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St Rumbold's College
@strumboldscollege.bsky.social
Sociologist/author/educator seeking a saner space post-X.
I like calm, happy thinkers.

Substack: a satirical old College where tutors discuss biscuits, UK politics without the rage and old-school Liverpool match reports.

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Yesterday I hit a milestone that I didn't think would be of interest to anyone else, so I didn't tell anyone. I feel so retro.
February 12, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Whose lift?
January 15, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Just Michael Frayn, in 1965, predicting AI news slop.
January 10, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Almost finished this. A flippant bureaucrat becomes king and decrees all London boroughs become mini fiefdoms, then the Provost of Notting Hill takes the whole thing very seriously, defending his streets with military might. Cynic and Believer crash. A ridiculous romp.
#books #reading #satire
January 2, 2026 at 7:25 PM
The best short book I've ever read. It's only 29 pages long and the text doesn't start until page 9. It concerns the best advice for building an outdoor toilet... and yet it's still bloody brilliant! Has anyone else read this?
#books #writing
December 29, 2025 at 11:43 AM
The very definition of 'the naughty step'.
#lfc #ynwa
December 9, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Since LFC's latest victory I've heard some fans say Slot has earned himself "a stay of execution". What? Will they turn their lasers from STUN to KILL if we lose again?

To paraphrase Woody, "You are NOT a boardmember! You. Are. A. Fan! And there's a team out there that needs our help."

#lfc #ynwa
December 3, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The constant backdrop to my living room. Some daft things, some I'll never touch again, some that I can't forget, some I've written myself, one that is a secret hideyhole, and on and on. Can you imagine living in a place without books? I know I can't. #bookshelves
November 25, 2025 at 12:54 PM
This little fella needs fixing. He's been sat on my workbench for the last fortnight watching over my handiwork while I crack on with Christmas hiking stick orders. He doesn't seem to mind. He's very patient.
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 AM
I just love the sound of the first knife off the board when I'm cooking...
November 8, 2025 at 12:45 PM
This week the Rev takes on National Romanticism.
Shining a light on those scoundrel politicians who say, "It was all better back in the day..."
Whoever can she mean?

And Buckram leaves leaves for the worms...
tinyurl.com/sf9zp7xt
#freecollegegazette #populism #reformarenotyourfriends
October 22, 2025 at 8:51 AM
In the latest Free College Gazette, Reverend Kerr takes us back to Ancient Rome and the birth of Populism, and there is an update on the hotly contested College Conker Tournament.
tinyurl.com/sj3bkfux
October 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Where would we be without Stuart Lee?
#flags
October 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
I love the subliminal messaging...
October 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
No doom and gloom for me about #lfc losing to Chelsea. Even with Salah failing to hit the target the xG had us winning 2-1, and Caiceido's shot was a 1 in 20 strike. The underlying trend is fine. We'll be ok come Xmas.
October 5, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Salah's non-penalty goals last season were top draw.
But, #lfc do have quality penalty takers
And, we now have Isak.

Would you cash in on Salah this summer, or wave him off on a free the following year?
October 4, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Does everyone have tomatoes ripening in every available drawer at this time of year, or is it just me?
October 3, 2025 at 10:56 AM