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Rick Walton
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Anti-fascist. ‘Free-wheeling absurdist’. ‘Good bloke’. Writer & sports coach.

bowlingatvincent.com / sportslaureate.co.uk

3 books widely available - the latest being POWER CHORDS.
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waltwriting.bsky.social
#Empire, with #DavidOlusoga. Poignant, educational & watchable - as expected. Good, important work.

#BBCTV #reviews 🤓
November 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
waltwriting.bsky.social
Watched coupla episodes of #Trespasses. Good eh? Just a slight feeling that the love story is becoming toooo central. But excellent performances from the 2 leads... & may yet confound that feeling. Chapeau to #GillianAnderson for producing *this story* & shedding any potential vanity.

#tv #reviews
November 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
waltwriting.bsky.social
The BBC endlessly platforms Farage, enabling a xenophobically-driven Brexit and the rise of one-issue politics. Starmer wins then capitulates’.

bowlingatvincent.com is back with the psycho-political. 😉 Whilst walking.

#Greens #Polanski #Labour #Starmer
#politics #ethics #philosophy
November 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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sylvia-suffragette.bsky.social
•Departure centres
•Delayed family reunification •Seizure of valuables
These do not sound like reasonable ways to treat fellow human beings in any ‘normal’ situation. To do it to someone fleeing terror, torture and war is despicable
November 14, 2025 at 2:56 PM
waltwriting.bsky.social
Real injury or taking time out? 🤨
November 14, 2025 at 5:20 PM
waltwriting.bsky.social
‘In the standout distraction of the moment, most of us are being coaxed towards hating or fearing The Other’.

Blimey. bowlingatvincent.com is back in deep & meaningful mode.

#politics #philosophy #ethics
#Polanski #Starmer #Trump
#Greens #Labour
#racism #whitesupremacism
November 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
waltwriting.bsky.social
New post over on bowlingatvincent.com is a kind of green walk.

#politics #philosopy #ethics
#Polanski #Starmer #Greens #Labour

📸 I believe from Sky News
November 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
waltwriting.bsky.social
Hear & appreciate the argument that these women have had limited exposure to fielding under lights. But the general level of catching in the #WBBL has been poor. On times, embarrassingly so. The coaches & players will hate that... & be working hard to address it.

#cricket #coaching
November 14, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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timdickinson.bsky.social
just opening up the new Epstein docs at random:
November 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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andmarwood.bsky.social
Wes Streeting is the poster boy for everything that is wrong about NewNew Labour.
davidrvetter.bsky.social Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 1d
Health Secretary Wes Streeting says that the British Medical Association, which represents Britain's doctors, is a threat to the NHS. Streeting took a record £225k from private healthcare-related donors in just two years.
British Medical Association ‘threat to future of NHS’, says Streeting ahead of doctors’ strike
Health secretary accuses doctors’ union of ‘cartel-like behaviour’ and tells it to ‘get real’ over pay demands
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:45 AM
waltwriting.bsky.social
The online behemoth claims to be ‘working hard’ to restore the ordering process. Hmm. Been 3 or 4 days (so sliding down those charts).

Hey-ho. ORDER AT YOUR FAVE INDIE #BOOKSHOP or just be patient. Thankyou.

Publication date 24 Nov.

#PowerChords #music #books #publishing
#failuresofcapitalism 🤬
November 14, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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psmithjournalist.bsky.social
About 40% of migrants eventually return to their parent countries, according to this, which is one of the many, many facts that is never aired in the never-ending debate over immigration in Britain.
cpc-cg.bsky.social ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations @cpc-cg.bsky.social · 13h
📕 New insight paper by CPC-CG member @jackiewahba.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social

Discusses the impacts of return #migration on #entrepreneurship, #investment, human capital accumulation, and transfer of knowledge and norms.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @populationeu.bsky.social
Screenshot of an academic article page from World Development titled Return migration and economic development: opportunities and challenges by Jackline Wahba. The page shows publication details, sharing options, the DOI link, and a highlights box listing five bullet points about migrant return patterns, financial resources, skills, investment, entrepreneurship, overseas work experience, and the need for supportive policies.
November 14, 2025 at 9:05 AM
waltwriting.bsky.social
My book - about growing up through #punk & the need for Angels of #Protest - is half-decent, by the way.

#TheSeventies
#music #books #newwave #politics #booksky
November 14, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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One of the reasons I subscribe to @bylinetimes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.bsky.social Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 1d
"Nigel Farage's ubiquity isn't just about charisma or controversy. It's an indication of a very worrying transformation in British journalism."

@jamesbloodworth.bsky.social

youtu.be/pfl0mxXoQss
How Nigel Farage Took Over British Politics.
YouTube video by Byline TV
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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November 14, 2025 at 8:53 AM
waltwriting.bsky.social
Erm, woke up 4.30 am, dead certain the washing was out on the hanger… which was blown flat, out on the concrete at the back of the farmhouse.
Pair of shorts on; nip out; get it on spin & dry. 🤬 🤷🏻‍♂️
November 14, 2025 at 4:41 AM
waltwriting.bsky.social
#Serbia have made more significant chances than the hosts, despite the influx of #Bellingham #Eze & #Foden. (#Funnyoldgame anybody?) So #Eng ultimately something of a disappointment. Until #Eze finds another brilliant finish.

Think #Tüchel may still be a little angry. (He does that thing, eh?) 2-0.
waltwriting.bsky.social Rick Walton @waltwriting.bsky.social · 1d
Think both #Kane & #Rice might get in a World XI. Might #Saka, too?

#Eng #Serbia #delusionalexceptionalism 🙃
November 13, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Think both #Kane & #Rice might get in a World XI. Might #Saka, too?

#Eng #Serbia #delusionalexceptionalism 🙃
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM
waltwriting.bsky.social
The high % of failure continues. As does the watchability. But don’t think #Tuchel’s patience will be endless.

#Rashford #Eng #Serbia
waltwriting.bsky.social Rick Walton @waltwriting.bsky.social · 1d
Some watchable, twinkly brilliance from #Rashford but even when confident he fails to execute the killer moves too often. Would have no argument if he drifts again, in the pecking order - unless this changes very soon.
1-0 #Eng at the half.

#Serbia
November 13, 2025 at 9:07 PM
waltwriting.bsky.social
Some watchable, twinkly brilliance from #Rashford but even when confident he fails to execute the killer moves too often. Would have no argument if he drifts again, in the pecking order - unless this changes very soon.
1-0 #Eng at the half.

#Serbia
November 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
waltwriting.bsky.social
27 mins. Conditions not easy & #Serbia notably more organised & resilient than in the previous fixture but #Eng have offered no real threat. #Rashford might have made more of one opportunity.
Then #Saka transforms the mood with a brilliant, instinctive, guided volley. Outstanding. 1-0.
November 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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2017 tweet from Leave.EU thanking Putin for carpet bombing Syria which displaced 14 million & led directly to the refugee/boat crisis.
October 4, 2025 at 8:52 PM
waltwriting.bsky.social
Having drifted from #football, didn't know #Eng were playing tonight. However will watch. Don't rate all that many of the players that highly but think #Tuchel is doing some decent work. Certainly being boldish around 'finding the blend'. So interesting.

#Serbia #analysis 🤓
November 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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#WyattHodge continues to answer questions about which of the Senior Posse within the #Eng squad needs to ‘make way’. Not her.

But she’s out; for 45.

#WBBL
November 13, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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They maay have permission from all the players but for me it's still complete crap to have the pundits talking to the keeper when they're up... & the batter is three feet away. Unnecessary, intrusive, adds nothing. Shoot the producer(s).

#WBBL #TV
November 13, 2025 at 8:58 AM