New story on the Funny Pearls site I'm really happy to have a new short story, Triple the Price of a Fruit Cake, on the Funny Pearls online literary mag - it can be found here: The story is adapted from a monologue I wrote many years ago, probably more than 10 years ago now, as a small commission…

This is nice to have just published - thanks Funny Pearls! funnypearls.com/2026/01/frui...

Well this written by my mate Lee Thompson was bloody brilliant tonight!!

I work with such great colleagues! So excited about this show too!! www.edgehill.ac.uk/news/2025/12...

RIP Martin Parr - the kindest man ever to big ‘un ❤️❤️❤️

Another beautiful day!

Come and work at our place! eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Happy Halloween

Play For Today is back. I've written Special Measures which is coming soon to Channel Five.

Did this over the summer! www.independent.co.uk/travel/famil...

And wonderful readings at the launch of AJ Ashworth’s Maybe The Birds at EHU Arts Centre in the first half from Prof Ailsa Cox, Elizabeth Baines and John D Rutter.

Brilliant night at The Arts Centre Edge Hill for the launch of AJ Ashworth’s Maybe The Birds - fantastic reading from Andrea!

We are recruiting new associate tutors to join our AT bank - tight turnaround though of 10 October. All info here - eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Me and my three boys at Riding the Low!

Wow - I want to see this archive!! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This is a huge story. Don't let him get away with it. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Mad Sky!

1960s icon

Well, it’s the Daily Mail university league tables for Edge Hill University and - look at what the best course is! And no.1 out of 35! Nice one - and all thanks to brilliant students and totally brilliant team who steered us through some rocky times this year!! www.mailplus.co.uk/university/2...

Hope this petition isn't getting tedious with you all 👇 83 more signatures and it will have reached 3000 Please keep circulating Thank you so much

Graffiti cat!

Oh yes! Brunch time!!

I love this man! What a brilliant bloke!

And in more sporting news - a very exciting final stage! Just sad that here in the UK we won’t have free coverage any more! Thanks for all your fab highlights shows Gary Imlach and the team at ITV - so sad to see you go! 😪

Fan-bloody-tactic!!! www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

💛 Geraint Thomas finishes his last Tour de France stage safely. Congrats on an amazing career G! Farewell! 💛 #TDF2025 | #TDFLive

New graphic design technician job at ours - take a look!! jobs.edgehill.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Oh yes! Graduation day for English and Creative Arts at Edge Hill University! Who is the mysterious fan lady though???? Brilliant new graduates, brilliant MA and fantastic PhD students! 😍 What a lovely day - and the weather held!

Not really in depth as it claims but an interesting start to a discussion that many of us in academia probably do feel needs further consideration www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

News from Edge Hill’s Fiction Writer’s Network - blogs.edgehill.ac.uk/fin/2025/07/...

Well this feels like the beginning of the end. Forget taking time to learn or academics having research time or staff with families having summer holidays eh?! www.buckingham.ac.uk/study/underg...

Come on Laura - stop letting Farage get away with grotesque lies on #climate - the green economy is growing 3 times faster than rest of the economy. The green transition is in our *economic interests* & it’s Farage who’ll de-industrialise the UK, not green policy #bbclaurak

British politics in all its diversity on display this morning

12 min - Nigel Farage's interview in which he didn't have answers to many of the questions asked by Laura Kuenssberg 7 mins - Ed Davey's interview in which he wanted to answer questions from Laura Kuenssberg but they conveniently ran out of time

www.thestage.co.uk/obituaries--... An obituary in The Stage for my mum, which she would have loved, and one that recognises all the many aspects of her life. ❤️

What the actual? She’s mother of the house ffs! The man who a few weeks ago spoke of ‘an island of strangers…’ I’m growing more disappointed with this long awaited Labour government and I hate that so much!!! Abbott suspended by Labour Party after comments about racism www.bbc.com/news/article...

Is this a good idea? Yes or no? When’s the next election???? God, I think my kids will be able to vote!! 😂😂😂😂 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

My students often say they expected college to be much more open-inquiry and less major-focused than the real experience of college. They are hungry for something more than the degree mill a lot of universities are turning into thanks to their leadership. It's why I keep loose class structures tbh.

As we say goodbye to the trusty old VW Golf after a whole decade of loyal service we say hello to our new little mini - ready to go off on new adventures! With much less leg room for the boys! 😂😂😂😂

What an inspiration! World's 'oldest' marathon runner dies at 114 in hit-and-run www.bbc.com/news/article...

Have I mentioned how much I love this book???

Sunny Manchester on a Saturday - blissful 😍