At the height of the British Empire very few English novels were written that dealt with British power. It's extraordinary that at the moment in which England was the global superpower the subject of British power appeared not to interest most writers.
How is it having more control if we have a recession as the Bank of England and IFS say?
I grew up in the countryside in the middle of nowhere in England and got out as soon as I could!
I'm not really a political animal but I am rather fascinated by the meltdown of England and America. In the end, it seems as if America might come out of it, but I'm not sure if England is ever going to recover.
Here is one of the points about this planet which should be remembered; into every penetrable corner of it, and into most of the impenetrable corners, the English will penetrate. They are like that; born invaders. They cannot stay at home.
I don't have any intentions to return to England. I would go back if I could return as a free person. I don't want to return to prison.
They are playing above the ground.
There's a snap about Liverpool that just isn't there.
This is the best Man United have played in Europe this season and, conversely, the opposition has been excellent.
He's the equivalent of the Spanish David Beckham.
Scholes is very influential for England at international level.
Huddersfield will want to win this one.
The ball goes down the keeper's throat where it hits him on the knees to say the least.
Heskey needs to punch his own weight.
...and he extends and grows even bigger than he is. (on Peter Schmeichel)
He had acres of time there.
I would also think that the replay showed it to be worse than it actually was.
They scored too early.
A ten-foot keeper really should have stopped that.
I'm sure Bobby won't want them to be losing the match before winning it.
You know when I say that things happen in matches? Well, it just happened there.
...was treading on dangerous water there... (on Phil Neville)
Yordi circumnavigated Ledley King there.
He'll take some pleasure from that, Brian Carey. He and Steve Bull have been having it off all afternoon.
Their forward got a lucky squeeze from the defender.
