Philip Black

Writer. Birder. 2012 GamesMaker. Florence Marathoner. Nearly run down by Daniel Craig in Skyfall. Spoke in Sherlock. Made films. Long distance walker.

[Philip Black @philiblack]

Persuasive piece in Middle East in London on #migration #museums highlights value & global reach of @19pst

[Philip Black @philiblack]

“The first five seconds after the delivery of a pie,” Godin remarked, “offer a stark revelation of a victim’s real character”
Wonderful obituary of Noël Godin, Belgian anarchist and custard-pie thrower https://t.co/W3gC223QuS

[Prof Bela Arora @Bela_arora]

This was such an important message from @susiesymes1 to kick off the Refugee World Cup @KeeleUniversity today. #lovekeele. Thanks for the support!

[Susie Symes @susiesymes1]

Please sign, and help persuade the UK government to create a family visa schemes for Sudanese people desperately affected by the current conflict in Sudan https://t.co/djNr568l0K

[Jenny Linford @jennylinford]

Sad to read of the death of Gaby Elyahou. Gaby's Deli was a welcoming place - always busy with diners, buzzing with chat and banter - with Gaby keeping a friendly, eagle eye on everything. A hospitable haven on Charing Cross Road, beloved by so many. #RIPGaby

[Philip Black @philiblack]

@MannGeorgia @BBCRadio3 The Weaver’s Answer from the extraordinary rock group Family’s 1969 album Family Entertainment fits the bill and should get you in a wonderful spin!

[Philip Black @philiblack]

@NationalTheatre @twhiddleston @katefleetwood @asabfb @sopedirisu @DashaPlahtiy_ @chrisriddell50 @AllieEsiri Inspired by @brian_bilston
Propagandist Art:
Roses are led
Violets go too
Get out of bed
Your country needs you!
🌹🎤🗽🔫💷⚒

[Susie Symes @susiesymes1]

.@ZoeJardiniere seems a dismissive and unsatisfactory response to careful and thoughtful complaint, failing to address the issues of trafficking children, which as we know need not involve ‘dragging’ etc. Also wrong to pretend I sought clarification, rather than offering some.

[Zoe Gardner @ZoeJardiniere]

@susiesymes1 This is NOT a clarification. It is a doubling down on the conflation between children making journeys to the UK and children being abducted into slavery from hotels IN THE UK.

omg I know you know this but I'm losing my shit over the BBC not knowing or bothering to learn this.

[Philip Black @philiblack]

@citylit have been trying to enrol, since beginning of December, for beginner piano starting in January. Will this course now go ahead and can I come in to enrol in person@

[PIGGINS @PigginPiggins]

Saw this wonderful clip of Sir Jonathan Miller tearing up Enoch Powell's divisive rhetoric on the Dick Cavett show, reminding us all that we don’t have to accept racism and xenophobia in our politics. We should see it for what it is, and call it out. Always.

[Sajid Javid @sajidjavid]

I'm backing @RishiSunak - he has the leadership our country needs, and the values our party needs.

[Peterson Institute @PIIE]

"It's just really sad to see the UK government behaving in this irresponsible way," @AdamPosen says.

Listen here: https://t.co/5J4pkSt0wE

[Philip Black @philiblack]

.@JohnRentoul is spot on but perhaps understates: Truss & Kwarteng know they have already lost the next election so play a blinder by deliberately leaving an impossible legacy for the incoming Labour government AND lining their friends’ pockets in the meantime.

[John Rentoul @JohnRentoul]

The Tories know they may have just lost the next election @indypremium @IndyVoices https://t.co/P9WM1sgeQW

[Philip Black @philiblack]

Excellent open discussion of media coverage of the death of the Queen, some rightly critical. @marcusryder perceptive, thoughtful: making an impact on co-panellists @edvaizey @emilybell
@tinastowell @StefanieBolzen + @katierazz⁩ #BBCMediaShow https://t.co/KvvdvTkm5Q

[Philip Black @philiblack]

@iainmartin1 Officials seem to have been somewhat sidelined

[Susie Symes @susiesymes1]

@ALTIFpodcast @jdportes So much not “Treasury orthodoxy” that Lawson used to nip over to the Foreign Office *without officials* to discuss, with Howe, joining the ERM. I remember a very senior Treasury official who knew this because he “heard the Chancellor’s thighs rubbing together” as he slipped off.

[INA.fr @Inafr_officiel]

Jean-Jacques Sempé est mort à l'âge de 89 ans. Il avait connu la célébrité grâce à un personnage devenu emblématique pour des générations d'écoliers, « Le Petit Nicolas ». En 1961, avec Goscinny, il évoque leur rencontre et la naissance du plus célèbre des petits écoliers.

[Susie Symes @susiesymes1]

Fascinating on how Madrid is looking forward, and using ancient Middle Eastern - and green - ways to create cool spaces in heatwaves. What’s the plan @SadiqKhan? All local councils should be planning public spaces, and buildings, for climate change.

[Justice4Grenfell @officialJ4G]

A video of 25 seconds shows 0 done in 5 years. Today 72+ are forever in our hearts. 💚

[Susie Symes @susiesymes1]

@PhilipCross420 @PatrickSawer @thediyora Thinking about how many people independently showed up to lay flowers for Princess Diana, or light a candle for Amy Winehouse. How can Patrick Sawer deny that a shared impulse exists to protect our neighbours and to protest injustice?

[Susie Symes @susiesymes1]

This is very good, and 🤯👇