PUBLISHED: 20:36 22 September 2019 | UPDATED: 20:36 22 September 2019 Peter Walsh Jon Hare (right) at Carrow Road. PIC: Submitted. Archant Just as the Premier League was billed as a whole new ball game when it was launched in 1992, Sensible Soccer revolutionised the way football computer games were viewed. Jon Hare (left) in front of Darren Huckerby. PIC: Submitted.Sensible Soccer, which featured a zoomed-out bird's eye view, hit Amiga and Atari ST computer games in the early 1990s and still retains a cult following among gaming fans.The aftertouch feature, which allowed huge swerves, was one of the defining gameplay elements of the game which was designed by Norwich City fan Jon Hare.Mr Hare, who now lives near Cambridge, is preparing for the release of his latest computer creation Sociable Soccer for Apple Arcade but fondly remembers the success brought by Sensible Soccer - and his love of Norwich.He said: "What's nice is a lot of people remember it with … [Read more...] about Norwich fan the man behind cult computer game Sensible Soccer
Bernie Sanders says what he admires about President Donald Trump
Nick Coltrain Des Moines Register Published 3:49 PM EDT Sep 22, 2019 U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders didn't quite play along when a student asked him Sunday to name one thing he admired about President Donald Trump. A Drake University student told Sanders, of Vermont, he wanted to smooth political divisiveness with the question. He was part of a youth forum sponsored by the Des Moines Register and Des Moines Public Schools. Sanders took a few steps, and, smile across his face, mimed getting punched in the gut. After a moment, Sanders, who long has sported snow white hair, joked that he likes the color of the president’s locks. Getting serious, Sanders told the student he might not like what he says next. While he has some Republican colleagues in the Senate he respects and likes, the party has moved far to the conservative right since the days of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, he said. The current Republican president, however, is a racist, a sexist, a … [Read more...] about Bernie Sanders says what he admires about President Donald Trump
Watson-mania hits Labour conference
Katy Balls 22 September 2019 7:48 PM 22 September 2019 7:48 PM Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Email Whatsapp This year’s Labour conference is proving to be a rather sedated affair after a difficult few days for Jeremy Corbyn. Rather than Corbyn-mania taking hold of attendees, attendees report of a flat atmosphere following the high drama of John Lansman’s botched attempt to oust Tom Watson as deputy leader. After the first vote failed on Friday night, Jeremy Corbyn intervened to stop plans for a second vote. However, that hasn’t stopped internal rows – with infighting becoming the main story of conference so far and rumours growing over Corbyn’s exit. There is one politician, however, who is clearly enjoying conference and that’s Watson. Watson allies are delighted with how this whole affair has turned out. ‘They are the ones who are crumbling,’ says a Labour figure of the Corbynistas. ‘They can’t … [Read more...] about Watson-mania hits Labour conference
Corbyn on collision course with Labour members over Brexit
Jeremy Corbyn has risked the wrath of Labour’s membership after he moved to stop the party campaigning to remain in the EU at a general election. Before a crucial vote on Monday on whether it should explicitly back remain in any election, Labour’s autumn conference descended into factional rows and rebellious MPs privately threatened another leadership challenge. The leader attempted to stamp his authority on Labour’s Brexit position with a new statement endorsed by the party’s national executive committee that would delay a decision on how it should campaign in a second referendum. “The NEC believes it is right that the party shall only decide how to campaign in such a referendum – through a one-day special conference, following the election of a Labour government,” the statement said. It was endorsed by 16 votes to 10, after members of the national executive were asked to send their agreement by email and without a meeting. Those close to the … [Read more...] about Corbyn on collision course with Labour members over Brexit
Voters go left on issues, but not candidates
WASHINGTON - When it comes to issues and issue agendas, there is good news and bad news for Democrats in 2020 in the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.On the good news side of the ledger, there some key issues where voters seem supportive of left-leaning ideasand approaches. The bad news, a leftward-lean does not mean a leftward rush. If Democratic candidates push too hard in the primaries they may find themselves with problems in the general election.The issue agreements and differences with registered voters and Democratic primary voters are eye-opening and, in some cases, surprising.One number that jumps out of the data, 58 percent of registered voters in the survey say they support "providing free tuition at state colleges and universities." That's lower than the 81 percent of Democratic primary voters who support the idea and there's a lot of wiggle room in how respondents may have interpreted the question (would it be means-tested?), but it's still a majority.And there are … [Read more...] about Voters go left on issues, but not candidates