This research may indeed be accurate 👇 but it’s very telling that X remains the platform of choice for so many British people of colour & Bluesky seems awfully white, in my experience. Also, X is still incredibly popular for people in South Africa & around Southern Africa.

It’s so interesting to observe how this Monday morning, not one of the UK-based commentators I follow here has mentioned that there was a v tricky series of events last night at the #BAFTAs. Racist epithets shouted repeatedly at Black guests was explained away due to the person’s Tourette’s 1/

Don’t forget the Never Too Late Award from the Bridport Prize which recognises entries from writers over 60 across all categories of prizes. Link below Please share :)

This is an excellent thread 👇

Such a lovely story.

Once the opinionistas & podcasters have had their say, playwrights will be scrabbling to create something very dramatic & erudite about this saga. #AndrewMountbattenWindsor

Years ago, my MP came into a local coffee shop after he’d been out campaigning. His people were rude to staff & left the table strewn with spilled coffee, paper cups & election leaflets. I wasn’t voting for this man’s party but his behaviour validated my decision. #OwenJones get in the bin.

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🚨 It looks like we might be hiring very soon. If you’re a journalist in Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Huddersfield or Halifax - or you grew up there and want to move back - please contact @djstimms.bsky.social with haste. As soon as we hit 500 we can hire.

Rest in power #JesseJackson. A titan of the US civil rights movement and a very good friend to the South African anti-apartheid movement. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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“Art institutions may not survive, but art will always survive. If you had Farage pushing down all the arts, …you will have this bubble, bubble …. And they will rise up like the biggest fucking volcano these people have ever seen.” Tracey Emin: still vv cool www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Some great opportunities for disabled people working across the creative sector here 👇

One month to go before submissions close for this year’s Poetry Prize. Submit by midnight on Friday 13th March. Entry link and further details here: thelondonmagazine.org/the-london-m...

📝 Writers aged 60+ — win £500! The Never Too Late Award is open to entries in flash fiction, poetry, novel, or short story. Just tick the box when you submit. Details: bridportprize.org.uk/news/new-never-too-late-60-award/ Deadline: 31 May 2026. #NeverTooLate #WritingOpportunities

We’re currently accepting applications to four different free opportunities for under-represented writers as part of our Breakthrough Writers’ Programme! Details below 🧵

Since everyone wants to learn Spanish after Bad Bunny made it cool, how about this timely event celebrating poetry in London? @wasafirimag.bsky.social is surging the zeitgeist magnificently!

Great shoutout to @peninternational.bsky.social in this interview with Andrey Kurkov here (about 10 mins in). Really interesting, wide-ranging canter around Ukraine’s past & current literary scene. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/m...

The cheek of this fucker, trying to manipulate press codes of conduct to get journalists off his doorstep. Fuck you #Mandelson & your purple range cooker & your stupid loafers — only too happy to give The Times a cosy interview days ago when you thought you could control the narrative.

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We’re currently accepting applications to three different FREE opportunities for under-represented writers as part of the Breakthrough Writers’ Programme! Details below:

This is how South Africa’s brilliant Zapiro sees things @dailymaverick.co.za @zapiro.bsky.social

If there is one delightful outcome to the downfall of the House of #Mandelson it’s that image of his tighty whiteys. Satirists are already having fun with it & hopefully it’ll be the defining image of the slimebag. A bit like John Major in his baggy y-fronts.

It’s amazing how brilliant well-resourced, editorially sound teams of journalists can really uphold the democratic process. Today, the #WashingtonPost is being chucked into the sea by its oligarchic owner for exactly the same reasons. It’s criminal. So many excellent workers cast loose.

Today’s Media Show on Radio 4 ia fascinating dive into the journalistic work in exposing #Mandelson, Andrew & Sarah, & their involvement with #Epstein. Cudos to @pickardje.bsky.social & Tina Brown (AND @jkbjournalist.bsky.social) for doggedly pursuing this story. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...

Good. Not a moment too soon. Fuckity bye Peter #Mandelson. Hope to see you behind bars before too long.

The Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize is now open for entries! Our 2026 Chair is Ellah Wakatama, with Santanu Bhattacharya (Fiction), Jen Calleja (Life Writing), and Mona Kareem (Poetry). Read the full announcement and submit your work by 30 June: buff.ly/s4ol0ap

Let’s hope John Crace is correct about #Mandelson. I remember years ago, some opposition MP said something like: “No matter how many times he’s thrown into the Volga wrapped in chains, he somehow always rises again.”

The sooner Peter #Mandelson fires himself into the sun, the better. So utterly sick of his lies, his smarm & his unrestrained greed. Fuck off already. Having to see all these arseholes & criminals leering out of the news headlines every time there’s a new #Epstein dump is maddening.

£500 given out to a working class writer every month. Details in link. Please share :)

Another underrated #CatherineOHara moment that is a regular ear worm for me, me with a soft spot for all terriers & an aspiration to have a little Norwich cutie at some future point. youtube.com/watch?v=fKWP...

Can’t believe Catherine O’Hara is gone. Genuinely gutted. bsky.app/profile/merr...

There’s almost never a day that goes by when I don’t do a little Moira Rose in my head. #CatherineOHara

When Canada gave Catherine O’Hara a big award, her Schitts Creek co-star Noah Reid serenaded her with this. 👇 Sad there’ll be no more unforgettable comedic characters from this majestic actor but very glad to have her wonderful catalogue to dip into. #CatherineOHara youtube.com/watch?v=vOWn...

Understandable that @greenparty.org.uk would emphasise their candidate’s working class & local roots in the Gorton & Denton by-election, especially as Reform likes to push the class narrative. But I REALLY wish the commentariat would stop referring to her as a “female plumber”.

There’s lots of excellent arts programming across BBC radio & today’s interview with Jonathan Pryce was a gentle treasure. It was so lovely to hear him speak in his natural Welsh accent, only a little moderated by years in England. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t... I love Tessa Hadley and a new short story read by the author us always such a treat!

The Observer Anthony Burgess Prize for Arts Journalism is looking for the best new voices in cultural criticism. Entries close on 28 February 2026, so get scribbling! First prize is £3000 and publication in @theobserveruk.bsky.social Find out how to enter: www.anthonyburgess.org/observeranth...

Been thinking about this image for hours… the artistic instinct for expression, even in the most deprived conditions. (Captured by Omar Ashtawy for AP in #Gaza City. Featured in @theguardian.com)

The Boss has spoken. #Minneapolis

A reminder that independent bookshops are rooted in their communities & provide all sorts of services, including standing up to authoritarianism. A reminder that Amazon’s owner bankrolled the Melania movie & is dismantling the Washington Post. lithub.com/everything-w...

📣 Applications are closing soon for @citylit.bsky.social's 26-27 Malorie Blackman Scholarships for Unheard Voices! Win £1,000 for study on creative writing courses at our college in Central London and online ✍️ Application deadline: Sun 8th Feb Learn more & apply: www.citylit.ac.uk/malorie-blac...

We're hiring! Join our team on a project to share stories from our rural film archives with different audiences. Find out more and apply today: jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

We are excited to open applications for a UK-based Translator in Residence working with/in Endangered Languages. Find full details, including fee and residency requirements, below. Application deadline: 15 February, 2026 buff.ly/yibsATf

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It would be powerful if President #Obama — along with Clinton, Bush & Biden — were to visit #Minneapolis. To offer reassurance to the people being deliberately harmed & murdered by their own government. To send a message to legislators & apparatchiks that this breakdown of law will not stand.

Anyone find it poignant that BBC radio is running a huge selection of progs honouring the USA 250-year anniversary? Excellent drama, musical tributes across classical, jazz, country & pop, interviews etc. All while the news channels report on the rapidly disintegrating Special Relationship. 🇺🇸🇬🇧

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Wasafiri is seeking new trustees to expand our board, including experienced professionals with expertise in the following areas: Legal, Treasurer/Finance, and Fundraising. Deadline for applications: Midnight, Sunday 1 February Role descriptors and person specifications here: