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The child that is born on the Sabbath day…
Did Jesus really die for the right to intolerance? I come from a generation that grew up with little or no knowledge of homosexuality. Throughout my childhood and teens I certainly recognised the...
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Try everything once, except incest and Morris dancing
Britain's heritage - weirdos blacking up The incident is burned in my memory decades later; hurrying into the noisy classroom following dinner-break as I sat down next to my mate. Being a bit of a...
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Panic on the streets of London
Terror on the horizon - the Dom Luís Bridge, Porto. Pic: Terry Land For the past few days Britain has seen itself gripped in the jaws of the worst mass panic since, well, since the last. Following...
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West Ham United: loud, proud and … wrong
We're not the North Bank, we're not the South Bank... Pic: Terry Land An ex-colleague for whom I have the highest regard is a strongly active member of the Labour Party and I read her Tweets with...
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Don’t bring Harry … Redknapp
Slim pickings: Harry Redknapp on the wing I was standing in the away end at the Valley, Charlton, and it was simply hosing it down as West Ham attempted to hold onto a 2-1 lead with a bit over a...
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Joint concerns
Poreč, Croatia. Pic: Terry Land Last August partner Jane and I enjoyed a relaxing holiday in a Croatian resort near the town of Poreč. The weather was hot, hotel excellent and scenery stunning. After a...
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My London 2012: A new beginning or fleeting moment?
Park life: The Orbit and Olympic Stadium: Pic: Terry Land All my Olympics misgivings were reinforced by the torch relays across the country. Invented for the 1936 Olympics by Joseph Goebbels, the Nazis...
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Race to the bottom (the trouble between West Ham and Tottenham)
Yossi Benayoun of West Ham and Israel A couple of seasons ago an altercation broke out a few rows in front of my seat in the Bobby Moore Lower Stand at West Ham. The cheapest section of the ground, it...
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Boston bombings
The images beamed around the world following the explosions in Boston are repugnant. Blood spattered on streets, people missing limbs and onlookers suffering awful emotional trauma. I lack the...
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Window of Opportunity
SLAVEN BILIC … in the hotseat At the stroke of midnight on Wednesday 31st of August many West Ham fans might have breathed a sigh of relief with the close of the transfer window. Despite nagging...
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