Lydia Strachan

Comms geek, angry feminist, lover of books and ballet. Founder/Director @confidentconvos. No longer here. Find me on the blue sky place as lydiastrachan

[Lydia Strachan @LydiaStrachan]

@GeographyCarrie @GiftedTawk @GeographyCarrie - so beautifully put. 💕

[Lydia Strachan @LydiaStrachan]

@GeographyCarrie Looking 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[Republic @RepublicStaff]

Don't believe everything that you read - republicanism is logical and evidence-based. #NotMyKing #AbolishTheMonarchy

[Lydia Strachan @LydiaStrachan]

An absolutely fantastic museum. I visited on a Friday afternoon and had the space to myself. It was both incredibly moving and very educational.

#Sobibór

[Majdanek Memorial @MajdanekMuseum]

02.05.2012|Museum and Memorial in #Sobibór became our branch. Since then we’ve built a new Museum building, new commemoration, and created a new permanent exhibition that documents the history of the German Nazi extermination camp in Sobibór and restores identity to the victims.

[Lydia Strachan @LydiaStrachan]

Just pre-ordered for my very excited five year old! Cannot wait to read more of Rocket's adventures.

[Lydia Strachan @LydiaStrachan]

Just cannot stop listening. An incredible achievement of an album. Thank you @theyoungunstrio - and everyone who allowed their story to be told.

[Lydia Strachan @LydiaStrachan]

@EllieMRoberts Not enough love for velociraptors on this thread. Basically huge demon chickens. Fast, efficient and packed one hell of a punch - and very misunderstood...

https://t.co/LoIrXBhslz

[Lydia Strachan @LydiaStrachan]

I'm a cis woman. I LOVE trans people, particularly my trans sisters who add a beautiful, wondrous depth & radiance to the very concept of womanhood. My life is better for them & so is the world. They have every right to live their lives in peace & joy.

#TransRightsAreHumanRights

[Lydia Strachan @LydiaStrachan]

Been a while since I added to this thread but @theyoungunstrio 'Tiny Notes' is wrecking me every time I listen to it (easily daily at the moment). Cannot wait for the full album - coming 7th April!

https://t.co/BM3HUDYmlQ

[Lydia Strachan @LydiaStrachan]

Since leaving the FCDO, I've been working on a couple of projects at the moment - both of which are very close to my heart. While I wait to be able to share them with you, I wanted to share some of the music that has helped me heal and grow over the past few months.

THREAD ⤵️

[Lydia Strachan @LydiaStrachan]

Oh, but it's been a wild ride these last few weeks. I feel like I need to be reminded of who we are as a nation - and who we could be. If you do too, have a listen to @MerryHell_band's 'Come On, England'.

https://t.co/yo6xsMN0nS

[Lydia Strachan @LydiaStrachan]

I am officially no longer able to tell the difference between reality and parody.

[Rishi Sunak @RishiSunak]

If you come to the UK illegally:

➡️ You can’t claim asylum

➡️ You can’t benefit from our modern slavery protections

➡️ You can’t make spurious human rights claims

➡️ You can’t stay

[Lydia Strachan @LydiaStrachan]

As someone who also left the Civil Service recently, it feels like the #SueGrey narrative is 100% backwards. I think it's far less likely that she was a secret leftie all along & far more likely that investigating the shit show that was No.10 convinced her that change is needed.

[Lydia Strachan @LydiaStrachan]

Dammit @joshbakerstory, I really thought I'd get through #ImNotAMonster without crying. Episode 8 has totally undone me. You are a spectacular storyteller.

https://t.co/9TJ68trOSI

#ShamimaBegum

[Lydia Strachan @LydiaStrachan]

@RosemaryMosco Senator McCarthy used it when talking about communists in the 1950s. He didn't originate the phrase but I'm guessing a lot of the negative connotations come from that.

[Lydia Strachan @LydiaStrachan]

Please, @Aiannucci!

[Crispian Wilson FCDO @CrispianWFCDO]

I've said it before, I'll say it again - we need a movie about the diplo train to Kyiv

[Mermaids @Mermaids_Gender]

Our thoughts are with the loved ones of Brianna Ghey, a trans teenager who was murdered in Cheshire this weekend. If you have been affected by this shocking news and need someone to talk to, our helpline is available until 9pm tonight and every weekday evening: 0808 801 0400.

[Gendered Intelligence @Genderintell]

The news right now is really frightening, especially for our young people and their families.

If you need to talk to someone our support line is open on 0330 3559 678 - times on our website. You can also email [email protected].

https://t.co/j5UTLP4tUL

[Lydia Strachan @LydiaStrachan]

@Heath_cb I feel like I can because I'm not there any more. I know many won't feel able to.

[Lydia Strachan @LydiaStrachan]

One of the dreadful things about this story is that I believe Dominic Raab really thinks he behaved "professionally at all times". I worked at the FCO throughout his time as Foreign Secretary, he didn't.

[The Telegraph @Telegraph]

📰 In an interview with The Telegraph, Dominic Raab says it is possible to set high standards without staff being bullied, insisting he has “behaved professionally at all times”.

🔓 This front page story is currently free to read 👇 https://t.co/qfPBn9gCBY

[Lydia Strachan @LydiaStrachan]

@ba_abraham @ChuckWendig I would love to see him in person. I have been all-in on Twitter since I discovered his apple content 🍎🍏

[Crispian Wilson FCDO @CrispianWFCDO]

I've just donated to the DEC appeal on the Turkey/Syria Earthquake. The need is huge, especially on the Syrian side where people have already endured 12 years of war, displacement and misery. Please give if you can.

https://t.co/pFpgkB9PTQ