Hugh Morris
@hwfmorris.bsky.social
Writer on music—NYT Guardian VAN Magazine and more. [email protected]
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There was no state. Who does she think crucified him, an anarchist collective?
November 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM
There was no state. Who does she think crucified him, an anarchist collective?
more great stuff by Marat
Fun times at my first-ever @hcmfuk.bsky.social 2025. My piece for @vanmusicmag.bsky.social is out now, with pretty mind-boggling insights from Graham McKenzie and a few unvarnished concert takes. This one's for lovers of numbers and sceptics of the UK’s arts funding. van-magazine.com/mag/huddersf...
An Explosive Legacy
Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival—or HCMF for short—is in full swing, celebrating its 48th edition with performances, workshops, installations and more, all against the backdrop of mounting eco...
van-magazine.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:08 PM
more great stuff by Marat
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lol here’s the full OBR book someone pressed publish early here’s the budget obr.uk/docs/dlm_upl...
obr.uk
November 26, 2025 at 11:54 AM
lol here’s the full OBR book someone pressed publish early here’s the budget obr.uk/docs/dlm_upl...
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It is genuinely insane to see a judge describe Graham Linehan as a “generally credible witness” in a trial where he claimed Sophia Brooks has been engaged in “trans activism” since 2013 (when she would’ve been 6 years old), then, when challenged, claimed her drivers license lied about her age.
November 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM
It is genuinely insane to see a judge describe Graham Linehan as a “generally credible witness” in a trial where he claimed Sophia Brooks has been engaged in “trans activism” since 2013 (when she would’ve been 6 years old), then, when challenged, claimed her drivers license lied about her age.
£125 a pop to listen to people talking about the socio-economic barriers which shape access to classical music!
November 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
£125 a pop to listen to people talking about the socio-economic barriers which shape access to classical music!
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This chart (which applies even more to social media than it did to TV) lives in my head rent free.
Social media enveloping traditional media means everything and everyone is now competing in the entertainment market. Boring stuff like policy that affects millions of lives doesn’t stand a chance.
Social media enveloping traditional media means everything and everyone is now competing in the entertainment market. Boring stuff like policy that affects millions of lives doesn’t stand a chance.
November 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This chart (which applies even more to social media than it did to TV) lives in my head rent free.
Social media enveloping traditional media means everything and everyone is now competing in the entertainment market. Boring stuff like policy that affects millions of lives doesn’t stand a chance.
Social media enveloping traditional media means everything and everyone is now competing in the entertainment market. Boring stuff like policy that affects millions of lives doesn’t stand a chance.
An English friend has tickets to day 3 in Perth 🫠
November 22, 2025 at 9:55 AM
An English friend has tickets to day 3 in Perth 🫠
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Didn’t get chance to properly post yesterday, as a bit full on, but I have written a book. On the history of music in Sheffield. Out in May via the excellent @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social. Pre-order available now and full PR spiel here. Thanks for the love so far
www.thebookseller.com/rights/white...
www.thebookseller.com/rights/white...
White Rabbit signs 'definitive, immersive' history of Sheffield's music scene in four-way auction
White Rabbit has acquired music and culture writer Daniel Dylan Wray’s Groovy, Laidback and Nasty, a history of Sheffield music told through the city’s independent artists, scenes and spirit.
www.thebookseller.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Didn’t get chance to properly post yesterday, as a bit full on, but I have written a book. On the history of music in Sheffield. Out in May via the excellent @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social. Pre-order available now and full PR spiel here. Thanks for the love so far
www.thebookseller.com/rights/white...
www.thebookseller.com/rights/white...
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In 2023 @tom-clark.bsky.social got me to write a chapter for his book on UK poverty about how immigration limbo, which Labour wants more of, makes people destitute. It was the most distressing piece I've ever worked on. We sent a copy to every MP. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/society/6081...
Destitute by design: trapped in the immigration system
Migration policy is not only failing people forced to arrive in Britain by
boats. In an extract from a new edited volume, Daniel Trilling reports on t...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 8:36 AM
In 2023 @tom-clark.bsky.social got me to write a chapter for his book on UK poverty about how immigration limbo, which Labour wants more of, makes people destitute. It was the most distressing piece I've ever worked on. We sent a copy to every MP. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/society/6081...
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The government is unable to give any statistical basis or evidence base for this "destination of choice" claim, beyond making the (different) claim that claims are going up in the UK and failing in the UK [while being higher in Germany, France, Spain and Italy]
November 19, 2025 at 7:06 AM
The government is unable to give any statistical basis or evidence base for this "destination of choice" claim, beyond making the (different) claim that claims are going up in the UK and failing in the UK [while being higher in Germany, France, Spain and Italy]
Inbox: Jenny Mollica appointed new CEO of The Roundhouse, leaving ENO
November 18, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Inbox: Jenny Mollica appointed new CEO of The Roundhouse, leaving ENO
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Six weeks since the PM said Britain faced a choice between decency or division and our bad, obviously, for not understanding that he was in fact Team Division
November 17, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Six weeks since the PM said Britain faced a choice between decency or division and our bad, obviously, for not understanding that he was in fact Team Division
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I spoke to two dozen BBC journalists, from frontline reporters to senior staff, about how the BBC came to symbolise the West's failure to prevent genocide in Gaza - and how the row over its coverage fed directly into its current meltdown.
www.equator.org/articles/ins...
www.equator.org/articles/ins...
Inside the BBC’s Gaza Fiasco • EQUATOR
How the world’s most trusted media organisation fell apart
www.equator.org
November 14, 2025 at 8:01 AM
I spoke to two dozen BBC journalists, from frontline reporters to senior staff, about how the BBC came to symbolise the West's failure to prevent genocide in Gaza - and how the row over its coverage fed directly into its current meltdown.
www.equator.org/articles/ins...
www.equator.org/articles/ins...
BBC in crisis — hearing the copy editors have gone on strike
November 12, 2025 at 12:31 AM
BBC in crisis — hearing the copy editors have gone on strike
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Objectivity, impartiality and balance are all *different things*, and the lazy tendency to treat them as synonyms, and to use partisan balance alone as a proxy for the others, is the root cause of a vast amount of nonsense.
Robbie Gibb once suggested that reporters should reflect if they were getting more retweets from one side than the other - a braindead analysis that ignores that fair and impartial reporting of education might get more Tory retweets than say, criminal justice.
Stephen really does have the best take on this. It’s not clear that the BBC Board or indeed the rest of the News team really understood the message of the previous reviews, which were about getting detail right. Instead they wanted to know what was ‘biased’ or not like they were blotting out stains.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Objectivity, impartiality and balance are all *different things*, and the lazy tendency to treat them as synonyms, and to use partisan balance alone as a proxy for the others, is the root cause of a vast amount of nonsense.
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It’s suddenly an outrage and a travesty when it’s *you* that’s getting your balls kicked, isn’t it. Everything being captured by roaring crackpots was just fine, when it was only small people who don’t matter getting stomped by them.
November 10, 2025 at 11:12 AM
It’s suddenly an outrage and a travesty when it’s *you* that’s getting your balls kicked, isn’t it. Everything being captured by roaring crackpots was just fine, when it was only small people who don’t matter getting stomped by them.
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feat. my all-time favorite footnote I've ever written
November 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
feat. my all-time favorite footnote I've ever written
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October 30, 2025 at 2:46 AM
regret to inform you all that yes, it's happened again
October 27, 2025 at 9:11 PM
regret to inform you all that yes, it's happened again
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Slightly obsessed with this picture of the Telegraph's fashion team in this morning's paper, which was presumably the best one they could choose from the entire photoshoot.
October 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Slightly obsessed with this picture of the Telegraph's fashion team in this morning's paper, which was presumably the best one they could choose from the entire photoshoot.
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Radio 3's ethos is love of culture and unapologetic intellectualism. For 12 years I’ve tried to follow those values by matching great movie music with the analysis it deserves. Where else would I be allowed to chat about David Shire, Adorno & serialism on a Saturday afternoon?
October 25, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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