An essay I wrote on the future of meritocracy is included in this collection. I've been told it's a bit grim, which is probably fair. I think life in Britain today is grim for far too many people, and I fear the future could be even grimmer. It does include some hope, though!

This thread pleaseandthankyou

I have something similar in the flat im doing up #CYP #EUROVISION

Truth!

My whole life

just saw The Torrents with CeliaPacquola at the Sydney Opera House and it was bloody brilliant #makeOrielGrayteagain

Steve from HMP Hull sent us this brilliant poem (along with his catalogue orders) "as a thank you and an outrageous piece of self-promotion" He said the poem is about how "if you know where to look, you can find beauty in the most unexpected of places"

Shah is a brilliant young painter from East London & is accepting commissions. See his insta - instagram.com/shah_artwork/ & get in touch with him. Let's back the talent & creativity of our young people 🙌🖌 MANY more pick up paintbrushes, mics, sports kits etc than pick up knives!

i'd rather be liked than respected, but i'd rather be asleep than liked

This is Ali Milani. He has 3 days to replace Boris Johnson as the MP for Uxbridge. Just 5,000 voters could oust the PM. Ali can win this. Amplify him, share this.

“Who are they electing at these elections?” “The same old shower. Fat Tory landowners who get made MPs when they reach a certain weight, raving revolutionaries who think that just because they do a day's work they have the right to get paid!...” #Blackadder #GeneralElection19

Vote early and often!

Oh, hi there, person seeing this retweet! Your friend retweeted this because they're hoping you'll write a novel with them this November. Yes, you. Yes, you can do it. We'll help. So will your friend who retweeted this. You're gonna be great. Let's go. nanowrimo.org

To mark this year's #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek I have been sleeping badly, stressing out and working too hard in order to produce copy related to #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek2021 so if anyone needs to know what #irony is I'll be crying in a dark room for the rest of the day.

So proud of Dr Rebecca Varley-Winter at her book launch of #bloom with Broken Sleep Books just lovely to have her reading in my living room

we should be careful of each other, we should be kind while there is still time Philip Larkin