London librarian. Often to be found in law libraries. Sometimes to be found in the ocean trying to surf.
Joined March 2010
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21 Mar 2025
Happy Spring! A diversion due to problems on M4 means we're taking the scenic route to the South West on my @nationalexpress coach today. Very appropriate for the day after the spring equinox #windough
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My cartoon for this week’s @GuardianBooks
ALT Image: a floodlight projects the image of a bat onto the sky. Buildings are aflame and clouds of smoke rise ominously. Inside his apartment, Batman reads a novel with a scowl. Caption: The crime wave raged across Gotham City, but it was book club tomorrow and Batman had, once again, left a great deal of the reading until the last minute.
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26 Sep 2024
Love that this chain is full of people, like me, whose only reference for this word is the song in The Water Babies 😆
26 Sep 2024
Word of the day is ‘cockalorum’ (18th century): a self-important individual who struts across every stage as though they own it.
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18 Jun 2024
Good luck to all doing the @londonlegal #LondonLegalWalk this evening, especially any other legal librarians 👣
londonlegalsupporttrust.org.…
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14 Apr 2024
In what seems like another lifetime, I met this colleague of friends - now his sister in Palestine needs help. It could've been any of us born to that life not this one, so if you've got any spare cash do click the link to donate.
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8 Feb 2024
We have lift off! 🚀
The 2024 #ReadForEmpathy collection is LAUNCHED!
65 books for 3-16-year-olds, picked by experts to help build empathy understanding and skills. Use the Guides in your home, school or library!
FREE download: empathylab.uk/RFE-2024
#ReadingforPleasure
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18 Dec 2023
The UN's aid chief describes Gaza as the worst humanitarian crisis he's experienced in 50 years.
He makes two key points which should chill you.
1) The official death toll is likely a huge underestimate
2) In these circumstances, far more tend to die of hunger and disease.
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Books of the Year! My cartoon for this week’s @GuardianBooks
ALT A book is visiting a fortune teller. The teller looks into a crystal ball and says “I see you on a special table in the bookshop. There is some writing above you.” The book excitedly asks “what does it say?” The crystal ball displays the words “Books of the year”. But then, as the view widens we can see that these words are actually spread across four signs: “books” comes from “discount books”. “Of” is part of “75% off”. “The” is on “the discount table”. And “year” is in “year-end sale”. The book sits below the signs with other unloved novels in a dark corner of the bookshop.
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9 Dec 2023
A true and healthy democracy has an independent judiciary. That you fail to recognise this is the best reason our judiciary has to stay that way.
7 Dec 2023
We are a reasonable country, but our patience has now run out.
Our Parliament is sovereign, and it should be able to make decisions that cannot be undone in our courts.
That’s what this emergency legislation delivers.
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8 Dec 2023
RT @UNLazzarini: In my 35 years of work in complex emergencies, I never have expected to write such a letter, predicting the killing of my…
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8 Dec 2023
It can be hard to talk about grief and loss with children.
Booklists from @Booktrust could help to open up those conversations:
Books for 5 to 8-year-olds: booktrust.org.uk/booklists/g…
Books for 9 to 12-year-olds: booktrust.org.uk/booklists/g…
#GriefAwarenessWeek
ALT Photo of silhouettes of three children, running.
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To celebrate my 'Revenge of the Librarians' book token design, @book_tokens have given me one £50/€50 book token to give away. Retweet this tweet today for a chance to win it. (UK and Ireland only)
ALT A book token with a cartoon by Tom Gauld on it.
ALT The cover of 'Revenge of the Librarians' by Tom Gauld.
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4 Oct 2023
"Choose Life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family."
Why would Rishi Sunak want to do a thing like that?
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15 Aug 2023
There's no such thing as "non- medical consultants" delivering acute stroke care they're either medically qualified ( a medical degree and CCT in stroke medicine - 10 yrs training post qualification) or a danger to patients. Leave Cosplaying to cartoon characters / superheroes, not patients.
15 Aug 2023
Sent to me, the answer to uncompetitive pay is not to recruit ‘non medical consultants’, it’s to pay fairly and competitively. If we allow this these people will eat our lunch (and breakfast and dinner). Join the BMA take action to defend pay.
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24 Jul 2023
Now don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of an X, I've got one in my name after all, but let's spare a thought for the law librarian press searches 🤦🏻♀️ bbc.co.uk/news/business-6628…
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6 Jul 2023
If you left your Kindle in the tray of seat A/55 on a @GWRHelp train on Thurs 6th July, I've given it to the tea trolley staff so it should make its way to lost property eventually. Hope you are reunited with your book! 📚 #GWR #LostProperty
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30 Jun 2023
Water privatisation is a con.
(Location: Thames Water HQ)
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23 Jun 2023
CILIP is deeply concerned at the announcement that the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2024 will be held in Dubai, and the impact of this decision on our community, particularly LGBTQ people.
Read our full statement here:
cilip.org.uk/news/644188/CIL…
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There's still time to register for our joint Careers Evening with @slaeurope & @biall_uk tomorrow Wed 21 June, 6pm!
Perfect event if you're a student, just starting your career, changing job paths, or looking to build your network.
Register here: ow.ly/75ZE50OoXF3
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14 May 2023
Elsevier is losing editors
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