The Archbishop of Canterbury on… the Washington shooter not uniting people in the way you think, Donald

WAKING up with a hangover so excruciating it has a hangover of its own, I imbibe two gallons of water with a slice of lemon and reflect on the week’s events. 

I was invited to the Palace by Prince Charles, who this week visited President Trump in his temporary capacity as King of the UK, and wanted my ‘input’ into his speech before the trip. I advised him to deliver the following.

‘I’m glad you invited me over here, you disgusting, racist rapist because I wanted to say to your big fat pelican face that you’re an out-and-out cunt of the first water and like everyone else I want you to fucking die, slowly and in fucking pain.’ I advised him to then drop his microphone.

On the big day, I settled down to watch Charles speak, only for him to deliver a lot of convoluted, oblique drivel. On his return, I headed straight to the Palace, barged past courtiers and made directly for his rooms. He gulped as I strode up to him. 

‘What the fuck was that?’ I yelled, prodding him in the chest.

‘I… I got cold feet,’ he gibbered.

‘Cold feet! You’re a cowardly, capillary-faced cunt!” I declared, before slapping him on the side of the head and exiting the building. 

With a sigh at that memory I take a light breakfast and peruse a periodical. Therein, I read that ex-Chelsea footballer John Terry has, along with Dennis Wise, endorsed Rupert Lowe of Restore Britain, who called for ‘foreigners’ to be banned from claiming benefits and the deportation of ‘migrants who are incapable of financially supporting themselves’. 

Well, colour me fucking gobsmacked, who’d have thought it? Someone who ended up in court for on-the-pitch racism turns out to be pretty fucking racist! And his little chump mate agrees with him! It must have been hell for you, Terry, back in the day with Chelsea, playing with all those foreigners! Them coming over here and taking our full-back and centre-forward positions, helping you win a shit ton of trophies which you got to celebrate even when you didn’t play in the fucking games! Face it, if it had just been you, Wise, Lampard and eight other white British Herberts you’d have been battling it out in the lower leagues with fucking Shrewsbury!

The Daily Mail has been continuing its obsession with the Duchess of Sussex, who they refer to as ‘Meghan Markle’. Over 19 days in April, the Mail published 70 news stories using her as a hook, including one criticising an oversized shirt she wore on a trip to Australia. 

Jesus fucking cockrot, this wouldn’t be connected to the impending judgement on the landline bugging and voicemail hacking you’re alleged to have used to source stories about her husband, would it? For which arses should be in fucking jail if it’s proven? Or is it just the usual fucking unhinged vindictive weirdo behaviour? Could this be the first time a national newspaper is issued with a fucking restraining order? You’re not allowed to come within 200 yards of her, contact her, or write weird, madly obsessive shit about her on a near-hourly basis? I mean, fuck, what next? Chloroform and duct tape?

The biopic Michael, about singer Michael Jackson, is likely to have a sequel after massive box office success, despite it ignoring the multiple accusations of child abuse against him, for which he paid out millions to stop charges being filed.

Fucking hell, what the fuck is this sick bucket of fucking nauseating whitewash? I’m sure the film went down well with his fans, who, trust me, are the biggest bunch of nutjobs in the pop world, but holy shit, the child abuse was hardly a minor detail of his life! What excellent biopics are coming up next? ‘Gary’ and ‘Gary 2’? The ‘Jimmy’ franchise coming to Disney+ and cinemas near you? 

Finally, a shooting incident at Donald Trump’s Washington press dinner was thwarted by FBI agents, despite the assailant smuggling several weapons into the high-security venue. Trump said the incident had precipitated a wave of ‘national unity’. 

Yeah, I’ll fucking say it did. International unity, even. Many, if not most, people on Earth saying: ‘Oh, for fuck’s sake! Can no fucker in gun-happy America shoot straight when it matters?’ I mean, you metaphorically shoot yourself in the face every time you open your fucking mouth, but if you don’t think there’ll be mass cheering and fucking in the streets when they finally announce your death, you are sadly wrong. Never mind reading the room, read the fucking planet!

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How to boss LinkedIn like it's the World Club Championship, by Liam Rosenior

HELLO fellow jobseekers. Liam Rosenior here. Philosopher, visionary, 144 appearances as right-back for Hull.

You may have read the papers and assumed it’s been a rough few weeks for me, but no. Very shrewdly I’ve managed to pivot swiftly from my conscious uncoupling at Chelsea to my new career: professional LinkedIn poster. And I have made an incredible start. 

As soon as my five million payoff from Stamford Bridge hit my Monzo account I splashed out £29.99 a month for LinkedIn Premium. They threw in the blue tick for free, I think. Actually I should check my bill. 

Anyway, one thing’s for sure – I’m not playing games. Some bloke called Callum is in charge for Chelsea vs Forest next week so I mean that both literally and figuratively. Shit, I’ve used a word I don’t understand again. Alexa, can you define ‘figuratively’?

Yes, the trick with dominating a platform like LinkedIn is to think of it as a major footballing tournament. Something well-respected and not a waste of time, like the World Club Championship that Chelsea won.

But posting on LinkedIn isn’t results-based. So unlike football management, where you have to be good like Sir Alex or Arsene Wenger, on LinkedIn you can just participate, like a fat, useless Sunday League sub who’s only in the squad because he washes the kits. 

However you still need to make your mark ‘early doors’, so write long, involved posts which are barely coherent but take three full scrolls on people’s laptops to get past. Mine make a confusing connection between being a ‘leader’ and Cole Palmer’s impressive record as a penalty taker, which is perfect. 

Oh and remember to add a bad AI photo of yourself lifting a generic-looking trophy. At least some people might think it’s real.

Then it’s onto the main business of LinkedIn: randomly ‘hate checking’ other, more successful people’s profiles. I’ve been DMing Jurgen Klopp 12 times a day. So far he’s only replied with a cease and desist letter but that means he’s noticed me and that’s a major achievement on LinkedIn.

But while LinkedIn is deeply enjoyable, don’t forget it’s a means to an end. Keep making as many pointless connections as possible and post incessantly about ‘what losing 8-2 on aggregate to PSG taught me about B2B sales’, as I do. 

With that kind of efficient networking, you’ll soon be noticed and back on top again. And if not exactly on ‘top’, at least with a three-year deal at Wycombe Wanderers in League One once the stench around your last job dies down. 

Nice to e-meet you all. Like and follow me for more content by myself, England’s next manager. Dream and you can achieve.