Fi Punchard

Long career in Comms & PR. Angel of the North = nearly home.

[Pippa Crerar @PippaCrerar]

Nigel Farage, April 29: “This money was given to me so that I would be safe and secure for the rest of my life”.

Nigel Farage, May 14: “Frankly, it was given to me as a reward for campaigning against Brexit for 27 years.”

Which is it?

[Fi Punchard @fipunchard]

@BBCNews That's bonkers restricting it to vets only. Mine only have when needed now because I stopped paying the monthly plan which included monthly 'preventative' flea drops. When you get a new kitten or puppy you're encouraged to sign up as a good pet parent.

[Joanna Hardy-Susskind @Joanna__Hardy]

‘I recently visited Birmingham Crown Court… laid bare a system under acute strain… As one barrister put it bluntly: “You won’t find a single person in this building who thinks juries are an issue”

Labour MP Cat Eccles has been to see courts in action 👇🏼
https://t.co/rQTLFAMYSe

[Scottish Water @scottish_water]

Wipes clog pipes, flood homes and put pressure on Scotland’s sewers. Binning them is a simple way to protect your home – and prevent costly repairs and clean up. #BeWinterWise

More at: https://t.co/AbkF0w4dJ5

[Private Eye Magazine @PrivateEyeNews]

BBC Under Attack: Pot and Kettle Special 

The new Private Eye is out now.

[ALASTAIR CAMPBELL @campbellclaret]

Whichever strategic genius has decided that what is needed now is to trigger lots of speculation about @Keir_Starmer leadership is not as clever as they think. Whether done to shore him up or undermine him it is about as dumb as it gets. For heaven’s sake just get on with governing

[The Good Grief Trust @goodgrieftrust]

Good morning,

Every year we create a new theme for #NationalGriefAwarenessWeek (2-8 Dec) to raise awareness of the impact of grief and loss on a national platform.

Please take a look at our NGAW website site here to access past and present campaign messaging, posters and downloadable assets.

https://t.co/UUHeUHTIMR

[Marina Purkiss @MarinaPurkiss]

A woman is killed by a man every 3 days in the UK...

78% are murdered by a partner/ex

Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this

Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety

In fact, they voted against them

So ask yourself...

Why the concern for women only when the perpetrator is a migrant?

[Krishnan Guru-Murthy @krishgm]

The Home Secretary is laying out how to have settled status in Britain people will now have to be a better ‘citizen’ than most citizens and do voluntary work. I wonder will this include foreign medics - and how they will feel when they’re told to go off and do voluntary work after the night shift if they want to stay here?

[William Dalrymple @DalrympleWill]

Gaza is one of the oldest urban centres on Earth, and in this series we are exploring its long history. It was first referred to by Pharaoh Thutmose III in the 15th century BC when it was known as Ghazzati....

[The Drum @TheDrum]

Even when the emperor has no clothes, the humble content writer still has moves https://t.co/MUVdEhTMDU #Opinion

[Newcastle Unites @NewcastleUnites]

Tomorrow will be the 5th week of anti-migrant demonstrations in Newcastle, yet despite asking @NewcastleCC to issue a statement condemning the racism & hatred being directed towards asylum seekers in our 'City of Sanctuary' we are still waiting 🥴

[Women for Refugee Women 🧡 @4refugeewomen]

📢 Warning from over 200 organisations that the far-right has hijacked women’s safety for political gain.

The Government must take urgent action to prevent misinformation spreading.

https://t.co/oW2nrXrPgu

@EVAWuk @AsylumMatters @SBSisters

[Fi Punchard @fipunchard]

https://t.co/hvKI72bRuJ

[Fi Punchard @fipunchard]

https://t.co/gB8Lr8yV99

[Adam Schwarz @AdamJSchwarz]

1 in 3 doctors were born overseas.

1 in 2 builders were born overseas.

1 in 6 nurses were born overseas.

1 in 4 transport workers were born overseas.

1 in 7 UK business founders were born overseas.

1 in 5 university academics were born overseas.

[Fi Punchard @fipunchard]

Does winning two Euros back to back AND being only England side (men or women) to win a major tournament abroad count as equivalent?

[Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer]

It’s almost 60 years since England won the World Cup.

I’m never complacent about anything…but there should be a celebratory bank holiday if the Lionesses bring it home.

[Fi Punchard @fipunchard]

2 for 2.

And a well deserved young player of the tournament Michelle Agyemang.

[Lionesses @Lionesses]

It's home, again.

[Fi Punchard @fipunchard]

@supertanskiii It's not like they can't support a private member's bill when they feel it important enough (e.g. Kim Leadbetter's).

[Luke Tryl @LukeTryl]

This is a popular policy with the public - requiring new homes to have solar panels fitted by default and to have heat pumps is supported across the political spectrum - including by a plurality of Reform UK voters.