Andy Stevenson
@andystevenson81.bsky.social
Sports Presenter/Reporter/Commentator. Born in N.Ireland, without a full complement of limbs. Enjoys a quiz. Enquiries: [email protected]
One of the great modern motoring curses is having to speak to a remote call centre to have any chance of getting through to the service desk of your local car dealership.
December 18, 2025 at 9:23 AM
One of the great modern motoring curses is having to speak to a remote call centre to have any chance of getting through to the service desk of your local car dealership.
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this is not behavior becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient.
December 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
this is not behavior becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient.
Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas was not what I was expecting.
December 14, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas was not what I was expecting.
Mo Salah gets a hero’s welcome back after publicly throwing his toys out of the pram, but Trent Alexander-Arnold got booed for daring to take on an exciting new challenge abroad.
It’s a funny old game.
It’s a funny old game.
December 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Mo Salah gets a hero’s welcome back after publicly throwing his toys out of the pram, but Trent Alexander-Arnold got booed for daring to take on an exciting new challenge abroad.
It’s a funny old game.
It’s a funny old game.
Wonderful to see the support that John & Amy Hunt are getting from across the sporting & broadcasting worlds.
What an incredible way for them to respond to such evil & heartbreak.
What an incredible way for them to respond to such evil & heartbreak.
December 13, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Wonderful to see the support that John & Amy Hunt are getting from across the sporting & broadcasting worlds.
What an incredible way for them to respond to such evil & heartbreak.
What an incredible way for them to respond to such evil & heartbreak.
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An absolutely brilliant read, by Kate Mossman, on a plane crash that never was. Features Bryan Ferry being extraordinarily calm.
www.newstatesman.com/long-reads/2...?
www.newstatesman.com/long-reads/2...?
The strange fate of Flight 2069
How do you measure the cost of a disaster that didn’t happen?
www.newstatesman.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
An absolutely brilliant read, by Kate Mossman, on a plane crash that never was. Features Bryan Ferry being extraordinarily calm.
www.newstatesman.com/long-reads/2...?
www.newstatesman.com/long-reads/2...?
Mo Salah’s photos of solitude on Instagram are becoming increasingly ridiculous (and very funny).
December 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Mo Salah’s photos of solitude on Instagram are becoming increasingly ridiculous (and very funny).
Forget the airports thing and the utter bilge of this column.
The much bigger issue here is that Mr Johnson (and sadly, presumably many others) still view a wheelchair as ‘a symbol of vulnerability’ rather than a symbol of empowerment.
It’s Andy Murray’s metal hip all over again.
The much bigger issue here is that Mr Johnson (and sadly, presumably many others) still view a wheelchair as ‘a symbol of vulnerability’ rather than a symbol of empowerment.
It’s Andy Murray’s metal hip all over again.
A constant blazing terror that somewhere, somebody might be getting a free cheese sandwich. Or indeed brief use of a wheelchair.
December 9, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Forget the airports thing and the utter bilge of this column.
The much bigger issue here is that Mr Johnson (and sadly, presumably many others) still view a wheelchair as ‘a symbol of vulnerability’ rather than a symbol of empowerment.
It’s Andy Murray’s metal hip all over again.
The much bigger issue here is that Mr Johnson (and sadly, presumably many others) still view a wheelchair as ‘a symbol of vulnerability’ rather than a symbol of empowerment.
It’s Andy Murray’s metal hip all over again.
Sensational
If only there were a cautionary tale about being too eager to accept the apparent time-saving capabilities of new technology.
Aardman Animations will ’embrace AI’ while also being ‘cautious’, says Nick Park
December 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Sensational
If Salah’s form has really disappeared then there could be a happy ending for Liverpool out of all this.
Rest of the squad galvanised by his selfish comments, he gets sold for squillions to Saudi Arabia (rather than for free in summer 25) and Liverpool put money towards Guehi and other new signings.
Rest of the squad galvanised by his selfish comments, he gets sold for squillions to Saudi Arabia (rather than for free in summer 25) and Liverpool put money towards Guehi and other new signings.
December 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
If Salah’s form has really disappeared then there could be a happy ending for Liverpool out of all this.
Rest of the squad galvanised by his selfish comments, he gets sold for squillions to Saudi Arabia (rather than for free in summer 25) and Liverpool put money towards Guehi and other new signings.
Rest of the squad galvanised by his selfish comments, he gets sold for squillions to Saudi Arabia (rather than for free in summer 25) and Liverpool put money towards Guehi and other new signings.
Awful from Mo Salah.
December 6, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Awful from Mo Salah.
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How delightfully quaint some of these old Devon village names are, their etymologies lost in the mists of time.
November 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
How delightfully quaint some of these old Devon village names are, their etymologies lost in the mists of time.
Why is the “FIFA Peace Prize” being reported as a serious thing?
Why is it being reported on at all?
Why is it being reported on at all?
December 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Why is the “FIFA Peace Prize” being reported as a serious thing?
Why is it being reported on at all?
Why is it being reported on at all?
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There is a very serious point to be made here on a mere football organisation publicly pushing such politicised interpretations of global diplomatic deals and talks.
December 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
There is a very serious point to be made here on a mere football organisation publicly pushing such politicised interpretations of global diplomatic deals and talks.
Motability today, PIP tomorrow, SEND funding, Access to Work...
Disabled people would have more chance of thriving (and in some tragic cases, just surviving) if we didn’t have to fight for things so hard and so bloody often.
It feels like the walls are closing in.
Disabled people would have more chance of thriving (and in some tragic cases, just surviving) if we didn’t have to fight for things so hard and so bloody often.
It feels like the walls are closing in.
November 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Motability today, PIP tomorrow, SEND funding, Access to Work...
Disabled people would have more chance of thriving (and in some tragic cases, just surviving) if we didn’t have to fight for things so hard and so bloody often.
It feels like the walls are closing in.
Disabled people would have more chance of thriving (and in some tragic cases, just surviving) if we didn’t have to fight for things so hard and so bloody often.
It feels like the walls are closing in.
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Sorry, no, Motability was not about 'helping the most vulnerable' - it was about providing people who need modified vehicles modified vehicles!
November 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Sorry, no, Motability was not about 'helping the most vulnerable' - it was about providing people who need modified vehicles modified vehicles!
God forbid people who pay for a car through the Motability scheme are actually allowed to drive a nice one.
November 26, 2025 at 10:25 AM
God forbid people who pay for a car through the Motability scheme are actually allowed to drive a nice one.
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A ROAST IN A BEEF
GIANT YORKSHIRE PORK
PUDDING TURKEY
GIANT YORKSHIRE PORK
PUDDING TURKEY
November 11, 2024 at 8:11 PM
A ROAST IN A BEEF
GIANT YORKSHIRE PORK
PUDDING TURKEY
GIANT YORKSHIRE PORK
PUDDING TURKEY
Saw one of those posh artificial Christmas trees for sale yesterday that has the lights built in.
The box boasted of ‘8 different light settings’ including ‘Classic Static’.
Or what we historically have just called ‘On’.
The box boasted of ‘8 different light settings’ including ‘Classic Static’.
Or what we historically have just called ‘On’.
November 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Saw one of those posh artificial Christmas trees for sale yesterday that has the lights built in.
The box boasted of ‘8 different light settings’ including ‘Classic Static’.
Or what we historically have just called ‘On’.
The box boasted of ‘8 different light settings’ including ‘Classic Static’.
Or what we historically have just called ‘On’.
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So, happy 48th anniversary of That Lovely Diary Entry From Michael Palin
November 13, 2025 at 11:24 AM
So, happy 48th anniversary of That Lovely Diary Entry From Michael Palin
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If YouTubers (and politicians) are going to insist on this maddening trend of holding their lapel mics instead of clipping them on, then at least go the full Terry Wogan and clip them onto a long stick.
November 13, 2025 at 8:19 AM
If YouTubers (and politicians) are going to insist on this maddening trend of holding their lapel mics instead of clipping them on, then at least go the full Terry Wogan and clip them onto a long stick.
Keep being drawn back to listening to ‘Pressure Machine’ by The Killers.
What a song, what an album.
What a song, what an album.
November 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Keep being drawn back to listening to ‘Pressure Machine’ by The Killers.
What a song, what an album.
What a song, what an album.
What a picture.
The power of photojournalism.
The power of photojournalism.
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 8:35 PM
What a picture.
The power of photojournalism.
The power of photojournalism.
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Stop. Policing. Poppies. That's. Not. What. Remembrance. Is. About.
November 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Stop. Policing. Poppies. That's. Not. What. Remembrance. Is. About.