Neilmonnery

LATEST ARTICLES ( 418 )

• Why Quitting Fantasy NFL Has Renewed My Love of the Sport

  For many years I have been a fantasy sports junkie. I have had fantasy football teams obviously but never was able to stick at it due to my terrible initial... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2012 FOOTBALL, SPORTS

• Is the UKIP Trouncing of the Lib Dems in Corby Actually a Good Result for the Li...

  Corby has elected a Labour MP. It isn’t the biggest shock in the world lets put it that way. Corby is a clear swing seat with people who are not entrenched... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Linda Jack is Getting a Vote from Someone Who Doesn’t Like the Lib Dems. Cue...

  

  I was just settling down to read the local rag before watching The Chase and there was a bit of a kerfuffle on my twitter timeline. Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Who Appointed Peter Herbert as the Ambassador for Minorities in Football?

  Who had heard of Peter Herbert a month or so ago? Anyone? Ok apart from the extremely smart and well-read people. Who apart from them had heard of this man? I... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Just a Little Bit of History Repeating? How to Avoid the Same Relationship...

  

  Every so often The Rambles of Neil Monnery receives a guest post. Having been reading about my dating woes I got one sent through about falling in love again... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2012 CURRENT, DATING, DIVORCE, LOVE & SEX, SOCIETY

• Will Lord McAlpine Sue Sally Bercow and Others Who Named Him? If He Does It Migh...

  I was so frustrated last week. No not just the fact my first date of the year had been a failure but in the Lord McAlpine story and also the ambushing of the... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Southend Council Meetings to Be Streamed Live on the Interweb – Councillors...

  It has been coming. Sometimes you can sense the way the wind is blowing and these meetings being broadcast live over the internet seemed to be the way things... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Phillip Schofield and His Producer Are Lucky to Still Be in a Job Today After Hi...

  We’ve all seen the news. We’ve all seen the clip and we all saw Phillip Schofield decide that the internet was a legitimate source for ITV1′s This... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• So I Had a Date Last Night? Who Wants the Goss…? I Thought You Might…

  So yes your favorite (well I might not be your favourite) loveable loser (or loser in love?) I prefer loser in love ended his 2012 desert in terms of dates... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2012 DATING, LOVE & SEX, SELF EXPRESSION

• Random Memories of Being Forced to Watch Rain Man…

  

  Ah Rain Man. A memory that is dug deep into my brain. Back in the day when I was living and working in Aldershot most Friday nights Dawid, Nicky and myself woul... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• A Pompey Councillor Defects from the Lib Dems to Labour…after Just Six Months!

  As many of you know I am involved in politics locally here in Southend but I keep a keen eye on politics on the ground in several places but the one I really... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Thinking About the Old Poker School Days…

  

  The other morning (well is was afternoon by the time it finished) I was actually sitting here watching the final table of the World Series of Poker main event... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Why I’m Rooting for Obama Tonight – and It Isn’t Just a Republicans Are Evil...

  I woke up this morning knowing that by the time I did that again (well unless I have an afternoon nap obviously) that the self styled ‘leader of the free... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Shelfield By-election on Dec 6 – a Legit Shot for a Lib Dem Gain

  I’m a pessimist. I am. However I am also a realist (so at times these two differing viewpoints battle in out in my mind in a whirlwind fight to the death) but... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• First Date Dating Tips for Men

  Ah first dates. Don’t we all love ‘em? *watches tumbleweed flow through the internet* well as someone who has been on maybe 15 first dates in his life (yeah –... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2012 DATING, LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS

• NBC Stun Pundits as They Blow Rivals out of the Water with English Premier Leagu...

  The English Premier League has long been the number one football league in the world according to TV figures but the move from NBC to buy the rights in the... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Why I Both Simultaneously Love and Hate Politics

  Look I’m interested in politics. I’m an active member of a political party. The other Friday night I was busy writing the latest Lib Dem Focus for the... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Tonight I Met Tina Cousins and Acted Very Cool and Not Fangirlish…then I Realise...

  

  Seriously I had my flies undone. What the hell is wrong with me? (Please don’t actually answer that) So yes the crux of the issue is this evening I met Tina... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2012 CELEB, CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT

• Why I Both Simultaneously Love and Hate My iPhone

  For years I resisted. My old Nokia 8310 was still just about working. For about three years it kinda only intermittently worked and if I picked it up the wrong... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2012 GADGETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Are Judges Ignoring the Law and Reaching Verdicts Based on Public Opinion?

  I’m not sure just how worrying the fact that I have typed that title is. I think it’s extremely worrying that it is a legitimate question. Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY