If nothing else lockdown has given me the opportunity to fulfil a lifetime’s ambition and get a book published!
My short collection of diary entries on life in locked down Italy is available now at:
With thanks for all your encouragement and support!
Johnson has created a complicity in rule-breaking in those around him.
"No ethical leadership from the top… [increases] the likelihood of these things happening further down the chain from people who say 'well, the boss isn’t concerned about the rules'"
Of course I wouldn't normally come to Piazza Bra for a coffee but I'm researching my next column for
@TheLocalItaly
Have your coffee drinking habits changed during the lockdown?
Delighted to be up and running again for
@GentlemanUltra
My first new Italian football column reflecting on how the game has changed since I arrived in Italy in 2011:
I'm in the process of putting together a pilot English language
#HelasVerona
fanzine.
If you'd like to get involved (writers, editors, proof readers, sponsors, publishers, artists, photographers, distributors, etc) please DM me.
RTs and shares appreciated.
The intro to Gazzetta Football Italia, from this day in 1995.
Featuring that changing Channel 4 logo, the instantly recognisable theme music, Gianluca Vialli, Kenneth Wolstenholme, and of course James Richardson.
Pure class. 🇮🇹
Why do Italian's write in such long sentences: a book I'm reading at the moment opens with a 44 word sentence followed by 47, and I've just read a sentence with more than 100 words, and I've no idea what it means!
Isn't the perfect sentence supposed to be more or less 12 words?
Today is my dad’s birthday.
He had a stroke and has spent much of the last five weeks in intensive care.
Despite everything he’s planning to get married today!
Happy birthday dad. Thinking of you today and every day.
xxx
Really pleased to have made a small contribution to this brilliant documentary.
As I mentioned in the film it’s a golden age for Scottish players in Italy and I’m proud to have seen 2 of them at Verona. Liam Henderson deserves a lot of credit for leading the way in the men’s game
Remote workers come to
#Venice
! A new project aims to attract residents from all over the world to the lagoon city, offering workspaces, assistance and accommodation through an online platform
Delighted to announce that my second book "Rita's War: from wartime Italy a true story of resistance and heroism" is now available on Amazon.
With thanks once again for all your encouragement and support.
Italian response to coronavirus:
✅schools closed
✅football and other major events suspended
✅cities in lockdown
British response to coronavirus:
✅wash your hands while singing happy birthday
Amrabat scores a 10 (ten) for his performance against Inter last night. This is practically unheard of. Certainly the first time I've seen it!
#amrabat
#hellasverona
Until they've queued outside a police station for an hour in 33° heat for a residency document, those who voted for Brexit will never fully understand what they've so carelessly chucked away!