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Nick Hubble
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Aberystwyth-based writer, researcher & critic. Author: Culture Wars in Britain (May, 2026). Columnist at Vector. Incoming editor of Foundation.
Nonbinary (they/them)🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️.
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Political science 23%
Art 19%
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My essay 'Should Galadriel have taken the Ring?' has been nominated for the #BSFA Award for Best Short Non Fiction and @speculativeinsight.bsky.social have very kindly made it free to read for the voting period. So please read to find out about the significance of #Galadriel being the Fairy Queen.
Should Galadriel have taken the Ring? — Speculative Insight
The Fourth Age under the dominion of men isn’t going too well, is it? Did the free peoples of Middle-earth really combine to overthrow Sauron so that the world would be delivered on a plate to the lik...
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One of my all time favourite writers.
Gwyneth Jones (1952-) was born on this day. Bibliography: www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.c...

L, Sue Lanzon, 1985; R, Lionel Jeans, 1986
#scifi #sciencefiction #books

Difficult to predict and anti-Reform voters may leave it late to choose between Green and Labour. But my guess is that Green will win.

It reads like that to me.

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Gwyneth Jones (1952-) was born on this day. Bibliography: www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.c...

L, Sue Lanzon, 1985; R, Lionel Jeans, 1986
#scifi #sciencefiction #books

'Admitting the Americans may come across as a little direct and urgent, he said this was only because the US was profoundly concerned by the fate of Europe, and knew their destinies were intertwined.' This is basically grooming.
Rubio tells Europe US wants renewed alliance – but on Trump’s terms
Secretary of state calls the US ‘a child of Europe’ and urges continent to back a new world order
www.theguardian.com

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Any politician using the Cass Review to justify anything is dishonest, especially Bridget Phillipson.

It is un-peer-reviewed pseudoscience that has been, & will continue to be, discredited by multiple peer-reviewed publications all of which have more credibility than Cass.

These are listed here;
Peer-reviewed critiques of The Cass Review
(In chronological order of publication) Horton, C (2024) The Cass Review: Cis-supremacy in the UK’s approach to healthcare for trans childre...
uncommon-scents.blogspot.com

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In what universe are universities dominated by women? I worked in academia my whole life & experienced plenty of sexism but this level of misogyny is beyond: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Handmaid’s Tale future’: Reform’s Matt Goodwin sparks outcry with fertility comments
Byelection candidate accused of indulging ‘alt right fantasy’ by suggesting women need ‘biological reality’ check
www.theguardian.com

Absolutely everything is going on this week and it becomes easy to lose track of the relentless grinding of the authoritarian British state amidst the noise. But they are pursuing a hardline anti-trans agenda. We need to keep fighting back. I have just donated to GLP. Please do so too.
Hi everyone. As you know, I am our trans rights lead at Good Law Project. I have been working alongside a fantastic team on our challenge since May last year. But whilst what we have achieved is significant - there is still a lot further to go.

If you can, please donate and help us keep fighting.
Help us appeal the High Court’s judgment on trans rights | Good Law Project
goodlawproject.org
Hi everyone. As you know, I am our trans rights lead at Good Law Project. I have been working alongside a fantastic team on our challenge since May last year. But whilst what we have achieved is significant - there is still a lot further to go.

If you can, please donate and help us keep fighting.
Help us appeal the High Court’s judgment on trans rights | Good Law Project
goodlawproject.org

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This sort of thing is also why Labour are unpopular: entrenching xenophobic Brexit Britain: 'The EU citizens’ campaign group The 3 million called for a low-cost, one-off travel authorisation similar to one in Canada in place of the £589 certificate currently available.'
Dual nationals to be denied entry to UK from 25 February unless they have British passport
New border controls require ‘certificate of entitlement’ to attach to second nationality passport that costs £589
www.theguardian.com

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Just thought of 2 books by James Leslie Mitchell, better known as Lewis Grassic Gibbon: THREE GO BACK (an airship travels 25,000 years into the past) and GAY HUNTER (a young, female, American archaeologist & two ghastly English fascists are flung 20,000 years forward into a post-apocalyptic future)…

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James Leslie Mitchell was born today in 1901. If you've not been, get yourself to the Lewis Grassic Gibbon Centre in Arbuthnott. It's a small community-run museum and café where you can view some fab Gibbon paraphernalia, have a gander at some books, and get a lovely homemade lunch.

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I fought long & hard to keep the pun/claim of "the pee in [free] speech" in BAD LANGUAGE. I will defend it with my life.

As I go on to say: "This is what makes peeing, and insisting on our right to pee, such an effective and mischievous protest against dominance."

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And people wonder why this Government and Prime Minister are so unpopular? The outrageous, draconian, Fascist and clearly illegal decision to ban Palestine Action has been one reason (alongside Labour's support for the genocide in Gaza and the attack on right to protest in general).
UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule
Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws
www.theguardian.com

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Sooooo not long left to vote for the BSFA, and that means not long left to read this excellent essay for free!

You should also check out Val Nolan’s and Abby Roberts’ essays at www.speculativeinsight.com/essays

And, like, all the other essays, while you’re at it.

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There is no LGB without the T. We rise together and we fall together.

Part of my speech in Parliament for LGBTQ+ History Month:

There were three political programmes on concurrently (for those of us in Cymru): Newsnight, Walescast and Peston. Objectively, Peston was probably the best and worth it for the John Curtice segment in which JC pointed out that it's not just left v right but culture wars which drive our politics.

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Hugo nominations are open; our eligible title this year is Paul Kincaid's Colourfields: Writing About Writing About Science Fiction, for Best Related Work

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Any time is a good time to subscribe to Speculative Insight - AUD30/year gets you an extra dozen essays, AND the 6-monthly ebooks with exclusive content!

It's just over USD21, and GBP15!

Subscribe now and get the Dec 2025 ebook as a bonus...

www.speculativeinsight.com/subs

I'm currently reading this too and it's very good.
'The UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
'The UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
Britain has been "colonised" by immigrants, who are draining resources from the state, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, one of the country's richest and most influential men, has told Sky News.
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I think Labour are dead as a party and have been for some time but just hadn't realised until recently.

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🚀 please be aware people! Voting is for BSFA members only👇

At least Sarwar will be able to say after Starmer does go that he was right to call for it (not that it will do him much good). I think Eluned Morgan's less than enthusiastic endorsement of Starmer reflects the fact that she can't afford to alienate any Labour factions.

My book is now up on the publisher website, although preorders haven't opened there yet (It is available for preorder on some online booksellers).
Culture Wars in Britain - Nick Hubble
Nick Hubble demonstrates how British culture wars are both unique and interconnected with broader global trends. They explore how cultural divisions shaped British society over the past century, challenging the pervasive narrative of British exceptionalism.
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Advance UK won't run in the 2026 Welsh elections, as they are not ready to do so. They briefly had a leader in Wales who resigned a week ago: a former Brexit party candidate and right-wing podcaster

nation.cymru/news/foul-mo...
Foul-mouthed activist quits as Welsh leader of far-right party that considers Farage too left wing
Martin Shipton A born again former teenage criminal and failed politician has resigned abruptly as leader in Wales of Advance UK, a party set up by former Reform UK deputy leader Ben Habib, who consid...
nation.cymru

Yep. Sarwar's problem is that he is too tied to Starmer. For his current stance to have any effect, he would have needed to have consistently criticised Starmer and distanced himself more. I guess at the moment, he is just furious with the way everything has worked out.