Alfie Whitby
@alfiejwhitby.bsky.social
Sometimes funny. Tired creative. It’s mint up north, actually.
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Co-Editor @readtheroommag.bsky.social
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BREAKING: Award-winning Scottish screenwriter Paul Laverty has been arrested after wearing a T-shirt reading 'Genocide in Palestine, time to take action'
Police arrested the I, Daniel Blake writer in Edinburgh this morning
Police arrested the I, Daniel Blake writer in Edinburgh this morning
August 25, 2025 at 11:52 AM
BREAKING: Award-winning Scottish screenwriter Paul Laverty has been arrested after wearing a T-shirt reading 'Genocide in Palestine, time to take action'
Police arrested the I, Daniel Blake writer in Edinburgh this morning
Police arrested the I, Daniel Blake writer in Edinburgh this morning
90 minutes to go! If you’d like to support my Kickstarter, do it now! 😁❤️ www.kickstarter.com/projects/alf...
July 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
90 minutes to go! If you’d like to support my Kickstarter, do it now! 😁❤️ www.kickstarter.com/projects/alf...
Wow! We’ve already hit 76% of my Laurence Made Me Cry ‘Strange Apple EP’ Kickstarter! Thank you so much! Just £146 to go! 🙌
Support the EP here! www.kickstarter.com/projects/alf...
Support the EP here! www.kickstarter.com/projects/alf...
Laurence Made Me Cry: Strange Apple EP
It's been 7 years since I shared new Laurence Made Me Cry music with you. I'm so excited to be back.
www.kickstarter.com
July 1, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Wow! We’ve already hit 76% of my Laurence Made Me Cry ‘Strange Apple EP’ Kickstarter! Thank you so much! Just £146 to go! 🙌
Support the EP here! www.kickstarter.com/projects/alf...
Support the EP here! www.kickstarter.com/projects/alf...
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Really looking forward to working with Alfie on their new EP!! Please share and chip in if you can!
IT’S KICKSTARTER LAUNCH DAY!
It’s the first new music release from Laurence Made Me Cry in 7 years! The demos are now ready for the second stage of recording and I need your help!
I’d love to share my new music with you as I hear it in my head. 🩷
www.kickstarter.com/projects/alf...
It’s the first new music release from Laurence Made Me Cry in 7 years! The demos are now ready for the second stage of recording and I need your help!
I’d love to share my new music with you as I hear it in my head. 🩷
www.kickstarter.com/projects/alf...
Laurence Made Me Cry: Strange Apple EP
It's been 7 years since I shared new Laurence Made Me Cry music with you. I'm so excited to be back.
www.kickstarter.com
June 30, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Really looking forward to working with Alfie on their new EP!! Please share and chip in if you can!
Thank you so much!! 🙌💖
i just backed @alfiejwhitby.bsky.social / Laurence Made Me Cry's fantastic new EP project: Strange Apple, on @kickstarter.com
www.kickstarter.com/projects/alf...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/alf...
Laurence Made Me Cry: Strange Apple EP
It's been 7 years since I shared new Laurence Made Me Cry music with you. I'm so excited to be back.
www.kickstarter.com
June 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Thank you so much!! 🙌💖
IT’S KICKSTARTER LAUNCH DAY!
It’s the first new music release from Laurence Made Me Cry in 7 years! The demos are now ready for the second stage of recording and I need your help!
I’d love to share my new music with you as I hear it in my head. 🩷
www.kickstarter.com/projects/alf...
It’s the first new music release from Laurence Made Me Cry in 7 years! The demos are now ready for the second stage of recording and I need your help!
I’d love to share my new music with you as I hear it in my head. 🩷
www.kickstarter.com/projects/alf...
Laurence Made Me Cry: Strange Apple EP
It's been 7 years since I shared new Laurence Made Me Cry music with you. I'm so excited to be back.
www.kickstarter.com
June 30, 2025 at 7:34 AM
IT’S KICKSTARTER LAUNCH DAY!
It’s the first new music release from Laurence Made Me Cry in 7 years! The demos are now ready for the second stage of recording and I need your help!
I’d love to share my new music with you as I hear it in my head. 🩷
www.kickstarter.com/projects/alf...
It’s the first new music release from Laurence Made Me Cry in 7 years! The demos are now ready for the second stage of recording and I need your help!
I’d love to share my new music with you as I hear it in my head. 🩷
www.kickstarter.com/projects/alf...
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This one is... BRILLIANT! The first trailer for the new Thirteenth Doctor era is here! 🐔 Click bgfn.sh/13vwe to find out more and to pre-order Vampire Weekend, due for release in July.
June 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
This one is... BRILLIANT! The first trailer for the new Thirteenth Doctor era is here! 🐔 Click bgfn.sh/13vwe to find out more and to pre-order Vampire Weekend, due for release in July.
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Unsolicited writing advice: no.2167
That thing you always wanted to do. That novel, that poem, that piece of art. Start it now. Don't wait. Make time. Give yourself permission to start. It will never be easier than it is now: maybe harder, but never easier.
That thing you always wanted to do. That novel, that poem, that piece of art. Start it now. Don't wait. Make time. Give yourself permission to start. It will never be easier than it is now: maybe harder, but never easier.
April 27, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Unsolicited writing advice: no.2167
That thing you always wanted to do. That novel, that poem, that piece of art. Start it now. Don't wait. Make time. Give yourself permission to start. It will never be easier than it is now: maybe harder, but never easier.
That thing you always wanted to do. That novel, that poem, that piece of art. Start it now. Don't wait. Make time. Give yourself permission to start. It will never be easier than it is now: maybe harder, but never easier.
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For example, the Supreme Court is saying that a trans woman gets protection as a woman if she 'passes'. Whether that's right or wrong ethically it's totally at odds with the Supreme Court's blithe assertion that its decision 'is neither disadvantageous to nor removes protections from trans people'.
April 16, 2025 at 9:56 AM
For example, the Supreme Court is saying that a trans woman gets protection as a woman if she 'passes'. Whether that's right or wrong ethically it's totally at odds with the Supreme Court's blithe assertion that its decision 'is neither disadvantageous to nor removes protections from trans people'.
As a survivor of several attempts and having lost good friends to suicide, I’ve decided to take on the challenge of walking 5K everyday in May to raise funds for CALM, a charity that gives vital suicide prevention support.
I’d love to raise £125. www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...
I’d love to raise £125. www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...
April 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
As a survivor of several attempts and having lost good friends to suicide, I’ve decided to take on the challenge of walking 5K everyday in May to raise funds for CALM, a charity that gives vital suicide prevention support.
I’d love to raise £125. www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...
I’d love to raise £125. www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...
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It is 2002. I am 18 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
April 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
It is 2002. I am 18 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
I am unintentionally in fashion at the moment as my hair is entering mullet mode because I keep forgetting to book a haircut 😂
March 31, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I am unintentionally in fashion at the moment as my hair is entering mullet mode because I keep forgetting to book a haircut 😂
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One of the coolest things you can do right now is commission a real artist.
March 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
One of the coolest things you can do right now is commission a real artist.
I’ve just created a membership tier on my ko-fi page for £1 a month. Every fortnight I’ll share a sketched portrait like these. Members can send in requests for my next sketches. It’s an easy and low cost way to regularly support my art. ❤️ ko-fi.com/alfiewhitby/...
March 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM
I’ve just created a membership tier on my ko-fi page for £1 a month. Every fortnight I’ll share a sketched portrait like these. Members can send in requests for my next sketches. It’s an easy and low cost way to regularly support my art. ❤️ ko-fi.com/alfiewhitby/...
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We need to fix renting. Shelter activist Michelle explains why rent stabilisation can help keep renters in their homes by limiting sky-high rent hikes.
Add your name to our petition, tell Angela Rayner the #RentersRightsBill must change renting for good: shltr.org.uk/gfb5w
Add your name to our petition, tell Angela Rayner the #RentersRightsBill must change renting for good: shltr.org.uk/gfb5w
March 21, 2025 at 1:08 PM
We need to fix renting. Shelter activist Michelle explains why rent stabilisation can help keep renters in their homes by limiting sky-high rent hikes.
Add your name to our petition, tell Angela Rayner the #RentersRightsBill must change renting for good: shltr.org.uk/gfb5w
Add your name to our petition, tell Angela Rayner the #RentersRightsBill must change renting for good: shltr.org.uk/gfb5w
Made the mistake of reading the comments on a recent clickbait video about Jodie Whittaker saying something seemingly “woke” about Doctor Who. Truly, the vitriol that still continues against the actor is vile. For a show that has brought so many joy, why do we pull others down? What’s the point?
March 28, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Made the mistake of reading the comments on a recent clickbait video about Jodie Whittaker saying something seemingly “woke” about Doctor Who. Truly, the vitriol that still continues against the actor is vile. For a show that has brought so many joy, why do we pull others down? What’s the point?
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Utterly devastating situation in the UK TV production industry
"I see articles about factory closures when 100 people lose their jobs, and it makes national news. It’s 40 times worse for the film and TV industry, and nobody seems to notice.”
Same thing came up in a WGGB town-hall meeting this week. Politicians assume we're all rich, or forget we exist.
Same thing came up in a WGGB town-hall meeting this week. Politicians assume we're all rich, or forget we exist.
Senior TV producers take shelf-stacking jobs as UK industry remains in crisis
Experienced figures doing entry-level roles amid prolonged work drought since Covid and rise of online content
www.theguardian.com
March 9, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Utterly devastating situation in the UK TV production industry
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I'm grateful to Fen for being the first to speak about it publicly. Liminal 11, the publisher for my tarot deck, hasn't paid me or any other creator for over a year.
I’ve had a lot of individual messages so I figured I’d make a public post.
The publisher for Seed & Sickle, Folk Magic & Healing, and the Citadel (special edition only - this post doesn’t affect the standard edition of the deck, which is published by a different company) is no longer trading.
The publisher for Seed & Sickle, Folk Magic & Healing, and the Citadel (special edition only - this post doesn’t affect the standard edition of the deck, which is published by a different company) is no longer trading.
March 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I'm grateful to Fen for being the first to speak about it publicly. Liminal 11, the publisher for my tarot deck, hasn't paid me or any other creator for over a year.
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So cuts to benefits and cuts to support that helps us work (and be less reliant on benefits)? Disabled people don't disappear when government withdraws support... we just suffer.
Ministers appear to be set to announce cuts to a flagship disability employment scheme, just as the government is trying to push more disabled people towards the workplace.
Minister suggests cuts are coming to Access to Work scheme
Ministers appear to be set to announce cuts to a flagship disability employment scheme, just as the government is trying to push more disabled people towards the workplace. Sir Stephen Timms (pictu…
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February 14, 2025 at 8:34 AM
So cuts to benefits and cuts to support that helps us work (and be less reliant on benefits)? Disabled people don't disappear when government withdraws support... we just suffer.
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Just a snippet of @racheltaylorbeales.bsky.social and me - really looking forward to tonight’s gig in Swansea then I hope we’ll get the chance to create things again when I’m in Laugharne in March
January 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Just a snippet of @racheltaylorbeales.bsky.social and me - really looking forward to tonight’s gig in Swansea then I hope we’ll get the chance to create things again when I’m in Laugharne in March
If you ordered my daft doodle book from me, I’ve issued a refund to everyone. I didn’t get enough preorders to make it and I’d be making a loss. It’s also not completely finished yet and my hearts not in it. Rather refund. If I finish the book eventually, folks can order again.
January 24, 2025 at 8:25 PM
If you ordered my daft doodle book from me, I’ve issued a refund to everyone. I didn’t get enough preorders to make it and I’d be making a loss. It’s also not completely finished yet and my hearts not in it. Rather refund. If I finish the book eventually, folks can order again.
@mrewanmorrison.bsky.social Am I able to preorder your new book directly from you? Am I trying to get a sneaky signed copy? Maybe. Hahah! Happy to follow the links via your publisher.
January 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
@mrewanmorrison.bsky.social Am I able to preorder your new book directly from you? Am I trying to get a sneaky signed copy? Maybe. Hahah! Happy to follow the links via your publisher.
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A reminder and as Mind charity explain: "Blue Monday is a myth and it trivialises the experiences of the 1 in 6 people who struggle with depression."
January 20, 2025 at 8:59 AM
A reminder and as Mind charity explain: "Blue Monday is a myth and it trivialises the experiences of the 1 in 6 people who struggle with depression."
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one of the biggest and simplest ways to both do something, and FEEL like you’re doing something, is to find a small nonprofit with a cause you care about. donate, volunteer, join a board. offer pro bono skills if you have them (tech support, accounting, legal). help them fundraise. they need you
I think people feel exhausted in advance because we’ve trained ourselves to think marches and rallies are the only way to fight, when in fact there are much quieter, more effective, and less exhausting ways to fight - like not conceding in advance, and not panic-sharing stuff without vetting
January 2, 2025 at 12:47 AM
one of the biggest and simplest ways to both do something, and FEEL like you’re doing something, is to find a small nonprofit with a cause you care about. donate, volunteer, join a board. offer pro bono skills if you have them (tech support, accounting, legal). help them fundraise. they need you
I quit things when my mental illness tells me I’m useless. I quit things I’ve taken years building.
I quit making music as Laurence Made Me Cry. A project that earned me award nominations, took me on tours and enabled me to work with so many amazing people.
Laurence is coming out of retirement.
I quit making music as Laurence Made Me Cry. A project that earned me award nominations, took me on tours and enabled me to work with so many amazing people.
Laurence is coming out of retirement.
December 29, 2024 at 10:08 PM
I quit things when my mental illness tells me I’m useless. I quit things I’ve taken years building.
I quit making music as Laurence Made Me Cry. A project that earned me award nominations, took me on tours and enabled me to work with so many amazing people.
Laurence is coming out of retirement.
I quit making music as Laurence Made Me Cry. A project that earned me award nominations, took me on tours and enabled me to work with so many amazing people.
Laurence is coming out of retirement.