I've been there. I know what it's like to try to become well read. I understand that it all seems so daunting, almost overwhelming. You can feel like you need to be well read, or at the very least highly educated, before you can even attempt to read classic literature. But you don't. It's easier than you think. So where should you begin? This series is here to help you, to walk … [Read more...]
Archives for 2008
Welcome to the New World
Yes, the Credit Crunch is coming home to roost. Make no mistake, the recent events in the world financial markets have changed the world as we know it and it will never be the same again. Everybody has been affected by the turmoil in the financial markets, directly or indirectly. Rich and poor alike, in fact the rich have been hit so severely you can't imagine. This … [Read more...]
Living History
Isn’t it amazing how fast history moves sometimes? The last time I wrote an article for Eurocritics, unregulated free market capitalism was still popularly considered to be quite a good idea. That was less than two months ago, in a different world; a world in which you’d have been likely to have your sanity questioned had you suggested that George W. Bush’s administration would … [Read more...]
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Election Watcher
I want to confess to an addiction. It’s been going on for months now, and sometimes I stay up way into the night getting my fix. It sets me apart from my friends and family, who struggle to understand why I am so compelled. I know that my habit is certain to get worse over the next two months, and I don’t think that there are any support groups I can turn to. All that I can do … [Read more...]
Ebbsfleet United – A Different Kind of Football Club
Possibly as an antidote to the increasingly pervasive influence of big business in football, I have recently joined the over 30,000 football fans from 122 different countries that have invested the modest sum of £35 a year to own our very own football club, Ebbsfleet United. The members of MyFootballClub.co.uk bought the club for £600,000 in February 2008 and just three … [Read more...]