A radio programme like the Shipping Forecast but it’s called Bin Day and it just reads out every single council in the country’s bin schedule

Important conversation about how vile the racist rhetoric is becoming around the mainstream Right in Britain. Absolutely white ethnostate trash. www.bylinesupplement.com/p/nigel-fara...

🌹 Here are seven exciting breakthroughs and announcements the government made this week that you can use - whether you're on the doorstep, sparring on Twitter or debating in the pub

Very few victims are told about restorative justice - an opportunity for the victim and the offender to share with each other how the crime has affected them - despite evidence in reducing reoffending. Jacob Dunne is leading a very important campaign. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This is an extraordinary interview. You can read more about Jacob's story in his HarperNorth book www.amazon.co.uk/Right-Wrong-...

This is going to be a fantastic book, and should find a ready audience among those familiar with our country's craggy heart. I'm so proud to be publishing it. www.thebookseller.com/rights/harpe...

Not now ghost cat

It will possibly clash with Antiques Roadshow, but if you happen to be in Glasgow on November 16th, please do come along and listen to me and the marvellous @peteralanross.bsky.social talk Sundays at Aye Write: www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/sund...

If you're a National Trust member, it's that time of year again: Midnight tonight is the deadline. It's a shame people have to keep doing this to keep a toehold on historical truth in this country, but here we are. Voting link: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...

“To be honest, I think things are worse now than in 1979,” he says. “Clearly, there was a lot more racial violence then than there is now, but it’s coming back. What’s worse now is that the rhetoric of the extreme far right is not too dissimilar from the rhetoric across the political spectrum.”

How can citizens and journalists hold back authoritarianism, far-right populism and hate? Join our live event with - George Monbiot - Nafeez Ahmed - Yasmin Alibhai-Brown - Nick Lowles Finding hope, protecting democracy. 7 pm, 4 November. Book now: bit.ly/BylinesHope

Lowles’ prescription against the far right at the national and international levels is: better democracy, stronger democratic institutions, and reversing the loss of social capital at the grassroots. He is surely correct. www.thejc.com/life/books/t...

This morning in ‘the old ways aren’t necessarily the best’ news.

For over 50 years, the Booker Prizes have recognised the best fiction for adults. Now, we're delighted to announce the Children’s Booker Prize, supported by AKO Foundation. Find out more: thebookerprizes.com/children

Has anyone considered the possibility that Trump might actually be building his own mausoleum where the East Wing was?

Kate has been a fantastic ally to, and advocate for, HarperNorth from the get-go. She has a razor-sharp mind and I feel in very safe hands.

Which book sold 27,000 copies in 30 mins? Which was "a pure pig to write"? Who started planning how to spend the money - then didn't win? Who deemed his own books "pompously moralistic"? What judge called the prize "crooked nonsense"? My look back at @thebookerprizes.bsky.social in the 1990s:

The Kindle edition of 'Made in Manchester' is available for one day only at just 99p. Fill your boots! www.amazon.co.uk/Made-Manches...

Can’t wait to read this. Get it bought today, you absolute scallies. Baaargain! @groomb.bsky.social

Last chance to book! #farsley #leeds It's set to be a fun and interesting evening with Author and Columnist Sally Coulthard, who on WEDNESDAY will be bringing us some objects to see, that will help reveal the history of our countryside. Will you be able to identify them? trumanbooks.co.uk/events

Second yellow for simulation this.

This is atmospheric www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...

🚨 NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 Following Inshallah United, I am chuffed to bits to announce my second book - Assalam Alaikum, Our Kid! A story of being Muslim, Manc and mad for it in the new millennium Pre-oder with 25% off at @Waterstones using the code OCTOBER25: www.waterstones.com/book/assalam...

Calling all snooker fans... Pre-order here linktr.ee/WorldSnooker...

Calling all snooker fans... Pre-order here linktr.ee/WorldSnooker...

Newly arrived from @jamespearcelfc.bsky.social -- 'A brilliantly detailed, insightful account from a well-respected reporter' says @23carra.bsky.social DM for review copies if you're qualified!

Ed Davey: Middlemarch struck a chord when I became an orphan at 15 www.thetimes.com/article/1775...

Loved you as Connie Sachs Kathy!

Guaranteed to be busier than Tory Conference, but there's still a few tickets remaining (it's in Fitzrovia) @nicklowles.bsky.social observer.co.uk/our-events/t...

I spoke to British Future's Sunder Katwala, who was a refreshing antidote to all the far right rhetoric on immigration, flags, etc. Britain is not nearly as divided as extremists suggest, he says, and we're "a generation ahead" when it comes to multiculturalism. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

'On the whole, in the long run, [the far right] is becoming more vocal, more angry and more dangerous because it is shrinking, but it definitely doesn’t think it is shrinking.' Sunder's brilliant book could not be more relevant to our present moment: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/how-...

#BannedBooksWeekUK begins today! From 5-11 Oct, join us in celebrating the freedom to read. 📖 Read a banned book 🎤 Host /attend an event 📚 Organise a book swap 📱Share on socials #BannedBooksWeekUK www.indexoncensorship.org/bannedbooksw...

There’s absolutely no chance this book has an initial print run of 110k copies. Somebody is bending the truth 🤔 www.thetimes.com/article/03f4...

This is an incredibly sobering, but energising, book. Every bit as impactful as Don't Look Up. www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article...

'The timing of this book is hardly an accident' www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-t...

Fantastic museum. Nice cafe too. Everyone should visit.

In other news, Kemi Badenoch's party has taken at least £7 million in donations from funders and directors of climate change denial lobby groups bylinetimes.com/2025/03/18/k...

Neil Bradbury's 'A Taste For Poison' is a book to die for according to the FT. 'Bradbury, a professor of physiology, uses true crimes to explore how 11 of the world’s deadliest poisons bring about death at a cellular level.' www.ft.com/content/42c5...

This is a lot of fun... 🪙🪙🪙 Whether you’re intrigued by history, a dedicated coin collector, or you simply enjoy a good mental workout, The Royal Mint Puzzle Book promises hours of entertainment and intellectual stimulation. linktr.ee/TheRoyalMint...

‘Really, really thought-provoking and nuanced. I suggest that anyone with an interest in the future of this country should read it.’ @therealnihal.bsky.social 'Fizzing with energy, ideas and passion.’ @robfordmancs.bsky.social www.amazon.co.uk/How-Be-Patri...

Just a bit of (alleged) schoolboy flirtation with fascism. Who amongst us etc. etc. www.channel4.com/news/nigel-f...

‘Really, really thought-provoking and nuanced. I suggest that anyone with an interest in the future of this country should read it.’ @therealnihal.bsky.social 'Fizzing with energy, ideas and passion.’ @robfordmancs.bsky.social www.amazon.co.uk/How-Be-Patri...

'If you’re feeling despair at the rise of Reform, read this.' www.amazon.co.uk/How-Defeat-F...

Reform UK "are bigger threat than the BNP" says anti racism campaigner Nick Lowles @hopenothate.org.uk in conversation with @adambienkov.bsky.social @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social podfollow.com/byline-podca...

UK-Med teams have provided nearly 700,000 consultations to people in Gaza so far. They have constructed two field hospitals and employ more than 500 local staff who are working alongside international medics to provide life and limb-saving medical aid. www.uk-med.org/gaza-crisis-...

UK-Med teams have provided nearly 700,000 consultations to people in Gaza so far. They have constructed two field hospitals and employ more than 500 local staff who are working alongside international medics to provide life and limb-saving medical aid. www.uk-med.org/gaza-crisis-...

The British Labour government has: Recognised Palestine Normalised relations & lifted sanctions on Syria Secured the release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah While I still have my criticisms, these are things they should be praised for, & I remain proud to have voted for this government.

'Such a difficult task to compress the history of this fascinating city but beautifully done.' 'It's a well-written, very interesting book.' 'Excellent read.' 'Just finished listening to the audiobook version of this. Really enjoyed it, having previously lapped up Northerners.'

Myself I feel very safe