Merlin John

Journalist and lifelong learner, unless something else turns up

[John McDonnell @johnmcdonnellMP]

The scale of the cuts to journalism at the BBC threatens the station’s ability to report the news & provide the expert analysis of the issues our community faces both here and across the globe. It’s a huge mistake. https://t.co/5ztNDrZGG3

[Merlin John @merlinjohn]

@ORLPub Another reason to get down the Old Red

[prof stephen heppell @stephenheppell]

Nick Gibb? I’m sure he’s nice and kind to kittens etc but he inherited world leading #EdTech built by hero’s of both parties: from Ken Baker & Ian Taylor to Clarke, Blunkett, Morris, Knight et al. And he utterly, ignorantly, destroyed it. Knighthood? A travesty.

[Plaid Cymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @Plaid_Cymru]

“After 14 painful years, people rejected Tory austerity, so it’s no surprise that they’re not fond of it when it’s repackaged with a red ribbon.

“Plaid Cymru will continue standing up for pensioners punished by this Labour UK government.”

@AnnBremenda https://t.co/edVw4hiJAz

[Dr Julia Grace Patterson💙 @JujuliaGrace]

We ran a poll ahead of the General Election. The majority of respondents who planned to vote Conservative, Lib Dem AND Labour did not want private companies involved in delivering NHS services.

Who is Wes Streeting listening to? It’s not voters 🚨
@EveryDoctorUK

[Carol Vorderman @carolvorders]

On @GMB talking ##NowWhat - my new book which is funny and furious

Labour MPs & pensioners 😡
Labour is WRONG

FIRST
TAX private equity managers
1 year just 255 of them “earned” £2.7 BILLION - taxed at 28% by arrangement with HMRC!!
Charge them 45% as for others- £600m extra in tax
That’s half of your “savings” on scrapping Winter fuel allowance
That’s not a “difficult decision” surely

[Morgan J. Freeman @mjfree]

Lady Gaga's powerful speech against Trump, was deleted from Twitter by Elon Musk.

You know what to do ‼️

Retweet it widely 🚨

@ladygaga

https://t.co/a60SbP3C7W

[Merlin John @merlinjohn]

@DiscipleElland Scratchings in Wrexham

[Merlin John @merlinjohn]

@jessphillips It is a myth

[Merlin John @merlinjohn]

@caroljallen @Cricksoft I’m with you Carol. Shocked and deeply saddened by the loss of such a wonderful person from a lovely family and company with brilliant, compassionate colleagues and collaborators. All to improve children’s lives with terrific products. And so, so kind. I have experienced it.

[Crick Software @Cricksoft]

Tragic news from Crick Software:

[Carol Allen @caroljallen]

I am in total shock that we have lost an amazing woman, colleague, mentor and friend. Ann Crick was such a special person and working in partnership with her husband John, produced my absolute number one resource to support inclusive classrooms. 1/2

[Jonathan Davies CBE @JiffyRugby]

This is brilliant

[Runnymede Trust @RunnymedeTrust]

The double standards in the treatment of Diane Abbott is abhorrent.

Racism and misogynoir against Black women in the workplace is rife across society; our political class is no exception.

Our utmost solidarity with @HackneyAbbott 🖤

[Zadoc Nava @Zadoc_Nava]

IF I MUST DIE - billboard project on Gaza. Collaboration between myself, Iranian-Brit. artist @MitraTabrizian, Palestinian poet Refaat Alareer (killed in Israeli airstrike). Photo: Fadel Senna. On display on several London sites. Support from @buildhollywood. Design: Joe Nava.

[Christopher Farrelly @ChrisFarrelly]

State pension is not a benefit. Despite what politicians and their client journalists tell you.
You've earned this. The lowest pensions in the developed world

[Ragged Trousered Philanderer @RaggedTP]

People struggling on the state pension, which is the worst in the developed world, get nothing from Tory chancellor Jeremy Hunt in his budget today.

[Dr Julia Grace Patterson💙 @JujuliaGrace]

People have been attempting to attack @EveryDoctorUK’s website all weekend, just as we are about to launch 650 constituency web pages. We refuse to be silenced. MPs must be held to account about NHS privatisation🚨

Please join our mailing list+share this link: https://t.co/yKREfI71LH

[Dr Julia Grace Patterson💙 @JujuliaGrace]

When is the UK going to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza?

Millions of us are waiting🚨

If you agree, retweet.

[John McDonnell @johnmcdonnellMP]

Today we heard from Palestinian journalists. 120 have been killed in Gaza. More in one country than in any other conflict since Second World War. They have lost families as well. Ahmed Alnaouq has lost 23 family members. We must ensure IDF is held to account for this war crime.