Annabel Edmonds

Comedy writer / performer

[Yorkshire Lass @eyup_io]

📉 Samaritans in Crisis! Volunteers Threaten Exodus Over Branch Closures! 😡

Oh blimey, it’s kicking off at the Samaritans! With plans to close over 100 branches, volunteers are ready to pack their bags and leave, fearing it’ll hit the charity’s ability to help those in need. If you think remote working is the answer, just wait until you’re fielding calls in your pajamas at 3 AM. Not quite the same, is it?

📖 Full Story: https://t.co/X6Vo9AtrV9

#Samaritans #MentalHealthMatters #Volunteers #CharityCrisis @Samaritans @BBCNews

https://t.co/X6Vo9AtrV9

[Alison Clarke @_AlisonClarke]

Samaritans are feeling disillusioned and angry about proposed changes to the service. Ironically they are not being listened to or heard by leaders in the organisation which offers a listening service for those in distress 🥲 https://t.co/WnXNQvbyEO

[Jill Segger @quakerpen]

Listen to the people who do the job. Theorising without experience doesn't make for good outcomes.

BBC News - Samaritans facing volunteer exodus over proposed branch closures
https://t.co/j34GyLF5ai

[Ellie Wilson @ellieokwilson]

Yesterday I was on BBC Radio Scotland to discuss survey results that showed two thirds of girls changed their daily behaviour due to sexual harassment. A man then texted in to say that schoolgirls shouldn’t wear short skirts if they don’t want to be harassed. Unbelievable.

[Daniel Grigg @Daniel_Grigg]

It's extraordinary watching Labour MPs collectively decide that Jeremy Corbyn and Zack Polanski have to be stopped.

While allowing Nigel Farage to gently coast on by.

[Annabel Edmonds @AnnabelEdComedy]

Punorama Investigates...What has immigration ever done for us? (Apart from helping our economy, the NHS, care homes...)

https://t.co/GeR6LbtDFK

[Annabel Edmonds @AnnabelEdComedy]

Punorama Investigates...PIP Reform: Very Bad, But Still Only The UK's Second-Worst Reform

https://t.co/cQsU4mCTKA

[Annabel Edmonds @AnnabelEdComedy]

All-male line-ups are embarrassing, regressive and somehow still a thing. Let's talk about what we can do about it.

https://t.co/8Lsnqnr29X

[Annabel Edmonds @AnnabelEdComedy]

This is a brilliant opportunity 👏

[Pride Reads Drew🏳️‍🌈 @druzif]

Don’t miss out on this

https://t.co/bYaQRxKut3

Literally no writers have filled a single slot yet. What’s going on?

I dunno, maybe people think they’ll get expert readers to read and give feedback for free next month

Babe, are you out of your mind? Not gonna happen. Trust me

[Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 NICE 爷爷 @MichaelRosenYes]

@RupertLowe10 And Santa outfits. Ban Santa outfits. They're un-British (they're German). They intimidate kids, and they're fire-traps. Unsafe. And suggest that it's only men who are the source of presents. We don't need a debate, we need a ban.

[Annabel Edmonds @AnnabelEdComedy]

I'm doing Brighton Fringe again! But this time, it's not stand-up...

[Kathleen McNamee @kathleen_mcn]

Not that I think this should even matter but, to look at the facts, the amount of trans women registered to play football in England is smaller than your average classroom. None are pro. They’ve found places that accept them so why make this move? Makes me incredibly sad

[Nadia Whittome MP @NadiaWhittomeMP]

The rights of trans people do not conflict with the rights of lesbians.

It’s why polling shows that, more than any group, lesbians and bisexual women are supportive of the trans community.

Our community’s liberation is bound together.

#LesbianVisibilityWeek

[Miffy @miffythegamer]

Male-presenting straight men (a demographic of 40% of the population) are responsible for almost all sexual offences against women and children, and I want to know why gender critical activists have instead spent every ounce of their energy pursuing the 0.1% who are trans.

[Bad Writing Takes 🖊️🏳️‍🌈 @BadWritingTakes]

It really does sum up how seriously TERFs take their "feminist" cosplay to see Owen Jones called "woman-hater" for mentioning issues that actually meaningfully effect women rather than a hate crusade that only fulfils the desires of a handful of hyper wealthy bigots and bullies.

[Priyamvada Gopal © @PriyamvadaGopal]

Like most women, I've not been hassled, molested, or abused by a trans person. I cannot say the same thing of straight cis men. Any demographic can commit abuse, certainly, but the stats are not on cis men's side. Some of them do 'protest too much' about 'women's safety'.

[Annabel Edmonds @AnnabelEdComedy]

Reposting this in light of the terrible Supreme Court judgement. Solidarity with trans women.

https://t.co/dcZ7xb0qa7

[Annabel Edmonds @AnnabelEdComedy]

So happy that The Skewer is back. Even happier to finally reveal that Superman's 'S' stands for Scunthorpe 🦸‍♂️

[Jon Holmes @jonholmes1]

Man of Steel and Art of the Deal - a BRAND NEW series of #TheSkewer returns @bbcradio4 tonight at 11.15pm. The week’s news mashed up as a (multi-award-winning) current affairs comedy concept album. Also @bbcsounds at your leisure. https://t.co/0y4L3tPhgv

[Annabel Edmonds @AnnabelEdComedy]

Predatory men in stand-up comedy: the ultimate evergreen news story.

[Annabel Edmonds @AnnabelEdComedy]

It's the series finale tomorrow and what better way to celebrate than with multiple Shrek references?