Ro Lyon

Left-leaning feminist former librarian, editor and community worker. Now a volunteer, tennis lover, chocoholic and QPR season ticket-holder

[Ro Lyon @RoLyon1]

@Lloyd_Cole Jo Nesbo on DiD articulates beautifully why we love Perfect Skin

[Mark Stephens @MarksLarks]

Water companies have been banned from paying bonuses.

So Anglian Water has given its chief executive a £1.3m 'retention payment' instead.

I’d call that, ‘taking the piss’ but they're dumping most of that into the River Ouse right now.

[Wilts & Glos Standard @WiltsAndGlosStd]

Several closures coming up for major roads near Cirencester https://t.co/y8YPi4Hggq

[Ro Lyon @RoLyon1]

It feels like you can’t watch a game of football without wading through annoying gambling ads. 🙄 😡It’s dangerous for young fans, and it puts a stain on the beautiful game. ⚽Find out what you can do about it. https://t.co/AxwYcWJ1V6 via @38degrees

[Sky News @SkyNews]

Donald Trump called the FIFA chief last Wednesday to ask him to review the ban on US attacker Folarin Balogun, according to our US partner network NBC News, citing a source familiar with the phone conversation.

https://t.co/2RYI8uufZ4

[Good Law Project @GoodLawProject]

An isolated tragedy in Belfast is being used as an excuse for racist thuggery, all in the name of patriotism.

Musk, Farage and their cronies are spreading hate, and trying to divide our communities.

But we won't let them. We know the truth: there's many, many more of us than them. And we're going nowhere. Solidarity, love and compassion will win 🧡

[Ro Lyon @RoLyon1]

https://t.co/pphsQSSnCw

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

We did it, together.

[The London Economic @LondonEconomic]

Small boat crossings down 42%
NHS waiting lists at lowest level in 3 years
Government borrowing at a 3-year low
Unemployment falling
UK back as the world’s 5th largest economy (IMF)

While Reform shouts at cricket bats, Labour is quietly fixing the country
https://t.co/MUAw5ecMYY

[kieron murphy @kieronmurphy5]

Hey @BBCNews I’ve just watched your 10pm show..lots of gossip from @ChrisMasonBBC about @UKLabour but nothing about the £5m bribe Farage illegally concealed or Tice’s tax dodging or Jenrick’s illegal funding…why are you protecting @reformparty_uk ?

[Hoops & Dreams @HoopsDreams_QPR]

QPR finish... 15th.

Last season... 15th.

Average position since relegation 11 years ago... 15th

[Clive Tyldesley @CliveTyldesley]

I am doing some part-time media teaching at uni. This Laura Kuenssberg ‘in depth’ piece on the BBC website includes 6 quotes to back up the tone of the headline. All 6 are from anonymous sources. Is this sound journalism?

[LoftforWords @LoftforWords]

A really nice 60 min glimpse of what this team could be - attractive, entertaining, progressive, attacking. Should have been out of sight.

Followed by 30 mins of what it lacks - physicality, size, ruthlessness, game smarts, experience.

And another star player limps off. 😞

[David Barton @dave_barton76]

Game summed up our season, very good for parts of it, comically bad in others and ultimately injuries cost us a positive result, lots to build on for next season but overall so frustrating #QPR

[Neo @Realneo101]

🔴DON’T LOOK AWAY

The Islamic regime is going to hang Diana Taherabadi because she participated in the January protests.

She’s only 16.
This is pure barbarism.
Share this before they kill her.

[LTA @the_LTA]

DREAM DEBUT 🤩

Mika Stojsavljevic battles to an incredible 7-6(4), 7-5 victory against Talia Gibson to give the Lexus GB @BJKCup Team the lead over Australia!

#BackTheBrits 🇬🇧

[Second Tier podcast @secondtierpod]

THIS IS THE BEST OWN GOAL YOU WILL SEE ANYWHERE 🤣🤣😂😂

[Wilts & Glos Standard @WiltsAndGlosStd]

New courses and events planned by South Cotswold Bridge Club https://t.co/MH2JHBkegj

[Tuki @TukiFromKL]

🚨 so let me get this straight..

this morning Trump announced he's halting attacks on Iran.. someone made $1.5 billion trading on that news 5 minutes before the announcement..

and now tonight.. the Pentagon is weighing deployment of airtroops to Iran..

so the "peace" that someone made $1.5 billion off of.. lasted about 12 hours..

the pause was never peace.. it was a window.. long enough for someone to collect.. short enough for the war machine to reload..

they halted the attacks just long enough for the markets to move.. and now the troops are going in anyway..

you're not watching geopolitics.. you're watching a trade.

[Wilts & Glos Standard @WiltsAndGlosStd]

Popular summer attraction in Cirencester to open early this year https://t.co/HtfwnxfgiU