David Kendall
@manwithbooks.bsky.social
Big Issue #changemaker, Co-director of Penned Up https://pennedup.org.uk/ - a literary festival curated with people in prison for people in prison.
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Almost 300,000 individuals and families are experiencing the worst forms of homelessness in England, according to new research from Crisis.
3 things Labour must do to help record-high number of homeless families
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November 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Almost 300,000 individuals and families are experiencing the worst forms of homelessness in England, according to new research from Crisis.
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I mean, what kind of legal action would this be exactly? Defamation? I would truly love to see it. 'They made it look like I instigated a coup during my very well recorded coup attempt.'
The US president has sent a letter to the corporation threatening legal action.
Donald Trump Preparing To Sue BBC Over Panorama Speech Row
The US president has sent a letter to the corporation threatening legal action.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I mean, what kind of legal action would this be exactly? Defamation? I would truly love to see it. 'They made it look like I instigated a coup during my very well recorded coup attempt.'
Ben Jennings on the prison overcrowding crisis in England and Wales – cartoon
November 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Ben Jennings on the prison overcrowding crisis in England and Wales – cartoon
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Laurence Fox is never again going to be able to threaten to sue anybody for calling him, an increasingly overt racist, racist
November 8, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Laurence Fox is never again going to be able to threaten to sue anybody for calling him, an increasingly overt racist, racist
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This is a dreadful idea. The UK Government is plumbing new depths.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK seeks inspiration from Denmark to shake up immigration system
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is taking cues from some of the toughest migration laws in Europe.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
This is a dreadful idea. The UK Government is plumbing new depths.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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PLEASE DO NOT ASK STAFF WHERE DRACULA’S GRAVE IS THERE ISN’T ONE.
Iconic sign from St Mary’s Church next to Whitby Abbey. I love that people think Bram Stoker’s Dracula was a real person/vampire who lived and died in Whitby.
Iconic sign from St Mary’s Church next to Whitby Abbey. I love that people think Bram Stoker’s Dracula was a real person/vampire who lived and died in Whitby.
November 8, 2025 at 10:15 AM
PLEASE DO NOT ASK STAFF WHERE DRACULA’S GRAVE IS THERE ISN’T ONE.
Iconic sign from St Mary’s Church next to Whitby Abbey. I love that people think Bram Stoker’s Dracula was a real person/vampire who lived and died in Whitby.
Iconic sign from St Mary’s Church next to Whitby Abbey. I love that people think Bram Stoker’s Dracula was a real person/vampire who lived and died in Whitby.
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#Data shows that #prison deaths have risen by 30% over the past year and staff #assaults have reached a record high.
The Howard League | Howard League responds to safety in custody statistics
The number of people dying in prison rose by 30% in the past year and assaults on staff reached a record high, official data seen by the Howard League for Penal Reform reveal today (Thursday 30…
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November 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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The two-child benefit cap is a controversial policy which was introduced by the Conservatives. Here's what you need to know about the policy
What is the two-child benefit limit and how does it impact families?
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November 2, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The two-child benefit cap is a controversial policy which was introduced by the Conservatives. Here's what you need to know about the policy
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Nice to read about something positive in the prison system - the work of @libertychoiruk.bsky.social!
“Hans is distressed, angry. But then he sings. He smiles. A first moment of calm.”
Read more as Paul Webster shares what he learned singing with prisoners every week.
https://bit.ly/3JDjnPg
Read more as Paul Webster shares what he learned singing with prisoners every week.
https://bit.ly/3JDjnPg
What I learned singing with prisoners every week
Behind bars, violence and despair are overwhelming. But when Liberty Choir meets, something extraordinary happens
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November 2, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Nice to read about something positive in the prison system - the work of @libertychoiruk.bsky.social!
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Five literary dystopias to get lost in and remind yourself that however bad things seem, they could get even worse.
Top 5 literary dystopias, chosen by award-winning author Matt Greene
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November 2, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Five literary dystopias to get lost in and remind yourself that however bad things seem, they could get even worse.
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"As for the monarchy, it will end not with a bang but a whimper. Giuffre’s book, with all its harrowing details, is one more wave battering against its cliff face, eroding the public’s faith." My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column. www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
'From beyond the grave, Virginia Giuffre has proved not even princes are untouchable'
Virginia Giuffre has proved that not even princes are untouchable. From beyond the grave, she is doing her best to ensure nobody else is ever…
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November 2, 2025 at 8:10 AM
"As for the monarchy, it will end not with a bang but a whimper. Giuffre’s book, with all its harrowing details, is one more wave battering against its cliff face, eroding the public’s faith." My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column. www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
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Twelve o'clock on a fine autumn day, and nothing to worry about. Some money to spend and nothing to worry about.
November 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Twelve o'clock on a fine autumn day, and nothing to worry about. Some money to spend and nothing to worry about.
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With homelessness reaching critical levels across Britain, organisations like Emmaus have never been more essential.
The truth about homelessness? It can happen to anyone
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November 2, 2025 at 1:44 PM
With homelessness reaching critical levels across Britain, organisations like Emmaus have never been more essential.
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All that I ask is that the culture secretary not ask questions which reveal she couldn’t tell you who *this year*’s Bafta shortlistees and winners were.
Hi Lisa Nandy! I’m a BAFTA winner from a small town. Instead of asinine questions like this, why not tell us how we can continue to make a living in the eviscerated creative sector over which you notionally preside?
October 31, 2025 at 11:36 AM
All that I ask is that the culture secretary not ask questions which reveal she couldn’t tell you who *this year*’s Bafta shortlistees and winners were.
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This was outstanding, as is the novel it's based on.
UK friends: if you haven’t seen The Terror, it is currently free on ITVX.
It’s a must watch for horror fans.
It’s a must watch for horror fans.
October 31, 2025 at 12:46 PM
This was outstanding, as is the novel it's based on.
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“I became a writer because it was the only way to escape the walls. The page gave me a kind of parole.”
- Eldridge Cleaver
- Eldridge Cleaver
August 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
“I became a writer because it was the only way to escape the walls. The page gave me a kind of parole.”
- Eldridge Cleaver
- Eldridge Cleaver
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Cillian Murphy and author Max Porter have teamed up again for an adaptation of Porter's 2023 book Shy which offers a new perspective.
Cillian Murphy: 'The most important people can't afford a house – it's a big problem'
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October 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Cillian Murphy and author Max Porter have teamed up again for an adaptation of Porter's 2023 book Shy which offers a new perspective.
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🔉 Less than one week to go! My album of concertos by Walton, Britten and Tippett with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and @georgevass.bsky.social will be released on Fri 10 October, for BIS Records and Apple Music 🎉 Pre-order at bisrecords.lnk.to/2604
October 5, 2025 at 10:34 AM
🔉 Less than one week to go! My album of concertos by Walton, Britten and Tippett with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and @georgevass.bsky.social will be released on Fri 10 October, for BIS Records and Apple Music 🎉 Pre-order at bisrecords.lnk.to/2604
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I'll be at Birmingham Literature Festival on 11th October with some great names, brilliant writing workshops, events for children and much more.
Come if you can!
Link here www.birminghamliteraturefestival.org
Come if you can!
Link here www.birminghamliteraturefestival.org
October 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I'll be at Birmingham Literature Festival on 11th October with some great names, brilliant writing workshops, events for children and much more.
Come if you can!
Link here www.birminghamliteraturefestival.org
Come if you can!
Link here www.birminghamliteraturefestival.org
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I will again say that my favourite way of telling someone to fuck off in French (often chanted to opposition crowds at football games) is rentre chez toi, ta mère a fait des gaufres. It means "go back home, your mother made you waffles"
October 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I will again say that my favourite way of telling someone to fuck off in French (often chanted to opposition crowds at football games) is rentre chez toi, ta mère a fait des gaufres. It means "go back home, your mother made you waffles"
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We are absolutely delighted to have been awarded this grant. We are very grateful to the members of The Mercers' Company. It feels like a huge endorsement of what we are doing and it will make a real difference here.
#themercerscompany #Charter600
www.mercers.co.uk/C600_Awards_2025
#themercerscompany #Charter600
www.mercers.co.uk/C600_Awards_2025
October 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
We are absolutely delighted to have been awarded this grant. We are very grateful to the members of The Mercers' Company. It feels like a huge endorsement of what we are doing and it will make a real difference here.
#themercerscompany #Charter600
www.mercers.co.uk/C600_Awards_2025
#themercerscompany #Charter600
www.mercers.co.uk/C600_Awards_2025
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This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.
October 3, 2025 at 11:15 AM
This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.
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Javier Milei had to beg a bail-out and already needs another. Argentina's economy is in a tailspin. Gov't bonds and peso in freefall. People starving, throwing rocks at him.
Farage last year: "He's amazing. It's Thatcherism on steroids. Cutting and slashing expenditure. That's leadership."
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Farage last year: "He's amazing. It's Thatcherism on steroids. Cutting and slashing expenditure. That's leadership."
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October 1, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Javier Milei had to beg a bail-out and already needs another. Argentina's economy is in a tailspin. Gov't bonds and peso in freefall. People starving, throwing rocks at him.
Farage last year: "He's amazing. It's Thatcherism on steroids. Cutting and slashing expenditure. That's leadership."
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Farage last year: "He's amazing. It's Thatcherism on steroids. Cutting and slashing expenditure. That's leadership."
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