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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Two options for voters in Gorton & Denton. Greens or Reform?

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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

As a Lebanese in the UK, it’s so nice to see this racist drivel so openly expressed in the British press. Fuck you Allister Heath :) Vote Green. (Also maybe we should clean the Thames before pretending that adding anything to it makes it worse.)

“'We cannot sleepwalk into becoming a
Lebanon-on-Thames. This is an emergency Writes Allister Heath”

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roterote @roterote.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

People unfortunately still do not understand how rapidly the UK has moved to Blood and Soil campaigning as a mainstream norm and how much worse it can still get. The media, the major parties and politicians all pour fuel on the fire daily, and ultimately it all empowers the fascists.

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M a r c u s 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Why then did the BBC edit out the homophobic slur aimed at Alan Cumming but not the n-word aimed at Delroy Lindo and Michael B Jordan, leaving them humiliated and John Davidson facing considerable backlash?

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M a r c u s 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

The more you learn the worse it gets, It seems like the BAFTAs did this on purpose for a viral moment or at the most charitable reading, to raise awareness. l

People have been left horrified after John Davidson revealed that there was a microphone in front of his seat at Sunday
night's BAFTA Film Awards.

Picture: John Davidson a middle aged white man with green bow tie

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As I'm sure you are aware, the British ceremony has been under fire in recent days after 54-year-old John, who has Tourette syndrome, loudly shouted the n-word at Sinners stars Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo as they presented the first award of the evening.

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Okka (Khairani Barokka; she/her/dia) @mailbykite.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Southbank Centre’s inaugural Indie Night was Truly Lovely. A full house for indie pubs! Tx hosts Okey & Eliza, fellow readers Deepa, Vigdis & Tim, access staff & Tilted Axis’ Phuong Anh (in pic). The love ANNAH, INFINITE was shown by the audience at signings afterwards means Everything. Makasih!

Picture of a smiling Indonesian woman with long hair and a blue and white shirt, holding up the lilac book ANNAH, INFINITE, next to an enby Vietnamese person with red hair and a black leather jacket. Behind us are red and grey curtains.

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Okka (Khairani Barokka; she/her/dia) @mailbykite.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

🙏🏼 @hamzajahanzeb.co.uk’s recent “No, Not Even Water”: ‘It is time the UK book trade recognises Muslim employees exist beyond Ramadan & starts making meaningful accommodations for those fasting in an industry built around long lunches & after-work drinks’ hamzajahanzeb.substack.com/p/no-not-eve...

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Hamza Jahanzeb (isn't here, contact via email) 🚫 Kindly NO DM 🚫 @hamzajahanzeb.co.uk · 23/02/2026

What I find amusing about being a Sensitivity Reader is the warped idea we are "cancelling" authors. If that was the case, surely every editor in a trad publishing house is being a Chief Cancellator of sorts - no? You don't like your words being tinkered with? Self-publishing may be 4 u bbz x

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Hamza Jahanzeb (isn't here, contact via email) 🚫 Kindly NO DM 🚫 @hamzajahanzeb.co.uk · 20/02/2026

THE ONLY PARTY I WOULD TRUST AS OTHERS HAVE DONE US DIRTY, MISLED US, DISGRACED US. I can't explain to you all - in 2026 - how we need you allies to show TF up. I'm not as overtly "politically", nor chronically online as I once was. But I request you all oppose fascism. It's here Check in on us

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Wonderful news. Congratulations Aasiya and the Leicester team! 💚🎉 Next stop: Gorton and Denton! 🚀

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 19/02/2026

Something the Government want you to forget...

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Hamza Jahanzeb (isn't here, contact via email) 🚫 Kindly NO DM 🚫 @hamzajahanzeb.co.uk · 20/02/2026

If you'd have told fifteen-year-old me that I'd get to meet Jim Cartwright, whose play 'Two' I performed at Sixth Form as part of my A Level in Drama and Theatre Studies, I'd have been jumping with glee. 1/n

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Hamza Jahanzeb (isn't here, contact via email) 🚫 Kindly NO DM 🚫 @hamzajahanzeb.co.uk · 18/02/2026

For some, today is the first day of Ramadan: I wrote a deeply personal piece about how workplaces often overlook their Muslim employees, and do them a huge disservice. Have a read: hamzajahanzeb.substack.com/p/no-not-eve...

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Hamza Jahanzeb (isn't here, contact via email) 🚫 Kindly NO DM 🚫 @hamzajahanzeb.co.uk · 06/01/2026

🎈🎉New Year, New Commitment to Diversity, Equality & Inclusion? I am available to lead workshops in-house for your staff on how we can - in 2026 - make the world kinder, and one that includes all sections of our society. societyofauthors.org/2024/07/01/s...

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Sense and sensitivity - The Society of Authors

Hamza Jahanzeb on the often-misrepresented role of the authenticity reader

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Hamza Jahanzeb (isn't here, contact via email) 🚫 Kindly NO DM 🚫 @hamzajahanzeb.co.uk · 28/01/2026

💥EXCLUSIVE: SYLVIA : A MUSICAL REVOLUTION TO RETURN FOR 2026 TOUR IN LEICESTER, BIRMINGHAM, EDINBURGH, SALFORD, NORWICH, CANTERBURY AND LONDON'S ROYAL ALBERT HALL. Read all about it over on hamzajahanzeb.substack.com

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Hamza Jahanzeb (isn't here, contact via email) 🚫 Kindly NO DM 🚫 @hamzajahanzeb.co.uk · 28/01/2026

* EXCITING NEWS * I'll be sharing with you my new Theatre Updates segment of hamzajahanzeb.co.uk on a monthly basis, starting with some brilliant works you should get yourselves to in Manchester, Birmingham & London. 📲: www.instagram.com/p/DUDRTN_CCHa 📰: hamzajahanzeb.substack.com

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Unsolicited writing advice, no.9: When naming characters, it helps to consider: their age; their background; their culture; what part of the country they come from; their parents (why did they choose that name?). Same goes for non-British characters - (not all Frenchmen are called Serge :-)

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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Disaster capitalism meets climate gentrification The capitalists who got us into this mess are determined to profit from the very extreme weather they are responsible for www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

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‘People saw dollar signs’: a year after devastating wildfires, an LA community is fighting displacement

As survivors face pressure to sell their land in Altadena, a historic Black community, experts say we’re witnessing ‘climate gentrification’

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Hamza Jahanzeb (isn't here, contact via email) 🚫 Kindly NO DM 🚫 @hamzajahanzeb.co.uk · 13/01/2026

Not on here much, but one thing I will say is: ✅ VOTE GREEN in May 2026 ✅

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

The Government have u-turned on ID Cards. Good. Authoritarian plans to scrap jury trials need to go next.

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Hamza Jahanzeb (isn't here, contact via email) 🚫 Kindly NO DM 🚫 @hamzajahanzeb.co.uk · 06/01/2026

REVIEW: ⭐️⭐️ Indian Ink #TomStoppard at the Hampstead Theatre: open.substack.com/pub/hamzajah...

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Hamza Jahanzeb (isn't here, contact via email) 🚫 Kindly NO DM 🚫 @hamzajahanzeb.co.uk · 06/01/2026

REVIEW: ⭐️⭐️ Indian Ink #TomStoppard at the Hampstead Theatre: open.substack.com/pub/hamzajah...

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Hamza Jahanzeb (isn't here, contact via email) 🚫 Kindly NO DM 🚫 @hamzajahanzeb.co.uk · 06/01/2026

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Sense and sensitivity - The Society of Authors

Hamza Jahanzeb on the often-misrepresented role of the authenticity reader

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Hamza Jahanzeb (isn't here, contact via email) 🚫 Kindly NO DM 🚫 @hamzajahanzeb.co.uk · 01/01/2026

One of the most exciting events for me was to mee Elif Shafak, whose book 'The Forty Rules of Love' I highly encourage you all to seek out + read. I'll be spending less time on here, so if you want to catch me either on IG (same handle) & Substack. Stay safe all, and wishing you a prosperous 2026

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Hamza Jahanzeb (isn't here, contact via email) 🚫 Kindly NO DM 🚫 @hamzajahanzeb.co.uk · 31/12/2025

I wrote a reflective post, on 2025: open.substack.com/pub/hamzajah...

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 867: Don't make your writing all about you. Leave some space for your readers to also make it about themselves.

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Hamza Jahanzeb (isn't here, contact via email) 🚫 Kindly NO DM 🚫 @hamzajahanzeb.co.uk · 18/12/2025

Hey everyone, how are we? Not on here much, but wanted to check that my friends and people that like to see me are all well? Sending you love, especially those who find the Festive season hard for whatever reason

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M a r c u s 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

The architect of the Windrush scandal, go home vans and hostile environment was rewarded with a safe seat from which he spouts blatant far right rhetoric if you wonder how repercussions for that scandal went

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M a r c u s 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

I mean when you lose a lifelong Labour voter like my 85 year old mother in a Northern seat that swings between the Tories and Labour you’d think they’d ask questions. But my mother is Black, so no.

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M a r c u s 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

When she says “ordinary” she means - white - cisgender - non-disabled - not Palestinian - not seeking asylum and any combination of the above, because they don’t give a shit about us

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Kate - Hackney Bike Fit @bikefit.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Cycling UK have recently stated that their annual 100 Women in Cycling award won’t include any trans women or non-binary Over 50 current nominees and previous winners have rejected or returned their awards. I know many of them personally I’m proud of my cycling sisters. All of them

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

I've spent three days in Calais & it's horrendous. People living in disgusting conditions. Our Government is spending £476m on the militarisation of the border. We must divert that money to a humanitarian response that treats people with basic dignity. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

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Zack Polanski: Allow small boat migrants in and let them work

Green Party leader accuses Sir Keir Starmer of following Nigel Farage in ‘pushing racist rhetoric’ and calls JK Rowling’s stance on single-sex spaces ‘hateful’

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Jonathan Kingham @jonkingh.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

This is so disgusting.

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Hamza Jahanzeb (isn't here, contact via email) 🚫 Kindly NO DM 🚫 @hamzajahanzeb.co.uk · 08/12/2025

Pillion got me like… Follow my IG for more thoughts instagram.com/hamzajahanzeb.co.uk

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Hamza Jahanzeb (isn't here, contact via email) 🚫 Kindly NO DM 🚫 @hamzajahanzeb.co.uk · 08/12/2025

Pillion got me like… Follow my IG for more thoughts instagram.com/hamzajahanzeb.co.uk

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Hamza Jahanzeb (isn't here, contact via email) 🚫 Kindly NO DM 🚫 @hamzajahanzeb.co.uk · 04/12/2025

🥕: www.theguardian.com/food/comment... An astutely written article by #YasminKhan #Sabzi (Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.) about the Cultural Colonialism that is still sadly prevalent in wider society. In 2025!

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