Paul Unwin
@UnwinPaul
Writer, director.
Democracies collapse not just through force, but through the naïve self-confidence of elites. What should alarm us isn’t that strongmen follow similar playbooks, but that our elites do too. nytimes.com/2025/07/23/opi…
Again and again, we are shocked by the treatment of learning-disabled people. Yet we never learn from the past | John Harris theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
The Russians are not preparing for a ceasefire. They are stepping up their air attacks, which are now larger than they have ever been
For the past 7 hours, Russia commited the largest ever missile and drone attack of the war all across Ukraine, launched from ships, land, submarines, bomber aircraft. Over 450 Shahed drones, Kh-101/Kh-55 cruise missiles, 3M14 Kalibr cruise missiles, Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic…
20 Years: Justice Denied. We’ll never forget the killing of innocent Jean Charles de Menezes & the Met’s lies and cover up. Proud to know this inspiring family and be part of their campaign for truth and accountability. It’s a scandal that the police can act with impunity
He was entirely innocent, killed by the police.
Twenty years ago this morning Jean Charles De Menezes was shot at Stockwell Underground.
Twenty years ago this morning Jean Charles De Menezes was shot at Stockwell Underground.
We have no food We have no food We have no food We have no food Thank you to everyone who will retweet this and amplify our voices.
gofundme.com/f/sergei-crist… If you can support Sergei do, he’s the real deal.
"The Empire writes back. A much-needed and well-researched deep dive into the British Raj’s collapse, five partitions and the making of modern Asia newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/book…
This article is from 20 years ago. All of this has been obvious from day one. Republicans, wake the fuck up.
🚨Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz just toured “Alligator Alcatraz” and came out shaking: “It’s 34 people per cage. They drink, brush, and defecate in the same tiny unit. The photos don’t come close to the stench of it.” We’re packing human beings into kennel conditions, then…
Smoke and the heavy smell of burning and melted plastic from the houses on fire in Kyiv after the Russian attacks early this morning reached my home as well, even though I live in Bucha, quite far outside the city. For the fourth year, Russia hasn’t been able to defeat the…
This was the worst attack I’ve survived so far. Not like those killed in Kyiv. I ran to the shelter after the first explosions at 1 a.m. and spent five hours there with no sleep, under endless blasts. In the morning the air is thick with smoke and smell of burning. How much more…
Everyone must watch this remarkable documentary, Gaza: Doctors Under Attack, the best piece of reporting yet to come out of Gaza. It should win every award and shows the reason why Israel will not let journalists in: the unprecedented war crimes that the IDF commit everyday.
Alongside my writing work, I run retreats, rites of passage and artist residencies with my partner Fern at our ‘micro retreat centre’ in beautiful mid Wales. Check out our latest newsletter for all upcoming offerings and a few ‘Stories of Us’… 👇👇👇 mailchi.mp/e349575eed3a/s…
Watch as this doomed civilisation loses count of how many wars it wages, just as it loses the only one that matters: its war against the climate
Overfishing has caused cod to halve in body size since 1990s, study finds - shocking finding, story by my colleague @hannahdev theguardian.com/environment/20…