Ian Rayson

Husband and dad, believer in Open Societies, passionate about politics, food, food politics and Brighton & Hove Albion - views are my own

[Ian Rayson @ian_rayson]

You have to love bees...because they’re not wasps of course...and because human life would end without them...but now also because they turn out to be clever little things who can count up to four... Very cheering somehow #bee https://t.co/o71POPIHfu

[New Scientist @newscientist]

Bees are first insects shown to understand the concept of zero https://t.co/M33gTZLvEu

[Ian Rayson @ian_rayson]

Bumblebees learn to solve puzzles by watching peers, study finds https://t.co/fqD3yWJ4Ju

[Peter Crouch @petercrouch]

I know it’s only a game and some things are much bigger but imagine all our games went ahead this weekend.

Black armbands, silences observed, national anthem, Royal band playing etc to the millions around the world watching ?

Isn’t that a better send off ?

[Ian Rayson @ian_rayson]

@NicolaSturgeon Are you sure s/he’s a seal, Nicola? Look at the length of that tail… Could it be Nessie’s attention seeking cousin..? #Nessie

[matt bernstein @mattxiv]

florida high school class president zander moricz was told by his school that they would cut his microphone if he said “gay” in his grad speech, so he replaced gay with “having curly hair.” i am in awe

[Ian Rayson @ian_rayson]

@NestleUKI This is great, well done Nestle!

[Robert Peston @Peston]

party with a big majority is simply an elected dictatorship, and the constitution means little or nothing. This is not just a slippery slope. It is the bottom of the slope.

[Donald Tusk @donaldtuskEPP]

Boris Johnson likens Ukrainians’ fight to British people voting for Brexit. I can still remember the enthusiasm of Putin and Trump after the referendum. Boris, your words offend Ukrainians, the British and common sense.

[Open Society Foundations @OpenSociety]

Ukraine is under attack, but a strong civil society will help in its time of need. Our @ursuviorel on his own brush with Russian aggression, Open Society’s history of support for Ukraine, and minimizing harm on the road ahead. https://t.co/4kLsvvXHdU

[Darryl Morris @darrylmorris]

The BBC are setting up shortwave radio frequencies for the people of Ukraine to keep informed with the news as their TV towers are bombed and internet services attacked.

You don’t get that with a Netflix subscription.

[Chris Grey 🇺🇦 @chrisgreybrexit]

Just read Blair's recent speech. Don't agree with all of it, but on Brexit he's right & more generally he's trying to create a serious & strategic debate in a way that few other UK politicians are. (And, yes, I know, Iraq & all the other critiques of NL). https://t.co/WHUFleiMYm

[The Wildlife Trusts @WildlifeTrusts]

The Government have gone against their own advisors and approved the use of bee-killing pesticides in England. This decision is catastrophic for our pollinators and will ultimately lead to the harm of wildlife ❌ 🐝 🚩 https://t.co/eGrHgBG4DR

[SK 💙 🇫🇯🇩🇪🇬🇧 @susikabusi]

People need to understand the importance of bees for pollination for all sorts of things not just flowers and the enormity of the situation facing them today. #ClimateEmergency #savethebees #environment

[🇵🇸 @SocialistLew]

My little brother has severe complexe needs and is non-verbal autistic. He only eats from a certain bowl which he smashed Christmas day.

We've looked everywhere and can't find one. If anyone can help or might have one they don't use anymore let me know. 🙏

[George Soros @georgesoros]

A critical mode of thinking is at the core of building and maintaining an open society. Our social institutions are imperfect and ought to hold themselves to accountability and improvement. That is the idea of an open society.

[Surf Over Sand #FBPEGlobal @MMGMaggie]

If every single person tweeted #FreeNazanin today then Twitter would be awash. Richard Ratcliffe needs you to help him.
#day16HungerStrike

[Ian Rayson @ian_rayson]

@Dannythefink My family played a lot of Beatles. My niece when little looked puzzled listening to Something (in the way she moves). Eventually she asked ‘What is it?’ No one knew what she meant. ‘There’s something in her way that she keeps having to move. What is it?’ Lovely

[Ian Rayson @ian_rayson]

@steph_fuller Congratulations - for the haircuts and the 28 years... Looking forward to raising a glass with you as soon as lockdown ends... love to you all... 🍾🥂😊

[Ian Rayson @ian_rayson]

It’s a miracle they can fly, we knew they can dance, we just learned they can count, now it turns out they can do the gardening as well... You have to love bees #bee https://t.co/w9L59uHi53