Una Rose 📚
@unaroseauthor.bsky.social
WRITER (journalism, publishing, novels, YA, short stories, plays)
❤️ cats, travel, British comedy
❤️ cats, travel, British comedy
Wonderful wisdom!
Before she died, Alice Wong was kind enough to give me an interview for my book, Who Wants Normal?
Here’s her wonderful advice to disabled women (from the Guardian extract): www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Here’s her wonderful advice to disabled women (from the Guardian extract): www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
November 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Wonderful wisdom!
Me neither 😱
WTF?! I didn't vote for this shit 🤬
Tip for the Labour Party. If you have to clarify asylum seekers’ wedding rings won’t be seized, your policy is horrific. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
November 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Me neither 😱
The shame of Labour
Shabana Mahmood on the BBC this morning talking about desperate people fleeing war and persecution as being given a "golden ticket" and "handouts" and saying she's got a "moral mission" to take them away from them
Indistinguishable from the rhetoric of Reform www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/shabana-ma...
Indistinguishable from the rhetoric of Reform www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/shabana-ma...
Shabana Mahmood and the Politics of Extortion
Labour's strategy of telling its supporters to back Reform-style policies, or get a Reform Government, is the politics of the protection racket and it is not going to work
www.adambienkov.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 11:31 AM
The shame of Labour
Join me in sharing a photo from nature that YOU took and say where you took it. Let’s remind ourselves of the beauty of nature amid all the global chaos.
Here is mine taken in Bosnia. #nature #mentalwelbeing #photogtaphy #mindfulness #escapethechaos #Bosnia #beauty
Here is mine taken in Bosnia. #nature #mentalwelbeing #photogtaphy #mindfulness #escapethechaos #Bosnia #beauty
November 6, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Join me in sharing a photo from nature that YOU took and say where you took it. Let’s remind ourselves of the beauty of nature amid all the global chaos.
Here is mine taken in Bosnia. #nature #mentalwelbeing #photogtaphy #mindfulness #escapethechaos #Bosnia #beauty
Here is mine taken in Bosnia. #nature #mentalwelbeing #photogtaphy #mindfulness #escapethechaos #Bosnia #beauty
I met him while he was the patron of the National Society for the Protection of Children NSPCC) where I worked. A royal paedophile representing the most vulnerable children. On his visit to the NSPCC he flirted with a buxom colleague and I could see clearly even then the slimeball he is 🤮
“I have decided, as I always have, to put my duty to my family and country first.”
Top tier trolling to the very end, Andy. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Top tier trolling to the very end, Andy. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Prince Andrew gives up royal titles including Duke of York after ‘discussion with king’
In statement released by Buckingham Palace, Andrew says he will give up titles and honours including the Duke of York
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I met him while he was the patron of the National Society for the Protection of Children NSPCC) where I worked. A royal paedophile representing the most vulnerable children. On his visit to the NSPCC he flirted with a buxom colleague and I could see clearly even then the slimeball he is 🤮
Met both a child survivor and a previous war reporter on a trip to Mostar in Bosnia who both celebrated the British media for its coverage of the Balkan war and peace negotiations. A rare moment to feel pride as a member of the press!
October 17, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Met both a child survivor and a previous war reporter on a trip to Mostar in Bosnia who both celebrated the British media for its coverage of the Balkan war and peace negotiations. A rare moment to feel pride as a member of the press!
Fascinating trip to Bosnia Herzegovinia. The Mostar bridge blown up in the Balkan war was rebuilt in 2004. Locals were annoyed Prince Charles opened the new bridge when it was Princess Diana who did so much to bring the world’s attention to the horrors of the conflict and stood in the minefield!
October 17, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Fascinating trip to Bosnia Herzegovinia. The Mostar bridge blown up in the Balkan war was rebuilt in 2004. Locals were annoyed Prince Charles opened the new bridge when it was Princess Diana who did so much to bring the world’s attention to the horrors of the conflict and stood in the minefield!
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László Krasznahorkai wins the Nobel prize in literature 2025.
Hungarian novelist celebrated for dystopian, melancholic novels that ‘reaffirm the power of art’. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
Hungarian novelist celebrated for dystopian, melancholic novels that ‘reaffirm the power of art’. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
László Krasznahorkai wins the Nobel prize in literature 2025
Hungarian novelist celebrated for dystopian, melancholic novels that ‘reaffirm the power of art’
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 12:44 AM
László Krasznahorkai wins the Nobel prize in literature 2025.
Hungarian novelist celebrated for dystopian, melancholic novels that ‘reaffirm the power of art’. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
Hungarian novelist celebrated for dystopian, melancholic novels that ‘reaffirm the power of art’. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
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“Devices are not dangerous for literature.
People can be dangerous for literature.
People, for example, who do not read.”
— László Krasznahorkai
[h/t Vince Czyz)
People can be dangerous for literature.
People, for example, who do not read.”
— László Krasznahorkai
[h/t Vince Czyz)
October 10, 2025 at 8:17 AM
“Devices are not dangerous for literature.
People can be dangerous for literature.
People, for example, who do not read.”
— László Krasznahorkai
[h/t Vince Czyz)
People can be dangerous for literature.
People, for example, who do not read.”
— László Krasznahorkai
[h/t Vince Czyz)
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This #BannedBooksWeek, PEN America is joining forces with more than 30 groups Standing Together for the Freedom to Read.
Together, we call for the end to the authoritarian tactic of banning books.
Learn more—and take the pledge to stand together against book bans at: act.pen.org/a/standing-t...
Together, we call for the end to the authoritarian tactic of banning books.
Learn more—and take the pledge to stand together against book bans at: act.pen.org/a/standing-t...
I Stand with PEN America Against Book Bans and Censorship
We must all fight against the forces that are attacking our fundamental freedoms – including our freedom to read.
act.pen.org
October 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
This #BannedBooksWeek, PEN America is joining forces with more than 30 groups Standing Together for the Freedom to Read.
Together, we call for the end to the authoritarian tactic of banning books.
Learn more—and take the pledge to stand together against book bans at: act.pen.org/a/standing-t...
Together, we call for the end to the authoritarian tactic of banning books.
Learn more—and take the pledge to stand together against book bans at: act.pen.org/a/standing-t...
Who else is going? 📚
Three weeks today! Join us for #smallpublishersfair25: 66 UK and international publishers, a special exhibition, and readings & talks.
Fri 24 & Sat 25 October (11am-7pm)
FREE, all welcome
Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL (Holborn tube)
Further details:
smallpublishersfair.co.uk
Fri 24 & Sat 25 October (11am-7pm)
FREE, all welcome
Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL (Holborn tube)
Further details:
smallpublishersfair.co.uk
October 6, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Who else is going? 📚
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Superb!
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 6, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Superb!
A cracking yarn for sure! Spoiler alert - it’s not historically accurate. You’ve got history channel for that! This is pure fun with a great soundtrack. Mr Tayto he most certainly isn’t!
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
‘A steampunk Mr Tayto’: why Irish critics hate Netflix’s House of Guinness
While US and UK reviewers have praised the series, in Ireland it has faced a barrage of withering put-downs
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 12:23 PM
A cracking yarn for sure! Spoiler alert - it’s not historically accurate. You’ve got history channel for that! This is pure fun with a great soundtrack. Mr Tayto he most certainly isn’t!
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
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So, Sunday Times runs with latest poll showing Farage winning if there was an election now. But makes NO mention of Reform’s collusion with Russia. And this is how democracy gets beaten to death in the dark. Voters are not being told the truth. Reform is given the stage but is NEVER held to account.
September 28, 2025 at 7:59 AM
So, Sunday Times runs with latest poll showing Farage winning if there was an election now. But makes NO mention of Reform’s collusion with Russia. And this is how democracy gets beaten to death in the dark. Voters are not being told the truth. Reform is given the stage but is NEVER held to account.
I worked for the #NSPCC and met #PrinceAndrew at work. He leered at the chest of my buxom colleague. It now transpires he used the child safety charity as an excuse to go visit Epstein in the US. I’m sickened to my core!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Elon Musk and Prince Andrew named in new Epstein files
The documents by the estate of convicted paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein were released by Congressional Democrats.
www.bbc.com
September 26, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I worked for the #NSPCC and met #PrinceAndrew at work. He leered at the chest of my buxom colleague. It now transpires he used the child safety charity as an excuse to go visit Epstein in the US. I’m sickened to my core!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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“We are no longer at the stage of vainly hoping Starmer will be someone else. That there’s a principled leader lurking who - with enough nudges - will make the right choices. We know who he is and the question is: is that enough? And if not, what next?”
My col. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My col. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Starmer should have conference in his hands – instead, power is slipping through his fingers | Frances Ryan
Last year’s triumph has turned into a groundhog day loop of missed chances and bad calls. The PM needs to change tack – but is he capable of it? asks Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
www.theguardian.com
September 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
“We are no longer at the stage of vainly hoping Starmer will be someone else. That there’s a principled leader lurking who - with enough nudges - will make the right choices. We know who he is and the question is: is that enough? And if not, what next?”
My col. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My col. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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It's weird how Tylenol caused autism (first diagnosed in 1943) before it was even invented (1955). What a clever drug.
September 23, 2025 at 1:29 AM
It's weird how Tylenol caused autism (first diagnosed in 1943) before it was even invented (1955). What a clever drug.
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It’s time! @childrensbooksireland.ie annual conference is underway with laureates of Ireland and UK in conversation. #CBIConf25
@laureatenanog.bsky.social
@laureatenanog.bsky.social
September 20, 2025 at 9:17 AM
It’s time! @childrensbooksireland.ie annual conference is underway with laureates of Ireland and UK in conversation. #CBIConf25
@laureatenanog.bsky.social
@laureatenanog.bsky.social
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“Trump’s state visit to the UK is in essence realpolitik gaslighting, in which we are told a man who is threatening to take over the police force of the US capital should have been gifted the literal red carpet treatment (and the Red Arrows).”
My col. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My col. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump has gone home but Britain’s problems will remain. Starmer’s invitation was a big mistake | Frances Ryan
All the pomp and circumstance can’t distract from the hate and division. The PM must summon the courage to act, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
“Trump’s state visit to the UK is in essence realpolitik gaslighting, in which we are told a man who is threatening to take over the police force of the US capital should have been gifted the literal red carpet treatment (and the Red Arrows).”
My col. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My col. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Look who came with
September 18, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Look who came with
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WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!
September 18, 2025 at 2:41 AM
WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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In London, hate will never win.
September 17, 2025 at 6:10 AM
In London, hate will never win.
Guess where I’ve been away 🤭
September 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Guess where I’ve been away 🤭
What a sick dystopian eerie conversation.
Is Putin going to “harvest” from the battlefields of a war he started?
news.sky.com/story/hot-mi...
Is Putin going to “harvest” from the battlefields of a war he started?
news.sky.com/story/hot-mi...
Hot mic catches Putin and Xi discussing organ transplants and immortality
The unguarded moment was caught during a livestream of the major military parade in Beijing.
news.sky.com
September 4, 2025 at 9:45 AM
What a sick dystopian eerie conversation.
Is Putin going to “harvest” from the battlefields of a war he started?
news.sky.com/story/hot-mi...
Is Putin going to “harvest” from the battlefields of a war he started?
news.sky.com/story/hot-mi...