John Fullerton
@fictionarrative.bsky.social
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56 years scratching a living by writing. Ex-Reuters, 40 countries, 12 wars. MA Buddhist Studies. Grab a free thriller by subscribing to my website https://johnfullerton.org. A pro-independence socialist, anti-Zionist in Scotland. #writingcommunity
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Thank you, Jeremy, for this 5* review: 'John Fullerton delivers a virtuoso fusion of classic murder mystery and an intricately woven espionage story in How Not to Kill a Spy...From the first page, the stakes are clear: the UK’s survival as a global intelligence power hangs in the balance....'
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‘Domestic judges cannot undo the case law of the Strasbourg court that so irritates a section of the political class and its journalist outriders. But they are doing everything short of that to make human rights as much of a domestic legal irrelevance as possible.’

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Conor Gearty · Unwelcome Remnant: Erasing the Human Rights Act
The Supreme Court is quietly editing the Human Rights Act out of existence. None of this is being done in secret – the...
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‘In May, when the National Endowment for the Arts withdrew funding from more than 550 organisations in the US, the cuts were described as ‘economic censorship’. There’s nothing new about that, either.’

Anna Aslanyan on libraries, book bans and censorship, from the blog
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Anna Aslanyan | The Censor’s Scissors
John Heartfield was forced to leave Germany in 1933. Even before the Nazis put him on their hit list, his art had caused...
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ianrpearsall.bsky.social
In the spirit of a collaborative exhibition it was very pleasing to be hanging this in the gallery this afternoon... It's all coming together!
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lrb.co.uk
‘His books concern people on the margins, at the edges of empire or of their sanity, and the great powers and promises that exert their centripetal pull.’

Jennifer Szalai on László Krasznahorkai’s Hungarianness, from 2012

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Jennifer Szalai · Where Forty-Eight Avenue joins Petőfi Square: László Krasznahorkai
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ianrpearsall.bsky.social
'Man & Industry'
Charcoal

Preparations for a new exhibition start tomorrow .. www.ianrpearsall.co.uk
Opening 22nd Oct
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robfordmancs.bsky.social
Four parties within a 5 point swing of first place and five parties on 12% plus.

This would be pure chaos under first past the post.
electionmaps.uk
Westminster Voting Intention:

RFM: 27% (-2)
LAB: 20% (-2)
CON: 17% (+1)
LDM: 17% (+2)
GRN: 12% (+1)
SNP: 4% (+1)

Via @yougov.co.uk, 5-6 Oct.
Changes w/ 28-29 Sep.
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philipthalis.bsky.social
Sadly hard to argue with that…
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premnsikka.bsky.social
Democide in our times

Austerity, wage & public service cuts kill, but are govt policy.

Millions can't get good food, housing, education, healthcare, pension.

Men in poorer UK areas live 9.7 yrs less than those in least deprived areas. Women 8 years.

Govts silent on the human cost of fiscal rules
The government must ensure fair distribution of income
'The average real wage of workers has hardly moved from the 2008 level whilst bosses never had it so good.'
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fictionarrative.bsky.social
Obviously. It's going to be much harder for the SIS to recruit new cohorts of intelligence officers when the British state has been so traduced by Zionism and its hirelings, such as Starmer and his cabinet.
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MI6 insiders slam Palestine Action ban as 'distraction' from real counter-terrorism
It seems everyone with any expertise on terrorism, including MI6, was against the Palestine Action ban - yet Labour proceeded anyway
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Hamas lead negotiator thanks Trump for working toward ceasefire but says Israel cannot be trusted - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/hamas-lead-negotiator-thanks-trump-working-toward-ceasefire-says-israel
Hamas lead negotiator thanks Trump for working toward ceasefire but says Israel cannot be trusted
<article data-history-node-id="429800" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/hamas-lead-negotiator-thanks-trump-working-toward-ceasefire-says-israel" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/hamas-lead-negotiator-thanks-trump-working-toward-ceasefire-says-israel" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Hamas lead negotiator thanks Trump for working toward ceasefire but says Israel cannot be trusted</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The head of the Hamas political bureau Khalil al-Hayya on Tuesday <a href="https://alqaheranews.net/news/143829/خليل-الحية-وفد-حماس-جاء-إلى-شرم-الشيخ-لإنهاء-عدوان-غزة">told</a> Egypt's Al-Qahera Al Ekhbariya TV that while he extends his gratitude to US President Donald Trump for his efforts toward a ceasefire deal, it's the Israelis that cannot be trusted to commit to it.&nbsp;</p> <p>Speaking from the coastal Egyptian town of Sharm el-Sheikh where a second day of talks with mediators wrapped up, Hayya said the Israelis have already reneged on ongoing ceasefire deals twice before: First in December 2023 after one week, and then again in March 2025, after six weeks.&nbsp;</p> <p>The international community, the Arab and Muslim nations, and especially the US must act as a guarantor to any ceasefire deal that is agreed in order to ensure Israeli compliance, Hayya stressed.</p> <p>Hamas, he said, is ready for a full exchange of captives from both sides along with a permanent ceasefire that allows Palestinians to safely and securely rebuild the battered enclave, and sees the Israeli army withdraw from its positions.&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </article>
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