A lot of attention on some names going it alone - & good luck to them. But the number that will work for is very small, esp in the UK.
For journalism to thrive, it needs newsrooms & scale. Models are being sorely tested, but in 10 years, many news orgs will adapt and survive.
Jon Fosse welcomes you to the Vaim Hotel
The second instalment in the Norwegian author’s Vaim trilogy is a Kafkaesque farce about a hotel guest perplexed by his very presence in a strange fishing village
✍️ @chris_power
https://t.co/4asqiPoBtw
This comparison with Salman Rushdie is pure luxury dilettantism. You can disagree with the politics that led to Rooney's books being withdrawn, but no one is threatening to kill her. Rushdie OTOH is under constant threat from Islamists, which is the opposite to Rooney's situation
Villa are actually the ultimate legacy club. They started it all. He’s not going to a dysfunctional outfit that’s on the wane - even if they do sell more shirts at airports.
NEW: BBC will no longer have a dedicated education editor as part of proposal that will see 100 jobs go across BBC News.
School leaders call the plan “deeply regrettable” and ask for a rethink.
Education/Social affairs editor jobs being combined.
https://t.co/RjQKcJdwe9
Liverpool vs Man City was one of the Premier League's lowest days, sad and strange and hopeless. Every City game from now on must expose the circus for what it is
Thoughts from Anfield @ObserverUK
READ: https://t.co/9Le3MpYq8R
A radicals’ guide to The Wind in the Willows
The estate that inspired Toad Hall is to be handed over to the community, challenging centuries of aristocratic ownership and offering an alternative vision for England’s future
✍️ Nick Hayes
https://t.co/DMi5dYRH5M
The man behind the Ange mask
Spent a couple of hours with mid-imperial phase Jason Cundy, on everything from ADHD, anxiety and his father's death to the generational run, O'Hara and the perfect TalkSport caller @ObserverUK
https://t.co/AdRFmIJywl
Sorry to inform you that @BBCFreeThinking (and Thinking Allowed) have been cancelled as part of cost-saving measures. Last show will go out in April. https://t.co/Cj8oKv4mCx