Maria Polachowska

Former Senior Producer on BBC Newsnight May 1989- 2024. My personal views. Retweets not endorsements.

[Laura Phillips 💙 @LauraPh222]

Let’s hope.

[Fraser Nelson @FraserNelson]

It's not just the exploitation of a tragedy.

JD Vance's picture of Britain - where migrants have led to a crime surge - is the opposite of the truth.

https://t.co/y5El5FUj7v

[John Simpson @JohnSimpsonNews]

The only Gulf state which has come well out of the current crisis is Oman. Moderate, relaxed, and with a healthy sense of its own culture, it hopes to take the place of the UAE in trade terms. And it’s managed to keep its links with Iran.

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

This is an image from @I_W_M of British Commandos on a landing craft approaching Sword Beach on D-Day, 6th June 1944. 82 years ago today.
War is a horrific thing; these men left their loved ones to enter its hellish cauldron. Some never returned. We remember their immense bravery and sacrifices to defeat fascism so that they should never be necessary again.

[John Simpson @JohnSimpsonNews]

Back in January I tweeted my doubts that Pres Trump really intended to come to the aid of Iran’s people by pushing for regime change. The responses were angry and personal, naturally. But does anyone still believe he’s genuinely thinking of overthrowing the Islamic republic?

[Culture.pl @culture_pl]

What happened in Polish culture last month?

🤖 AI arguments
🏆 major award wins
🏰and techno raves in palaces...

Read our full May roundup here: https://t.co/Tw5cq0EyJQ 🌟

[Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer]

82 years ago, on the beaches of Normandy, brave British and Allied forces changed the course of history forever.

We must never forget the service and sacrifice of those courageous men and women.

Our debt to them can never be repaid.

[Jenny Grant @SilenceInPolish]

The Polish role in #DDay

[Bartłomiej Kawalec @B_Kawalec]

Maja Chwalińska mając 13 lat, podczas tenisowego turnieju młodych talentów w Paryżu, była pytana o Wielkiego Szlema, którego chciałaby wygrać.

Odpowiedziała, że Rolanda Garrosa.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News from @TheAthletic: Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska shocked Diana Shnaider of Russia, becoming the lowest-ranked player to reach the French Open final in at least 40 years. https://t.co/g4VPPWjPEA

[ALASTAIR CAMPBELL @campbellclaret]

Just spoke to a business event in the Midlands. Show of hands on whether Starmer should stay or go — 80-20 stay. Has been similar at several recent events. Really interesting to see such a chasm between political/media bubble view, and out and about. Main reasons given “stability …. May not like some of the decisions but we are used to them now … fear of similar chaos as under the Tories … feeling that any PM with a decent majority has “the right and the duty” to serve a full term … May not be the most charismatic but “can the others really do much better in the circs?” … sense that media make everything seem worse than it is … worry that “country first, party second” exposed as hollow.

[Polish Embassy UK 🇵🇱 @PolishEmbassyUK]

The Northolt Treaty means #security 🇵🇱🤝🇬🇧

Signed 27 May, the Treaty reinforces NATO's Article 5 between our countries, plans for joint operations, incl. against cyber, drone & disinformation threats – all backed by concrete mechanisms, such as the Counter-Hybrid Working Group.

[Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer]

A true giant in journalism, Jon Snow has spent his life asking difficult questions and telling important stories.

Now, in sharing his Alzheimer’s diagnosis, he is helping others feel less alone and raising awareness of a condition that affects so many families.

[Alzheimer's Society @alzheimerssoc]

Veteran news anchor Jon Snow has shared that he’s living with dementia, speaking publicly for the first time to raise awareness of a condition affecting around 1 million people across the UK.

Jon and his wife, neurologist Dr Precious Lunga, are supporting Alzheimer’s Society @alzheimerssoc and shared the story of Jon’s diagnosis in @DailyMail as part of our Defeating Dementia campaign with the newspaper.

https://t.co/Sy08OWXmms

We’ve partnered with Jon, in association with @Channel4, on a powerful new documentary airing on 20 June. Jon Snow: A Last Big Story looks at how he’s navigating life with dementia, and how, when we all come together, we can change the story.

Thank you to Jon and Precious for their courage and openness to bring much-needed attention to dementia 💙

@jonsnowC4

Photo credit: Cynthia R Matonhodze

[Sophie Pedder @PedderSophie]

Starmer, Macron and Merz will meet Zelensky in London on Sunday evening. It always seems to come as a surprise in 🇬🇧 but Starmer is considered by 🇫🇷 to be a solid and efficient partner, on Ukraine and European security, and a crucial part of Europe’s E3 leadership format

[ALASTAIR CAMPBELL @campbellclaret]

The real two-tier scandal in the UK is the relentless double standard approach of a media which lets one party leader get away with financial dodgery that would drive them into a frenzy if it involved someone their billionaire owners didn’t want in power because they believed in things like fairness and equality

[Daniel Barenboim @DBarenboim]

"This is the moment to act for our environment and our future." @antonioguterres

#NowForClimate #WorldEnvironmentDay

[Edward Ferguson @EAFergusonUK]

Užasnut i uznemiren sam vešću o smrti srpskog pripadnika UN mirovne misije u Libanu. Izražavam najdublje saučešće njegovoj porodici, prijateljima i kolegama.

[Jessica Parker @MarkerJParker]

NEW: Merz 🇩🇪, Macron 🇫🇷 & Starmer 🇬🇧 meeting in London on Sunday.

They’ll also then see Zelensky 🇺🇦 .

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

Scientists say that the world's mangrove forests - which help to store huge amounts of climate-warming carbon - are showing signs of recovery.

Mangroves were considered one of the world's most threatened ecosystems thanks to decades of deforestation and development.

But the new findings show they are naturally regenerating and even expanding in many areas.