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Queen’s chaplain says Church of England has racism problem
Queen Elizabeth II’s chaplain Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin, tipped to become one of Britain’s first women bishops, said Saturday that the Church of England is struggling with “institutional racism”. Jamaican-born Hudson-Wilkin, a chaplain to the monarch and also to parliament’s lower House of Commons, told The Times newspaper that she had…
Poland to use testicle-biting dogs, sonic cannons for riot control at 2012 Euro Cup
From testicle-biting police dogs to sonic cannons capable of inducing involuntary urination, Polish anti-hooligan squads have an array of weapons ready to deal with any troublesome England fans at Euro 2012. The English-language Krakow Post newspaper asserted in an editorial that local law enforcement agencies were more than ready to…
Clergy rebel against Church of England on same-sex marriage
The Church of England faced a rebellion from its clergy Thursday over a ban on gay civil partnership ceremonies on its premises. Nearly 100 clergy from the London diocese, which has 470 stipendiary priests, signed a letter to The Times newspaper urging that priests be allowed to follow their individual…
Dasher wins first-ever reindeer race in England
In the first-ever reindeer race in England this weekend, Dasher — who took part in the race with Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen — took home the prize of a carrot-filled trophy. The race, which was part of the Kepmton Park Racecourse Winter Festival and sponsored by…
Sure, the Derb is offensive, but he’s also dishonest
I can't decide what is more telling an example of National Review's degeneracy: that they hired the soft-brained virginity worshipper Kathryn Jean Lopez, or that stewing pit of evil John "Women Lose Their Looks At 16" Derbyshire. But Derbyshire is winning the race this week: Through British veins runs the…
USA Withdraws Bid for 2018
The United States has withdrawn their bid for the 2018 World Cup, and England has withdrawn their bid for 2022. No non-European nations are bidding for 2018 now. Remaining bidders for 2018 are England, Russia, Spain/Portugal, and Belgium/Holland. Competing against the United States are Australia, Japan, Qatar, and South Korea.…
Group C Results: USA win, England advance
And the Twitter servers screamed NOOOOOO All hail Donovan, a talisman if ever there were one. He had a bright few minutes to open the second half before drifting off into irrelevance as Altidore and Dempsey took center stage. But then there he was, right place, right time, to (conservatively)…
The draw heard ’round the world
Title courtesy of my coblogger, Auguste. I doff my hat to you, sir. As exciting as it was, as proud as I am of the team, as pleased as I am with the result…dang, am I ever glad that’s over with. My nerves were frazzled to the point of a…
If I was a gambling man…
This year will mark the first time I have lived outside of England during a World Cup, and while this should prove beneficial in some regards – particularly in that I can avoid the jingoistic fever and over-hyped expectations for the England team that the British media will stir into…
Foreign-born EPL players – What’s the big deal?
There is a fascinating article on the BBC website today about the birthplace of EPL players. It is well worth a visit. The issue of whether there should be a “cap” on the number of foreign-born EPL players has been a hot topic for years in England. The argument being…
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