Optimistic life long learner, MSc; dodgy singer; loves music, theatre, cinema and watching sport; knows a lot of trivia.
Passionate about a few lovely people.
@MrEdByrne@BrooklynBrewery@LuckySaintBeer@Michellesfunny Thanks for the Oxford gig tonight @MrEdByrne 🎭 - irreverent (how else do brothers operate!)🤐, poignant🫣 and hilariously resonant👍🏻.
Good to see that you got some early sustenance 🍻before the North Wall calorie conundrum 🌹🤯 nearly derailed the thing later! 🙄
#factvsopinion
"By the time that you watch this I will no longer be here"
We wanted to share Rob Burrow's poignant final message with you, recorded before his death for a special BBC documentary 'There's only one Rob Burrow'.
The Rugby League legend will never, ever be forgotten ❤️
Our @FionnualaGregan in @Independent: “We are extremely concerned for the welfare of this family, including two children with disabilities…due to the ongoing delay in resettlement, food scarcity, growing debt & inability to access adequate healthcare”
https://t.co/NtQ36zUNdH
New: A Syrian family who fled Isis and were accepted for UK resettlement are struggling to support their young epileptic son as they wait years for relocation.
The family have been waiting nearly four years to be brought to the UK.
https://t.co/q775n9HzRY
My latest crime fiction reviews - includes @RuthMancini1 @OskarCoxJensen @AdorahNworah @KateBrodyAuthor & @ASolo
The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup https://t.co/1eRObhEEVi
I’ve been listening to friends in region/policy makers.
After horror of 7th October in Israel and long weeks of retribution in Gaza, several grim realities are becoming clearer to international policy makers, and to Israelis/Palestinians who crave an end to the violence.
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@TFletcher shines a light (with hope for better diplomacy) on belligerent politics and policies creating a cycle of perma-conflict; that terrible toll innocent civilians pay where unspeakable terrorism catalyses unbearable, unfettered counteraction; all pay, some more than others
I’ve been listening to friends in region/policy makers.
After horror of 7th October in Israel and long weeks of retribution in Gaza, several grim realities are becoming clearer to international policy makers, and to Israelis/Palestinians who crave an end to the violence.
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Millie has seven days to save Annie Driscoll from a terrible fate.
Millie doesn't know how or why she has been brought into Annie's life.
But she's sure of one thing: Annie has already been dead for 68 years.
7th March 2024🕛
@JamieCAuthor
My latest crime & thriller reviews - includes @JaniceHallett@CharlesCumming@sukpannu@dannmcd & Hideo Yokoyama
The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup https://t.co/a8hNPZ8Ppd
Ireland sends a message of hope. #IsraelPalestineConflict
Huge respect to Patrick Kielty for these important closing words on @RTELateLateShow
FYI Patrick’s own father John "Jack" Kielty was shot dead in 1988 by a group calling themselves the Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF) during the Troubles in N. Ireland.
If anyone is qualified to talk about hope it’s @PatricKielty and the people of Ireland, where the mothers played a huge role in achieving “the miracle” of peace.
Something has shifted in the public mood regarding refugees. I've been tweeting about refugees for many years but never before received such an upswell of sympathy, and near universal condemnation of the government's callous approach. Thank U to everyone for your positive tweets!
This is the 3rd time I’m retweeting this but another thought; this puffed up little Lord is addressing someone who arrived on the Kindertransport - his response is vile at every possible level, including its insensitivity towards & disrespect for Lord Dubs, who is visibly shaken.