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  • Barack Obama – A Promised Land: Respectable Politics

    This is a lengthy biography of Barack Obama’s time when he became senator up to the end of his first term as president. The early section on his growing up has been covered before and yet gives little away how this man was destined to lead America. It works fairly descriptively as a record of…

  • Leeds United 2 Crystal Palace 0: Slippery pitch

    Leeds lost 4-1 away to Crystal Palace earlier this season so would we be destroyed on the counter attack again? The last match losing to Everton was a painful defeat for Leeds and we needed to see a positive response especially with a tighter defence. Palace had only 6 players on subs bench due to…

  • Colder than it looks

    A walk around the lake. Not much snow but a feel real temperature of -6 degrees.

  • The need for debate

    It has been clear for a while this government is not going to admit any mistakes with this COVID pandemic, probably out of hubris. Few governments have managed this crisis well so that is not the issue. What is important is objective review and lessons learned. Instead we have a government backed up bypolicymakers who…

  • Radar 6 February 2021

    What is currently on my radar. What I am reading A Promised Land by Barak Obama – written as a detailed chronicle of his time in power rather than an entertaining mass market read. What podcast I am listening to Pc Pro. Twenty years old with over a billion edits it is reliable and my…

  • Leeds United 1 Everton 2: Missed Opportunities

    After two wins can Leeds gain some consistency? The loss of Rodrigo is difficult to quantify after recent quiet performances. However, it is another loss and a smaller squad and players playing out of their usual position. We have a new pitch at Leeds to see us through the season and the immediate impact is…

  • Monopoly vs Freedom of Speech

    John Naughton lends his weight to the debate on social media and freedom of speech in his Observer article on the furore over Trump and social media but let’s his own bias get in the way. John Naughton goes back in time when the land grab for social media was an aspirational age when the…

  • Leicester City 1 Leeds United 3: Beautiful Violence

    I went into this match with trepidation – a high performing Leicester and a Leeds having difficulty finding form. The last time they met Leicester beat Leeds with ease. This time their marquee player Vardy was instrumental in the their first two goals that day, and scored their third one himself. However, without him, Leeds…

  • Newcastle FC 1 Leeds United 2: Doing the Double

    Leeds are very much the junior member of the Premier League with substitutes that cost nothing next compared to teams with subs that cost tens of millions. Injuries have plagued Leeds and continued to do so. Llorente who is part of the new stars straight into the starting eleven managed barely 11 minutes of only…

  • Photos – nature, places and family

    Photos – my photograph galleries – has been updated. My life in pictures page has been updated as links to a number of galleries including one for Europe and Malaysia I have visited including Kuala Lumpur, London Aquarium, nature including Autumn and winter, and Family (Kuala Lumpur and Blackpool and Cornwall.)