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Date:
27-07-2012
Author:
Paul Bickley
Whatever you do, don’t utter the proverbial, ‘It’s only a game’. If you listen to politicians and administrators, the Olympics are the most important thing to happen to London, indeed the nation, in a generation...
Date:
02-07-2010
Author:
Nigel Hopper
'You can do anything if you put your mind to it' - so goes the popular wisdom when it comes to stimulating ambition and concentrated effort. And very inspiring it can be too...
Date:
22-08-2008
Author:
Paul Valler
Were you screaming encouragement at the TV last Saturday, urging the British men’s coxless four to rowing gold in Beijing? There is something mildly addictive about the Olympics. Perhaps it’s the athletes’ aspiration to, and demonstration of, excellence that stirs something noble in our souls. Only the hardest of hearts could be unmoved by th...
Date:
23-11-2007
Author:
Nigel Hopper
It has been a bad week for any football-loving family. First, they’re hit with the news that HM Revenue & Customs has lost two CDs containing personal data such as their names, dates of birth and bank account details, along with those of the other 25 million British citizens who receive Child Benefit. Then, they have to watch in horror and disbel...
Date:
20-09-2007
Author:
Brian Draper
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