Very grateful for a tidy sum from ALCS for my short story publications. #alcs

Petition: no to Palantir .

Today is World Rewilding Day. From grass and paving to this in 2 years.

Religious fanatics

Great show from comedian Mark Thomas

Sounds fascinating

Congratulations, Juno!

Stop Palantir taking over our NHS. Now at 94K signatures

This morning I posted our petition to get Palantir out of our NHS and our public services. Over 40,000 people have now signed it - thank you. Please do keep sharing! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

This tax dodger lives in Monaco.

First Past the Post can no longer deliver real mandates - only chaos. 60% of Brits want it scrapped. Yet the Representation of the People Bill won’t even touch our voting system, which leaves millions unrepresented. Tell Keir Starmer to change this. actionnetwork.org/petitions/th...

Report of environmental catastrophe and food insecurity suppressed

The End We Start From by Megan Hunter - a compelling and beautiful novel. Good film too.

A number of people on this platform have been claiming that it's not up to government to shorten people's time on remand, however far beyond the statutory limit that time extends. Well, take it from a very eminent retired judge. It is. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

New blog post: a shiny new list of UK and Ireland short story competitions for 2026 anneolearyblog.wordpress.com/2026/01/08/s...

This is outrageous. What hope for future generations?

This is an important and heartfelt letter. Unfortunately there has been a real blindspot among some people on the British and European left. We should oppose imperialism and fascism, wherever they occur. heckle.scot/2025/11/an-o...

Ex #BBC Director General Tim Davie was a huge fan of the #misinformation and Hate Speech of Nigel Farage. #bbcqt #ReformUK #journalism #auspol

Fabulous news!

We need to rewild 30% of the planet to restore nature & protect our wildlife, but Britain is falling behind. So I've signed this new petition calling on one of our biggest landowners - the Church of England - to rewild its land. Join me? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...

Congratulations, Kate!

Just over £13k still needed to save 112 acres of nature-rich land amid the dairy pastures of Devon. Please chip in if you can, or share this widely.

There's good reason why the oil and gas industry lobbies so hard for carbon capture - because it's the one 'climate solution' that wouldn't necessarily require shutting down the oil and gas industry But it doesn't work. They need to be shut down

Congratulations, Ian!

RIP Tony Harrison

Thanking @frazzledlit.bsky.social for showcasing my story.

Love this!

Keep fracking out of Britain

Delighted to be included in this issue.

Looking forward to this

The billionaire press barons must be having a right laugh… Here we are distracted & arguing over asylum seekers (0.2% of the population) Meanwhile, billionaires (just 0.0002% of the population) hoard more wealth than half the UK Immigration isn’t draining us Inequality is.

#BattleshipPotemkin, 100 years on and still brilliant.

Israel just changed the barcode for their country’s products from 729 to 871 as the boycott of their products is biting into their economies. Please share this information so that the #boycott continues …… !!!!

If you want to do your bit to help, this is a a simple boycott list that features Israeli companies and global entities with significant activities in Israel: boycott-israel.org/boycott.html

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

My favourite stories are the ones that get rejected most. 63 times is the record.

Delighted to be on the highly commended list!

New research from Pesticide Action Network reveals the extent of pesticide use by UK councils. These are poisons being sprayed in your street, your local park. Pls share. For links to the full report & to find out what you can do, follow the link below www.pan-uk.org/pesticide-fr...

Today, the UK government intends to ban the non-violent protesters Palestine Action as a "terrorist" group, exposing anyone supporting them to terrorism charges. In 2 days, 380,000 people have watched this video on YT alone. You're going to need a bigger prison. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECkV...

Outrageous. Won't stop me supporting Palestine.

IMPORTANT. Please sign and repost. This petition is based on our recent research which found that English rivers are universally contaminated with these potent neurotoxic insecticides, the source being treated dogs and cats. Link in comment below.

Thank you, @bathflashaward.bsky.social, for including my story, To whom belongs the land, in volume 9. Loved the title story, The constancy of woodpigeons, by @theliterarypig.bsky.social .

It's 3 years today since Shell was given the go-ahead to drill for new gas at Jackdaw field. It was later ruled unlawful, but self-styled "green" chancellor Rachel Reeves made clear she doesn't care 👇 Repost if you agree Govt should make a break with fossil fuel polluters to make a safer future

Horrendous.

Closing date - 31 July 2025. Here's what Philip has to say - "'Non-fiction'.  So what is that?  A non- thing?  Actually, it's the licence to explore your writing in wild and wonderful ways.' Please share, and enter.

@octopus.energy claim I've used £215.45 of gas in one boiling hot month, 10 times more than the £19.12 used in the previous (also boiling hot) month. Creep test no help.

Remember when all those people voted for Reform because they didn't want swift bricks in new houses? No, neither do I. But it seems our government has decided that helping birds is woke - so, you know what to do.

Like millions this morning, I have woken - not in the UK, but in #Reformland A far-right Trumpian state within a state In our part - Derbyshire - the new regime plans, on its first day, to shut all libraries and sack anyone working on nature, climate or diversity The fight-back starts here

Just 10 days left to get 100,000 signatures on this petition to ban fossil fuel ads and sponsorships – please sign and share govpetition.uk/700024

Absolutely chilling