A report from the National Literacy Trust estimates that two-thirds of young people in the UK do not read for pleasure. The attached is part of an author’s response to this challenge.

Eh come see me on tour maybe? Or follow me on one of the less insane social media platforms. Anyway here’s my first comedy special bye x youtu.be/3pZJL2CzZnQ?si…

Our Chief Executive Kate Nicholls OBE has written to the Chancellor, alongside more than 200 leading hospitality businesses, to warn that changes to employer NICs will cause small business closures, job losses and cancelled investment. Read more here 👇 ukhospitality.org.uk/ukhospitality-…

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I've had some life changing fabulous news today and it's the first time I've ever heard of Singles Day - feels poetic that it's happened today!

I've decided to give it a go.... Looks like all the cool kids are already there.... bsky.app/profile/geegee…

What a momentous day! Matt Rife is going out on tour again and I assume there'll be UK/Ireland dates to follow??? Oh and I signed some important paperwork today so my new life officially begins today too - not young but free and single for the first time in 27.5yrs

It's 27th November. As of this morning I hadn't sorted December's comedy show. My 13 month streak depended on it! Luckily there are a few tickets left for Shane Todd Millennium Forum on 19th December! Was gutted I missed him in Portrush in June so double win!

Happy days! Matt Rife book has finally arrived in my Audible UK 🎧 library

Today I've had Matt Rife in my kitchen. I've had Matt Rife in my van. I've had Matt Rife in my bedroom . . . . . . . . . . . I've had Matt Rife in my ears all day! Don't you just love audio books 🤣 It's just I'm getting through it too quickly. Gonna have to ration it #mattrife

Waterfall going backwards between Downhill and Benone on the north coast during storm Darragh. Thanks to Matthew from Castleroe, Coleraine, for the video. #StormDarragh

Me too!

Well worth the investment to watch Matt Rife and Paul Elia with their special guests. I couldn't stay up to 1am for the live stream - but I can't think of a better way to spend a Monday night! Whitney Cummings was 🔥 & what a brilliant moment with Luenell!

I have a ticket for St Patrick's night comedy show The Bill Murray and I can't make it now. Anyone want the ticket? Acts haven't been announced but I'm sure they'll be fabulous

Truth Social has crashed from the traffic surge and in so doing accidentally created a hauntingly poignant image.

Grim scenes from Ballymena, a town that had exactly 0 people in receipt of asylum support in 2024. No "illegals" (not that any human should be seen that way); literally everyone was born there or was a legal migrant or refugee. (1/2)

It is, however, a town led by a council that turned down £100k money earmarked to support the integration of dispersed refugees and others in 2023/24. (2/2)

We need to stop with the ‘this place is so quiet’, ‘they were so normal’, ‘nobody would ever expect anything like this to happen here’. Expect it! It’s happening EVERYWHERE. #ENDVAWG