Private Eye

In the current issue, Liz Jones reviews 'an urgent, timely book that merges personal reflection with objective science. A paen to the Welsh landscape, it is also a terrifying warning of all that we could lose.' 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🌊🌱 planetmagazine.org.uk/current planetmagazine.org.uk/shop

One of hundreds of children’s drawings from the Terezin Ghetto, Prague 1942-45, Jewish Museum, Prague, made before they were transported to a death camp. Robert Jenrick, I suggest you visit this museum and learn LBC

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Many thanks to our colleague Lowri for all her packing efforts over the last few days - listen out for the plonk of the new Planet issue landing on your doormats across Wales and worldwide... 📦📬🌍

Novels change us from within. 🔥💯

10 August 1913 | A Frenchwoman Charlotte Delbo was born. A writer & resistance fighter. In #Auschwitz from 27 Jan 1943. No. 31661 Transferred to Ravensbrück in Jan 1944, freed thanks to a Red Cross action. Author of a trilogy „Auschwitz and after." She passed away in 1985.

Many thanks to Planet magazine Liz Jones and @helensandbag for the lovely reviews of my two latest books. Pen & Sword Books @penandswordhistory Great to bring so much new material into Welsh history

Proud to be one of the 143 signatories to this letter. Journals like Planet magazine and @newwelshreview are an essential part of Welsh culture. They are to be cherished and, yes, properly funded.

Such a pleasure to meet author and tour guide Brendan Nash Brendan Nash. Hard to imagine a more knowledgeable guide to the places, people, and history of Christopher Isherwood's Berlin and Cabaret the Musical Can't wait to read his Cabaret-inspired books!

Update on the open letter (seen here mikeparker.org.uk/openletter.html) signed by 150+ Welsh writers, calling for urgent solutions to the chronic structural underfunding of our national magazine and website sector. Please share. Diolch yn fawr.

In the current issue: Liz Jones digs deep into two books by Norena Shopland that reveal many under-explored aspects of Welsh mining history.... ⛏️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 For more info about the issue: planetmagazine.org.uk/current To buy/subscribe: planetmagazine.org.uk/shop

Here's the 4th song in our Suella Braverman MP #Wellerman 🎶 trilogy in response to demand. If it gives you a laugh, feel free to share. But 🙏 also check out the more important song we made on #RemembranceSunday about #Israel & #Gaza that we're proud of: 👉youtu.be/tLnYlnn1js8

We’re currently open for submissions for our Beltane 2024 issue. For details on how to submit, check out our submission guidelines: 👉🏼 helleborezine.bigcartel.com/submissions

A sad update from ourselves. But a final issue has been launched, & thanks to our authors what a wonderful one it is! planetmagazine.org.uk/current You can buy it here planetmagazine.org.uk/shop Diolch o❤️to everyone who's contributed so far to our crowdfunder igg.me/at/planetmag

'They've been vilifying people like me.' 'I feel ashamed of myself everyday.' A tearful caller Sue tells Shelagh Fogarty why she finds the prospect of another Tory government 'terrifying', after their 'cruel' words towards disabled and long-term sick Brits like herself.

John Redwood is stepping down as an MP, which is a good excuse to share this clip of him pretending to know the words to the Welsh national anthem "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau" when he was Secretary of State for Wales

A good day to reflect that while humanities and arts degrees may not help you to read spreadsheets, they might just equip you to appreciate the full nuance, resonance, and wider significance of things and events; or in other words, the long view.

Mick Lynch, "We're not going to accept the division between working class people and pensioners, they're one in the same" "Transport workers, or nurses, getting a pay rise, does not mean that the heating has got to be switched off for pensioners" #C4News "Keir Starmer and

RETWEET if you are with Bishop Budde!