Dani Garavelli
@danigaravelli.bsky.social
Freelance journalist & writer. Bylines at the Herald, the Guardian, the London Review of Books, the Big Issue, Prospect Magazine et al. Radio 4 documentaries, including Waiting for the Van & Prosecuting Polmont. Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize.
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BBC Radio 4 - Currently, If at First You Don’t Secede
If at first you don’t secede, should you really try, try, try again?
www.bbc.co.uk
Me and @caitlinsmith.bsky.social have teamed up to make another BBC Radio 4 documentary. If At First You Don't Secede asks if there is any way through the current impasse on independence. It's on this coming Sunday (November 23) at 1.30pm if you fancy a listen. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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‘The language of today’s politicians, of unlocking and unleashing the industrial heartlands, is the language of a seance promising communication with an era that is just beyond the curtain, and can be summoned back if the right steps are taken.’
@jamesmeek.bsky.social: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
@jamesmeek.bsky.social: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
James Meek · Ten-Foot Chopsticks: The North-East Transition
The ghost of the industrial revolution haunts Britain. The language of today’s politicians, of unlocking and...
www.lrb.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 6:39 PM
‘The language of today’s politicians, of unlocking and unleashing the industrial heartlands, is the language of a seance promising communication with an era that is just beyond the curtain, and can be summoned back if the right steps are taken.’
@jamesmeek.bsky.social: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
@jamesmeek.bsky.social: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
“Your shadow on the ceiling looks like a mushroom cloud.” Ok, yes, that’s one way of telling me I need a haircut.
November 26, 2025 at 9:05 PM
“Your shadow on the ceiling looks like a mushroom cloud.” Ok, yes, that’s one way of telling me I need a haircut.
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"Here at tiny Saint Luke’s, a converted church, there would be a chance to see the whites of their eyes, the whites of their ties and take a sacrament of sweat at the altar of garage rock."
I went to see The Hives in Glasgow and wrote about it for The Times.
www.thetimes.com/culture/musi...
I went to see The Hives in Glasgow and wrote about it for The Times.
www.thetimes.com/culture/musi...
The Hives review — no phones please and a minute’s silence
The impressive Swedish five-piece stormed through an intimate set at Saint Luke’s church in Glasgow
www.thetimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"Here at tiny Saint Luke’s, a converted church, there would be a chance to see the whites of their eyes, the whites of their ties and take a sacrament of sweat at the altar of garage rock."
I went to see The Hives in Glasgow and wrote about it for The Times.
www.thetimes.com/culture/musi...
I went to see The Hives in Glasgow and wrote about it for The Times.
www.thetimes.com/culture/musi...
Can't wait to see Hamnet. In the meantime: an interesting and thoughtful review. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
“Hamnet” Feels Elemental, but Is It Just Highly Effective Grief Porn?
In Chloé Zhao’s film, adapted from Maggie O’Farrell’s novel, the death of a child gives rise to the creation of a literary masterpiece.
www.newyorker.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Can't wait to see Hamnet. In the meantime: an interesting and thoughtful review. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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I’ve relatives with similar experiences to the author. When I visit my sister we often reflect upon how we can now drive through areas that 40, 50 yrs ago would’ve been impossible. Hearing my BIL talking about his experiences reminds me of how much has changed in such a short time. Another 30 yrs…
November 26, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I’ve relatives with similar experiences to the author. When I visit my sister we often reflect upon how we can now drive through areas that 40, 50 yrs ago would’ve been impossible. Hearing my BIL talking about his experiences reminds me of how much has changed in such a short time. Another 30 yrs…
Great piece by Paul McNamee
Trespasses is great TV and a reminder that small, barely noticed actions can have the most dramatic of consequences.
New Troubles drama Trespasses reminded me that the past can turn you inside out
www.bigissue.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Great piece by Paul McNamee
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‘The Porter’ (1972)
This was the first piece of Ladybird artwork I ever bought. It drew me in.
Artist: John Berry
This was the first piece of Ladybird artwork I ever bought. It drew me in.
Artist: John Berry
November 25, 2025 at 8:12 AM
‘The Porter’ (1972)
This was the first piece of Ladybird artwork I ever bought. It drew me in.
Artist: John Berry
This was the first piece of Ladybird artwork I ever bought. It drew me in.
Artist: John Berry
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It’s the same kind of people who complain about the word “Christmas” not appearing on mince pie packaging that are behind this sort of thing because, guess what, it’s not really Christmas they care about, it’s the thought of the world looking out for anyone but them.
Scottish school cancels Christmas play which sympathised with Syrian child refugees after ‘racist and abusive’ messages targeting staff 👇🏴
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Scottish school cancels Christmas play after ‘racist and abusive’ messages
Show at Cauldeen primary school in Inverness had included a scene explaining hardship faced by Syrian refugees
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
It’s the same kind of people who complain about the word “Christmas” not appearing on mince pie packaging that are behind this sort of thing because, guess what, it’s not really Christmas they care about, it’s the thought of the world looking out for anyone but them.
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Forton Services is my bestselling T-shirt. Wear the M6 brutalist icon.
Made in the UK. Sizes XXS to 5XL.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/t-shirts
Made in the UK. Sizes XXS to 5XL.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/t-shirts
November 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Forton Services is my bestselling T-shirt. Wear the M6 brutalist icon.
Made in the UK. Sizes XXS to 5XL.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/t-shirts
Made in the UK. Sizes XXS to 5XL.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/t-shirts
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I loved these books as a kid.
Now I want a series where other directors mentor crime fighting kids
David Lynch
Quentin Tarantino
Rian Johnson
Lynne Ramsay
Jordan Peele
David Fincher
Now I want a series where other directors mentor crime fighting kids
David Lynch
Quentin Tarantino
Rian Johnson
Lynne Ramsay
Jordan Peele
David Fincher
November 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I loved these books as a kid.
Now I want a series where other directors mentor crime fighting kids
David Lynch
Quentin Tarantino
Rian Johnson
Lynne Ramsay
Jordan Peele
David Fincher
Now I want a series where other directors mentor crime fighting kids
David Lynch
Quentin Tarantino
Rian Johnson
Lynne Ramsay
Jordan Peele
David Fincher
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listened to an old A good read where it was recommended only yesterday. Must go back to my Sebalds. This is a sign.
BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read, Marcel Berlins and Pauline Black
Sue MacGregor is joined by Pauline Black and Marcel Berlins to discuss favourite books.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
listened to an old A good read where it was recommended only yesterday. Must go back to my Sebalds. This is a sign.
How great is this writing? (from The Rings of Saturn)
November 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
How great is this writing? (from The Rings of Saturn)
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If At First You Don't Secede, a Radio 4 documentary by @danigaravelli.bsky.social, offers a useful catch-up on where the Scottish independence movement is at, how it got there, and considers where – if anywhere – it might go in future.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Currently, If at First You Don’t Secede
If at first you don’t secede, should you really try, try, try again?
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 10:09 AM
If At First You Don't Secede, a Radio 4 documentary by @danigaravelli.bsky.social, offers a useful catch-up on where the Scottish independence movement is at, how it got there, and considers where – if anywhere – it might go in future.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Okay. I've just finished reading Richard Marson's Box of Delights: The Story of BBC Children's Television, and I really can't recommend it enough. A celebration of, and elegy for, an incredible epoch in which dedicated vocational programme-makers were given the freedom to innovate and experiment.
November 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Okay. I've just finished reading Richard Marson's Box of Delights: The Story of BBC Children's Television, and I really can't recommend it enough. A celebration of, and elegy for, an incredible epoch in which dedicated vocational programme-makers were given the freedom to innovate and experiment.
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Love it. And look - members of the Barbara Pym Society have been alerted to this: www.arcolatheatre.com/event/quarte...
Quartet in Autumn - Arcola Theatre
www.arcolatheatre.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Love it. And look - members of the Barbara Pym Society have been alerted to this: www.arcolatheatre.com/event/quarte...
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Ukraine makes significant changes to US ‘peace plan’, sources say
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Ukraine makes significant changes to US ‘peace plan’, sources say
Some of Russia’s maximalist demands have been removed from original 28-point proposal, it is understood
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Ukraine makes significant changes to US ‘peace plan’, sources say
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Quartet in Autumn is just relentlessly funny. Chuckling away to myself on the train which probably got me pegged as one of Pym’s eccentrics.
November 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Quartet in Autumn is just relentlessly funny. Chuckling away to myself on the train which probably got me pegged as one of Pym’s eccentrics.
I've just come across the word "elflock" in a book - matted hair as if mischievously/magically tangled by elves, and it's so great I am determined to use it ASAP. Ps, I know Shakespeare used it, I just hadn't seen it for a long time.
November 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I've just come across the word "elflock" in a book - matted hair as if mischievously/magically tangled by elves, and it's so great I am determined to use it ASAP. Ps, I know Shakespeare used it, I just hadn't seen it for a long time.
"Supporters walked towards the bulbous steel of the modernised Stadio Friuli, itself resembling foil scrunched
round a giant focaccia." Such a great piece by @danielgraywriter.bsky.social which is by no means diminished by the no-show Scottish players.
round a giant focaccia." Such a great piece by @danielgraywriter.bsky.social which is by no means diminished by the no-show Scottish players.
'The goalkeeper looked forlorn, alone and baffled, a corned beef man in a small plates world...'
🇮🇹My @nutmegmagazine.bsky.social Slow Match Report from Italy is now up ⬇️
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🇮🇹My @nutmegmagazine.bsky.social Slow Match Report from Italy is now up ⬇️
🔗tiny.cc/kcjv001
November 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
"Supporters walked towards the bulbous steel of the modernised Stadio Friuli, itself resembling foil scrunched
round a giant focaccia." Such a great piece by @danielgraywriter.bsky.social which is by no means diminished by the no-show Scottish players.
round a giant focaccia." Such a great piece by @danielgraywriter.bsky.social which is by no means diminished by the no-show Scottish players.
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In the space of two years, 20 people died from drugs within a day of being released from prison. Are we setting people up for failure?
Prisoners are dying within a day of their release. What's going wrong?
www.bigissue.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
In the space of two years, 20 people died from drugs within a day of being released from prison. Are we setting people up for failure?
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Trump’s 28-point peace plan with Russia “is misnamed,” @anneapplebaum.bsky.social argues. “It is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future.”
The Murky Plan That Ensures a Future War
Who will benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
bit.ly
November 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Trump’s 28-point peace plan with Russia “is misnamed,” @anneapplebaum.bsky.social argues. “It is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future.”
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A small act of kindness by Archie Gemmill, impressed Italian in-laws and the hunt for tickets. Another punt for my @heraldscotland.bsky.social piece on following Scotland at the World Cup finals which appeared in the print edition today.
November 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
A small act of kindness by Archie Gemmill, impressed Italian in-laws and the hunt for tickets. Another punt for my @heraldscotland.bsky.social piece on following Scotland at the World Cup finals which appeared in the print edition today.