I am just over 40% into this and it’s frightening and anger inducing. We have this view that our parliament is a great institution which embodies the best of democracy. A real eye opener. ‘Politics on the Edge’ Rory Stewart. #Bookstodon #ukPolitics

A number of years ago I was heavily into genealogy. On aspect of this is DNA testing. I was born here, my family I traced back to Scotland and England into the 1500s in places. So when a bunch of extreme right wing thugs say they want their Engerland back I do wonder what their claim is for 'their' country and their place in it. For reference here is - geographically - where my DNA has come from. (1/2)

Storygraph just keeps getting better and better, their latest feature for the paid version…. #Storygraph

Highly recommend this, tough going at first with the endless list of who did what but it gets easier. By the end I was seething: I always knew that our aristocracy were descended from robber barons but this blows the lid off. Globally we now have the same with billionaires. Entitled by Chris Bryant. #Bookstodon

after being an avid reader for all my life I have just recently discovered audiobooks work for me. My library has some, but I wondered if there are any other apps that ‘lend’ audiobooks. I am in the UK so US stuff doesn’t work for me. I don’t want to purchase audiobooks either, just listen once. Any recommendations please? Boosts appreciated. #Bookstodon

Set of hard hats in school lockers ready for the crumbling classrooms of Tory Britain

Pinched from Fakebook…. because it’s actually a good point.

Nicely put