“Beyond privacy concerns, being forced to disclose sex assigned at birth may also significantly increase people’s vulnerability to harassment, abuse and even violence…”

The British government has pursued the erosion of trans rights. Letting people use spaces that align to their identity is basic.

Seeing him live, sitting at the piano. Oh man, such an experience

D'ANGELO

I've been thinking a lot about cleaning and chores and work recently and this book by @marinabenjamin.bsky.social is so illuminating about the relationship between home, maintenance and self

I've been thinking a lot about cleaning and chores and work recently and this book by @marinabenjamin.bsky.social is so illuminating about the relationship between home, maintenance and self

Sharing this amazing sounding translation retreat led by my very talented pal Ellen Jones: www.ellencjones.com/retreat

Can you believe it? For the US launch for Amateurs! I'll be in conversation with Cory Doctorow, online on October 19th at 2pm EST / 7pm GMT+1

To join us (& the Verso Book Club, which you can join for 1 month to get a free ebook + 50% off our books in print) go to www.versobooks.com/en-gb/pages/...)

Sharing this amazing sounding translation retreat led by my very talented pal Ellen Jones: www.ellencjones.com/retreat

My husband just said the exact same thing!

Amazing! I wrote a little bit about David Cameron's shepherd's hut. I also wanted to write about Jacob Rees-Mogg's foray into Victorian scholarship but I thought better of it

I hope this happens, it should have months ago. My union was terrible (though my individual case worker colleagues were amazing) in organising against the cuts at my university. We need a national campaign against the devastation of the sector

This sounds fascinating and completely under researched! I was actually looking for material on this a while back when I was working on my book but found barely anything. I wanted to figure out why so many politicians have written such shitty books!

Thank you ❤️

I hope this happens, it should have months ago. My union was terrible (though my individual case worker colleagues were amazing) in organising against the cuts at my university. We need a national campaign against the devastation of the sector

The future of UK Independent presses hang by a thread. Supporting the sector is vital: this is where ALL the bravery lies. The big houses are risk averse, but copycat small press successes to revitalise their lists. Small presses are the motor!
www.thebookseller.com/comment/open...

I had a molar pregnancy (a rare kind of pregnancy complication) in 2022. Some leave for the aftermath would have helped greatly, rather than having to get a sick note from my GP. Thank you for this.

I wonder how many times a day a bin lorry driver or a digger driver has to wave at young children

One of the best things about October is that the dahlias are still here!

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

Really interesting roundtable on Coetzee's Disgrace at 25 years. I taught it a few years ago and it was a strange and challenging, but rewarding experience

The following universities are delaying implementing a pay rise:

Dundee
Kent
Brunel
Coventry
Swansea

The following have yet to make a decision on the matter:

Aberdeen
Bangor
Bournemouth
Bradford
Buckingham
Cumbria
Lincoln
Plymouth Marjon

#UKHE

Really interesting roundtable on Coetzee's Disgrace at 25 years. I taught it a few years ago and it was a strange and challenging, but rewarding experience

On National Poetry Day, the greatest poem I have ever read

Extraordinary stuff.