Guyanese Kitchri with Fried Butter Fish is comfort on a plate 🤤 Althea Brown cooks this Indo-Guyanese dish of yellow split peas, rice and aromatics with her mom, Shanta! Get the recipe: foodtv.com/3JSSfZ1 #ServedFamilyStyle

The Observer So, Corbyn was NEVER unelectable, the right just feared him winning; antisemitism claims WERE weaponised for factional purposes; and the press DID collude with the Labour right to seize back control of the party for the rich - its safe for you to admit that now?

As the Jewish Chronicle is accused of publishing lies on behalf of an Israeli govt committing genocide, it's worth remembering the role that particular rag played in Labour's "antisemitism crisis" and the demonization of Palestinian rights campaigner Jeremy Corbyn. #ItWasAScam

Stephanie Laidlaw 400 million people around the world have or have had Long COVID so far. Long COVID is disabling. It is a mass disabling event. nature.com/articles/s4159…

My breathing is very bad today, my lungs aren’t functioning properly and my sinuses are very congested. I’ve another appointment at the end of the month with an ENT consultant as the surgery I had last year hasn’t worked 😞😷 #LongCovid

Prolific novelist, fighter, critic, fiery public intellectual and beloved teacher Elias Khoury has passed away (1948-2024). His work traverses a large historical and stylistic range and he dedicated his life to writing about Palestine and the Palestinian experience. Rest in

"SAPERE AUDE. Magic words for a magic spell..." Yardley Wood Library's entrance is blessed by William Bloye's cherubs & the motto 'Dare to know'. For zine writer Tracy King, libraries were "lifesaving". Everyone deserves that power. Join Birmingham Loves Libraries to help save what we love.

Council is reported to government for library report failures #Croydon #CroydonInCrisis ⁦The Library Campaign⁩ ⁦Alan Wylie⁩ ⁦Patrick Butler⁩ ⁦LGC⁩ ⁦London Councils⁩ insidecroydon.com/2024/09/16/cou…

Does the governments public ownership plans include bringing all libraries offloaded & outsourced to volunteers, trusts, charities, Social Enterprises etc back under council control with proper funding & staffing? If not why not? Lisa Nandy MP Chris Bryant LGA Labour We Own It

Following the riots, the government should be standing up — unequivocally — to the far right. Shamefully, they are taking lessons from them instead. Our common humanity offers a different lesson: refugees who have fled violence should be treated with compassion & respect.

Birmingham City Council's proposals would HALVE the number of full-time community libraries in our city, from 18 to 9. A 50% reduction. You won't read that in the consultation documents. Read our guide & complete the council's survey before Sept 27th: birminghamloveslibraries.org/post/our-libra…

Birmingham Loves Libraries It’s even worse than that. Libraries being downgraded to a few hours a week wil not be able to provide the range of services they currently do -.this is managed decline which will lead to further cuts and closures. LeaderofBirmingham @Cll_suleman Birmingham Labour Group

‘Ghost Signs; Poverty & the Pandemic’ by my comrade & fellow library worker Stu Hennigan is a searing indictment of Tory austerity and the catastrophic damage done to public services and working-class communities. It’s a must read ✊️ bluemoosebooks.com/books/ghost-si…

The Collected Works of James Connolly Vol 1 & 2 now on sale for only £27.99! Learn more about the views of the Irish republican, socialist, and trade union leader. Head to Calton Books to grab your copy today: calton-books.co.uk/books/ #CaltonBooks

Great lobby yesterday with #BrumRiseUp Birmingham Loves Libraries SEND parent action group (SENDPAG) Birmingham NEU Keep Our NHS Public & Harborne Day Centre spoke brilliantly and many asked questions at the meeting. Its key to keep our presence felt but also continue to lobby UK Parliament

I’m all for partnerships between community organisations, some charities etc and Public Libraries but never commercial ones especially with Barclays, Amazon etc How did we as a profession allow this to happen? Where’s our ethos? #libraries #commercialism

I fully understand Kemi Badenough. Unfortunately I once wondered into Greggs to innocently order a sausage roll and immediately became working class.😔 Never again!😡

Hi The Fabian Society just read ‘Arts For Us All’ can I just ask who was consulted re the section on Public Libraries?

Lack of available stock, high prices and onerous terms and conditions mean ebooks currently offer poor value for readers and libraries, write MU Librarian Cathal McCauley Maynooth University Library, and Martin Bradley and Stuart Hamilton of the Local Government Management Agency maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spotl…

Another day another meeting with people fighting library cuts, when will this ever end Lisa Nandy MP Chris Bryant #saveliibraries