Anton Rippon
@antonrippon
Award-winning newspaper columnist, author, journalist. Believes in pragmatism rather than ideology. Would have been Yorkshireman but for Hitler bombing Hull.
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21-06-2009 18:00:01
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Disregard the picture of the handsome young brute. It's not about me. It's an article in today's Derbyshire Live about the forthcoming Derby Book Festival project with the Society of Authors to organise talks by writers in Derbyshire Libraries. Full details at gigantic.com/meet-your-loca…
Please join Chris Packham and call on Brittany Ferries to stop live exports ➡️ bit.ly/45m7BRZ #BanLiveExports
𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐂𝐊 | GAS MASKS FOR GOAL POSTS by Anton Rippon Telling the unique history of football in Britain during the Second World War. 🛒 stanchionbooks.com/products/gas-m…
On the phone, and caller said, "well, it's not rocket silence". Not what? "rocket silence" The phrase is, "rocket science". <actually laughs!>"No, it's rocket silence. Rockets are loud, and it'd be very difficult to silence them. That's what it means." So...is it *me* that's mad
The weather forecast is good, Belper is lovely and there's a book fair on! Three good reasons to come to the Dormouse Books, Belper Belper Book Fair at the Market Place on Sunday (11am-4pm). I'll be there, too - but don't let that put you off! Come to meet all the other lovely authors!
𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐂𝐊 | SOCCER SCANDALS by Anton Rippon The stuff of pulp fiction rather than of just games and goals and Saturday heroes, this is the ugly side of the game that Pelé found so beautiful. White Owl Books Pen & Sword Books 🛒 stanchionbooks.com/products/socce…