Opinion articles by Matthew Kennington

Matthew Kennington 3/27/22

Some kind soul has been spray painting love hearts over dozens of electricity hatches on the flats in the town where I live; not exactly...

Matthew Kennington 5/11/20

The phone did not stop ringing. It was half past eight on a Thursday morning. Still in my pyjamas and half asleep, I picked it the...

Matthew Kennington 10/2/19

Football is a game which is played, televised and gambled on almost 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year all across the...

Matthew Kennington 9/8/19

Video Assistant Referee, or VAR for short, is a hot topic right now in football. From experts on the TV to fans in the pubs, it’s...

Matthew Kennington 5/16/19

Somehow we got back to base. A Hyundai mini-van from Middlesborough to Brigg. Two hours on the A1 motorway. I’d planned it all...

Matthew Kennington 3/19/19

The conversation started innocuously enough. Olaf was informing me that the owners of the property, where his family were to spend the...

Matthew Kennington 1/23/19

It is said that we have never been so connected. We can interact with hundreds of people from all over the world in a matter of seconds....

Matthew Kennington 12/21/18

I’ve been walking a lot recently, avoiding social media, trying to improve my wellbeing, listening to my inner voice more. We all talk...

Matthew Kennington 12/2/18

There is a new rule whenever my parents visit me in Spain or when I stay with them in England. Do not mention the ‘B’ Word. Alcohol...

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