All love and gratitude to Sean Rafferty
What a lovely job he has done promoting great music on London and the UK for the last 27 years, with wit, panache and excellence. We should all be so grateful
@AliceCoote @BBCInTune @BBCRadio3 Oh goodness, I’m going to miss Sean’s warm, friendly voice on In Tune. He IS In Tune! Nowhere to pass on my deep thanks to him……
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1. PERSONAL NEWS:
Today BBC News has announced plans to close @BBCHARDtalk after 3 decades holding the world’s politicians and powerbrokers to account. This is sad news for me personally, but much more important, I think it’s depressing news for the BBC🧵
The #StopRosebank campaign is taking the UK government to court for approving the climate-wrecking Rosebank oil field - and I've asked that the case be put forward in my name. Tell the Government that this case is also in your name: https://t.co/ntHJntNRu1
I previously worked with @guyshrubsole to show the condition of SSSIs on land owned by the nation's largest landowners. Most of UK's major landowners own SSSIs in poor condition (marked with red dots)
https://t.co/CWBIzAeVQq
Here SSSIs around Farnborough:
This is outrageous. The Government MUST hand over all key evidence to the Covid Inquiry without further delay. Agree? Join me and add your name: https://t.co/uDqOsA87lT
Finally @WNOtweet is gaining some coverage for the drastic @ace_national cuts that are going to decimate the company. Not sure why it’s taken this long for their plight to be recognised seriously, but great piece from @RichmoMusic and a letter to @thetimes that’s bang on.
I just signed the petition to stop @RishiSunak using taxpayers' money on an ad campaign to promote the Conservative Party’s “five priorities”. Experts say the ads are "too political" & should be blocked. Will you join me & sign too? https://t.co/ZwZv4uxWPi via @38degrees
I talk about fake fish in my book Food For Life - but this French video about crab sticks rams it home - and people think it’s healthy! https://t.co/ckKoKcdiBd
Why are no U.K. politicians dealing with our ultra processed food and obesity epidemic that costs taxpayers £58 billion annually? Talking to CEOs of food companies it seems they are frightened of the editors of media like the Mail and Sun for nannying claims. RT if u want change
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Salman Rushdie made a surprise appearance at PEN America’s annual gala on Thursday night. It was his first public appearance since he was stabbed and gravely wounded in an attack last August at a literary event in Western New York. https://t.co/EVtnvVrTXF