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jonoblundell.bsky.social @jonoblundell.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Great talk in Oxford a few nights ago by @katrina-van-grouw.bsky.social with previews of the new The Unfeathered Bird book out early next year. Owl ears, woodpecker tongues and superb bird anatomy drawings

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Boatman Cryptics @boatmancryptics.co.uk · 14/11/2025

It's the Seasonal Reposting Competition! Repost this over the weekend, and on Sunday one lucky person will win a signed copy of one of my books. For you or the #crossword addict in your life: 50 fiendish @theguardian.com #puzzles and all the stories behind them: boatmancryptics.co.uk/crossword-bo...

Boatman - the first 50 reportedly makes a great present or holiday read, exemplified by this image of the book opened to show the story behind the Shipping Forecast puzzle, on display on Brighton beach.

Reviewing Boatman - the first 50, Alan Connor (The Guardian's crossword editor and the brains behind many of BBC2’s quiz programs) says: "This is one to savour. Boatman's puzzles are witty and ingenious. It is an extraordinary pleasure to read how his unique mind works. The first 50 is a book I never knew I needed in my life. Gift it to yourself and to the word-lovers in yours".

Hugh Stephenson (Alan’s predecessor at The Guardian) says: "This is a unique book of crosswords" and Henry Morris: "a Boatman crossword is like a theme park. Each daunting line is a rollercoaster ... He scares you witless. But you can't wait to do it all over again".

Boatman - the second 50 contains another 50 puzzles from The Guardian, with five bonus puzzles previously only available online and including puzzles, solutions and the ideas and stories behind them, exemplified by this image of the book opened to show one of the stories, which is accompanied by a picture of a large cow.

Reviewing Boatman - the second 50, Gyles Brandreth says: "If you want a fiendish crossword, you want the best - which means you want Boatman, because he is the best" and Brian Bilston: "Cracking crosswords - each puzzle a delightful daily workout for the brain and a welcome tonic for the soul".

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FinnMackay @finnfox.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

BSA Young Sociologist of the Year writing competition www.britsoc.co.uk/opportunitie...

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BSA Young Sociologist of the Year Competition

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The Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

You can make a change 📢 Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training by signing this open letter ✒️ authr.uk/sp40 #MakeitFair #MetaBookThieves #DoTheWriteThing

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jonoblundell.bsky.social @jonoblundell.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

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Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training

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LCID @labourcid.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Our reaction to Spring Statement 👇

Statement reads:

The Chancellor's decision to accelerate the aid cuts is a further blow to Britain's international role.

We are all kept safer and stronger by balancing defence, diplomacy and development - we regret that this government is moving in the wrong direction.

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LCID @labourcid.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Our response to the announcement on cutting overseas aid 👇

Text statement from LCID which reads:

After the Tories hollowed out Britain’s defences, only Labour can be trusted to rebuild our national security. As internationalists, we believe in Britain’s global role and the need to stand up to Russia and stand with Ukraine. We agree that the UK should spend more on defence but not at the expense of our overseas development budget.

However, the decision to slash aid spending by 40%, to its lowest level since the 1990s, will see the world’s most vulnerable pay the price. Such a severe cut will see fragile states made more fragile, poor people made poorer, and the impacts of climate change made harsher.

In the poorest parts of the world, we risk seeing our adversaries advance and seeing forced global migration accelerate.

In turn, this cut will see threats to our international security grow – not shrink.

In a time of geopolitical upheaval, this is the moment for the UK to stand tall and project our values in all corners of the world - through the balance of defence, development and diplomacy.

We urge the government to think again.

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