Stephen Cox
@stephencoxauthor.bsky.social
Novelist+comms. London, bi, Quaker, parent. Spooky? THE CROOKED MEDIUM's GUIDE TO MURDER. "A pleasure from start to finish"
Also Our Child of the Stars/Our Child of Two Worlds.
https://stephencox.co.uk/ https://linktr.ee/stephencoxauthor
Also Our Child of the Stars/Our Child of Two Worlds.
https://stephencox.co.uk/ https://linktr.ee/stephencoxauthor
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"A book I've been looking for all my life. Queer found family all wrapped up in a supernatural murder mystery. Absolute perfection.”
The Crooked Medium's Guide to Murder - Out worldwide!
#womensleuths #mystery #sapphic #spooky #books #booksky #LGBT+ #Victorian
stephencox.co.uk/books/upcomi...
The Crooked Medium's Guide to Murder - Out worldwide!
#womensleuths #mystery #sapphic #spooky #books #booksky #LGBT+ #Victorian
stephencox.co.uk/books/upcomi...
If anything, Remainers underestimated how bad Brexit would be in the long term
The Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research has published a paper on the impact of Brexit siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
December 1, 2025 at 7:20 AM
If anything, Remainers underestimated how bad Brexit would be in the long term
Joking about the Yaw Party aside, the idea that a party has a membership involved in its policy and principles, as well as doing work on the ground, should not be weird, but is rapidly becoming so. It's going to be interesting to see how the Greens cope with a ? eightfold increase in member
November 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Joking about the Yaw Party aside, the idea that a party has a membership involved in its policy and principles, as well as doing work on the ground, should not be weird, but is rapidly becoming so. It's going to be interesting to see how the Greens cope with a ? eightfold increase in member
It is actually The Yaw Party
"to deviate erratically from a course"
"to deviate erratically from a course"
I fucking love this picture truly this is school club play politics i love it its kind of endearing how unprofessional and unserious they are such pure innocence
They're gonna keep their god awful name aren't they
November 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
It is actually The Yaw Party
"to deviate erratically from a course"
"to deviate erratically from a course"
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it's not as simple as "hardware has gotten better, software has gotten worse" because a lot of companies making physical devices are lost in the wilderness from a design perspective, but a rule of thumb that anything that charges you monthly gets worse over time works pretty well
November 30, 2025 at 12:14 PM
it's not as simple as "hardware has gotten better, software has gotten worse" because a lot of companies making physical devices are lost in the wilderness from a design perspective, but a rule of thumb that anything that charges you monthly gets worse over time works pretty well
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It's a sad truth of how mad it's got that being bought up by the Daily Mail can only improve it.
November 30, 2025 at 9:56 AM
It's a sad truth of how mad it's got that being bought up by the Daily Mail can only improve it.
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The numbers in here are hilarious.
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening
Recent surveys point to flatlining business adoption
econ.st
November 30, 2025 at 12:28 AM
The numbers in here are hilarious.
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
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Good morning Blue Sky! Hope you’re all ok? Today I’m currently reading an excellent fantasy novella Mirror Marked by Vida Cruz-Borja. What are you reading at the moment?
November 30, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Good morning Blue Sky! Hope you’re all ok? Today I’m currently reading an excellent fantasy novella Mirror Marked by Vida Cruz-Borja. What are you reading at the moment?
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One is that teaching university students *well* requires much more work (and frankly, compassion) now than it did when I started nine years ago. 2/
November 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
One is that teaching university students *well* requires much more work (and frankly, compassion) now than it did when I started nine years ago. 2/
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Sultana and Corbyn act like they were put together in a competition by Simon Cowell and now they're contractually obliged to go on tour
November 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Sultana and Corbyn act like they were put together in a competition by Simon Cowell and now they're contractually obliged to go on tour
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A twelve year old can make AI porn of his teacher but cannot see the movie Before Sunrise in theaters. Does that not feel completely insane.
November 29, 2025 at 4:23 AM
A twelve year old can make AI porn of his teacher but cannot see the movie Before Sunrise in theaters. Does that not feel completely insane.
With my usual, write to your MP as well comment...
Only another 5k to get a debate on Kremlin Nige
Only another 5k to get a debate on Kremlin Nige
Takes a few seconds and this is definitely needed so please do your bit.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 29, 2025 at 9:03 AM
With my usual, write to your MP as well comment...
Only another 5k to get a debate on Kremlin Nige
Only another 5k to get a debate on Kremlin Nige
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What do UK graduates do? Lots of information in this annual report.
A reminder that Humanities graduates are quite employable. Compare unemployment rates for Biology (8.4%), Chemistry (5.9%) and Physics (8.0%) with English literature (6.4%), History (7.6%) and Languages (7.6%) for example.
A reminder that Humanities graduates are quite employable. Compare unemployment rates for Biology (8.4%), Chemistry (5.9%) and Physics (8.0%) with English literature (6.4%), History (7.6%) and Languages (7.6%) for example.
graduatemarkettrends.cdn.prismic.io
November 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM
What do UK graduates do? Lots of information in this annual report.
A reminder that Humanities graduates are quite employable. Compare unemployment rates for Biology (8.4%), Chemistry (5.9%) and Physics (8.0%) with English literature (6.4%), History (7.6%) and Languages (7.6%) for example.
A reminder that Humanities graduates are quite employable. Compare unemployment rates for Biology (8.4%), Chemistry (5.9%) and Physics (8.0%) with English literature (6.4%), History (7.6%) and Languages (7.6%) for example.
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If you're looking for books this Friday, may I recommend one of my favourite small bookshops? Portal in York! They specialise in queer literature of all varieties and there are so many great reads available for delivery!
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About | The Portal Bookshop
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November 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
If you're looking for books this Friday, may I recommend one of my favourite small bookshops? Portal in York! They specialise in queer literature of all varieties and there are so many great reads available for delivery!
the-portal-bookshop.square.site/about
the-portal-bookshop.square.site/about
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Happy Thanksgiving from this 15 pound squash my mom grew.
November 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Happy Thanksgiving from this 15 pound squash my mom grew.
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I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
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An extraordinary thing, this.
A line up of stars performing at Wembley Arena to show their love and solidarity with the trans community and in aid of Good Law Project and Not A Phase.
Register now for tickets.
www.transmissionlive.uk
A line up of stars performing at Wembley Arena to show their love and solidarity with the trans community and in aid of Good Law Project and Not A Phase.
Register now for tickets.
www.transmissionlive.uk
Trans Mission - Wednesday 11th March
Mighty Hoopla and Olly Alexander team up for a Trans Mission: an all-star solidarity concert for the trans community at OVO Arena Wembley
www.transmissionlive.uk
November 28, 2025 at 12:10 PM
An extraordinary thing, this.
A line up of stars performing at Wembley Arena to show their love and solidarity with the trans community and in aid of Good Law Project and Not A Phase.
Register now for tickets.
www.transmissionlive.uk
A line up of stars performing at Wembley Arena to show their love and solidarity with the trans community and in aid of Good Law Project and Not A Phase.
Register now for tickets.
www.transmissionlive.uk
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And lo, you can read a new(ish) book inspired by Raiders, the first movie I saw in a theatre:
November 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
And lo, you can read a new(ish) book inspired by Raiders, the first movie I saw in a theatre:
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she is actually Britain's Trump in that she's actually really really funny until you remember what position she's in
November 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM
she is actually Britain's Trump in that she's actually really really funny until you remember what position she's in
Fucking over the young with loans will raise as much or more than the mansion tax.
The student loan system was sold as progressive in that it's not really a loan, repayment requires a certain income, it will be written off eventually, so it's more like a tax. Every change since then has made it more like a commercial loan and less like a progressive tax.
November 28, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Fucking over the young with loans will raise as much or more than the mansion tax.
The student loan system was sold as progressive in that it's not really a loan, repayment requires a certain income, it will be written off eventually, so it's more like a tax. Every change since then has made it more like a commercial loan and less like a progressive tax.
November 28, 2025 at 10:36 AM
The student loan system was sold as progressive in that it's not really a loan, repayment requires a certain income, it will be written off eventually, so it's more like a tax. Every change since then has made it more like a commercial loan and less like a progressive tax.
Known, we domesticated (domesti-catted) cats much much later than dogs. But this implies, not during agriculture but in Egypt millennia after agriculture was well established.
Perhaps only the Egyptians were sufficiently respectful.
Perhaps only the Egyptians were sufficiently respectful.
November 28, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Known, we domesticated (domesti-catted) cats much much later than dogs. But this implies, not during agriculture but in Egypt millennia after agriculture was well established.
Perhaps only the Egyptians were sufficiently respectful.
Perhaps only the Egyptians were sufficiently respectful.
Nigel's Clacton House looks great, actually
November 28, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Nigel's Clacton House looks great, actually
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We launched our Crowdfunder an hour ago - and we've already sailed past £10,000.
Extraordinary.
Hope is here.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
Extraordinary.
Hope is here.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
Hope is here: help us deliver it
Raise £100,000 to turn our incredible momentum into election wins. Will you help us beat reform in May?
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 9:04 AM
We launched our Crowdfunder an hour ago - and we've already sailed past £10,000.
Extraordinary.
Hope is here.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
Extraordinary.
Hope is here.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
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This is most excellent!
Hope is here.
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
November 28, 2025 at 7:36 AM
This is most excellent!