Prof Sunny Singh
@profsunnysingh.bsky.social
Writer, reader, thinker. Founder & director of the Jhalak Prize
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Looking forward to speaking with readers about #Refuge: Stories of War (and Love). Some more dates to be added and tickets are for sale now for most of these. Would be wonderful to see as many of you as possible
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Fabulously Orwellian choice
🔴Michael Gove Made Orwell Prize Judge Despite Record of Attacking Journalists and Dodging Scrutiny
Critics say “Orwell would have enjoyed the irony” of the former Conservative minister’s appointment
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Critics say “Orwell would have enjoyed the irony” of the former Conservative minister’s appointment
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Michael Gove Made Orwell Prize Judge Despite Record of Attacking Journalists and Dodging Scrutiny
Critics say "Orwell would have enjoyed the irony" of the former Conservative minister's appointment
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November 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Fabulously Orwellian choice
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#Newblogpost!!!
Here I unpack the term “racialised (un)belonging” as I use it in my work. I rely on Spillers' "ungendering" to describe a process that is produced through a colonial history that inscribes the racialised other as ever beyond the bounds of humanity.
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Here I unpack the term “racialised (un)belonging” as I use it in my work. I rely on Spillers' "ungendering" to describe a process that is produced through a colonial history that inscribes the racialised other as ever beyond the bounds of humanity.
folukeafrica.com/racialised-u...
Racialised Un(belonging) within and beyond the University: The threads of a concept
Still seeking the university that is ours
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November 13, 2025 at 12:31 PM
#Newblogpost!!!
Here I unpack the term “racialised (un)belonging” as I use it in my work. I rely on Spillers' "ungendering" to describe a process that is produced through a colonial history that inscribes the racialised other as ever beyond the bounds of humanity.
folukeafrica.com/racialised-u...
Here I unpack the term “racialised (un)belonging” as I use it in my work. I rely on Spillers' "ungendering" to describe a process that is produced through a colonial history that inscribes the racialised other as ever beyond the bounds of humanity.
folukeafrica.com/racialised-u...
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Remember when Nigel Farage said that Reform would deport children and people were, rightly, up in arms? Where's that outrage now that Labour are saying they will do the same thing, to children born in this country? A bad policy doesn't become good just because "your side" made it. 11/
November 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Remember when Nigel Farage said that Reform would deport children and people were, rightly, up in arms? Where's that outrage now that Labour are saying they will do the same thing, to children born in this country? A bad policy doesn't become good just because "your side" made it. 11/
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On trans and non-binary individuals, Labour has gone further, including bringing back a form of Section 28, and that has absolutely nothing to do with the Supreme Court ruling so many supporters seem to think gets Labour off the hook for transphobic policies. 8/
metro.co.uk/2025/07/31/l...
metro.co.uk/2025/07/31/l...
Labour’s school guidance is Section 28 all over again for LGBTQ+ people
It’s not just a red flag – it’s a blaring siren.
metro.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
On trans and non-binary individuals, Labour has gone further, including bringing back a form of Section 28, and that has absolutely nothing to do with the Supreme Court ruling so many supporters seem to think gets Labour off the hook for transphobic policies. 8/
metro.co.uk/2025/07/31/l...
metro.co.uk/2025/07/31/l...
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Reform's called for mass deportations. At least they're honest. Labour's policies will cause mass deportations and they'll still claim they are "progressive".
Level of deflection by some Labour supporters is huge. These are still discriminatory polices, even if it's Labour pushing them. 2/
Level of deflection by some Labour supporters is huge. These are still discriminatory polices, even if it's Labour pushing them. 2/
November 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Reform's called for mass deportations. At least they're honest. Labour's policies will cause mass deportations and they'll still claim they are "progressive".
Level of deflection by some Labour supporters is huge. These are still discriminatory polices, even if it's Labour pushing them. 2/
Level of deflection by some Labour supporters is huge. These are still discriminatory polices, even if it's Labour pushing them. 2/
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While it feels like I'm repeatedly slamming my head against a brick wall repeating this massively simple concept. Saying "Reform would be worse" doesn't make what Labour is doing better. Labour is now the most anti-immigration, anti-any marginalised group, government we have seen in decades. 1/
Very long thread: As with many of Labour's anti-immigration policies, this isn't new. British police have been stationed in other countries for this purpose for a long time
It does however show how Labour is pushing more on anti-immigration than previous governments. 1/
www.lbc.co.uk/article/shab...
It does however show how Labour is pushing more on anti-immigration than previous governments. 1/
www.lbc.co.uk/article/shab...
Home Secretary orders police and border 'hit squads' to Albania to stamp out people smugglers | LBC
Shabana Mahmood will send hit squads of police and border force teams to Albania in a fresh drive to stamp out people-smuggling gangs upstream.
www.lbc.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
While it feels like I'm repeatedly slamming my head against a brick wall repeating this massively simple concept. Saying "Reform would be worse" doesn't make what Labour is doing better. Labour is now the most anti-immigration, anti-any marginalised group, government we have seen in decades. 1/
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It’s time to stop claiming people are ‘cancelled’ on.ft.com/4r6sBEy | opinion
It’s time to stop claiming people are ‘cancelled’
The phrase is permission not to think too closely
on.ft.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:35 AM
It’s time to stop claiming people are ‘cancelled’ on.ft.com/4r6sBEy | opinion
“The true definition of cancellation would be to disappear, left to exist only as an image in people’s minds. But that doesn’t often happen. TV interviews, podcasts, profiles and editorials can follow”
It’s time to stop claiming people are ‘cancelled’ on.ft.com/4r6sBEy | opinion
It’s time to stop claiming people are ‘cancelled’
The phrase is permission not to think too closely
on.ft.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:59 AM
“The true definition of cancellation would be to disappear, left to exist only as an image in people’s minds. But that doesn’t often happen. TV interviews, podcasts, profiles and editorials can follow”
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there’s a lot that is already being said about Sarah Hurwitz’s wildly illustrative display of cognitive dissonance in this clip, but i’m hung up specifically on how she describes Jews during the Holocaust as “emaciated” and Palestinians in Gaza today as “skinny”
I'm struck by this clip of former Obama speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz saying Holocaust education has backfired in part because people Palestinians as victims: "They think the lesson of the Holocaust is…you fight the big powerful people hurting the weak people."
www.reddit.com/r/JewsOfCons...
www.reddit.com/r/JewsOfCons...
From the JewsOfConscience community on Reddit: Former Obama speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz speaking to the Jewish Federation and lamenting that young people are learning the wrong lessons from Holocaust e...
Explore this post and more from the JewsOfConscience community
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November 20, 2025 at 12:37 PM
there’s a lot that is already being said about Sarah Hurwitz’s wildly illustrative display of cognitive dissonance in this clip, but i’m hung up specifically on how she describes Jews during the Holocaust as “emaciated” and Palestinians in Gaza today as “skinny”
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These comments by @danielsohege.bsky.social are unfortunately pitch-perfect. The idea that the UK is the Chocolate Factory and that there aren't other countries out there in dire need of nurses, doctors, teachers, carers, and so forth is delusional - and it's going to be too late when people realise
All those people, including current government, who falsely claim migrants are to blame for failings with the NHS, along with infrastructure in general, are in for one hell of a shock with how much worse things will get with Labour's anti-immigration policies.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Overseas-trained doctors leaving the UK in record numbers
Medical bodies warn that hostility towards migrants is behind a 26% rise in departures last year that imperils NHS
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:52 AM
These comments by @danielsohege.bsky.social are unfortunately pitch-perfect. The idea that the UK is the Chocolate Factory and that there aren't other countries out there in dire need of nurses, doctors, teachers, carers, and so forth is delusional - and it's going to be too late when people realise
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All those people, including current government, who falsely claim migrants are to blame for failings with the NHS, along with infrastructure in general, are in for one hell of a shock with how much worse things will get with Labour's anti-immigration policies.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Overseas-trained doctors leaving the UK in record numbers
Medical bodies warn that hostility towards migrants is behind a 26% rise in departures last year that imperils NHS
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:43 AM
All those people, including current government, who falsely claim migrants are to blame for failings with the NHS, along with infrastructure in general, are in for one hell of a shock with how much worse things will get with Labour's anti-immigration policies.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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LONDON FRIENDS! Tomorrow I will be at the WriteIdea Festival in Tower Hamlets, talking about Moonlight Express at 1pm with the brilliant @profsunnysingh.bsky.social - tickets are free! So come along! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/monisha-ra...
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM
LONDON FRIENDS! Tomorrow I will be at the WriteIdea Festival in Tower Hamlets, talking about Moonlight Express at 1pm with the brilliant @profsunnysingh.bsky.social - tickets are free! So come along! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/monisha-ra...
#London: Delighted to chair TOMORROW at the WriteIdea fest with Monisha Rajesh on her latest book Moonlight Express.
Her new book is incredible and I can’t wait to talk to her about it!
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Her new book is incredible and I can’t wait to talk to her about it!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/monisha-ra...
Monisha Rajesh: Moonlight Express - Around The World By Night Train
From the author of the smash-hit Around the World in 80 Trains comes a new globetrotting journey
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November 21, 2025 at 9:02 AM
#London: Delighted to chair TOMORROW at the WriteIdea fest with Monisha Rajesh on her latest book Moonlight Express.
Her new book is incredible and I can’t wait to talk to her about it!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/monisha-ra...
Her new book is incredible and I can’t wait to talk to her about it!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/monisha-ra...
@drerinpritchard.bsky.social fab to meet you in today’s absurd circumstances. Glad to be connected
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
@drerinpritchard.bsky.social fab to meet you in today’s absurd circumstances. Glad to be connected
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I’ve started reading her latest collection and recommend this event on that basis.
#Glasgow: coming up on Thursday, 20th November. I will be talking about my book #Refuge: Stories of War (and Love) as part of #CreativeConversations at @uofglasgow.bsky.social. Woukd be wonderful to see you!
Free but booking required
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Free but booking required
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Creative Conversations: Prof Sunny Singh FRSL
Professor Sunny Singh FRSL in conversation
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November 19, 2025 at 7:33 AM
I’ve started reading her latest collection and recommend this event on that basis.
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Glasgow folks, this is tomorrow at Glasgow Uni!
I'm definitely going to try to make it!
I'm definitely going to try to make it!
*would
And coming up tomorrow:
And coming up tomorrow:
#Glasgow: coming up on Thursday, 20th November. I will be talking about my book #Refuge: Stories of War (and Love) as part of #CreativeConversations at @uofglasgow.bsky.social. Woukd be wonderful to see you!
Free but booking required
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-c...
Free but booking required
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-c...
November 19, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Glasgow folks, this is tomorrow at Glasgow Uni!
I'm definitely going to try to make it!
I'm definitely going to try to make it!
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Reposted by Prof Sunny Singh
🔴Nigel Farage’s Reform UK Accused of Fabricating Evidence For Data Breach Investigation
EXCLUSIVE: Reform is accused of fabricating the evidence it provided to the Information Commissioner’s Office, following allegations that it breached data rules
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/n...
EXCLUSIVE: Reform is accused of fabricating the evidence it provided to the Information Commissioner’s Office, following allegations that it breached data rules
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/n...
Nigel Farage's Reform UK Accused of Fabricating Evidence For Data Breach Investigation
EXCLUSIVE: Reform is accused of fabricating the evidence it provided to the Information Commissioner's Office, following allegations that it breached data rules
bylinetimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:11 AM
🔴Nigel Farage’s Reform UK Accused of Fabricating Evidence For Data Breach Investigation
EXCLUSIVE: Reform is accused of fabricating the evidence it provided to the Information Commissioner’s Office, following allegations that it breached data rules
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/n...
EXCLUSIVE: Reform is accused of fabricating the evidence it provided to the Information Commissioner’s Office, following allegations that it breached data rules
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/n...
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🇮🇹 Italian journalist dismissed after asking question on Gaza
Gabriele Nunziati was recently dismissed by his employer, the Agenzia Nova agency, after asking a question about Gaza at the European Commission. The incident has raised concerns around press freedom in European countries.
#AFPVertical
Gabriele Nunziati was recently dismissed by his employer, the Agenzia Nova agency, after asking a question about Gaza at the European Commission. The incident has raised concerns around press freedom in European countries.
#AFPVertical
November 19, 2025 at 9:21 AM
🇮🇹 Italian journalist dismissed after asking question on Gaza
Gabriele Nunziati was recently dismissed by his employer, the Agenzia Nova agency, after asking a question about Gaza at the European Commission. The incident has raised concerns around press freedom in European countries.
#AFPVertical
Gabriele Nunziati was recently dismissed by his employer, the Agenzia Nova agency, after asking a question about Gaza at the European Commission. The incident has raised concerns around press freedom in European countries.
#AFPVertical
*would
And coming up tomorrow:
And coming up tomorrow:
#Glasgow: coming up on Thursday, 20th November. I will be talking about my book #Refuge: Stories of War (and Love) as part of #CreativeConversations at @uofglasgow.bsky.social. Woukd be wonderful to see you!
Free but booking required
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-c...
Free but booking required
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-c...
Creative Conversations: Prof Sunny Singh FRSL
Professor Sunny Singh FRSL in conversation
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November 19, 2025 at 7:23 AM
*would
And coming up tomorrow:
And coming up tomorrow:
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It's hard to find the words to react to Shabana Mahmood's policy on asylum seekers announced today. But thankfully this should show why her position isn't tenable: the world is as dangerous as it was when she was in opposition. Her change of position is career orientated.
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November 16, 2025 at 8:46 PM
It's hard to find the words to react to Shabana Mahmood's policy on asylum seekers announced today. But thankfully this should show why her position isn't tenable: the world is as dangerous as it was when she was in opposition. Her change of position is career orientated.
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The @lmumuenchen.bsky.social cancels a seminar titled "the Targeting of the Palestinian Academia". They claim that there were "doubts this event's academic standard would be acceptable".
This is outrageous. Yet again, a German university silences Palestinian academics
www.lmu.de/de/newsroom/...
This is outrageous. Yet again, a German university silences Palestinian academics
www.lmu.de/de/newsroom/...
Die LMU als Ort des pluralistischen Diskurses
Stellungnahme zur geplanten Veranstaltung „The Targeting of the Palestinian Academia“ an der LMU München
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November 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The @lmumuenchen.bsky.social cancels a seminar titled "the Targeting of the Palestinian Academia". They claim that there were "doubts this event's academic standard would be acceptable".
This is outrageous. Yet again, a German university silences Palestinian academics
www.lmu.de/de/newsroom/...
This is outrageous. Yet again, a German university silences Palestinian academics
www.lmu.de/de/newsroom/...
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Stop pretending these policies are "fair" or "compassionate", half of them aren't even new. Community sponsorship already exists, people can already be denied accommodation if they can support themselves. These policies are just cruelty for political gain, and counterproductive at even that #r4today
These policies, where they aren't just reiterating ones which already exist in a differently worded form, are just plain idiotic.
They show not only a complete disregard for people's lives, or basic humanity, but also reality. 1/
www.gov.uk/government/p...
They show not only a complete disregard for people's lives, or basic humanity, but also reality. 1/
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Restoring Order and Control: A statement on the government’s asylum and returns policy
www.gov.uk
November 18, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Stop pretending these policies are "fair" or "compassionate", half of them aren't even new. Community sponsorship already exists, people can already be denied accommodation if they can support themselves. These policies are just cruelty for political gain, and counterproductive at even that #r4today
#Glasgow: coming up on Thursday, 20th November. I will be talking about my book #Refuge: Stories of War (and Love) as part of #CreativeConversations at @uofglasgow.bsky.social. Woukd be wonderful to see you!
Free but booking required
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-c...
Free but booking required
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-c...
Creative Conversations: Prof Sunny Singh FRSL
Professor Sunny Singh FRSL in conversation
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 8:20 AM
#Glasgow: coming up on Thursday, 20th November. I will be talking about my book #Refuge: Stories of War (and Love) as part of #CreativeConversations at @uofglasgow.bsky.social. Woukd be wonderful to see you!
Free but booking required
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-c...
Free but booking required
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-c...