Author Archives: Ivor Skrewkyk

1966 and all that

Thanks, at least in part, to some Italian inspiration and organisation, the England football team have deservedly qualified for next year’s World Cup after their 5-1 demolition of Croatia. In contrast, last night’s results mean the other home nations now … Continue reading

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London’s Olympic Games start now

And so after 16 days it was all over. The world record breaking, the multiple medal-winning, the anthem-singing, the referee-attacking, the arguing over the ages of gymnasts and a quite uncharacteristic British surge up the medal table: it was all … Continue reading

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