As I suspected below, Salmond wasted no time in trying to go one better than the Welsh. Well done Chris Hoy for giving him such short shrift.
However he will need determination, as will his colleagues who, I hope, think like him. Alex will be back!!
Entries Tagged as ‘Sport’
August 27, 2008
Thank the Lord for Chris Hoy
August 27, 2008
Olympics: celebrating Britishness?
The achievements of British athletes at Beijing, from all parts of the UK, are something in which all of us can take pride, regardless of where we live in the UK.
At a time when Labour’s ruinous devolution policy has placed the future of the UK in greater question than at any time since 1746, the [...]
August 4, 2008
Captaining England
It would be invidious to compare Michael Vaughan with Gordon Brown or the Edgbaston Test with the Crewe and Nantwich by-election – but I can’t help noticing what an excellent metaphor cricket affords for real life.
The first few days at Lord’s went like GB’s honeymoon period. The opposition attack failed to penetrate. We built up [...]
