Israel has faced calls to allow aid into northern Gaza through the crossing, which has been closed for two months.

Past issues of the Blackcountryman magazine, going back to Volume 30, are now available for just £2.00 each. The perfect present for friends and family with connections to the Black Country! Go to www.blackcountrysociety.com/shop for further details

Fake news: the BBC, Trump and the fight for impartiality "We should be honest: the BBC will not report on Trump freely now. It won’t need to be told not to" northeastbylines.co.uk/news/opinion...

This from @bearlypolitics.co.uk is a ferocious take on the whole BBC story. All journalists and politicians should read it, and the govt should do something about it. open.substack.com/pub/iratusur...

Three points for the win (with apologies to Wolves fans, who won't know what that means). stevepottinger.substack.com/p/three-poin...

This.

It was such a lovely afternoon. It was so wonderful how many people turned out! My publishers are very happy with the book sales too.

Another excellent thread from Emma

Huge thanks to everyone who packed out KTeas Cakes in Wolverhampton earlier to listen to poems from @emmapurshouse.bsky.social and myself, and queued up to buy copies of our books at the end of the event. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. 🙏

In Wolverhampton this afternoon? Then come along! 😊

In the Society Shop we are down to the last seven copies of a long term favourite"Black Country Humour" Get yours now while you can www.blackcountrysociety.com/shop

So this year will be the third hottest year on records - stretching back 176 years…big deal - but the first and second hottest years in that 176 year period are last year and the one before. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I've been updating my website. And added this (previously published elsewhere) poem to it, too. Have a gander. stevepottinger.co.uk/poems/walkin...

This.

Another great offer from the Black Country Society...

This Saturday afternoon, I'm gigging with @emmapurshouse.bsky.social in Wolverhampton city centre. A free gig celebrating the launch of Emma's fantastic new collection 'Unsung' and the 2nd print run of my book 'snapshots'. Great coffee and cake available too! Come along if you're in the area. 😊

Actions, meet consequences. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I'm sure all the far right politicians, fascist billionaires and criminal grifters who forced the police into disclosing the ethnicity and migration heritage of the attacker will be reposting this story all over their social media accounts & video channels right now.

The Black Country Society has some excellent book offers on at the moment, folks...

Why are people in Caerphilly more articulate than the political class at highlighting the issues facing people? Such a phenomenal snapshot of where we are - a microcosm of the factors we’re fighting as a society 🧵 Cracking stuff from @johnharris1969.bsky.social youtu.be/N79jV1waf4g?...

Nigel Farage, who has so far registered a total of £280,500 for four hours a month as a "brand ambassador" for a company selling gold bars, thinks a £10 an hour minimum wage for young people is too high bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...

Thread. 🧵

Get your hands on copies of the 2nd print run of Steve's book here! 👇

This Saturday afternoon, I'm gigging with @emmapurshouse.bsky.social in Wolverhampton city centre. A free gig celebrating the launch of Emma's fantastic new collection 'Unsung' and the 2nd print run of my book 'snapshots'. Great coffee and cake available too! Come along if you're in the area. 😊

One of the amazing offers at @blackcountrysoc.bsky.social 👇

A good news day. Wake this morning to one prince less. And job opportunities at Pizza Express.

Well now, this is extraordinary.

This Sunday, in one of the best pubs in Wolverhampton, some of the best poetry in the West Midlands. 😊

A gig! In Wolverhampton! With @emmapurshouse.bsky.social!! And it's in the afternoon!!! If that isn't a date for your diaries, I don't know what is.... 😊

I found time to write about a vital phrase we all need to add to our vocabulary. Oh, and there's something about a poetry gig, too. Have a read. 😊 stevepottinger.substack.com/p/enshittifi...

This is for everyone who needs it. 🖤

I'd like to say this is unbelievable. Sadly, it's not.

I found time to write about a vital phrase we all need to add to our vocabulary. Oh, and there's something about a poetry gig, too. Have a read. 😊 stevepottinger.substack.com/p/enshittifi...

Watching this, I'm struck by how unusual it is to see a political leader *ask* questions, and then *listen* to answers. And it's incredibly refreshing.

A gig! In Wolverhampton! With @emmapurshouse.bsky.social!! And it's in the afternoon!!! If that isn't a date for your diaries, I don't know what is.... 😊

Baffled that one of the simplest concepts to understand - Nazis are bad - seems to be a logical struggle for so many people.

Whoop! The 2nd print run of 'snapshots from the fall of home' has finally been delivered (a story in itself) and is now available at @ignitebooks.bsky.social online shop. ignitebooks.co.uk/product/snap...

“Privatisation was the experiment — and it’s failed. We have water companies pumping sewage into our rivers and charging us extra for the privilege.” Zack Polanski says it’s time to bring water back into public hands on #BBCPoliticsNorth.

🚨BREAKING : The Green Party has passed 150,000 members 🥳 Thousands are joining right now to help us replace Labour and take the fight to Reform. Are you in? Make hope normal again. Join the Green Party now ⤵️

Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community. Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.

This is superb.

It's a truly excellent collection. Treat yourself, and get a copy. Available from Offa's Press website and good bookshops.

Pandemonialist @davethepitt.bsky.social wrote a piece about October's helping of PASTA... Have a read! pandemonialists.substack.com/p/petrifying...

Wow.

The findings of the International Court of Justice are clear. Israel has no right to block aid to Gaza. Israel's allegations against UNRWA have not been substantiated. Israel must cease obstructing the UN and its agencies. Stop blocking aid.

Wake up, babe, the least subtle visual metaphor in history just dropped

It’s becoming increasingly clear that when his champions claimed Tool Boy was a master of 4-D chess, what they actually meant was that there may occasionally be days where he’s a better than even chance of not punching himself in the face, or tripping over his own shoelaces. /1

The govt promised it would help all Palestinian students with funded places at British universities get to the UK - but there are students with places at the University of Bristol who the Home Office is refusing to help. Devastatingly we don't know if they are all still alive.

This.