Nik Keefe.co.uk is the personal website of Nik Keefe (hi). It's just a gathering place for my thoughts, nothing more.
Racism: And another thing…
It’s all well and good for Kenny Dalglish and Liverpool’s officials to spend Christmas and New Year defending their club from claims of racism, but when thousands of fans choose to sing the name of a racist (Luis Suarez) to a man who is upset about receiving racist abuse (Tom Adeyemi), I’m afraid much [...]
Suarez and Hansen: we should be bothered about intent, not language
The FA did a curious thing this week – they made a correct decision. Hard to believe, but it happened. Luis Suarez was given a hefty eight match ban (which will probably be reduced on appeal, because let’s be honest, they’re still the FA) for what he said to Patrice Evra in Liverpool’s match against [...]
When Good Enough Just Isn’t Good Enough
This feels like shaky ground, so I’ll keep it brief. Goodness knows I don’t need the new head of Ofsted on my case. (If you’re reading this, politicians and quango chiefs of the day, this isn’t my real name.) Sir Michael Wilshaw, the man that Michael Gove delightfully describes as “my hero“, has wasted no [...]
Writing as catharsis: A case for self-indulgent blogging
It’s been a long time since I posted on my blog. I became quite conflicted as I wondered why on earth I was publishing to the web and what the purpose of keeping a public sandbox for my thoughts even was in the first place. Undoubtedly it’s self-aggrandising to do as the social media people [...]