Rick Walton

Kinda strangely-&-beautifully Joan Miroesque… 😍

Likely that nobody's interested but the reason I'm #reading these #books years after the event is cos Bro 2 spends half his life in charity shops.

That is all.

#Reading, eh? Honestly actively disliked the Anderson story until I mellowed into the fact of the author using/speaking in the fella’s voice. Respect that… but still found much of it dull. Enjoying the cycling book!

#cricket #cycling #funnyolegame(s)

I say this because a) it's appalling
b) clearly *somebody* is telling players they 'really should look to go down'
c) I imagine Top, Top-level Coaches or Managers fear exposure/ think that they probably shouldn't encourage players to cheat.
#gamesgone #lovefootballhatefootballers(&possiblycoaches)

Footie highlights. The same young player has tried to buy a foul (as opposed to *actually do something with the ball*) THREE TIMES ON THE TROT. Which makes me wonder again if Academy coaches are instructing them to have a lie-down whenever contact looms.

#lovefootballhatefootballers

How patriotic

The Daily Fail is controlled by a billionaire ….

Keir Starmer and David Lammy are taking an extraordinarily dangerous gamble with our individual liberty This week, MPs will vote on the second reading of the Courts and Tribunals Bill. Don’t let the anodyne name fool you – this is one of the most revolutionary pieces of legislation in our…

Labour's core voters, on which its re-election entirely depends, are crystal clear about this: they absolutely hate its illiberal, intolerant, draconian, rightwards turn. Hence the total collapse in support. So how does the government respond? #SuicideMission🤦‍♂️
thesecretbarrister.com/2026/03/07/k...

It's impossible to explain how something so daft was so enjoyable.

Landmark study finds half of UK media reporting on Muslims contains bias A NEW report has found that almost a half of UK media coverage contains anti-Muslim bias ...

*Half* of all UK media reports about Muslims contain negative bias, according to a new study, together with widespread "sweeping generalisations".

"The highest rates were recorded by GB News (39%), The Telegraph (32%), Daily Express (24%), The Times (22%), The Sun (21%) and the Daily Mail (20%)"

love how we killed the old, frail anti-nuke ayatollah just to have him replaced with his young, healthy son who wants nukes and who just had his father, mother, wife, and child murdered on the same day by his mortal enemy. surely this will bring peace to the region

White standing doll facing forwards with blonde hair tied back wearing a dark top and matching trousers

Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899), French painter, obtained a police permit to wear "men's clothes' as expected female fashions were so restrictive. She was so popular that girls were given dolls dressed in trousers to mimic Rosa’s unconventional style #WomensArt #WomensHistoryMonth

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holy shit

Keep calling out Fox BS propaganda, this is so disrespectful to both Dignified Transfers just to make Trump look good

Israel unlawfully used white phosphorus in Lebanon: HRW Images verified by Human Rights Watch show Israel fired white phosphorus in populated areas of southern Lebanon.

Images verified by Human Rights Watch show Israel fired white phosphorus in populated areas of southern Lebanon.

Has anyone done a Scottish tribute act called Cowdenbeatheart yet?

Seconded. @labourlewis.bsky.social outlines what needs doing. (& he knows how little chance this has, in the face of the capitulation of #Starmer & #BlueLabour to neoliberalism & even outright prejudice).

Chapeau to Clive for 'standing & fighting': most folks I know are done with Labour.

When the original prints finally came back I was expected to pay duty to reimport my own prints. That’s the madness of Brexit. I refused so they were probably destroyed.

Colour photo of an abandoned wooden boat on a desert beach

From my Dungeness Desert Landscapes series. Four huge prints from this series were due to be shown at a gallery in Venice for the Biennale some years ago but Brexit scuppered it. They were held in customs for three months and missed the show.

Positives? #Green wave upcoming in local elections. #Labour deservedly take a pasting.
Oh - & spring. Daffs, snowdrops, crocus. All of that wunnerful stuff.

#Greens #greenshoots
#lifesrichwotnots

Fair. Lots of gimmickry/marketing factored-in, these days. But tbh, India (& Eng) need to literally up their game, when they go to (or play against) Aus.

Another non-contest…

Iran's FM condemns US attack on Qeshm's freshwater desalination plant, warns of grave consequences US President Donald Trump announced that Iran promised not to attack its neighbours anymore

Multiple news outlets are reporting a US attack on an Iranian #desalination plant.
If verified, this violates international law protecting #water systems during wars, and it sets a dangerous precedent, given intense dependence of Gulf countries on desalination.
timesofoman.com/article/1691...

#Eng Hampton (1 great save; nowt else to do) 7
Bronze 7
Williamson 8
Morgan 7
Hinds 6 (mixed/nervy?)
Stanway 7 (great finish: but pedestrian?)
Walsh 6 (pedestrian)
James 7 (brilliant, with poor choices)
Park 5 (Ineffectual)
Russo 5 (poor)
Hemp 7 (showed purpose)
#Wiegmann 6 (slow to act?) #Lionesses

Great finish from #Stanway. She’s barely played a forward pass but sharp, sharp volley bulges the net. #Wiegmann may argue that she always trusts her players to come good. Here she should have *sent reminders* that mediocrity is unacceptable. 2-0 #Eng.

#Lionesses #Iceland

Great save from #Hampton denies the equaliser!

#Wiegmann must be/should be angry & should be acting. Hook all of #Russo #Park & possibly #James, who is beginning to fade. #Lionesses need a rocket.

#Eng #Iceland

The rather chronic wastefulness goes on. Almost worryingly. #Russo (weirdly poor) & the ineffectual #Park have to come off. (No matter how many they score from here on in!)

#Eng #Lionesses #Iceland

Some brilliant football from #Eng but they should have buried this. #Russo & #Hemp wasteful in the last minutes of the half. They really should have scored 5: big fan of #Russo but way off it so far.

1-0 it is.

#Lionesses #Iceland