Claret Press
@claretpress.bsky.social
An award-winning traditional indie publisher based in London. We love a great read about our shared world, about politics, people and places.
Great storytelling doesn’t just entertain, it energises
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@claretpress.bsky.social
· Sep 30
Hello all!
We’re Claret Press, an indie publisher of engrossing books which engage with the issues of the day
As we believe everything is political, we publish across a wide range of genres, fiction and non-fiction
We look forward to talking about our books, literature and more with you all
We’re Claret Press, an indie publisher of engrossing books which engage with the issues of the day
As we believe everything is political, we publish across a wide range of genres, fiction and non-fiction
We look forward to talking about our books, literature and more with you all
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Oxford University Press has chosen “rage bait” as its 2025 Word of the Year. The open-compound word, which beat out “biohack” and “aura farming,” goes back at least to 2002. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/a...
November 30, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Oxford University Press has chosen “rage bait” as its 2025 Word of the Year. The open-compound word, which beat out “biohack” and “aura farming,” goes back at least to 2002. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/a...
At a Christmas catch up with old friends at the Queen’s Arms Pimlico, and across the street was this fabulous tree all dressed up in lights. Just so bright and lovely.
Altogether now: City sidewalks pretty sidewalks.
Altogether now: City sidewalks pretty sidewalks.
November 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
At a Christmas catch up with old friends at the Queen’s Arms Pimlico, and across the street was this fabulous tree all dressed up in lights. Just so bright and lovely.
Altogether now: City sidewalks pretty sidewalks.
Altogether now: City sidewalks pretty sidewalks.
At church with the Bishop of London who is encouraging us to connect with others even through the use of social media.
So happy Sunday everyone! Hope you also have sunshine and blue sky.
So happy Sunday everyone! Hope you also have sunshine and blue sky.
November 30, 2025 at 11:51 AM
At church with the Bishop of London who is encouraging us to connect with others even through the use of social media.
So happy Sunday everyone! Hope you also have sunshine and blue sky.
So happy Sunday everyone! Hope you also have sunshine and blue sky.
You don't know whether to laugh or cry.
#stephencollinscartoon
#stephencollinscartoon
Festive self-flagellation at the BBC: the Stephen Collins cartoon
Traitors, distractions, inertia, manipulation … it’s all on the schedule this Christmas
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:08 AM
You don't know whether to laugh or cry.
#stephencollinscartoon
#stephencollinscartoon
This analysis charts their interaction with each other, what they're trading, and what they want, besides underage girls.
An old saying: the person you really are is the person you are when no one is watching. And they never thought they'd been seen in these emails.
#Epsteinfiles #Epsteinemails
An old saying: the person you really are is the person you are when no one is watching. And they never thought they'd been seen in these emails.
#Epsteinfiles #Epsteinemails
Opinion | How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
This analysis charts their interaction with each other, what they're trading, and what they want, besides underage girls.
An old saying: the person you really are is the person you are when no one is watching. And they never thought they'd been seen in these emails.
#Epsteinfiles #Epsteinemails
An old saying: the person you really are is the person you are when no one is watching. And they never thought they'd been seen in these emails.
#Epsteinfiles #Epsteinemails
November 27, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Hear the truth. Pen Farthing was accused of putting pets before people during the evacuation of Afghanistan. Nothing could be further from the truth. Come hear the man himself tell you what really happened.
#Nowzad
Thursday Nov 20 ETNA centre #Twickenham
#Richmond #MarbleHill #LondonEvents #
#Nowzad
Thursday Nov 20 ETNA centre #Twickenham
#Richmond #MarbleHill #LondonEvents #
November 17, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Hear the truth. Pen Farthing was accused of putting pets before people during the evacuation of Afghanistan. Nothing could be further from the truth. Come hear the man himself tell you what really happened.
#Nowzad
Thursday Nov 20 ETNA centre #Twickenham
#Richmond #MarbleHill #LondonEvents #
#Nowzad
Thursday Nov 20 ETNA centre #Twickenham
#Richmond #MarbleHill #LondonEvents #
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(guy renowned globally for mastery of science and philosophy)
Teeth are bones outside the body… teeth are your skeleton on vacation…
Teeth are bones outside the body… teeth are your skeleton on vacation…
November 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
(guy renowned globally for mastery of science and philosophy)
Teeth are bones outside the body… teeth are your skeleton on vacation…
Teeth are bones outside the body… teeth are your skeleton on vacation…
He was one of the most controversial man of the botched evacuation of Afghanistan. We got more lies than truths.
Hear what really happened from the man himself.
Thursday November 20 at ETNA community centre
#Twickenham #Richmond #MarbleHill #animalwelfare #animalsafety #animalsinwar #savinganimals
Hear what really happened from the man himself.
Thursday November 20 at ETNA community centre
#Twickenham #Richmond #MarbleHill #animalwelfare #animalsafety #animalsinwar #savinganimals
November 14, 2025 at 9:51 AM
He was one of the most controversial man of the botched evacuation of Afghanistan. We got more lies than truths.
Hear what really happened from the man himself.
Thursday November 20 at ETNA community centre
#Twickenham #Richmond #MarbleHill #animalwelfare #animalsafety #animalsinwar #savinganimals
Hear what really happened from the man himself.
Thursday November 20 at ETNA community centre
#Twickenham #Richmond #MarbleHill #animalwelfare #animalsafety #animalsinwar #savinganimals
There are some great lines in this:
"And I only got the $2 bill."
"They traded red coats for red hats. No, they traded liberty for a slogan."
#laughtheresistance
"And I only got the $2 bill."
"They traded red coats for red hats. No, they traded liberty for a slogan."
#laughtheresistance
The Dangerous Ones (@thedangerousones)
This is BRILLIANT. Watch the whole thing. 🔥
substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:22 AM
There are some great lines in this:
"And I only got the $2 bill."
"They traded red coats for red hats. No, they traded liberty for a slogan."
#laughtheresistance
"And I only got the $2 bill."
"They traded red coats for red hats. No, they traded liberty for a slogan."
#laughtheresistance
He was accused of choosing pets over people. But nothing could be further from the truth. #PenFarthing is coming to London - #Twickenham to be exact.
Hear what really happened.
ETN community centre.
Thursday November 20 7pm
#animalsinwar #rescuinganimals #dogs #dogsandcats #streetdogs #Nowzad
Hear what really happened.
ETN community centre.
Thursday November 20 7pm
#animalsinwar #rescuinganimals #dogs #dogsandcats #streetdogs #Nowzad
November 13, 2025 at 1:29 PM
He was accused of choosing pets over people. But nothing could be further from the truth. #PenFarthing is coming to London - #Twickenham to be exact.
Hear what really happened.
ETN community centre.
Thursday November 20 7pm
#animalsinwar #rescuinganimals #dogs #dogsandcats #streetdogs #Nowzad
Hear what really happened.
ETN community centre.
Thursday November 20 7pm
#animalsinwar #rescuinganimals #dogs #dogsandcats #streetdogs #Nowzad
Accused of putting pets before people in the evacuation of Afghanistan – Total lie. Truth is: #Britishgovernment threw him under a bus.
Come to ETNA community centre in #Twickenham to hear #PenFarthing of #Nowzad and what really happened.
#Richmondevent #animalsafety #animalsinwar #Afghanistan
Come to ETNA community centre in #Twickenham to hear #PenFarthing of #Nowzad and what really happened.
#Richmondevent #animalsafety #animalsinwar #Afghanistan
November 13, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Accused of putting pets before people in the evacuation of Afghanistan – Total lie. Truth is: #Britishgovernment threw him under a bus.
Come to ETNA community centre in #Twickenham to hear #PenFarthing of #Nowzad and what really happened.
#Richmondevent #animalsafety #animalsinwar #Afghanistan
Come to ETNA community centre in #Twickenham to hear #PenFarthing of #Nowzad and what really happened.
#Richmondevent #animalsafety #animalsinwar #Afghanistan
Was charmed by Alastair Campbell comparing campaigning is to governing as poetry is to prose.
November 12, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Was charmed by Alastair Campbell comparing campaigning is to governing as poetry is to prose.
Fair warning: I'm incredibly judgey.
November 12, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Fair warning: I'm incredibly judgey.
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In Metro U.K.’s biggest circulation paper main comment by Bill Curtis who writes: “Mr Farage and his ilk don’t want a “fair BBC”. They want a dead one.
“They want a privatised hollowed-out broadcaster run by hedge funds and headlines.” Compare This young journalist with most of commentariat
“They want a privatised hollowed-out broadcaster run by hedge funds and headlines.” Compare This young journalist with most of commentariat
November 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
In Metro U.K.’s biggest circulation paper main comment by Bill Curtis who writes: “Mr Farage and his ilk don’t want a “fair BBC”. They want a dead one.
“They want a privatised hollowed-out broadcaster run by hedge funds and headlines.” Compare This young journalist with most of commentariat
“They want a privatised hollowed-out broadcaster run by hedge funds and headlines.” Compare This young journalist with most of commentariat
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Maybe I could be the next James Bond. I’m very similar to Bond, in that I first appeared more than fifty years ago, I fuck up a lot of expensive gadgets, and I’m totally unrealistic.
November 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Maybe I could be the next James Bond. I’m very similar to Bond, in that I first appeared more than fifty years ago, I fuck up a lot of expensive gadgets, and I’m totally unrealistic.
We made the news! With thanks to the SWLondoner for covering our events.
We're trying to bring people together to engage with difficult ideas and problems. It's supportive and edgy at the same time.
Last night's was excellent and I'm looking forward to our next.
We're trying to bring people together to engage with difficult ideas and problems. It's supportive and edgy at the same time.
Last night's was excellent and I'm looking forward to our next.
‘Conversations no one else is having’ begin in south London under Clapham’s Claret Press | South West Londoner
Claret Press launch new events in Twickenham called 'Conversations no one else is having.'
www.swlondoner.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 1:07 PM
We made the news! With thanks to the SWLondoner for covering our events.
We're trying to bring people together to engage with difficult ideas and problems. It's supportive and edgy at the same time.
Last night's was excellent and I'm looking forward to our next.
We're trying to bring people together to engage with difficult ideas and problems. It's supportive and edgy at the same time.
Last night's was excellent and I'm looking forward to our next.
This shows the extent to which the BBC has been politically interfered with and how. It was a thoughtful, patient and well executed take-down.
The Observer view: political interference at the BBC | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
This shows the extent to which the BBC has been politically interfered with and how. It was a thoughtful, patient and well executed take-down.
It's not just that the BBC made a mistake, it's that it was such a stupid mistake. I heard Alistair Campbell say it was likely done by a poorly trained young journalist.
Nope, not buying that one.
🧵
Nope, not buying that one.
🧵
November 11, 2025 at 12:25 PM
It's not just that the BBC made a mistake, it's that it was such a stupid mistake. I heard Alistair Campbell say it was likely done by a poorly trained young journalist.
Nope, not buying that one.
🧵
Nope, not buying that one.
🧵
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The fact that the BBC has made serious culpable errors does not negate the point that there is a real and concerted right-wing media campaign to destroy it. Both points can be true at the same time and the campaign would not end even if the errors did.
November 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The fact that the BBC has made serious culpable errors does not negate the point that there is a real and concerted right-wing media campaign to destroy it. Both points can be true at the same time and the campaign would not end even if the errors did.
#stephenking #readmore #amediting #indiepublisher
I can always tell when I'm editing a manuscript if the author is a reader or not. In no instance, has the non-reader produced a superior work.
Ironically, I can't really put it into words how I know or what the difference is. I just do know.
I can always tell when I'm editing a manuscript if the author is a reader or not. In no instance, has the non-reader produced a superior work.
Ironically, I can't really put it into words how I know or what the difference is. I just do know.
November 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
#stephenking #readmore #amediting #indiepublisher
I can always tell when I'm editing a manuscript if the author is a reader or not. In no instance, has the non-reader produced a superior work.
Ironically, I can't really put it into words how I know or what the difference is. I just do know.
I can always tell when I'm editing a manuscript if the author is a reader or not. In no instance, has the non-reader produced a superior work.
Ironically, I can't really put it into words how I know or what the difference is. I just do know.
Join us tonight at #Clapham Omnibus to discuss #digitalsafety #smartphones and the internet. And how best to protect ourselves and our children.
Australia has banned #socialmedia for under 16s (which I quite like as a solution). Should we?
Schools are banning phones altogether. Should families?
Australia has banned #socialmedia for under 16s (which I quite like as a solution). Should we?
Schools are banning phones altogether. Should families?
November 10, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Join us tonight at #Clapham Omnibus to discuss #digitalsafety #smartphones and the internet. And how best to protect ourselves and our children.
Australia has banned #socialmedia for under 16s (which I quite like as a solution). Should we?
Schools are banning phones altogether. Should families?
Australia has banned #socialmedia for under 16s (which I quite like as a solution). Should we?
Schools are banning phones altogether. Should families?
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Same, Lane, same.
November 7, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Same, Lane, same.