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· Mar 16
Six books in twelve years. Is it any wonder I’m a broken man?
‘1984’ re-write set during the Miners’ Strike
A remake of 2001: A Space Odyssey set in the now-past 2001
December 1, 2025 at 11:12 PM
‘1984’ re-write set during the Miners’ Strike
Probably best left where it is, tbh
Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.
December 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Probably best left where it is, tbh
Bugger. How am I going to get to the tip now, eh?
Zipcar is shutting down its UK operations, basically the only car club that worked in London. Massive kick to anyone who tries to live in capital without owning a car. Having been a customer for 17 years and used Zipvans to move house repeatedly, this is.... very bad! (Zipcar is owned by Avis)
December 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Bugger. How am I going to get to the tip now, eh?
To my surprise, this thread was about wearing specs, not dropping acid
December 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM
To my surprise, this thread was about wearing specs, not dropping acid
It’s lunchtime, and he’s at it again
The BBC (in name of 'impartiality') has entered some post-post-truth hall of mirrors, in which it holds the Labour Chancellor to some epistemological standard so high, that nobody can understand what the hell it actually means
Chris Mason sounds utterly absurd, trying to turn the screws on Rachel Reeves while acknowledging that she has done nothing that one wouldn't expect a politician to do.
December 1, 2025 at 1:39 PM
It’s lunchtime, and he’s at it again
1st December (alright, 2021)
December 1, 2025 at 1:20 PM
1st December (alright, 2021)
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As someone who criticised the government back in January for not having a clear growth strategy it is good to see Torsten set out in plain language what the govt’s strategy is and how it hangs together. This is much better and clearer communication.
That is a lot of tweets. If you got this far you deserve a prize. Reasonable people will debate this growth strategy. But claiming there isn’t one is lazy nonsense. Higher growth matters because rising living standards are the goal, and higher investment is a key tool.
December 1, 2025 at 8:15 AM
As someone who criticised the government back in January for not having a clear growth strategy it is good to see Torsten set out in plain language what the govt’s strategy is and how it hangs together. This is much better and clearer communication.
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The BBC (in name of 'impartiality') has entered some post-post-truth hall of mirrors, in which it holds the Labour Chancellor to some epistemological standard so high, that nobody can understand what the hell it actually means
Chris Mason sounds utterly absurd, trying to turn the screws on Rachel Reeves while acknowledging that she has done nothing that one wouldn't expect a politician to do.
December 1, 2025 at 8:24 AM
The BBC (in name of 'impartiality') has entered some post-post-truth hall of mirrors, in which it holds the Labour Chancellor to some epistemological standard so high, that nobody can understand what the hell it actually means
Ah, but Chris Mason has “called it”, so now we know. (He actually said that was his job)
This story is starting to make me feel I’m going slightly mad - maybe RR overdid the gloom, but the tax rises are paying for a) the welfare U-turns b) the £10bn-plus increase in headroom c) scrapping the two child limit d) bits of other spending eg higher local gov costs 🤷🏻♀️
December 1, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Ah, but Chris Mason has “called it”, so now we know. (He actually said that was his job)
Roses are red
Mushroom clouds orange
It’s just as well
That nothing will rhyme
Mushroom clouds orange
It’s just as well
That nothing will rhyme
"You can get ChatGPT to help you build a nuclear bomb if you simply design the prompt in the form of a poem, according to a new study from researchers in Europe. "
www.wired.com/story/poems-...
www.wired.com/story/poems-...
Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon
It turns out all the guardrails in the world won’t protect a chatbot from meter and rhyme.
www.wired.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Roses are red
Mushroom clouds orange
It’s just as well
That nothing will rhyme
Mushroom clouds orange
It’s just as well
That nothing will rhyme
Not so much a choice as a dilemma
Your Party members will be asked to choose between four name options this weekend: Your Party, Our Party, Popular Alliance and For the Many, with the result to be announced by Jeremy Corbyn at the end of the two-day conference on Sunday afternoon
November 29, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Not so much a choice as a dilemma
Jesus Christ, @bbcradio3bot.bsky.social justice bring back Andrew McGregor, already
November 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Jesus Christ, @bbcradio3bot.bsky.social justice bring back Andrew McGregor, already
It doesn’t get any better, does it
November 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
It doesn’t get any better, does it
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London and environs - come along!
The Goldsmiths Prize 2025 winner event!
@cdrose.bsky.social reading from his winning novel & in conversation with @asack.bsky.social.
📍@goldsmithsuol.bsky.social
📅 14th January, from 7pm
FREE TIX 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cd-rose-wi...
@cdrose.bsky.social reading from his winning novel & in conversation with @asack.bsky.social.
📍@goldsmithsuol.bsky.social
📅 14th January, from 7pm
FREE TIX 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cd-rose-wi...
C.D. Rose, winner of the Goldsmiths Prize 2025
The Goldsmiths Writers' Centre Presents the winner of the Goldsmiths Prize 2025 in conversation with Amy Sackville, Chair of Judges.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
London and environs - come along!
A death sentence
We are looking forward to seeing you in August to celebrate your 100th birthday.
November 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM
A death sentence
I’m warning you…
Here’s my offer:
Buy this (or any of my books) and i promise never to mention BLACK FRIDAY ever again
www.saltpublishing.com/products/our...
Buy this (or any of my books) and i promise never to mention BLACK FRIDAY ever again
www.saltpublishing.com/products/our...
Our Island Story, Guy Ware
Denis Klamm, feckless scion of two former Leaders, returns to the Island for his father’s funeral, only to find it sinking. Or the sea rising – it depends what
www.saltpublishing.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I’m warning you…
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And still, there are those who say that Americans can’t do irony.
November 28, 2025 at 7:24 AM
And still, there are those who say that Americans can’t do irony.
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen.
The Clash
Dizzy Gillespie
Steve Earle
Mitsuko Uchida playing Schubert
Thomas Tallis Society singing Spem in Alium
The Clash
Dizzy Gillespie
Steve Earle
Mitsuko Uchida playing Schubert
Thomas Tallis Society singing Spem in Alium
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen.
Björk
Massive Attack
The Unthanks
Echo & the Bunnymen
The Cure
#MusicSky
Björk
Massive Attack
The Unthanks
Echo & the Bunnymen
The Cure
#MusicSky
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen.
Pulp
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
American Music Club
Super Furry Animals
Chalk
Pulp
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
American Music Club
Super Furry Animals
Chalk
November 28, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen.
The Clash
Dizzy Gillespie
Steve Earle
Mitsuko Uchida playing Schubert
Thomas Tallis Society singing Spem in Alium
The Clash
Dizzy Gillespie
Steve Earle
Mitsuko Uchida playing Schubert
Thomas Tallis Society singing Spem in Alium
Salary sacrifice is where you get Adrian from Payroll to climb inside a giant wicker P60 and set fire to him. Isn’t it?
What is salary sacrifice? Who uses them? How are the rules changing? How much will it cost me?
Find out the answers to these questions and more here: on.ft.com/4rqyTPu
Find out the answers to these questions and more here: on.ft.com/4rqyTPu
November 28, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Salary sacrifice is where you get Adrian from Payroll to climb inside a giant wicker P60 and set fire to him. Isn’t it?
Here’s my offer:
Buy this (or any of my books) and i promise never to mention BLACK FRIDAY ever again
www.saltpublishing.com/products/our...
Buy this (or any of my books) and i promise never to mention BLACK FRIDAY ever again
www.saltpublishing.com/products/our...
Our Island Story, Guy Ware
Denis Klamm, feckless scion of two former Leaders, returns to the Island for his father’s funeral, only to find it sinking. Or the sea rising – it depends what
www.saltpublishing.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Here’s my offer:
Buy this (or any of my books) and i promise never to mention BLACK FRIDAY ever again
www.saltpublishing.com/products/our...
Buy this (or any of my books) and i promise never to mention BLACK FRIDAY ever again
www.saltpublishing.com/products/our...
Deserved better
Cows with Ralph Miliband
November 28, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Deserved better
Some kind of terrifying cheese dream
November 27, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Some kind of terrifying cheese dream
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The latest budget was actually political genius because it has reminded me of how much I hate so many people in the British political establishment even more than I hate Starmer's Labour.
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.
November 27, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The latest budget was actually political genius because it has reminded me of how much I hate so many people in the British political establishment even more than I hate Starmer's Labour.
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I am delighted to be on the Gordon Burn longlist because number one, I am a Gordon Burn nut, and number two the books I have already read on this list are brilliant. Thank you so much.
November 27, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I am delighted to be on the Gordon Burn longlist because number one, I am a Gordon Burn nut, and number two the books I have already read on this list are brilliant. Thank you so much.