Trauma doesn't make people stronger. It damages their nervous system. It hijacks their digestive track. It keeps the person in a constant loop of hypervigilance. To tell someone they are stronger because of trauma is to deny what it has cost them to survive.

The British Library is looking for a freelance comic artist. Details below. artsjobs.org.uk/jobs/search/49…

now, it's not often I ask you to do stuff for me... please retweet if a. you believe in fairies b. you support second time female filmmakers and c. you support British cinema. Timestalker is released in cinemas in the UK & Ireland on 11th October 💜❤️🩷🌭☸️🐦🪓

The trailer for Nowhere.

Get involved with the campaign to help build a new Screen Machine for the Highlands & Islands here ⬇️ A vital service delivering memories and joy

Where was the plan to secure a thriving future for workers and communities supported by the Grangemouth oil refinery? Where were the commitments to harness and develop the existing skills of workers in the transition, and the proactive policies to reskill and retrain workers?

Peter Oborne and I examined Lord Walney's dossier on election abuse, sent to the Home Office. We found it uses partisan and unreliable sources, including an anonymous twitter account - and fails to examine abuse and death threats against independent MPs: middleeasteye.net/news/partial-p…

Were you at the Kenmure Street protest? Please, get in touch!

✨Our #SYFF2024 timetable is HERE!✨ Get ready for an action packed festival with incredible films, hands-on workshops and exclusive 1-1s with industry professionals 🎬 Don’t forget that general admission and workshop tickets are FREE – hit in the link in our bio to grab yours!

Truly extraordinarily powerful interview of Dominique de Villepin, former Prime Minister of France, on Gaza. I can't stress enough how rare it is to hear a former French PM speak like this. He says France "no longer has a voice on the international scene", because (among other

We have issued this press release: Screen Machine mobile cinema to make rare visit to Edinburgh. Read more about plans for Screen Machine's two days in the Capital, including how you can obtain tickets to come along. screenmachine.co.uk/screen-machine…

Long thread: The story and treatment of Marieha Hussain is one of the most alarming, ludicrous and unbelievable I’ve ever witnessed. It is a story of eye-wateringly blatant state racism, media complicity in that racism, police manipulation and cultural incompetence. And it is a

Its little wonder the UK Labour Party rushed through vote to cut #WinterFuelPayment Last night DWP published its Equality Analysis & here is result Approx 71% of pensioners with a disability & 83% of the over-80s will lose the benefit #LabourParty assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66e479bf…

This is the way

We are becoming increasingly concerned for the well-being of Bonnie Bradley, 13, who's missing from Leith. Bonnie who is white, 5ft5, med build and long brown hair, may still be in the Edinburgh area. Info to police via 101 quoting inc no 0771/11/09. orlo.uk/YUxVu

Me in this craft beer pub

The damning document bit.ly/3ZqKTFc that shows the govt knew * 1.6m disabled pensioners would lose winter fuel payment * 780,000 of the poorest pensioners who were entitled still would not get it - so ‘protecting the poorest’ was a lie * 2.7m over-80s would lose £300

Sitting for half an hour on the bus outside the St James centre barely moving I remember when we were told the new road layout would ‘reduce congestion’ and ‘streamline traffic flow’…

Any other globally admired industry worth £4B/year to the UK in this level of crisis would be front page news and have the government stepping in right now. Lisa Nandy MP Chris Bryant Department for Culture, Media and Sport - I hope you’re talking to industry leaders daily about how you can help.

I'm going to ask you a favor. As you know, these are tough times for the video game industry. So it's important to show your support for the studios that create the games you love. It would be great if just 0.5% of my following could share my thread (below) dedicated to Caravan