As The Sky What an incredible book, every story a masterpiece. Really, they're all fantastic. The Wrong Door is shocking. Waving at Trains in heart-breaking. The Quaker's Mouse, so atmospheric. I'm in that dilemma of wanting to devour it all but not wanting to finish it. Adrian Bleese - writer

Amen to both posts. The journalists are not much better.

Rory, from the Outsiders project. Nobody should be homeless in a country as wealthy as ours.

Just signed the first 100. They’ll be available from the website from Midnight Thursday.

First copies arriving with me tomorrow - I’ll try and post up website shop details by Friday. Its edition limited to 250 signed and numbered copies. Meanwhile tickets are still available for the official launch Portico Library Manchester 18th Dec.

And why am I not surprised?

"Yorkshire Water was privatised in 1989 under the Water Act, launched debt-free and promoted as the start of a new, efficient era. What followed was anything but. Today, the company carries almost £7bn in debt. Our rivers are polluted, our bills keep rising, and we’re told to pay still more..."

Just in from GB Nudes Trump never said “grab em by the pussy. He actually said “I would grab them by the neck if they were going to hurt pussy.” He was talking about boys who hurt animals. Yet again our glorious Fuhrer is besmirched by communistical editing.

People will be seeing this in docs on fascism in another hundred years. Mussolini in a suit.

Should Gibb be sacked? yes, obviously. He's an abomination of basic journalistic standards. His GB News channel spreads conspiracy theory & disinformation. His Jewish Chronicle newspaper spreads invented stories. He is plainly trying to undermine the BBC so it's as bad as everything else he touches.

He said what he said - the clip tells the truth - yes the words were selected - but that is what he said -no mistake - he told them to get down there and fight like hell. Not a misquote at all. www.theguardian.com/media/video/...

Fair comment.

“There are no empires now - there is just The Money Empire. China, US, Russia, EU squabble & muscle up but none can control the Money Empire, it is a shape-shifter - it runs the world. But it too will fall - and then perhaps this small world might grow up?” The Daily Llama. Dharamsalami. 2025

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‘If none but the rich died in war there would be no more wars.“ the Daily Llama. Dharamsalami 2025.

And one of the blokes moaning on here actually voted Reform. They stated they were going to take the Doge shears to our public services and that is what they will do Making personal fortunes. Heartless grifter bastards who conned people into voting for them. Helped amongst others by the BBC.

Always if Johnson is involved follow the money. As night follows day, there is money to be followed

Amen. His influence was great as were his talents.

Russia - enemy of the British Values? Blx. Conservative Friends of Russia. Cummings 3 yrs in Moscow learning how oligarchy works. Johnson slips his guards to party at the agent’s Italian palace. Ennobles son of a KGB agent, Russian murders on British soil. Russia Report hidden. Follow the money.

The Scot. Ind. ref was a trial run for Brexit which gave the Tech Masters the green light for Trump 1. Johnson and his open lying and open flaunting of rules and dignified behaviour showed the Orange Felon the way. Had Bojo succeeded in hanging on the UK would have GB ICE running the show here.

Look at the cold, dead eyes. The world seems to be mostly run by madmen and looking back through history it seems nothing new. From Genghis Kahn to Trump, from Nero to Reagan. Boris Johnson to Pol Pot. Lunatics, Liars and Psychopaths every one.

Lowe has the morals of a nazi stormtrooper mingled with the avarice of a small town grifter. Perfect Reform material.

I've been in France working on final edits of the next book of short stories -- should have signed, numbered, first ed. copies to sell online by late Nov. Im signing copies at The Portico Library, Manchester on the evening of December 18th. Early doors.

My kind of pub!

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The bastard

We should celebrate Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s birthday by gatecrashing a wedding, finding a group of three guests, detaining one of them, then discoursing at length about our exploits in the Doldrums. Anyone up for it?

"We're paying £200bn to shareholders in privatised utilities. Could go to investing in infrastructure. We need to admit privatisation is a failed experiment & end it." Wiki puts the annual budget of the UK govt at around £1.230tn. So that's, what, a FIFTH of it? Straight to the rich? #bbcqt

Greta Thunberg: “Israeli soldiers hit, kicked, starved, and tortured me” • They placed a flag next to me, and anytime the flag touched me, they kicked me • Whenever I raised my head to look at Ben-Gvir, I was kicked • She was filmed while stripped naked

Nathan Gill will be sentenced on 21st November for 8 charges of taking Russian Bribes. It’s essential that the European Parliament carries out an investigation in to UKIP, Brexit Party and Reform UK and their connection to Russia. Investigation now! #InvestigateReformUK #ReformRussianBribes

Christ on a bike! The wilful flaunting of principles and the strident ignorance of Trump’s devotees is terrifying. These people must be removed from power for the sake of democracy and the world.

Nigel Farage & Alex Phillips have been awfully quiet about Nathan Gill pleading guilty to eight counts of bribery relating to pro-Russia statements made in European parliament and articles. Just wanted to refresh their memories about how they were all a team through that period.

This MUST be investigated.

Funny isn’t it how this plays into Trump’s hands. - distraction from Epstein. - empower further military deployments - declare war on the left - embolden international right wing movements. Like Trump’s assassination attempt, I believe that this is a false flag. America’s Reichstag moment.

I don’t know much about anything but I’ll bet the farm that kid isn’t the sniper. Bolt action, amazing accuracy, one shot? And then the drop off the roof? It takes Special Forces training to drop off something like that without breaking or severely spraining your lower limbs. I could be wrong

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Lucy Connolly was convicted of inciting racial hatred, and her tweet was part of the tinder that lit violence, intimidation, looting, and thuggery across England last year. The fact Reform conference gave her a standing ovation says everything about that movement. bylinetimes.com/2025/08/27/l...

This IMHO is wonderful

The Fagash Fuhrer shows his true self

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Many of us have spent the Trump years shouting this to the stars.

AI is artificial but not intelligent. It doesn’t do culture. Soulless algorithms.