Chris Smith

Chris Smith - No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

[Chris Smith @christaur2006]

@guardian @benclaywolf @UKLabour The Guardian nails it once again.

[Chris Smith @christaur2006]

https://t.co/2Bjfc7pHRy

[Ewan Gibbs @ewangibbs]

The battle for Britain’s future hinges on Ed Miliband becoming chancellor.

Against Miliband: big business, large industrial unions and the press.

For Miliband: Unison, Britain’s biggest union, and the wonkier side of left-wing intellectuals (myself included).

[DPAC @Dis_PPL_Protest]

#ICOWatchdog
#MentalHealth

Oxevision system used by 40% of NHS mental health trusts being scrutinised by information commissioner over privacy concerns

ICO watchdog opens inquiry into cameras in mental health patients’ bedrooms

https://t.co/nJ6RRPuGIk

[Anthony Horowitz @AnthonyHorowitz]

https://t.co/UKAr1armMo

[lemn sissay OBE FRSL @lemnsissay]

This building was once headquarters and studios of Granada TV. 38 years ago I was interviewed here by Tony Wilson - https://t.co/9jaFxvT66T . Remember the canteen?

It is now Mollies. When I am in Manchester I sleep here, meet here and eat here. The bar below is a thing of beauty and the first floor hang out space is next level. Service is swift. Vibe is right.

And the art on the walls is by Venus Arts: My favourite Art People: This is not an advert. The place is my secret. Tell no one.

#Mollies

[Peter Stefanovic @PeterStefanovi2]

This is fantastic news @AngelaRayner 👏

[Chris Smith @christaur2006]

@JournalistJill I'm fine with this. Absolutely.

[Chris Smith @christaur2006]

@Shrink_at_Large I've just been in Sainburys. It was like Reykjavik in December. I had to go back for a jumper 😆

[Dr Jay Watts @Shrink_at_Large]

For maximum cooling per pound spent, I’d rank them:

McDonald’s
Starbucks
Costa
Pret
Wetherspoon

[Chris Smith @christaur2006]

@AndyBurnhamGM Some pathetic comments on here. Sad, really. Good luck, Andy. I wish you well.

[Andy Burnham @AndyBurnhamGM]

Heading home after a big week in Westminster… thanks for the Z-Cars edits 😂

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

The chamber erupts in comotion after Ed Davey scolds Kemi Badenoch for her nonchalant attacks on Keir Starmer,

"Can I also recognise how difficult it was for the Prime Minister to make his resignation statement on Monday"

"It's an important reminder that while we debate issues robustly in this house that we are all human"

"And it's something that everyone should remember"

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

Tulip Siddiq made a point of order in the House of Commons after Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch attacked Bridget Phillipson, again,

"Kemi Badenoch called the Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson a spiteful class warrior"

"And previously she's compared Bridget Phillipson to a gestapo officer"

"Madame Deputy Speaker, I started out working in parliament as a teenager, and for 25 years of being involved in politics I have never seen the atmosphere here in parliament and outside quite so hostile and intimidatory, especially towards female elected representatives"

"Madame Deputy Speaker, words matters and inflammatory language contribute to this hostility towards politicians, especially women"

"Could I ask your advice whether the language that was used by the leader of the opposition today, towards the Secretary of State for Education, who is a woman who grew up in poverty, on a council estate, raised by a single mother, on free school meals, and worked her way up to Cabinet, is appropriate language to be used in the chamber"

"Not only does this language contribute to hostility, it also puts off women, from coming into this very important profession"

[Dr Jay Watts @Shrink_at_Large]

Having been in prison doesn’t mean you are a bad person.

[Dr Jay Watts @Shrink_at_Large]

Chronic illness can be very lonely.

It’s difficult to get across how pain feels phenomenologically.

Words often fail…… or haven’t been invented yet.

And empathy from others so often fails after a few flares, so we have to stay silent or limit what we say which is tiring.

[Anthony Horowitz @AnthonyHorowitz]

Marble Hall Murders will premiere on Sunday, September 6 on MASTERPIECE Mystery! on PBS
https://t.co/zjQ3bzqCs5

[Shutts 🇲🇽 🇨🇼 🇺🇾 🇳🇴 @Shuttsapalooza]

By far my favourite Scotland vs Brazil story is the referee saying “Good luck, may the best team win” to both captains before the game in 1982 and Graeme Souness replying “I fucking hope not”

[Dr Jay Watts @Shrink_at_Large]

Therapeutic putty is melting! Repeat, therapeutic putty is melting!

[Saganism @Saganismm]

How to Confront a Fascist?

Bertrand Russell’s powerful and dignified refusal to debate Sir Oswald Mosley, Britain’s most prominent fascist leader.

…

Dear Sir Oswald,

Thank you for your letters and for your enclosures. I have given some thought to our recent correspondence. It is always difficult to decide on how to respond to people whose ethos is so alien and, in fact, repellent to one’s own. It is not that I take exception to the general points made by you but that every ounce of my energy has been devoted to an active opposition to cruel bigotry, compulsive violence, and the sadistic persecution which has characterised the philosophy and practice of fascism.

I feel obliged to say that the emotional universes we inhabit are so distinct, and in deepest ways opposed, that nothing fruitful or sincere could ever emerge from association between us.

I should like you to understand the intensity of this conviction on my part. It is not out of any attempt to be rude that I say this but because of all that I value in human experience and human achievement.

Yours sincerely,
Bertrand Russell

[lemn sissay OBE FRSL @lemnsissay]

"Here is one of my very best friends in the world. And he is single ladies"

Below is a screenshot of one entry from Sophie Willan. To view all entries and maybe put one in like Sophie visit https://t.co/G3ONLk6w82 . It is one hundred percent free.

1. Watch or ignore my video and click 'VIEW STORIES'
2. Zoom in on the World Map lights or click LIST.
3 To tell me something about family click TAKE PART.

The winner of the £500 prize for the most moving story (with photo) will be announced on July 17th.

Over to you Sophie

#TellMeSomethingFamily #FamilyStories #ShareYourStory #WorldMap #Storytelling #Connection #Belonging #bradfordliteraturefestival