Tahlia

valuing heritage, archives & museums. Hackney work, making Highams Park our new home, Dagenham heart

[Tahlia @tahpops]

@LondonLabour @ShamaTatler Shameful deselection of @faizashaheen i was only going to vote labour to see her take IDS seat now i wont bother (& I’ve been a life long Labour voter) whats happening to the party is breaking my heart

[Tahlia @tahpops]

@AaronBastani @Keir_Starmer I was only going to vote for labour because i wanted to see @faizashaheen take Iain Duncan-Smiths seat… now i cant see the point

[Nubian Jak @NubianJak]

100 PLAQUES SURPASSED

UK heroine Madge Vaidya gets 99th Nubian Jak plaque. Hurlingham Park, SW6 3DP 14/5/2024 @12pm

James Baldwin gets 100th plaque, CLR James Library, London E8 3BQ 17/5/2024 @10am

Kelso Cochrane gets 101st plaque. 11 Bevington Road, W10, 5TN 18/5/24 @3pm

[Tahlia @tahpops]

An unethical tax for those who make from services/activities that are harmful to society eg processed foods, gambling, polluting outputs, weapon sales

[Tahlia @tahpops]

Complete this sentence: if i was prime minister i would introduce….

[Richard Murphy @RichardJMurphy]

Proportional representation could put Labour into office for just about forever. So why doesn’t its leadership support it? I wish I knew. https://t.co/KfeahOTbB0

[Tahlia @tahpops]

Hey @NikeService can we see some more ‘playful updates’ of other national flags please? Im not sure any country would want to see this. Shame on England’s @FA to approve this. No i wont be spending money on this kit, wearing one the teams flag on it 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[Jason Pedlow 💙 @JasonPedlow]

Give the NY Times credit, they've nailed conservative Britain.

[Mothers Rise Up 🌍 (inactive) @mothersriseup]

The annual #InsureOurFuture scorecard is released today - ranking global insurance companies on their planet saving (or wrecking) policies 🌍

But why on EARTH are we so bothered about insurance? Watch our video to find out why insurance is the Achilles heel of fossil fuels 👇

[Tahlia @tahpops]

@DrRobgalloway Health care is political thank you for speaking out

[Rob Galloway @DrRobgalloway]

I have just finished another set of incredibly difficult weekend nights as the A&E consultant incharge.

Some thoughts:

The NHS no longer provides unscheduled care - we provide treatment. Care is with dignity - that's impossible for our patients in corridors.

The model of acute care is not working or sustainable. We need a completely different approach - with long term investment in prevention and community care

111 need to change risk thresholds as far too many come to a&e when they don't need to.

There needs to be alternative pathways to get care overnight for those who don't have accidents or emergencies. A&E shouldn't be anything and everything

Staff are broke - supporting staff is just as vital as looking after patients

This government have totally decimated our the NHS. They are the ones who should be apologising to our patients not our staff.

Hundreds are dying each week because of lack of hospital capacity and corridor care in a&e, yet it's not on the news and no public uproar. As staff and patients we have accepted the unacceptable.

Everyone needs to know the reality of what is happening - so that politicians offer a different solution and patients get the care they deserve. Sadly most of the public have no idea of what is genuinely going on.

And finally, a post night fry up is the best antidote for the stresses of the weekend. Goodnight!

[Dr. Jessica Taylor @DrJessTaylor]

Did you know that the way a woman looks will impact whether her rapist or abuser is found guilty in a courtroom?

This was one of the most depressing findings of my PhD years ago.

Here’s what I learned:

If a woman is raped or abused, and she is seen as unattractive, overweight, gender non-conforming, if she is Black, if she is disabled or in some other way ‘unconventional’ to the white thin het femme norm, she is more likely for her case to be found not guilty or to be dropped.

When jurors and professionals have been asked why this was, they stated that they didn’t believe unattractive women would be raped or abused by men, and that she was probably lying.

HOWEVER - and here’s the fuckin kicker…

If a woman is raped or abused, and she is seen as very attractive, thin, White, or in some other way seen as beautiful… she is also likely for her case to be found not guilty or to be dropped.

When researchers asked jurors and professionals why this happened, they stated that they felt the woman must have led the man on, and it wasn’t his fault that he couldn’t control himself when she was so attractive. They were also more likely to employ rape myths about her wanting it or asking for it.

Worst of all, these findings apply to children: teenage girls.

So the moral of this vile misogynistic story is that:

Women, we can’t win.

They might pretend it’s about our appearance, but either way, we will be blamed and framed as liars. Our bodies will be used against us whether we are size 8 or size 22. It doesn’t matter whether we have long wavy locks or a short crop, it will be used. It doesn’t matter if we were running on a treadmill or we were in our wheelchair, it will be used against us.

This is misogyny. This is the reality of our courts.

This is why we can’t/won’t/don’t prosecute rape of women and girls.

Because no matter what he did, observers always find a way to blame the woman.

[Trades Union Congress @The_TUC]

2010: 60k people used food banks.
2023: 2.98 million people used food banks.

[NHS Million @NHSMillion]

We could not agree with this more.

Please RT if you do too.

[Foundling Museum @FoundlingMuseum]

If you're a 18-24 year old care leaver from London who is thinking about a career in the arts or heritage, then our Museum Assitant role could be the job for you.

Find out more here: https://t.co/Q3V6RMBVXk

[Mirjana Spoljaric (Archive) @ICRCPresident]

My message from Gaza today:

[Poetry Vs Colonialism @PoetryVsC]

On the day of the #Sinterklaas festival, which shares a troubled colonial history, the Dutch government has returned looted items to Sri Lanka & Indonesia. Will the UK follow suit?
@guardian https://t.co/8OzAZPTNMI #reparations

[Tahlia @tahpops]

Very proud to have been part of the renaming of this Hoxton Park celebrating a Hackney Hero! Joe White used sport to change lives, his legacy is present.

Help the documentary release https://t.co/tJ0msgCKWQ

[Britain People @Britain_People]

TEST and TRACE

The money the Tories spaffed on Test and Trace would have paid for a 15% pay rise for every NHS worker from now until 2058.

They took that money and gave it to their pals.

Let that sink in.

[The Victorian Society @thevicsoc]

📣 #SaveLiverpoolStreetStation
The planning application for partial demolition of the listed station to build a tower through & over the Grade II* former Great Eastern Hotel is now LIVE!!
OBJECTION HERE ⬇️https://t.co/svemZAPPic
To fund the campaign ⬇️
https://t.co/2EYhvoGAFO