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Author, humanitarian, socialist. Drinker of coffee and walker of city streets. My next book, Missing, is out 1st Feb 2026.

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WTF have they achieved apart from distracting a few idiots from Epstein?

10.03.2026 14:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It depends on the cut.
Fillet - 1-3
Rump - 3-4
Ribeye - 4-5

10.03.2026 13:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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07.03.2026 22:36 πŸ‘ 1430 πŸ” 386 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 13

It's just an excuse to cross the border and kill Lebanese civilians.

07.03.2026 14:48 πŸ‘ 79 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

It's pretty obvious to anyone who thinks about it. Books are a discretionary spend for most people.

06.03.2026 14:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Just a few days left! Calling all cosy mystery lovers.
'A brilliant mystery with a wonderful cast of characters. I loved this book!' VICTORIA DOWD
UK: amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FH7LR3S1
US: amazon.com/dp/B0FH7LR3S1
@jennieensor.bsky.social
#99p #99cents #cosymystery #thriller

05.03.2026 08:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

SΓ‘nchez saying what should be said. How much would I like to have leaders in this country who can talk like this

04.03.2026 14:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ”₯ Might be a good time to drive this over 100,000.

Link β€”> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...

28.02.2026 21:00 πŸ‘ 477 πŸ” 331 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 14

Why are they interviewing this spineless has-been?

01.03.2026 16:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A Japanese author won a similar award, and several TV crews from Japan covered the ceremony.

23.02.2026 19:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A friend won a major award and their publisher has never mentioned it. Others, long listed for the same award, have that fact mentioned in their publicity.

23.02.2026 12:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, doesn't give you the chance to respond.

21.02.2026 18:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It's a voiceover, added in the studio.

21.02.2026 18:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Was that all?

21.02.2026 16:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm more concerned about where it will go.

20.02.2026 09:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It's a classic!

20.02.2026 03:28 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Thanks for sharing my pinned post.
Have a lovely day.

20.02.2026 07:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I've just set one up for my writing group. We hear so much good writing which never gets seen. At least they're now available. Good luck with yours.

20.02.2026 07:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Re your rejected short story. Why don't you put it up on something like Substack?
It seems a shame to let it disappear.

20.02.2026 07:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Bloody hell, I used to work with that tw*t on the right. Last time we went for a drink he tried to start a fight with the barman because he thought he was being racist towards me. WTF is going through his head?

17.02.2026 15:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Couple having a meal.
The man says, "I support reform but I'm not racist."
The woman says, "I'm a prostitute and a virgin."

Couple having a meal. The man says, "I support reform but I'm not racist." The woman says, "I'm a prostitute and a virgin."

13.02.2026 09:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Home Office is clearly still full of the racists put there by the Tories.

12.02.2026 22:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

He's right, it wouldn't be fair to expose his pathetic views to public scrutiny in an environment where he can't talk down his opponents.

11.02.2026 10:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The US is now funding the far-right in the UK
The US is now funding the far-right in the UK YouTube video by Richard J Murphy

And finally, the post-modern network of far-right influence which seeks to export toxic ideology by force, the vanguard of a potential new world order (not so keen on that term, but it may well be accurate)

This is where our attention should be, follow the money.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=srCk...

09.02.2026 07:33 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams

06.02.2026 17:36 πŸ‘ 9010 πŸ” 3024 πŸ’¬ 81 πŸ“Œ 85

AI for leadership, development, democratization, scale, and digital public infrastructure.

These are some of the many terms we’ll hear world leaders tout over the coming weeks in the lead-up to the India AI Impact Summit taking place later this year.

06.02.2026 20:52 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

"Full conference" usually means he's on the way out.

05.02.2026 21:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Mate, you pathetic Starmer supporters won't accept that he's useless. It's always someone else to blame. Just like it was under the Tories.
And you called Corbyn supporters, cultists.
Corbyn had his faults but he had principles and wasn't taken in by Mandleson.

05.02.2026 11:42 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Where is AI showing up in the productivity data? Signs of its effects are already starting to peek through

Certainly, with AI you can produce a 2:2 essay much faster than you used to, so that effect probably applies more broadly. I'm still not persuaded it's a good thing.

05.02.2026 07:57 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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The Drowning Place is out 10 weeks today!

Huge thanks to the authors who've given me some of the best quotes of my career, including this from the queen of unexpected characters @liznugent.bsky.social

Preorder via the links in my bio (please, as it really helps)

05.02.2026 07:57 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1