Julia Green
@JGreenAuthor
Author: The Children of Swallow Fell,The House of Light,To the Edge of the World,The Wilderness War and more; Emeritus Professor Writing for Young People BSU
Kemi Badenoch earns £96,000 a year as an MP. She lives with her multimillionaire banker husband in Wimbledon. Kemi claims £36,400 a year for rent & council tax for a second home in Essex. Kemi doesn’t believe that junior doctors are worth £22 an hour. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
“Starving people to death is a diabolical way of waging war. It must end.” — Pope Leo to Netanyahu substack.com/home/post/p-16…
Clement Attlee nationalised Rail, he nationalised Steel making, he nationalised Power and Fossil Fuel, he built record numbers of Council Houses and he nationalised Healthcare founding the NHS. All in 5 years, starting with record levels of debt.
Stop destructive #BottomTrawling! Everywhere, not just protected areas (where it should be automatic anyway!)!
🚨The UK Govt is asking the public to give their thoughts on whether they should extend bottom trawling bans in 41 English protected areas. 🌊 This is our chance! Use your voice to help kick this wasteful, destructive practice out of ocean havens! 👇 only.one/act/uk-mpa-con…
Ian Hislop, "It is pretty ludicrous we have got to a state where a man is arrested for carrying a joke? I mean, freedom of expression, freedom of speech, all those things we claim to be interested in?" Shame on @YvetteCooperMP and @Keir_Starmer - this isn't the change any of us…
Israel's siege is starving the people of Gaza. We have joined more than 100 aid and rights groups to demand action - before there is no one left to save. Read the full statement here: bit.ly/3GPCpAE
More than 100 aid agencies say 'mass starvation' is spreading across Gaza bbc.in/3TTQMa0
Two of my favourite things ❤️
Exciting news; I’m now a tutor on Faber Academy’s Writing a Novel Online course. Applications for the Sept intake now open. If you’re ready to start (or finish) your novel, join me for lots of support and structure. More info: shorturl.at/22Txc #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
Want to help kids fall in love with nature? We’ve rounded up 7 simple outdoor activities, paired with brilliant books from the Children's #WainwrightPrize longlist, to inspire young minds. Read here: bit.ly/4kV13xH
Over the weekend in Gaza, we saw yet more mass shootings & killings of people seeking @UN aid – an atrocious & inhumane act which I utterly condemn. We need an immediate ceasefire, the immediate release of all hostages & unimpeded humanitarian access.
Dear @BBC Get Farage off our screens for a while please. A long while. We wld like to see some decent,informed politicians e.g. those from the Green Party. We know you have an agenda regarding the snake oil salesman but enough is enough. Yours sincerely, The UK (decent majority)
Meanwhile in other news the water industry rich list. The men and women that have been paid a combined total of £278 million in just 11 years. That by the way is your money. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…
😡Steve Reed banned the Water Commission Report from exploring public ownership in England. 🤣He says it's too expensive. But the £100bn figure comes from a 2018 report funded by the water industry. We say that it's nonsense, & the experts agree. Watch this video to find out why
Richard gets it, how come govt don’t?
My #water bill will rise by 47% in 2025, less than half as much as the 100% bonus-ban-busting pay rise for my water company’s boss. This represents “common industry practice”, like rinsing customers to pay shareholders dividends and filling our rivers and sea with shit.
Read an extract, find out more from my q&a, and hear me read from my book here: readingzone.com/books/things-i… Thanks to @readingzone @FaberChildrens
#RainyDays are #ReadingDays! Looking for some great recommendations for #children & #teen readers? Here are new books and chapter extracts to explore @ReadingZone: readingzone.com/booklist/ @andyjshepherd @ey_abs @KClarkwriter @AlexHorne
If, like me, you loved Skellig, you will love Puppet by David Almond. It's a haunting and beautifully written novella. The illustrations are wonderful and it's a a tender book that will stay with you. Suitable for age 9 upwards. @WalkerBooksUK
"We face nationalisation if we’re not let off fines, Thames Water warns." GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thetimes.com/uk/environment…
The actual reason for the ‘erosion of public trust and confidence in the BBC’… #r4today
Important thread here and would love to see others amplify: @TeresaCremin @MichaelRosenYes @jonnybid @_Reading_Rocks_ @EnglishAssoc @smithsmm @smerchant13 @one_to_read @BooksForKeeps @Booktrust
Big news! 2026 has officially been announced as the National Year of Reading by @bphillipsonMP. We’re proud to join @educationgovuk to lead this national campaign to get the UK reading again. #NationalYearOfReading2026 nationalyearofreading.org.uk
Francesca Albanese: ‘I am the 1st UN person to be sanctioned’ ‘For what? Exposing genocide’ ‘No one can deny what🇮🇱 is doing’ ‘We will be harshly judged’ ‘Youth are already asking- what is the purpose of politics?’ Stand with Francesca End the slaughter Free Palestine🇵🇸 today