William Mata
@journowillmata.bsky.social
Writer
SEO Editor at LBC
Athletics / film / music fan
Portfolio: https://www.clippings.me/williammata
www.standard.co.uk/author/william-mata
SEO Editor at LBC
Athletics / film / music fan
Portfolio: https://www.clippings.me/williammata
www.standard.co.uk/author/william-mata
Aryna Sabalenka profile for LBC as Belarus tennis legend sets up Australian Open final with Elena Rybakina
www.lbc.co.uk/article/aryn...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/aryn...
Aryna Sabalenka profile as Belarus tennis star heads into Australian Open final | LBC
The world number one, who is unafraid to speak against her own country, aiming for another grand slam title.
www.lbc.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Aryna Sabalenka profile for LBC as Belarus tennis legend sets up Australian Open final with Elena Rybakina
www.lbc.co.uk/article/aryn...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/aryn...
Relationship status changed to, "It's complicated"
January 29, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Relationship status changed to, "It's complicated"
Let's play, Sith Code or Board of Peace manifesto?
"Peace is a lie. There is only Passion.
Through Passion, I gain Strength.
Through Strength, I gain Power.
Through Power, I gain Victory.
Through Victory my chains are Broken.
The Force shall free me"
"Peace is a lie. There is only Passion.
Through Passion, I gain Strength.
Through Strength, I gain Power.
Through Power, I gain Victory.
Through Victory my chains are Broken.
The Force shall free me"
January 22, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Let's play, Sith Code or Board of Peace manifesto?
"Peace is a lie. There is only Passion.
Through Passion, I gain Strength.
Through Strength, I gain Power.
Through Power, I gain Victory.
Through Victory my chains are Broken.
The Force shall free me"
"Peace is a lie. There is only Passion.
Through Passion, I gain Strength.
Through Strength, I gain Power.
Through Power, I gain Victory.
Through Victory my chains are Broken.
The Force shall free me"
Trump's 'Board of Peace' photographed
January 21, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Trump's 'Board of Peace' photographed
This took forever to write and feel the Saipan incident could be my specialist subject now.
Will I watch the film? Definitely!
@lbc.co.uk article here: www.lbc.co.uk/article/saip...
Will I watch the film? Definitely!
@lbc.co.uk article here: www.lbc.co.uk/article/saip...
What really happened between Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy as Saipan released in UK | LBC
Éanna Hardwicke and Steve Coogan play Irish manager and football captain who infamously fell out at 2002 World Cup
www.lbc.co.uk
January 20, 2026 at 9:24 AM
This took forever to write and feel the Saipan incident could be my specialist subject now.
Will I watch the film? Definitely!
@lbc.co.uk article here: www.lbc.co.uk/article/saip...
Will I watch the film? Definitely!
@lbc.co.uk article here: www.lbc.co.uk/article/saip...
Maybe this isn't the best forum to post this... Or maybe sharing on Bluesky is ideal!
www.lbc.co.uk/article/twit...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/twit...
I miss the pre X and Elon Musk age of Twitter, now gone forever | LBC
The Muskification of Twitter has brought an end to a brief and now rather quaint age of online discussion
www.lbc.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Maybe this isn't the best forum to post this... Or maybe sharing on Bluesky is ideal!
www.lbc.co.uk/article/twit...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/twit...
Why is 2016 back in fashion? So many celebrities died, we voted for Brexit, Trump was elected, and the year finished with Madonna saying, please can we never do that again...
January 18, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Why is 2016 back in fashion? So many celebrities died, we voted for Brexit, Trump was elected, and the year finished with Madonna saying, please can we never do that again...
Just once, I want to see an album hyped as their 'most detached, impersonal and aloof yet'
January 14, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Just once, I want to see an album hyped as their 'most detached, impersonal and aloof yet'
Instead of Rightmove, is Reform using a website called Move Right, where they eye up potential Tory recruits?
www.lbc.co.uk/article/all-...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/all-...
All the Conservatives who have joined Reform as Nadhim Zahawi leaves Tories | LBC
The full list of ex-Conservative Members of Parliament who now back Nigel Farage
www.lbc.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Instead of Rightmove, is Reform using a website called Move Right, where they eye up potential Tory recruits?
www.lbc.co.uk/article/all-...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/all-...
There should be a word for the shame you feel eating a cheese sandwich at your desk when your colleagues all have super food, salad, specially made topping, gourmet chicken, creme de la creme, deluxe brown rice box - specially curated for the week
January 12, 2026 at 11:28 AM
There should be a word for the shame you feel eating a cheese sandwich at your desk when your colleagues all have super food, salad, specially made topping, gourmet chicken, creme de la creme, deluxe brown rice box - specially curated for the week
A column this week for LBC, written to try and help see some perspective on things
www.lbc.co.uk/article/how-...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/how-...
How I am learning to deal with the scary headlines and keep positive in 2026 | LBC
There is a lot of bad news around, but don't give up hope
www.lbc.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 10:36 AM
A column this week for LBC, written to try and help see some perspective on things
www.lbc.co.uk/article/how-...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/how-...
Christmas is over, then
(I did pull the trees out of Essex Road but thought the photo captured my mood)
(I did pull the trees out of Essex Road but thought the photo captured my mood)
January 9, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Christmas is over, then
(I did pull the trees out of Essex Road but thought the photo captured my mood)
(I did pull the trees out of Essex Road but thought the photo captured my mood)
Was good to speak to Dr David Crane from Smoke Free about why Quitters Day does not have to be the end of your New Year's Resolution. Feature for LBC here:
www.lbc.co.uk/article/quit...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/quit...
When is Quitters Day 2026 and how to keep going with your New Year resolution | LBC
Smoke Free app founder tells LBC why your New Year's resolution CAN make it past the fabled January 9 'day of failure'
www.lbc.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Was good to speak to Dr David Crane from Smoke Free about why Quitters Day does not have to be the end of your New Year's Resolution. Feature for LBC here:
www.lbc.co.uk/article/quit...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/quit...
Tomorrow is Quitter's Day - when you're statistically most likely to break a new year resolution. Open to ideas for an article of how to get through it. (My own technique of distracting myself by booking loads of fun things is not great for my energy or bank balance!)
January 8, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Tomorrow is Quitter's Day - when you're statistically most likely to break a new year resolution. Open to ideas for an article of how to get through it. (My own technique of distracting myself by booking loads of fun things is not great for my energy or bank balance!)
Edna Krabappel is obviously the best character to have been lost - and maybe even the best there ever was.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/list...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/list...
Full list of characters to have left The Simpsons as Duffman retires | LBC
Only a handful of characters have departed Springfield since the cartoon's first episode in 1989.
www.lbc.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Edna Krabappel is obviously the best character to have been lost - and maybe even the best there ever was.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/list...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/list...
The year of finally trying to read some classics I bought while at university
January 6, 2026 at 2:12 PM
The year of finally trying to read some classics I bought while at university
Enzo Maresca was very keen to make good on any predictions that he would leave Chelsea this year...
January 2, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Enzo Maresca was very keen to make good on any predictions that he would leave Chelsea this year...
A genuine question: Is anyone buying cassettes and playing them, not just storing them as a collector's item?
No judgement, I always buy CDs, but just wondering what's behind this sudden comeback of tapes?
No judgement, I always buy CDs, but just wondering what's behind this sudden comeback of tapes?
December 31, 2025 at 11:19 AM
A genuine question: Is anyone buying cassettes and playing them, not just storing them as a collector's item?
No judgement, I always buy CDs, but just wondering what's behind this sudden comeback of tapes?
No judgement, I always buy CDs, but just wondering what's behind this sudden comeback of tapes?
It would be tragic if Avatar 4 and 5 are not financially possible, but the idea of James Cameron describing the plots in a press conference did make me laugh
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If 'Avatar 4' doesn't happen, James Cameron will 'hold a press conference' to reveal plot details
Should 'Avatar 4' and 5 not happen, James Cameron promises he'll 'hold a press conference' to reveal the original endgame for the franchise.
ew.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:25 AM
It would be tragic if Avatar 4 and 5 are not financially possible, but the idea of James Cameron describing the plots in a press conference did make me laugh
ew.com/avatar-4-jam...
ew.com/avatar-4-jam...
A further line of The Fairytale of New York seems to be cut out of Radio 1's edit with every year. Might just be a tune by Christmas 2030
December 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
A further line of The Fairytale of New York seems to be cut out of Radio 1's edit with every year. Might just be a tune by Christmas 2030
Which AI tells the best Christmas cracker joke? They were all pretty bad - but even worse - one of them needed explaining
www.lbc.co.uk/article/ai-b...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/ai-b...
Does Grok, Gemini, ChatGPT or Claude tell a better Christmas cracker joke? | LBC
We compared four AI chatbots to see which one got the biggest groan and Grok's answer was... confusing
www.lbc.co.uk
December 24, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Which AI tells the best Christmas cracker joke? They were all pretty bad - but even worse - one of them needed explaining
www.lbc.co.uk/article/ai-b...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/ai-b...
Best sitcom Christmas special?
1) Peep Show
2) Gavin and Stacey
3) Father Ted
1) Peep Show
2) Gavin and Stacey
3) Father Ted
December 23, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Best sitcom Christmas special?
1) Peep Show
2) Gavin and Stacey
3) Father Ted
1) Peep Show
2) Gavin and Stacey
3) Father Ted
Autumn Budget 2025 live updates for @LBC as Rachel Reeves prepares to give the government's spending plan from the Commons
www.lbc.co.uk/article/live...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/live...
Autumn Budget 2025: Live updates as UK Government prepares for financial statement | LBC
Autumn Budget 2025 date and latest news as chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares to make UK Government's financial address
www.lbc.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Autumn Budget 2025 live updates for @LBC as Rachel Reeves prepares to give the government's spending plan from the Commons
www.lbc.co.uk/article/live...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/live...
What I'm wanting from a second Simpsons film:
- Arnie Pye in the Sky,
- Kirk Van Houten,
- An Itchy and Scratchy episode,
- A full 20 minute episode of Eye on Springfield as a DVD extra,
- Richard and Lewis,
- A large role for Patty and Selma,
- A Scott Christian appearance
- Arnie Pye in the Sky,
- Kirk Van Houten,
- An Itchy and Scratchy episode,
- A full 20 minute episode of Eye on Springfield as a DVD extra,
- Richard and Lewis,
- A large role for Patty and Selma,
- A Scott Christian appearance
September 30, 2025 at 10:52 AM
What I'm wanting from a second Simpsons film:
- Arnie Pye in the Sky,
- Kirk Van Houten,
- An Itchy and Scratchy episode,
- A full 20 minute episode of Eye on Springfield as a DVD extra,
- Richard and Lewis,
- A large role for Patty and Selma,
- A Scott Christian appearance
- Arnie Pye in the Sky,
- Kirk Van Houten,
- An Itchy and Scratchy episode,
- A full 20 minute episode of Eye on Springfield as a DVD extra,
- Richard and Lewis,
- A large role for Patty and Selma,
- A Scott Christian appearance
Has anyone yet made the pun "unpresidented" about the second state visit? Just need some variety at this point
September 18, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Has anyone yet made the pun "unpresidented" about the second state visit? Just need some variety at this point