Mike Bonnet
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Write a bit about this and that, have even been known to get on a high horse or two if the mood really takes me

He keeps a (semi) regular blog, which can be read here.

Blog Entries by Mike Bonnet

The Attention-Seeking of North Korea

(0) Comments | Posted 29 January 2013 | (11:34)

As attention seeking behaviour goes, North Korea's recent declaration that its rocket launches "are targeted at the United States, the arch-enemy of the Korean people," lies somehow between burning a copy of the Quaran, and your average Joey Barton tweet.

It's the hallmark of a pantomime villain who's put...

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A Very 21st Century Proverb

(0) Comments | Posted 21 December 2012 | (15:21)

I'm going to go out on a limb here and suggest chances you don't own a horse. In fact, maverick that I am, I'll go further and say chances are you've never owned a horse, never will own a horse, and have never even thought about the possibility of owning...

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1000-Odd Words in the Mind of a Chugger

(0) Comments | Posted 23 September 2012 | (22:54)

I resent the word "chugger", I really do. I mean, it's trying to give us a bad name isn't it? Saying we're muggers for charity - that's not true. I've never mugged anybody and neither have most of the people I work with. Plus some people might get the wrong...

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All Artists are Liars

(0) Comments | Posted 10 July 2012 | (15:35)

It doesn't speak well for us as a species that when the going gets tough we take solace from the thought that somewhere out there, it's going that little bit tougher for someone else. Lost your job? Well at least you've got your health, unlike Mrs Jones whose just been...

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Nostalgia Certainly Ain't What It Used to Be

(0) Comments | Posted 22 June 2012 | (20:50)

This country has gone to the dogs more times than we've collectively had hot dinners. We went there when we gave up the Empire, when we joined the EU and when we let ITV get their hands on Match of the Day for a year. And that's not even taking...

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It's All Over Now Baby Blue

(0) Comments | Posted 18 June 2012 | (12:25)

Cardiff City's switch from blue to red is a depressing reminder of what's wrong with modern football.

"In order to show proper respect for your future, you must sometimes show some insensitivity to your past". Such were the words and rationale of Roberto Goizueta, the former CEO of The Coca...

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