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Eli Davies

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Writer and researcher of home, memory, conflict & Ireland. The Spinster Cookbook: Culture, Politics & Pleasure in the Single Woman’s Kitchen, Indigo Press 2026 πŸ“§ elidavies.ed@gmail.com There’s enough for everyone 🍹 ✊ She/ Her

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The Indigo Press scoops Eli Davies' The Spinster Cookbook

The Indigo Press has acquired The Spinster Cookbook: Culture, Politics and Pleasure in the Single Woman’s Kitchen by Eli Davies. The book will be published on 11th June 2026 πŸ‘‡ #BookSky

07.11.2025 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Solidarity with the Bloody Sunday families forever.

Ar dheis DΓ© go raibh a n-anamacha uaisle.

23.10.2025 12:22 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Respect to the Irish News for linking to Hansard on their live feed and confirming Soldier F's name can be read there despite the anonymity order

23.10.2025 10:53 β€” πŸ‘ 116    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

No justice. Utterly disgusted for the Bloody Sunday families. An obscene decision and a dark day.

23.10.2025 11:46 β€” πŸ‘ 823    πŸ” 221    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 2

Thank you Rebecca 🧑🧑

14.10.2025 09:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This Pot is Mine Eli Davies on cooking to ground herself in new kitchens after repeated house moves prompted by precarious rental markets

I love this piece by @elidavies.bsky.social in today's @vittles.bsky.social (free to read) featuring @nigelslater.bsky.social beloved lentils and a well-travelled pot

www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/this-pot-i...

13.10.2025 08:13 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Who woke up and thought - I know what will work - MORE Ofsted.

18.09.2025 12:29 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Latest newsletter! It’s sort of about watching The Wire for the first time but also about how good absorbing art can make you feel calm and at home open.substack.com/pub/elidavie...

15.07.2025 09:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is no longer a case of outside influence. SexMatters have been handed a partnership, redefining the EHRC's operational function and guiding their involvement in this orchestrated "course correction" of erasure.

This is a monumental scandal.
Excellent work by @tacc.org.uk

02.07.2025 07:03 β€” πŸ‘ 79    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Latest newsletter, on couples, capitalism and cultural discussions of β€˜different types of love’ open.substack.com/pub/elidavie...

24.02.2025 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stop telling me marriage is good now In general, I think it’s a bad idea to go around telling people you don’t approve of their lifestyles. Firstly, it’s rude; secondly, they get annoyed; thirdly, it changes nothing. Fourthly, I suppo…

we need to bring back the feminist critique of marriage therewillbesinging.wordpress.com/2025/02/18/s...

18.02.2025 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Labour is upping the ante on anti-migrant politics just to learn that Farage & the Tories can always, always go further than them.

It’s real people who are caught in the crossfire of politicians trying to outdo each other on toughness.

How we treat people matters. #r4today

11.02.2025 08:08 β€” πŸ‘ 850    πŸ” 261    πŸ’¬ 45    πŸ“Œ 18
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Harlow school punishes pupils for scoring below 90% in maths A parent says the school's policy for top set students is "overtly cruel".

#ExamFactory schools - is it any wonder we have a #MentalHealth crisis?

Young people are not machines
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11.02.2025 08:01 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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We are alarmed and shocked by the arrest and detainment of our author and colleague Mahmoud Muna, along with his nephew Ahmad Muna, owners and booksellers of Jerusalem’s Educational Bookshop.

Please share our statement below widely.

10.02.2025 11:49 β€” πŸ‘ 333    πŸ” 255    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 34

Congrats, looks so great!

04.02.2025 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is lovely! (And includes an account of myself and Jo being rendered speechless by The Years at the Almeida)

01.02.2025 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Drawing of Brigid in greyscale, holding a three-armed cross, with a drawing of a flaming anvil over one shoulder and a drawing of horns and flowers over the other one.

Drawing of Brigid in greyscale, holding a three-armed cross, with a drawing of a flaming anvil over one shoulder and a drawing of horns and flowers over the other one.

The Irish saint and goddess entwined, Brigid is associated with blacksmiths, spring, and cattle, among others, and stories like blinding herself to repel men's unwanted attention. The three-armed cross here represents both the triple goddess and the trinity. LÑ Fhéile Bríde shona daoibh 🌸

01.02.2025 08:13 β€” πŸ‘ 380    πŸ” 106    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 4
"Imbolc or Imbolg, also called (Saint) Brigid's Day (Irish: LÑ Fhéile Bríde, Scottish Gaelic: Là Fhèill Brìghde, Manx: Laa'l Breeshey), is a Gaelic traditional festival marking the beginning of spring."

"Imbolc or Imbolg, also called (Saint) Brigid's Day (Irish: LÑ Fhéile Bríde, Scottish Gaelic: Là Fhèill Brìghde, Manx: Laa'l Breeshey), is a Gaelic traditional festival marking the beginning of spring."

"February-isn't-Spring" people, remove the coloniser from your mind

01.02.2025 09:01 β€” πŸ‘ 720    πŸ” 183    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 11

Beautiful, perfect book!

03.01.2025 09:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Any favourites?

01.01.2025 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

38 is a lot!

01.01.2025 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
January 2024 National Demonstration in Dublin for Palestine. Photo of a crowd of thousands with Palestinian flags waving and "Freedom & Justice for Palestine" on the banner held at the front of the march.

January 2024 National Demonstration in Dublin for Palestine. Photo of a crowd of thousands with Palestinian flags waving and "Freedom & Justice for Palestine" on the banner held at the front of the march.

First Descend on Shannon protest, people ae gathered on a roundabout with banners and flags. In the foreground a child on his father's shoulders raises a hurl in the air.

First Descend on Shannon protest, people ae gathered on a roundabout with banners and flags. In the foreground a child on his father's shoulders raises a hurl in the air.

Second Descend on Shannon protest, a woman leads chants with a megaphone as a line of GardaΓ­ stands beside protesters sat on the road.

Second Descend on Shannon protest, a woman leads chants with a megaphone as a line of GardaΓ­ stands beside protesters sat on the road.

A Palestine march in Belfast heading down Royal Avenue, marchers display a "Boycott Eurovision" banner at the front.

A Palestine march in Belfast heading down Royal Avenue, marchers display a "Boycott Eurovision" banner at the front.

First event I did photo coverage of in 2024 was a Palestine protest and tonight at 6pm at Belfast City Hall we'll be closing out 2024 with a Palestine protest.

31.12.2024 10:24 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I read 27 books in 2024 with the final one being this jewel from Ocean Vuong and the others listed in the screenshots. A very energising and nourishing year for reading! (Watch out for hot new author Jill’s Cooper)

31.12.2024 11:14 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As families gather for Christmas, families in Gaza have no refuge from Israel’s genocide.

Over the past few weeks, HRW, Amnesty & ECCHR have documented war crimes, ethnic cleansing & genocide β€” yet the UK government continues to sell arms, enabling this horror.

We won’t forget.

23.12.2024 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 314    πŸ” 130    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 1
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The light and the dark On sequins and solstice and struggling with Christmas

β€œβ€˜i’d a notion to sail by night, to enter into the dark, for the love of its textures and wild intimacy.’ … I find calm and companionship in Jamie’s reading of those dark days and her craving for the β€˜wild intimacy’ of the outside world.”
Happy Solstice!

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21.12.2024 10:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I just took a similar couple from Camberwell Old Cemetery

21.12.2024 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The light and the dark On sequins and solstice and struggling with Christmas

β€œβ€˜i’d a notion to sail by night, to enter into the dark, for the love of its textures and wild intimacy.’ … I find calm and companionship in Jamie’s reading of those dark days and her craving for the β€˜wild intimacy’ of the outside world.”
Happy Solstice!

open.substack.com/pub/elidavie...

21.12.2024 10:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Was there any sun at Newgrange? I drank too much last night and slept through it πŸ˜”

21.12.2024 10:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I want to try and use Bluesky more regularly now but I also got massively out of the habit of posting on the other place the last few years and have sort of forgotten what to do!! Anyway here’s a pic of what I’m currently reading (so far heartbreaking and beautiful!)

20.12.2024 10:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's striking how blasΓ© politicians who nominally believe in climate change are about potentially building our societies around new forms of environmental harm

20.12.2024 09:54 β€” πŸ‘ 148    πŸ” 57    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2

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