I’ve finally joined Bluesky. Come join me so that I can eventually leave this place. You’ll find me at mattcoot.bsky.social 🙂

Life costs MORE if you’re disabled: - Extra energy costs for medical equipment - Accessible transport or car adaptations - Specialist services and therapies - Paying more to get the weekly shop delivered - Having to pay for a carer - Higher heating bills

The government has announced the most devastating cuts to disability benefits on record. These plans should shame the government to its core. Here's our initial response to the new Welfare Green Paper 🧵👇

Always the government’s punching bag, no matter which party is in charge 👍 #DisabilityBenefits #PIP #MentalHealth

I’ve brought former Countdown contestant David Coot (aka, Dave, my dad!) to the Hall for Cornwall to see Susie Dent for her Secret Life of Words 😁

Doctor Who is back! I’ve been struggling with my mental health lately and the best form of therapy - the best way to boost to my mood - is Doctor Who . You could say that I’ve been needing a Doctor 😂

Reading and storytelling is a doorway to so many adventures from our earliest years to the very end of our lives. I still reach into old wardrobes looking for Narnia…

Pensioners, disabled people (especially those with mental health issues), and now transgender women. At least now I know 2024 was the first and last time I’ll vote for this ⁦The Labour Party⁩ party. I thought we got rid of the callous Tories, seems not. bbc.com/news/articles/…

The day after I sent a submission to a competition, I’ve spotted a spelling error.

I see the fandom going mad for Dugga Doo, but surely it’s obvious that Dugga Doo is the third member of the Unholy Trinity and cannot be trusted? 😮 #DoctorWho youtu.be/rdzThMp5lso?si…

It’s been a while since I was in a lecture theatre with 🍃📚Mimi Thebo📚🐾! Great start to #UoBWritersDay!

If you see this ugly mug around the festival do say hi! I’m too shy to come up to people - even if I know you! But I do love to chat 🙂 #TheakstonCrime

The crime writing community is amongst the most supportive I have ever come across; I feel privileged to be a member of it. Everyone I know, no matter where they are on the ladder, reaches behind them to pull others up. It’s a beautiful thing 🥰

Oh come on ITV, I’m glad the Lionesses won but enough coverage now. Where’s Karen Pirie?

Why is there a helicopter hovering rather low over our house at 5am?!

For over 2 hours, I’ve been trying to sort out a repair or replacement of Sony headphones bought from Argos which are under warranty. Their AI assistants are awful, and I keep getting sent to Sony repair centres that are too far away and don’t fix headphones.

Each week I’ve been forgetting to share this: my dad does a radio show for a local community radio station. It starts in five minutes… go listen 🙂