Stef Macbeth

Berlin based English writer with a passion for disco and civic responsibility

[Stef Macbeth @wordsnthat]

Insightful post from @syrpis. Here is my take. A short 🧵. There are things @Labour can do to find that distinctive voice progressive politics in the UK needs but retreating into focus groups is not going to work. 1/7

[Phil Syrpis @syrpis]

In the midst of the Tory leadership election, a quick thread on the positioning of the Labour Party.

It is clear that Starmer is doing all he can to woo, and not to antagonise, Tory voters. But, he is storing up big problems. 🧵 1/12

[Stef Macbeth @wordsnthat]

@alisonrbenson @GoIntoTheStory Yes, I thought so too as I was reading it

[Stef Macbeth @wordsnthat]

@GoIntoTheStory Works beautifully.

[Stef Macbeth @wordsnthat]

@dusttodigital Spellbinding. (Wonderful footage too)

[Stef Macbeth @wordsnthat]

Oooft @maryannehobbs #REBEKAH

[Stef Macbeth @wordsnthat]

@Chitgrrl @edbookfest @SarabandBooks I loved Expecting - a little gem of book

[Stef Macbeth @wordsnthat]

So very true

[Victor Iturrioz @victoriturrioz]

The chapter about Cannes from @AdContrarian in Advertising for Skeptics is fucking hilarious.

[Stef Macbeth @wordsnthat]

Probably quite good advice for life, certainly for work of every flavour

[Scott Myers @GoIntoTheStory]

Chuck Wendig: "Whenever you encounter the urge to info-dump, ask: what does the audience *need* to know? Not what details you *want* the audience to have. Determine only what is required to move forward. Everything else gets the knife." #screenwriting

[Stef Macbeth @wordsnthat]

@GoIntoTheStory Worth a squiz ;-)

[Scott Myers @GoIntoTheStory]

90 words for “looks”: ogles, gapes, stares, gawks, squints, spies, inspects, surveys, peeks, peers. Use. Strong. Verbs! Download the FREE PDF! https://t.co/dhwujl3nGC #scriptchat #amwriting

[Stef Macbeth @wordsnthat]

Communal and a little bit earnest in that kind of ecstasy way

[Stef Macbeth @wordsnthat]

I suspect that had @orbitalband made this album 10 years ago it would have felt like a nostalgia trip (rarely a good idea). Today it feels urgent and political in a way that electronic music can, on occasions, be #30something

[Stef Macbeth @wordsnthat]

It’s like a big ravey hug

[Stef Macbeth @wordsnthat]

Ok, that Spice Girls moment in @orbitalband mix today on @maryannehobbs is wild #spicy (Belfast sounding gorgeous as ever too) 🌟🙌🏾

[Stef Macbeth @wordsnthat]

@Chitgrrl https://t.co/1QBTCiFgNt

[Led By Donkeys @ByDonkeys]

This is Brexit

[Stef Macbeth @wordsnthat]

Celebrate and take pride in being a diverse melting pot that transcends the old labels and puts modern and much more urgent issues such as the #climate #emergency at the forefront of public debate. Ask good questions. Don’t pretend you have all the answers. Listen critically. END

[Stef Macbeth @wordsnthat]

Insightful post from @syrpis. Here is my take. A short 🧵. There are things @Labour can do to find that distinctive voice progressive politics in the UK needs but retreating into focus groups is not going to work. 1/7

[Phil Syrpis @syrpis]

In the midst of the Tory leadership election, a quick thread on the positioning of the Labour Party.

It is clear that Starmer is doing all he can to woo, and not to antagonise, Tory voters. But, he is storing up big problems. 🧵 1/12

[Stef Macbeth @wordsnthat]

Establish an enemy that resonates hard with your audience: UK tabloid culture has been allowed to govern British politics unchallenged for too long. Don’t attack the journalists or the readers but the toxic culture these unelected powerhouses promote and protect. It stinks. 6/7