmanov
Let us hope that the prospect of yet another post-Soviet Croesus ripping the heart out of yet another Premiership Football Club inspires a viable campaign against this podgy, anti-democratic thug. Continue reading
Posted in Football, Human Rights, Internet Philosophy, Media
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Jagged Little Pill
Lord Coe says it was designed to appeal to young people. I can only assume he means the knife-weilding, feral youths we hear so much about, for the logo resembles nothing so much as a pile of broken glass. Continue reading
Posted in London, Sport, Visual
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New writing styles
A good and entertaining example of how reporting is being changed by ‘instant’ media can be found in the sphere of sports journalism. Continue reading
Posted in Internet Philosophy, Sport
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Cult footballers and followings
Dave Hill amusingly plugs his book 33 times over at Comment is Free. The novel is called The Adoption and is of course available online. I fear this plug may be too late for Christmas, however. I do enjoy Dave’s … Continue reading
Posted in Football, Internet Philosophy, Literature
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