Hay Festival Blog

The twitter companion to the unofficial blog about the Hay Literary Festival in Wales

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'The Traitors' Knocks 'Masked Singer' Off Its Global Formats Domination Perch After Four Years https://t.co/NLFivuqQ7v

[Rob Brown @robbrown]

I imagine that Putin doesn't want you to watch this film about Navalny. It's free to view in the UK on iPlayer.
https://t.co/qULfnBCE4O

[Rob Brown @robbrown]

So 'Threads' is being tweeted nearly 50x a minute and #NHS75 is at roughly 10x a minute. Guess which is top trending in the UK and which isn't trending at all. So much for the importance of 'truth' on Twitter @elonmusk

[Rob Brown @robbrown]

The Priveleges Committe report on the conduct of Rt Hon Boris Johnson is published. Any journalist referring to him as former prime minister should amend this to 'disgraced former prime minister' https://t.co/TG0IY8haN8

[Rob Brown @robbrown]

If this is your first visit to #SXSW here are a few tips and if you've been before please add yours...https://t.co/WxkmaqEIcp

[Rob Brown @robbrown]

My Top 10 Tips for SXSW in 2023 https://t.co/u19TXevOWz via @LinkedIn

[Rob Brown @robbrown]

Utterly shameful that @SkyNews is eulogising Boris Johnson when the real story is that he couldn’t get close to 100 backers and he is a disgraced former PM whose lies continue and will doubtless be found to have lied to parliament @BethRigby

[Rob Brown @robbrown]

Using the latest @YouGov poll with the electoral prediction tool from @ElectCalculus, John Hayes MP for Lincolnshire would become leader of the Conservative party as a result of him being the only remaining Tory in the House of Commons. Prediction here https://t.co/ITN6RsEaV1

[Rob Brown @robbrown]

"His personal approval ratings were in the toilet, he lost by-election after by-election, he had broken the law, the Covid deaths were off the scale and he and his team partied" @ayeshahazarika on #R4Today

[Rob Brown @robbrown]

The lettuce won 🥬

[Rob Brown @robbrown]

If Liz Truss couldn't attend the House of Commons at 3.30pm yesterday, because she had a "pre-planned" meeting with Sir Graham Brady, what was Sir Graham Brady doing in the chamber at 3.39pm?

[Rob Brown @robbrown]

Gavin Williamson was probably the worst education secretary ever. The current PM then went on to give him a knighthood. In other news, I wonder who the MP was that kept quiet after walking in on Carrie Symonds and Boris Johnson. #carriegate #privateeye
https://t.co/GuMbWQGkan

[Rob Brown @robbrown]

139 Tory MPs have now declared for Boris Johnson. He needs 41 shy backers to be sure of winning. His achiles heel is that he doesn't do his homework and he's complacent. I think there's a good chance that will cost him his job. #NoConfidence #NoConfidenceVote

[Rob Brown @robbrown]

Less than an hour to go until the #NoConfidenceVote in Boris Johnson. His public support from Tory MPs is still more than 50 short of a majority. Theresa May passed that threshold by midday. If he wins it will be by a small margin so either way, he's toast.

[Rob Brown @robbrown]

Boris Johnson can get votes from all but 54 of Tory MPs tonight and he’s still finished. Wakefield and Tiverton by-elections will demonstrate he’s an electoral liability and Standards and Privileges will say he broke the ministerial code. #NoConfidence

[Rob Brown @robbrown]

Warpaint, New Song, Paradiso, Amsterdam, 24.5.22 https://t.co/gRuJCxrDvd via @YouTube

[Rob Brown @robbrown]

Really enjoying reading the trending tweets about the feather duster Piers Morgan, this morning. Particularly as I know he's reading them too.

[Rob Brown @robbrown]

This is a massive public interest issue. The Met Police are effectively delaying the #SueGrayReport and thereby engaging in political interference.

[Rob Brown @robbrown]

Can't decide whether to downstream a movie or head to the tennis pitch. #NadineDorries

[Rob Brown @robbrown]

Jan 21 : Priti Patel announced £800 fines for attending house parties during lockdown. The fine was £200 and will rise to £800, with £10,000 fines for holding an illegal party of more than 30.

Where did the £50 FPN come from?

https://t.co/zFh9pWltQH