Ross Bradshaw

And a popemobile

What will the Faragists say? Their man has just handed a bunch of UK voters their P45s by slapping a tariff on British goods.

Walked through Nottingham's green space near the library today. Peaceful, clean, relaxed, and the green space was too. Lots of people sitting about doing nothing much or eating their lunch. The prophets of doom will be disappointed.

Still called that!

This is the point of our struggle — when we understand how everything is interconnected, when we fight as a mass movement grounded in shared interests, we are capable of fundamentally changing our reality.

Heli Mishel is a member of the Standing Together national leadership.

On Monday our instagram account was hacked and then deleted. We received a ransom note to recover it; obviously we couldn't and wouldn't pay, and therefore lost thousands of followers. Meta support was useless. But we're BACK with a new account: @littletollerbooks. Can you follow us there and share?

Blush

Is there a way of reading this without joining Substack?

I couldn't afford one, and can't drive, but for the record I will not buy a Tesla on principle rather than those other reasons.

Calling for donations to this fund supporting Palestinian communities living under occupation & amidst state backed settler violence. Please forward the appeal far and wide:

There is a word - eugenics

Idea. Suddenly March's Jenny Erpenbeck's Kairos seems a tad modern, and tonight's short fiction by @giselleleeb.bsky.social seems positively something or other compared to Austen. I confess a degree of nervousness.

Bu**** me. The bookshop fiction group is discussing Jane Austen's Persuasion in April. Out with the experimental novel, begone translation, weird fantasy is so last century. We're going back another century. Never read Austen in my life before. Can't lie. I suggested it. There was acclaim for the

#BooksellingIsNotACrime

At tonight's well attended Five Leaves Bookshop lecture on the film Chinatown by Michael Eaton, there were two people who had never seen the film. Naturally both of us work at the bookshop. Pretty sure both of us will be going next time it's on at Broadway. Not just out of shame.

The bookshop also has free tote bags to go with

Who the heck was that then? And to think I held the door open for them too.

Some of us did buy an ice cream tub. Never Kiara though. Standards to keep up.

Kudos to @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social

Defend Ukraine

Trump is selling out Ukraine. We need the UK government to stand with Ukraine.

Protest: Saturday Brian Clough Statue at 12 Noon.

Vigil: Monday, Brian Clough Statue, 6pm.

Hanging round with an older crowd these days

Their AI was more helpful than the human!

Ordered for stock at Five Leaves

Now fully booked

@fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social, thanks

Every single day the government of Israel makes propaganda against itself. The olive tree/gold pager gift to Emperor Trump is revolting.

Some of Trump's supporters are already edging away from his plan to invade Gaza. There's going to be a lot more covering his arse when faced with the reality of doing whatever schemes he has just thought of. Meanwhile, eyes on the settlers in the West Bank.

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Bristol City Council saves libraries from closure amid cuts Twenty-seven libraries would have had to permanently close if original plans were approved.

Bristol City Council have decided not to cut libraries, museums and lollipop patrols, instead choosing to keep those things which make people feel cared for. A worthwhile route to go down when you look after a place and its people, I’d say. www.bbc.com/news/article...

That Trump person... If only there had been clues, signals even, as to what he was like.