Chrissey

gets geeky about kids books, sci-fi and bi-fi, has been described as ‘fragile’. cryceratops 🦕

[Chrissey @ChrisseyReads]

"Hard decisions" are never difficult for our billionaires, only for those who can't afford to live anyway

[Eleanora (Stats for Lefties) 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @LeftieStats]

🚨 NEW: Rachel Reeves plans to slash the welfare budget, with the aim of reducing "fraud".

The Guardian reports that Reeves plans to "take tough decisions on welfare and spending" in the autumn.

(Via @guardian)

[Chrissey @ChrisseyReads]

I caught some of @bbc5live coverage this morning and was appalled that the presenters were platforming anti-immigration rhetoric from listeners as though they were legitimate concerns. Nothing justifies this violence and racism

[Ash Sarkar @AyoCaesar]

Remember those words scrawled on the wall – "FUCK PAKIS" – whenever a pundit or a journalist tries to make out that this is all a misguided expression of legitimate concerns about immigration.

[Chrissey @ChrisseyReads]

@netzmo @theLasagna This is wild. In the UK everything is in paperback and only a select few YA/teen get hardback release, it's even less for MG. Essentially only stuff that they know will sell in hardback and it'll be out in paperback for under £10 within a year

[Chrissey @ChrisseyReads]

@PhilipPullman @a_marshall08 @lucasjmaxwell @educationgovuk @tes @guardian @GuardianEdu @SchoolsWeek Adding the caveat that they must also be paid well. I was a librarian in a school for two years but had to leave because I couldn't pay my bills. Saddest thing I've ever had to do, but you're not going to retain librarians who know their stuff if they can't afford to live

[Chrissey @ChrisseyReads]

@alicemjslater 😂😂 mine has a very similar gremlin shit pose

[Chrissey @ChrisseyReads]

Worth repeating: PHONE CONTRACTS ARE NOT LUXURIES, you try living in society without one. But also, why shouldn't people on benefits have nice things? I'm certain there are very few people who put having
Sky TV above feeding their child

[Guardian news @guardiannews]

Tory candidate in foulmouthed outburst at jobless parents https://t.co/TlXsCxhIMm

[saz ❖ @miyagender]

she is SOOO smart the way she breaks down the language journalists use SO clearly like people are being manipulated so easily

[LGBwiththeT @LGBwiththeT]

97% of people who transition do NOT detransition.

Those who do are largely due to pressure from society and/ family / friends.

[Chrissey @ChrisseyReads]

When you think she couldn't get any worse

[BBC Politics @BBCPolitics]

Fearing discrimination for being gay should not be enough to qualify for international refugee protection, Suella Braverman to say in US speech

https://t.co/uvCFqwckPX

[John Smith (son of Harry Leslie Smith) @Harryslaststand]

Prince William wants a greener planet just as long as he can keep all his palaces, wealth and power.

[Chrissey @ChrisseyReads]

@AbiRFellows I loved this book so much! It felt like nothing else

[Chrissey @ChrisseyReads]

@Harryslaststand Don't get me started. My parents' village is full of them and the roads are tiny. Getting anywhere is a nightmare and all they're doing is driving 5 minutes to drop their child at school

[Chrissey @ChrisseyReads]

@Louiestowell This looks awesome!

[Chrissey @ChrisseyReads]

@The_ChrisShaw I almost got a job in Manchester last year and I am so glad I didn't, the journey from Leeds 3 or 4 times a week would be hell. Makes me so angry that is impossible to rely on trains between two of our biggest cities 😒

[Chrissey @ChrisseyReads]

@Louiestowell Yessss! Glad you loved it, the canal is one of my favourite places to walk

[matt bernstein @mattxiv]

i’m crying

[Chrissey @ChrisseyReads]

@Louiestowell Accidentally got my hair dyed purple 😂 not what I usually go for but love it 💜

[Chrissey @ChrisseyReads]

Just want to scream into the void. If you're ever in doubt of the state of this island...

[BPAS @BPAS1968]

Today, a mother-of-three has been jailed for 28 months after using abortion pills to end her own pregnancy.

No woman can ever go through this again.

We need abortion law reform in Great Britain NOW.

#TimeToAct

[Jack Wallington @jackwallington]

The UK should be investing in publicly controlled renewable energy for independent, low-cost energy for everyone, forever.

Not investing in new fossil fuel drilling that gives billions in profits to a handful of billionaires while harming the future for our younger generation.

[Jhalak Prize @jhalakprize]

We are delighted to announce our winners for 2023:

1. Jhalak Prize: @travisalabanza for #NoneoftheAbove (@canongatebooks)

2. Jhalak C&YA Prize: #Danielle Jawando for #WhenOurWorldsCollided (@simonschusterUK)

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS!
#jhalakprize23