In CCP policy for the region the ideological and the pragmatic are inextricably linked
Congratulations! I don't think hiring a PR firm is going to be able to fix this now...
For all you post box lovers out there - an Edward VII one on the outskirts of Edinburgh (one for @helenmcclory.bsky.social?)
Great to see a major news outlet putting out such a comprehensive reminder that the human rights abuses in Xinjiang have not stopped
Sunrise, Portobello-style
Nick Holdstock
I wrote about the great M John Harrison for @thetls.bsky.social www.the-tls.com/literature/f...
The Ravenshill Project Award is open until 31st May - offering a *free* writing retreat to unpublished writers! Winners receive a secluded writing week in beautiful rural surroundings, plus travel costs (£150) and a small daily stipend. ✒️📚
www.theravenshillproject.co.uk/awards
Issue 21 of Exacting Clam is officially out today and just as stunning on the inside as it is on the front and back covers. The new digital-only subscription which will soon deliver the entirety of back issues online.
https://www.exactingclam.com
A reminder to parents and English teachers . . . the deadline for this year's prize is 26 June. Previous judges have included Katherine Rundell and Philip Pullman. This year it's Michael Rosen. 500 words on 'An Unlikely Friend'. Get writing! www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/blog/2026/ma...
Pascal was of the opinion that there was once, in man, a true happiness, of which all that now remains is an infinite abyss that can only be filled with
The London Review Bookshop is proud to announce the fourth year of the Martha Mills Young Writers’ Prize. Inspired by the curiosity and imagination of Martha Mills, the…
An absolute pleasure to talk to @privateeyenews.bsky.social about Democracy for Sale's investigation into Labour Together hiring a PR firm to target journalists who were reporting on the undeclared political funding that powered Starmer's rise to power
The Paul Foot awards really are the best
Peter Geoghegan
The Democracy for Sale newsletter uncovered how campaign group Labour Together had hired a PR firm to build dossiers on reputable journalists with the intent to discredit them.
NEW: Xinjiang has the highest detention capacity in the world, according to FT analysis - enough space for almost 1 in 40 people in the region - more than five years after the Chinese govt announced the camps had closed.
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Alongside the ongoing oppression of Muslim and indigenous groups in Xinjiang and Tibet, China has been investing heavily in the economy - building massive energy and transport infrastructure, high tech factories and tourism.
Part 2 of our Western China series: as.ft.com/r/cd1f62af-4...
A vast development drive aims to tap the region’s economic potential and extend Beijing’s control
