Slum Boy: A Portrait by Juano Diaz review

My latest read is a powerful and beautifully written account of his difficult formative years in 1980s Scotland

If you are looking for a great read I would highly recommend Slum Boy by Juano Diaz, it is an elegant and heartbreaking memoir that has you gripped from start to finish.

Me writing a review would probably not do the book the justice it deserves, please click here to read a review of the book by The Guardian.

Their review captures my thoughts exactly.

Juano recently received a much deserved award at the Attitude Pride Awards 2024 and you can watch a short video of him being interviewed below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rEKG_mPu3o

Nadine Dorries to follow-up ‘The Plot’ with book exposing Westminster ‘group sex sessions’

Not sure what Dorries was offering the Opposition whilst she was in government

Nadine Dorries, the former culture secretary, has announced a sequel to last year’s book The Plot – which chronicled the “political assassination” of Boris Johnson – with Downfall promising to explore “the self-destruction of the Conservative Party”.

The book by ex-MP for Mid Bedfordshire, who recently criticised Angela Rayner for partying in Ibiza despite abandoning her constituents to go on I’m A Celebrity in 2012, has been described as “the political book of 2024” with its exposés on “the reason why Rishi Sunak left the D-Day celebrations early” and “group sex sessions” planned via WhatsApp and “held between late-night votes in a certain office in Portcullis House”.

Remember, this is a political tome by a former culture secretary, not a pornographic Harry Potter fanfic.

But when did common decency ever stop Nadine Dorries?

I for one am hoping that a large number of certain individuals are not named in the group sex allegations, the thought of her in her granny knickers and him in his Y-Fronts is not a great image.

The synopsis reads: “After decades in the hands of malevolent players and two years of disastrous leadership, the Conservative party stands at the edge of the abyss.

“From the humiliation of Liz Truss’s 49-day premiership to the shameful, self-serving drift of Rishi Sunak’s time in office, Downfall is the story of a political party on the verge of extinction.

“The next leader will hold the future of the party in his or her hands, and with outside forces resisting change, the challenge will be as enormous as it will be difficult. But the painful truth is that the party deserves to be where it is – and nothing can stay the same.”

Dorries’ last book, The Plot, made headlines several times last year for its bizarre James Bond references; its wild claim that a Tory official in Downing Street allegedly had a pet rabbit cut up and nailed to the front door of his ex-girlfriend’s family home; and Dorries’ interview with LBC in which she refused to name an individual she claims tampered with an advice note she wrote, only to do so just 11 seconds later.

Not to mention its publication date had to be pushed back due to ‘legal delays’.

Announcing the book on Twitter/X on Thursday, Dorries wrote that she was “[putting] on her hard hat as plotters take aim and do their best to attack/discredit me as the launch date is revealed”.

Provided her latest release isn’t also subjected to legal issues, Downfall will come out on 21 November - just a few weeks after the next leader of the Conservative Party is revealed as being either Robert Jenrick, Tom Tugendhat, Kemi Badenoch, Mel Stride or James Cleverly.

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