Nancy Peach

"We called London a war zone and moved to Dubai by mistake"

The fact that Isabel Oakeshott, economic migrant to the UAE may just turn into a refugee fleeing to the UK from a war zone will cause a level of schadenfreude in me that may just make me topple right over.

To anyone who thinks Trump can bring peace and equality to Iran – I’ve got a bridge to sell you. Going cheap | Marina Hyde If POTUS can really bomb peace, stability and women’s rights into the Middle East, I’ll take my hat off to him. Judging by his role in Gaza, I won’t hold my breath, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

"Has an American president ever personally enriched himself so nakedly and so eye-wateringly while in office?.... He can talk all he likes about our way of life. Like the call in a horror movie, the threat’s coming from inside the house."
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Loved this book - great review

Jimmy Kimmel Writer EVISCERATES Trump's "Free Speech" Lies In EPIC Speech YouTube video by Reflect Politics

"A strong leader is only as strong as the joke he can take at his own expense" www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjIN...

So Epstein buddies Andrew and Mandelson have been arrested in the UK. And in the US? Zero, zip, nada | Marina Hyde At least the British gave us the perp-walk shots. But I fear that any Americans seeking real justice will have to wait, and wait, and wait, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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These people are poison. They will unleash racist thugs on the streets of this country and call it security. They will subjugate us to the US and call it patriotism. They must be stopped. There is no more important task in politics.

If you need a bit of joy in your life...

Special offer and cover reveal all rolled into one! My Big Fat Empty Nest is out in June but there’s a Big Fat 25% off at @waterstones.bsky.social if you preorder today! #nancypeach

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 81:
On the worst days, remember this. There is no straw - be it sorrow, grief, ill-health or misfortune - that can't be spun into stories.

A global decline in the number of incel podcasters' offspring - dear god, how will we ever cope?

Michael Fratrich Fine Art

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

Pretty cool

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Spotted! In @waterstones.bsky.social Regent’s Street. Copies of Love Life and The Mother of All Problems.
Seeing #nancypeach paperbacks on the shelves of big London bookshops (or any other bookshop) never gets old 😊

So, having invaded, bombed, and kidnapped the president of a sovereign nation #Venezuela he's now talking about 'doing something' to Mexico?
So much for the Nobel Peace Prize

Wow. This really is deranged.

Mr Blobby patriotism Over recent weeks I have found myself thinking about the country we live in, what it feels like and what I like, and love, about it. I guess I found myself thinking about this because of the summer w...

A cheering read this morning for all the good eggs our there - not recent but brought to my attention by @helenlewis.bsky.social in her weekly round up renewal.org.uk/blog/mr-blob...

Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.

Book club offer ends today #TheNightShift
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Offer ends today!! #TheNightShift bookclubhub.co.uk/noticeboard/...

Congratulations Kit!!

“The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.”
George Orwell-Animal Farm

My goodness! Another cracker from international bestseller, Whitaker. One of those books that gets into your bones and stays with you for a long time.
Five peaches 🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑 for All The Colours Of The Dark by Chris Whitaker.

‘Heroic actions are a natural tendency’: why bystander apathy is a myth Modern research shows the public work together selflessly in an emergency, motivated by a strong impulse to help

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Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how

X is designed to radicalise people.

The algorithm promotes Elon Musk's agenda to promote racists and people who want violence bought - specifically - to the streets of Britain.

Members of Parliament, major institutions and the media should not be there.
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Let's just take a moment to reflect on the self-sacrifice and hope this person embodies - not the evil, hateful monsters thirsting for violence.

Disappointed not to have seen the headline, ‘The Andrew Formerly Known As Prince’ thus far
#andrewwindsor

Please please please can we have Hannah Waddingham to replace Tess and Claude on #StrictlyComeDancing ?