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Translator from Polish to English and Polish-English interpreter based in Manchester, UK.
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Anne Applebaum
about 2 hours ago
"By 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%" Read the Stanford report:
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The Economic Impact of Brexit
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https://siepr.stanford.edu/publications/working-paper/economic-impact-brexit
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Dave Vetter
1 day ago
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
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The Economic Impact of Brexit
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Caroline Lucas
4 days ago
Gillās conviction for taking Kremlin money is yet more evidence of Russian influence in our politics, as the Russia report itself found. So when will Ministers finally investigate this wider interference? Why are we forced to pursue it in court?
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John Springford
4 days ago
This research is important because it corroborates what we already knew - that when comparing the UK to peer economies, it has had a big slowdown since 2016. It does so with firm-level data and finds more EU-connected firms have sizeable shortfalls in productivity and investment compared to less.
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Led By Donkeys
6 days ago
The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
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Lit Hub
8 days ago
On its 40 year anniversary, Jeanette Winterson remembers the creative process behind Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit.
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An Anniversary That Bears Fruit: Oranges, 40 Years On
Earlier this month was my birthday. Such dates are more than times of celebration. They are memory-markers. Where we were. Who we were with. How did it feel? This year, 2025, I had a different birtā¦
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Just read āCapitalists Must Starveā by Park Seolyeon &
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The title & blurb led me to expect a book about a factory strike... It is an absorbing portrait of Juryongās whole life - its hardships, how she was treated as a woman, her resilience, determination & passion. A fascinating read!
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Anne Applebaum
8 days ago
Two explosions targeted a railway line that connects Poland and Ukraine. Prime Minister Tusk is calling these attacks āan unprecedented act of sabotage aimed at the security of the Polish state and its citizens.ā
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Polish PM says railway track blast was 'unprecedented act of sabotage'
An explosion that damaged a Polish railway track on a route to Ukraine was an "unprecedented act of sabotage", Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Monday, and he vowed to catch those responsible for an incident he said could have ended in tragedy.
https://www.reuters.com/world/explosion-polish-railway-track-was-caused-by-sabotage-pm-says-2025-11-17/
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Ben Stanley
9 days ago
Imagine having a thumping majority in parliament and deciding to use it for something as squalid as this.
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Head of Zeus
11 days ago
ICE, out now, is a Trans-Siberian odyssey into an endless winter to confront something utterly alien. Here translator Ursula Phillips reveals the journey to bring Jacek Dukaj's novel to an English readership:
https://bit.ly/4qT5DR9
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Ursula Phillips translator | Ice by Jacek Dukaj
Ursula Phillips is a translator of Polish literary and academic works and Honorary Research Associate of the University College London School of Slavonic and East European Studies, UK. Here, she revea...
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Jolyon Maugham KC
13 days ago
Says the dude swimming in donations - or are they investments - from private healthcare interests.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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British Medical Association āthreat to future of NHSā, says Streeting ahead of doctorsā strike
Health secretary accuses doctorsā union of ācartel-like behaviourā and tells it to āget realā over pay demands
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/nov/12/british-medical-association-threat-nhs-wes-streeting-doctors-strike?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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Warwick Prize for Women in Translation
14 days ago
We are delighted to announce the shortlist for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation in 2025! "Each of these books arrives in English in expert and accessible translations that honour the art and voice of their original authors."
tinyurl.com/f9sccz4v
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Clarkesworld
18 days ago
Good literary translation requires understanding (language, culture, genre--on both sides of the translation) and an ability to write well. "AI" can't do that. There are no shortcuts. Treat your work and foreign language readers with the respect they deserve. You won't fool anyone with this.
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Robert Saunders
21 days ago
If parties want credit for telling hard truths, they need to tell them when they're genuinely hard. If Labour had told the truth about taxes & the costs of Brexit before the election, its majority would be smaller. But it would have more real power & the public would put more faith in its judgment
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Sarah O'Connor
26 days ago
2nd edition of our The AI Shift newsletter is out. The question today: could AI be making us LESS productive?
@jburnmurdoch.ft.com
www.ft.com/content/2480...
At the individual level, it's clear we're not reliable witnesses on this Q. At an organisational level, it gets even more interesting...
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Ian Dunt
28 days ago
Your daily reminder that the government continues to commercially support an individual who wants to destroy it through fascist violence.
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Led By Donkeys
29 days ago
Farage: epic grifter
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Warwick Prize for Women in Translation
about 1 month ago
Announcing the longlist for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation 2025! Featuring 10 languages, 12 publishers, 4 collections of poetry - and much more. The longlist travels from Argentina to South Korea, from Haiti to Romania, from Sweden to Slovenia.
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Tim Bale
about 1 month ago
Sadly, there's a lot to be said for Marina Hyde's analysis here.
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Ed Davey
about 1 month ago
People who have come to the United Kingdom legally, played by the rules and made it their home do not need to āgo homeā. This is their home. I've written to Kemi Badenoch to give her the chance to reject these divisive calls from her frontbencher Katie Lam.
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Josiah Mortimer
about 1 month ago
Via Press Gazette: "The Daily Starās livestream of the Liz Truss lettuce has been acquired by the British Film Instituteās National Archive for a collection of significant pieces of online video. The BFIās curator said it was āa seminal moment in British political historyā"
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ottilie mulzet
about 1 month ago
shout out to the major English-lang. newspaper that wanted me to write something about Krasznahorkai but ghosted me when I said I would need to be paid something
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James OāBrien
about 1 month ago
Ah! Good morning, reality. And welcome. Weāve been expecting youā¦
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Dan Neidle
about 1 month ago
āDonāt do something that might foreseeable facilitate a crimeā seems a pretty basic ethical standard to me.
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James OāBrien
about 1 month ago
Facts⦠The polar opposite of what drives most media coverage of the issue.
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Anton Hur
about 1 month ago
See you in the UK you guys!
antonhur.com/2025/10/14/2...
Cheltenham / Sheffield / Edinburgh /Glasgow / Manchester / London
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Ian Dunt
about 2 months ago
Still I'm sure it'll be fine. It's not like those expectations are based on a completely unproven product with deranged costs and hysterical levels of hype.
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Ian Dunt
about 2 months ago
A bubble so large you can see it from space and it's going to fuck all of us.
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British Centre for Literary Translation
about 2 months ago
Join literary translator Michele Hutchison & editor Tamara Sampey-Jawad as they explore the intricate process of editing translations -exploring collaboration, challenges & rewards of bringing international literature to new audiences.
www.uea.ac.uk/groups-and-c...
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āInner Spaceā is out in French! If you happen to be in Brussels you could meet the author, Jakub Szamalek, and his translator, Kamil Barbarski, at the LibreBook bookshop cafe.
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Jolyon Maugham KC
about 2 months ago
Let's hope the Government now finds the courage to go against the proper VIP Tory Royalty who also made tens of millions at a time of crisis supplying PPE which was not fit for purpose.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
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UK government wins £122m pandemic case against Michelle Mone-linked firm over faulty PPE
Trial hears 25m surgical gowns supplied by PPE Medpro to protect NHS staff were unusable and could āseriously harm or kill patientsā
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/01/uk-government-wins-122m-pandemic-case-against-michelle-mone-linked-firm-over-faulty-ppe?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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about 2 months ago
Today is International Translation Day. Create connections through literature instead of division through ignorance!
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Dorian Lynskey
2 months ago
It is possible to cherish the BBC as an institution while also saying that BBC News is failing very badly, day after day, in its duty to inform and that it always fails in a right-wing direction. It desperately needs to recover its integrity
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Marta Zboralska
2 months ago
I feel like I post about this every year, but it would be useful if the media explained that it is not, in fact, easy to immigrate to this country, to get a national insurance number, to get indefinite leave to remain, to get citizenship. It is, in fact, already very difficult.
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Jakub Krupa
2 months ago
Nato confirms it intercepted Russian fighter jets over Estonia as EU calls airspace violation a ādangerous provocationā and calls for swift adoption of sanctions on Moscow Latest on Europe Live
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Nato confirms it intercepted Russian aircraft over Estonia as EU calls violation a ādangerous provocationā ā Europe live
Nato spokesperson condemns āreckless Russian behaviourā after three Mig-31 fighters enter Estonian airspace for 12 minutes
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/sep/19/eu-sanctions-russia-oil-ukraine-vladimir-putin-volodymyr-zelenskyy-donald-trump-france-macron-europe-live-news?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Ian Dunt
2 months ago
Good god I hope so
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Notes from Poland
2 months ago
"Franz", a biopic about author Franz Kafka by Polish director Agnieszka Holland, has been selected as Poland's entry for Best International Feature Film at the Oscars.
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"Franz Kafka" Agnieszki Holland polskim kandydatem do Oscara - TVN24
Polskim kandydatem do Oscara 2026 w kategorii najlepszy film miÄdzynarodowy zostaÅ
https://tvn24.pl/kultura-i-styl/franz-kafka-agnieszki-holland-polskim-kandydatem-do-oscara-st8639938
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Ed Davey
2 months ago
I've written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, urging them to join me in condemning Elon Musk's dangerous remarks inciting violence yesterday. As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.
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Anne Applebaum
2 months ago
19 drones launched over several hours, from Russia and Belarus, into Poland, were not a mistake. Many of them did not carry explosives, so they had not gone astray in Ukraine....they were a probe of Poland, NATO and Trump.
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Anton Hur
3 months ago
translating sloppy writing is physically painful
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Donald Tusk
3 months ago
Last night the Polish airspace was violated by a huge number of Russian drones. Those drones that posed a direct threat were shot down. I am in constant communication with the Secretary General of NATO and our allies.
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Annette Dittert
3 months ago
Too many drones to call it an accident. Putin is doing what had to be expected. A tentative attack on a NATO country to test out what happens.
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Kasia Szymanska
3 months ago
šš»Join me for this 'Translation as Activism' workshop at the 2025 Manchester Literature Festival šš»
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Joshfrai
3 months ago
#TranslatedThusly
Elegantly
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Litfest, Lancaster
3 months ago
It's here! Welcome to the Lancaster Litfest Autumn Weekend 2025, running 17-21 October and 18 November. Ft Sarah Hall, Simon Armitage,
@oliverklangmead.bsky.social
@mkhardywrites.com
Xiaolu Guo
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& more! Browse the full programme and get your tickets now!
litfest.org
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Lucy Popescu
3 months ago
I reviewed House of Day, House of Night - Olga Tokarczukās mosaic of memory, myth and misfits translated by
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- online now:
www.ft.com/content/7886...
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House of Day, House of Night ā Olga Tokarczukās mosaic of memory, myth and misfits
The International Booker Prize winnerās vivid 1998 novel about her adopted Polish village gets its first full English translation
https://www.ft.com/content/78860a9f-5c63-497f-8e11-6478735cc116
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