What will the Faragists say? Their man has just handed a bunch of UK voters their P45s by slapping a tariff on British goods.

Walked through Nottingham's green space near the library today. Peaceful, clean, relaxed, and the green space was too. Lots of people sitting about doing nothing much or eating their lunch. The prophets of doom will be disappointed.

This is the point of our struggle — when we understand how everything is interconnected, when we fight as a mass movement grounded in shared interests, we are capable of fundamentally changing our reality. Heli Mishel is a member of the Standing Together national leadership.

On Monday our instagram account was hacked and then deleted. We received a ransom note to recover it; obviously we couldn't and wouldn't pay, and therefore lost thousands of followers. Meta support was useless. But we're BACK with a new account: @littletollerbooks. Can you follow us there and share?

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I couldn't afford one, and can't drive, but for the record I will not buy a Tesla on principle rather than those other reasons.

Calling for donations to this fund supporting Palestinian communities living under occupation & amidst state backed settler violence. Please forward the appeal far and wide:

There is a word - eugenics

Bu**** me. The bookshop fiction group is discussing Jane Austen's Persuasion in April. Out with the experimental novel, begone translation, weird fantasy is so last century. We're going back another century. Never read Austen in my life before. Can't lie. I suggested it. There was acclaim for the

At tonight's well attended Five Leaves Bookshop lecture on the film Chinatown by Michael Eaton, there were two people who had never seen the film. Naturally both of us work at the bookshop. Pretty sure both of us will be going next time it's on at Broadway. Not just out of shame.

Kudos to @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social

Defend Ukraine Trump is selling out Ukraine. We need the UK government to stand with Ukraine. Protest: Saturday Brian Clough Statue at 12 Noon. Vigil: Monday, Brian Clough Statue, 6pm.

Every single day the government of Israel makes propaganda against itself. The olive tree/gold pager gift to Emperor Trump is revolting.

Some of Trump's supporters are already edging away from his plan to invade Gaza. There's going to be a lot more covering his arse when faced with the reality of doing whatever schemes he has just thought of. Meanwhile, eyes on the settlers in the West Bank.

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Bristol City Council have decided not to cut libraries, museums and lollipop patrols, instead choosing to keep those things which make people feel cared for. A worthwhile route to go down when you look after a place and its people, I’d say. www.bbc.com/news/article...

That Trump person... If only there had been clues, signals even, as to what he was like.

Some people might want to follow this group

A year after this photo was taken, Geoff Nicholson & I set up an event where I interviewed him at @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social for Nottingham Creative Hub. Covid arrived just before Geoff was due, so we took it online with the UNESCO City of Lit. R.I.P. nottinghamcityofliterature.com/blog/geoff-n...

with justice

This statement is a wonderful form of collective action that shows that the authorities need to listen to a much wider range of voices in the Jewish community than those whose main aim is to shield Netanyahu’s Government and the Israeli army from criticism.

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I've never watched Nottingham Forest play, and doubt I ever will. Football just ain't for me. But I'm pleased for my Forest fan friends who are rather excited by the current situation. Don't enjoy people shouting uuuuuuuu reds in the street though.

I will be speaking about me new book Reclaiming The Future: A Beginners Guide to Planning the Economy at @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social in NOTTINGHAM on 6 February fiveleavesbookshop.co.uk/events/reclaiming-the-future-a-beginners-guide-to-planning-with-simon-hannah/

Paul Gilroy, one of the foremost theorists of race and racism, has very generously donated several hundred books from his university office library, for which we are very grateful. We will be selling these books, priced mostly from £1-5, from the 18th of January onwards. Come find a hidden treasure!

Weather? What weather? Actually city streets were clear and the 25 or so on Nottm Friends of Standing Together wore our thermals for the weekly ceasefire vigil. Talked at length to an Iranian Kurd, and a Sudanese woman from Birmingham who told me about their situation. International solidarity.

Amazon living up to their reputation

Five Leaves Bookshop will be closed tomorrow - 2nd January - for stocktake. One book, two books, three books... There's another, that makes five, no, wait...

Decades later, there are some images of the Vietnam War I have not forgotten. In decades to come this will be one of the images people will still remember from Gaza.

Nottingham CND's message for the new year

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1/2 I'm not a Christian, but I have been to Bethlehem where I saw a wonderful exhibition of small nativity scenes from around the world using local scenes, dress, artistic design and local wood or other material to manufacture the pieces. It was beautiful and strangely moving. This year, for the

Mandelson. @teamlabouruk.bsky.social - really?

It was a real pleasure to host @queercomrades.bsky.social @delayna.bsky.social and others, and to talk with some about future co-operations.

I will go for you @polisloizou.bsky.social. Which is just as well as I have the keys to the bookshop.

Well, there's more, but lots of good shops in this list if you are out and about or scrolling

A photo I posted of graffiti in Syria in 2014. "One day the war will be over and I will return to my poem" I hope they will return to their poem

Conclave film - terrific. Almost as good as selection meetings for Labour Parliamentary candidates in Nottingham East. It's that good. Slightly overdramatic music. But just as you think you have guessed who the next Pope will be there's a surprise ending. And the nuns. Do go.

When I started reading @theguardian.com I could only get it the day after publishing where I lived in Scotland. I guess I've been reading it for 50 years then. Ups and downs, great writing and sometimes frustrating but hate to have a day without it. I've met a few staff over the years, put on events

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Queering the Asian Diaspora (@sage, 2024) book launch at @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social Nottingham on 13 December. All welcome!

Not caring much for TV (Shetland and The Diplomat excepted), I had never heard of Wallace until the other day. I had hoped that fossils like him only lived out their lives in the sort of posh clubs that exclude women. i'm not the demographic he railed against but hope he takes his MBE and f**** off.

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We don't really do #BlackFriday here at Five Leaves, we are far too colourful for that. Great books though. The insides are even better!

Weekly anti-war vigil... Interesting convo. with a couple of passers-by about treatment of Palestinians in other Arab countries, especially in their native Syria under Assad. Nobody was air-brushing Israel but it's not always great to be a Palestinian elsewhere either. But still, ceasefire now.

Almost worth getting in a copy to find the most appropriate setting for the book. Almost. @harpercollins.bsky.social must be proud.

A useful phrase picked up from a young person who was due to do her "adult admin" that afternoon. Now, every time I pay a bill or do a meter reading...