Gary Younge

Sociology Professor University of Manchester. Journalist. Author. Broadcaster. Type Media Fellow. Insta garyyounge. Order Dispatches @

[Gary Younge @garyyounge]

Covering the Mandela & Obama elections, Katrina, #BLM, guns, knives, riots & statues. Drinking with Maya Angelou in her limo, talking politics with Stormzy on his couch & seeing Archbishop Desmond Tutu nod off mid-interview. It's all there. pre-order@ https://t.co/mbvt64hhyq

[K.Diallo ☭ @nyeusi_waasi]

Lumumba Vea, DR Congo's most iconic supporter, will miss the Leopards' decisive World Cup match against Uzbekistan after failing to obtain a U.S. visa. Stranded in Mexico, he was forced to return home to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, meaning he'll also miss any remaining matches if DR Congo advances. I've seen enough. This is the worst-organized World Cup I've ever witnessed.

[Ian Prowse @IanProwse]

Good luck to the North of Ireland tonight.
I can’t imagine how wild the rioting will be this evening now it’s been confirmed one of their leaders is a pedophile …

[Gary Younge @garyyounge]

"This demographic get most of its news from social media feeds, consumed incidentally amid footage of fights, diet tips & dance crazes... But it is encountered nonetheless. If we remove access, we need to create alternative routes to news & information." .https://t.co/XUoy4Aw2aT

[Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla]

The Times & the Telegraph now in full grip of Misan derangement syndrome. Send help.

It’s almost as if a black man with outspoken views on Gaza is some sort of target? 🤔

[Katie Hopkins @KTHopkins]

On behalf of their client, Zara Sultana, Bindmans Media and Information Law Practise Group requires that I publish the following statement on X, and that such statement must be clearly visible and pinned to my
profile for a continuous period of no less than 24 hours:

“On 30 March 2026, I published a post on my X account addressed to Zarah Sultana in which I stated that she encourages and incites violence and is friends with terrorists.

Those statements are false. I was wrong and offer my sincere apologies to Ms Sultana for the harm and distress caused to her.”

It is my very great pleasure to do this, and I reiterate my sincere and repeated offer to meet with Miss Zara Sultana in person to resolve our differences.

[Gary Younge @garyyounge]

@Keirstarmer - some musical inspiration for a difficult day.
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[Gary Younge @garyyounge]

@Keirstarmer - some musical inspiration for a difficult day.
https://t.co/ewqsa6Ok10

[Gary Younge @garyyounge]

@Keir_Starmer
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[Normal Island News @NormalIslandNws]

Personally, I make a point of always listening carefully to what the prime minister has to say. For example, when he said: "If you don't like the changes that we've made, I say the door is open, and you can leave," I took that on board and voted Green ❤️

[Gary Younge @garyyounge]

Fantastic news.

[The Green Party @TheGreenParty]

BREAKING: First Ever Green Mayor Win 🎉

Zoë Garbett has been elected Mayor of Hackney – huge congratulations!

[Dissident Media @DissidentMedia]

This is a spicy flavor of cognitive dissonance.

[Gary Younge @garyyounge]

Very much looking forward to talking with @SimuChigudu tonight about his fabulous new book, Chasing Freedom. If you're in central London, then come along. https://t.co/VdFFg8u2Wp

[Simukai Chigudu @SimuChigudu]

For years @garyyounge has been a role model for me as a Black writer: responsible but not beholden; substantial as well as symbolic; sympathetic but not pandering; political but not proscriptive. I am excited to speak to him about CHASING FREEDOM
Tickets https://t.co/5ft9NiZsTG

[Chris Stephens @ChrisStephensMD]

My man

[Chi-chi Nwanoku CBE @chichinwanoku]

Afrori, a Brighton bookshop and the UK’s largest supplier of books by Black authors, is facing closure. They need to sell 1,000 books by next week. Please support if you can: https://t.co/L96Kw5WW7T

[Brendan May @bmay]

Utter charlatan. I can see why he appealed to Jenrick, whose convictions last for less time than an episode of newsround.

[Union Chapel London @UnionChapelUK]

5x15: History's Untold Stories | 22 June

5 leading historians each tell a surprising story from the past; featuring @DalrympleWill William Dalrymple, @KateWilliamsme , @history_alice Alice Loxton, @peterfrankopan and @garyyounge

Book now at https://t.co/xTO1rchvJ9

@5x15stories

[Gary Younge @garyyounge]

@MichaelRosenYes @EmilyDrabs Well deserved. Congratulations.

[Yasmin alibhai-brown @y_alibhai]

Come ye all. This event will be spiky and spicy, unpredictable, at times deadly serious, hopefully fun too.

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[GFed @GfedGoCrazy]

April fools doesn’t hit the same living in a misinformation epidemic

[Daractenus @Daractenus]

For the record, the president of the United States is now simultaneously claiming that he has won the war, is currently winning the war, needs help to win the war, and needs no help to win the war. All to destroy the nuclear program he claims to have already destroyed last year.