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Irvine Welsh @irvinewelsh.bsky.social · 1d

It’s sometimes nowhere near it

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St Andrew’s Book Festival London @standrewsbookfest.bsky.social · 4d

What are you up to today❓Why not book for the St Andrew’s Book Festival, London Nov 27–30!
Hear from @nicolasturgeon.bsky.social
@valmcdermid.bsky.social @irvinewelsh.bsky.social
Justin Currie of @delamitri.bsky.social
Sally Magnusson. 🌟
🎟️ Get tickets now: standrewsbookfestival.org/events

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Irvine Welsh @irvinewelsh.bsky.social · 6d

Two top birds

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Sarcophagus Gibbs @sararoseg.bsky.social · 6d

You don’t actually have to both sides this. The Jewish community in the UK is not the Israeli government. You can just condemn the murder of two British Jews killed in their place of worship and you don’t have to say a single other thing.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 7d

Friday. 1.30pm. 👇🏼

www.lbc.co.uk/article/pola...

Zack Polanski to call for tax on super-rich in speech at Green Party conference | LBC

Zack Polanski will say Britain’s economy is “rigged” for the super-rich as he sets out a vision for taxing the wealthy in his first speech to the Green Party’s annual conference as leader.

www.lbc.co.uk

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Irvine Welsh @irvinewelsh.bsky.social · 6d

Going to GRAB a coffee, then JUMP on a zoom.

I love a shit verb.

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Johnsy @johnsy76.bsky.social · 7d

It’s the wee bits that crack me up some times when reading @irvinewelsh.bsky.social books.. Wee bit here with Spud & Begbie, Spud no quite getting his geography right while on the chor in London & Begbie putting him right.. 😆😆

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Irvine Welsh @irvinewelsh.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you Bruce. I feel Lukashenko must take his share of the credit though.

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Irvine Welsh @irvinewelsh.bsky.social · 7d

Very proud.

Trinovantian @emceegeegee.bsky.social · 8d

10 of 32!! That's some hit rate.

I'd be very interested to know how, specifically, the Edinburgh drug scene of the 80s and 90s is a threat to the stability of present day Belarus.

Do you think Lukashenko will explain? Maybe he's a closet Jambo?

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Irvine Welsh @irvinewelsh.bsky.social · 8d

The pen is mightier than the sword. Which ones have escaped the ban? I’m going for Marabou Stork Nightmares and Dead Men’s Trousers…

Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 8d

Who guessed that @irvinewelsh.bsky.social would be banned by Belarus?

Ten books by the British author are among 32 titles added to the blacklist by self-appointed dictator Lukashenko.

A statement said "All of these publications are capable of harming the national interests of our country"

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White Rabbit Books @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social · 9d

Another amazing Convenanza weekend, and thank you to everyone who came to our sold out Sunday Literary Salon feat. @reversediorama.bsky.social, @irvinewelsh.bsky.social and Zofia Page. See you again next year 🙏

📸 Photo by Luis Kramer www.instagram.com/kramerdoingb...

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Scott, outcast since I broke her water. @strontiumdugs.bsky.social · 13d

Started, The Blade Artist, by @irvinewelsh.bsky.social the night. This is gonnae be fun.
Going from, Rendezvous With Rama, to this will be a shock to the system.

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Irvine Welsh @irvinewelsh.bsky.social · 14d

Saw the first two episodes- great work from everyone involved

Alan Rusbridger @arusbridger.bsky.social · 18d

Robert Redford, me, Toby Jones - and a reporter who found corruption in his own backyard. Thoughts on the coming ITV drama, The Hack www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...

Me, Toby Jones and a timely reminder of why we need a free press

A new drama on the phone-hacking scandal shows us journalism at its worst, but also how reporting can make real change

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk

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pow64.bsky.social @pow64.bsky.social · 15d

Currently reading @irvinewelsh.bsky.social men in love , there’s a cracking few lines from Begbie about the good life , well worth checking out

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Sean Mannion @unclesean.bsky.social · 15d

Also, finally got around to Heinlien’s Stranger in a Strange Land, which made me think a bit much about that owner of the other place but was still interesting.

Today finished Cory Doctorow’s Radicalized (enjoyed) and started @irvinewelsh.bsky.social’s The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins (enjoying).

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William Dalrymple @willdalrymple.bsky.social · 15d

New from @EmpirePodUK

LIKE A WOLF ON THE FOLD-
THE ASSYRIAN WAR MACHINE COMES TO GAZA
With Professor Jo Quinn

Our 12-hour-long deep dive into History of Gaza is already our most popular series ever- people are super hungry to understand all the nuances of this contested past

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JMZ @jmzed.bsky.social · 18d

"Media has you comfortably numb"

Irvine Welsh's [ @irvinewelsh.bsky.social ] sentiments on this issue are clearly aired in his chat with James O Brien [ @mrjamesob.bsky.social ]

www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...

Full Disclosure with James O'Brien - Podcast Episode | Global Player

Irvine Welsh: We’re More Addicted Now Than in Trainspotting

www.globalplayer.com

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Christian Homan @christianhoman.bsky.social · 19d

Twilight w/ @christianhoman.bsky.social @rte.ie Pulse 19Sep25
Listen Back: Linktr.ee/ChristianHoman
Priority Play: @irvinewelsh.bsky.social @SciFiSoulOrchestra @NickReachUp @mrstevemac.bsky.social
Flashback Track: #TheTabernacle
#christianhoman #twilightrte #rte

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Irvine Welsh @irvinewelsh.bsky.social · 19d

In France. Can’t get over how relatively sane it seems compared to the UK.

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Irvine Welsh @irvinewelsh.bsky.social · 20d

Thanks. Apparently it relates to the Ibrox disaster back in the 70’s. It’s been referenced a few times down the years - a strange and unsavory thing.

Great piece though, and thank you for allowing me to go into detail and contextualize difficult issues in the age on online madness.

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Irvine Welsh @irvinewelsh.bsky.social · 20d

Not sure where this ‘Stairway 13’ thing comes from? Didn’t play in such a band (did they exist?), though I recall being in a band called 13 after a Doors compilation. There’s also an old recording of a cover of Zeppelin’s ‘Stairway to Heaven.’

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Irvine Welsh @irvinewelsh.bsky.social · 24d

Events in UK showing how mourning the death of someone whom people feel they knew and cared about is qualitatively so different and more real to that of someone whom they had never heard of but were told to care about. Real grief v media circus performance. #RIPRicky #WalkingInAHattonWonderland

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Irvine Welsh @irvinewelsh.bsky.social · 28d

Great to see real football back this weekend.

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Irvine Welsh @irvinewelsh.bsky.social · 28d

They aren’t even pretending to represent the voters now.,

Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 28d

Rachel Reeves tells private equity bosses she plans to shut down more regulators.

Numerous banking scandals. PE is unregulated

PE devoured hospitals, care homes, water, high street. Banks continue to engage in predatory practices. What next?

Finance sector needs effective regulation.

Rachel Reeves tells private equity bosses she plans to shut down more regulators

Chancellor stopped short of saying which regulators were in government’s crosshairs

www.theguardian.com

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