Webcurios 03/07/26

Reading Time: 44 minutes Does it feel like a good idea to encourage a country with a not-insignificantly-problematic relationship to booze, a general vibe that might best be described as ‘a bit febrile’, and where the link between ‘poor national team performance’ and ‘really horrible spikes in all sorts of violence, not least domestic’, is PRETTY FCUKING CLEAR, to drink like absolute motherfcukers ahead of an emotional sporting tie which there are better-than-even odds they will not win? Well it does if you’re demob-happy Keir! Although, er, he’s still going to be in charge should we all awake on Sunday morning to some devastated high streets and ‘fun’ new graffiti, so it’s very much still His Problem. I look forward to seeing the sober analysis of how Hangover Monday will affect Britain’s legendarily-miserable productivity stats! Or, am I just being an annoying scold (heaven forfend!)? Am I just an Anyone But England Killjoy who will only be happy if England get tonked 4-0 with at…