"I dreamed of having a book of my own, of writing one that I could put on a shelf."
Patti Smith
("The Saturday interview: Patti Smith"- The Guardian -
Interview with Aida Edemariam, 22 Jan 2011)
Even supporters of Brexit are still searching for benefits. But the problems it has caused are there for all to see.
Brexit and drop in workforce harming economic recovery, says Bank governor https://t.co/AMwmebr7GC
“I don’t like the rhetoric..are we starting a war with these people down in Manston?”
Asda chairman Stuart Rose criticises the home secretary for visiting an immigration centre in a chinook and says his immigrant parents probably wouldn’t be allowed into the UK today #bbcqt
The Commonwealth Games begin in Birmingham this evening with what organisers promise will be a spectacular opening ceremony.
Ian Reid, Chief Executive of the 2022 Games, spoke to #BBCBreakfast
https://t.co/QjqBR4r3FG
‘He stepped down, trying not to look long at her, as if she were the sun, yet he saw her, like the sun, even without looking.’
Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
#ThursdayThoughts
This week the UK Government quietly removed ‘sexual and reproductive health and rights’ and ‘bodily autonomy’ from an international statement on human rights. #abortionrights are in trouble
If everyone who has ever been grateful for a doctor followed and retweeted we would reach a million in minutes and be able to show all NHS staff the support they continue to need.
It will take just a few seconds of your life but could make such a difference.