Duncan Stone
@drcricket.bsky.social
Author of 'Different Class: The Untold Story of English Cricket' now a property standards officer for an infamous Borough Council.
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Duncan Stone
@drcricket.bsky.social
· Nov 12
On #DifferentClass🏏📚
"A modern day John Arlott" - Lord Hain
"A book all #cricket lovers should read" - Mihir Bose
"the most invaluable contribution to cricket literature this century” - Tribune Magazine
“A worthy successor to Mike Marqusee" - Big Issue North
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"A modern day John Arlott" - Lord Hain
"A book all #cricket lovers should read" - Mihir Bose
"the most invaluable contribution to cricket literature this century” - Tribune Magazine
“A worthy successor to Mike Marqusee" - Big Issue North
repeaterbooks.com/product/diff...
February 9, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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5/5 PMs with approval ratings of measles isn't just a feature of failed leadership. It's Brexit Britain. There's no money for anything people want and were promised they would have, and no one can blame the people who got us into this mess because they got 52% of the vote (let alone reverse it).
Starmer's reported condition - incredibly unpopular, shorn of authority, probably un-reelectable and yet will stagger on for want of an alternative - is just the new normal of how Britain is governed. It was also true for two-thirds of May's premiership, half of Johnson's and all of Sunak's.
February 6, 2026 at 12:10 PM
5/5 PMs with approval ratings of measles isn't just a feature of failed leadership. It's Brexit Britain. There's no money for anything people want and were promised they would have, and no one can blame the people who got us into this mess because they got 52% of the vote (let alone reverse it).
Ha ha. A previous boss was. A layabout twat (daddy, who bought the company, was a tax exile in south of France).
February 4, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Ha ha. A previous boss was. A layabout twat (daddy, who bought the company, was a tax exile in south of France).
Good grief! Essential read. 😬
#Mandleson #NewLabour #ClientMedia #Epstein forthzando.com/the-mandelso...
#Mandleson #NewLabour #ClientMedia #Epstein forthzando.com/the-mandelso...
The Mandelson legacy | ForthZando
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February 4, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Good grief! Essential read. 😬
#Mandleson #NewLabour #ClientMedia #Epstein forthzando.com/the-mandelso...
#Mandleson #NewLabour #ClientMedia #Epstein forthzando.com/the-mandelso...
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Dublin: Musk’s social media company X is refusing to appear before a Parliamentary committee today, Wednesday, <24 hours after the company's Paris offices were raided over alleged complicity in the possession and organised distribution of child abuse images.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...
www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...
X spurns TDs and senators as Paris office is raided for allegedly facilitating child abuse images
Google, Meta, and TikTok will be at Oireachtas media committee but — even amid the Grok 'nudification' scandal — Elon Musk's social media company is refusing to show up
www.irishexaminer.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:42 AM
Dublin: Musk’s social media company X is refusing to appear before a Parliamentary committee today, Wednesday, <24 hours after the company's Paris offices were raided over alleged complicity in the possession and organised distribution of child abuse images.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...
www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...
February 3, 2026 at 9:32 PM
And the government question why productivity is falling?
We need to start taxing corporations and billionaires more just to sort our infrastructure out - let alone the NHS.
We need to start taxing corporations and billionaires more just to sort our infrastructure out - let alone the NHS.
February 3, 2026 at 6:02 PM
And the government question why productivity is falling?
We need to start taxing corporations and billionaires more just to sort our infrastructure out - let alone the NHS.
We need to start taxing corporations and billionaires more just to sort our infrastructure out - let alone the NHS.
Congratulations Raf! 😊
January 31, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Congratulations Raf! 😊
January 30, 2026 at 4:03 PM
‘Rediscovered’ Rumpole of the Bailey.
Sublime stuff. 👌🏻
Sublime stuff. 👌🏻
January 28, 2026 at 7:53 PM
‘Rediscovered’ Rumpole of the Bailey.
Sublime stuff. 👌🏻
Sublime stuff. 👌🏻
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Ha! Comparisons like this have been going on since #Bradman and his 1948 ‘Invincibles’ (at least).
But the likes of #Cardus and Altham would never ever have suggested upsetting the elitist status quo - which was, and remains, #cricket in England’s central problem. 🤷🏻♂️🙃🏏 #ICEC
But the likes of #Cardus and Altham would never ever have suggested upsetting the elitist status quo - which was, and remains, #cricket in England’s central problem. 🤷🏻♂️🙃🏏 #ICEC
January 27, 2026 at 10:07 PM
I think he’s doing little more than jumping on the journalistic bandwagon set in train by Emma John’s piece (that was closely followed by Jonathan Liew’s).
January 27, 2026 at 10:51 PM
I think he’s doing little more than jumping on the journalistic bandwagon set in train by Emma John’s piece (that was closely followed by Jonathan Liew’s).
Ha! Comparisons like this have been going on since #Bradman and his 1948 ‘Invincibles’ (at least).
But the likes of #Cardus and Altham would never ever have suggested upsetting the elitist status quo - which was, and remains, #cricket in England’s central problem. 🤷🏻♂️🙃🏏 #ICEC
But the likes of #Cardus and Altham would never ever have suggested upsetting the elitist status quo - which was, and remains, #cricket in England’s central problem. 🤷🏻♂️🙃🏏 #ICEC
January 27, 2026 at 10:07 PM
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Latest developments in this crucial story summarised: eastangliabylines.co.uk/opinion/a-su...
Please share!
Please share!
January 25, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Latest developments in this crucial story summarised: eastangliabylines.co.uk/opinion/a-su...
Please share!
Please share!
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He was a Good Samaritan — and they murdered him for it. Now they’re trying to rewrite his history. They want to smear him. To dehumanize him.
Don’t let them. 2/2
Don’t let them. 2/2
January 25, 2026 at 1:31 PM
He was a Good Samaritan — and they murdered him for it. Now they’re trying to rewrite his history. They want to smear him. To dehumanize him.
Don’t let them. 2/2
Don’t let them. 2/2
Great win in the County Cup for KPR, with Harry getting all four goals! ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
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"You're a Wizard Harry" - The KPR Match Report » Keens Park Rangers FC
If the pitch played better than it looked, KPR's first team flattered to deceive in what proved to be a frustrating goalless draw against visitors Staines and Lammas.After a solid win last week, KPR's...
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January 25, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Great win in the County Cup for KPR, with Harry getting all four goals! ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
keensparkrangers.com/2026/01/25/y...
keensparkrangers.com/2026/01/25/y...
I could have a look. Likely already said it before elsewhere mind. 😊
January 24, 2026 at 10:46 AM
I could have a look. Likely already said it before elsewhere mind. 😊
Yep. But hardly revelatory.
The history of English cricket - if you bypass the romantic guff - has long revealed the powers that be in the UK with their mask off.
The history of English cricket - if you bypass the romantic guff - has long revealed the powers that be in the UK with their mask off.
January 23, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Yep. But hardly revelatory.
The history of English cricket - if you bypass the romantic guff - has long revealed the powers that be in the UK with their mask off.
The history of English cricket - if you bypass the romantic guff - has long revealed the powers that be in the UK with their mask off.
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community sponsorship for refugees; the US under Trump is not our ally; "growth at all costs" is threatening Britain's wildlife; English cricket as a metaphor for the nation; Lord Lambton's short stories; the importance of Anne Briggs
The Joy of Six 1465
"The evidence shows that when local people are involved in welcoming newcomers – helping to secure housing, navigate services, and build ear...
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January 23, 2026 at 11:27 AM
community sponsorship for refugees; the US under Trump is not our ally; "growth at all costs" is threatening Britain's wildlife; English cricket as a metaphor for the nation; Lord Lambton's short stories; the importance of Anne Briggs
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This should become an election campaign poster for Labour/Libdems/Greens/SNP.
January 23, 2026 at 9:53 AM
This should become an election campaign poster for Labour/Libdems/Greens/SNP.
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The heatwave in Australia is beyond belief. And it's caused by people making decisions to burn coal, oil and gas when there's so many other options available.
January 23, 2026 at 8:55 AM
The heatwave in Australia is beyond belief. And it's caused by people making decisions to burn coal, oil and gas when there's so many other options available.