The Writers' Practice
@writerspractice.bsky.social
An Oxford based literary agency & editorial consultancy headed up by Jemima Hunt. We represent bestselling authors. We launch debut authors. http://thewriterspractice.com
Can @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social cancel the fourth runway and find funding to building protected cycling infrastructure across the UK? #NetZero #Climateemergency
Dear @andyburnham.bsky.social It's time to nationalise water. Yours, The UK
We Own It@weownit.org.uk · 2w ago🚨BREAKING NEWS The regulator has provisionally approved more water bill increases. This comes at a time when we are dealing with hosepipe bans; 10,000 homes don't have water in London; and only 14% of our rivers are in good ecological status Privatisation has failed. Nationalise water.
What is going on with UK universities @andyburnham.bsky.social ? Sort it out!
Dr Susan Greaney@suegreaney.bsky.social · 2w agoMy uni have just withdrawn Geography, History & Geography and Politics & Geography undergrad courses run from our Penryn campus. Terrible for Cornwall. How did the staff find out? When UCAS clearing opened at 8am 😡
Just 20 of 6,600 staff at England's environment department working on climate adaptation amid drought and wildfires - Nation ‘desperately unprepared’ for effects of #climatecrisis including water shortages and heatwaves @guyshrubsole.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Just 20 of 6,600 Defra staff working on climate adaptation amid drought and wildfires
Exclusive: England ‘desperately unprepared’ for effects of crisis including water shortages and heatwaves
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"We, the undersigned, urge the Prime Minister to convene a live, televised emergency briefing, delivered by independent experts." We've an open letter in the FT today calling on Andy Burnham to hold a national emergency briefing on climate and nature.
++BREAKING++ Leading climate scientists in the UK have written to senior editors in broadcast media - and OFCOM and IPSO: "To express our concern about recent media coverage of extreme weather, climate change and net-zero and to urge you…to inform public audiences of the scientific links"
It's much too late now to save large parts of Higher Education, but there's lots that can still be done if we stop and pause this madness. Otherwise most HE will just be concentrated in SE England at Oxbridge, LSE, Imperial, Kings and a few others. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/univers...
University of Exeter cuts an ‘existential threat to humanities’
Russell Group institution cites changing student demand as it puts 500 staff at risk of redundancy, with 150 jobs set to go
timeshighereducation.com
One thing's for sure - it's not going to cost £100 billion. Closer to zero for failed companies like Thames Water, where reckless Wall Street vulture funds have run up £20bn in debt, left £23bn in repairs + profited with shareholders £23bn since 1989. www.ft.com/content/8288...
How could Thames Water be nationalised?
[FREE TO READ] Intervention by UK environment secretary has raised prospect of utility entering government’s special administration regime
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I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: TBC. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tbc?...
Act now to protect an essential support service for women in Oxford!
Pregnancy loss, trauma and complex physical issues affect thousands of women. In some of the most difficult moments in their life, having the right support to guide them through that, is crucial. A ...
actionnetwork.org
Absolute chancers. Nationalise water. Now. And keep it in public hands forever.
Huge congratulations @onejen.bsky.social @womensprize.bsky.social long-listed for #dontletitbreakyouhoney @littlebrownbooks.bsky.social & huge thanks to Emma Smith and Steph Melrose for brilliant publishing
Why is the Secretary of State allowed to ‘approve demolition‘ of these incredibly important, stunning historic (60’s) swimming baths? Why aren’t we better than this? Architectural vandalism. c20society.org.uk/news/secreta...
Secretary of State approves demolition of Coventry Baths – The Twentieth Century Society
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Clive Lewis MP rises to the moment in this article. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The establishment reaction to Andy Burnham’s rise is a sign of the fight to come | Clive Lewis
The old settlement will not politely bow out for its replacement – which is why progressives must take action on these three fronts, says Labour MP Clive Lewis
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Fantastic trip to @hayfestival.bsky.social to see pitch perfect conversation between @onejen.bsky.social and @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social, discussing Jenny's brilliant, @womensprize.bsky.social long-listed memoir, #DontLetItBreakYouHoney @littlebrown.bsky.social
A please @labouruk.bsky.social, stop saying that it's up to us to stop Reform. YOU could stop a Reform government in 2029, by introducing the proportional representation so many in the country have been clamouring for. The only way Farage can win is through our crazy first-past-the-post system.
Paris en Selle félicite le nouveau Maire de Paris, @egregoire.bsky.social ! Nous continuerons notre plaidoyer pour un Paris cyclable, sécurisé pour les piétons et cyclistes, agréable à vivre. 💛
The future of Oxford’s much loved independent cinema, the Ultimate Picture Palace (UPP), is at great risk Help us persuade landlord @orieloxford.bsky.social to extend our lease so we can stay where we belong. www.change.org/p/save-the-u...
Sign the Petition
Save the Ultimate Picture Palace
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So, so thrilled that @onejen.bsky.social is included on this incredible @womensprize.bsky.social longlist for her 'astonishing' memoir, 'Don't Let it Break You, Honey' @littlebrownbooks.bsky.social
Women's Prize@womensprize.bsky.social · 7mo agoThe 2026 #WomensPrize for Non-Fiction longlist is here💜 Which book will you be picking up first? #WomensPrizeforNonFiction
Congratulations @onejen.bsky.social who has been longlisted for the @womensprize.bsky.social 2026 for her astonishing memoir, 'Don't Let It Break You, Honey' @hachetteuk.bsky.social @littlebrownbooks.bsky.social
“How can you have a city without a university?” he asks. “It’s shocking.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘If I think about what this means, I want to cry’: what happens when a city loses its university?
When Essex University’s Southend campus opened, it was a message of hope for a ‘left behind’ UK seaside town. Its closure will be felt far beyond its 800 students, some of whom will not get their degr...
theguardian.com
'A great year for investigative journalism and women' Fantastic review of #Don'tLetitBreakYouHoney @hachetteuk.bsky.social @onejen.bsky.social by #HannahLucindaSmith 'Evans’s book is a great read. She is an exceptional journalist.' substack.com/home/post/p-...
İstanbul 34.4's books of 2025
A great year for investigative journalism - and women
substack.com
Amazing letter in The Times (also an unbelievable play fwiw)
Catch @onejen.bsky.social on #BBCWorldService on how her private trauma led her to expose the #phonehacking scandal alongside @bynickdavies.bsky.social & @arusbridger.bsky.social #DontLetitBreakYouHoney @hachetteuk.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
BBC World Service - Outlook, My private trauma was leaked to the press - so I fought back
Jenny helped expose a national scandal after her police testimony appeared in a newspaper
bbc.co.uk
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture. They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1