Pay the man. Top bloke with a great pedigree.
Not only has Si penned some really mint stuff but this is the kind of scenario that really puts off people considering a career in writing full stop — especially when they see it can happen at a place as big as @RollingStoneUK.
Hate calling stuff out on here, it's so not me, but with my emails now being ignored, I dunno what else to do. I invoiced @RollingStoneUK in early Dec for an interview I did with @rickygervais & @StephenMerchant. It's now nearly April and still no payment https://t.co/3hdTmQXneT
A rare personal post…
Our children go to Jesmond Park Academy, part of the Gosforth Group. Their school has been closed since 19/10/23
I have begun a petition for all those affected by this closure to sign
Please share
https://t.co/jJEpsonsuV
The @metpoliceuk is so far from fit for purpose it’s terrifying.
The heavy-handed and totally disproportionate treatment this woman received (in front of her distressed and bewildered young son) was for suspected bus fare evasion, to the tune of £1.75
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Nearly 3.5 years ago, my sister moved into a small council flat in Gleadless Valley, Sheffield. The flat was in an awful state, with no flooring, damp, cold, a broken bannister and windows. At 36 weeks pregnant, she felt she had no choice but to accept it. (1/6)
PhDs: your dissertation topic is less relevant to finding a role outisde of academia than your *skills*.
Here's a 🧵 on how to translate skills you already have into corpspeak, including bullets which I used to describe my PhD work in my first corporate resume: