Michelle Cook Author
@cookiem72.bsky.social
Eco worrier | novelist | Co-Editor-in-Chief @westenglandbylines.co.uk | Debut novel Tipping Point Genre Winner 2022 Page Turner Awards
https://www.michellecookauthor.com
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Oooh… been doing some mood board stuff for my publisher and I’m so excited that my book will be out soon!!! #booksky
🚨Our BBC is under attack 🚨 We can't let those that want to see it torn up & replaced by the likes of GBNews or Fox win. Sign the open letter now to demand the new BBC boss is someone that will protect the BBC, not let its enemies tear it down: act.38degrees.org.uk/act/bbc-dg-o...
Sign the petition: save our BBC: don't let the likes of Trump and his UK cronies meddle with our public broadcaster
🚨Our BBC is under attack 🚨 We can't let those that want to see it torn up & replaced by the likes of GBNews or Fox win. Sign the open letter now to demand the new BBC boss is someone that will protect...
act.38degrees.org.uk
November 10, 2025 at 9:43 PM
🚨Our BBC is under attack 🚨 We can't let those that want to see it torn up & replaced by the likes of GBNews or Fox win. Sign the open letter now to demand the new BBC boss is someone that will protect the BBC, not let its enemies tear it down: act.38degrees.org.uk/act/bbc-dg-o...
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
This is why don’t appease
November 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This is why don’t appease
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Glad that someone has finally taken responsibility for the appalling assault on democracy that was the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
November 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Glad that someone has finally taken responsibility for the appalling assault on democracy that was the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
The really infuriating thing about this is they didn’t have to do that edit. It was really fucking obvious that Trump was inciting that crowd without taking a sledgehammer to his speech.
November 9, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The really infuriating thing about this is they didn’t have to do that edit. It was really fucking obvious that Trump was inciting that crowd without taking a sledgehammer to his speech.
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And another councillor defection - after another two in London!
Over and over again people speaking out against this Labour Government and joining the hopeful movement in the Green Party!
Huge welcome to Caroline! 🎉
www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/news/politic...
Over and over again people speaking out against this Labour Government and joining the hopeful movement in the Green Party!
Huge welcome to Caroline! 🎉
www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/news/politic...
Former Labour councillor defects to Bedford Green Party
Independent councillor Caroline White (Kempston Central and East ward) has joined the Green Party.
www.bedfordtoday.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 8:13 AM
And another councillor defection - after another two in London!
Over and over again people speaking out against this Labour Government and joining the hopeful movement in the Green Party!
Huge welcome to Caroline! 🎉
www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/news/politic...
Over and over again people speaking out against this Labour Government and joining the hopeful movement in the Green Party!
Huge welcome to Caroline! 🎉
www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/news/politic...
It was an absolute honour to help. This is a power piece by @lizziejones.bsky.social
My 1st Proper Bluesky Post with My 1st Article for West England Bylines. I am sad that this Article needed to be written, I am glad that the @westenglandbylines.co.uk and @bylinesnetwork.co.uk exists to allow people to write and add to the public discourse. Special thanks to @cookiem72.bsky.social.
The Motability scheme is not “low-hanging fruit” for public service cuts
The Motability scheme is a lifeline for some disabled people like me but I hope you never need it
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westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/equ...
The Motability scheme is a lifeline for some disabled people like me but I hope you never need it
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@lizziejones.bsky.social
westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/equ...
November 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
It was an absolute honour to help. This is a power piece by @lizziejones.bsky.social
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Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
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Overshooting 1.5°C wasn't 'inevitable.'
We've been pushed by fossil fuel giants & governments that pander to them.
Every delay, every oil field, every broken promise made this crisis worse.
Keir Starmer, will you promise to leave Rosebank undeveloped?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We've been pushed by fossil fuel giants & governments that pander to them.
Every delay, every oil field, every broken promise made this crisis worse.
Keir Starmer, will you promise to leave Rosebank undeveloped?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Overshooting 1.5°C wasn't 'inevitable.'
We've been pushed by fossil fuel giants & governments that pander to them.
Every delay, every oil field, every broken promise made this crisis worse.
Keir Starmer, will you promise to leave Rosebank undeveloped?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We've been pushed by fossil fuel giants & governments that pander to them.
Every delay, every oil field, every broken promise made this crisis worse.
Keir Starmer, will you promise to leave Rosebank undeveloped?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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October 27, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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October 21, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Thank you to everyone at the #NO_KINGS rallies for making your voices heard & being part of history.
The massive crowds were joyful, passionate & spectacular!
So were the signs...
The massive crowds were joyful, passionate & spectacular!
So were the signs...
October 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Thank you to everyone at the #NO_KINGS rallies for making your voices heard & being part of history.
The massive crowds were joyful, passionate & spectacular!
So were the signs...
The massive crowds were joyful, passionate & spectacular!
So were the signs...
Does Starmer always subscribe to ‘British values’?
Starmer's actions tend to reflect a different set of values, not 'British values'
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...
Starmer's actions tend to reflect a different set of values, not 'British values'
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...
Does Starmer always subscribe to ‘British values’?
Starmer's actions tend to reflect a different set of values, not 'British values'
northeastbylines.co.uk
October 17, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Does Starmer always subscribe to ‘British values’?
Starmer's actions tend to reflect a different set of values, not 'British values'
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...
Starmer's actions tend to reflect a different set of values, not 'British values'
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...
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The Green Party is polling higher than ever before. Our membership is growing rapidly.
And every single day we are surging.
Where Labour have failed, the Left must be ready to take on Reform.
news.sky.com/story/bring-...
And every single day we are surging.
Where Labour have failed, the Left must be ready to take on Reform.
news.sky.com/story/bring-...
'Bring it on': Left-wing activists gather for fight back against the right - and Labour
Zack Polanski, Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana will headline a left-wing festival in Manchester this weekend - as progressive voters look for an alternative to Labour.
news.sky.com
October 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The Green Party is polling higher than ever before. Our membership is growing rapidly.
And every single day we are surging.
Where Labour have failed, the Left must be ready to take on Reform.
news.sky.com/story/bring-...
And every single day we are surging.
Where Labour have failed, the Left must be ready to take on Reform.
news.sky.com/story/bring-...
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BREAKING: This Trump / Epstein statue to honor “friendship month” was mysteriously placed on the national mall. I love it.
Don’t stop talking about Epstein.
Don’t stop talking about Epstein.
September 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
BREAKING: This Trump / Epstein statue to honor “friendship month” was mysteriously placed on the national mall. I love it.
Don’t stop talking about Epstein.
Don’t stop talking about Epstein.
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Reform hold a press conference every Monday, for which they trail a policy announcement in that morning’s papers. Given Monday is a slow news day, that often means they lead the papers – and so the breakfast shows, and so they set the agenda for the week.
It’s a good trick, but easy to counter!
It’s a good trick, but easy to counter!
September 22, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Reform hold a press conference every Monday, for which they trail a policy announcement in that morning’s papers. Given Monday is a slow news day, that often means they lead the papers – and so the breakfast shows, and so they set the agenda for the week.
It’s a good trick, but easy to counter!
It’s a good trick, but easy to counter!
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I have defended the BBC again and again.
No more.
No more.
For 56 minutes Sky News and BBC News interrupted everything else and carried a Reform UK feed live, uninterrupted, unchallenged. The stream spluttered, froze, pixelated - dozens of times - still they stuck with it. FOR ONE HOUR.
This is an editorial choice. No other party gets this coverage. ~AA
This is an editorial choice. No other party gets this coverage. ~AA
September 22, 2025 at 11:05 AM
I have defended the BBC again and again.
No more.
No more.
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BREAKING: Eric Swalwell just told the FCC chairman to hire a lawyer and preserve records because they will be held accountable in 2027 when democrats take the House.
Oh and he’s wearing a Jimmy Kimmel hat.
Oh and he’s wearing a Jimmy Kimmel hat.
September 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
BREAKING: Eric Swalwell just told the FCC chairman to hire a lawyer and preserve records because they will be held accountable in 2027 when democrats take the House.
Oh and he’s wearing a Jimmy Kimmel hat.
Oh and he’s wearing a Jimmy Kimmel hat.
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The last political column I was allowed to write in the @washingtonpost.com was a criticism of Obama.
His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful.
Now he is tweeting in support of me.
This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*.
Or used to work.
His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful.
Now he is tweeting in support of me.
This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*.
Or used to work.
September 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The last political column I was allowed to write in the @washingtonpost.com was a criticism of Obama.
His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful.
Now he is tweeting in support of me.
This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*.
Or used to work.
His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful.
Now he is tweeting in support of me.
This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*.
Or used to work.
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Democracies don't have some god-given right to prevail. Great nations can descend into autocracy, and more - throughout history - great civilisations have been known to crumble practically overnight.
80 years of peace and relative prosperity have lulled millions into believing it all immutable.
80 years of peace and relative prosperity have lulled millions into believing it all immutable.
September 18, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Democracies don't have some god-given right to prevail. Great nations can descend into autocracy, and more - throughout history - great civilisations have been known to crumble practically overnight.
80 years of peace and relative prosperity have lulled millions into believing it all immutable.
80 years of peace and relative prosperity have lulled millions into believing it all immutable.
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So good to see Stevenage decking the town in preparation for the kick-off of the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup tomorrow. 🏉
Well done lads! The ladies appreciate your support. 🙌
Well done lads! The ladies appreciate your support. 🙌
August 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM
So good to see Stevenage decking the town in preparation for the kick-off of the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup tomorrow. 🏉
Well done lads! The ladies appreciate your support. 🙌
Well done lads! The ladies appreciate your support. 🙌
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More of this sort of thing please
I have written to Nigel Farage in response to his visit to my constituency of Bicester and Woodstock today.
August 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
More of this sort of thing please
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August 25, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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