QPR and a tangential effect of the Ecclestone Divorce

November 21, 2008

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The news that the wife of the Formula One tycoon Bernie Ecclestone is leaving her husband after 24 years of marriage has understandably dominated the media since Slavica Ecclestone filed for divorce yesterday.

Much of the commentary focuses on the oft-published view that the family wealth is believed to be held by Mrs Ecclestone in a trust, with observers speculating on the impact of this on both Ecclestone’s personal fortune and his ability to control F1.

But what of Queen’s Park Rangers football club, taken over in a blaze of publicity by Ecclestone and another of F1′s more colourful characters, Flavio Briatore, some 15 months ago? The Championship side has just appointed Paula Sousa as its new manager on a salary estimated to be £20,000 per week. Players at QPR are reputedly paid more than many of their fellow Championship footballers as the club pushes for a return to the Premier League.

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Briatore is not, in football parlance, short of a bob or two. Nor is another of the club’s shareholders, Lakshmi Mittal. But if the Ecclestone billions are largely vested in Slavica’s name, it may well be that his investment in QPR is, too. Whither then the club’s dreams of glory? Its long-suffering fans will be praying that the divorce does not have a disastrous side effect on the object of their affections – and that Slavica Ecclestone likes football.

Image of Mr and Mrs Ecclestone courtesy of Richard Young.

 

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Supreme Court on Twitter

February 6, 2012

Something remarkable happened today. Yes, the Supreme Court launched its Twitter feed. It even has a Twitter policy, one of caveats, disclaimers and little by way of illumination but regardless: who would have thought that the successor body to the House of Lords would stoop to engage with the world of tweets, hashtags and retweets?

We look forward to the day when court business will be conducted via Twitter. Meantime, check out this link for an excellent blog on the Supreme Court.

Not so right said Fred

February 2, 2012
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So Farewell, then, Sir Fred Goodwin.

Now you are just Fred.

Not Right Said Fred, but plain Fred.

The Forfeiture Committee did for you.

No one had heard of it before,

But Dave said it had to act, and it did.

Trouble is that no one knows what to think.

Is it ‘Alas, poor Fred‘,

Or ‘Hurray! Sir Fred is dead!’?

We don’t know.

Do you?

By A. Mob, aged 1,378 and a half.

London Goes AWOL

January 31, 2012
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STOP PRESS:

Fed up with being stuck on the Thames in south-east England, London yesterday decided to move. In a dramatic gesture which augurs ill for the Olympics, the city upped sticks and relocated to East Anglia.

Lawyers were not consulted about the move, and the city’s precise motivation remains unclear. However, financiers fear that London’s decision is a sign that it wishes to downsize. Moreover, a source from London said: “We no longer want to be Britain’s seat of power. If the Scots can deregulate, why can’t we? East Anglia is a nice place where nothing happens. It’s time for a quiet life. Please respect our right to privacy.”

Elsewhere, Birmingham did not do anything, but Manchester was seen to be packing its bags. “There’s an opportunity for us,” said Manchester. “We can become London.”

East Anglia said: “We don’t mind. It’ll be refreshing to be associated with something other than fens and flatness.”

A cartologist at CNN, which broke the extraordinary news, was later fired.