Craig Snelgrove, PhD
@cls84.bsky.social
Dog loving leftie writer. PhD in Creative Writing.
Author of Young Mancunians
Find me at https://craigsnelgrovephd.substack.com/
Author of Young Mancunians
Find me at https://craigsnelgrovephd.substack.com/
I may be missing something, but Marty Supreme is a bit shite.
Let me explain...
Let me explain...
Marty (not-so) Supreme
I may be missing something, but Marty Supreme is a bit shite.
theexistentialreader.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:19 PM
I may be missing something, but Marty Supreme is a bit shite.
Let me explain...
Let me explain...
Just heard that there's no Hindley Earnshaw in the new Wuthering Heights film and I don't understand how or why. This film is going to be an abomination isn't it 😭
February 11, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Just heard that there's no Hindley Earnshaw in the new Wuthering Heights film and I don't understand how or why. This film is going to be an abomination isn't it 😭
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'The successful candidate will have a minimum of five years experience and wealthy, generous parents...'
The min wage for a 40 hr week is £25,397. The BBC is advertising a job for a journalist with "significant experience" on the Today programme for £27k.
Sure, this is benchmarked - but it just isn't good enough. What do we want from our national flagship news radio broadcast?
Journalism is dying.
Sure, this is benchmarked - but it just isn't good enough. What do we want from our national flagship news radio broadcast?
Journalism is dying.
February 10, 2026 at 11:18 PM
'The successful candidate will have a minimum of five years experience and wealthy, generous parents...'
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£240m. With no tender. Palantir.
I wrote to Wes Streeting last week demanding answers.
Every day without any transparency deepens the scandal.
Palantir out.
I wrote to Wes Streeting last week demanding answers.
Every day without any transparency deepens the scandal.
Palantir out.
Mandelson’s malign influence runs right through the heart of this Government.
Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’
I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’
I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
February 10, 2026 at 1:14 PM
£240m. With no tender. Palantir.
I wrote to Wes Streeting last week demanding answers.
Every day without any transparency deepens the scandal.
Palantir out.
I wrote to Wes Streeting last week demanding answers.
Every day without any transparency deepens the scandal.
Palantir out.
Essential reading #17 - On Violence, by Hannah Arendt. Very pertinent, I feel.
Essential Reading #17
On Violence, by Hannah Arendt
theexistentialreader.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Essential reading #17 - On Violence, by Hannah Arendt. Very pertinent, I feel.
Year after year, it never ceases to amaze me just how accurate The Thick of It was.
February 9, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Year after year, it never ceases to amaze me just how accurate The Thick of It was.
Vonn's crash this morning was a visceral reminder of the commodified human. Vonn should never have been allowed to take part in that event. The fact she was allowed to, and the real-time consumption of her accident, exposes the voyeuristic fascination we have with celebrities/people of interest.
Immediate response to Lindsey Vonn's crash at the Winter Olympics
We’ve had on the Winter Olympics in our house this weekend and this morning I found out who Lindsey Vonn is.
theexistentialreader.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Vonn's crash this morning was a visceral reminder of the commodified human. Vonn should never have been allowed to take part in that event. The fact she was allowed to, and the real-time consumption of her accident, exposes the voyeuristic fascination we have with celebrities/people of interest.
Next on the essential reading list, Empire of AI, by @karenhao.bsky.social As fascinating as it is infuriating, Hao shows us how the current utilisation of AI is having a hugely detrimental effect on our world.
Essential Reading #16
Empire of AI, by Karen Hao
theexistentialreader.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Next on the essential reading list, Empire of AI, by @karenhao.bsky.social As fascinating as it is infuriating, Hao shows us how the current utilisation of AI is having a hugely detrimental effect on our world.
Excerpts from Karen Hao's Empire of AI. An absolute must read.
February 7, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Excerpts from Karen Hao's Empire of AI. An absolute must read.
Starmer has to go.
February 4, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Starmer has to go.
It's time that every Left or Left-leaning person, or just any decent, respectable person for that matter, get behind the @greenparty.org.uk . Might not fix everything over night, but it's a good start down the long road to a better world.
Thanks for all the messages of hope from my leaders interview with @bbclaurak.bsky.social
This is it. This is our moment.
We're taking on Reform.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
This is it. This is our moment.
We're taking on Reform.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
February 1, 2026 at 11:47 AM
It's time that every Left or Left-leaning person, or just any decent, respectable person for that matter, get behind the @greenparty.org.uk . Might not fix everything over night, but it's a good start down the long road to a better world.
"Visceral, lyrical, compelling. Craig Snelgrove is a new authentic northern voice. The stories in this collection are rich and distinctive and explore northern working-class life with a tender insight." - Michael Stewart
www.craigsnelgrovephd.co.uk/cooper-lee-p...
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January 31, 2026 at 6:31 PM
"Visceral, lyrical, compelling. Craig Snelgrove is a new authentic northern voice. The stories in this collection are rich and distinctive and explore northern working-class life with a tender insight." - Michael Stewart
www.craigsnelgrovephd.co.uk/cooper-lee-p...
www.craigsnelgrovephd.co.uk/cooper-lee-p...
Matt Goodwin, a dodgy stat, and a weird pining for Cromwell
Matt Goodwin manipulating stats and...wanting a new Cromwell?
Matt Goodwin recently shared a quote from a paywalled post that read “No less than 74% of Brits recently told pollsters Ipsos-MORI they think large-scale civil unrest is inevitable, while many clearly...
theexistentialreader.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Matt Goodwin, a dodgy stat, and a weird pining for Cromwell
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My article in the Metro.
Why the Green Party must beat the Reform extremists in Gorton & Denton.
metro.co.uk/2026/01/28/z...
Why the Green Party must beat the Reform extremists in Gorton & Denton.
metro.co.uk/2026/01/28/z...
Reform’s choice in Gorton and Denton tells you everything you need to know
Goodwin is a dangerous extremist with views on race that the vast majority of us find absolutely abhorrent.
metro.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 8:29 AM
My article in the Metro.
Why the Green Party must beat the Reform extremists in Gorton & Denton.
metro.co.uk/2026/01/28/z...
Why the Green Party must beat the Reform extremists in Gorton & Denton.
metro.co.uk/2026/01/28/z...
Writing advice #1
You must read extensively and critically in order to learn how to write well.
You must read extensively and critically in order to learn how to write well.
The Work of the Reader
Because sometimes, reader's have to do the work too
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January 29, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Writing advice #1
You must read extensively and critically in order to learn how to write well.
You must read extensively and critically in order to learn how to write well.
My debut is out now through Cooper Lee Press amzn.eu/d/aLod4vF
January 22, 2026 at 6:48 PM
My debut is out now through Cooper Lee Press amzn.eu/d/aLod4vF
Latest post on the art of storytelling
Using Absence in Storytelling
The Importance of Absence in the Development of Character
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January 22, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Latest post on the art of storytelling
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Week by week - Laura Kuenssberg is interviewing the party leaders.
When I agreed to come on the show, I was told Nigel Farage was also doing it.
He's now pulled out - and they've sent the deputy instead.
The same Nigel Farage who's refusing to debate me.
A pattern emerging...
When I agreed to come on the show, I was told Nigel Farage was also doing it.
He's now pulled out - and they've sent the deputy instead.
The same Nigel Farage who's refusing to debate me.
A pattern emerging...
January 18, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Week by week - Laura Kuenssberg is interviewing the party leaders.
When I agreed to come on the show, I was told Nigel Farage was also doing it.
He's now pulled out - and they've sent the deputy instead.
The same Nigel Farage who's refusing to debate me.
A pattern emerging...
When I agreed to come on the show, I was told Nigel Farage was also doing it.
He's now pulled out - and they've sent the deputy instead.
The same Nigel Farage who's refusing to debate me.
A pattern emerging...
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Another great episode of The Traitors.
In completely unrelated news, here's this week's podcast on Reform and Russia.
youtu.be/43m0LKNDz6M
In completely unrelated news, here's this week's podcast on Reform and Russia.
youtu.be/43m0LKNDz6M
Why A Vote For Reform UK Is A Vote For Russia | Carole Cadwalladr | Zack Polanski
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
youtu.be
January 14, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Another great episode of The Traitors.
In completely unrelated news, here's this week's podcast on Reform and Russia.
youtu.be/43m0LKNDz6M
In completely unrelated news, here's this week's podcast on Reform and Russia.
youtu.be/43m0LKNDz6M
Thanks to WMP stupidity the general consensus now is that Maccabi Tel Aviv's racist hooligans should've been allowed to run riot in Birmingham. Nice one.
An update on my article relating to the Maccabi Tel Aviv fans being prevented from attending their teams match against Aston Villa in light of today's developments
In the last couple of hours, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has declared no confidence in West Midlands Police Chief Constable Craig Guildford in light of a report from Inspector of Constabulary, Andy...
theexistentialreader.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Thanks to WMP stupidity the general consensus now is that Maccabi Tel Aviv's racist hooligans should've been allowed to run riot in Birmingham. Nice one.
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Ball. His court.
January 9, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Ball. His court.
Contrasting Philip Kaufmann’s 1978 adaptation to Don Siegal’s 1956 one. Are we taking more Red Scare or something more universal, something more Western metropolitan?
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
A quick reading of interpretation
theexistentialreader.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Contrasting Philip Kaufmann’s 1978 adaptation to Don Siegal’s 1956 one. Are we taking more Red Scare or something more universal, something more Western metropolitan?
Taking the Piss out of Christmas: Tommy Robinson, Christian Nationalism, and the latest Gimmick
Taking the Piss out of Christmas
Tommy Robinson, Christian Nationalism, and the latest Gimmick
theexistentialreader.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Taking the Piss out of Christmas: Tommy Robinson, Christian Nationalism, and the latest Gimmick