Sarfraz Manzoor
@sarfrazmanzoor.bsky.social
I am a screenwriter (Blinded by the Light), author (Greetings from Bury Park, They), journalist (Guardian, Times and lots of others), I teach at UCL and am working on my first stage play. Mostly though I am a husband and father of two young children.
Not sure what to think about this.
December 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Not sure what to think about this.
White by name, racist fuckwit by nature.
November 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
White by name, racist fuckwit by nature.
I’ll admit it: I did not see this one coming.
November 21, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I’ll admit it: I did not see this one coming.
Allister Heath has 100% gone full bananas.
November 19, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Allister Heath has 100% gone full bananas.
Spoiler: no, she can’t.
November 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Spoiler: no, she can’t.
He is really paying the price for that friendship.
November 18, 2025 at 11:35 AM
He is really paying the price for that friendship.
Just when I couldn’t love Springsteen more*
*yes of course I know this is AI - I’m not an idiot.
*yes of course I know this is AI - I’m not an idiot.
November 18, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Just when I couldn’t love Springsteen more*
*yes of course I know this is AI - I’m not an idiot.
*yes of course I know this is AI - I’m not an idiot.
Some potentially awkward facts about 'Khan's London.' (this is from Fraser Nelson) frasernelson.substack.com/p/on-the-cas...
November 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Some potentially awkward facts about 'Khan's London.' (this is from Fraser Nelson) frasernelson.substack.com/p/on-the-cas...
I am in a state of shock after reading of the death of the brilliant Observer journalist Rachel Cooke. She was only 56. She leaves behind a huge body of work but she had so much more to offer I am sure.
I guess none of us know how long we have left- the deadline might be nearer than we think.
I guess none of us know how long we have left- the deadline might be nearer than we think.
November 14, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I am in a state of shock after reading of the death of the brilliant Observer journalist Rachel Cooke. She was only 56. She leaves behind a huge body of work but she had so much more to offer I am sure.
I guess none of us know how long we have left- the deadline might be nearer than we think.
I guess none of us know how long we have left- the deadline might be nearer than we think.
The Washington Post gives a helpful AI generated summary of readers’ opinions about its op-ed.
November 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The Washington Post gives a helpful AI generated summary of readers’ opinions about its op-ed.
This is why it is good to read more than one paper.
November 7, 2025 at 9:05 AM
This is why it is good to read more than one paper.
My theory is that this guy absolutely despises his wife.
November 6, 2025 at 11:02 PM
My theory is that this guy absolutely despises his wife.
I'm eager to learn the location for the next edition of this long running series.
November 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I'm eager to learn the location for the next edition of this long running series.
My thoughts and prayers to all the racists trying to hold on to their bigotry in the face of inconvenient facts.
November 4, 2025 at 11:31 AM
My thoughts and prayers to all the racists trying to hold on to their bigotry in the face of inconvenient facts.
I hope the Saudis are informed that one of their citizens was convicted of sexually assaulting a teenage girl- their punishments tend to be somewhat harsher than 19 weeks in prison.
November 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I hope the Saudis are informed that one of their citizens was convicted of sexually assaulting a teenage girl- their punishments tend to be somewhat harsher than 19 weeks in prison.
I hope we learn his name.
November 2, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I hope we learn his name.
If you're a fan of David Nicholls- and let's be honest who isn't- I am talking to him this evening in Wimbledon and there are a handful of tickets still available.
October 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
If you're a fan of David Nicholls- and let's be honest who isn't- I am talking to him this evening in Wimbledon and there are a handful of tickets still available.
I'm just glad there isn't an epidemic of shoplifting and phone thefts which might have kept those THREE enforcement officers from stopping a woman pouring some coffee down the drain.
October 22, 2025 at 8:31 AM
I'm just glad there isn't an epidemic of shoplifting and phone thefts which might have kept those THREE enforcement officers from stopping a woman pouring some coffee down the drain.
That's a strong opening sentence.
October 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM
That's a strong opening sentence.
'If you seek his monument look around.' (Epitaph on Sir Christopher Wren's tomb in St. Paul's Cathedral.)
October 21, 2025 at 11:17 AM
'If you seek his monument look around.' (Epitaph on Sir Christopher Wren's tomb in St. Paul's Cathedral.)
This is like those Farrow and Ball paint shades- they can't just say white so they have to come up with 'slipper satin' and 'culturally coherent.'
October 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
This is like those Farrow and Ball paint shades- they can't just say white so they have to come up with 'slipper satin' and 'culturally coherent.'
It’s always good to get the view from Dubai on domestic issues.
October 18, 2025 at 10:04 AM
It’s always good to get the view from Dubai on domestic issues.
The Guardian asks the question and The New York Times answers it.
October 15, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The Guardian asks the question and The New York Times answers it.
I am talking to David Nicholls next week at Wimbledon Book Festival. |It's the final date of his You Are Here- which many people are likening to Taylor Swift's Eras tour but with fewer costume changes and more hysterical screaming. There's only a few tickets still available.
October 14, 2025 at 8:42 AM
I am talking to David Nicholls next week at Wimbledon Book Festival. |It's the final date of his You Are Here- which many people are likening to Taylor Swift's Eras tour but with fewer costume changes and more hysterical screaming. There's only a few tickets still available.