Indeed. At least I rest easier knowing that the English racist / fascist set couldn’t organize the proverbial piss-up in a brewery. Some further internal dissent can be found here. The title above appears in The Times coverage of this event, where the English Defence League kicked off their promised season of anti-Muslim demonstrations in […]
Author: Dave Brockington
Born in San Jose, grew up in Seattle, received a Ph.D. in poli sci from University of Washington in 2000. I worked for three years at Universiteit Twente in Enschede, Netherlands, and have worked at the University of Plymouth for 16 academic years now in Plymouth, United Kingdom. I also currently serve as joint campaign coordinator for the Plymouth Sutton & Devonport Constituency Labour Party.
England 102, Australia 196-4, close of play first day, fourth test. England 102 & 82-5, Australia 445 all out. This is carnage. England are toast. This test ends tomorrow, two days early, likely A
and it’s been reassuringly, precipitously, downhill since that moment. England 102, Australia 196-4, close of play first day, fourth test. Unless the English bowl the Australians out quick, and
NYT bit here. It may be a generational thing, but when I think about John Hughes, there’s a certain subset of his oeuvre that I think about. In some ways, these films are nothing more than a guilty pleasure, in others, evocative of a certain time and place, (naturally). Having graduated from high school in […]
This is the sort of bullshit that I allow to needlessly get under my skin. It’s the usual story: church supremo or other societal elder is befuddled and scared by the new generation, changing ti
Australia 263 & 88-2. England 376. UPDATE: Australia 263 & 375-5. England 376. End of play, draw result. Series stands at England 1 win, 2 draws, Australia 0 wins. —– With
Reason number one to vote against the Tories in 2010. There isn’t much left to privatize in Britain today, and in a lot of ways to this American, the UK is far more privatized than the US. Some top of the head examples: the transport of prisoners from jail to trial and back is done […]
Aged 76. Times obit here. While a fan of the sport since my (so-called) playing days, I didn’t really come into the English leagues / national team until after Robson left the England post.
Washburn to Detroit, LHPs French, Robles to Seattle. Unlike my snap assessment of the last major trade made by the Mariners (which Scott and I initially disagreed on) this one makes perfect sense for
Australia 263 all out. England 116-2, bad light stops play. Day 2 of the third test sees England with a slight advantage, which could have been a strong advantage following the Australia collapse had they themselves not lost two quick wickets. The Bell standing in for Pieterson project begins here, and over at the Ashes Blog they […]
I now officially regret having voted for the President. First, no movement on DADT. Second, bailing out the very people who brought the global economy down. Third, criminally not pushing for an
Wilson and Snell to Seattle; Clement, Cedeno, Pribanic, Lorin and Adcock to Pittsburgh. I’m now no longer sure that Jack Z. can cure cancer, solve the Middle East, or work out how to properly ru