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Paul W B Marsden
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Author of award winning George Orwell novel, ‘Darkness in 1984.’ Dad to 3. Standing up to fascism, billionaires & mad dog MAGA-ites. Champion for a sustainable way of life, embracing diversity & respecting Nature. Former UK Member of Parliament
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Happy Diwali, California! Today, we celebrate the Festival of Lights — the spiritual victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance.

Wishing all who celebrate a year filled with peace and unity.
Ah the vagaries of ChatGPT. The arguments will rage on maps but does the US have the will to peacefully resolve its bitter differences.
The lines on the map can be hotly debated but better that than bloody violence.
Start from the World, Not the Premise
Many writers begin with a dramatic “what if?” — a plot hook or a character leap.
I recommend the reverse: begin with the world — its pressures, silences, ruptures — and allow your plot to emerge from it.

#HistoricalFiction
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Don’t Invent a Plot. Build a World — How Great Historical Fiction Really Begins.
Start from the World, Not the Premise
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Who writes this insanity for The Hill?!

“President Trump on Friday welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the White House for a third time to discuss ending his country's war against Russia.”

Ukraine was INVADED in 2014.
October.
Fungi.
Growing in hospital car park, Wirral, UK.
Autumn time.
Sigh.
Solidarity with US NoKings protests today from Wales in the UK.

#NoKings
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I urge our nation to use this weekend's No Kings marches as a declaration of independence against the tyranny and lawlessness currently running this country.

Use your voice. ACT PEACEFULLY. Protect yourself and your community.

THERE ARE NO KINGS IN THE UNITED STATES.
Childhood adventures, aged 6, to Mr Scully’s Sweetshop in my hometown of Frodsham in 1974.

Liquorice sticks, Love Hearts, candied mice, gobstoppers, flying saucers and Black Jacks.

#PaulWBMarsden #Sweets #1970’s

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Sweet adventures in 1974
My mum and dad didn’t have much money when I was growing up in the late sixties and seventies.
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Saturday 18 Oct 2025.
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Solidarity from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Wales to 🇺🇸 US!

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Runaway #ClimateChange is here, now.

The only party with any plan to deal with it is @greenparty.org.uk.

All Labour can think of is chasing endless economic growth that NEVER "trickles down" and is an excuse to avoid ever discussing wealth redistribution.

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UK must prepare buildings for 2C rise in global temperature, government told
Climate advisers warn that current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequate
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Meet fascism with mockery - we undercut all their threats and hysteria.
Britain must prepare for global heating far in excess of the level scientists have pegged as the limit of safety, the government’s climate advisers have warned, as current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequate.

#ClimateCrisis

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UK must prepare buildings for 2C rise in global temperature, government told
Climate advisers warn that current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequate
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Every century invents a new idol.

In Voltaire’s Paris, that idol was the monarch blessed by Heaven.

In ours, it is the greedy technocrat, like Elon Musk anointed by markets.

#Voltaire #ElonMusk #EcoSapienism #Reason #PaulWBMarsden #Philosophy #GreatWriter

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✍️ When Titans Speak as Gods: Voltaire, Truth, and the Elon Musk’s Hubris
By Paul W.
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Thank you - that’s very kind!
Pavement parkers blamed for 'no safe place to walk' as ban urged.
Cars on pavements are a menace to everyone but esp. Parents with prams & young kids & those with mobility issues. Time to ticket.

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Pavement parkers blamed for 'no safe space to walk' as ban urged
The charity Guide Dogs UK says pavement parking is "getting worse" and making the streets "hostile".
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