Judy Birkbeck
@judybirkbeck.bsky.social
Writer. Novel: Behind the Mask is Nothing publd. by Holland House Books, + many short stories in litmags. Passionate about wildlife gardening. judybirkbeck.co.uk
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This is an important and heartfelt letter. Unfortunately there has been a real blindspot among some people on the British and European left. We should oppose imperialism and fascism, wherever they occur.
heckle.scot/2025/11/an-o...
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An Open Letter to Zarah Sultana
Galina Rymbu, an activist living in Ukraine, responds to Zarah Sultana's recent remarks on support for Ukraine.
heckle.scot
November 23, 2025 at 9:24 AM
This is an important and heartfelt letter. Unfortunately there has been a real blindspot among some people on the British and European left. We should oppose imperialism and fascism, wherever they occur.
heckle.scot/2025/11/an-o...
heckle.scot/2025/11/an-o...
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Ex #BBC Director General Tim Davie was a huge fan of the #misinformation and Hate Speech of Nigel Farage.
#bbcqt #ReformUK #journalism #auspol
#bbcqt #ReformUK #journalism #auspol
November 9, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Ex #BBC Director General Tim Davie was a huge fan of the #misinformation and Hate Speech of Nigel Farage.
#bbcqt #ReformUK #journalism #auspol
#bbcqt #ReformUK #journalism #auspol
Fabulous news!
Insufficient space here to say it in detail - BUT - the high level is that I’ve just signed a book deal:
My memoir of ‘grief, collapse, recovery and big mountains’ will be published by Chatto & Windus (part of PRH) in Jan/Feb 2027. I’m ecstatic.
(Here’s one of the mountains.)
My memoir of ‘grief, collapse, recovery and big mountains’ will be published by Chatto & Windus (part of PRH) in Jan/Feb 2027. I’m ecstatic.
(Here’s one of the mountains.)
October 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Fabulous news!
We need to rewild 30% of the planet to restore nature & protect our wildlife, but Britain is falling behind. So I've signed this new petition calling on one of our biggest landowners - the Church of England - to rewild its land. Join me? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
Help save nature by rewilding the Church’s massive landholdings!
We need to rewild 30% of the planet to restore nature & protect our wildlife, but Britain is falling behind. So I've signed this new petition calling on one of our biggest landowners - the Church ...
you.38degrees.org.uk
October 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
We need to rewild 30% of the planet to restore nature & protect our wildlife, but Britain is falling behind. So I've signed this new petition calling on one of our biggest landowners - the Church of England - to rewild its land. Join me? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
Congratulations, Kate!
Exciting day out today at the prize giving for the @bridportprize Memoir Award where I won runner up back in March.
Lesson for life: always prepare a mini-speech for this type of event, or you’ll get caught on the hop, be over-caffeinated, be fazed by the stage lighting, and will gabble.
Lesson for life: always prepare a mini-speech for this type of event, or you’ll get caught on the hop, be over-caffeinated, be fazed by the stage lighting, and will gabble.
October 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Congratulations, Kate!
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Just over £13k still needed to save 112 acres of nature-rich land amid the dairy pastures of Devon. Please chip in if you can, or share this widely.
PLEASE SAVE BEER MILL FOR NATURE
Help us save 112 acres of rare, species-rich land in Devon for nature
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
October 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Just over £13k still needed to save 112 acres of nature-rich land amid the dairy pastures of Devon. Please chip in if you can, or share this widely.
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There's good reason why the oil and gas industry lobbies so hard for carbon capture - because it's the one 'climate solution' that wouldn't necessarily require shutting down the oil and gas industry
But it doesn't work. They need to be shut down
But it doesn't work. They need to be shut down
📢 🚨New Report - How the UK oil and gas industry spent 15 years pushing for subsidies & incentives for Carbon Capture and Storage rather than regulatory accountability or science-based emissions reductions; maintaining a funding pipeline for a technology yet to deliver on its promises 👇
The UK Oil and Gas Industry's Advocacy on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)
New analysis from InfluenceMap suggests that for more than 15 years, the oil and gas industry has systematically pushed the UK government to adopt a costly, emissions-intensive energy policy agenda de...
influencemap.org
October 8, 2025 at 10:22 AM
There's good reason why the oil and gas industry lobbies so hard for carbon capture - because it's the one 'climate solution' that wouldn't necessarily require shutting down the oil and gas industry
But it doesn't work. They need to be shut down
But it doesn't work. They need to be shut down
Congratulations, Ian!
My contributor copy has arrived!
Pub date 13th October @saltpublishing.com Pre-orders: www.saltpublishing.com/products/bes...
Pub date 13th October @saltpublishing.com Pre-orders: www.saltpublishing.com/products/bes...
September 30, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Congratulations, Ian!
RIP Tony Harrison
September 27, 2025 at 11:08 AM
RIP Tony Harrison
Thanking @frazzledlit.bsky.social for showcasing my story.
A showcase in the link below of some more talented writers from Issue 3.
@langleyshields.bsky.social @judybirkbeck.bsky.social
Seamus Scanlon
Seamus Moran
@langleyshields.bsky.social @judybirkbeck.bsky.social
Seamus Scanlon
Seamus Moran
I’m feeling a little less frazzled after my break, and am ready to bring you our first showcase of those stories you might have missed from Issue 3 of @frazzledlitmag!
Featuring:
@langleyshields
Seamus Scanlon
@judybirkbeck
Seamus Moran
www.frazzledlit.com/p/issue-3-sh...
Featuring:
@langleyshields
Seamus Scanlon
@judybirkbeck
Seamus Moran
www.frazzledlit.com/p/issue-3-sh...
September 14, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Thanking @frazzledlit.bsky.social for showcasing my story.
Love this!
I am getting very soppy in my old age, but this brought tears to my eyes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfUE...
The most INSANE Bohemian Rhapsody Flashmob you will ever see!!
YouTube video by Julien Cohen
www.youtube.com
September 10, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Love this!
Keep fracking out of Britain
Reform UK are yelling “drill, baby, drill” 🙄 But fracking is reckless & won’t even cut bills. Time to end this nonsense. Tell Ed Miliband: BAN FRACKING permanently. Add your name:
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ke...
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ke...
Keep fracking out of Britain!
I live in Lincolnshire, and a new gas field has been found nearby. Reform UK are already shouting “drill, baby, drill,” and fracking isn’t banned - it’s only paused. That means they could start drilli...
you.38degrees.org.uk
September 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Keep fracking out of Britain
Delighted to be included in this issue.
And we are live with Issue 3!
Thanks to all who made this possible, including the wonderful @nualaoconnor.bsky.social for judging the competition that brought this issue to life.
www.frazzledlit.com/p/issue-3-ha...
Thanks to all who made this possible, including the wonderful @nualaoconnor.bsky.social for judging the competition that brought this issue to life.
www.frazzledlit.com/p/issue-3-ha...
Issue 3 Has Landed!
Welcome to our Frazzled Lit Short Story Award 2025 issue!
www.frazzledlit.com
September 2, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Delighted to be included in this issue.
Looking forward to this
Tomorrow is the big day!
Issue 3 drops in the morning.
We've got a tight packed issue waiting for you all, and we can't wait to release it.
Fire up the last of the summer BBQs cause it's a smokin' hot one!
Issue 3 drops in the morning.
We've got a tight packed issue waiting for you all, and we can't wait to release it.
Fire up the last of the summer BBQs cause it's a smokin' hot one!
August 30, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Looking forward to this
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The billionaire press barons must be having a right laugh…
Here we are distracted & arguing over asylum seekers (0.2% of the population)
Meanwhile, billionaires (just 0.0002% of the population) hoard more wealth than half the UK
Immigration isn’t draining us
Inequality is.
Here we are distracted & arguing over asylum seekers (0.2% of the population)
Meanwhile, billionaires (just 0.0002% of the population) hoard more wealth than half the UK
Immigration isn’t draining us
Inequality is.
August 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The billionaire press barons must be having a right laugh…
Here we are distracted & arguing over asylum seekers (0.2% of the population)
Meanwhile, billionaires (just 0.0002% of the population) hoard more wealth than half the UK
Immigration isn’t draining us
Inequality is.
Here we are distracted & arguing over asylum seekers (0.2% of the population)
Meanwhile, billionaires (just 0.0002% of the population) hoard more wealth than half the UK
Immigration isn’t draining us
Inequality is.
#BattleshipPotemkin, 100 years on and still brilliant.
August 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
#BattleshipPotemkin, 100 years on and still brilliant.
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Israel just changed the barcode for their country’s products from 729 to 871 as the boycott of their products is biting into their economies. Please share this information so that the #boycott continues …… !!!!
March 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Israel just changed the barcode for their country’s products from 729 to 871 as the boycott of their products is biting into their economies. Please share this information so that the #boycott continues …… !!!!
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If you want to do your bit to help, this is a a simple boycott list that features Israeli companies and global entities with significant activities in Israel:
boycott-israel.org/boycott.html
boycott-israel.org/boycott.html
Boycott Israel - A Simple Boycott List
A simple boycott list of Israeli and global firms active in Israel, guiding purchases to pressure the government and uphold international law.
boycott-israel.org
August 10, 2025 at 9:58 PM
If you want to do your bit to help, this is a a simple boycott list that features Israeli companies and global entities with significant activities in Israel:
boycott-israel.org/boycott.html
boycott-israel.org/boycott.html
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This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Stop Burning Our Moors: Protect our kids, not grouse hunts.
Wealthy landowners are burning our moorlands for grouse shooting on the land. But the toxic smoke from this burning blows over surrounding communities and releases tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere...
you.38degrees.org.uk
August 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
My favourite stories are the ones that get rejected most. 63 times is the record.
Been writing and submitting some truly weird shit lately. Much of it rejected, as it probably should be — but part of the process of figuring out what the actual fuck I'm trying to write about...
Anybody else get oddly fonder of a piece the more it gets declined? Like a stinky old rescue dog.
Anybody else get oddly fonder of a piece the more it gets declined? Like a stinky old rescue dog.
August 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
My favourite stories are the ones that get rejected most. 63 times is the record.
Delighted to be on the highly commended list!
We are delighted to announce our shortlisted and highly commended writers for the Short Story Award!
Thanks to everyone who entered this competition. And congratulations to the writers on this list. Le creme in the coffee!
www.frazzledlit.com/p/announcing...
Thanks to everyone who entered this competition. And congratulations to the writers on this list. Le creme in the coffee!
www.frazzledlit.com/p/announcing...
SHORTLIST and HIGHLY COMMENDED
The cream of the crop!
www.frazzledlit.com
August 3, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Delighted to be on the highly commended list!
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New research from Pesticide Action Network reveals the extent of pesticide use by UK councils. These are poisons being sprayed in your street, your local park. Pls share.
For links to the full report & to find out what you can do, follow the link below
www.pan-uk.org/pesticide-fr...
For links to the full report & to find out what you can do, follow the link below
www.pan-uk.org/pesticide-fr...
July 30, 2025 at 8:31 AM
New research from Pesticide Action Network reveals the extent of pesticide use by UK councils. These are poisons being sprayed in your street, your local park. Pls share.
For links to the full report & to find out what you can do, follow the link below
www.pan-uk.org/pesticide-fr...
For links to the full report & to find out what you can do, follow the link below
www.pan-uk.org/pesticide-fr...
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Today, the UK government intends to ban the non-violent protesters Palestine Action as a "terrorist" group, exposing anyone supporting them to terrorism charges. In 2 days, 380,000 people have watched this video on YT alone.
You're going to need a bigger prison.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECkV...
You're going to need a bigger prison.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECkV...
Sharing This Video Could Get You 14 Years in Prison
YouTube video by Double Down News
www.youtube.com
June 30, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Today, the UK government intends to ban the non-violent protesters Palestine Action as a "terrorist" group, exposing anyone supporting them to terrorism charges. In 2 days, 380,000 people have watched this video on YT alone.
You're going to need a bigger prison.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECkV...
You're going to need a bigger prison.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECkV...
Outrageous. Won't stop me supporting Palestine.
If thousands of us stand up and say "I support #PalestineAction", what is the government going to do? Lock us all up for "terrorism" offences?
This is where we show them how solidarity works.
My latest with the great @doubledown.news
This is where we show them how solidarity works.
My latest with the great @doubledown.news
Sharing This Video Could Get You 14 Years in Prison @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
June 27, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Outrageous. Won't stop me supporting Palestine.
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IMPORTANT. Please sign and repost. This petition is based on our recent research which found that English rivers are universally contaminated with these potent neurotoxic insecticides, the source being treated dogs and cats. Link in comment below.
June 26, 2025 at 8:43 AM
IMPORTANT. Please sign and repost. This petition is based on our recent research which found that English rivers are universally contaminated with these potent neurotoxic insecticides, the source being treated dogs and cats. Link in comment below.