Barbara Hopkins

Former feature writer & copywriter, still a grammar geek. Loving the coastal vibe. Eternal kibbutznik, mad about independent travel and art

[Barbara Hopkins @bhwriting]

@Crew_Clothing Incredibly slow service...order placed 18 June still has no status and online form requesting info unanswered. Would appreciate an update please

[WALDEMAR JANUSZCZAK @JANUSZCZAK]

Dear Labour Government,
Please rethink the nation’s relationship to the arts. Basically, stop thinking of them as a luxury. They’re not. The arts are a central part of what makes us human: a priority; our song to the heavens. All societies are judged by the art they leave behind.

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

The polls are open. Remember that politicians are servants of the people. Today thousands of them across the UK are asking for your vote.
Your vote is precious; it grants power and it removes it.
Use it and remind them never to take it, or you, for granted. #GE2024

[Barbara Hopkins @bhwriting]

@Hyundai_UK
I am still awaiting my account activation code, having sent the requested details 10 days ago. Poor response to communications prior to that - very disappointing

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

I wonder if there are any more murals, pictures of Micky Mouse and the like that will be painted over this week in refugee centres. If there are any children's books in these places, perhaps they can be burnt.

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

Paint over Mickey Mouse
Burn Where the Wild Things Are
Pulverise the lego
Set fire to the Christmas tree star.

Seize all the teddies
Bury every skipping rope
Paint the walls dark brown
Abolish all hope.

[mary beard @wmarybeard]

I don’t see how you are supposed to “hold your nerve” if you have no money.

[ALASTAIR CAMPBELL @campbellclaret]

For politics to recover from the damage Johnson has done to it, it must be made crystal clear that the kind of conduct in which he indulged leads not merely to loss of power but opprobrium. He deserves nothing less. And Sunak must lead if standards are to be raised 3/3

[Alex Taylor @AlexTaylorNews]

My goodness ! Quite the letter in today's @thetimes

(Important to read it right to the very end !) 👇

[Hugh Grant @HackedOffHugh]

Imagine what levels of dysmorphia, of narcissism, of profound tone deafness, of outright batshit lunacy it must take to ACCEPT one of those honours.

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

“Where’s Larry?”

[Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall @HughFW]

Thanks @JohnJCrace. What an absolute joy.

[WWT @WWTworldwide]

"In England, every single river is polluted" - David Attenborough.

What a shocking sentence.

#WildIsles

[Bob Roberts @BobRobPolitico]

Ah, Giles Coren. The posh twat's posh twat. On the radio shouting that "we all broke the rules".
A) No we didn't. Far from it.
B) We weren't all Prime Minister.
C) We didn't all lie to the Commons about it.

[Chris Packham @ChrisGPackham]

Please RT widely ! There are other options @CambsCC please consider them before committing ecocide .
Thank you .

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

Which of the following problems will be solved by scapegoating migrants? Climate change, poverty, NHS underfunding, rising prices, inner city pollution, lack of secure public housing, cap on wages...

[The Sixteen @TheSixteen]

It was a dark and shocking day yesterday for the world of choral music, with news of the disbanding of the phenomenal @BBCSingers. Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to all our friends and colleagues affected. What a terrible loss on so many levels. https://t.co/WWIzHGvw87

[Barbara Hopkins @bhwriting]

Stop the planned closure of the BBC Singers - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/ueBCsPG1HW via @UKChange

[Barbara Hopkins @bhwriting]

@SeasonDeeper Plimsolls. And they had a horrid rubbery smell along with making f*rty noises as you walked/ran...ghastly

[Barbara Hopkins @bhwriting]

@SocialistNHS 💙