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Archive for July, 2005

Spelling, Punctuation, Grammar and the Holidays

Our editorial policy on the above is, we confess, inconsistent. Our checking of contributor’s text depends upon a number of contradictory factors: 1. Who is doing the checking. 2. How much time s/he has. 3. Whether s/he is bound and Trussed by concerns for traditional correctitude or whether s/he is in a more relaxed and […]

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7/7: Change/Continuity

A short list of innocuous names, Leeds, Luton, Aylesbury, Dewsbury, Names once famous for textiles, hats cars and ducks, But now forever linked with something else, Credit cards, King’s Cross and terrorism; Young men who once played football in the street, Have left us all dazed, anxious and confused About our country’s future prospects, And […]

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The Unity Cup Festival

One of my favourite contributors to the site, Ian Beesley, is involved with an initiative for integrating refugees and asylum seekers, called The Unity Cup, which takes place this weekend, July 16th and July 17th at Roundhay School in Leeds. This is a festival of fun events and creative activities organised around a football tournament. […]

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Commiserations London

updated 8th July 2005. From euphoria To explosions In one foul swoop our deepest heartfelt sympathies go out to everyone affected by the London bombings of 7th July 2005. what I’d written the day before … Seb Coe, Olympic winner last night, sat down to dinner not knowing, if in today’s race London could keep […]

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Source: http://footballpoets.org/news/2005/07/