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Young, gifted and black...I used to be one of these things. Author of 8 novels of acclaimed fiction … and 7 letters of embittered resignation.

Everywhere and nowhere.
Joined October 2010
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From the @OrendaBooks hit-making factory that brought you the fifth best Scottish Fiction Book of 2021*, soon comes the incendiary … THE WEEKENDERS 13.02.25 *other poll selections are available
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Lovely lunch in Glasgow today with some cool people. Used the free bus pass for the first time. Disappointed the drinks trolley service seemed to be off though.
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Colonel Gaddafi
Who’s the most famous person you’ve ever spoken to? Not “seen from far away” — actually talked to, even for a minute. A quick hello, a handshake, a normal conversation… and you still remember it. Who was it?
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david f ross retweeted
My first ever live album, The Hour Of Bewilderbeast (Live) will be released on December 11th, recorded during the recent 25th Anniversary tour. Pre-orders are available now, and come with a Christmas card designed by my 9 year old Ruben and signed by me. badlydrawnboy.tmstor.es/
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Up. Face like a Halloween pumpkin carved by Stevie Wonder. Hair like a bunkered Trump, devoid of mirrors and unrestricted Men Only access. Voice like the aftermath of a triple Harthill deep-fried tray bake. Morning.
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david f ross retweeted
I'll be playing Paisley Arts Centre on Sunday, there are two songs on my new record about Paisley in one way or another. I'll play one of them on the night. Last few tickets here; renfrewshireboxoffice.ticket…
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Some things are timeless, right?
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On this day in Up/Morning history.: Copyright theft as Twitter’s AI trolled me with my own tweet. It was an Interesting development. ‘In case I missed it’…!? I fucking wrote it, mate!
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Comrades, looking for a couple of This Is Lorelei tickets for @GSofA on 19th Nov, if there’s anyone out there selling a couple, or unable to go.
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Quite the CV.
Deservedly scathing op-ed by the NYT: “If Democrats retake both houses of Congress, and more state governments than they now control, it will tell the world that Mr. Trump does not represent most Americans. It will demonstrate that a country that starts to slide toward autocracy can move back to normalcy, as happened in Hungary this spring. Most important, it will create a desperately needed check on Mr. Trump during his final two years in office. … In a 21-month span, he has done more harm to democracy and the rule of law than any other president in the modern era and perhaps longer than that. He has broken his oath to defend the Constitution by trying to rewrite it on his own. He has refused to honor Congress’s power of the purse and misused national security laws for political ends. He has defied federal court orders on Medicaid funding, deportation orders and more. He has dismantled the Justice Department’s legacy as an impartial enforcer of federal law, turning it into an instrument of retribution against his adversaries while canceling investigations into his allies. He has appointed inept sycophants to oversee crucial government functions, including law enforcement, national defense and public health. He has sought to disenfranchise large numbers of voters, claiming fraud that cannot be found, and championed an extreme new approach to partisan gerrymandering. He has physically besmirched the White House by demolishing the East Wing and financing a garish renovation with donations from wealthy allies.” nytimes.com/2026/10/27/opini…
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Up. Face like a prison riot. Hair like a Parkhead skip overflowing with cut-price January Sales regrets. Voice like a MAGA ‘No More Immigrants’ rally welcoming guest keynote speaker Flávio Bolsonaro. Morning.
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Well, I’ve had my eyes opened, lemme tell ya! I thought this platform was all Quakerish barn-building and empathetic community cohesion. But no. Comrades, some people here are just plain mean. Or is that plane mean..!? Or maybe FUCKN mean. Y’all.
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Took me about ten minutes to realise that wasn’t an Arsenal youth team playing in the red and white.
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Anyway, on a lighter note … have you seen the price of the beans we’re being encouraged to stock up on..!? And don’t ’supply and demand’ me.
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What happens if a US voter reports DJT for voter fraud? Do they still get the $1m after he’s arrested?
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There’s millions of Kennedys in the world … and yet, the stupidest of all of them became US Health Secretary. What are the odds of that happening.
RFK: "There's five hundred million Arabs in the world. And yet they don't produce science. They don't win the Novel Prize. They don't win the Fields Prize. They don't win the Wolf Prize. They don't produce literature."
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Up. Face like a rusty Honda Civic wrapped around a Gorgie lamppost. Hair like a fistful of mouldy cheese strings. Voice like a macerated carburettor. Morning. *’A Fistful of Mouldy Cheese Strings’ the new LP by the Macerated Carburettors. Out now!
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An evening with @IrvineWelsh Wednesday 4th November 2026 Tickets from link: waterstones.com/events/an-ev… @WaterstonesGla @OrendaBooks
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david f ross retweeted
Fox News is putting Nicki Minaj up telling people to vote red. Let’s break that down. Can Nicki Minaj vote? No. She’s not a U.S. citizen. Can Nicki Minaj’s husband vote? No, he’s a registered sex offender. Can Nicki Minaj’s brother vote? No, he’s serving 25 years to life for child sexual assault. She seems like the perfect spokesperson for MAGA republicans.
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Up. Face like Presley in '56. Hair like James Dean. Voice like Caruso. Morni.......UK GOVT. ALERT: YOU MAY BE A VICTIM OF THE RUSSO/AMERICAN CYBER HACKERS. BUY TINS OF BEANS AND WATER IMMEDIATELY!
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Michael Carrick sounds way out of his depth in this interview. Just wanting it all to end. Could see him leaving the position tonight.
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