Ross Bradshaw
@rossbradshaw.bsky.social
Bookseller and publisher at Five Leaves Bookshop in Nottingham. Libertarian socialist. Scot. That's all you need to know.
What will the Faragists say? Their man has just handed a bunch of UK voters their P45s by slapping a tariff on British goods.
April 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
What will the Faragists say? Their man has just handed a bunch of UK voters their P45s by slapping a tariff on British goods.
Walked through Nottingham's green space near the library today. Peaceful, clean, relaxed, and the green space was too. Lots of people sitting about doing nothing much or eating their lunch. The prophets of doom will be disappointed.
April 1, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Walked through Nottingham's green space near the library today. Peaceful, clean, relaxed, and the green space was too. Lots of people sitting about doing nothing much or eating their lunch. The prophets of doom will be disappointed.
Still called that!
March 31, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Still called that!
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This is the point of our struggle — when we understand how everything is interconnected, when we fight as a mass movement grounded in shared interests, we are capable of fundamentally changing our reality.
Heli Mishel is a member of the Standing Together national leadership.
Heli Mishel is a member of the Standing Together national leadership.
March 31, 2025 at 4:27 PM
This is the point of our struggle — when we understand how everything is interconnected, when we fight as a mass movement grounded in shared interests, we are capable of fundamentally changing our reality.
Heli Mishel is a member of the Standing Together national leadership.
Heli Mishel is a member of the Standing Together national leadership.
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On Monday our instagram account was hacked and then deleted. We received a ransom note to recover it; obviously we couldn't and wouldn't pay, and therefore lost thousands of followers. Meta support was useless. But we're BACK with a new account: @littletollerbooks. Can you follow us there and share?
March 28, 2025 at 1:46 PM
On Monday our instagram account was hacked and then deleted. We received a ransom note to recover it; obviously we couldn't and wouldn't pay, and therefore lost thousands of followers. Meta support was useless. But we're BACK with a new account: @littletollerbooks. Can you follow us there and share?
Blush
Further Substack shenanigans… this time a piece on Midlands* indie bookshops. I’d love you to have a read if you’ve got time. 😊📚
* the bit between the North and South
open.substack.com/pub/beardedb...
* the bit between the North and South
open.substack.com/pub/beardedb...
March 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Blush
Is there a way of reading this without joining Substack?
March 27, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Is there a way of reading this without joining Substack?
I couldn't afford one, and can't drive, but for the record I will not buy a Tesla on principle rather than those other reasons.
March 15, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I couldn't afford one, and can't drive, but for the record I will not buy a Tesla on principle rather than those other reasons.
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Calling for donations to this fund supporting Palestinian communities living under occupation & amidst state backed settler violence. Please forward the appeal far and wide:
March 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Calling for donations to this fund supporting Palestinian communities living under occupation & amidst state backed settler violence. Please forward the appeal far and wide:
There is a word - eugenics
Per Dr Atul Gawande, ex USAID: “All malaria supplies protecting 53 million people, mostly children, including bed nets, diagnostics, preventive drugs, and treatments – terminated.”
There are no words that sufficiently describe this level of cruelty and sadism.
There are no words that sufficiently describe this level of cruelty and sadism.
February 28, 2025 at 8:25 AM
There is a word - eugenics
Idea. Suddenly March's Jenny Erpenbeck's Kairos seems a tad modern, and tonight's short fiction by @giselleleeb.bsky.social seems positively something or other compared to Austen. I confess a degree of nervousness.
February 27, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Idea. Suddenly March's Jenny Erpenbeck's Kairos seems a tad modern, and tonight's short fiction by @giselleleeb.bsky.social seems positively something or other compared to Austen. I confess a degree of nervousness.
Bu**** me. The bookshop fiction group is discussing Jane Austen's Persuasion in April. Out with the experimental novel, begone translation, weird fantasy is so last century. We're going back another century. Never read Austen in my life before. Can't lie. I suggested it. There was acclaim for the
February 27, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Bu**** me. The bookshop fiction group is discussing Jane Austen's Persuasion in April. Out with the experimental novel, begone translation, weird fantasy is so last century. We're going back another century. Never read Austen in my life before. Can't lie. I suggested it. There was acclaim for the
“We don’t want to be falsely accused, and we are determined to challenge these slanders and clear our name. It’s important to do this with the backing of the community and the wider network of freedom and book lovers."
#BooksellingIsNotACrime
#BooksellingIsNotACrime
Jerusalem's Educational Bookshop owners speak out after arrest
After their arrest, Mahmoud and Ahmad Muna are determined to rebuild their bookstore, despite the lasting trauma and damage caused by the Israeli police raid
www.newarab.com
February 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
At tonight's well attended Five Leaves Bookshop lecture on the film Chinatown by Michael Eaton, there were two people who had never seen the film. Naturally both of us work at the bookshop. Pretty sure both of us will be going next time it's on at Broadway. Not just out of shame.
February 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
At tonight's well attended Five Leaves Bookshop lecture on the film Chinatown by Michael Eaton, there were two people who had never seen the film. Naturally both of us work at the bookshop. Pretty sure both of us will be going next time it's on at Broadway. Not just out of shame.
The bookshop also has free tote bags to go with
February 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The bookshop also has free tote bags to go with
Who the heck was that then? And to think I held the door open for them too.
February 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Who the heck was that then? And to think I held the door open for them too.
Some of us did buy an ice cream tub. Never Kiara though. Standards to keep up.
February 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Some of us did buy an ice cream tub. Never Kiara though. Standards to keep up.
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Kudos to @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social
February 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Kudos to @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social
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Defend Ukraine
Trump is selling out Ukraine. We need the UK government to stand with Ukraine.
Protest: Saturday Brian Clough Statue at 12 Noon.
Vigil: Monday, Brian Clough Statue, 6pm.
Trump is selling out Ukraine. We need the UK government to stand with Ukraine.
Protest: Saturday Brian Clough Statue at 12 Noon.
Vigil: Monday, Brian Clough Statue, 6pm.
Ukraine Solidarity March 12 noon 22 Feb and vigil 6pm 24 Feb - Nottingham Brian Clough Statue.
February 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Defend Ukraine
Trump is selling out Ukraine. We need the UK government to stand with Ukraine.
Protest: Saturday Brian Clough Statue at 12 Noon.
Vigil: Monday, Brian Clough Statue, 6pm.
Trump is selling out Ukraine. We need the UK government to stand with Ukraine.
Protest: Saturday Brian Clough Statue at 12 Noon.
Vigil: Monday, Brian Clough Statue, 6pm.
Hanging round with an older crowd these days
February 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Hanging round with an older crowd these days
Their AI was more helpful than the human!
February 19, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Their AI was more helpful than the human!
Ordered for stock at Five Leaves
February 14, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Ordered for stock at Five Leaves
Now fully booked
February 13, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Now fully booked
@fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social, thanks
February 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
@fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social, thanks