Scribbler for whoever will pay me. Author of The Weak Are A Long Time In Politics: bit.ly/2NvsDFg. Also churchwarden at @asblackheath
Joined March 2011
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Notebook: @patrick_kidd on the variety in weekly obituaries, enjoying funerals, eulogies, muscular Christianity, and school memories churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2…
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Cometh the hour…. Who wants to play in a poxy football tournament anyway?
Though it was be an amusing twist on the usual for an England footballer to be injured before a tournament by playing cricket
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Amused to see that Emma Raducanu won her first set at Queen’s 6-0 in just 20 minutes against a Russian called Blinkova. The best case of nominative determinism in tennis since Katie Volynets failed to put away a mid-court chance.
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It's become impossible to enjoy any success that the England cricket team has if you have tickets for Day 4 of a Test match. Would it be too much to ask for a full day of rain tomorrow?
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“Most predictions on social media age as well as a glass of milk on a hot play-offs afternoon in Richmond, but I accidentally called one correctly last August.”
Read @patrick_kidd’s season review on our website blackheathrugby.co.uk/an-une…
#blackheathrugby #blackheathfc #club
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May 26
Tell you what it must have been class if Peter Murrell got your name in the SNP secret Santa
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May 25
The FA has decided there will be no team song in 2026, writes @patrick_kidd. What have we lost?
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May 25
The days when recording a novelty single was a pre-tour duty are long gone, writes @patrick_kidd. But could they return?
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Some nuggets from my latest review for @Times_Books on a new biography of Alexander the Great
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Ten days ago I bought 30 bottles of wine from Majestic. Just received an email from them with the subject line “Time to restock?” How thirsty do they think I am?
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Wigmore Hall is 125 years old. For the first 15 years it was called the Bechstein Hall after the piano manufacturer whose showroom was next door. But had to change its name in 1916 when the government banned “trading with the enemy”
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Most tweets don’t age well. This one, on the other hand… @Blackheath_1858
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Now do I read too much into pre-season friendlies and get carried away with optimism, @Blackheath_1858? Two matches against Championship teams, from the division above, ten tries scored, competitive for 70 minutes v Bedford and then beat Richmond 33-14. Encouraging…
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I’ve been lucky to have reported on many great sporting events. But nothing beats seeing your side promoted as a fan. So pleased for @Blackheath_1858, who dominated their play-off vs London Scottish and got huge travelling support. Let’s see that in the Championship next season
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And while the whole @Blackheath_1858 side are lovely and it’s been such a pleasure to watch them, I’m especially glad that Captain Billy ended his one-match scoring drought to score his 49th try of the season and mixed with the fans afterwards
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Ahead of this weekend’s @Champrugby Accession play off against London Scottish, @patrick_kidd (journalist, Club Programme column writer, and Blackheath Mini’s Dad ❤️🖤) looks back at the shared history between the clubs
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#blackheathrugby @LSFCOfficial
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“Rabbit’s clever,” said Pooh thoughtfully.
“Yes,” said Piglet, “Rabbit’s clever.”
“And he has Brain.”
“Yes,” said Piglet, “Rabbit has Brain.”
There was a long silence.
“I suppose,” said Pooh, “that that’s why he never understands anything.” ~A.A.Milne
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Well there we go. Time to see again how out of synch I am with European music tastes. My top five: Norway, Romania, Italy, Albania, Australia. Suspect GB won’t make the first column but catchy refrain may push it into top 15. Now let’s see democracy get it wrong again
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Strong finish this year after a weak start. Norway moves ahead of Italy.
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Oh I like the Italy entry. I’d started to nod off and it woke me up. A new favourite, I think
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May 16
Repost if you’d like me to represent the UK at #Eurovision 2027.
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