This is something that I absolutely don’t do. But fuck me, I can’t deprive you of this. It’s brilliant! youtu.be/o45cxJBn5aI

Join SCND. Are you a ‘change our world for the better’ kind of person? Use your passion for the greater good. Join the peace movement. Please consider joining us. We need your support to strengthen our voice in an increasingly dangerous and volatile world. www.banthebomb.org/get-involved...

Please consider donating to the Christmas Peace Appeal. We also want any of you who really gives a f*** to join. A lot of people say they support the cause but we need members! Subscriptions cost hee-haw. Stop hiding, start caring. - Idiots control the buttons. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/christmas-...

Looking forward to this tomorrow!

We have six fantastic ten minute plays for you *this* Monday, November 3rd. Such a lot of talent in the room. See you there! More info and tickets here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/penpal-pro...

Does the government truly believe that by not using the word ‘genocide’ that somehow we’ll all quieten down… go away… allow their vested interests to carry on as normal? Or are they really genocide deniers? They choose to turn away, while we watch on, in horror. Are they ignorant or just corrupt?

Indulged by spectrum whims today and rescued this AVO 8 Mk5 from the recycling centre. Plastic rather than bacolite, even the strap is pvc. Perfect apart from a tiny parallax error… which I’ll fix. Love it!

A new axis of evil begins. This time it hasn’t been constructed by countries, but by the governments in power in those countries. The US/Israeli “special relationship” is as toxic as any evil alliance that has gone before. Good people of those nations, I wish you well. The rest can just fuck off.

Celebrate! Looking forward to this one. scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:59...

Meet our playwrights for Drama@TheDepot, Rise and Shine edition. Join this lovely lot at Leith Depot on Monday April 7th at 8pm, for some perfect pint-sized plays. Tickets available here tinyurl.com/3bys28fu p.s we tend to sell out so get in quick!

Hear a bit more about Rose Tinted by Morna Young ahead of its First Look reading next Tuesday! 🌹 A story of trauma, an imaginary friend, and the colour pink, Rose Tinted explores the choice between fantasy and reality. 📅 Tue 8 Apr, 7PM

Like many organisations across the creative industries, we’re highlighting artists' right to fair recognition as authors of their own work. Meta’s unlicensed use of creators' works undermines playwrights' rights. Find resources to support here: societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/t...

🚨 Palestine Coalition statement on Israel's latest assault on Gaza.

Going to go a bit off-piste on this one. It’s donkeys-old, but just has to be shared. m.youtube.com/watch?v=oeMK...

hey for anyone who might want to actually own their kindle books instead of renting them, or who might be thinking of switching to kobo etc and will want to convert them to epubs, you now only have one week before amazon kills your ability to download its ebooks www.theverge.com/news/612898/...

Brilliant last question by Krishnan, excellent answer by Omar. Also, why are folks still calling the genocide a ‘war’? www.channel4.com/news/omar-el...

Public service reminder: not all organising happens on social media. In fact, some organising can only happen off social media/by redirecting energies to offline & in person collaborations. Sometimes the activism churns below the surface.

Omar El Akkad launches his new book, ‘One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against Us’ at the Assembly Roxy in Edinburgh. Live now. You can also view it later. lighthousebookshop.com/events/one-d...

We called for solidarity when Hungary's govt targeted bookshops over queer stock, & again when feminist bookshops were targeted in the UK, & we relied on solidarity when our own booksellers were harassed into closing: Book lovers must stand together against persecution of ALL book workers!

Look at the yellow card timer. The try was ‘scored’ when Adams was on the park. Officials missed it. Grrrr.

And why wouldn’t you? www.traverse.co.uk/whats-on/eve...

What’s happening in Leith? Take a wee look: www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...

Another brilliant night at Leith Depot and another sell out! Thanks to our fab director, amazing actors and wonderful writers. Not forgetting our awesome audience, just the best. Drama@TheDepot is back on April 7th.

Protect our right to peaceful protest. Please sign the petition. Else we’re totally f*cked. www.amnesty.org.uk/protectthepr...?

📚✨ An Evening with V.E. Schwab at the Traverse Theatre! Join The Portobello Bookshop in celebrating the launch of Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil with the No. 1 bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. 🎟 Full details and tickets available here: https://buff.ly/40yDO5J

As disrupters and their hingers-on are driving mainstream agenda to extremes, a new movement of anti-disrupters is born. I think the war will be won in the trenches of cafes and other such cosy places by talking to friends and acquaintances. Most folk want to be human - and loved - after all.

***Watch this space. Chris Bryant’s plan for the creative industries. Out tomorrow. (Maybe)

Forget the jaw-jaw. Get active. palestinecampaign.org/events/psc-w...

Today, alongside @equityuk.bsky.social + @societyofauthors.bsky.social, we have launched a petition calling on Director-General of the BBC Tim Davie to rethink plans to eradicate audio drama from BBC Radio 3 Sign the petition to Save Audio Drama at the BBC www.change.org/SADatTheBBC

Kuenssberg asks Streeting what his New Year Resolution is. I would’ve thought that the self-proclaimed “democratic socialist” should have had ‘be less Tory’ at the top of his list.

Citz! bit.ly/4glP62u

Come visit - In person or online! We've LOADS of recommendations to offer, vouchers if you're not sure & gifty delights by indie makers from badges to embroidery kits: the gifts that just keep giving! Go on, make it a bookish end to the year www.lighthousebookshop.com

“Almost all the children (96%) felt their death was imminent, and 49% actually wished to die.” www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...

And then… I found this wee gem. Paulin’s brilliant adaptation of Prometheus. youtu.be/pvFlDTeCU9w?...

Erm...Rule of Law, anyone?

Labour… Please, NO! This would be sheer madness. The CBI’s members are already rubbing their mitts. #TUC #STUC #Labour www.cbi.org.uk/articles/dev...

youtube.com/watch?v=W-zs... Donate if you can. 🎭 www.lungha.com/john-edgar-f...

Obviously if you can accommodate a genocidal campaign that sees the targeted obliteration of tens of thousands of people including historic numbers of children you can shrug off anything, but you might think leaders of so-called Christian countries might need to at least feign objection this. But no

@mornayoung.bsky.social Hi Morna, hope you’re well. I’ve decided to take a leap back into social media. Can you add me to the starter pack, pls?