Today is World suicide prevention day.
Every 90 minutes, someone in the UK or Ireland dies by suicide. We can all make a difference by checking in on those around us.
Thanks for visiting my fundraising page. I’m taking on the Swim 10k Challenge in June to help raise money for Cancer Research UK. Please show your support and help fund life-saving research by donating to my page. https://t.co/SjNyjFLy1t
On 9 April 2024 we published a video entitled "The TRUTH About Labour’s Pro-Israel Mega-Donor." The video claimed without any evidence that Gary Lubner was an apartheid profiteer and falsely alleged that Gary and Jack Lubner have close ties to and are supportive of the Israeli Government. We wish to make clear that the allegations within the video against Gary and Jack Lubner were false and based upon a single unreliable article. We failed in our duties in publishing these false allegations.
We have now removed the video and provided our sincere apologies to the Lubner family, including in respect of the anti-Semitic abuse they have suffered as a result of the video's publication. We are pleased to make clear that Gary Lubner was an anti-apartheid activist and led anti-Apartheid organisations through the 1980s. He worked closely with leading figures in the anti-apartheid movement to help bring about change in South Africa. He also at Mr Mandela’s own request, served as a Trustee on the Nelson Mandela Legacy Trust.
Further Gary and Jack Lubner are not supportive of and do not have ties to the Israeli Government and are not lobbyists on its behalf. Rather, they are proud British Jews who have worked towards a just peace that affords Palestinians and Israelis self-determination, dignity and human rights. We are told that, whilst most of Gary’s philanthropy is focussed on South Africa and the UK, he has contributed to numerous human rights organisations active in Israel and Palestine. Gary has made significant contributions to charities working to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, AS WELL AS a number of victims and families of the October 7 Hamas attack, We once again apologise to the Lubner family for publishing these defamatory allegations and, in recognition of this, we have made a sizeable charitable donation to World Central Kitchen and Community Security Trust in their name.
I’m now at end of life care - palliative care-and will be going into a hospice for the foreseeable - thanks to everyone who sends me love and support- you’ve been amazing
Our tour kicks off this weekend in Winchester, Exeter and Newport! A handful of tickets remain. Come and release your inner Bush! 🌳❤️#AnEveningWithoutKateBush
All six Tory leadership contenders have pledged to fight VAT on private schools. Not one of them has promised more money for state schools. And there you have it.
One of my favourite interviews I’ve done in a long while - and that comes across 😁
Only 4 more chances to see Hopepunk at @Gildedballoon at #edfringe “the relentless optimist who always finds the silver lining” at 7:40pm every day until Friday 16Aug
Going Rogue begins 19 Aug
“Refreshingly revealing… Juliette Burton has built a pretty loyal fanbase at #edfringe”
@BritishComedy interviewed me about my 2 shows at #EdFringe24
Hopepunk “a manifesto for hopeful thinking in troubled times”
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Going Rogue -a comedy “from a very, very deep place of joy”