Jane Dalton
@journojane.bsky.social
Author of With Love from the Afterlife
https://jane-dalton.com/
Senior reporter at the @Independent
News, books, writing, animal welfare, politics
https://jane-dalton.com/
Senior reporter at the @Independent
News, books, writing, animal welfare, politics
Reposted by Jane Dalton
Veganism has faded partly because consumers want *protein*, but a Greggs vegan sausage roll has more protein than a meat one.
A Cambridge study that, if you label sausage rolls for their protein content, the % of consumers choosing meat-free more than doubles: www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
A Cambridge study that, if you label sausage rolls for their protein content, the % of consumers choosing meat-free more than doubles: www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Cambridge scientist uncovers cunning way to double the sales of the famous Greggs Vegan Sausage Roll – and in an open letter, shares the technique with key people at Greggs
Cambridge scientist uncovers cunning way to double the sales of the famous Greggs Vegan Sausage Roll – and in an open letter, shares the technique with key people at Greggs. Cambridge resea...
www.eurekalert.org
October 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Veganism has faded partly because consumers want *protein*, but a Greggs vegan sausage roll has more protein than a meat one.
A Cambridge study that, if you label sausage rolls for their protein content, the % of consumers choosing meat-free more than doubles: www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
A Cambridge study that, if you label sausage rolls for their protein content, the % of consumers choosing meat-free more than doubles: www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Made my day to receive this from one of the first readers of my debut. Thank you, kind reader!
November 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Made my day to receive this from one of the first readers of my debut. Thank you, kind reader!
This is sad. On a day when I could have been writing my second novel, I'm instead packaging up copies of my debut that I paid to have printed - because of the collapse of my publisher, Neem Tree Press, taken over by Unbound. I felt none of my friends who preordered it should be out of pocket.
October 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
This is sad. On a day when I could have been writing my second novel, I'm instead packaging up copies of my debut that I paid to have printed - because of the collapse of my publisher, Neem Tree Press, taken over by Unbound. I felt none of my friends who preordered it should be out of pocket.
I've always had Samsungs but now my work has given me an iPhone and I need a 10-year-old to show me how to use it. For starters, switching it off is always a struggle, taking me at least half a dozen goes.
October 15, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I've always had Samsungs but now my work has given me an iPhone and I need a 10-year-old to show me how to use it. For starters, switching it off is always a struggle, taking me at least half a dozen goes.
And I've signed up with the lovely folk at Viv Loves Film to represent me. 🤞
Exciting news about my debut novel. I finally have a copy in my hands (yay!) despite the demise of my publisher @neemtreepress.bsky.social. It's complicated. Here's why: jane-dalton.com/book-blog
September 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM
And I've signed up with the lovely folk at Viv Loves Film to represent me. 🤞
Exciting news about my debut novel. I finally have a copy in my hands (yay!) despite the demise of my publisher @neemtreepress.bsky.social. It's complicated. Here's why: jane-dalton.com/book-blog
September 22, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Exciting news about my debut novel. I finally have a copy in my hands (yay!) despite the demise of my publisher @neemtreepress.bsky.social. It's complicated. Here's why: jane-dalton.com/book-blog
What could be more normal than animals wearing vegetables on their heads?
September 15, 2025 at 9:57 AM
What could be more normal than animals wearing vegetables on their heads?
I answered the door to the Waitrose man with a piece of tissue stuck to my face where I'd been wiping away eye drops that lubricated my skin more than my eyes.
August 27, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I answered the door to the Waitrose man with a piece of tissue stuck to my face where I'd been wiping away eye drops that lubricated my skin more than my eyes.
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OK, this is wild.
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
May 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
OK, this is wild.
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
Play some music with a fast beat to watch this.
August 11, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Play some music with a fast beat to watch this.
Sad that fewer people are interested in books. I guess we're all on social media on our phones much more.
This is very bad news for authors and publishers. The Associated Press is no longer publishing/distributing book reviews.
August 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Sad that fewer people are interested in books. I guess we're all on social media on our phones much more.
How serious are these warnings? Will my PC crash or is Norton just trying to scare me into buying more stuff?
August 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
How serious are these warnings? Will my PC crash or is Norton just trying to scare me into buying more stuff?
If these people were doing genuine hard work they just wouldn't have time to brag about it on LinkedIn.
Somebody on LinkedIn said what we're all thinking.
August 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
If these people were doing genuine hard work they just wouldn't have time to brag about it on LinkedIn.
Do any other writers suffer from extreme dry-eye syndrome, which hits just as you sit down to write in the evening, necessitating the use of warm masks, which somewhat hampers the #writing?
August 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Do any other writers suffer from extreme dry-eye syndrome, which hits just as you sit down to write in the evening, necessitating the use of warm masks, which somewhat hampers the #writing?
Devastating news. After a long wait, I've learnt that my publisher Neem Tree Press is folding, so my debut novel will not now see the light of day.
If there are any publishers out there interested in an unorthodox literary contemporary suspense novel, I'm your woman.
If there are any publishers out there interested in an unorthodox literary contemporary suspense novel, I'm your woman.
August 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Devastating news. After a long wait, I've learnt that my publisher Neem Tree Press is folding, so my debut novel will not now see the light of day.
If there are any publishers out there interested in an unorthodox literary contemporary suspense novel, I'm your woman.
If there are any publishers out there interested in an unorthodox literary contemporary suspense novel, I'm your woman.
I have no idea whether there's a real danger to my PC here or whether it's just Norton trying to sell me things. Does everyone with Norton get the same sometimes?
July 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I have no idea whether there's a real danger to my PC here or whether it's just Norton trying to sell me things. Does everyone with Norton get the same sometimes?
Thanks, Audible, but do you have to keep calling me Mrs?
July 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Thanks, Audible, but do you have to keep calling me Mrs?
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Mr D went away for 24 hours today, leaving me with instructions to finish writing my wip (my second novel) by the time he was back. I'm halfway through, at about 42,000w. So far I've reorganised the wrapping paper cupboard. What do we think are the chances of my succeeding?
July 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Mr D went away for 24 hours today, leaving me with instructions to finish writing my wip (my second novel) by the time he was back. I'm halfway through, at about 42,000w. So far I've reorganised the wrapping paper cupboard. What do we think are the chances of my succeeding?
At my book club tonight, there were three of us. And only two of us had read the book. But the good news is we loved it. 😀 📚
June 2, 2025 at 8:48 PM
At my book club tonight, there were three of us. And only two of us had read the book. But the good news is we loved it. 😀 📚
Pink sky to match pink roses
June 1, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Pink sky to match pink roses
I was delighted by the alliums in the garden. Mr D said there was spem between them. Eh? I said. Then he produced this (second pic).
May 18, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I was delighted by the alliums in the garden. Mr D said there was spem between them. Eh? I said. Then he produced this (second pic).
Any other readers fed up with novels whose main protagonist is a young woman unhappy with her job and who has boyfriend problems, drinks wine and/or goes to bars with friends but is lonely underneath? Even if the novels are well written, it's now a massive cliche...
May 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Any other readers fed up with novels whose main protagonist is a young woman unhappy with her job and who has boyfriend problems, drinks wine and/or goes to bars with friends but is lonely underneath? Even if the novels are well written, it's now a massive cliche...
Reposted by Jane Dalton
The Independent: "TRUMP: TAKE PEACE DEAL NOW - OR RISK LOSING EVERYTHING"
@journojane.bsky.social for @the-independent.com.
FULL STORY: t.ly/q8Nza
#DonaldTrump claims end to war is 'very close' but warns #VolodymyrZelenskyy is harming the process.
#TheIndependent
#IBPAPERS
#TomorrowsPapersToday
@journojane.bsky.social for @the-independent.com.
FULL STORY: t.ly/q8Nza
#DonaldTrump claims end to war is 'very close' but warns #VolodymyrZelenskyy is harming the process.
#TheIndependent
#IBPAPERS
#TomorrowsPapersToday
April 23, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The Independent: "TRUMP: TAKE PEACE DEAL NOW - OR RISK LOSING EVERYTHING"
@journojane.bsky.social for @the-independent.com.
FULL STORY: t.ly/q8Nza
#DonaldTrump claims end to war is 'very close' but warns #VolodymyrZelenskyy is harming the process.
#TheIndependent
#IBPAPERS
#TomorrowsPapersToday
@journojane.bsky.social for @the-independent.com.
FULL STORY: t.ly/q8Nza
#DonaldTrump claims end to war is 'very close' but warns #VolodymyrZelenskyy is harming the process.
#TheIndependent
#IBPAPERS
#TomorrowsPapersToday
Anyone else use their weights to make sure airers don't blow over in the wind?
April 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Anyone else use their weights to make sure airers don't blow over in the wind?