Laura Roden

All opinions expressed are personal.

Criminal Justice Professional

[Laura Roden @LauraRoden01]

@TheRAC_UK I would love to provide those details only the link for sending a private message doesn't work

[Laura Roden @LauraRoden01]

@TheRAC_UK your delays are a disgrace! Getting on for 12 hours since the original report (had to report a2nd time due to no response to the 1st). Expecting my son to wait up all night for a phone call 'in case you might be able to get to him' is no where near good enough!

[Stafford Town FC @StaffordTown1st]

85 - SUTTTTOOONNN!!!

It’s taken him 2 years but he finally has his first goal for the club!

He couldn’t miss as he gets a touch on Wilsons cross from a yard out!

🔴🔴 4-0 🔵⚪️

[Laura Roden @LauraRoden01]

@angel_tonixx Thank you for helping James (again!) today Angel x

[Laura Roden @LauraRoden01]

@FA @wembleystadium how do I make a complaint about ETSC please? 6 emails since January, no reply. Formal complaint to FA, email address not monitored. No one answers the phone.

[Laura Roden @LauraRoden01]

@nathan698700 Congratulations

[Laura Roden @LauraRoden01]

@BarclaysUKHelp Absolutely untrue, can definitely not use card to pay or withdraw cash. This is shambolic.

[Stafford Town FC @StaffordTown1st]

James Sutton commits for the 24/25 season!

James joined the club in the second half of last season, making 7 appearances before injury ruled him out of the final few games.

#WelcomeBackJames #UpTheTown

[Laura Roden @LauraRoden01]

@StaffordTown1st Thank you to everyone who's made contact to check on him x (from his embarrassing mum 🤣)

Ps. It was defo a red!

[Laura Roden @LauraRoden01]

#InternationalWomensDay

[Laura Roden @LauraRoden01]

https://t.co/56rVG08KIG

😪😪😪😪😪

[BBC Politics @BBCPolitics]

"I am tired of fighting for systematic change and being given table scraps"

Labour MP Jess Phillips reads the names of the women killed as a result of violence over the past year

https://t.co/3N5eLpcFwm

[Department of Health and Social Care @DHSCgovuk]

Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay.

There are things we can all do to look after our mental wellbeing. If you or someone you know is struggling, help is available.

Get tips and resources from #EveryMindMatters: https://t.co/k4Cm71cLsC

[Laura Roden @LauraRoden01]

@StaffsSchoolsFA @wra_pe hopefully you're aware this is available?

[Laura Roden @LauraRoden01]

@SRFCofficial @Sandel_Jack39 Well done Jack xx

[Laura Roden @LauraRoden01]

This x

[Mohamad Safa @mhdksafa]

This is a side by side of two women gracing the front covers of two well known magazines.

The one on the right we all know is Martha Stewart, age 81. The one on the left is Apo Whang-Od, age 106, a tribal tattooist in a remote province in the Philippines.

There seems to be an unwritten rule which equates beauty with youngness. In an interview, Martha Stewart told the reporter she credits her organic, home-grown, farm-to-table eating, yoga, and actively healthy lifestyle to her youthfulness. While that’s an admirable journey for her, let’s not forget the amount of privilege that kind of lifestyle requires.

On the left is Apo Whang-Od, who is a 106-year-old tribal tattooist in the Philippines. The wisdom she carries in every forehead wrinkle and frown line is stunning. Her eyes are glass, reflecting back all that she’s witnessed over a century of lived experiences. Her tattoos a reminder of the ancestors she seeks to honor.

Both women are beautiful in their own right. But I wish we as women didn’t play into this idea that we have to look younger—and thinner—in order to fit some unrealistic beauty standard which will grant us acceptance and relevance in the world around us.

I’m writing this for any woman who, like me, may have had a punched-gut reaction to seeing an octogenarian in a swimsuit on the cover of a magazine looking more like a woman in her forties or fifties: Anti-aging is not a beauty standard.

There IS beauty in wrinkles, and saggy skin, and drooping breasts. These are markers of a life hard fought for and well lived. It seems odd to try and erase these battle scars.

So while I applaud Martha for her fortunate body, carefully curated procedures, and pristinely styled makeup, I also applaud Whang-Od for what others may perceive as imperfections.

Anti-aging is not a beauty standard.
Authenticity is.

@ FeministNews

[Laura Roden @LauraRoden01]

@RiuHoteles Will the awful noise from the building work next have stopped by June?

[Laura Roden @LauraRoden01]

Every year this is the most moving thing you'll hear in Parliament x thank you @jessphillips x

[Jess Phillips @jessphillips]

We need deeds not words to stop the avoidable killings of women by men. It was an honour to read their names in front of bereaved families. Every year it is overwhelming.

[Laura Roden @LauraRoden01]

@theodoraclarke @TheHouseMag @PregnantScrewed @Commonswomequ @5050Parliament The treatment of mothers in all walks of life, especially the work place needs to change, regardless of if you're a public figure or not. Horrified at the abuse you've had but you have a chance to raise the profile of an important issue here, don't narrow its focus too much

[HMP Featherstone @HMPFeatherstone]

📢 We're calling for book donations as our library has flooded!
Our Library plays a vital part in reducing reoffending as it helps prisoners with education which in turn helps with employment upon release.
Please email [email protected] for donations.

[Laura Roden @LauraRoden01]

@PRTuk Congratulations Pia and good luck x