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Paul Kitchin
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I’m an academic based at Ulster University exploring youth, sport, gambling, and disability.
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Super piece by Jonathan Liew www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I hope Yazley-Lennon attends and gets his deserved treatment...

But the real villains are the spineless politicians who Jon Snow on football, yet again.
October 21, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Asking a favour of anyone who subscribes:

I don't suppose anyone has access to this to let me know how Risdon Vale fares? www.themercury.com.au #politas
This is a picture capture of the headline news on The Mercury Newspaper from Hobart, Tas, online on the 28th July, showing the headline that $47m lost on pokies
July 27, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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When "reform" distracts you from the real issues.

Of course, voting age this is a Labour policy as PR would crucify them (although they are doing a decent job of that themselves)
July 18, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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A really good day! Congratulations Dr Erin McEvoy on your graduation. @erinmcevoy3.bsky.social @ulsteruni.bsky.social
A picture of copy of Erin’s completed thesis in hardback (cloth). The thesis is entitled ‘An Exploration of the Lived Experiences of Irish Women, Their Journeys Through Gambling and the Impacts of Gambling Marketing’ A picture of dessert (a graduation chocolate bomb) from the graduation lunch at The Ivy restaurant in Belfast.
July 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Cartoons eh? Ella Baron/The Guardian
In the wake of the Labour government passing the welfare reforms, Ella Baron from The Guardian has created a stark yet accurate picture of the government's inaccessible attitudes. The image shows Kier Starmer and Rachael Reeves walking together (for now) up a staircase. A young disabled women who uses a wheelchair watches them depart from the bottom of an inaccessible staircase.
July 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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On cue 🙄
June 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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No Alanis, thank you!
An image of the Glastonbury main stage as Alanis Morisette is about to play her closing track, thank you
June 27, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Some thoughts that formed my response to the Gambling Code of Practice in NI by the Dept for Communities (NI) just before Christmas. It is nice to finally use primary research in these sorts of submissions.

gamblingmarketingobservatory.substack.com/p/response-t...
January 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM