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Alex Nekrassov writes: As the year 2010 knocks on our collective doors it’s a perfect time to give out various (and thoroughly deserved) gongs to the people associated with the nation’s favourite sport, football. As you might have figured out, we’re deviating slightly from categories such as ‘best team of the year’, or ‘best footballer ‘ – these will be awarded at the end of the season anyway, and frankly, who cares who gets what. We feel our awards capture [...]

Alex Nekrassov writes: The English Premiership is a strange place. Words are often said that are meaningless, but are still eagerly picked up by everyone and discussed with vigour and excitement, as if they really stand for something. Teams and managers are praised, even though with all that money thrown at them they could have performed much better.And it gets worse. This is the time of year which managers of top Premiership clubs dread. It all has to do with [...]

It’s this time of year again when StirringTroubleInternationally gives out silver plated dildos to people and institutions that have left a distinct mark on the proceedings of the past year. So, without wasting any time, let me present the six winners of the International Taking The Piss Award of 2009, listed according to the number of votes they have received.The first winner of this year’s contest is the Norwegian Nobel Prize Committee, for unanimously deciding to give the Nobel Peace [...]

Today we present a new selection of breaking news items from the wires of the Stirring Trouble team. Breaking News: In the wake of the failed terrorist incident on the Delta passenger plane President Barack Hussein Obama assures the American people that he is not a practising Muslim. Breaking News: White House says President Obama’s promise to conduct two ‘thorough reviews’ of the security of air travel will send shudders down the spines of Al Qaeda leaders. Breaking News: President [...]

Dan Majestic writes from America: So, what options are open to US authorities and airlines in the light of the attempted terrorist attack on a Delta passenger plane that was flying from Europe to Detroit?We have already heard from that brave man, US President Barack Obama, who interrupted his holiday to promise increased security on all flights to America from abroad. He also said other things that obviously made every Muslim terrorist think very hard before attempting anything nasty. The [...]

What’s this starnge adoration with David Tennant, the actor who has been playing the part of the Doctor in the BBC series Dr Who? Tennant is to acting what a cold sore is to kissing, or impotence to a loving relationship. He is hopeless, just hopeless. Would you like me to prove to you that he is hopeless in one short sentence? OK, here goes: if he had had any talent, he would not have been cast by the BBC [...]

Today we present a selection of breaking news items from the Stirring Trouble team. Some of them are new and some have appeared on our website throughout the year. You might call it a festive mix. Breaking News: International Federation of Idiots says it feels confident that 2010 could turn out to be a feast for idiots across the world. Breaking News: Asked if he’s thinking of dumping his wife for a younger broad, President Obama reads from a prepared [...]

Anton Goryunov writes: I bet a lot of people in America are now wondering whether their President has any idea at all what he is doing. Because the signs at the moment are not good: the first 11 months of Mr Obama in power resulted in only one really big achievement: getting that Nobel Peace Prize. The rest does not look encouraging. Where do I start, ladies and gents? Well, the inauguration ceremony on January 20 did not really go [...]

I sometimes wonder whether some newspaper columnists in Britain actually know what they are writing about. Melanie Phillips, of the Daily Mail, is one of these scribblers who often takes on subjects that are simply above her level of expertise. She often creates an impression that she feels passionately about religion and faith and the moral high ground generally. Unfortunately, religion is one of the subjects that are not really Ms Phillips’ strong point. There she was, writing in the [...]

Alexander Nekrassov writes: Well, there you have it: a long-time friend of mine, who had died three years ago of mistreatment and abuse, is still dead. No signs of life at all. Confused, bewildered? OK, time to reveal what it is I’m talking about: it so happened that I was passing a tiny newsagent – I only purchase the organs of print in small outlets – and somehow my glance stopped on the Christmas double issue of the The Spectator [...]