About

Hi. I’m Andy Walton.

I’m a 29-year-old writer and broadcaster currently working in London.

I was born in Blackpool, raised in Bolton and studied in Lancaster and Preston. I live in Twickenham.

I’m an Open Evangelical Christian, and attend my local Anglican church – St Stephen’s, East Twickenham.

As a Bolton Wanderers fan, I’ve followed the team around the country and Europe. I enjoy other sports such as cricket and rugby union. I used to play hockey before a dodgy shoulder prevented that. I currently try to stay fit by running, but frankly, it’s dull.

I’m obsessed by politics, and would describe myself as a socialist – to borrow Richard Hawley’s phrase I’m ‘Jurassic Labour’.

Music is my other main passion. I love many styles. Anton Brucker, Gustav Mahler and Edward Elgar do the orchestral thing pretty well… Meanwhile The Smiths, Neil Young, Jeff Buckley, The Spin Doctors and R.E.M. would all be near the top if I was making lists. I play the drums, but I’m not much good.

My favourite author is Evelyn Waugh and I have a big soft spot for Nick Hornby’s work.

My family are too far away for my liking. I care deeply about the world without doing enough about it. Oh, and I’m vegetarian.

That’ll do for now.