Saddened at the passing of Shyam Saran Negi, the first registered voter of Independent India. He was the first one to cast a vote in 1952 general elections & now at 106 he casted his vote for upcoming elections in Himachal via postal ballot, just before he passed away. Om Shanti!
Good memories of a great ‘prize season’ 2019–both prizes bearing women’s names, Olive Schreiner and Elizabeth Jolley! Joburg and Melbourne in one week. (Before this phone fades utterly!)
@SuellaBraverman Your anti-asylum seeker rhetoric and policies are part of the problem. You and others like Elphicke and Farage have used culture wars to whip up hate.
You’re despicable.
Less than 20 years ago, the world was headed for a >4C warmer world by 2100. The amount of change that would occur under that much warming, that fast, was almost unimaginable and certainly unsurvivable for human civilization + a large percentage of the world's species. (thread)
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Your annual reminder that not going through with this cursed clocks charade could save households an estimated £400 a year on their energy bills, save the UK a projected 450,000 tonnes of CO2, and save parents of young children weeks of sleep deprived agony.
I've been keeping busy these last few weeks... we've got together 5 Panels, two Brilliant Keynotes, and a great evening of Spoken Word lined up for you! #TakingtheMic2022
Tickets are FREE and there are options for ONLINE attendance:
https://t.co/SoGblk7Aof
BREAKING NEWS:
The 2022 #NobelPrize in Literature is awarded to the French author Annie Ernaux “for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory.”
Thrilled to announce that Graywolf will be publishing not one, but TWO @isabelwaidner books in the next couple of years! COREY FAH DOES SOCIAL MOBILITY will be out in winter of 2024! And look out for the U.S. release of STERLING KARAT GOLD on 2/7/23. Welcome to the pack, Isabel!
We've long been calling for change, and the govt have now announced a review to stop gas setting the price for cheap green energy.
Energy reform + urgently building more UK renewables will make everyone's bills cheaper, and help ensure we never face a crisis like this again.
Whether you agree with her or not, this woman has a right to protest. Nor is this an isolated example. Police need to be careful not to over-step the mark.