The outrage surrounding the exchange of handbags between boxers Derek Chisora and David Haye in Germany had me reaching for the earplugs, writes our grumpy old man Bill McCarthy.
As times get harder and people are repeatedly subject to the “we’re all in it together” mantra, it seems the cult of celebrity grows relentlessly stronger and we really are not all in it together writes Our Grumpy Old Man Bill McCarthy.
Well, the festivities are well and truly over for another year, writes our grumpy old man Bill McCarthy.
It pains me to return to the X Factor and weekend TV in general, but you can only spend so much time in the pub, writes our Grumpy Old Man Bill McCarthy.
It seems in this country, events that start modestly can snowball out of control, writes our Grumpy Old Man Bill McCarthy.
My loathing of the abuse of English, particularly through using text messages has been documented here before. But what is even more galling is the use of a bland phrase as a preface to delivering an insult, writes our Grumpy Old Man Bill McCarthy.
So ‘star’ Joan Collins despairs of the so-called Broken Britain does she? writes our grumpy old man Bill McCarthy.
You know the world has turned on its head when older people think they are down on the street with the kids, writes our Grumpy Old Man Bill McCarthy.
I suppose I am a glutton for punishment, but I do like my sport and still, sadly, tune into Talksport radio, but my patience is now wearing thin, writes our grumpy old man Bill McCarthy.
You would have to a lottery winner, a member of the Royal Family or completely stupid not to feel the pain of rocketing inflation, writes our Grumpy Old Man Bill McCarthy.
Writing a blog of this nature is bound to provoke comment, from the genuinely outraged and the articulate to barely the literate, writes our grumpy old man Bill McCarthy.
Our Grumpy Old Man Bill McCarthy turns his attention to the directors of MG Rover, Jeremy Clarkson and motor bikes.
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