Matt Rudd
@mattrudd.bsky.social
Contributing editor and columnist at the Sunday Times.
Occasional author, most recently, of Man Down.
Patron of the Counselling Centre, a charity in the South East doing brilliant work in the mental health trenches (message me if you want more info)
Occasional author, most recently, of Man Down.
Patron of the Counselling Centre, a charity in the South East doing brilliant work in the mental health trenches (message me if you want more info)
When I was nine, I devised a plan to meet Luke Skywalker… it was simple… I would become a journalist and then interview him… didn’t expect it to take 40 years but still…
August 17, 2025 at 7:38 AM
When I was nine, I devised a plan to meet Luke Skywalker… it was simple… I would become a journalist and then interview him… didn’t expect it to take 40 years but still…
Nine! Or 27! Plus two more I can’t fit in. Beat that…
August 17, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Nine! Or 27! Plus two more I can’t fit in. Beat that…
Three? Well, there’s three on this beam but that wasn’t enough… not at all…
August 17, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Three? Well, there’s three on this beam but that wasn’t enough… not at all…
How many of these do you think we have in our small holiday cottage bedroom? One? Two? …
August 17, 2025 at 7:27 AM
How many of these do you think we have in our small holiday cottage bedroom? One? Two? …
Very happy to bird bore with you @mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social any time… I can play you our top 10 Merlins. Also, we have a tame baby magpie this year. Magpies are ruthless killers but this one is very cute. Ps lovely column
June 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Very happy to bird bore with you @mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social any time… I can play you our top 10 Merlins. Also, we have a tame baby magpie this year. Magpies are ruthless killers but this one is very cute. Ps lovely column
Shiny apples. Get your shiny apples ‘ere.
March 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Shiny apples. Get your shiny apples ‘ere.
And with the addition of one letter, a genius sub editor earns his salary…
March 7, 2025 at 7:54 AM
And with the addition of one letter, a genius sub editor earns his salary…
The badger looking at badger graffiti has won the Natural History Museum's Wildlife Photographer of the Year award but this is my favourite by Michel d'Oultremont. A stoat maintaining a low profile in Belgium. Amazing.
February 5, 2025 at 11:19 AM
The badger looking at badger graffiti has won the Natural History Museum's Wildlife Photographer of the Year award but this is my favourite by Michel d'Oultremont. A stoat maintaining a low profile in Belgium. Amazing.
Just passing Ratcliffe on Soar, Britain’s last coal power station. Shut for good last September. Eerie.
January 15, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Just passing Ratcliffe on Soar, Britain’s last coal power station. Shut for good last September. Eerie.
I’m going to give away the ending… I met a dog called Barbra. She was handling her time at Battersea badly despite the professional care… and then, at the end, she stopped shaking and came to say hello… and Jack caught that moment perfectly
December 28, 2024 at 8:21 PM
I’m going to give away the ending… I met a dog called Barbra. She was handling her time at Battersea badly despite the professional care… and then, at the end, she stopped shaking and came to say hello… and Jack caught that moment perfectly
Sheesh. Normal for Kent?
December 16, 2024 at 8:19 AM
Sheesh. Normal for Kent?
New byline pic in today's column (on why we've been in full Christmas for months already)... www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
December 1, 2024 at 12:15 PM
New byline pic in today's column (on why we've been in full Christmas for months already)... www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
November 28, 2024 at 11:48 AM
Among many other things, I bought a wolf repellent, a nose beautifier, an anti-riot baton and this “intelligent mute floor sweeping robot” in my AliExpress shopping spree… it said it would activate a new intelligent way of life, quiet and undisturbed #savethehighstreet
November 24, 2024 at 10:02 AM
Among many other things, I bought a wolf repellent, a nose beautifier, an anti-riot baton and this “intelligent mute floor sweeping robot” in my AliExpress shopping spree… it said it would activate a new intelligent way of life, quiet and undisturbed #savethehighstreet
Whoop whoop.... this is actually happening... I remember when it was just us 14 million nine long days ago
November 19, 2024 at 1:53 PM
Whoop whoop.... this is actually happening... I remember when it was just us 14 million nine long days ago
Top tip... 6'8''! I bet you've never done a big shop without being asked to get beans of the top shelf for all the short people...
And...
And...
November 19, 2024 at 12:44 PM
Top tip... 6'8''! I bet you've never done a big shop without being asked to get beans of the top shelf for all the short people...
And...
And...
Here’s a photo of me looking happy even though I know I’m not going to be columnist of the year because of the person I’m looking happy with @mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social (I don’t know if I’m doing this right but I don’t care)
November 19, 2024 at 12:01 AM
Here’s a photo of me looking happy even though I know I’m not going to be columnist of the year because of the person I’m looking happy with @mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social (I don’t know if I’m doing this right but I don’t care)