Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social

I know this has circulated with alacrity recently, so you may have already seen it, but if you haven't... WOW BOY HOWDY it's the most useful thing. Thank you cardcatalogforlife.substack.com -- this is a very very very helpful public service: cardcatalogforlife.substack.com/p/google-has...

‘Chantal Akerman was a fine theorist of her own work. She couldn’t understand why she was seen as an “intellectual” filmmaker, but she has left a rich glossary with which to talk about her films.’ Daniella Shreir (@shreir.bsky.social) on the director. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Ooft! Joani Reid claimed: “I am not part of my husband’s business activities.” However, two of her husband's consultancy businesses gave her consultancy business interest free loans with no fixed repayment terms.

"We called London a war zone and moved to Dubai by mistake"

BREAKING: Peter Mandelson has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, the Metropolitan Police has said

We don't need books to understand that what's happening is wrong.

A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot. "They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets." "They had the professional demeanor of criminals." ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social

It is the source of so many of our evils: the astonishing concentration of wealth in the hands of a very few, and the immense political power that gives them. We cannot solve our problems until we tackle it. This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Palantir, which Wes Streeting is giving your health care records to, and which Labour has given a contract for military analytics to, is working with ICE in the United States to work out who to raid. www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...

Its release day for: 'The Croatian Island Library' by Eva Glyn... Where books are borrowed, friendships are forged and secrets uncovered… Thank you @evaglyn.bsky.social and @harpercollins.bsky.social for trusting me with this lovely book! #audiobooks #voice #voiceactor #newfiction

Looks like ICE is now cracking down on … Native Americans. This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota: “Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”

Dangerous times in the #USA I'm reminded of the BBC's excellent 'Five Steps to Tyranny' documentary in 2001 Full Movie here: youtu.be/PeBisBQblFM?... Five Steps to Tyranny (TV Movie 2001) - IMDb share.google/JGlnjIvrQbq4... #Fascism #FarRight #Tyranny

If the government really intends to seize jewellery and other valuables from refugees, either - it is staggeringly ignorant of the historical precedents or - it's aware of the precedents, and thinks, yeah, we'll have some of that. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Post this everywhere‼️ -and- RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

Same day. Same plenary session. Same visit to Gill’s office. Same Farage, Same Gill, same wife of sanctioned pro Russian agent. Six days after the first bribery charge

🔴NEW🔴 Thread 🧵 @bylinetimes.bsky.social can now reveal that, during the crucial period when convicted Reform leader Nathan Gill was most active, working directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most senior ally in Ukraine, he was also one of Nigel Farage’s closest confidantes 1/12

The revelations about Musk, Thiel and Bannon maintaining links with Epstein while he was apparently targeted by Russian intelligence is the missing story

Probably the most important but neglected scandal about Mandelson. Epstein was close to Peter Thiel. Thiel had secret meetings with Cummings and Johnson before Palantir’s 100m contract Mandelson’s Global Counsel was pitching Thiel’s Palantir to Starmer. What a carousel of cronyism

Congratulations @jennashworth.bsky.social on the release of The Parallel Path! I was honoured to narrate the audio for this wonderful book. It was a challenge but that's as it should be! @hachetteaudio.bsky.social @hodderbooks.bsky.social #Audiobooks #narrator #humanvoicesonly #madeinsheffield

🔴Compulsory Voting Is Needed to Combat ‘Disastrously Low’ UK Turnout, Report Argues Stark turnout gaps by class, race and age are creating ‘warped incentives’ for politicians, new analysis suggests bylinetimes.com/2025/07/10/c...

Its release day for 'The Widows Husband' by Natasha Boydell - out now on all major audiobook retail platforms. He’s meant to be dead. But I think he’s back… Have a little listen... Thank you Boldwood Books and Ulverscroft! #audiobooks #thriller #mystery #jiam #humannarration #narrator

Can any Cumbrians tell me how to pronounce names with ‘thwaite’ - such as Rosthwaite? Also Liza as in River Liza and Seatoller? Thanks!

Yes its a golden opportunity.

🚨🌱 The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. Please join me in signing the @campaignforthearts.org petition to remind the UK Govt: the arts make our lives happier & our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them. www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/sp...

Its release day for LOSING CONTROL by Fiona Erskine! #audiobook What connects Teesside, England and Bhopal, India? Can DI Julie Cadell find the link before cyber-vengeance brings terror to Teesside? 🙏 @chemicaldetective.bsky.social & @wfhowes.bsky.social for trusting me with this title!

We are not alone! 89% of the world’s people want stronger action to fight the climate crisis – but mistakenly believe they are in a minority. Let's not be a silent majority – we need to talk about the need for climate action with everyone, at every opportunity www.theguardian.com/environment/...

⏰6 hours left! The public consultation on Great British Railways ends at 12 TONIGHT. The last gov't committed to make accessibility a core duty in GBR's licence. This gov't doesn't mention it in the consultation. If you think that's wrong have your say. vist.ly/3mzx67e

Unsolicited writing advice no. 13: No artist needs artificial intelligence if they have the real thing.

⏰The public consultation on Great British Railways ends at 12 TONIGHT. The last gov't committed to give our railway a duty to be fully accessible and care for our environment. This gov't has removed it. If you think that's wrong, have your say 👇🏽 weownit.org.uk/act-now/grea...

Delighted to announce that WF Howes have acquired the audio rights to my 6th novel 'Losing Control' - available on audio from 24th April 2025 narrated by @melaniecrawley.bsky.social and Mike Haley. @wfhowes.bsky.social Listen to a sample here rbmediaglobal.com/audiobook/97...

I kind of want to go

Closing tomorrow - don't spend the rest of your life doing a job you hate whilst the world burns around you.

As we near the end of #BrainTumourAwarenessMonth the need for change is more desperate than ever. Through the #BeMoreLaura foundation we'll keep campaigning & funding vital research into #Glioblastoma because no family should ever experience this utter devastation. #TheStarsWillStillBeThere Laura 💚

You might expect the fact that climate change denial lobbyists funded the leader of the opposition and her Shadow Cabinet, shortly before she ditched her commitment to Net Zero, would feature in at least some of the other coverage of her announcement this morning bylinetimes.com/2025/03/18/k...

There's an easy way to protect your company from having its ads show up on toxic GB News content like this. It's simple & quick to exclude the GB News YouTube channel from your online advertising: support.google.com/google-ads/a...

Huge congrats to @FionaGibson for #TheFullNest a superb novel that will resonate far & wide with parents hurtling towards the next stage with their teens.This hilarious, big hearted story is also full of characters to love: a joy to narrate. Thanks @avonbooks.bsky.social & Chatterbox #LoveAudiobooks

Very welcome to see more attention for endometriosis, so little talked about for a condition affecting one in ten women and those assigned female at birth of reproductive age. And a great coup for @endometriosisuk.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Great start to Weds #lbf25 ‘The Art of Creating an Audiobook’ - Nathan Hull says he wants to shine a light on us - narrators, producers et al - got a cheer I can tell you! #audiobooks #lovebooks #narrators

With Lowe’s whip withdrawn, the proportion of Reform MPs jailed for viciously assaulting a woman now stands at 25%.

Just going to leave this here should it become useful to anyone…

BBC just released damning research on AI assistants' news accuracy. Results: 51% of AI responses had significant issues. 19% introduced errors when citing BBC. 13% misquoted or made up BBC content entirely. 🤐🤐 www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/... via @ezraeeman.bsky.social

The Hanging of Hettie Gale by Tess Burnett - narrated by me and Clare Corbett is out now in audio! A historical mystery / revenge thriller set in the West Country. Thanks to Tess and David Bendena for trusting me with this book. Published by @dreamscape-media.bsky.social #audiobooks #narrator

We're nearly one third of the way to our crowdfunder target just a few days in! A massive thanks to everyone who's donated and shared so far: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/stop-gb-news

Jack Frost painted the cars this morning or was it the Sheffield fairies figure-skating that magicked this other-world across my dirty old Saab? #frost #sheffield

Me and Spike at Longshaw earlier - fabulous winter mist and sunshine. Before the hoards got there - everyone out with their families. Lovely.

Open consultation on AI and copyright. #AI #artificialintelligence #copyright #voice #audiobooks #narration #narrators #booksky #authors #illustrators #voiceover #audiobooknarration www.gov.uk/government/c...