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Two options for voters in Gorton & Denton.

Greens or Reform?

“'We cannot sleepwalk into becoming a Lebanon-on-Thames. This is an emergency Writes Allister Heath”

As a Lebanese in the UK, it’s so nice to see this racist drivel so openly expressed in the British press. Fuck you Allister Heath :)

Vote Green.

(Also maybe we should clean the Thames before pretending that adding anything to it makes it worse.)

People unfortunately still do not understand how rapidly the UK has moved to Blood and Soil campaigning as a mainstream norm and how much worse it can still get.

The media, the major parties and politicians all pour fuel on the fire daily, and ultimately it all empowers the fascists.

Why then did the BBC edit out the homophobic slur aimed at Alan Cumming but not the n-word aimed at Delroy Lindo and Michael B Jordan, leaving them humiliated and John Davidson facing considerable backlash?

People have been left horrified after John Davidson revealed that there was a microphone in front of his seat at Sunday night's BAFTA Film Awards. Picture: John Davidson a middle aged white man with green bow tie Dominic Lipinski / Getty Images As I'm sure you are aware, the British ceremony has been under fire in recent days after 54-year-old John, who has Tourette syndrome, loudly shouted the n-word at Sinners stars Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo as they presented the first award of the evening.

The more you learn the worse it gets, It seems like the BAFTAs did this on purpose for a viral moment or at the most charitable reading, to raise awareness. l

Billionaires aren’t just a net bad for society, they are decimators of society and communities. Their attitude of “less for you, more for us” was always going to eventually become “none for you, all for us”.

The rich are fully aware of climate catastrophe. But their solution for climate catastrophe is to get rid of the rest of us by the way. That’s why tech bros are arguing robots are less resource consuming than humans so openly.

Picture of a smiling Indonesian woman with long hair and a blue and white shirt, holding up the lilac book ANNAH, INFINITE, next to an enby Vietnamese person with red hair and a black leather jacket. Behind us are red and grey curtains.

Southbank Centre’s inaugural Indie Night was Truly Lovely. A full house for indie pubs!

Tx hosts Okey & Eliza, fellow readers Deepa, Vigdis & Tim, access staff & Tilted Axis’ Phuong Anh (in pic).

The love ANNAH, INFINITE was shown by the audience at signings afterwards means Everything. Makasih!

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🙏🏼 @hamzajahanzeb.co.uk’s recent “No, Not Even Water”:

‘It is time the UK book trade recognises Muslim employees exist beyond Ramadan & starts making meaningful accommodations for those fasting in an industry built around long lunches & after-work drinks’

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What I find amusing about being a Sensitivity Reader is the warped idea we are "cancelling" authors.

If that was the case, surely every editor in a trad publishing house is being a Chief Cancellator of sorts - no?

You don't like your words being tinkered with? Self-publishing may be 4 u bbz x

'Every day, every hour and every second with Mum is different’ Shobna Gulati - Alzheimer's Research UK Looking back now the early changes were so marginal and so easy to put down to other things – tiredness, stress. You could always find an explanation.

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THE ONLY PARTY I WOULD TRUST AS OTHERS HAVE DONE US DIRTY, MISLED US, DISGRACED US.

I can't explain to you all - in 2026 - how we need you allies to show TF up.

I'm not as overtly "politically", nor chronically online as I once was. But I request you all oppose fascism.

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Congratulations Aasiya and the Leicester team! 💚🎉

Next stop: Gorton and Denton! 🚀

Something the Government want you to forget...

I see two things in Gorton and Denton: palpable frustration and the need for wise voting to stop Reform | Polly Toynbee After speaking to locals, I still can’t predict the result, but a big, combined effort will be needed. Without a united front the left may splinter and lose, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The betting has the Greens at 1/2 and Labour at 5/1. If you actually want to keep Reform out, rather than making a rhetorical point, you can only rationally argue for Labour to step aside.

Hats off to all the team involved - if only there were tickets but this entire run is sold out so check out returns on the day, or banquette seats released at 12pm every day. 5/n

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Leslie Travers' set too is exquisite in this Royal Exchange Theatre 40th Anniversary revival directed by Selina Cartmell. 4/n

ROAD premiered in 1986 at the Royal Court Theatre and his works have been translated into 40 languages. SHOBNA GULATI does a splendid job playing three richly observed characters with sheer gusto. 3/n

Cartwright has such a wonderful way with words, weaving the realism of the 1980s with such verve giving a truthful lens to the history of Lancashire and the politics of the time. 2/n

If you'd have told fifteen-year-old me that I'd get to meet Jim Cartwright, whose play 'Two' I performed at Sixth Form as part of my A Level in Drama and Theatre Studies, I'd have been jumping with glee. 1/n

This is free to ready, by the way gang:

For some, today is the first day of Ramadan: I wrote a deeply personal piece about how workplaces often overlook their Muslim employees, and do them a huge disservice.

Have a read: hamzajahanzeb.substack.com/p/no-not-eve...

Sense and sensitivity - The Society of Authors Hamza Jahanzeb on the often-misrepresented role of the authenticity reader

🎈🎉New Year, New Commitment to Diversity, Equality & Inclusion? I am available to lead workshops in-house for your staff on how we can - in 2026 - make the world kinder, and one that includes all sections of our society.

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💥EXCLUSIVE: SYLVIA : A MUSICAL REVOLUTION TO RETURN FOR 2026 TOUR IN LEICESTER, BIRMINGHAM, EDINBURGH, SALFORD, NORWICH, CANTERBURY AND LONDON'S ROYAL ALBERT HALL.

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In Solihull for my sins.

Unsolicited writing advice, no.9:
When naming characters, it helps to consider: their age; their background; their culture; what part of the country they come from; their parents (why did they choose that name?). Same goes for non-British characters - (not all Frenchmen are called Serge :-)

‘People saw dollar signs’: a year after devastating wildfires, an LA community is fighting displacement As survivors face pressure to sell their land in Altadena, a historic Black community, experts say we’re witnessing ‘climate gentrification’

Disaster capitalism meets climate gentrification

The capitalists who got us into this mess are determined to profit from the very extreme weather they are responsible for

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Not on here much, but one thing I will say is:

✅ VOTE GREEN in May 2026 ✅

The Government have u-turned on ID Cards.

Good.

Authoritarian plans to scrap jury trials need to go next.