AlisonB

Social researcher, singer, pastry agitator, bookworm.

[AlisonB @AliBeeMusic]

@DanPatonMusic I laughed out loud. As a diligent civil servant I'll say no more.

[AlisonB @AliBeeMusic]

@itssadgurrll I had the same! Apparently you could see them in Hounslow but not here.

[AlisonB @AliBeeMusic]

@RevRichardColes Past performance of the contractor is not a criteria when assessing bids for government contracts. Believe it or not.

[AlisonB @AliBeeMusic]

@WeAreTheMU I wanted to sign this petition, but the postcode field doesn't work - can you fix it? https://t.co/5BJpJV5wEv

[AlisonB @AliBeeMusic]

@WorldWearyWoman @acar321 @Sara_Rose_G @tonewplaces You're wrong I'm afraid - "Air-to-air
systems are not eligible" says the Ofgem guidance

[AlisonB @AliBeeMusic]

@WorldWearyWoman @acar321 @Sara_Rose_G @tonewplaces Their argument would be that air-to-air heat pumps are much less efficient than air-to-water ones, so they'll require more electricity to run = more carbon emitted to generate the electricity required.

[AlisonB @AliBeeMusic]

@LNER I like Open Returns for when I don't know what day I'll be travelling back. I think this is going to cost me more because I'll have to buy a last-minute single ticket instead which will be £££.

[AlisonB @AliBeeMusic]

@josiahmortimer When I first moved to London in 2003 I paid £270 a month for a room in a two-bedroom flat.

[AlisonB @AliBeeMusic]

@AOfTsang Yes and yes!

[AlisonB @AliBeeMusic]

@AOfTsang Amazing!! Would love to hear about the sleeper train - I'm taking it the other way in May!

[AlisonB @AliBeeMusic]

I sang with @soulsanctuarygc for Little Amal in London today - a very moving experience!

[Luke Hanrahan @LukeHanrahan]

A little girl on a BIG journey, Little Amal is the puppet of a ten year old refugee girl, on a mission to highlight the plight of child refugees. @walkwithamal toured the streets of London today!

[Jon Sopel @jonsopel]

Weird that I don’t remember JRM complaining about a right-wing stitch up when David Frost stopped being a civil servant advising the government and became a Tory minister in the Lords instead. But maybe that’s different.

[AlisonB @AliBeeMusic]

@Steven_Swinford People need to realise “family members” means spouse, children under 18. Only postgraduate students can bring dependents, not undergraduates.

[AlisonB @AliBeeMusic]

@Keir_Starmer *Save our NHS
*Lead the world in winning the fight against climate change
*End the need for food banks (abolish destitution)
*Throw everything at solving our huge nationwide mental health crisis
*Affordable, decent homes for everyone - no exceptions

Fixed it for you.

[Hannah Fry @FryRsquared]

Every single person who confuses correlation and causation ends up dying.

[AlisonB @AliBeeMusic]

@janemartinson Yes, that struck me hard. We are only as safe as men allow us to be.

[AlisonB @AliBeeMusic]

Afghan refugee in London told to give up doctorate and move to Yorkshire https://t.co/VF3p3S5oeV

[Resolution Foundation @resfoundation]

Have you considered working for a think tank? Given the economic, social and political issues facing the UK, ensuring the world of research and policy-making is populated by talented individuals with diverse views & backgrounds is more important than ever: https://t.co/OAxzj7HJMp

[AlisonB @AliBeeMusic]

Amazing turnout on the BEIS picket line this morning @pcs_union

[AlisonB @AliBeeMusic]

@the_tweedy I absolutely love this thread. The other night I was chastised by a well-meaning person for not always saying when I need an adjustment. I tried to explain that the constant emotional labour gets exhausting…