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Mea culpa: Showboating

1 week ago | independent.co.uk | Liam James

Liam James looks over last week’s IndependentGreta Thunberg’s trip to Israel might have ended in an unorthodox (for her) flight home, but it started on a boat. She was inbound on an aid mission organised by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, which few think was ever intended to complete its delivery. The story wasn’t straightforward and we added to the confusion by describing the vessel carrying Greta as a flotilla. As Iain Boyd puts it, one boat doth not a flotilla make.
Mea Culpa: Struggling to recall

1 month ago | independent.co.uk | Liam James

Liam James summons the strength to look back at last week’s IndependentWhen we moved from being a print newspaper to a digital one, we naturally had to let go of conventions that worked on paper but didn’t translate to the new medium. Some that were kept are curious even to those in the newsroom. The pull-quote – a line reprinted in the body of its parent story, in larger font than the main text – is one such curiosity.
Built Different: How New Balance Made the Furon v8

1 month ago | versus.uk.com | Liam James

Built Different: How New Balance Made the Furon v8 Breaking down the process, philosophy and cultural impact of football’s biggest drops. Football is faster than ever. Games are quicker, spaces tighter, and decisions made in split-seconds. As the tempo of the sport keeps rising, boot designers are under pressure to not just keep up – but stay ahead.
Who Makes These Barclays WSL Ballers’ Team of the Season?

1 month ago | versus.uk.com | Corey Pellatt |Liam James

Who Makes These Barclays WSL Ballers’ Team of the Season? It’s been another incredible year of growth, drama and box office moments in the Barclays Women’s Super League. We asked some of the league’s finest to pick their Team of the Season. Picking a Team of the Season is never easy – especially when the Barclays Women’s Super League has delivered drama, star quality, and breakout performances from the very first whistle.
Ebere Eze: Life Comes at You Fast

2 months ago | versus.uk.com | Mayowa Quadri |Liam James

Ebere Eze: Life Comes at You Fast One of the Premier League’s most exciting ballers only knows how to live life at one speed. Ebere Eze moves like no one else. Gliding past defenders with ease, playing with rhythm, instinct, and fearlessness, he’s become one of the most electrifying talents in the game. It’s an attitude that makes him the perfect face for New Balance’s Furon v8 – a boot engineered for fast, expressive players who shape the game on their own terms.
Mea Culpa: Un-separating and substituting

2 months ago | independent.co.uk | Liam James

Liam James finds words that should go together and others that shouldn’t in this week’s IndependentIn between “Liberation Day” (Donald Trump’s name for the occasion of his announcing a global tariff regime) and “Capitulation Day” (The Independent’s name for the occasion of his rowing back from it), we said: “Trump’s tariffs will result in a major geo-political shift”. We didn’t need the hyphen.
Building the Ultimate Barclays WSL Five-a-Side Team

Mar 27, 2025 | versus.uk.com | Corey Pellatt |Liam James

The Barclays Women's Super League is home to some of the most technically gifted players in the world. We asked the league’s finest to create their small-sided dream team. Becoming an elite small-sided baller commands a different set of skills to the professional game, but that doesn’t mean the best 11-a-side footballers in the world aren’t blessed with the skills and tenacity to mix it in the concrete pitches or cages of football-obsessed cities. Fast feet. Rapid speed. Clinical finishing.
British audiences have lost their manners - Americans could teach us a thing or two

Mar 16, 2025 | independent.co.uk | Liam James

CommentPeople in the UK like to think they are polite, but, says Liam James, that’s exactly why their manners are so lacking these days Here’s a tale of two concerts. The first was in New York’s Carnegie Hall in February 2023. Celebrated pianist Mitsuko Uchida performed without interruption before a mature crowd of concertgoers. The second was in London’s Royal Festival Hall last on Friday [7 March].
Mea Culpa: Fighting fire with fire

Mar 16, 2025 | independent.co.uk | Liam James

We weren’t wrong in this week’s Independent but we were lacking, finds Liam JamesIn a report on Ukraine’s massive drone attack on Moscow, we got confused by the kit. A line offered context by explaining the Russian strategy of attacking with drones in swarms to overwhelm Ukrainian defences. The Russians, we said, often send dummy drones that pose no threat but can lead Ukraine to waste “a multimillion-dollar anti-missile missile”.
Sister of teen killed in 100mph crash calls for new restrictions for young drivers

Mar 5, 2025 | msn.com | Liam James

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