Alex Hall-Chen

Principal Policy Advisor for employment, skills, and sustainability @The_IoD & school governor @tsa_trust. Chatham average & Camford grad.

[Alex Hall-Chen @AlexHallChen]

@manairport a friend was bringing me olive oil on SQ301 but your security confiscated it, saying he couldn't even check it in. Told him the 'no-oil' rule is on your website. Can you point me to where?

[Alex Hall-Chen @AlexHallChen]

If the political gods were fair, someone with a loudspeaker would have blasted the opening of the Gills' anthem -- 'come on you blue boys... well here we are, a sea of blue' -- on repeat, but I suspect those gods have decided that it's a lost cause

[Sky News @SkyNews]

"At long last the election has been called, the time has come, and the wait is over."

Labour leader @Keir_Starmer says: 'We have had 14 years of going round and round in circles getting nowhere'

https://t.co/2VgArOXhur

📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube

[Alex Hall-Chen @AlexHallChen]

@adwin84 @GillsInTheBlood Absolutely, it was brilliant. The previous home match I saw was when we secured promotion to League 1, in April 2013. So I seem to be able to pick them well 😄 Won't leave it as long until the next one, though!

[Alex Hall-Chen @AlexHallChen]

It's been almost 10 years to the day since I made it to a home match. It's good to be home (of the shouting men) #Gills #uptheGills

[Nick Hillman @nickhillman]

Buzzing after chairing this fascinating session, with three excellent and complementary speakers: @LCpathways from @KaplanPathways @AlexHallChen from @The_IoD and @asisherwood from @IoSEorg. Available now to watch back.

[Alex Hall-Chen @AlexHallChen]

Pleased to represent the @The_IoD on BBC World Business Report this morning. Short-term help for business is welcome. We also need to see more govt action to transition to a low carbon economy & reduce the UK's reliance on volatile intl energy markets in the medium to long term.

[Alex Hall-Chen @AlexHallChen]

The number of people engaging in flat-out fatphobia is depressing. There are many reasons to criticise this appointment but Coffey's weight and appearance are not among them.

[Alex Hall-Chen @AlexHallChen]

Heart in my mouth for 120 minutes but wow, how utterly amazing. Here's to all the women who fought so hard for so long to play the beautiful game ⚽

[Lionesses @Lionesses]

WE HAVE DONE IT

[Alex Hall-Chen @AlexHallChen]

@AlixLee5 @BBCSport @IanWright0 Playing football gave me some of my best RGS memories. It's so great that it's getting better for every generation of girls! ⚽️

[Alex Hall-Chen @AlexHallChen]

Yesterday, I joined the @HLChildrenAct to give evidence on the implementation of shared parental leave and @The_IoD members' views on the future of flexible working.

The full session is available here: https://t.co/1tGKU31XOi

[Alex Hall-Chen @AlexHallChen]

@skinnylatte What I love about the policy is that it's complemented by relatively cheap, efficient, and widespread public transport. Places like London, which make car use expensive without making public transport cheap, are a nightmare.

[Alex Hall-Chen @AlexHallChen]

@GWRHelp Also, if the break was 30 mins then why are both the 22.27 and 23.27 trains to Slough cancelled?

[Alex Hall-Chen @AlexHallChen]

@GWRHelp Hayes and Harrington-Slough trains cancelled. Station staff told me my ticket would be accepted on all local buses to Slough. Took a bus to Heathrow and tried to connect on the 4 bus, told they'd not had notification to accept train tickets. Now stranded. Complete joke.

[Alex Hall-Chen @AlexHallChen]

@GWRHelp Why wouldn't buses be told to accept train tickets? Why was a signaller break not accounted for in scheduling? What would you suggest a passenger stranded as a result of TfL/GWR incompetence does? None of this makes any sense.

[Alex Hall-Chen @AlexHallChen]

@skinnylatte Those comments always sound so forced, too, and like they're doing queer people a favour (same with any reference to Pink Dot).

When 'support' is so flimsy, it can disappear quickly. Who would want to build their home on quicksand?

[Alex Hall-Chen @AlexHallChen]

@geofftech Will I be able to change onto the tube from the EL without tapping out? E.g. once the sections are connected will I be able to change from EL to Bakerloo line at Paddington without tapping out?

[Alex Hall-Chen @AlexHallChen]

@Botanygeek Most Westerners can't conceive of their countries as anything other than liberal paradises from which they can lecture the rest of the world. God forbid we pay attention to the erosion of freedoms at home when we could be lecturing countries about, idk, colonial-era laws 🤷‍♀️

[Alex Hall-Chen @AlexHallChen]

@SamsungSG My husband ordered a Tab S8 Ultra a week ago. Money has been charged but he's not received any confirmation or product. Customer service continually says they're 'looking into it'. What's going on??