William Tench
@williamten.ch
Musical theatre, cricket and liberalism
📍Winchester/Llangefni | he/him 🏳️🌈
📍Winchester/Llangefni | he/him 🏳️🌈
Can’t help feel the damage to the next rights package is already done – surely any TV execs are pricing in that it’ll probably blow up again next time…
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T20 World Cup: India-Pakistan fixture to go ahead after government ends boycott call
Pakistan's fixture against rivals India at the T20 World Cup is set to go ahead as scheduled after the Pakistan government ends its order for a boycott.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Can’t help feel the damage to the next rights package is already done – surely any TV execs are pricing in that it’ll probably blow up again next time…
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
they can't fire peter kyle because no-one would go to his leaving drinks
Need to keep Shabana in for similar reasons that Morgan’s reshuffle was political malpractice that made their positions worse. I think the most likely casualties would Peter Kyle and Pat McFadden.
If you were conducting a reshuffle to placate the soft left wing of the party who would be a McSweeney era minister you'd get rid of to make room for them? Shabana Mahmood?
February 9, 2026 at 4:51 PM
they can't fire peter kyle because no-one would go to his leaving drinks
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England’s poorest areas have 70% more vape shops and bookmakers than wealthier ones
England’s poorest areas have 70% more vape shops and bookmakers than wealthier ones
Data shows deprived communities have more off-licences and takeaways and fewer childcare facilities and gyms
England’s poorest communities have 70% more vape shops, off-licences and bookmakers than wealthier ones and far fewer cafes and gyms, a study has found.
The Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods (Icon), chaired by the Labour peer Hilary Armstrong, said ministers risked overlooking vitally important neighbourhood shopping precincts by focusing on town centres. In deprived areas, local shops have roughly double the number of retailers selling unhealthy food and significantly higher vacancy rates, its research has found. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:11 AM
England’s poorest areas have 70% more vape shops and bookmakers than wealthier ones
btw, on the fake news part of Facebook just about everyone to the left of ghengis khan is in the epstein files
February 9, 2026 at 9:54 AM
btw, on the fake news part of Facebook just about everyone to the left of ghengis khan is in the epstein files
I like how every two years at a T20 World Cup everyone goes “wow the associate cricket teams are much better than we thought, we should do more to assist their development and grow the global game” and then nothing changes
February 8, 2026 at 12:34 PM
I like how every two years at a T20 World Cup everyone goes “wow the associate cricket teams are much better than we thought, we should do more to assist their development and grow the global game” and then nothing changes
this might be the worst and also most misleading squeeze in the history of elections
February 7, 2026 at 7:35 PM
this might be the worst and also most misleading squeeze in the history of elections
Reading this article has led me to the radical belief that the Devolution Bill should be amended to require all local authorities to have a logo which is their coat of arms and a universal font, laid out horizontally.
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A Totally Objective Ranking of Every UK Local Authority Logo
The humble local council. Recipient for every half-informed beef of the British busybody, from potholes to bin collections to tree-felling…
robin-cg.medium.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Reading this article has led me to the radical belief that the Devolution Bill should be amended to require all local authorities to have a logo which is their coat of arms and a universal font, laid out horizontally.
robin-cg.medium.com/a-totally-ob...
robin-cg.medium.com/a-totally-ob...
Very interesting that Labour keep repeating the “Vote Welsh Labour for governments that work together in both Wales and across the UK on mutual problems” when, at least in my mind, the sustained success of Welsh Labour in the devolution era is making clear separation between the two.
February 3, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Very interesting that Labour keep repeating the “Vote Welsh Labour for governments that work together in both Wales and across the UK on mutual problems” when, at least in my mind, the sustained success of Welsh Labour in the devolution era is making clear separation between the two.
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If only we could vote out people we don't like
February 2, 2026 at 1:09 PM
If only we could vote out people we don't like
Zack Polanski is like a LLM, he just says words that sound vaguely plausible until start noticing that the first clause of the sentence contradicts the second half
February 1, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Zack Polanski is like a LLM, he just says words that sound vaguely plausible until start noticing that the first clause of the sentence contradicts the second half
lovely afternoon at the wallace collection
January 31, 2026 at 5:00 PM
lovely afternoon at the wallace collection
People wondered how Nigel and Co would spend that 9mn
January 31, 2026 at 2:03 PM
People wondered how Nigel and Co would spend that 9mn
Took down four Reform stickers fly posted across Winchester.
Party of antisocial behaviour.
Party of antisocial behaviour.
January 28, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Took down four Reform stickers fly posted across Winchester.
Party of antisocial behaviour.
Party of antisocial behaviour.
Hope that now he's a politician, there will be proper scrutiny of his views on race, which are disgusting and far to the right of the British mainstream, and I never have to see him on TV again.
NEW: Former academic Matt Goodwin has been announced as Reform UK's candidate for the Gorton & Denton byelection.
January 27, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Hope that now he's a politician, there will be proper scrutiny of his views on race, which are disgusting and far to the right of the British mainstream, and I never have to see him on TV again.
He’s bottled it
BREAKING: Zack Polanski will not stand as the Green Party candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election.
A Green Party source told @NewStatesman that whoever is chosen as the party’s candidate will be selected by the local party
A Green Party source told @NewStatesman that whoever is chosen as the party’s candidate will be selected by the local party
January 25, 2026 at 4:12 PM
He’s bottled it
David Payne wins games of cricket for teams all over the world, but he doesn’t play for Surrey or Yorkshire so England aren’t interested.
January 25, 2026 at 1:01 PM
David Payne wins games of cricket for teams all over the world, but he doesn’t play for Surrey or Yorkshire so England aren’t interested.
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Maybe Trump's lawsuit is having the effect he intended?
I’m really quite surprised at the BBC website today. ‘Here is a video, some people say it does not show what it very obviously shows’ is not how you report this.
January 25, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Maybe Trump's lawsuit is having the effect he intended?
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Sorry I know this sounds like a shitpost but it is so mental that a portion of the UK hard left has gone from “no platform for fascists” to “pay a fascist to share a platform with fascists” in like five years
January 23, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Sorry I know this sounds like a shitpost but it is so mental that a portion of the UK hard left has gone from “no platform for fascists” to “pay a fascist to share a platform with fascists” in like five years
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Unbelievably satisfying ending. Really, really enjoyed this series #TheTraitors
January 23, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Unbelievably satisfying ending. Really, really enjoyed this series #TheTraitors
Trump’s Board of Peace? More like Trump’s bored of peace
January 23, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Trump’s Board of Peace? More like Trump’s bored of peace
Was only a year or so ago that Angela Raynor was talking about aligning constabularies with Mayoral authorities. Only a small thing, but it all just lends itself to the idea that Labour is making things up on the hoof.
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Police forces to be slashed in sweeping reforms
The Conservatives say the plans will undermine attempts to fight crime, but the government believes too many smaller forces are not effective.
news.sky.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Was only a year or so ago that Angela Raynor was talking about aligning constabularies with Mayoral authorities. Only a small thing, but it all just lends itself to the idea that Labour is making things up on the hoof.
news.sky.com/story/number...
news.sky.com/story/number...
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The Rissingtons (Cotswolds) Council By-Election Result:
🔶 LDM: 37.5% (New)
🌳 CON: 31.3% (-11.5)
➡️ RFM: 25.8% (New)
🌍 GRN: 5.5% (-51.7)
Liberal Democrat GAIN from Green.
Changes w/ 2023.
🔶 LDM: 37.5% (New)
🌳 CON: 31.3% (-11.5)
➡️ RFM: 25.8% (New)
🌍 GRN: 5.5% (-51.7)
Liberal Democrat GAIN from Green.
Changes w/ 2023.
January 23, 2026 at 12:38 AM
The Rissingtons (Cotswolds) Council By-Election Result:
🔶 LDM: 37.5% (New)
🌳 CON: 31.3% (-11.5)
➡️ RFM: 25.8% (New)
🌍 GRN: 5.5% (-51.7)
Liberal Democrat GAIN from Green.
Changes w/ 2023.
🔶 LDM: 37.5% (New)
🌳 CON: 31.3% (-11.5)
➡️ RFM: 25.8% (New)
🌍 GRN: 5.5% (-51.7)
Liberal Democrat GAIN from Green.
Changes w/ 2023.
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Still bit alarmed by how basically fascist this attitude is. “The people want RESULTS not ELECTIONS!!!”
Is it just possible - bear with me - just possible, that it might be possible both to have democracy and fix potholes?
January 21, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Still bit alarmed by how basically fascist this attitude is. “The people want RESULTS not ELECTIONS!!!”