You were saying? The show that you didn't cancel before anybody had finished watching the first season is doing really well for you. What's that? It's built up a loyal audience who were able to bear with it even though season 4 was a bit pony but still good fun? Well, who'd have thought?

The UK, where the day after a decision to take half a million children out of poverty, the media & political world has been full of sneering at those same children & their families, labelling them as ‘Benefits Street’, while the same people are moaning about a tax on £2m mansions. Shameful stuff.

Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇

Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s. This is the power of vaccines. The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer. Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!

"Rachel Reeves is the worst chancellor of all time..." - Kemi Badenoch

Leeds folks. The Care Leavers Christmas Wrapathon is live. Please share with anyone who would like to do something for care-experienced young people this festive season. www.facebook.com/share/p/1ARf...

...and if you believe that I've got a bridge in London you might be interested in buying.

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🏆 We are delighted to announce the winners of our 21st Olwen Wymark Awards Congratulations to all those receiving awards today - and thank you for the exceptional support you have shown to our playwright members over the past year writersguild.org.uk/olwen-wymark...

2/ As we wait for the Government’s response to its consultation on copyright + AI, it's vital Gov listens to writers, other creators + the UK creative industries, who have spoken with one voice on the need for a model that protects + strengthens copyright in the age of AI

Fifteen years of ideological choices to strangle & gut the public realm - NHS to schools to social services to local museums - is what underlies the anger "tearing our country apart"; immigration is simply the scapegoat that the far right are pushing people toward. Why can't Labour just say this?

"Let's hope it's a divorce", "He's NOT a rabbit, he's a little boy! We'll call him Jeffrey, okay?" Brilliant

"my least woke opinion is---" That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania. Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.

Theorist Media creatives announce joint union drive with Motion Pictures Editors Guild and Writers Guild of America West. #TheoristsUnite @mpeg700.bsky.social @iatse.bsky.social @teamtheorist.bsky.social

So, it's my birthday today. Had a haircut, so I don't need anything else. But if anyone wanted to make a little gift to this year's Leeds Care Leavers Christmas, that would be lovely. www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...

So, it's my birthday today. Had a haircut, so I don't need anything else. But if anyone wanted to make a little gift to this year's Leeds Care Leavers Christmas, that would be lovely. www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...

Please don't forget about me. Just £4.99 on Kindle ($6.99 US) and out in paperback next week. This book wants to go home with you. It makes a great Xmas present, too.

"It is safe to say that Rebecca Brewer, Daisy Chute and the rest of the team have brewed a potion for success with COVEN" ⭐⭐⭐⭐ -West End Best Friend www.westendbestfriend.co.uk/news/review-...

It’s already started - the BBC allows Newsmax boss to opine about bias, suggest some of the Jan 6 mob were merely innocent tourists visiting Congress, without pushback

Whole fucking thing makes me sick to my stomach. An abject fucking liar, a man who lies as easily as he fucking breathes, threatening an organisation which strives for truthfulness. And plastic patriots like the Mail and Farage urging him on. Jackels.

He still fucking said it!

Thought Bubble Festival starts today! A week-long celebration of comics held across Yorkshire! With social events, workshops, talks, and loads of comic goodness for you to enjoy. See the full programme of events here: www.thoughtbubblefestival.com/festivalprog...

football’s all like gimme that coconut i want it it’s beautiful but tennis is all like fuck this stupid lemon i hate it

So, I assume we’re going to demand that heads roll at Fox News for all the shit they chatted about Sadiq Khan? Is that how this works? #FuckBoris

Hivemind. I require your assistance again. If you have young men in your lives, do they use aftershave? If so, what brand? And is David Beckham still considered cool?

WIN a set of #Christmas cards Repost and follow me to enter I’ll pick a winner at 9pm tonight (Friday 7 Nov) gailmyerscough.co.uk

David absolutely obliterating the credibility of higher education with his votes, universities will be shut down over this #CelebrityTraitors

North East friends and followers, come along to Songwriters in Conversation #4: Folk Traditions to hear from two artists whose work in folk and adjacent styles has been heavily praised in the Guardian and elsewhere, Janice Burns and Jayne Dent! Only £6.13. www.eventbrite.com/e/songwriter...?

First Christmas sandwich of the season. Pret’s turkey-based Festive Feast. ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 A little dry and lacking in structural integrity. Nice cranberry sauce.

David Lynch altar for the Día de Muertos celebration at Hollywood Forever.

Every creative freelancer in Scotland deserves fair work Share the @scottishtuc.bsky.social checklist with organisations that you work with and help build better working environments and practices across the arts writersguild.org.uk/scotlands-cr...

sorry for telling people we met at a Waterloo Road fanfic convention

France should have kept its language at home then.

All that I ask is that the culture secretary not ask questions which reveal she couldn’t tell you who *this year*’s Bafta shortlistees and winners were.

Birds but they get spookier each time. 🎃👻 Enter if you dare...🚪

One parasite down. Several to go.

Simon Westow wants to make sure you don't miss the Kindle version of A Rage Of Souls on sale for £7.99 ($9.99 US). You can find it here: shorturl.at/vj9e4

bc if you’re a woman and you don’t, people think you’re a bitch

Boxes of Roses and Whiskas for kittens, Discounts on kettles and M&S mittens That lovely young man who sang "fried onion rings" I think non white people can advertise things

Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?

There’s no solidarity quite like that between client journalists, the government and their billionaire backers. It’s all one big club. This so-called “journalist” called for me — a British MP — to be deported because I’m Muslim. Yet somehow he’s the victim. Cry me a river.

Our industry is evolving, and so are the skills it needs. From digital workflows to AI, this Bootcamp is where you’ll learn what’s next.  Applications close midday, Monday 27th October. 👉 Find out more and apply: screenyorkshire.co.uk/skills-and-talent/skills-bootcamp-for-digital-skills-for-screen

📢 JOB OPP: Head of Finance & Operations Arts Emergency is looking for an inclusive & strategic leader with the ability to inspire & motivate others, & a strong understanding of charitable governance, finance & operations. Deadline to apply: 14 Nov 2025 Find out more 👉 www.arts-emergency.org/jobs

Gerard Butler looking at pics of the White House, shaking with fury

The next meeting of our Challenging Class Privilege Member Network takes place online (via Zoom) on Wednesday 5 November, 5-6pm Members need to register their place by 29 October at 11am writersguild.org.uk/wggb-member-...

From the Merrimack Valley Horror Festival today: