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  • London’s Nakba protest last weekend - 500,000 people marching to say Stop the Genocide and Free Palestine.

    A group of people is sitting on a low wall next to a person holding a large sign with a message that reads 'You may run out of ways to erase us but we will never run out of ways to exist. Allah Akbar.'A group of people are gathered at a protest holding signs, including one that says "Starmer Stop Arming Israel FFS," surrounded by Palestinian flags.A crowd is gathered with flags and signs, including one sign that says 'Israel blocks aid to Gaza = children starve'A giant, decorated model of a Palestinian horse stands in the middle of the demonstration by Waterloo Bridge in London

    → 1:19 PM, May 24

  • London’s Nakba demonstration last weekend was the biggest protest I have been to in years - an estimated 500,000 people marched to say Free Palestine and Stop the Genocide. Over 50,000 Palestinians have now been killed by Israel and 14,000 babies are at risk of dying from the aid blockade.

    Amidst a large crowd a shaft of sunlight lands on a sign that reads 'Stop UK Complicity In Genocide.'Amidst a large crowd, a woman in a red hijab and sunglasses holds a sign that reads 'Stop Killing Medics'A large group of people are crossing Westminster Bridge, participating in a demonstration with Palestinian flags. In the background is London's Houses of Parliament.On the demonstration large sign reads 'Holocaust survivor descendants against Gaza genocide!'

    → 1:05 PM, May 24

  • Could this be my big break as an experienced Great Britain English Writer..??

    → 5:11 PM, May 4

  • What greater monument could there be for the 1,138 people who died at Rana Plaza, than for the Bangladeshi garment industry to become a light in the darkness, a beacon to the world rebuilt with safe factories, trade unionism and full workers rights. #RanaPlazaNeverAgain

    Tyrone holding a sign advocating for rights, wages, and power for Bangladeshi workers while standing outside the BD High CommissionA group of people is gathered holding signs that advocate for rights, wages, and power.

    → 5:52 PM, Apr 24

  • On the 12th anniversary of Rana Plaza, the Rana Plaza Solidarity Collective went to the Bangladesh High Commission in London to urge the new government in Bangladesh to pay garment workers a living wage and assure trade union freedoms. #RanaPlazaNeverAgain

    Three individuals hold signs advocating for workers' rights and better wages.Four individuals holding protest signs advocating for workers' rights and fair wages.A group of people is holding signs advocating for rights, wages, and power.

    → 5:46 PM, Apr 24

  • Book recommendation: ‘Foster’ by Claire Keegan.

    Saw this described as ‘small, sharp and brilliant’ and it’s true. More of a short story, an hour or two of reading. It’s gripping and unnerving at times but a very beautiful portrait of childhood in rural Ireland and the meaning of family.

    A book titled "Foster" by Claire Keegan is placed on a textured green and white blanket with dried flowers near the top.
    → 10:39 AM, Feb 8

  • Book recommendations: ‘To Be Taught, If Fortunate’ by Becky Chambers.

    It’s only February, but it’ll take a lot to knock this book off my Favourite Book of 2025 top spot.

    Exceptionally good, immediately handed it to my partner to read so we can discuss all the cosmic wonders contained in here.

    A book titled "To Be Taught, If Fortunate" by Becky Chambers is placed on a vibrant fabric cushion with a small brass cup beside it.
    → 10:34 AM, Feb 8

  • Book recommendations: Currently reading ‘The Darkness Manifesto - Why the world needs the night’ by Johan Eklof.

    Can already feel this excellent book changing my perception of night and how I interact with the dark.

    A book titled "The Darkness Manifesto" rests on a table beside a lit candle.A book titled "The Darkness Manifesto" by Johan Eklof is placed next to a lit candle on a wooden surface.

    → 10:27 AM, Feb 8

  • Spent the afternoon teaching InfoSec to Uni students in central London. Also introduced a taxi driver to password managers on the way there. Now on the bus home to watch the new Section 31 Star Trek film. View is looking East from Waterloo Bridge.

    London city skyline from Waterloo Bridge with modern skyscrapers lines both sides of the River Thames with boats, under a clear blue sky.Me a femme person with short blonde hair sitting in the reflective environment of a bus or with buildings visible outside the window. There is a pink streak across the photo.

    → 4:54 PM, Jan 25

  • “In Billionaires and Guillotines, players take on the role of 2-5 rival plutocrats vying to grab the wealth of the world before their actions trigger a revolution where they all lose… a lot more than their assets.”

    Looking forward to backing this new #boardgame from Pluto Press!

    → 6:24 PM, Jan 22

  • “A device to view the interdependency between fashion and nature, whereby nature is seen as the starting point and not just a resource for fashion to exploit…short vignettes and full of hopeful predictions”

    Not yet read Fletcher’s Almanac, but Fashion Roundtable’s write up is interesting.

    → 2:13 PM, Jan 22

  • Cranking up the furnaces to send my first newsletter of 2025 🛠️ 2024 ended on a high note with this superb piece 🌸 so please consider subscribing for the year ahead. It’s free, annoys CEO’s and doesn’t try and sell you clothes.

    A postcard of a book titled "The Anticapitalist Book of Fashion" is placed next to an illustrated card depicting women protestors in Bangladesh, alongside a blue colored pencil.
    → 5:16 PM, Jan 14

  • Happy to see my interview with LifeGate Magazine about ‘Il libro della moda anticapitalista - Tra Karl Lagerfeld e Karl Marx’ has been published: www.lifegate.it/moda-anti…

    A copy of Il libro della moda anticapitalista sits on a blue knitted square with a ball of blue yarn and two knitting needles. Photo from an instagram post by marrinazussino
    → 4:49 PM, Jan 14

  • It’s the hope that keeps us here

    A red and orange, fiery looking, billboard with the text "IT'S THE HOPE THAT KEEPS US HERE" is illuminated beside a road with passing cars at night.
    → 10:29 AM, Jan 11

  • ‘Dark Green: Shining a light on climate finance’

    New Centre for Investigative Journalism course teaching the methods, tools and research skills needed to investigate climate finance. I’m teaching Supply Chains Investigations for one of the modules: tcij.org/initiativ…

    → 1:04 PM, Jan 10

  • Thanks to Lucy Siegle for this round-up of SHEIN’s car crash performance at the UK Parliament. The number counter going up every time SHEIN refuses to answer a supply chain question about cotton is excruciating. @lucysiegle.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch

    → 12:58 PM, Jan 10

  • Late night tea with my Bestie.

    A pretty china teapot sits on a wooden table with two pretty teacups in saucers. There is a person in a stripey jumper in the background and the photo is dark and atmospheric.
    → 2:59 PM, Jan 9

  • Fascinating podcast alert:

    The Free Speech Costs of Banning TikTok from The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University.

    On the mess of Big Tech and it’s toxic lack of privacy, censorship, xenophobia, Trump, Palestine, power and control..!

    → 12:25 PM, Jan 3

  • Fashion is so good at showing what a f*cked up system capitalism is.

    At 09:06:02 AM this morning the CEO of Amazon Andy Jassy had already made the annual salary of a Bangladeshi garment worker. 10 minutes later, Zara’s Oscar García Maceiras had done the same.

    The torso of a person in a suit. Over the top are the words 'Worker vs CEO: Amazon CEO makes the annual wage of a Bangladeshi garment worker in 6 minutes!At 09:06:02 AM this morning the CEO of Amazon Andy Jassy had already made the annual salary of a Bangladeshi garment worker. And only 10 minutes later, Zara’s Oscar García Maceiras joined him in this impressive feat of hard work and dedication. In fact, by 11 am this morning, 2 hours into the new year, all the bosses at the helm of Big Fashion will have already made what a garment worker in Bangladesh will make for the whole of 2025. But does anyone truly believe they have earned that wealth, while the workers are left to a life in debt and struggle?

    → 11:55 AM, Jan 2
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