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Fly on the Wall Press @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social · 18h

A joy to lead the 1st Publishing Academy session last night, and to meet all the talented creatives!

The Academy has monthly seminars and industry talks, alongside our online course and discussion forum. Fancy being our 30th member and joining the fun?

www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk/publishingac...

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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 20h

UK approves UK’s largest solar farm (in Reform UK heartland Lincolnshire)

- "Solar is our cheapest source of energy - it’s no wonder it's Britain’s favourite" says Paul Morozzo at @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social

www.gov.uk/government/n...

Government has approved enough clean energy to power 7.5 million homes

Government approves Tillbridge Solar Farm, a major new solar project.

www.gov.uk

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Fly on the Wall Press @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social · 20h

Just entered into The Climate Fiction Prize @johnironmonger.bsky.social 😀 #books💙📚

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 1d

Nathan Gill will be sentenced on 21st November for 8 charges of taking Russian Bribes.

It’s essential that the European Parliament carries out an investigation in to UKIP, Brexit Party and Reform UK and their connection to Russia.

Investigation now!

#InvestigateReformUK #ReformRussianBribes

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Decoding Fox News @decodingfoxnews.bsky.social · 23h

Jesse Watters tried to make a protester he dubbed "Antifa Kermit" look menacing. I added the words of Secretary of Homeland Security describing Antifa along with some footage of Antifa protesters from an ABC affiliate Local 10 News. The music is royalty free.🎶🪩💃🕺

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Sarah-Jayne Kenyon @sjkenyon.bsky.social · 1d

Seems like The Water That May Come by @amylilwall.bsky.social couldn't be better timed. @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Fly on the Wall Press @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social · 1d

Oo the queen of speculative short stories has been reading The Subtle Art of Short Fiction! Pre-orders are open now, released 1st of December!

www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk/product-page... @inpressbooks.bsky.social

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Middle East Monitor @middleeastmonitor.bsky.social · 1d

Witkoff, Kushner met Hamas leaders in Sharm el-Sheikh to secure Gaza ceasefire

A direct meeting between US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and senior Hamas leaders in Sharm el-Sheikh last Wednesday was pivotal in securing an agreement to end the war in Gaza, according …

www.middleeastmonitor.com

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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 1d

Flood defences

The government is simplifying the rules for funding & delivering flood defences - the first update for 15 years when the rules come into effect for the next flood defence programme starting in April 2026.

Change include:

+ Embedding natural flood defences in the system

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Deprived communities to get new flood defences faster

A record £10.5 billion investment in flood defences will defend nearly 900,000 properties in England, with new rules to get defences built more quickly.

www.gov.uk

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Sarah-Jayne Kenyon @sjkenyon.bsky.social · 1d

Or the *actual* case of bribery of an elected representative in the form of Nathan Gill of Reform.

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Sarah-Jayne Kenyon @sjkenyon.bsky.social · 1d

Cannot wait for readers to experience this wonderfully tender book next year. 💙📚

Fly on the Wall Press @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social · 1d

2026 book announcement!
Thrilled to announce the acquisition of Da, a haunting and tender novel by Arathi Menon, which follows the story of thirteen-year-old Ved, whose world revolves around his adoptive father, Da....

www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk/post/fly-on-...
@inpressbooks.bsky.social

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Alex Gallagher @alexgallagher.bsky.social · 1d

A pretty comprehensive rebuttal of media accusations against Labour and Starmer.

Will it get as much coverage as the false accusations?

www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

No 10 says claims it concealed evidence or withdrew witnesses to stop China spy trial are ‘categorically untrue’ – UK politics live

PM’s spokesperson says it is ‘entirely false’ government played role in getting CPS to drop China spying case

www.theguardian.com

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Sarah-Jayne Kenyon @sjkenyon.bsky.social · 1d

Reform just can't hack the *reality* of being in the position of leadership and authority.

Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 1d

Robert Parsonage steps down as Cornwall Council leader of Reform UK. days after deputy leader quit the party to sit as an independent.

And another one gone, and another one gone, another one bites the dust, yeah. ~AA

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Cornwall Council Reform UK group leader stands down from role

Rob Parsonage has stepped down from his role in charge of the Reform UK group on the authority.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Small Publishers Fair @smallpublishers.bsky.social · 1d

Sheffield-based @longbarrowpress.bsky.social has been exploring the intersections of landscape, history and memory since 2006; recent titles include Martin Heslop & Helen Tookey's 'To the End of the Land'. You can find them at #smallpublishersfair25 on Fri 24 / Sat 25 Oct
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The pamphlet and CD editions of 'To the End of the Land' by Martin Heslop and Helen Tookey: the blue-grey coastal edge of Nova Scotia, with dilapidated wooden lobster traps in the foreground, sea and distant land beyond, and white clouds and blue sky above.

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Gregory Norminton @gregorynorminton.bsky.social · 2d

The headline news that won't be headline news.

'A tragedy': World may have reached first climate 'tipping point' as coral reefs face collapse

Warm-water coral reefs - on which a billion people and a quarter of all marine life depend - are on the brink of collapse, according to a major new scientific study

www.businessgreen.com

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Sarah-Jayne Kenyon @sjkenyon.bsky.social · 3d

Super chance to hear two of @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social authors @johnironmonger.bsky.social & @amylilwall.bsky.social reading from their fab climate fiction novels The Wager and the Bear & The Water That May Come. So looking forward to our couple of days in London. Bringing the 'fly' to London 🪰

Small Publishers Fair @smallpublishers.bsky.social · 3d

Don't miss the #smallpublishersfair25 readings and talks on both days of the Fair. Friday's readings take place in The Green Room (2pm-5pm); Saturday's readings take place in The Library (12.30pm-5pm). All are free.

Full programme for Fri 24 / Sat 25 Oct:
smallpublishersfair.co.uk/readings-2025

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Small Publishers Fair @smallpublishers.bsky.social · 3d

Don't miss the #smallpublishersfair25 readings and talks on both days of the Fair. Friday's readings take place in The Green Room (2pm-5pm); Saturday's readings take place in The Library (12.30pm-5pm). All are free.

Full programme for Fri 24 / Sat 25 Oct:
smallpublishersfair.co.uk/readings-2025

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 1d

From Robert Jenrick's video - in which he did not see a single other white face on a brief trip to Birmingham, despite his video showing that he did.

"He must have been walking around Handsworth with his eyes closed" writes Dan Cave

www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/a-notorious-...

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Sarah-Jayne Kenyon @sjkenyon.bsky.social · 2d

Easy prediction: won't make it into broadcast media news. Always another story more important than exposing Reform. Today ofc will be Gaza understandably. Rest of week they'll spend on China spy case and embassy. No apparent interest in Russian interference and bribery or Gill proximity to Farage.

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 2d

Rupert Lowe on Nathan Gill, former Reform leader in Wales, who has pleaded guilty to taking bribes from pro-Russian proxies:

"I had absolutely no idea. I was new to the European Parliament, Nathan had been there for years alongside Farage - they were very close."

Shots fired. ~AA

Rupert Lowe MP
@RupertLowe10
I have received A LOT of questions about Nathan Gill, having sat as a Brexit Party MEP alongside him in Brussels and Strasbourg. He was also the Reform leader in Wales. For those who don’t know, he has pleaded guilty to taking pro-Russian bribes over a number of months.

Obviously, I had absolutely no idea. I was new to the European Parliament, Nathan had been there for years alongside Farage - they were very close. He was the head of the delegation of our MEPs, so with the whip ran the day-to-day affairs of our grouping and organised activity in Brussels/Strasbourg. He was one of just two MEPs from the previous term Farage allowed to stand again.

He seemed particularly interested in Russian/Ukrainian developments which I found peculiar. There was one event, right at the beginning of our term, which he asked me and other MEPs to attend. Due to his position in the grouping, I agreed. It had a very pro-Russian slant, with individuals who claimed to be close to Putin there. For obvious reasons, I did not attend another such event.

I thought his obsession with that part of the world was strange, but given his years in the Parliament and position in the party, I didn’t think there was more to it. Other MEPs also found it unusual, but we just got on with job.

So to journalists asking, there is my response.

It is disgraceful behaviour, treasonous behaviour.

I am ashamed to have ever sat alongside him.
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 2d

The right-wing campaign group that helped topple Roe v Wade in the US is now working to roll back abortion laws in the UK, with the help of Nigel Farage.

Its first step? Trying to create a debate around "free speech"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

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Sarah-Jayne Kenyon @sjkenyon.bsky.social · 2d

They'll 'introduce an industrial strategy '? As the Labour government has already done, they mean?

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Sarah-Jayne Kenyon @sjkenyon.bsky.social · 2d

And meanwhile, Steve Bannon is talking openly of Trump being on the ballot in 2028. Apparently there are many ways this can be possible and will be looked at after the 2026 midterms

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

When they tell you they plan on throwing out the constitution, believe them.

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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 3d

"Lots done. Lots more to do."

As Parliament is set to return tomorrow, here is a video the Labour government have put out to show us some of the things they have achieved in the first year.

And it's a LOOOOOOONG list.

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