Lucy Seton-Watson
@lucysetonw.bsky.social
Native Londoner, long-time Cairene, now living DK. Citizen of Nowhere par excellence. Live by the written word. Lifelong close reader: originally Greek/Latin, then Wittgenstein, then medieval ceremonial architecture in Mamluk Cairo, now back to Eng Lit.
Wonderful thread here: bsky.app/profile/tesl...
#TeslaTakedown@teslatakedown.com · 2d agoAnd so we begin our election coverage with Elon's first loss. Elon gave the max individual amount of $6,600 to MiKKKe Collins' campaign. He didn't set any money on fire in this race via Super PACs (that we know of), but we love to watch piles of his money burn no matter how small... Stay tuned!
‘Plans to turn British Library’s science and social sciences reading rooms into pay-to-use co-working spaces have divided those who use the space’ As a regular BL user, gonna say this hasn’t ‘divided’ anyone. It’s an awful idea that shouldn’t come to pass But that it’s even mooted speaks volumes
Jonn Elledge@jonnelledge.bsky.social · 3d agowell this seems bad metro.co.uk/2026/11/03/b...
If you want to help Sunny but can't adopt, you can sponsor him! www.hsccvt.org/Heart-to-Heart
hsccvt.org
@jowolff.bsky.social Is this your grandmother Jo? bsky.app/profile/jacq...
JacquiWine@jacquiwine.bsky.social · 3d agoNew on the blog today, my thoughts on BACKGROUND FOR LOVE by Helen Wolff (tr Tristram Wolff & Jefferson Chase). A wonderfully evocative autobiographical story of a passionate summer spent in the South of France in the early 1930s. Wolff's prose is superb! jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2026/11/03/b...
Patrick Stewart in lockdown reading my favorite sonnet, Sonnet 73, “That Time of Year Thou May’st in Me Behold.” RIP.
Terrific round-up of what the Budget means for London this:
London’s mayor gets actual powers
Bakerloo line extension, more money, and an incentive to battle dodgy shops – what the budget means for London
open.substack.com
Really, really good piece by @igmansfield.bsky.social on the question of 'okay, why is the political coalition to defend English schooling quite so small and shallow?'
Yes, but WHY are we making these mistakes again?
Exploring the shallow support for England’s successful school reforms
edrith.co.uk
"Of all the books I have ever reviewed that purported to offer a serious thesis, this is without question the most deranged."
Liz Truss’s new book is the most deranged thing I’ve ever read
Like an alcoholic who cannot admit they have a drinking problem, the former PM is convinced that everyone else is to blame for her failures
telegraph.co.uk
This went on for the rest of the full hour, at which point the BBC apologised for having to go to the weather and urged viewers to follow continuing live coverage on iPlayer. Forty-one minutes of unfiltered, unchallenged propaganda by a far right party with 8 MPs, now third in the polls. Discuss.
Alex Andreou@sturdyalex.bsky.social · 2w agoBBC News just interrupted its coverage to go, live, to Nigel Farage - a man with no contitutional standing in our setup - responding to the budget - a document which nobody has seen yet. WHY
I love this. I honestly love it so much. But has Heathrow really reduced emissions by 50% over the past ten years?
G🅰️reth@gbentl.bsky.social · 2w agoLondon has probably now got the cleanest air out of any equivalent sized cities in the world thanks to Ulez, electric cars and buses.
Jackdaw doesn't matter in practical terms: it's a rounding error in emissions. But: it will do absolutely nothing to improve the UK's "energy security", nor to make UK energy prices any cheaper. So it's a step in the wrong direction on climate, for no actual benefit. That's not great.
Looks like a fantastic and shocking investigation. One to watch in full. (Was pleased to contribute in a very small way re. a @bylinetimes.bsky.social investigation of mine they cite)
Al Jazeera Investigates@ajiunit.com · 2w agoComing soon: Al Jazeera uncovers disturbing links between British right wing activists, the far right and loyalist paramilitaries. #Glasgow #Belfast #London
Of course he did. And then he dissembled about it
The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · 2w agoBreaking: Elon Musk ordered the Starlink slowdown that blindsided Ukraine on.wsj.com/4sgcxkt
Breaking: Elon Musk ordered the Starlink slowdown that blindsided Ukraine on.wsj.com/4sgcxkt
Exclusive | Musk Ordered Starlink Slowdown That Blindsided Ukraine
The SpaceX founder authorized the move and has been discussing Ukraine with Trump, but the president has denied ordering the restrictions.
on.wsj.com
Londoners! I've made a website that discovers everything going on in the physical world of London (talks, exhibitions, gigs, plays, etc.) and finds stuff it thinks you'll like. You teach it your interests by swiping events left or right. Decent recs after ~100 swipes. Check out realworld.events!
realworld.events: what’s on in London, picked for you
Swipe through London’s upcoming events: right if it’s your kind of thing, left if not, and the deck learns your taste. Filter by date, evening, area and type.
realworld.events
Five star review in the FT. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... NAZA film review — Israeli accounts of assault on Gaza make brutally hard viewing
NAZA film review — Israeli accounts of assault on Gaza make brutally hard viewing
Soldiers and intelligence officers reveal the system for weighing civilian deaths in Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor’s unshakeable documentary
giftarticle.ft.com
Hundreds of IDF investigations into killings without public outcome, BBC Verify finds www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hundreds of IDF investigations into killings without public outcome, BBC Verify finds
BBC Verify has identified 254 incidents from the past three years the Israeli military said it is reviewing after being accused of harm.
bbc.co.uk
Terrorism law is a special body of law which should be taken seriously. The UK government’s proscription of Palestine Action discredits terrorism law.
Oliver Bullough@oliverbullough.bsky.social · 3w agoRe the Sally Rooney news, I was looking up data on arrests under terrorism legislation the other day, and hadn't quite realised how utterly bonkers the effect of the Palestine Action prohibition had been. That big purple spike is basically all PA-related arrests.
This is all utterly mad and the responsibility lies squarely with the British government www.rte.ie/entertainmen...
Sally Rooney's books to be withdrawn from sale in the UK
Faber has confirmed it will stop supplying Sally Rooney's books in the UK, saying it cannot pay the Irish author royalties because of her pledge to support the banned group Palestine Action.
rte.ie
Reminder that the EU had no compunction about banning Russia Today. If anything, Musk’s behaviour is more egregious - directly assisting a foreign enemy's military attack. And this is on top of his support for race riots, Nazis and CSAM! By any measure, a threat to national security.
Steve Peers@stevepeers.bsky.social · 3w agoIt's legitimate for the EU, the UK, Canada and others to support their Ukrainian ally. If Musk is going to (in effect) assist Putin's invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine's allies should sanction Starlink, X and Tesla. At the very least, governments (and people) should stop using his fucking site already.
Yes, absolutely. Musk’s operations are much worse, much more effective, than RT.
Steve Peers@stevepeers.bsky.social · 3w agoReminder that the EU had no compunction about banning Russia Today. If anything, Musk’s behaviour is more egregious - directly assisting a foreign enemy's military attack. And this is on top of his support for race riots, Nazis and CSAM! By any measure, a threat to national security.
Prosecute the truth-tellers, shield the murderers: this has long been central to the Israeli government's genocidal policy. www.middleeasteye.net/news/netanya...
Netanyahu seeks criminal charges for NAZA participants
Israeli prime minister escalates campaign against documentary, urging probes into insiders for alleged security breaches
middleeasteye.net
