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Don't make misstakes just make bread

[Fiona Stalker @Fionasstalker]

"Scotland is built on its culture. Without artists there's no culture. Without culture there's no Scotland" - award winning actress @hanjaysco speaking to me on #Drivetime about arts funding cuts. On @BBCRadioScot 1610 📻
https://t.co/lqG5MyZSk3

[Leith Theatre @LeithTheatre]

Leith Theatre will feature on The #BigScottishBookClub tomorrow at 19:30 28/08 on @BBCScotland! 📚🎥

Hosted by @Damian_Barr & featuring guests @Elif_Safak, @JackieKayPoet, @JulianClary + more. The Crush Foyer was transformed into a literary haven - don’t miss it!

Tune in 💙

[Old Bank Bookshop @OldBankBooks]

By far the quickest & best 30 mins of the day! If you missed @Damian_Barr & his fab guests @BBCScotland @IWC_Media then catch up on @BBCiPlayer soooooon! #BigScottishBookClub

[Chris Brookmyre @cbrookmyre]

Had a blast discussing The Cracked Mirror on @BBCScotland's Big Scottish Book Club alongside @Damian_Barr, @sarapascoe and @ladycariad. The show airs next wednesday:
https://t.co/bjBS0pBrA3

[Brian Ferguson @brianjaffa]

🚨 Exclusive: Screen stars Alan Cumming & Sam Heughan are demanding a rethink on Scottish Government cuts which have led to the shutdown of Creative Scotland’s key fund for artists, describing its demise as “devastating” & “really tragic.” 🚨
https://t.co/27C7F3YqPa @TheScotsman

[Scottish Field @ScottishField]

The Good Books, @Damian_Barr: ‘James Baldwin’s voice is as urgent now as it ever was’

The Scottish author on reading for the #BigScottishBookClub, his love of Jackie Kay’s latest poetry and being inspired by James Baldwin. https://t.co/VVhFD7E9zK

[Louis Coiffait-Gunn @LouisMMCoiffait]

Also sad to see that 950 of the libraries left (one in three) have reduced their opening hours, with at least three councils halving local provision. You have to assume that's driven by funding pressure, not user need, or long-term ambition

[The Alasdair Gray Archive @AGrayArchive]

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Open Call: Research Commission

AGA & @EdMorganTrust are looking for a post-graduate or early career researcher to create a multimedia portfolio of work that maps and examines cross-overs & connections in the lives, work & practices of Gray and Morgan. Particular

[Sara Sheridan @sarasheridan]

*Drumroll pls* tomorrow night I'll be on telly with this lovely lot including @eleanormorton courtesy of @Damian_Barr on #BigScottishBookClub Recording it was superfun: tons of book chat and free biccies all round. Available on @bbciplayer Absolute winner 11/10

[Nick Hern Books @NickHernBooks]

The @bruntwoodprize for 2025 is now open for entries! 🎉

We're proud to be Publishing Partners of the Prize, as we have been since its inception. Plus, it's great to see two NHB authors amongst this year's judges.

See more and find out how to enter 👇

[Radio Lento @RadioLento]

@Damian_Barr Sending soothing quiet your way....

https://t.co/qyPialOWlX

[Alex Preston @ahmpreston]

Absurdly excited about this. @Damian_Barr is one of the very best. Cannot wait.

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.

[Damian Barr @Damian_Barr]

Big talks about life and love, death and loss for this thoughtful program. Specifically, i spoke about my friendship with Diana Athill and doing a television interview called Final Say, which was only to be broadcast after her death.

[Shabana Mahmood MP @ShabanaMahmood]

I am horrified by news of the attack in Edinburgh.

I am grateful to the police and emergency services for their bravery in apprehending the suspect and for their speedy response in attending to the victims.

The suspect appears to be motivated by anti-Muslim hatred.

There is no place for hatred and violence against Muslims. I know it is not who we are as a country.

[Kenan Malik @kenanmalik]

Though it hasn’t become a national issue, there have in recent weeks been arson attacks on mosques, street attacks on those perceived to be Muslim, and now this. An issue that needs to be taken seriously. https://t.co/qSy59zMp9N

[Jeremy Vine & Daytime on 5 @JeremyVineOn5]

"The party's decided who's the best person to take on Nigel Farage."

"And I'm afraid they've come to the conclusion that that's not Keir Starmer."

@ayeshahazarika says the PM has resigned because of the threat Reform poses to the two-party system.

@theJeremyVine | #JeremyVine

[Luke Tryl @LukeTryl]

🧵 What about the other by-elections tonight? Aberdeen South will be a test of 3 things, the politics of oil and gas, impact of Murrell scandal, and whether the unionist right is able to avoid the splits they saw in the Holyrood elections. All came up in our focus group.

[Jake Tapper 🦅 @jaketapper]

NYT: A major flu outbreak has sickened nearly 160 troops at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas weeks after Defense Secretary Hegseth announced that U.S. troops would no longer be required to be vaccinated for the flu, defense officials said.

https://t.co/fFIt8Mhyzg

[Luke Tryl @LukeTryl]

Nearly 60% turnout for a by election is quite the feat. My take from spending so much time talking to voters in Makerfield is the contest has been genuinely energising for people and quite a good example of democratic engagement (some issues like misinfo aside)