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...
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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).
Good grief! Essential read. 😬
#Mandleson #NewLabour #ClientMedia #Epstein forthzando.com/the-mandelso...
#Mandleson #NewLabour #ClientMedia #Epstein forthzando.com/the-mandelso...
The Mandelson legacy | ForthZando
forthzando.com
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.
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
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! ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
keensparkrangers.com/2026/01/25/y...
keensparkrangers.com/2026/01/25/y...
"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...
keensparkrangers.com
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...
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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...
liberalengland.blogspot.com
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.
The status quo of English cricket. Marvellous. 🤘🏻😅🤘🏻
January 22, 2026 at 5:37 PM
The status quo of English cricket. Marvellous. 🤘🏻😅🤘🏻
The ever loving / attention seeking Roxy. 🥰
January 21, 2026 at 8:39 PM
The ever loving / attention seeking Roxy. 🥰
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BREAKING: ICE Officer admits to raping woman in custody for months in exchange for seeing her daughter
He would bring the victim letters and pictures of her daughter, along with food and other gifts, which is against ICE rules.
This isn't an isolated case. It's just the only one caught so far.
1/3
He would bring the victim letters and pictures of her daughter, along with food and other gifts, which is against ICE rules.
This isn't an isolated case. It's just the only one caught so far.
1/3
January 19, 2026 at 6:29 PM
BREAKING: ICE Officer admits to raping woman in custody for months in exchange for seeing her daughter
He would bring the victim letters and pictures of her daughter, along with food and other gifts, which is against ICE rules.
This isn't an isolated case. It's just the only one caught so far.
1/3
He would bring the victim letters and pictures of her daughter, along with food and other gifts, which is against ICE rules.
This isn't an isolated case. It's just the only one caught so far.
1/3
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Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
January 19, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
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Bangladesh becomes the drama
January 19, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Bangladesh becomes the drama
Bring back the real Barry Weiss
January 18, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Bring back the real Barry Weiss
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"Under the weather" is a funny way to spell "chicken"
Farage is apparently 'under the weather' today and unable to talk about the US threats to the UK and Europe over Greenland.
Which is unfortunate.
Which is unfortunate.
January 18, 2026 at 10:09 AM
"Under the weather" is a funny way to spell "chicken"