May 2011 - Guru Blog

Fearlessness under fire is one of the attributes of a great leader, and the head of the international football federation, FIFA - one Herr Blatter - is demonstrating his rock-hard resolve by taking a Gaddafi-esque stance over getting re-elected as president. As with all dictators, the Blattmeister is using the magical brown envelope procedure to secure...

A disciple - working in the sports industry in Manchester - informs Yours Truly that there is something rotten in the state of... erm... Olde Trafford. Apparently, there has been much furore in the media about having its hands tied by some kind of 'superinjunction' over the goings on of some unnamed soccer fellow. But this alleged set to, prompts...

David 'just call me Dave-Boy' Cameron likes to think he's 'daan wiv da kidz' - and he has certainly been employing some uneducated guesswork in trying to work out how to run the country. But even Guru must applaud the polished PM's brilliance in finding the cash to fund the £60m youth unemployment initiative . Simply cut 2,400...

Voting systems can be confusing things. And tomorrow's vote on the voting system couldn't be more confusing if it were a confusing thing. Luckily, Guru knows his onions and can provide a handy guide to the confused. After all, a change in voting system could rock the boat, knock the eggs out of the basket and make life generally a tad less predictable...