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Brilliant piece by Owen Jones about our values. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Not long now till Dove Tales is at Big Lit in Gatehouse of Fleet. Looking forward to this lovely festival. biglit.org/sunday-july-20…

Unutterably sad story by Peter A Smith about autistic people being locked up in hospitals with only an hour's freedom a day. itn.com/news

Jim Aitken's review of an extraordinary collection by writers in Gaza. culturematters.org.uk/a-flower-can-s…

Protest the government's crackdown on the democratic right to protest. action.greenpeace.org.uk/e/854853/4lPP6…

Unbelievable barring Joanna Cherry, who's written so much about this subject.

This genocide apologist has taken more action against his own MPs than he has against psychopath Netanyahu. #StarmerOut

Big Lit kicked off today with Charlie Gracie Writer. Dove Tales on on Sunday at 2pm in the Faed Gallery, Mill on the Fleet, Gatehouse of Fleet. biglit.org/programme/

Dove Tales were at Big Lit festival in Gatehouse of Fleet at the weekend in an event called Peace in our Time. Among the work we read were some brilliant new poems by Anne Dunford and Martin Stepek. dovetalesscotland.co.uk/single-post/pe…

Just finished setting up my stall for this year’s West End Fair. This year I have my own wee shed which is rather nice! Opens tomorrow (Monday 28 July) and runs until 24 August, 11-6. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🌻 St John’s Kirk, West End of Princes street, Edinburgh.

Hard-hitting new opinion piece by Liam Murphy on our Dove Tales Thoughts page. The role of money in war. dovetalesscotland.co.uk/liam-murphy-pe…

Donald Trump is the only person who can lean on Israel to stop starving people to death in Gaza. Keir Starmer could convince Trump to do that. They're meeting on Monday, so we don't have long to get the PM to act. Add your name to the open letter now: 38d.gs/jd1a

'Justice in the dock': UN probes Scots judge-led body's 'breach' of international law heraldscotland.com/news/25342776.…

The thought of what happened to my  grandmother in a Magdalene Laundry haunts me heraldscotland.com/news/25361034.…

Great wee visit to Heron & Willow in Jedburgh to sign some books.

I have now had to change my email address yet again. I hope this time it's for good. The new address is: [email protected]

Israel plans to take over Gaza City. Starmer says their plan is wrong & they must rethink it, but the UK is still supporting Israel with arms sales, training, RAF surveillance flights & more. Sign the petition: tell Keir he MUST end this support: 38d.gs/vkqt

Muhammad Mazen 🇵🇸 Unbelievable that we live in a world where people being starved to death are considered the terrorists.

Google plans to bulldoze a wildlife haven in Essex – home to rare species – for a data centre. Sign the petition now to help save it before it’s gone forever 🐝🦋 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/save… via 38 Degrees