UK's "herd immunity" risk-blind strategy hinges on unempirical psycholophasters' theory abt "crisis fatigue" & "nudging" BS. Assumes 1) no reinfection 2) hospitals will not be overwhelmed (w secondary deaths), 3) disease must return 4) no vaccine is coming Total IYI Lunacy.

Matt Haig the BBC have released an article today on helping those with mental health issuee during this coronavirus crisis, good advice on there and worth sharing :) bbc.co.uk/news/health-51…

Just sat in a square of sunshine in the garden eating breakfast, listening to birds. #MentalHealthMatters

Joan Bakewell talking sense on #Newsnight legend.

“King Lear written during plague lockdown” etc... Incredibly grateful to BBC Studios for their support, and to the amazing lecturers from tony grounds @Sonic_Screwup Peter Bowker to Anna Symon to Sarah Phelps and a thousand more who built it over 15 years. Please apply!

Coronavirus Is Serious, But Panic Is Optional - That Seems Important thatseemsimportant.com/mental-health/…

We've made our "Write A Script in 10 Weeks" book FREE on Kindle this weekend to help writers focus and be productive. amzn.to/3937ry7

ICYMI: check out this great new project which includes a collection of iconic album covers redesigned to raise awareness about the importance of staying at least 6 feet away from each other, to stop the spread of Coronavirus. fastcompany.com/90481559/iconi…

Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! Gail Doggett I think we joined around the same time? #MyTwitterAnniversary

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First meeting about this is on Tuesday at 9am. All are welcome. Sign up here to receive the Zoom link - sites.google.com/view/artscampa…

RT if you're still staying indoors (aside from one walk per day for exercise and essential journeys to the supermarket) because I need to know that there are others out there still taking this seriously 😭

I’m tired of the 30 under 30 and 5 under 35. Why isn’t there a 40 under 40, 50 under 50 and 60 under 60? Why do we only reward accomplishments based on age? It only gets harder as we get older. Show me the 60 year old first time novelist!

We believe in supporting artists at every stage in their career. We are delighted therefore to be supporting The Plot, a self-organising, diverse group of later-career playwrights. Interested in developing new work? bit.ly/331e8Rw Deadline 30 Sep #BackOnStage

I published an article in the Ascent on Medium, my first piece of nonfiction - please show it some love tinyurl.com/y4b2vobl

Thrilled to announce our brand new Writers Academy. Link goes live on 11th at noon.