Helen

Social researcher, feminist & novice vegetable grower. Politics, social policy, poverty/inequality. The outdoors & food.Exiled Teessider. Personal views/account

[Helen @_WildfellHall]

@utb_smith It was fantastic wasn’t it. Might be hard, given it’s based on true events, to make a second series, but I’d totally watch it. Coogan was brilliant I thought.

[Helen @_WildfellHall]

@aura__delivery @LNER That looks like a TPE service. These use, I think, Hitachi 802 class, while LNER Azuma use Hitachi 801 class (I think). They have similar style cycle storage in Coaches K & D (depending on number of carriages & formation).

I travel on these a lot in case you can’t tell 😂

[Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton]

As a World Cup host, the U.S. shouldn't be flippantly barring officials from entering the country to do their jobs.

It's terribly backward.

It's also counterproductive.

Global sports competitions should improve international exchange and relations, not the reverse.

[Helen @_WildfellHall]

@rcuffy Oooh bon anniversaire 🌟

[Helen @_WildfellHall]

@SeabrookCrisps @asda This makes me very happy!

[The i Paper @theipaper]

Farage paid £83k from events linked to US anti-abortion supporters https://t.co/ecjoWUyEAZ

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

@Katie_Lam_MP This has already been debunked Katherine - suggest deleting as I'm sure you wouldn't deliberately mislead your followers

[NHS Blood Donation 🩸🩹 @GiveBloodNHS]

It's #NationalBloodWeek – a chance to celebrate the incredible community of donors who roll their sleeves up and save lives.

In the last 12 months, donors have given an incredible 1.3 million units of blood.

THANK YOU! 🩸

[Helen @_WildfellHall]

First attempt at vegetable spring rolls - not too shabby!

[Sam Freedman @Samfr]

Some evidence that the strategy isn't working.... look at the shift in words associated with Farage since last September.

[David Smith MP 🌹 @dsnorthnorth]

I’m really pleased that @davidlammy has spoken to the Vice-President to make it clear that the tragic murder of Henry Nowak had nothing whatsoever to do with immigration. All politicians have a duty to be accurate, and not to indulge in false narratives. https://t.co/V21yydfFm1

[Vicky Spratt @Victoria_Spratt]

I pointed out that the state pension - with a triple lock to ensure it rises year on year - is the most expensive state benefit. It is also not means tested. My inboxes exploded - the emails were wild and explain why politicians are reluctant to touch this issue @theipaper

https://t.co/xHexyV61Od

[Helen @_WildfellHall]

@annemcelvoy Maybe if they were a sport/activity they actively supported/followed/participated in. Since both Starmer & Burnham do, and it’s the ‘national sport’, I see no problem with this nor does it appear inauthentic, imo.

[Helen @_WildfellHall]

@Kingpingib If they can’t be there on merit, they shouldn’t be there. Seems entirely fair to me.

[sash✩on the yuribus @gentlemanlister]

reform has banned the pride flag at shibden hall, aka anne lister’s house. i am so fucking angry. how fucking miserable and pathetic do you have to be to ban pride flags at a place that means so much to so many people.

[Helen @_WildfellHall]

What on Earth is ‘hard tea’?!?!?!

[Mike Keegan @MikeKeegan_DM]

Expensive round.

[Greg Bagwell @gregbagwell]

The commemoration of the bravery, tragedy and importance of D-Day is not ever the place to try and score cheap political points. What an ignorant and disrespectful dumbass.

[Helen @_WildfellHall]

Behold! Treasure ❤️

If you can, please #GiveBlood @GiveBloodNHS

And next week is #NationalBloodWeek too!

[Fraser Nelson @FraserNelson]

It's not just the exploitation of a tragedy.

JD Vance's picture of Britain - where migrants have led to a crime surge - is the opposite of the truth.

https://t.co/y5El5FUj7v

[Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer]

A true giant in journalism, Jon Snow has spent his life asking difficult questions and telling important stories.

Now, in sharing his Alzheimer’s diagnosis, he is helping others feel less alone and raising awareness of a condition that affects so many families.