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Drinking of England by Peter Dench

Posted on December 9, 2011 by

Always nice to come across something you missed and thanks to the good folk at lensculture I’m now enjoying the slideshow of Peter Dench’s Parr-esque “Drinking of England”. As a series it gets across just how pervasive booze is to … Continue reading →

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A weekend of discovering netball

Posted on November 28, 2011 by

Being a man and English it’s fair to say that netball hasn’t really crossed my path particularly often. I remember we played it at school in mixed form a couple of times – enough for me to know what the … Continue reading →

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England expects … and then celebrates …

Posted on November 4, 2011 by

With a few minutes to go it didn’t look like England were going to get to cheer in a team photo. Trailing France 22-18 they didn’t seem to be able to find a way through but then a bit of … Continue reading →

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A confusion of seasons

Posted on October 2, 2011 by

According to the papers that like to populate their stories about warm weather with images of pretty young things frolicking near fountains (The Guardian, this time) it’s been hotter in London than in a selection of randomly selected warm-sounding places. … Continue reading →

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Papal Bull

Posted on September 23, 2010 by

One of the many things I learnt during the Pope’s recent state visit to the United Kingdom was that the Vatican has a railway system. The 1.2 square miles given to the Pope to create a Catholic state by Benito … Continue reading →

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The glory game?

Posted on June 23, 2010 by

As I’m writing this England have yet to face Slovenia so we don’t know if the les rosbifs will be following les bleus on the bus back to Europe. Aside from the whining of certain players, if you had to … Continue reading →

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It’s just a flag

Posted on April 26, 2010 by

It’s an annual event, like pretending that councils across England have banned Christmas and are instead celebrating ‘winterval‘. Obviously I’m not talking about St George’s Day – which was on Friday I know but I’ve only just got the photos … Continue reading →

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Snow, y’know

Posted on December 18, 2009 by

It was February when we last had weather. Between now and then it’s basically been a persistent light drizzle interspersed with occasional threats of sunshine. Last time it was headline news because there were actual problems – this time it … Continue reading →

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Flash hard

Posted on June 30, 2009 by

The only thing missing from Mr Richley’s blog as far as I can see is any mention of steam engines. It does have Anglicanism and cricket though. And liberal use of the word ‘chap‘. But remember fellows, if you’re going … Continue reading →

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