Yvonne Singh
@yvonnesingh.bsky.social
Editor, Journalist, Writer. Lecturer at City Lit, London and Canterbury Christchurch. Judge 2020 @SI Leeds
Pinned
Yvonne Singh
@yvonnesingh.bsky.social
· Oct 16
‘The jobless should lead the attack’: a radical Jamaican journalist in 1920s London
The long read: Economic insecurity, race riots, incendiary media … Claude McKay was one of the few Black journalists covering a turbulent period that sounds all too familiar to us today
www.theguardian.com
Preview of my book INK! out in the Guardian today - 'A poet for his people'. Economic insecurity, Race riots, incendiary media. Sound familiar? It was 100 years ago. If only we could learn history's lessons....
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/oc...
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/oc...
Reposted by Yvonne Singh
This is explosive stuff. Evidence that Jeffrey Epstein not only ran a child sex trafficking operation for powerful men, he also seems to have advised & supported Farage’s far right political projects in Europe and the UK, including Brexit, via Steve Bannon.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
Dinner with Mr Brexit: Bannon’s European Revolution – Planned with Farage, Backed by Epstein
Nigel Farage was the figurehead and his partner Laure Ferrari started it. Steve Bannon and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were providing almost daily support
bylinetimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:41 AM
This is explosive stuff. Evidence that Jeffrey Epstein not only ran a child sex trafficking operation for powerful men, he also seems to have advised & supported Farage’s far right political projects in Europe and the UK, including Brexit, via Steve Bannon.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
Reposted by Yvonne Singh
This is a fantastic - though necessarily very truncated history (each episode deserved a whole series) but its brevity makes it an ideal resource for schools - I hope they use it.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
November 20, 2025 at 7:22 AM
This is a fantastic - though necessarily very truncated history (each episode deserved a whole series) but its brevity makes it an ideal resource for schools - I hope they use it.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Reposted by Yvonne Singh
There are countless studies on the damage of Brexit (here’s one of the latest ones👇) and countless polls on the growing majority that want to rejoin.
Free tip for struggling Labour…try doing something popular.
@stellacreasy.bsky.social @labourlewis.bsky.social
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/brex...
Free tip for struggling Labour…try doing something popular.
@stellacreasy.bsky.social @labourlewis.bsky.social
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/brex...
Brexit caused UK GDP to reduce by 8%, new study finds
So much for the land of milk and honey promised by Brexiteers.
leftfootforward.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:25 AM
There are countless studies on the damage of Brexit (here’s one of the latest ones👇) and countless polls on the growing majority that want to rejoin.
Free tip for struggling Labour…try doing something popular.
@stellacreasy.bsky.social @labourlewis.bsky.social
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/brex...
Free tip for struggling Labour…try doing something popular.
@stellacreasy.bsky.social @labourlewis.bsky.social
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/brex...
Reposted by Yvonne Singh
‘Act of folly?’………more like an absolutely country cracking fucking disaster. But I appreciate his sentiment.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/former...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/former...
Former Tory PM Brands Brexit 'An Act Of Collective Folly' In Outspoken Attack
John Major said "our enemies celebrated and our friends despaired" at the vote to leave the European Union.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 7:38 AM
‘Act of folly?’………more like an absolutely country cracking fucking disaster. But I appreciate his sentiment.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/former...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/former...
Reposted by Yvonne Singh
Here's how the real two-tier Britain works:
1. Whatever Nigel Farage says, however stupid, is looped and discussed by the media, while left-wing voices are treated as noises off.
2. Tiny far-right protests get massive airtime, while 10s of 000s gathering for Palestine or green causes are ignored.🧵
1. Whatever Nigel Farage says, however stupid, is looped and discussed by the media, while left-wing voices are treated as noises off.
2. Tiny far-right protests get massive airtime, while 10s of 000s gathering for Palestine or green causes are ignored.🧵
August 27, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Here's how the real two-tier Britain works:
1. Whatever Nigel Farage says, however stupid, is looped and discussed by the media, while left-wing voices are treated as noises off.
2. Tiny far-right protests get massive airtime, while 10s of 000s gathering for Palestine or green causes are ignored.🧵
1. Whatever Nigel Farage says, however stupid, is looped and discussed by the media, while left-wing voices are treated as noises off.
2. Tiny far-right protests get massive airtime, while 10s of 000s gathering for Palestine or green causes are ignored.🧵
Reposted by Yvonne Singh
Brexit isolated the UK and resulted in us scrabbling around the world for scraps of deals.
As time goes by our continually shrinking quality of life and opportunities will increase public discontent.
Labour is not brave enough to tackle Brexit.
Who will be?
@libdems.org.uk ?
@greenparty.org.uk ?
As time goes by our continually shrinking quality of life and opportunities will increase public discontent.
Labour is not brave enough to tackle Brexit.
Who will be?
@libdems.org.uk ?
@greenparty.org.uk ?
a blue flag with yellow stars on it is waving in the wind
Alt: a blue flag with yellow stars on it is waving in the wind
media.tenor.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Brexit isolated the UK and resulted in us scrabbling around the world for scraps of deals.
As time goes by our continually shrinking quality of life and opportunities will increase public discontent.
Labour is not brave enough to tackle Brexit.
Who will be?
@libdems.org.uk ?
@greenparty.org.uk ?
As time goes by our continually shrinking quality of life and opportunities will increase public discontent.
Labour is not brave enough to tackle Brexit.
Who will be?
@libdems.org.uk ?
@greenparty.org.uk ?
Reposted by Yvonne Singh
Once more without the typo;
#Brexit has cost the UK way more than expected; Britain’s economy has declined by a massive 8%. Investment is down 12%+
No wonder we’re getting poorer. Farage’s fascism & Starmer’s timidity have been a disaster.
We need politicians with the courage to say “rejoin”.
#Brexit has cost the UK way more than expected; Britain’s economy has declined by a massive 8%. Investment is down 12%+
No wonder we’re getting poorer. Farage’s fascism & Starmer’s timidity have been a disaster.
We need politicians with the courage to say “rejoin”.
'GDP reduced by 8%' - Nine-year study reveals how Brexit decimated UK economy
Can't help but feel those responsible for Brexit should not, for example, be riding high in the polls with a new party...
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Once more without the typo;
#Brexit has cost the UK way more than expected; Britain’s economy has declined by a massive 8%. Investment is down 12%+
No wonder we’re getting poorer. Farage’s fascism & Starmer’s timidity have been a disaster.
We need politicians with the courage to say “rejoin”.
#Brexit has cost the UK way more than expected; Britain’s economy has declined by a massive 8%. Investment is down 12%+
No wonder we’re getting poorer. Farage’s fascism & Starmer’s timidity have been a disaster.
We need politicians with the courage to say “rejoin”.
www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
Read by Karl Queensborough and produced by Nicola Alexandrou... Well worth a weekend listen ...
Read by Karl Queensborough and produced by Nicola Alexandrou... Well worth a weekend listen ...
‘The jobless should lead the attack’: a radical Jamaican journalist in 1920s London – podcast
Economic insecurity, race riots, incendiary media … Claude McKay was one of the few Black journalists covering a turbulent period that sounds all too familiar to us todayBy Yvonne Singh. Read by Karl ...
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:15 AM
www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
Read by Karl Queensborough and produced by Nicola Alexandrou... Well worth a weekend listen ...
Read by Karl Queensborough and produced by Nicola Alexandrou... Well worth a weekend listen ...
Reposted by Yvonne Singh
Good work by Medway Council.
🏴 Flags down
💷 Medway still struggling to balance the books
📚 Strood Library finally gets a new lift
🗞️ News in brief, and more
💷 Medway still struggling to balance the books
📚 Strood Library finally gets a new lift
🗞️ News in brief, and more
Flags down
Plus Medway still struggling to balance the books, Strood Library finally getting a new lift, news in brief, and more
www.localauthority.news
November 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Good work by Medway Council.
Reposted by Yvonne Singh
Every poll, survey, opinion piece, research and documentary confirms the disaster that is Brexit. Immeasurable damage, economically, socially, scientifically, security, politically.
It is utter madness not to start reversing Brexit.
@labourlewis.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l0G...
It is utter madness not to start reversing Brexit.
@labourlewis.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l0G...
Top 10 UK Industries That Collapsed After Brexit
YouTube video by EconomyTalk
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Every poll, survey, opinion piece, research and documentary confirms the disaster that is Brexit. Immeasurable damage, economically, socially, scientifically, security, politically.
It is utter madness not to start reversing Brexit.
@labourlewis.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l0G...
It is utter madness not to start reversing Brexit.
@labourlewis.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l0G...
Reposted by Yvonne Singh
The right bangs on about mythical no-go zones in our towns and cities.
There are now real no-go zones, and the right is responsible..
#Racism #UKPolitics #NHS
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
There are now real no-go zones, and the right is responsible..
#Racism #UKPolitics #NHS
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’
Black and Asian staff left feeling ‘deliberately intimidated’, according to chief executive of one NHS trust
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:34 AM
The right bangs on about mythical no-go zones in our towns and cities.
There are now real no-go zones, and the right is responsible..
#Racism #UKPolitics #NHS
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
There are now real no-go zones, and the right is responsible..
#Racism #UKPolitics #NHS
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Reposted by Yvonne Singh
Collapsing like a balloon full of hot toxic gas.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ref...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ref...
Reform 'over halfway' towards losing their majority in Kent - as ANOTHER councillor suspended
Around 16% of the Reform councillors who were elected in Kent earlier this year no longer represent the party.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Collapsing like a balloon full of hot toxic gas.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ref...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ref...
Reposted by Yvonne Singh
🔥 Coming up fast!!
Can citizens and journalists unite to hold back authoritarianism and protect democracy?
On 4th November at 7pm, join our live (free!) online event with:
▪️George Monbiot
▪️ Nafeez Ahmed
▪️ Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
▪️ Nick Lowles
Book now: bit.ly/BylinesHope
Can citizens and journalists unite to hold back authoritarianism and protect democracy?
On 4th November at 7pm, join our live (free!) online event with:
▪️George Monbiot
▪️ Nafeez Ahmed
▪️ Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
▪️ Nick Lowles
Book now: bit.ly/BylinesHope
November 2, 2025 at 7:34 AM
🔥 Coming up fast!!
Can citizens and journalists unite to hold back authoritarianism and protect democracy?
On 4th November at 7pm, join our live (free!) online event with:
▪️George Monbiot
▪️ Nafeez Ahmed
▪️ Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
▪️ Nick Lowles
Book now: bit.ly/BylinesHope
Can citizens and journalists unite to hold back authoritarianism and protect democracy?
On 4th November at 7pm, join our live (free!) online event with:
▪️George Monbiot
▪️ Nafeez Ahmed
▪️ Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
▪️ Nick Lowles
Book now: bit.ly/BylinesHope
Reposted by Yvonne Singh
Dutch liberals, together with the Dutch center-right, fight back
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/w...
Dutch Voters Deliver Major Setback to Far-Right Party of Geert Wilders
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Dutch liberals, together with the Dutch center-right, fight back
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/w...
Reposted by Yvonne Singh
Minority representation on TV causes outrage
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
October 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Minority representation on TV causes outrage
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
Reposted by Yvonne Singh
Yes, yes, yes!
Now this is the sort of talk and policy that will get me to join a political party. Keep it up @zackpolanski.bsky.social and the @greenparty.org.uk
www.politico.eu/article/end-...
Now this is the sort of talk and policy that will get me to join a political party. Keep it up @zackpolanski.bsky.social and the @greenparty.org.uk
www.politico.eu/article/end-...
Ending EU free movement a ‘disaster’ for Britain, says Green Party’s Zack Polanski
The party’s new leader calls for the migration pact to be reinstated as he sets out his stall on Brexit.
www.politico.eu
October 29, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Yes, yes, yes!
Now this is the sort of talk and policy that will get me to join a political party. Keep it up @zackpolanski.bsky.social and the @greenparty.org.uk
www.politico.eu/article/end-...
Now this is the sort of talk and policy that will get me to join a political party. Keep it up @zackpolanski.bsky.social and the @greenparty.org.uk
www.politico.eu/article/end-...
Reposted by Yvonne Singh
Hard times spreading just like the flu / Watch out homeboy don’t let it catch you
October 28, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Hard times spreading just like the flu / Watch out homeboy don’t let it catch you
Reposted by Yvonne Singh
October 29, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Reposted by Yvonne Singh
Quite a rise. Well done @zackpolanski.bsky.social and the @greenparty.org.uk
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/gre...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/gre...
Blimey! Green Party now polling in FIRST for all voters under 50
YouGov’s latest polling shows a collapse in support for Labour and the Tories, stagnation for Reform… and historic highs for the Green Party.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Quite a rise. Well done @zackpolanski.bsky.social and the @greenparty.org.uk
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/gre...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/gre...
Reposted by Yvonne Singh
Congratulations to @citylit.bsky.social writing tutor @yvonnesingh.bsky.social, whose book "INK!: From the Age of Empire to Black Power, the Journalists who Transformed Britain" is out now from The History Press!
‘Terrific ... A must read.’ -- Irenosen Okojie MBE
‘Terrific ... A must read.’ -- Irenosen Okojie MBE
October 27, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Congratulations to @citylit.bsky.social writing tutor @yvonnesingh.bsky.social, whose book "INK!: From the Age of Empire to Black Power, the Journalists who Transformed Britain" is out now from The History Press!
‘Terrific ... A must read.’ -- Irenosen Okojie MBE
‘Terrific ... A must read.’ -- Irenosen Okojie MBE