Ally Davies

Charities, environment, culture, writing, projects and social justice adventures. Writer/editor @ Oxfam. Love London & all the words. All views just me.

[Stand Up To Racism @AntiRacismDay]

Mobilise to defend immigration lawyers, refugee charities and asylum support centres around Britain. The far right have published a list of targets for Wednesday night. Protests are being called to defend them #RefugeesWelcome

Watch this thread for local details 🧵

[DREW DANIEL @DDDrewDaniel]

ok you got me with this one

[R Y L A N @Rylan]

Celine where are ya dorlllin

[Joanna Hardy-Susskind @Joanna__Hardy]

‘You wouldn’t last an hour in the asylum where they raised me’

[The News Agents @TheNewsAgents]

“We just can’t shake Sir John!”

We spent an hour being tailed by the local MP in the 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘵 Tory seat as @lewis_goodall tried to find anyone who’ll be voting for him…

[Hal Cruttenden @Halcruttenden]

Just a quick reminder that I will be tweeting a lot about tactical voting in the build up to this election. If people vote tactically we can wipe these motherfuckers out for a generation. #GeneralElection

[Patriotic Millionaires UK @PatMillsUK]

Our statement in response to the general election

[Vicky Spratt @Victoria_Spratt]

Do you think the government can fulfil their 2019 manifesto promise to end rough sleeping by July 4th?

[Gwdihŵ 🦉 @youwouldknow]

Rishi screaming at his weather app

[Joe Lycett @joelycett]

🎇 https://t.co/sR1iQ0rOJQ

[Liz Bates @wizbates]

It was a low bar but he’s not soaking wet and you can hear him

[John O’Brennan @JohnOBrennan2]

Who carried it off better?

[Ally Davies @love_art_learn]

He’s FOUND! By another whippet friend 😊 the biggest sigh of relief ever

[Ally Davies @love_art_learn]

@Dulwichparkrun as you run today if anyone sees a light brown whippet, this is Bob and he got spooked and ran away. Please help! If you can grab him that’s great but can you also let me know if you see him? I’m on 07875 391 942. Thank you so much #lostdog

[Ally Davies @love_art_learn]

He’s FOUND! By another whippet friend 😊 the biggest sigh of relief ever

[Ally Davies @love_art_learn]

@DulwichPark if anyone is in the park today and sees a brindle whippet running around, this is Bob and he got spooked and ran off. Please let us know or grab him if you can! We’re so worried. He’s near main roads and rather jumpy. I’m on 07875391942. #lostdog

[Ally Davies @love_art_learn]

Stop the Increase of UK Spouse Visa Financial Requirements - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/AeCRNB0L82 via @UKChange

[Nitin Sawhney @thenitinsawhney]

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT :)

After much reflection, I’ve decided to explain myself regarding the post below…

A few days ago, out of nowhere, I had a heart attack.

Nuts…

I was rushed to hospital and the NHS put a stent in one of the arteries leading to my heart, after which I was kept in to await a similar operation (which I was referring to in my quoted post) on another artery. Both ops have gone well and the NHS were fantastic. I will need a third, bigger operation next month but one day at a time I reckon…

I weight train 3-4 times a week, regularly kick-box, eat healthily and had no history of heart disease. When I spoke to the doctor, he said it was probably a genetic predisposition… Basically, as a British Asian I have a significantly higher likelihood of cardiovascular disease or heart attacks. My dad had a triple heart bypass, my mum has had two attacks and three of my uncles had heart attacks with one dying on the spot.

It’s a terrifying feeling. Your chest feels like someone is sitting on your chest holding a 200kg weight and your head feels like it’s spinning out of control as you struggle to remain conscious. In my case, I completely blacked out, falling onto a glass ornament from a standing position, smashing the coffee table with my face as I collapsed into a pool of blood and broken shards, penetrating both cheeks, my nose and the area just beneath my eyes. Later a plastic surgeon had to carefully remove pieces of glass from my face with tweezers after 4 injections to my face.

I’m ok… and (quick plug) we’ll still be touring the UK in April (Glasgow, Birmingham, Brighton and London between the 7-11 https://t.co/mNhfdqD3IB). Obviously we had to defer playing @WOMADelaide until next year. We also have to defer my performance with @the_halle on May 4th to later in the year as that will be soon after my third heart operation.

On a positive, I’m also proud to say I (plug 2) produced three tracks on the current U.K. number one album of @rodstewart and #joolsholland

Ok. Self promotion over 😂

The point is there has been an alarming rise in fatalities from heart disease recently.. particularly amongst British Asians. So… if you are Asian or, to be honest, in any vulnerable group… get your heart health checked out. It could save your life. You might not see something like this coming… I didn’t.

🙏🏾