Two options for voters in Gorton & Denton. Greens or Reform?

As a Lebanese in the UK, it’s so nice to see this racist drivel so openly expressed in the British press. Fuck you Allister Heath :) Vote Green. (Also maybe we should clean the Thames before pretending that adding anything to it makes it worse.)

People unfortunately still do not understand how rapidly the UK has moved to Blood and Soil campaigning as a mainstream norm and how much worse it can still get. The media, the major parties and politicians all pour fuel on the fire daily, and ultimately it all empowers the fascists.

elia ayoub@ayoub.bsky.social · 5mo ago

As a Lebanese in the UK, it’s so nice to see this racist drivel so openly expressed in the British press. Fuck you Allister Heath :) Vote Green. (Also maybe we should clean the Thames before pretending that adding anything to it makes it worse.)

Why then did the BBC edit out the homophobic slur aimed at Alan Cumming but not the n-word aimed at Delroy Lindo and Michael B Jordan, leaving them humiliated and John Davidson facing considerable backlash?

The more you learn the worse it gets, It seems like the BAFTAs did this on purpose for a viral moment or at the most charitable reading, to raise awareness. l

Southbank Centre’s inaugural Indie Night was Truly Lovely. A full house for indie pubs! Tx hosts Okey & Eliza, fellow readers Deepa, Vigdis & Tim, access staff & Tilted Axis’ Phuong Anh (in pic). The love ANNAH, INFINITE was shown by the audience at signings afterwards means Everything. Makasih!

🙏🏼 @hamzajahanzeb.co.uk’s recent “No, Not Even Water”: ‘It is time the UK book trade recognises Muslim employees exist beyond Ramadan & starts making meaningful accommodations for those fasting in an industry built around long lunches & after-work drinks’ hamzajahanzeb.substack.com/p/no-not-eve...

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What I find amusing about being a Sensitivity Reader is the warped idea we are "cancelling" authors. If that was the case, surely every editor in a trad publishing house is being a Chief Cancellator of sorts - no? You don't like your words being tinkered with? Self-publishing may be 4 u bbz x

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'Every day, every hour and every second with Mum is different’ Shobna Gulati - Alzheimer's Research UK

Looking back now the early changes were so marginal and so easy to put down to other things – tiredness, stress. You could always find an explanation.

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THE ONLY PARTY I WOULD TRUST AS OTHERS HAVE DONE US DIRTY, MISLED US, DISGRACED US. I can't explain to you all - in 2026 - how we need you allies to show TF up. I'm not as overtly "politically", nor chronically online as I once was. But I request you all oppose fascism. It's here Check in on us

Zack Polanski@zackpolanski.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Wonderful news. Congratulations Aasiya and the Leicester team! 💚🎉 Next stop: Gorton and Denton! 🚀

Wonderful news. Congratulations Aasiya and the Leicester team! 💚🎉 Next stop: Gorton and Denton! 🚀

Green Elects@greenelects.world · 6mo ago

GREEN GAIN Stoneygate has chosen HOPE. Aasiya Bora is elected with 30% of the vote.

Something the Government want you to forget...

If you'd have told fifteen-year-old me that I'd get to meet Jim Cartwright, whose play 'Two' I performed at Sixth Form as part of my A Level in Drama and Theatre Studies, I'd have been jumping with glee. 1/n

This is free to ready, by the way gang:

Hamza Jahanzeb (isn't here, contact via email) 🚫 Kindly NO DM 🚫@hamzajahanzeb.co.uk · 6mo ago

For some, today is the first day of Ramadan: I wrote a deeply personal piece about how workplaces often overlook their Muslim employees, and do them a huge disservice. Have a read: hamzajahanzeb.substack.com/p/no-not-eve...

For some, today is the first day of Ramadan: I wrote a deeply personal piece about how workplaces often overlook their Muslim employees, and do them a huge disservice. Have a read: hamzajahanzeb.substack.com/p/no-not-eve...

🎈🎉New Year, New Commitment to Diversity, Equality & Inclusion? I am available to lead workshops in-house for your staff on how we can - in 2026 - make the world kinder, and one that includes all sections of our society. societyofauthors.org/2024/07/01/s...

Sense and sensitivity - The Society of Authors

Hamza Jahanzeb on the often-misrepresented role of the authenticity reader

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💥EXCLUSIVE: SYLVIA : A MUSICAL REVOLUTION TO RETURN FOR 2026 TOUR IN LEICESTER, BIRMINGHAM, EDINBURGH, SALFORD, NORWICH, CANTERBURY AND LONDON'S ROYAL ALBERT HALL. Read all about it over on hamzajahanzeb.substack.com

* EXCITING NEWS * I'll be sharing with you my new Theatre Updates segment of hamzajahanzeb.co.uk on a monthly basis, starting with some brilliant works you should get yourselves to in Manchester, Birmingham & London. 📲: www.instagram.com/p/DUDRTN_CCHa 📰: hamzajahanzeb.substack.com

In Solihull for my sins.

Unsolicited writing advice, no.9: When naming characters, it helps to consider: their age; their background; their culture; what part of the country they come from; their parents (why did they choose that name?). Same goes for non-British characters - (not all Frenchmen are called Serge :-)

Disaster capitalism meets climate gentrification The capitalists who got us into this mess are determined to profit from the very extreme weather they are responsible for www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

‘People saw dollar signs’: a year after devastating wildfires, an LA community is fighting displacement

As survivors face pressure to sell their land in Altadena, a historic Black community, experts say we’re witnessing ‘climate gentrification’

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Not on here much, but one thing I will say is: ✅ VOTE GREEN in May 2026 ✅

Zack Polanski@zackpolanski.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The Government have u-turned on ID Cards. Good. Authoritarian plans to scrap jury trials need to go next.

The Government have u-turned on ID Cards. Good. Authoritarian plans to scrap jury trials need to go next.

REVIEW: ⭐️⭐️ Indian Ink #TomStoppard at the Hampstead Theatre: open.substack.com/pub/hamzajah...

REVIEW: ⭐️⭐️ Indian Ink #TomStoppard at the Hampstead Theatre: open.substack.com/pub/hamzajah...

🎈🎉New Year, New Commitment to Diversity, Equality & Inclusion? I am available to lead workshops in-house for your staff on how we can - in 2026 - make the world kinder, and one that includes all sections of our society. societyofauthors.org/2024/07/01/s...

Sense and sensitivity - The Society of Authors

Hamza Jahanzeb on the often-misrepresented role of the authenticity reader

societyofauthors.org

One of the most exciting events for me was to mee Elif Shafak, whose book 'The Forty Rules of Love' I highly encourage you all to seek out + read. I'll be spending less time on here, so if you want to catch me either on IG (same handle) & Substack. Stay safe all, and wishing you a prosperous 2026