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BREAKING: guilty verdict for Marine Le Pen theguardian.com/world/live/202…

Here we go Times Books / Johanna Thomas-Corr's verdict on the Women's Prize fiction shortlist. An unusually funny ha-ha set of books thetimes.com/article/297337…

Indeed.

Richard Fletcher 1️⃣ On UK journalists’ diversity Most UK journalists are White (90%), college-educated (91%) and non-religious (71%), and come from a privileged background (71%). As the chart shows, most of them are left-leaning and, as a group, have moved further to the left since our 2015

Richard Fletcher 2️⃣ On their class background Only 12% grew up in a working-class household. Those journalists with a parent who worked in one of the 3 most privileged occupations (71%) were more likely to be employed by national media Read Imke Henkel @imkehenkel.bsky.social chapter buff.ly/KELqrFY

Richard Fletcher Imke Henkel @imkehenkel.bsky.social 3️⃣ On employment conditions The proportion with permanent contracts dropped from 74% in 2015 to 65% in 2023. Over the same period, the % of freelancers grew from 17% to 28%. Men and those aged 40 or over had higher salaries Read François Nel chapter buff.ly/hQBbq8w

Mrs Dalloway was published 100 years ago today. It’s now recognised as a masterpiece, but what did its first readers - the literary critics of the day - think it it? Responses were varied, it’s fair to say… Link in next post:

The first two reviews were the worst: Scotsman: "It is an interesting but somehow unsatisfying novel… It may be said that such is life, but is it art?" Western Mail: "Readers of preternaturally nimble intellect may discover a consecutive story. We are only normally endowed."

I really respect the Time & Tide reviewer, who thought that what ‘Mrs Dalloway’ lacked was sufficient Mrs Dalloway: “Mrs. Dalloway should have dominated this book like the figure of a fourteenth century Virgin surrounded by tiny angels.”

Trump and Rubio—End this incompetent cruelty and deliver food to starving people! reuters.com/world/us-aid-c…

Food rations that could feed over a million people for three months are mouldering in warehouses because of US aid cuts. Some stocks that are due to expire are likely to be destroyed. Jessica Donati, Emma Farge, Jonathan Landay Reuters and I report for Reuters reuters.com/world/us-aid-c…

Marco Rubio is testifying on the hill next week, so he will be asked about this. America abandoned an earthquake response, allowed babies to get HIV from their moms, and starving kids are on HALF RATIONS. Doesn’t even save a penny. Just sick. reuters.com/world/us-aid-c…

Food rations that could supply 3.5 million people for a month are rotting inside four US government warehouses since the Trump administration's decision to cut global aid programs, while nearly two million people are gripped with catastrophic hunger reut.rs/43xvF2J

We're cresting the wave of Austenmania with this lovely, witty interview with Gill "Miss Austen" Hornby by Johanna Thomas-Corr thetimes.com/culture/books/…

Brilliant work exposing this by my dear friend Ammu Kannampilly.

WE'VE DONE IT!!!!! 🏆

Fine piece on Geoff Dyer by Johanna Thomas-Corr. Geoff appeared many times in our Festival of Ideas. Look forward to reading his new book. thetimes.com/article/494075…

I wrote this in 2015. I think it applies to what's going on now, doesn't it? Michael Rosen: When they do war, they forget how to count michaelrosenblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/when-t…

I love the Women’s Prize, I’ll always love the Women’s Prize, but I think the judges made the wrong call with the fiction prize this year. They should have chosen Miranda July’s All Fours. When was the last time a novel sparked this level of conversation? thetimes.com/comment/column…

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