Contemporary painter Mary Pym, who was born in the Netherlands but who now lives in the UK #WomensArt

My tattoo artist just reposted this enthusiastically endorsing the messaging "what next should I have a computer that eats my dinner and fucks my wife?"

Tickets are going quickly for our first visit to The Edge Arts Centre in #MuchWenlock, #Shropshire, on Sat 21 November. 'The Oratory' A chilling tale from #WeepingBank - the acclaimed ghost story experience, bridging the gap between page and stage. www.ticketsource.co.uk/edgeartscent...

The best thing about having written a book, I think, is hearing from people who have enjoyed it. I’m always glad and grateful to hear from readers. Upon A White Horse is out in paperback on April 23, but preorders are already arriving.

Throughout 2025-26, Caseworkers delivered 59 #Legal #Outreach Clinics to 359 #prisoners - including 78 #women and 46 #foreignnationals.

Second-hand books are wild books, homeless books; they have come together in vast flocks of variegated feather, and have a charm which the domesticated volumes of the library lack. ~Virginia Woolf (Street Haunting)

Cartoon by Gábor Pápai, a well-known Hungarian political cartoonist.

I hope Vance's couch has a migraine tonight

One thing I’m thinking about this evening is the extent to which the enormous bravery and sacrifice of the Ukraine people in facing down Russian threats - first electorally & subsequently militarily - blunted the appeal of pound-shop autocrats with a line to the Kremlin and revealed their corruption

Tory / Lib Dem #austerity was never good economics. It was an ideological drive to shrink the state by a rich, out of touch elite that destroyed lives and broke society.

"While the details of this merger remain to be seen, we are concerned about its potential impact on accountability and oversight in the criminal justice system as a whole." https://insidetime.org/newsround/if-they-scrap-imbs-wholl-sort-things-out-in-prisons/

Today, the people of #Hungary toppled their tyrant. America, our return to democracy requires our full attention. We can see it can be done!

Lets hope jd vance campaigns for Reform in Britain

Meat Loaf & Tim Curry. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) Behind the scenes 📸

One of my cartoons in Monday's Metro

Orban: “Too many people are voting” — the plaint of kleptocratic vote suppressors and gerrymanderers the world over… And yes I am looking at you GOP

Can Vance visit Netanyahu next

Orban is not conceding because he's honourable. He's conceding because his defeat is so comprehensive even he can't pretend he won.

When Angela Rayner underpaid £40,000 stamp duty on her flat, Richard Tice said it was "morally completely indefensible” and she should immediately resign if she had “any moral decency”. Now we learn he personally made £91,000 in excess payments by failing to pay the tax his company legally owed

Ukraine is about to get an awful lot of European money. No more Cunt's Veto. A potential turning point in the battle against Russian imperialism.

Hungary election live: Viktor Orbán concedes defeat in Hungarian election after 16 years in power

'We don't want ID cards but we do want more information on them'

Sign up to be the first to buy when it’s out. www.bigissue.com/yungblud-m... Yungblud is on the cover of next week’s Big Issue ➡️What would you say to Ozzy if you could talk to him now? ➡️Is London nightlife under threat? ➡️What's a big issue you're worried about? OUT MONDAY 13.04 📸Tom Pallant

Librarians at the Bangor Public Library changed my life. They let me take out books from the adult section and read there for hours. It was nearly across the street from where I grew up. Amazing and beautiful place, and wonderful librarians.

Years ago, my mother-in-law started reading The Exorcist. She said it was the most evil book she’d ever read, so she threw it into the sea. I bought another copy, soaked it, and left it by her bed.

There are 87,292 people in prison today, a fall of 418 on last week.

#Sentences of up to 12 months will now likely be replaced by suspended sentences. #prison #prisoners

The London Literature Festival this year will be curated by Dua Lipa, which I think is interesting and potentially quite exciting.

Only a few tickets left for my event this Saturday at Farnham Lit fest with @stephmerritt.bsky.social @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social. Come along if you’re in Kent or nearby or actually far away. Make a bloody effort. www.farnham.gov.uk/farnham-even...

Celebrated children’s authors will participate in a virtual read-in to support Minneapolis youth on March 10 https://pen.org/press-release/virtual-read-in-3-10-by-celebrated-childrens-authors-to-support-minneapolis-youth/

I'm thinking of writing an article about how literary agents are often their own worst enemies and are creating an environment in which it is really difficult for authors to actually find a home for often excellent manuscripts. As opposed to one about all the mistakes authors make when submitting.

Congrats to Wendy and Kit! @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social @kitdewaal.com www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

It is a legal requirement that prisons must deliver at least 15 hours of education per week to children of statutory school age. Feltham, Werrington and Wetherby failed to reach this standard in 2025. https://howardleague.org/news/new-figures-reveal-continued-failure-of-prisons-holding-children/

As part of the Big Issue's series on the special education system, mother Elizabeth Padilla shares her experience of struggling to get support for her two children.

‘Some of the most foundational relationships with art I have had have had nothing to do with “enjoyment”’ The National Year of Reading celebrates the ‘joy’ of books. But let’s not forget they can also be deeply troubling, too | Charlotte Higgins

A state so small, that it will fit neatly in your bedroom closet, from where Danny Kruger will be counting your sexual partners, and Matt Goodwin will check you are using each ovulation wisely and sending you a tax surcharge if not.

Mette Frederiksen, the Danish prime minister, on FB: "I'm happy to live in a country where there is free and equal access to health for all. Where it’s not insurances and wealth that determine whether you get proper treatment. You have the same approach in Greenland. Happy Sunday to you all 😊".

Here’s the LBC recording of Bannon talking with Farage about getting rid of Theresa May, just as his text messages to Epstein suggest he’s work with Boris Johnson to the same end youtu.be/nU0F8rP7dr4?...

"At least three prison officers at Lowdham Grange who had a duty to monitor Matthew Osborne three times an hour, failed to do the necessary checks, and faked entries." Channel 4 News: https://www.channel4.com/news/falsified-welfare-checks-led-to-deaths-of-vulnerable-inmates-inquest-told

Emily Thornberry spitting blood about Mandelson and his appointment as ambassador is a sight to behold.

#SelfCare Too

15-minute cities has proven controversial on X with Sharron Davies and Right Said Fred speaking out about a traffic scheme in Oxford.

"The recalled prisoner population more than doubled from approximately 6,300 in June 2018 to 13,500 in June 2025, contributing to the prisons crisis." https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/29/record-number-offenders-recalled-prison-england-wales-drugs

Announcing 50 finalists for our 2026 Literary Awards and two career achievement honorees—Edwidge Danticat will receive the PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature, and Julia Cho will receive the PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award. pen.org/press-releas...

Research at King's College has looked at why some of us feel profound gratitude and wonder for being alive, while others feel... nothing.

The Boss is singing about ICE on the Streets of Minneapolis. You won't hear this played at the Kennedy Center or on Fox News. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...