Jess Gulliver @jessgulliver.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Good www.theguardian.com/business/202...theguardian.comTesco is first supermarket to offer paid ‘safe leave’ for victims of domestic abuseExclusive: Britain’s largest private-sector employer has also trained managers to spot signs of domestic abuse 010
Jess Gulliver @jessgulliver.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Spoiler alert?! Why is there not a massive Traitor MUTE alert. Can I be the only person in the UK with no interest in this Boden advert? 020
Jess Gulliver @jessgulliver.bsky.social · 01/10/2026It wasn’t me www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...chroniclelive.co.ukCelebs including Eastenders actor and Nigella targeted by bizarre graffitiGraffiti targeting celebrities such as Danny Dyer and Nigella Lawson has appeared in a Tyneside suburb 010
Jess Gulliver @jessgulliver.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Can I just say I have the king of cats who has been such a good boy travelling with no fuss or bother 240 odd miles yesterday spending his first night curled in a ball snuggled up all snuggly cos he’s a good boy, such a good boy 290
Jess Gulliver @jessgulliver.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Me and my cat are ganning along the Scotswood Road 130
Jess Gulliver @jessgulliver.bsky.social · 29/09/2026@lner.co.uk you have the nicest, most helpful staff I’ve ever come across 291
Reposted by Jess GulliverSamira Shackle @samirashackle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This is one of the saddest stories I've worked on. Luna Wong died by suicide 10 months after coming to the UK for boarding school. Her death exposes a series of safeguarding gaps. If this affected British children, I can't help but feel there would be more outcry www.theguardian.com/society/2026...theguardian.com‘They accepted the money but didn’t take care of my child’: what Luna Wong’s death reveals about the treatment of international students in the UKWhen her parents waved her off to study in England they hoped it would be a fresh start the 16-year-old needed after struggling with her mental health in Hong Kong. Instead, 10 months later, she was d... 1176
Jess Gulliver @jessgulliver.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Just me, a bag and a cat on the verge of leaving London for good. Just that. 231
Jess Gulliver @jessgulliver.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This looks like a dystopian story of nuclear misery and environmental collapse to me, Thameslink 2150
Jess Gulliver @jessgulliver.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Nearly forgot my mum’s Praha wooden pic from Communist days gone by. She was allowed through the iron curtain. 040
Reposted by Jess GulliverJan Noble @jannoble.bsky.social · 27/09/2026This week: The death of a princess, the politics of poverty and how a footballer helped inspire a state of national mourning… jannoble.substack.com/p/n83-a-tale...jannoble.substack.comNº83 A tale of two SwansOr Lord Snooty and his Pals 011
Jess Gulliver @jessgulliver.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Get up get up I have a life to pack into some boxes and you’re too warm and snug 020
Reposted by Jess Gulliverpaulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Turns out, running a local council isn't child's play. At least, not if you're Reform UK. 'Parents have said South Tyneside Council's decision to close 10 publicly-run nurseries is "devastating". Shouts of "shame" were heard from the public gallery.' #bbclaurak www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 178741
Jess Gulliver @jessgulliver.bsky.social · 27/09/2026@derekowusu.bsky.social your piece in the Guardian to Mum has made me cry this morning. That we can all let kindness be. Thank you. 000
Reposted by Jess GulliverMartyn Waites/CB Everett @martynwaites.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Google plans to bulldoze a wildlife haven in Essex – home to rare species – for a data centre. Sign the petition now to help save it before it’s gone forever 🐝🦋 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...you.38degrees.org.ukSave Arena Essex- Tell Google to search elsewhere! Wedged between the Mar Dyke Valley and Lakeside Retail Park, the former Arena Essex Raceway is not your usual wildlife haven. Where once stock cars and speedway bikes lined up to cross the fini... 059
Jess Gulliver @jessgulliver.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Watching Peep Show with my lad & getting overly excited by the Hot Java Lava tin in their kitchen. We had one at uni I tell him, as if that’s interesting. It’s been a day. 030
Jess Gulliver @jessgulliver.bsky.social · 25/09/2026My mum’s birthday this year of her passing. I miss her so very much. Life, eh. 4100
Jess Gulliver @jessgulliver.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Some fucker has stolen my Amazon package which was a travel cat litter tray. Joke’s on you, fool. Unless youre a cat without a toilet. 030
Reposted by Jess GulliverDavid Quantick @quantick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026You can pre-order hardbacks of THE HYENA: www.starsandsabers.com/books/the-hy... 051
Jess Gulliver @jessgulliver.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I’ve lost an inch in height somewhere in London 010
Jess Gulliver @jessgulliver.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Explored his new chariot in the night #caturday 040
Jess Gulliver @jessgulliver.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Enjoyed this morning’s task of purchasing a cat carrier 020
Reposted by Jess GulliverRock ‘n’ Roll Book Club @rnrbook-club.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Next! Tuesday Walthamstow Talk Talk www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1993603354...eventbrite.co.ukGRAEME THOMSON: In Another World: The Four Seasons Of Talk TalkTalk Talk through the lens of acclaimed author Graeme Thomson. High quality album playback of Laughing Stock, Q&A and signing. 044
Jess Gulliver @jessgulliver.bsky.social · 17/09/2026My phone initially autocorrected looking forward to nattering tomorrow to looking forward to mattering tomorrow. Not lost that I was texting a poet. 040
Jess Gulliver @jessgulliver.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Oasis were bad enough the first time round. Why the headlines?! 110
Jess Gulliver @jessgulliver.bsky.social · 14/09/2026“The lovely summer we’ve had here this year” says a travel businesswoman on the radio just now. Lovely?! Try it with systemic mastocytosis, my friend. 130
Reposted by Jess GulliverIndifferenceEngine @guyware.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Immensely chuffed to be invited here next month - in a double-header with the incomparable Lucy Caldwell, no less www.corkshortstory.netcorkshortstory.netCork International Short Story FestivalThe Cork International Short Story Festival, produced by the Munster Literature Centre 092
Jess Gulliver @jessgulliver.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Ugh. Lambeth Council strikes again. www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...mylondon.newsUK's second tallest housing block approved for South London townAn architect has described the Vauxhall plans as "the worst example of unremitting hostility to the planet" due to the development's excessive carbon emissions 021
Jess Gulliver @jessgulliver.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I’ve missed you too, meow meow #daybefore #caturday 081
Reposted by Jess GulliverMolly Tie @mollytie.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I'm working on book number 2 and here's how you can get involved by sharing all your punk knowledge!!! It's about punk rock politics and activism across the WORLD 🌎 and from any time period. Have a read below!! 👇 02314
Jess Gulliver @jessgulliver.bsky.social · 10/09/2026In St Pancras International I Sat Down & Cried 120
Reposted by Jess GulliverAlex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 10/09/2026If you feel like donating to the RNLI, here’s a link. I just have. Their minimum donation is £2: I think it might be nice for them to receive a lot of donations this week, even if they’re mostly very modest. Just so they know a lot of people out here appreciate their work. rnli.org/support-us/g...rnli.orgDonate to the RNLI and help save lives at seaYour donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here. 4920921254
Reposted by Jess GulliverGlenda Young, Author @glendayoung-author.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Richard Osman's new cosy crime is out today and he's interviewed on BBC News. My new cosy crime is out today and I've cleaned our bathroom and downstairs loo. However! My books *were* shortlisted with Richard Osman and Val McDermid for Best New Crime Series! See bit.ly/MusicToDieFor 34615
Jess Gulliver @jessgulliver.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I love Newcastle back lanes (literal, not code/euphemism) 020
Jess Gulliver @jessgulliver.bsky.social · 10/09/2026What utter morons & how totally shameful that this is modern UK www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/s...theguardian.comProtesters outside Portsmouth hotel mistake Pakistan U19 cricket team for asylum seekersA group of masked agitators gathered outside a four-star hotel in Portsmouth after reports a group of asylum seekers had been taken there, when it was in fact Pakistan’s under-19 cricket team on a tou... 041
