1.  Qualifying. England have got to do it. And that’s worrying. Ever so often they cock it up. And the qualifying campaign for the 2018 World Cup could be the ever so often. 2.  Scotland. Russia have won the bid. That is one hell of a long way to go to just to...

If you are British, you may be asking why our Government is helping to bail out Ireland. Well wonder no longer. It is quite simple. Ireland has given so much to the UK. So much. We owe them.1.  Music. ‘Some people say I look like me dad. What?! Are you...

Yesterday, at 7 Reasons (.org) we ran a post entitled 7 Reasons The Anglo-Franco Defence Agreement Is A Bad Idea.  I discovered that we had done so while I was eating my breakfast, and it’s fair to say that I was quite stunned.  In fact I, the Jacques Tati...

Once again the power of 7 Reasons is dictating how the world operates. Today, you will hear that Britain and France have agreed to join forces in the pursuit of defending our shores. A reliable source informs us that our piece entitled 7 Reasons To Invade France caused...

Whether you’re a cricketer, a despot, a politician or a git; size matters.  Here are 7 reasons why.1. Geoffrey Boycott.  If Geoff Boycott had used a bat this size, no bowler would ever have taken his wicket. Carrying the large bat would also have caused him...

 Yesterday I watched David and Nick in the garden. I don’t know about you, but I kind of liked it. I felt a sense of profound optimism. Maybe it’s me. Maybe I am deluded. Maybe my sense of profound optimism combined with my natural optimism has made...

1.  Fiona Bruce. Bizarrely, for their election special, the BBC decided to segregate the sexes, with the men downstairs and the women upstairs.  Queen of the woman-zone was – of course – Fiona Bruce.  She was obviously so determined to be seen as the prettiest...

Yesterday, there was a general election. You may have noticed. The results came in over night. I was there. Throughout. This is how I did it. 10:00pm. So we have an Exit Poll – which it turns out is very different from an exit pole. It’s going to be Hung...

7Reasons.org is avowedly apolitical, but the 7 Reasons team are not.  As individuals, the 7 Reasons team concur on some things politically – the colossal importance of Sussex in the world order and subsidies for internet humourists are two of them – and differ on...

1. The Winter Olympics. We’re only a few months away from Vancouver 2010 and what an Olympics it is going to be. Great Britain have their most successful games ever after clinching Gold medals in both the male and female snowball fighting events. Unfortunately...