An estimated 30,000 people at Trafalgar Square for the vigil for #JasonArday. Hard to hear the speakers, but one said -
Jason’s legacy must be one of change and hope. Otherwise, who are we?
I'm devastated for the family and friends of Jason Arday.
He faced an unacceptable public hounding and campaign of abuse. I know many Londoners will be angry and upset this evening.
Jason Arday was the victim of a pernicious public shaming that other people in his position simply wouldn’t have faced.
His death was a tragedy, but once again it should be a wake up call for all of us.
"When people talk about the need for Black Excellence I counter with an insistence on Black mediocrity: the right for black people to be as average, flawed, compromised & mistaken as any other group of people. The right, ultimately, to be human." R.I.P. Jason Arday
"When people talk about the need for Black Excellence I counter with an insistence on Black mediocrity: the right for black people to be as average, flawed, compromised & mistaken as any other group of people. The right, ultimately, to be human." R.I.P. Jason Arday
My favourite travel writer too (@OliSmithTravel), although I would have to add a seventh - Dunkeld to Iona, or pretty much anywhere to Iona … @thetimes
Flexitarianism: a contrast to the furious fundamentalism emerging in days of uncertainty, that take comfort in absolutes, purity culture, cancelling those you disagree with “You don’t think your way into a new life, you live your way into a new kind of thinking” Martin Wroe #tftd
#EidMubarak!
As people around the world celebrate #EidalFitr, each of us can draw encouragement from the values of solidarity, empathy and compassion that are inspired by Eid.
Amazing energy in North London tonight for Chaand Raat ✨️
A special moment to celebrate the sighting of the new moon - marking the last day of Ramadan and eve of Eid al-Fitr🌙
#Ramadan#EidMubarak
Hugo Rifkind on the rhetoric of war 2026, remembering Lt Col Tim Collins’ words to his troops in 2003 & John Woodward Philip in 1898 ‘Don’t cheer boys. The poor devils are dying’
https://t.co/JTbNzev46N
"Do I think it's enough? ... No I don't."
@Emmabarnett asks Dame Louise Casey, who led a report into the Metropolitan Police, if she agrees with the commissioner that progress has been made after the murder of Sarah Everard.
Instead of running to the edges, us & them, good & evil, @monasiddiqui7 talks about the discipline of law, even in war. “Laws & rules are there to help us see the humanity of our enemies, and to do this isn’t a weakness - it’s our biggest strength.” https://t.co/T3VVjLnwsA
Sarah Everard’s mother writing with grace & love in @BritishVogue, 5 years after her daughter’s death.
“I miss the goodness of Sarah”
“She added to the beauty of the world “
https://t.co/8GVdASPtiV @metpoliceuk