Tag: Opinion

I Was Tested on Cars on Behind The Wheel Life Podcast!

Honoured to have been invited to appear on the inaugural Behind The Wheel Life In-Person podcast

We end up chatting about: Why as parents, we should be more supportive of our kids’ creative aspirations; How the automotive journalism industry has evolved; What it’s REALLY like to be a motoring journalist, behind the scenes; What does it take to succeed in the motoring journalism space; PLUS, we have our first ever, “Star on a very reasonably priced sofa” quiz. How many questions do I get right in 3 minutes? 😲🤦🏽‍♂️ Watch now to find out.

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I defend the Toyota Supra & and THAT BMW grille [Kinda]

With the Supra heading back and the BMW 4 Series arriving I reflected on their controversial aspects

Defending the Toyota Supra and THAT controversial BMW kidney grille. Well, kinda. As the Supra headed back and the new BMW 420i M Sport arrived for me to review, I realised both are the subject of sometimes heated discussion and debate among petrolheads and car enthusiasts.

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Govt Race Report Thinks Racism Doesn’t Exist – WTF?!

Rant: Race Disparities Report not a Rude Awakening, Just Damn Rude!

Thump! The sound of a government-commissioned 258-page report on racism in the UK hitting tables yesterday. Smack! The sound of a slap landing on the poker faces of the perpetrators of this piece of pernicious propaganda. Well, the slap didn’t happen, but it should have, repeatedly. It would have been deserved, repeatedly.

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Post-Lockdown Demand: Bring Back Small Coupes!

What kind of cars do people want post-pandemic?

Post-pandemic, post-lockdown, used car sales and values are surging and car ownership increasing. What kind of cars do we want now? Smaller to beat congestion, cheaper as we’re all broke, and cars with style and character, because we’re not quite dead yet! Bring back small coupes – like we had in the 1980s. Bring back the Toyota MR2, maybe even the Sera, and the Fiat X1/9, oh and the Suzuki Cappucino, and the both the Honda CRX and Beat – what else? Tell me in the comments below!

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2020 – Enjoy a year of diversity, not divisiveness

Let’s come together and not fall apart, as we face a hopeful new decade

When I was growing up in Islington in the 1970s, my brown skin steadily thickening in response to regular racist abuse of some kind or another, I was always inwardly overly ecstatic whenever I had the rather rare opportunity to interact with another brown person (who was not a relative or family friend). ‘Brother from another mother!’ my inner voice would cry out in barely restrained rejoice.

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