James Hawes
@jameshawes.bsky.social
Father of three boys. Married to an Irishwoman. Ex-novelist. Historian. Teacher of writing. Novel “Speak for England” (2005) predicted Brexit - “it deserves some kind of prescience prize" (Observer, 2017).
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@waterstones.bsky.social
Can’t wait to be back at your wonderful bookshop - where I spent so many happy hours when I was doing my PhD at #UCL! - to launch this at 6.30 on Monday 9 March… All welcome. It will be a fast and furious, entirely visually-based event!
Can’t wait to be back at your wonderful bookshop - where I spent so many happy hours when I was doing my PhD at #UCL! - to launch this at 6.30 on Monday 9 March… All welcome. It will be a fast and furious, entirely visually-based event!
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Tolle Idee, um den Umstieg attraktiver zu machen: „In zwei Dritteln der Haushalte verschwand demnach das Auto komplett, oft sei zumindest der Zweitwagen abgeschafft worden.“
Deutschlandticket: Frankfurter geben Autos auf für ein Jahr kostenlosen Nahverkehr
Wer sein Auto abgibt, erhält ein Jahr kostenloses Deutschlandticket. Mit dem Angebot will die Stadt Frankfurt am Main Menschen zum Umstieg auf den öffentlichen Nahverkehr motivieren. Nun zeigen sich e...
www.spiegel.de
February 13, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Tolle Idee, um den Umstieg attraktiver zu machen: „In zwei Dritteln der Haushalte verschwand demnach das Auto komplett, oft sei zumindest der Zweitwagen abgeschafft worden.“
“Für einen, dessen bürgerlicher Beruf das Schreiben ist, kam er jämmerlich langsam von der Stelle, und wer ihn sah, mußte zu der Anschauung gelangen, daß ein Schriftsteller ein Mann ist, dem das Schreiben schwerer fällt als allen anderen Leuten.”
Thomas Mann, „Tristan“
Thomas Mann, „Tristan“
Absolutely. This Darwin quote sums up every writer’s life.
I think I might copy ‘I am languid and bedevilled and hate writing and hate everybody’
February 13, 2026 at 11:21 AM
“Für einen, dessen bürgerlicher Beruf das Schreiben ist, kam er jämmerlich langsam von der Stelle, und wer ihn sah, mußte zu der Anschauung gelangen, daß ein Schriftsteller ein Mann ist, dem das Schreiben schwerer fällt als allen anderen Leuten.”
Thomas Mann, „Tristan“
Thomas Mann, „Tristan“
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Thanks to all the charlatans, quacks and fools who've allowed measles to reach my child's secondary school in London
February 12, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Thanks to all the charlatans, quacks and fools who've allowed measles to reach my child's secondary school in London
I think his Land Rover clone says everything you need to know about him.
February 12, 2026 at 12:21 PM
I think his Land Rover clone says everything you need to know about him.
It is an excellent book.
February 12, 2026 at 11:44 AM
It is an excellent book.
You are entirely right except for one little detail. It started in 2013-15 when Cameron yielded to the “swivel-eyed loons” in his own constituency associations and ran campaign which portrayed the SNP as the deadly enemy.
They diagnosis in brief: English nationalism.
They diagnosis in brief: English nationalism.
February 12, 2026 at 11:43 AM
You are entirely right except for one little detail. It started in 2013-15 when Cameron yielded to the “swivel-eyed loons” in his own constituency associations and ran campaign which portrayed the SNP as the deadly enemy.
They diagnosis in brief: English nationalism.
They diagnosis in brief: English nationalism.
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Russian analysts nevertheless acknowledge the importance of Thiel’s techno-theological thought and his critique of contemporary liberalism.“ on the Connection of Thiel. And Dugin. Worth a read. ridl.io/the-dark-enl...
The Dark Enlightenment and the Return of Political Theology in Russia and the United States – Riddle Russia
Maria Engström examines the Dark Enlightenment in Russia and the US: a philosophical doctrine that reintegrates metaphysical elements into political thought and promotes a new authoritarian world orde...
ridl.io
February 12, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Russian analysts nevertheless acknowledge the importance of Thiel’s techno-theological thought and his critique of contemporary liberalism.“ on the Connection of Thiel. And Dugin. Worth a read. ridl.io/the-dark-enl...
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“Are you firmly in favour of rejoining the European Union?" - Robert Peston
“Firmly very much in favour. Brexit has been a disaster under any criteria, under any measure" - Zack Polanski
“Firmly very much in favour. Brexit has been a disaster under any criteria, under any measure" - Zack Polanski
February 12, 2026 at 6:54 AM
“Are you firmly in favour of rejoining the European Union?" - Robert Peston
“Firmly very much in favour. Brexit has been a disaster under any criteria, under any measure" - Zack Polanski
“Firmly very much in favour. Brexit has been a disaster under any criteria, under any measure" - Zack Polanski
It’s beginning to feel a lot like…
Please help to send the fiery cross around!
Please help to send the fiery cross around!
February 12, 2026 at 11:28 AM
It’s beginning to feel a lot like…
Please help to send the fiery cross around!
Please help to send the fiery cross around!
Not sure where they’re going!
February 11, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Not sure where they’re going!
Yesterday, I signed this entire pile of books in three hours. An extremely bizarre experience in this age where we hardly pick up a pen from one week to the next. Somewhat like partaking in a touchingly ancient ceremony, the purpose of which has got lost…
February 11, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Yesterday, I signed this entire pile of books in three hours. An extremely bizarre experience in this age where we hardly pick up a pen from one week to the next. Somewhat like partaking in a touchingly ancient ceremony, the purpose of which has got lost…
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Oh nein die armen Tech-Milliardäre sind da rein geraten ohne ihr zutun
February 9, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Oh nein die armen Tech-Milliardäre sind da rein geraten ohne ihr zutun
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No-one seems to have noticed, but many of the core developments in the Mandelson/Epstein story these last few days have been broken on this website. @pickardje.bsky.social and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social are both posting each breaking development on BlueSky, not X.
February 10, 2026 at 11:40 AM
No-one seems to have noticed, but many of the core developments in the Mandelson/Epstein story these last few days have been broken on this website. @pickardje.bsky.social and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social are both posting each breaking development on BlueSky, not X.
And here’s why Ireland should be very, very interested in the collapse of Labour in Britain: my 2023 prediction (and, I suspected by the end of our memorable interview, privately that of the most eminent Co.Tyrone man in the UK establishment)…
www.newstatesman.com/long-reads/2...
www.newstatesman.com/long-reads/2...
February 9, 2026 at 9:36 AM
And here’s why Ireland should be very, very interested in the collapse of Labour in Britain: my 2023 prediction (and, I suspected by the end of our memorable interview, privately that of the most eminent Co.Tyrone man in the UK establishment)…
www.newstatesman.com/long-reads/2...
www.newstatesman.com/long-reads/2...
And here’s why Ireland should be very, very interested in the collapse of Labour in Britain: my 2023 prediction (and, I suspected by the end of our memorable interview, privately that of the most eminent Co.Tyrone man in the UK establishment)…
www.newstatesman.com/long-reads/2...
www.newstatesman.com/long-reads/2...
The twilight of the British Union
If Labour wins the next election it will face nationalist opponents in Scotland and England. Could the UK survive?
www.newstatesman.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:35 AM
And here’s why Ireland should be very, very interested in the collapse of Labour in Britain: my 2023 prediction (and, I suspected by the end of our memorable interview, privately that of the most eminent Co.Tyrone man in the UK establishment)…
www.newstatesman.com/long-reads/2...
www.newstatesman.com/long-reads/2...
You still get page proofs!?
February 9, 2026 at 9:19 AM
You still get page proofs!?
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They also look like they hate each other. Possibly everything.
February 8, 2026 at 9:59 PM
They also look like they hate each other. Possibly everything.
And they have in common?
Hate taxes. Hate “little people“ banding together in liberal democracies (especially transnational bodies like the EU) and daring to limit them.
The only freedom they care about is the freedom to do WTF they like with their money.
www.forbes.com/sites/zachar...
Hate taxes. Hate “little people“ banding together in liberal democracies (especially transnational bodies like the EU) and daring to limit them.
The only freedom they care about is the freedom to do WTF they like with their money.
www.forbes.com/sites/zachar...
Epstein Files Photo Shows Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk At Dinner
Epstein emailed himself the photo, possibly after a dinner with tech moguls.
www.forbes.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:55 PM
And they have in common?
Hate taxes. Hate “little people“ banding together in liberal democracies (especially transnational bodies like the EU) and daring to limit them.
The only freedom they care about is the freedom to do WTF they like with their money.
www.forbes.com/sites/zachar...
Hate taxes. Hate “little people“ banding together in liberal democracies (especially transnational bodies like the EU) and daring to limit them.
The only freedom they care about is the freedom to do WTF they like with their money.
www.forbes.com/sites/zachar...
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Congratulations to Chasity Verret Martinez on her election to represent House District 60.
She was outspent 3-to-1 and still won. This is what happens when grassroots Democrats show up and organize.
Proud of this win and excited to keep building power together. #LaDemos
She was outspent 3-to-1 and still won. This is what happens when grassroots Democrats show up and organize.
Proud of this win and excited to keep building power together. #LaDemos
February 8, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Congratulations to Chasity Verret Martinez on her election to represent House District 60.
She was outspent 3-to-1 and still won. This is what happens when grassroots Democrats show up and organize.
Proud of this win and excited to keep building power together. #LaDemos
She was outspent 3-to-1 and still won. This is what happens when grassroots Democrats show up and organize.
Proud of this win and excited to keep building power together. #LaDemos
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Also, as Prof Diarmaid Ferriter has shown, they were wildly over-recruited from the only British cities (Glasgow, Liverpool) where the sectarian Orange Order was part of life (36% of Black and Tans came from those two cities, which together represented only 4.3% of the British population).
February 8, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Also, as Prof Diarmaid Ferriter has shown, they were wildly over-recruited from the only British cities (Glasgow, Liverpool) where the sectarian Orange Order was part of life (36% of Black and Tans came from those two cities, which together represented only 4.3% of the British population).
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There are all sorts of parallels for what the Trump regime is doing to American cities but you could do a lot worse than looking at Ireland under British rule and Northern Ireland during the Troubles for a better understanding - a populace viewed as fundamentally hostile, little restraint, etc.
February 3, 2026 at 5:16 PM
There are all sorts of parallels for what the Trump regime is doing to American cities but you could do a lot worse than looking at Ireland under British rule and Northern Ireland during the Troubles for a better understanding - a populace viewed as fundamentally hostile, little restraint, etc.
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Counterpoint: Democrats want ICE razed more thoroughly than Carthage in 146 BC, the ideological territory in which it operates salted so thoroughly it never grows again, and every single one of these goons in front of a judge to face justice for their crimes.
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
February 3, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Counterpoint: Democrats want ICE razed more thoroughly than Carthage in 146 BC, the ideological territory in which it operates salted so thoroughly it never grows again, and every single one of these goons in front of a judge to face justice for their crimes.
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it’s genuinely reassuring to me that this is the most miserable and paranoid person in the entire world
February 5, 2026 at 1:16 AM
it’s genuinely reassuring to me that this is the most miserable and paranoid person in the entire world
Hi @patrickwyman.bsky.social
Loved your episode on St Patrick. If you fancy doing something together, this is my latest, out just before St Patrick’s Day…
Loved your episode on St Patrick. If you fancy doing something together, this is my latest, out just before St Patrick’s Day…
February 8, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Hi @patrickwyman.bsky.social
Loved your episode on St Patrick. If you fancy doing something together, this is my latest, out just before St Patrick’s Day…
Loved your episode on St Patrick. If you fancy doing something together, this is my latest, out just before St Patrick’s Day…