The media forensically dissects the pasts of people who challenge the status quo, such as Polanski and Corbyn. Fair enough, up to a point: we should know about our representatives. But it's far less inquisitive about those who defend power, however great their misdeeds, such as Nigel Farage.🧵

The joy of the front set, top deck is eternal.

Kemi Badenoch: I was perfectly clear. What I said was not what you heard; what you heard was not what I meant; and what I meant is whatever I now say I meant. I am always right. Put another way: I am never wrong. #r4today

This is not the end. We won't stop fighting until every dying person has choice.

I would NOT be here if it were not for miscarriage management. I was fortunate that these draconic laws were not in place. I was fortunate that I had a ER doctor & an amazing nurse who cared for me and admitted me to the hospital. I am fortunate to be alive. Every female DESERVES care.

Charlottesville used bookstore’s got game

Hello. My sixth book is out next year. All so far are MG, set in the past, character-led and with a working-class political edge. Currently on sub with another MG and having fun writing something *very* different... #WritersLift #Authors

If you were horrified watching elected leaders run & scramble because of gun violence, just imagine how my daughter Jaime felt in school running from an active shooter before she was killed. Now, become a part of the solution & only vote for people determined to address gun violence in America.

🚨 SNL UK absolutely nailed it. Watch brutal “Who Wants To Remain A Millionaire?” 2 clip 🧵 As 🇬🇧 media churns out endless hand-wringing pieces asking “Can Starmer survive Mandelsongate?”, SNL UK just drove the truth home in one brutal sketch. Clueless PM: 👺 Mandelson pulling the strings.

Love this! Thank you so much, Mr Griffin and @sparkbookaward.bsky.social for this lovely video review of my first book. Chuffed to bits here! @kidsbloomsbury.bsky.social #kidlitUK

LOVE THIS! #ShakespeareDay

Overheard train chat between two tough-looking youths: Youth one: “I got déjà vu, man. I saw this dog and felt like I’d seen it before.” Youth two: “That’s not déjà vu. You just saw a dog twice.”

Today we are standing together with dying people, against Lords blocking the assisted dying Bill ❤️

Teachers and school librarians! Nominations are still open for The Barrington Stoke Reader of the Year Award. Open to UK pupils in Year 7 and 8, the award will recognise young people who have overcome challenge to discover the joy of reading. Learn more: bit.ly/3OAsVNg @sla.org.uk

I love running these courses with @writersandartists.bsky.social. Join us? #kidlitUK #writingcourse #writing

Happy Tax Day, New York. We’re taxing the rich.

My flower painting ☀️

This greatly pleases my little socialist heart.

So pro-life means jailing women who miscarry but shrugging when the deranged president says “a whole civilization will die tonight.” Do I have that right?

I do love silky moles on a Friday morning...

It's been heartening to see various publishers, including my own, @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social, make statements on this. Though obviously I wish they didn't have to.

Eek! Eeek! So excited and honoured to be offered a stand at Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair in Manchester this October! The weasels are dancing in a Thursday too! Save the date and come and see me and the creatures!

Ok I have seen a GOOD APRIL FOOLS JOKE in the wild. My kids comic (Phoenix - home if @jamiesmart.bsky.social) comes in an envelope every week, we open it, had a fake cover for a soup review mag like we’d been sent the wrong thing. Genius!

If you see this drop a hero with a sword #Buffy

My 11 poetry workshop videos to help children write poems have had 400,000 views. Each one has its own title with a sub-heading of 'What is poetry for kids, Michael Rosen's Poetry Workshop'. They're free to use anytime. You can find them all here. www.youtube.com/c/MichaelRos...

mythical creature #Cat #Caturday

Shout out to Birmingham, Alabama and Utqiaġvik (Barrow), Alaska! 🎉

Omg! Huge shoutout to San Francisco, CA! Ocean Beach, you crushed it! 🌊

New polling confirms public support for law change on assisted dying remains overwhelming - with 75% in favour and only 14% opposed.

Lord Pannick sets the record straight: the assisted dying Bill’s conscientious objection clause offers the strongest possible protection.

Make your own transistor radio. Artist: BH Robinson (1972)

To a billionaire, we're the carrots.

Just had a chat with a middle class bloke and expressed the idea that billionaires shouldn’t exist. He disagreed with me and drew the analogy that money is like a knife which can be used for chopping carrots or stabbing people. I suggested that we were all being collectively stabbed at the moment.

look at this baby beaver and feel better briefly (@ wildheartrescue on TT)

Spring is here! I am getting so many lovely reviews of The Gift Gatherers today! Thank you! Still time to get a copy pre publication day!

There are 11 free-to-use poetry workshops here for pupils, teachers, parents. Each one has the sub-heading of 'What is poetry for kids' and each workshop has a title like 'The Book' or 'Newcomers'. Use them how you want. www.youtube.com/c/MichaelRos...

This honestly explains a lot.

Thread of truth

"No to war... and free Palestine" Javier Bardem

Thanks again. There are videos of the makes on this page in case you get stuck alomshaha.com/machines

Let's kill "comics are a gateway to reading" dead please?

Many years ago I was inspired to finish my children’s book during a workshop with @lesleyparr.bsky.social. This week it’s finally been published! amzn.to/4s0Wc2c

We have four brilliant books publishing today from Luke Palmer, Eve Ainsworth, Luna Valentine, Tanya Landman, Vashti Hardy and Agnes Saccani! Learn more about all four and read a sample in the thread below.

Powerful and thought-provoking. Well done @refugecharity.bsky.social but so sorry it needs to be made at all.

My favourite grasshopper fact: Grasshoppers first appeared on the planet 250 million years ago. Grass did not appear on the planet until 40 million years ago Imagine it: 210 million years, hopping around on any random surface you can find, waiting for the grass that will make you truly yourself.

Happy Gary Retrograde everyone! The next two weeks are the only two weeks out of the year when Gary Numan is older than Gary Oldman

I'm running an illustration focused online Workshop for SCBWI on Wednesday 25th March 2026 | 7PM CET Join me, have some fun hanging out, learning, and making some art! I always love seeing friendly faces at these kinds of events. @katjarammer.bsky.social #scbwi www.scbwi.org/events/from-...

Kicking off next week, my four-week look at WRITING SHORT STORIES comes to QUAD, with sessions exploring the key creative elements of the form as well as a look at publishing your short fiction! www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/short... #derby #derbyshire #course #courses #writingcourse #writingcourses