It started in October 1994 after a match in the relatively new Premier League. Mark Perryman and myself, friends and activists in the recently defunct British Communist Party, were in the habit of reciprocating hospitality after each of the fixtures … Continue reading
Earlier this month Alan Rusbridger, the editor of the Guardian, the British newspaper which has been publishing Edward Snowden’s revelations of state spying revelations by the NSA and GCHQ, was quizzed by the Home Affairs select committee. At one point … Continue reading
The controversy which has engulfed Paolo Di Canio, the new Sunderland manager, has taken many Italians by surprise. In extreme cases, some have even attempted to turn the accusation of ‘intolerance’ on to his critics. His views are his private … Continue reading
We’re pleased to welcome a new author to our blog. ‘Engels’ will be blogging about politics, football, and the politics of football (and perhaps the kickabout nature of contemporary party politics) in a regular series. His first article, on the … Continue reading