Simon Woodcock

Actor/Writer/Poet... mostly stuck doing other things for now. Craft beer enthusiast with mod style and music leanings. He/him. Opinions my own.

[Clive Chijioke Nwonka @CJNwonka]

Hillsborough. Stephen Lawrence. Windrush. The Post Office. And now Grenfell. The systematic programme of institutional injustice, dishonesty and incompetence meted out to a specific section of society continues.

[Ian Dunt @IanDunt]

They have no legitimate concerns. They're trying to start a race war. They're doing the nazi salute. They're trying to set asylum seekers on fire. And people like this, who prevaricate and whisper justifications, should never be forgiven.

[Harry Eccles @Heccles94]

Britain does not have an immigration problem.

Britain has a racism problem.

RT if you agree.

[Stan Collymore @StanCollymore]

Victoria Park, London, 1978.

100,000 Skins, Punks, Jews, Blacks, Muslims, Mixed , English, Irish, Hindus, Sikhs, Scots, Welsh, Working Class, Middle Class, trade unionists, unified against racists and fascists.

Gen Z, it's your turn.

[Louis 💙💛 @kingof__fools]

Do you remember when @GaryLineker said some of the dehumanising language used by the last Tory government about migrants and asylum seekers was reminiscent of Germany in the 30s. And the right were furious. Outrageous they screeched. Well, he wasn't wrong was he.

[Simon Woodcock @SAW164]

Ditto. This country has gone backwards thanks to the likes of Farage and The Sun and their ilk- we know the racism never truly left- but they've emboldened and now *weaponised* the stupid, ignorant, and cruel. They're clueless small-minded THUGS AND KNUCKLE DRAGGERS

[Sabbiyah Pervez @SabbiyahPervez]

I was 10 when the race riots hit Bradford

It took years for our city to heal

I grew up watching our elders, neighbours & communities build back our city

Don't underestimate the work needed to heal the trauma of the past couple of days, not just in 1 city but across the country

[Philip Proudfoot @PhilipProudfoot]

If we are at the point where the police have lost control and a lynch mob has broken into a hotel housing people and likely children seeking asylum then, I’m sorry, but it’s time to deploy the army. This is a domestic terror threat.

[Jason Pedlow 💙 @JasonPedlow]

A few months ago this white man went on a rampage in London with a sword.

He brutally murdered this child & seriously injured both members of the public & police officers trying to help.

Strangely, the right wing thugs didn't riot to protect this English child.

I wonder why...

[Simon Woodcock @SAW164]

Love Liverpool! Solidarity ✊ no pasarán!

[Taj Ali @Taj_Ali1]

The far-right significantly outnumbered by the good people of Liverpool tonight. More coming. Half a dozen racists made to look like absolute fools. This is what solidarity looks like.

[Gyll King Post Skip Diplomacy @GyllKing]

Racist thugs who went to Southport to get their country back kicked in the doors of Chanaka Balasuryla's minimart & stole over £10K of stock. Local salon owner Rose Tucker has raised £10.5K from 500 donors as the stock isn't covered by insurance.

That's OUR country.

[Nick Pettigrew @Nick_Pettigrew]

Some people want to neck a load of cider, do some dogshit coke in the toilets, take their shirt off and stomp through a town centre with a few hundred of their mates breaking things, sucker-punching people & terrifying minorities. That’s as complicated as their ‘concerns’ get.

[R.E.M. HQ @remhq]

🎸🇬🇧✔️

[Nick Pettigrew @Nick_Pettigrew]

It’s entirely possible this summer could have Glastonbury, England winning Euro 2024 & the most hated government in living memory being voted into oblivion, all within a fortnight of each other. I hope the nation’s off licenses are making plans.

[Simon Woodcock @SAW164]

I don't even care about football but I vaguely remember the feeling of 96- I'll take a summer of Euro football to add to the 90s nostalgia! And then we'll get the tories out!

[Simon Woodcock @SAW164]

🤔Unlikely! But I for one welcome another landslide Tory loss followed by a hopeful era of indie pop! Sambas are back in fashion already... I'll see you down the front?

[Caitlin Moran @caitlinmoran]

Hang on - have Oasis just reformed within seconds of Rishi Sunak making himself redundant?

[Sana Saeed @SanaSaeed]

The Onion, ladies and gentlemen.