Author Archives: Steve Sampson

You read a lot of crap about leadership on Linkedin. You know the kind of tripe – “be the best version of yourself”. Clickbait for the working-from-homers. Then there’s reality. This is a story about real man management A brief … Continue reading →

In reality he not only built a huge media empire with his money, his risk, but he saved the newspaper industry by smashing the out of control unions. Newspapers which will be full of yards of negative comment.   There … Continue reading →

So YouTube have stopped Russell Brand making any money from his posts. Worth £1M a year some say. Banned  by Google, the ultimate owners. But only from the cash, still free to peddle his misogynistic rantings – if he’s got … Continue reading →

Mason Greenwood. He ain’t no innocent soul. But whatever he did (or didn’t do), he has been hounded out of Manchester United by vocal supporters (not just women), big bucks sponsors who want everything squeaky clean. Oh – and a … Continue reading →

For those of you watching in black and white – Piers Morgan, Britain’s most shocking TV presenter, has sensationally quit ITV’s Good Morning Britain.  On the face of it after an on-air explosion with Alex Beresford, the BAME weatherman over … Continue reading →

Queen Elizabeth of England is a remarkable woman – no-one doubts that.  But just how much can one woman take.  Whatever ails her husband the Duke of Edinburgh, at 99-years-old he is clearly in a life-threatening moment. The Queen must … Continue reading →

England rugby coach Eddie Jones summed it up beautifully. The lowlifes posting abuse on social are the modern lavatory wall graffiti artists.  Now they’ve got the internet. Marcus Rashford isn’t the only black footballer getting abuse. The haters will pick … Continue reading →

Rupert Murdoch’s telephone greeting was brutal:” Well, well, well. If it isn’t the great f*cking Andrew Neil”.  Indeed it was. Neil, one of his most successful Editors, had rubbed his master up the wrong way. It wasn’t long before they … Continue reading →

It always amazes me that the manager of a hugely successful football club resigns – first thing the new man does is sack his backroom staff. The very people who lived and breathed the success all the way. The closest … Continue reading →

What on earth does Lewis Hamilton do now.  He wins Formula 1 races with ease, smashes records, fights racial inequality. Earning hundreds of millions from the sport, he uses his fame and fortune to push his agenda. Now Formula 1, … Continue reading →

Being born Scottish – like being a homosexual – isn’t a lifestyle choice. Both footballing issues this past week as it happens. I had no choice in the first. Never tried the second.  My prep school matron saw to that. … Continue reading →

Sir Harold Evans, newspaper editor and publisher, was born on June 28, 1928. He died of congestive heart failure on September 23, 2020, aged 92  Harold Evans may well have been one of the greatest ever newspaper Editors.  He was also a … Continue reading →

Where did Sean Connery – our biggest Hollywood star – get that famous voice. The tones that have melted millions of women the world over. The most – and worst – imitated accent. Certainly not Edinburgh, the city of his … Continue reading →

Rupert Murdoch is possibly the greatest media baron of all time. Make that definitely. He is also one of the greatest financiers of the age creating billions of dollars in value. His vision, his risk, his commercial creations, whopping great … Continue reading →

It’s hard to explain to your average Englishman in the street why the Scots dislike them quite so much. Hate them even. I know. I go amongst them doing missionary work. Their genuine surprise – hurt even – quickly turns … Continue reading →

Rupert Murdoch famously bollocked The Sun’s mercurial Editor Kelvin MacKenzie for his “SUN WOT WON IT” General Election headline. Labour leader Neil Kinnock had been trounced finally and completely. He thought Kelvin was grandstanding. He didn’t get it – it’s … Continue reading →

“Bring Britain Back”. Now there’s a slogan.  A clear message to the nation – it’s time to come out of lockdown. If you’re English that is. Memorable too – we’re starting the long climb out of darkness. A table thumper. … Continue reading →

Let’s get one thing clear immediately. The virus started in China. I’ll always love Peking Duck, but bat soup? I don’t care what the woke Lord Mayor of London Sadiq Khan says. There is nothing racist about all this. More … Continue reading →

Former Sun Newspaper Executive Steve Sampson on the Philip Schofield gay disclosure that was more soft focus than shocking For those of you watching in black and white. Much-loved daytime telly star Phillip Schofield revealed in a “shock” statement last … Continue reading →