Anna Sayburn Lane
@annasayburnlane.bsky.social
Author of 1920s murder mysteries and contemporary thrillers. Sometime health journalist
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“Farage claimed last year to have “bought a house” in his constituency but the property is actually owned in the name of his partner, meaning he legally avoided higher-rate stamp duty on the purchase of an additional home – given he already owns other properties”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage uses private company to pay less tax on GB News earnings
Exclusive: Reform leader’s use of personal services firm is a practice criticised across the political spectrum
www.theguardian.com
September 5, 2025 at 6:33 AM
“Farage claimed last year to have “bought a house” in his constituency but the property is actually owned in the name of his partner, meaning he legally avoided higher-rate stamp duty on the purchase of an additional home – given he already owns other properties”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Let’s see how the outrage machine is deployed in this case shall we www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage uses private company to pay less tax on GB News earnings
Exclusive: Reform leader’s use of personal services firm is a practice criticised across the political spectrum
www.theguardian.com
September 5, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Let’s see how the outrage machine is deployed in this case shall we www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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I am very excited to report that my book is now available for pre-order!!
If you like things that fly – be it aircraft, bugs or birds, then this book is for you!
I am also so delighted with the beautiful cover art by @Rachelhillustrates.bsky.social :)
www.penguin.co.uk/books/461507...
If you like things that fly – be it aircraft, bugs or birds, then this book is for you!
I am also so delighted with the beautiful cover art by @Rachelhillustrates.bsky.social :)
www.penguin.co.uk/books/461507...
August 13, 2025 at 6:42 AM
I am very excited to report that my book is now available for pre-order!!
If you like things that fly – be it aircraft, bugs or birds, then this book is for you!
I am also so delighted with the beautiful cover art by @Rachelhillustrates.bsky.social :)
www.penguin.co.uk/books/461507...
If you like things that fly – be it aircraft, bugs or birds, then this book is for you!
I am also so delighted with the beautiful cover art by @Rachelhillustrates.bsky.social :)
www.penguin.co.uk/books/461507...
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Eileen Blair, from South Shields, UK, was believed to have had a large influence on her husband George Orwell's writing. 'Nineteen Eighty-Four's title and idea is thought to be based on one of her poems - 'End of the Century, 1984' #womensart
August 7, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Eileen Blair, from South Shields, UK, was believed to have had a large influence on her husband George Orwell's writing. 'Nineteen Eighty-Four's title and idea is thought to be based on one of her poems - 'End of the Century, 1984' #womensart
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Unbound/Boundless are officially bust and I am selling the remaining copies of my book. Freelance writers, The Pyjama Myth will make you a better, happier freelancer.
freelancewritingjobs.substack.com/p/buy-the-py...
freelancewritingjobs.substack.com/p/buy-the-py...
Buy The Pyjama Myth: the Freelance Writer's Survival Guide
'Inspiring, informative... changed my life!'
freelancewritingjobs.substack.com
August 4, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Unbound/Boundless are officially bust and I am selling the remaining copies of my book. Freelance writers, The Pyjama Myth will make you a better, happier freelancer.
freelancewritingjobs.substack.com/p/buy-the-py...
freelancewritingjobs.substack.com/p/buy-the-py...
I'm working regularly with @bmj.com again, 10 years after going freelance. I've taken on a part-time freelance role as clinical editor at BMJ Learning, working on their excellent CPD courses. Clinicians who are interested in peer review or writing, let me know!
August 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I'm working regularly with @bmj.com again, 10 years after going freelance. I've taken on a part-time freelance role as clinical editor at BMJ Learning, working on their excellent CPD courses. Clinicians who are interested in peer review or writing, let me know!
A lovely account of a special moment from the 2025 Refugee Tales Festival of Walking: www.aviddetention.org.uk/article/refu...
Refugee Tales - Festival of Walking
This summer the AVID team joined various walking events hosted by Refugee Tales. In July, Refugee Tales celebrated their ten year anniversary over five days of walking, sharing stories and live perfor...
www.aviddetention.org.uk
July 30, 2025 at 11:45 AM
A lovely account of a special moment from the 2025 Refugee Tales Festival of Walking: www.aviddetention.org.uk/article/refu...
Extraordinary story. As Lewis Goodall says, what else don't we know that we don't know?
Can justice, conducted in secret, ever truly be justice?
For nearly two years the government has taken The News Agents to a secret court to prevent us reporting a story of huge public interest.
✍️ Now, @lewisgoodall.com tells that story.
articles.globalplayer.com/2GXq4aFegbT6...
For nearly two years the government has taken The News Agents to a secret court to prevent us reporting a story of huge public interest.
✍️ Now, @lewisgoodall.com tells that story.
articles.globalplayer.com/2GXq4aFegbT6...
Why the government took me to a secret court to hide their own catastrophic mistake - by Lewis Goodall
Can justice, conducted in secret, ever truly be justice? This is a question with which I have much cause to wrestle, for some 23 months.
articles.globalplayer.com
July 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Extraordinary story. As Lewis Goodall says, what else don't we know that we don't know?
The Observer published an interview yesterday with my Refugee Tales friend Pious, about his long journey to a sort of freedom here. It's well worth a read, especially to counter the myths about the asylum and immigration system that we hear every day. observer.co.uk/culture/inte...
The long walk to freedom | The Observer
Pious Keku escaped forced labour in Ghana and human traffickers in the UK only to be placed in detention
observer.co.uk
July 7, 2025 at 8:32 AM
The Observer published an interview yesterday with my Refugee Tales friend Pious, about his long journey to a sort of freedom here. It's well worth a read, especially to counter the myths about the asylum and immigration system that we hear every day. observer.co.uk/culture/inte...
Important clarification.
Time to clarify something. When authors say “Unbound haven’t paid me” that makes it sound like Unbound had some money, which they used to buy authors’ writing.
Unbound had no money. The authors did: we had raised that money. They were holding it in trust.
Unbound stole our money.
Unbound had no money. The authors did: we had raised that money. They were holding it in trust.
Unbound stole our money.
June 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Important clarification.
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1 in 5 of the UK’s care workforce have a non-British passport.
Starmer would have us believe these carers are the “squalid” result of a “failed experiment”.
I say they do vital, necessary, humane, skilled work and they are worth their weight in gold.
Starmer would have us believe these carers are the “squalid” result of a “failed experiment”.
I say they do vital, necessary, humane, skilled work and they are worth their weight in gold.
May 12, 2025 at 12:51 PM
1 in 5 of the UK’s care workforce have a non-British passport.
Starmer would have us believe these carers are the “squalid” result of a “failed experiment”.
I say they do vital, necessary, humane, skilled work and they are worth their weight in gold.
Starmer would have us believe these carers are the “squalid” result of a “failed experiment”.
I say they do vital, necessary, humane, skilled work and they are worth their weight in gold.
I led an @RefugeeTales walk along the coast of Kent on Saturday, 30 of us enjoying friendship, sharing stories and sandwiches and enjoying the views over the English channel. An island of strangers? Couldn't be further from the truth.
May 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I led an @RefugeeTales walk along the coast of Kent on Saturday, 30 of us enjoying friendship, sharing stories and sandwiches and enjoying the views over the English channel. An island of strangers? Couldn't be further from the truth.
"I have spoken to many care workers who have built a life in the UK and hold a great commitment to the work we provide, but are ready to pack their bags and move to a country where our labour is valued."
Time to listen to the care workers themselves.
Time to listen to the care workers themselves.
"I am being made to decide between staying in a country that treats my labour as indentured servitude or move to one that values my contribution. With each statement made by this government, it becomes clearer which choice I should make."
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
Opinion: Migrant workers prop up the UK’s social care system. Now…
Labour’s crackdown will break a promise made to workers like me – and leave the system in disrepair
www.thebureauinvestigates.com
May 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
"I have spoken to many care workers who have built a life in the UK and hold a great commitment to the work we provide, but are ready to pack their bags and move to a country where our labour is valued."
Time to listen to the care workers themselves.
Time to listen to the care workers themselves.
Do you prefer listening to reading? I'm moving into audiobooks, and you can listen to the audiobook of my novella Murder At The Ritz free and for nothing... for now! Follow the link to Bookfunnel here: dl.bookfunnel.com/469glrk6n6
May 12, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Do you prefer listening to reading? I'm moving into audiobooks, and you can listen to the audiobook of my novella Murder At The Ritz free and for nothing... for now! Follow the link to Bookfunnel here: dl.bookfunnel.com/469glrk6n6
In case you missed it: here's the new cover design for the next Marjorie Swallow mystery. Thanks as always to Donna at DLR Cover Designs for another beautiful cover.
May 11, 2025 at 5:28 PM
In case you missed it: here's the new cover design for the next Marjorie Swallow mystery. Thanks as always to Donna at DLR Cover Designs for another beautiful cover.
Looking for some free mystery e-books this weekend? Check out the Amateur Sleuth promotion on Bookfunnel, here: books.bookfunnel.com/amateursleut...
May 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Looking for some free mystery e-books this weekend? Check out the Amateur Sleuth promotion on Bookfunnel, here: books.bookfunnel.com/amateursleut...
Sun's back! Now, which one of these is your garden reading for the weekend?
May 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Sun's back! Now, which one of these is your garden reading for the weekend?
Sneak preview of the cover of my next Marjorie Swallow mystery, Murder On The White Cliffs. Thanks as always to my cover designer Donna Rogers, who makes the most beautiful covers!
May 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Sneak preview of the cover of my next Marjorie Swallow mystery, Murder On The White Cliffs. Thanks as always to my cover designer Donna Rogers, who makes the most beautiful covers!
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Still no payment from my ex-publisher, so I'm selling a few more of these (all purchased from their warehouse). The offer I'm doing is ALL FOUR of these, signed, for the price of the 1983 hardback (£16.99) plus postage.
Please email me at hello@tom-cox.com with your address if you want to nab them.
Please email me at hello@tom-cox.com with your address if you want to nab them.
May 8, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Still no payment from my ex-publisher, so I'm selling a few more of these (all purchased from their warehouse). The offer I'm doing is ALL FOUR of these, signed, for the price of the 1983 hardback (£16.99) plus postage.
Please email me at hello@tom-cox.com with your address if you want to nab them.
Please email me at hello@tom-cox.com with your address if you want to nab them.
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🗣️The 2025 MJA Awards are now open for entries!
We support journalism that informs, challenges, and inspires. Whether you’re an experienced journalist or an emerging voice in health reporting, we encourage you to submit your work.
🗓️Deadline: June 1, 2025
We support journalism that informs, challenges, and inspires. Whether you’re an experienced journalist or an emerging voice in health reporting, we encourage you to submit your work.
🗓️Deadline: June 1, 2025
May 7, 2025 at 8:54 AM
🗣️The 2025 MJA Awards are now open for entries!
We support journalism that informs, challenges, and inspires. Whether you’re an experienced journalist or an emerging voice in health reporting, we encourage you to submit your work.
🗓️Deadline: June 1, 2025
We support journalism that informs, challenges, and inspires. Whether you’re an experienced journalist or an emerging voice in health reporting, we encourage you to submit your work.
🗓️Deadline: June 1, 2025
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My book Ultra Women written with @emmajourno.bsky.social is out today. We were originally told that men wouldn't buy this book so there was no market for it (as apparently women don't buy sports books!!!) - we desperately want to prove that marketing person wrong!
www.amazon.co.uk/Ultra-Women-...
www.amazon.co.uk/Ultra-Women-...
May 8, 2025 at 10:52 AM
My book Ultra Women written with @emmajourno.bsky.social is out today. We were originally told that men wouldn't buy this book so there was no market for it (as apparently women don't buy sports books!!!) - we desperately want to prove that marketing person wrong!
www.amazon.co.uk/Ultra-Women-...
www.amazon.co.uk/Ultra-Women-...
Want to know some secrets? I wrote a post about my favourite research resources for writing historical fiction, over on Substack. Why not take a look? annasayburnlane.substack.com/p/secret-sit...
May 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Want to know some secrets? I wrote a post about my favourite research resources for writing historical fiction, over on Substack. Why not take a look? annasayburnlane.substack.com/p/secret-sit...
I had a birthday over the weekend and received these lovely flowers from my lovely stepson, lighting up a cloudy day. I do adore fresh flowers and it's even nicer to have them delivered!
May 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I had a birthday over the weekend and received these lovely flowers from my lovely stepson, lighting up a cloudy day. I do adore fresh flowers and it's even nicer to have them delivered!
Watched the old movie 9 To 5 last night and I think what the world needs now is more Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda.
May 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Watched the old movie 9 To 5 last night and I think what the world needs now is more Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda.
My May newsletter is out now! Sign up via my website for all the news and offers each month - including a free audiobook and e-book. Link here: annasayburnlane.com/signup/
May 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
My May newsletter is out now! Sign up via my website for all the news and offers each month - including a free audiobook and e-book. Link here: annasayburnlane.com/signup/