Apala Chowdhury

#BPAfirstnovelaward 2019 LL #BathNovelAward 2018 LL @cbcreative alumna. Winner @theasianwriter First Novel Comp. Ex-@guardian journo. Educator. Mutha. Meanderer

[Apala Chowdhury @raspberryberet2]

Dead proud to be a subject (wistful 19yo in the TinTin jumper) in art by wonderful #JagdeepRaina, showing this weekend @BlafferMuseum, Houston. Image from a still in @GurinderC’s I’m British But.

[Blaffer Art Museum @BlafferMuseum]

OPENING SATURDAY—
#MartineGutierrez: Radiant Cut
#JagdeepRaina: Bonds

Join us for an opening reception from 12pm–2pm. Occupant capacity is limited. Walk-ins are welcome; we encourage visitors to make a free reservation to guarantee entry.

More info: https://t.co/ioAQuBe0p7

[ROPoem @R0Poem]

And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make …🎄

[paul webster @paulfwebster]

The announcement of the sale of The Observer to Tortoise Media is a grim end to a shaming episode for the Scott Trust.🧵

[Apala Chowdhury @raspberryberet2]

And breathe… 🦋

[Apala Chowdhury @raspberryberet2]

I’ve moved @apalachowdhury.bsky.social

[John McCullough 🏳️‍🌈 @JohnMcCullough_]

CW: domestic violence. Poem from my recent collection Panic Response about my chemistry teacher, Avril Brown, who was very kind to me and who deserves to keep shining. (Been talking about her owing to the misogynistic killings in Bushey, which is where she taught me.)

[Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @LeftieStats]

🚨 NEW: Labour will DELAY recognition of a Palestinian state, out of concern it might upset the USA.

Starmer will reportedly "delay recognition of a Palestinian state" as "it could undermine Britain’s special relationship" with the United States.

(Via The Times)

[Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @LeftieStats]

🚨 BREAKING: Labour's support amongst Pakistani and Bangladeshi Brits plunges by **30pts**, Greens surge.

🔴 LAB 44% (-30)
🟢 GRN 29% (+28)
🔵 CON 7% (-1)
🟠 LD 7% (-5)

Via @YouGov, 11-20 June (+/- vs GE19 data from British Election Study)

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

@RishiSunak says he is hurt & angry at @reformparty_uk activist using racist language.
How did he think I felt when his top donor Frank Hester said I “made him want to hate all Black women' and I should be shot?

[The Secret Barrister 🦋 @BarristerSecret]

Seven days before the election, the government has postponed the release of statistics showing the catastrophic state of the backlogs in the criminal courts.

Perfectly above board, I’m sure.

[Greta Thunberg @GretaThunberg]

Week 306. #UprootTheSystem #FridaysForFuture #ClimateJusticeNow

[Tribune @tribunemagazine]

EXCLUSIVE: Tribune can reveal that an Asian BrewDog employee was sacked after raising concerns about the presence of the EDL on the day of a far-right rally.

https://t.co/F9SkJq1h60

[SHANE REACTION @imshanereaction]

Cyndi Lauper going to the US Senate to change a law that allowed homeless shelters to deny someone a bed based on their sexuality is the most rock star thing I've seen a rock star do.

[Apala Chowdhury @raspberryberet2]

@karenmac10 @ScotsPostPunk I’ve been off twitter a while - wow, your boy’s a proper young man now!

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Word of the day is a reminder of ‘malversation’ (16th century): corrupt behaviour in public office.

[Led By Donkeys @ByDonkeys]

It’s Windrush Day. Sixty-nine years ago Sidney McFarlane arrived in Dover from Jamaica. Now he’s back, with an important message for Sunak and Starmer

[Tim Walker @ThatTimWalker]

Even the BBC now gets that Brexit is a disaster and then it goes over to Starmer still too terrified to utter a single word against it.

[Apala Chowdhury @raspberryberet2]

Felt like a teen again last night. #YoungAtHeart #TheBluebells 🙏🏽@R0Poem @urbancrofter62

[Apala Chowdhury @raspberryberet2]

Played my favourite Bluebells’ single, Forevermore (with original flexi disc) to my boyfriend before London gig last night - and they only went and opened with it 💙 @R0Poem @urbancrofter62 @CrowleyOnAir