Eventful day. Not bad. Not at all but certainly eventful. Hibs, being my 2nd team and Celtic being my 3rd, I’m half-thrilled, half-horrified by today’s events at Celtic Park. The first Hibs v Hearts Scottish Cup final since 1896 is now set for May the 19th. I predict an epidemic of coronary arrests and anxiety attacks on both [...]
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Libraries Are Churches…
Posted: 13th April 2012 by Harry in BLOG, CULTURE, POLITICS & CURRENT AFFAIRSTags: Austerity, Books, Coalition, Knowledge, Libraries, Power
Although I visit my local library far less frequently than I once did, instead much preferring to own all the books I read and fortunate enough to be able to afford to do so, I absolutely love them. They are priceless, noble, magnificent and, in my opinion, as essential to the well-being, development and happiness [...]
Soldiers Are Not Heroes : The Aftermath…
Posted: 9th April 2012 by Harry in BLOG, POLITICS & CURRENT AFFAIRSSometimes you get things spectacularly wrong. You think you can accurately guess the reaction of people to your deeds, words and endevours only for subsequent events to show you knew precisely shit, brother. Well, that was me after sticking Soldiers Are Not Heroes out there less than a week ago. As anyone who’s read it can well imagine, my [...]
Soldiers Are Not Heroes
Posted: 4th April 2012 by Harry in BLOG, POLITICS & CURRENT AFFAIRSTags: Afghanistan, Heroes, Politics, Soldiers, Tanker Drivers, Unions
You might need to sit down for this one. Ready? OK, here goes… Soldiers aren’t heroes. There. Shocking, eh? Well, consider this; the army, like any organisation comprising hundreds of thousands of men and women, will contain almost as many different types as there are people. There will be the diligent and the lazy, the [...]
Watch Out For The Normal People
Posted: 28th March 2012 by Harry in BLOG, LIFE, POLITICS & CURRENT AFFAIRS“The problem with you, H, is that you’re an extremist” “Oh?” “Yeah. You scare people and the British people aren’t extreme by nature” “Define ‘extremism’ then” “Well, you know; all that ranting about the poor, class war and inequality. It’s just too extreme. Too radical and it’s unworkable and utopian anyway” “I see. Funny, that; [...]
A Tale Of Two States : Azhar Ahmed To Stand Trial
Posted: 22nd March 2012 by Harry in BLOG, POLITICS & CURRENT AFFAIRSTags: Afganistan, Azhar Ahmed, EDL, Politics, racism, Scott McHugh
Dewsbury Magistrates’ Court was an unsettling place to be on March 20th. It was here that current far-right bête noire, Azhar Ahmed, appeared to face a charge of committing a ‘Racially Aggravated Public Order Offence’. As previously reported http://www.sabotagetimes.com/life/azhar-ahmed-and-scott-mchugh-a-tale-of-two-states/, Ahmed took strong exception to the blanket media coverage of the six servicemen from the Yorkshire [...]
A Tale Of Two States : Azhar Ahmed and Scott McHugh
Posted: 13th March 2012 by Harry in BLOG, POLITICS & CURRENT AFFAIRSTags: Afghanistan, Azhar Ahmed, Civil Liberties, Freedom, protest, racism, Scott McHugh
No one should be under any illusion regarding the increasingly oppressive nature of the UK state. The creeping criminalization of previously legal protest action has been seen countless times recently; students protesting against tuition fees and the politically-motivated sentences handed down to those convicted of last summer’s riots being just two of the most obvious examples. Things have taken a very [...]
Write On Time
Posted: 26th February 2012 by Harry in BLOG, LIFETags: A Thousand Enemies, Classic Rock, Hammer Fest, Mick Wall, Midlands Rocks, Powerplay, Randy Rhoads
So, what did I miss this weekend? What happened? I could see that spring appears to have sprung. Vaguely, from a distance and through the smeared windows of my soul, dizzy from the thousands upon thousands of words cranked out over the last two days, while you bastards were, no doubt, having fun and all [...]
Coldplay & The Brits : The Day The Music Died
Posted: 21st February 2012 by Harry in BLOG, MUSICTags: Coldplay, Music, The Brit Awards
Dear God. Good grief. For feck’s sake. Christ Almighty. Coldplay best British band?! Let us be clear; Coldplay is the band of choice for those who don’t actually like music. Whiney, bland, soulless, corporate mogadon. Scared music might actually make you feel something? Have no fear, Coldplay are here. Their fans are middle-class Tarquins and [...]