Paul Bassett Davies
@thewritertype.bsky.social
Writer in residence, at my house. To look upon my works, ye mighty, visit my website:
https://www.thewritertype.com
https://www.thewritertype.com
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Eventually you have to accept that no matter how many different notebooks you buy, they won’t make you a better writer. For that, you need to spend a lot of money on the right pen.
It's not fair to form a judgment of Nigel Farage's character based solely on unpleasant things he said and did at school. He was only just getting started.
November 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
It's not fair to form a judgment of Nigel Farage's character based solely on unpleasant things he said and did at school. He was only just getting started.
Farewell to the brilliant Tom Stoppard, who constantly reminded us of the sheer joy to be found in language and in life. He always seemed to relish his art, which is part of what makes it wonderful.
November 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Farewell to the brilliant Tom Stoppard, who constantly reminded us of the sheer joy to be found in language and in life. He always seemed to relish his art, which is part of what makes it wonderful.
Most common Black Friday acquisitions:
- TV that was cheaper last week.
- Clothes you don't want.
- Existential loathing.
- Cappuccino maker, literally half price, total bargain, will definitely NOT live forever in the back of the cupboard after being used for only a week.
- TV that was cheaper last week.
- Clothes you don't want.
- Existential loathing.
- Cappuccino maker, literally half price, total bargain, will definitely NOT live forever in the back of the cupboard after being used for only a week.
November 29, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Most common Black Friday acquisitions:
- TV that was cheaper last week.
- Clothes you don't want.
- Existential loathing.
- Cappuccino maker, literally half price, total bargain, will definitely NOT live forever in the back of the cupboard after being used for only a week.
- TV that was cheaper last week.
- Clothes you don't want.
- Existential loathing.
- Cappuccino maker, literally half price, total bargain, will definitely NOT live forever in the back of the cupboard after being used for only a week.
Reposted by Paul Bassett Davies
“You’re in my seat”
November 29, 2025 at 11:03 AM
“You’re in my seat”
Keeping things low-key with my Christmas tree this year. No lights, no decorations. Also it’s not in my house. It’s somewhere in a forest, probably, so I’ll just leave it there and think about it occasionally.
November 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Keeping things low-key with my Christmas tree this year. No lights, no decorations. Also it’s not in my house. It’s somewhere in a forest, probably, so I’ll just leave it there and think about it occasionally.
I’ve made some amazing savings on Black Friday by not buying anything.
November 28, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I’ve made some amazing savings on Black Friday by not buying anything.
Shoutout to all the relieved turkeys that are feeling pretty good about not having been eaten for Thanksgiving but don't realise the only reason they survived is because they're being fattened up for Christmas.
November 28, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Shoutout to all the relieved turkeys that are feeling pretty good about not having been eaten for Thanksgiving but don't realise the only reason they survived is because they're being fattened up for Christmas.
Reposted by Paul Bassett Davies
"Black Friday" by Picasso
November 28, 2025 at 9:56 AM
"Black Friday" by Picasso
Dear media, don’t interview billionaires about how they should be taxed. That’s like criminals attempting to set their own prison sentences, ignorant nut jobs giving vaccine advice, and politicians telling the poor how to survive on baked beans. They should all be invited to go and fuck themselves.
November 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Dear media, don’t interview billionaires about how they should be taxed. That’s like criminals attempting to set their own prison sentences, ignorant nut jobs giving vaccine advice, and politicians telling the poor how to survive on baked beans. They should all be invited to go and fuck themselves.
We don't celebrate thanksgiving in the UK but you can get into the spirit of the festival's origins by inviting your neighbours to dinner, then having them evicted and stealing their house.
November 27, 2025 at 11:55 AM
We don't celebrate thanksgiving in the UK but you can get into the spirit of the festival's origins by inviting your neighbours to dinner, then having them evicted and stealing their house.
Being a landlord isn’t a job. I’ve been a landlord, and I’ve had a job, and they’re not the same. I owned a flat and was profiting from the increasing value of an asset I was lucky enough to buy cheaply with a mortgage. Unearned income should be taxed.
November 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Being a landlord isn’t a job. I’ve been a landlord, and I’ve had a job, and they’re not the same. I owned a flat and was profiting from the increasing value of an asset I was lucky enough to buy cheaply with a mortgage. Unearned income should be taxed.
Whether in a school, a family or a workplace, "banter," like "teasing," is often about power and dominance. The giveaway is that if the powerless try to "banter" back, or the victim tries to tease the teaser, they’re told they're being oversensitive or even hostile.
November 25, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Whether in a school, a family or a workplace, "banter," like "teasing," is often about power and dominance. The giveaway is that if the powerless try to "banter" back, or the victim tries to tease the teaser, they’re told they're being oversensitive or even hostile.
Prepare for Black Friday by relinquishing any lingering hope that a tiny spark of decency might still flicker in the Stygian wasteland of the human spirit as we plunge ever deeper into the clammy vortex of a consumerist dystopia. And try to cheer up, it'll soon be Christmas.
November 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Prepare for Black Friday by relinquishing any lingering hope that a tiny spark of decency might still flicker in the Stygian wasteland of the human spirit as we plunge ever deeper into the clammy vortex of a consumerist dystopia. And try to cheer up, it'll soon be Christmas.
A dissolute writer wakes up in rehab with no memory. There's something odd about the place, but he doesn't know what. Then he gets punched in the face by Ernest Hemingway. Read my novel Dead Writers in Rehab to find out what happens next.
www.amazon.co.uk/Dead-Writers...
www.amazon.co.uk/Dead-Writers...
Dead Writers in Rehab
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November 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A dissolute writer wakes up in rehab with no memory. There's something odd about the place, but he doesn't know what. Then he gets punched in the face by Ernest Hemingway. Read my novel Dead Writers in Rehab to find out what happens next.
www.amazon.co.uk/Dead-Writers...
www.amazon.co.uk/Dead-Writers...
I miss the days before every government announcement was leaked in advance, and the budget was a big secret, and it was a lovely surprise when you found out exactly how they were going to fuck you over this time.
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I miss the days before every government announcement was leaked in advance, and the budget was a big secret, and it was a lovely surprise when you found out exactly how they were going to fuck you over this time.
Idea for a podcast that's fully scripted as a coherent entertaining narrative and performed by actors wait I've just invented radio drama.
November 25, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Idea for a podcast that's fully scripted as a coherent entertaining narrative and performed by actors wait I've just invented radio drama.
Vulgar? The entire internet is vulgar, my dear.
November 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Vulgar? The entire internet is vulgar, my dear.
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled is Black Friday, when consumers are manipulated to experience the visceral thrill of a looting spree while causing no actual damage or disruption to the smooth operation of late stage capitalism and obligingly reinforcing it.
November 24, 2025 at 11:04 AM
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled is Black Friday, when consumers are manipulated to experience the visceral thrill of a looting spree while causing no actual damage or disruption to the smooth operation of late stage capitalism and obligingly reinforcing it.
Shocked to discover that many accounts on X are operated by shitty people pretending to be different shitty people in an effort to create division and hatred. It’s a bitter blow to my faith in the integrity of deranged billionaires who own social media platforms.
November 23, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Shocked to discover that many accounts on X are operated by shitty people pretending to be different shitty people in an effort to create division and hatred. It’s a bitter blow to my faith in the integrity of deranged billionaires who own social media platforms.
I don’t believe Trump is bought and paid for by Russia. I believe he does it for free because he likes it.
November 23, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I don’t believe Trump is bought and paid for by Russia. I believe he does it for free because he likes it.
It was World Philosophy Day on Thursday.
But why?
But why?
November 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
It was World Philosophy Day on Thursday.
But why?
But why?
As COP30 ends, delegates from rich nations collect their goodie bags, which contain a souvenir lump of gold-plated coal and a gift of cash from their fossil fuel sponsors. Delegates from poorer nations receive bags that contain only hot air.
November 22, 2025 at 9:07 PM
As COP30 ends, delegates from rich nations collect their goodie bags, which contain a souvenir lump of gold-plated coal and a gift of cash from their fossil fuel sponsors. Delegates from poorer nations receive bags that contain only hot air.
Little known fact: JFK spread all the assassination conspiracy theories himself after he faked his own death and came to London for plastic surgery. He just told me this himself in a pub. The plastic surgery is amazing, because I didn’t recognise him at all. Also he’s Welsh now.
November 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Little known fact: JFK spread all the assassination conspiracy theories himself after he faked his own death and came to London for plastic surgery. He just told me this himself in a pub. The plastic surgery is amazing, because I didn’t recognise him at all. Also he’s Welsh now.
The Daily Mail buying the Telegraph is like a psychiatric hospital building an extension wing for the really hopeless cases.
November 22, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The Daily Mail buying the Telegraph is like a psychiatric hospital building an extension wing for the really hopeless cases.
When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, you may be entitled to compensation. Have YOU been involved in a food-related lunar gravitational mishap that wasn’t your fault? You could be in line for a big payout from the estate of Sir Isaac Newton. Call the hotline now.
November 21, 2025 at 1:09 PM
When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, you may be entitled to compensation. Have YOU been involved in a food-related lunar gravitational mishap that wasn’t your fault? You could be in line for a big payout from the estate of Sir Isaac Newton. Call the hotline now.