I owe Alaa Abd el-Fattah my life, which is why I am going on a hunger strike to help free him. My piece in today’s Guardian. #freeAlaa https://t.co/xJJETQxkRj
🎺 TONIGHT 🎷
The Scottish premiere of Richard Blackford’s prize-winning “Pietà” alongside Mozart’s dramatic “Requiem” - two pieces to move and inspire.
Join us at St Cuthbert’s Church, Lothian Rd
📆 Sat 11 May, 7.30pm
⏰ Pre-concert talk 6.45pm
🎫https://t.co/Zj5x4YtXxE?
@avivaplc
Trying to switch insurance. Top three quotes on @Confused_com all lead to the Aviva policy investigations unit, where it is proving impossible to get through (either too busy or long waits and dropped calls). Useless.
@Robdekoter@PursueOptimism@JohnSimpsonNews This was serialised on BBC Radio 4 - fascinating ultimately hopeful book. About another Jewish girl hidden in the Netherlands under Nazi occupation.
https://t.co/hVou4whVWk
Today marks the one year anniversary of My Health My Care My Home. So much great work taking place to implement its vision. Thank you. @PaulBaughan @janAHPO @GrahamEllis247@jasonleitch
@FernBrady I just finished reading (actually listening to Fern reading it…) so worth it. Anyone autistic in your life? Read it. Moving, funny, revelatory, helpful. Loved it. Thanks Fern.
Great to see this happening in England! 13 years since we started the Scottish Deep End and now growing in UK and internationally..as far away as Japan!
@DreyfusJames And yet driver-only trains have been a condition the rail chiefs have tried to prise into the RMT pay deal - and with Tory government support.
Scandalous!
@gibbsgirl21 According to Petroc Trelawny the ‘decorations down at 12th night’ was introduced by those pesky Victorians - the older tradition was to keep them up ‘til Candlemas. However, lights in the darkness need no justification. Thinking of you.