I could have been the England Manager

Posted by on Jul 13, 2006 in updates | 3 comments According to Cambridge boffins, a football manager’s career is based on luck rather than ability. Rsearchers at Cambridge University have been examining data on the careers of football managers in England, Switzerland, France, Spain, Germany and Japan – covering a total of 7,183 people over 130 years. It concluded that a manager’s tenure is intrinsically linked to his team, and...
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Are G8 promises just hollow words?

Posted by on Jul 13, 2006 in updates | 1 comment G8 2006 Who gave G8 a second thought after the sesnational agreement reached in Gleneagles last year, approving £28.8 billion aid and wiping out debt in the world’s 18 poorest countries? It also agreed to forge fairer trade deals and increase access to Aids treatment. At the time it seemed like they were waving a magic want. But was it too good to be true, were they just empty promises?...
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