Diane Heath

London 0 Hull 4. Professional northerner. Views my own. “Comment is Free...” C.P Scott.

[Hull City Council @Hullccnews]

🏉 @hullkrofficial take on Warrington in the Challenge Cup Final on Saturday.

If KR take home the trophy, there will be a celebration event in the city centre starting at 5pm on Sunday 8 June.

More details will be released after the final whistle on Saturday (fingers crossed).

[Simon Hattenstone @shattenstone]

Anybody interested in finding out out more about why @guardian journalists are striking next week to save the Observer can find out all the latest at @GdnObsNUJ. Please follow, share and encourage others to if you care about the future of journalism. Thanks loads
@GdnObsNUJ

[Diane Heath @DiHeath]

Loving #newsnight tonight. More Faisal & Nick Watt presenter combos please.

[Diane Heath @DiHeath]

North Hull Estate’s finest (apart from my Dad) @orakald getting played on peak time #bbc6 @CCfunkandsoul. Yess! Go #hull

[Diane Heath @DiHeath]

#r4today how is Mishal keeping her cool? Hats off. What an appallingly patronising condescending mansplainer. An exercise in deflection I have never heard the like.

[Hull City Council @Hullccnews]

📄 A joint update from Leader of the Council, Councillor Mike Ross, and Chief Executive, Matt Jukes.

👉 https://t.co/l1MeOZ8oV8

[Hull City Council @Hullccnews]

Please take the time to read the below statement from Humberside Police.

[Armando Iannucci @Aiannucci]

Farage seems to have been shocked and appalled into silence.

[Hull City Council @Hullccnews]

Street cleansing crews from Hull City Council have worked overnight to ensure the city is open for business as usual.

A massive thanks to our staff 👏 #TeamHull
https://t.co/d5jIqZpwhu

[David Burns @bbcburnsy]

A fair amount of crap going on in #hull today.

I know there are issues but don't let other people exploit this city.

What would you rather do, cause strife, cause damage, cause division, cost the public purse?

Or dance?

@HumberStSesh

#sesh #humberstsesh

[Nile Rodgers @nilerodgers]

Following reports that the right wing SVP party in Switzerland has used a #WeAreFamily sound-alike song in a political video without permission, #NileRodgers made the following statement:

“I wrote ‘We Are Family’ to be the ultimate song about inclusion and diversity at all levels, regardless of race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion or sexual orientation. I condemn its use by the SVP (Swiss People's Party) or anyone else not keeping with the values of the song and all decent people. The purpose of the song is to bring joy to all with no exclusions!”

@HipgnosisSongs , @SonyMusicPub and @WarnerChappell are all working to have the SVP cease and desist their use of the song.

@SisterSledge_ @CHICorg @WeAreFamilyFdtn

[Labi Siffre @labisiffre]

Within the past two weeks, on a visit to the city of my birth, London, I have committed:
1) The crime of being Black while studying the interior of a church (I did church architecture as part of pre 6th form O Level art &, though an atheist from the age of six, retain an interest in the buildings). The only other civilian in the church, a worshiper, had clearly felt threatened and had called the Priest who enquired as to why I was in the building.

2) The crime of being Black while hailing a taxi for hire (taxi sign on) in broad daylight.
The first driver saw me well enough to deliver a comedic wave before driving on; the second merely looked me in the eyes, dismissed me and drove on.
&
3) The crime of not being what I apparently, in this instance, had a duty to be:
After dinner in my hotel, I've just been racially profiled by another guest (vanilla) who assumed I was a member of staff as we all waited for the lift/elevator on our way to our rooms.

The last of these instances made me laugh. The first two were annoying. As I told a young, white and helpful policeman many years ago, "You get used to it".
He replied, "You shouldn't have to!".

[Led By Donkeys @ByDonkeys]

Whatever the rights and wrongs of Nigel Farage having his elite bank account cancelled, let’s remember who he actually is

[Dara Ó Briain @daraobriain]

I remember when I moved to London I couldn’t open an account at Lloyd’s in Crouch End because they didn’t accept the Irish passport as valid ID. I didn’t go on Newsnight to complain; I just went next door to Barclays. Nigel is such a drama Queen.

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

Your live sewage dumping map on the morning of Tue 20th June 2023.

Welcome to modern Britian.

[Kath 💙🙀🇪🇺✊🏾 @KathyBurke]

Ooh, it’s a beautiful day for self serving, lying dickheads to feel like crap.

[Diane Heath @DiHeath]

Dear @marcrileydj gutted I’ll miss your last show tonight but I’m off to a gig. @GazCoombes @giveitsomewelly ..but that’s the point isn’t it and why your show has been priceless in getting us out and seeing stuff we’d have never heard of to support Hull’s tiny venues. Thank you.

[alan rusbridger @arusbridger]

People will celebrate many things today. But not this. It’s perfectly reasonable to protest peacefully against the monarchy. The police shouldn’t be locking people up. The King is supposed to defend our liberties. That’s what today’s about https://t.co/D85RCOIek7

[Diane Heath @DiHeath]

@marcrileydj @gidcoe @prsnl_trnr I wouldn’t have gotten through Covid without your show Marc. I’ve also been to see bands I would have never even thunk about seeing and supported some of Hull’s tiniest venues. I am hugely grateful. Feel like this decision is public disservice broadcasting. We cherish u.