Jonathan Taylor

A Kestrel For a Knave by Barry Hines - One of the finest books of the 20th century and KES - the film directed by Ken Loach - A Brilliant film. A book and film that spoke to millions of us.

There are still places on our acclaimed MA Creative Writing for this Autumn. Info and apply here: le.ac.uk/courses/creati… @crystalclearjt @uniofleicester @NaweWriters @leicwritersclub @writingwestmids @WritingEM @WordFactoryUK @bbcwritersroom @KitdeWaal @UoLDWL @UoLEnglish

There are still places available for this Autumn on our acclaimed MA Creative Writing @uniofleicester Info & apply here: le.ac.uk/courses/creati… @KitdeWaal @litleics @NaweWriters @LeicesterCSSAH @leicwritersclub @LeicesterWrites @WritingEM @UoLEnglish @UoLDWL @EverybodyReview

There are ~150k academics in UK universities with open-ended contracts Job losses this year are up to 20k Pressures show no sign of easing, next year is likely to be the same 40/150 =0.26 We can expect to lose up to a quarter of permanent academic jobs this over 2024 to 2026

New review on Everybody's Reviewing by Christine Hammond of "A Dress with Deep Pockets" by Jen Feroze @jenlareine everybodysreviewing.blogspot.com/2025/07/review… @PoetrySociety @crystalclearjt @cwaleicester

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 from UK Political Satire FB

There are 160 universities, each facing an average of around 200 job losses—putting the total well over 20,000 And that’s not even counting non-renewed fixed-term contracts For perspective: the 1984 miners' strike was sparked by the threat of 20,000 job cuts

Thanks to the wonderful @cwaleicester for featuring my novel on their blog. 'The Orange Notebooks' is published by the excellent @Ofmooseandmen (UK) & Assembly Press (North America), it's a story about reclaiming the lost language of mourning, bees & love. Read an extract here:

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Trouble with Capitalism it needs Socialism to constantly bail it out ie The Banks, Water Companies, Train companies , Steel , Car manufacturing ( even USA where govt bailed out Chrysler) now shuffle off and do some reading research before making yourself look a div on a public…

This Saturday: I'll be writer in residence in Trentham Library @SoTLibraries from 10am-4pm. Please do come along if you're in the area! Details here: lisablower.co.uk/6x6-micro-resi… @lisablowerwrite @stokeontrent100 @BennettSoc @cwaleicester @UoLEnglish @uniofleicester @NaweWriters

Good morning. Here is a brilliant Bluemoose novel. The Orange Notebooks by @crossmansusanna A story of mourning, bees, Basque rituals and the magic of radical hope. Stunning. @thetimes @GuardianBooks

Featured today on Creative Writing at Leicester: the brilliant author @crossmansusanna and her new novel "The Orange Notebooks." Read about the book and an excerpt here: …eativewritingatleicester.blogspot.com/2025/07/susann… @crystalclearjt @EverybodyReview @Ofmooseandmen @UoLEnglish @uniofleicester

Another very fine review of Skail by the ever excellent @MccafferyRichie that’s the 2nd I have read today, yay!

It was a pleasure to review this poetry pamphlet. I really like all the poems. I hope I've done it justice.

New review on Everybody's Reviewing by @traceyfoster77 of "Spring Cannot Be Cancelled: David Hockney in Normandy" by @MartinGayford everybodysreviewing.blogspot.com/2025/07/review… @thamesandhudson @crystalclearjt @cwaleicester @UoLEnglish

Just a random reminder that trickle-down economics was invented by conservatives in the 1980s to justify massive tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. It’s been nothing short of a disaster.

Renationalise Water. Spread the message!

The monarchy is not 'a symbol of national unity'. It's a symbol of entrenched class division.

New review on Everybody's Reviewing by @Jayemgardner of "Skail" by @MccafferyRichie everybodysreviewing.blogspot.com/2025/07/review… @newwalkmagazine @RoryWaterman @litleics @PoetrySociety @NottmCityOfLit @FiveLeavesBooks