Communications consultant. Equality, Politics, Art, Science, Digital Innovation, Books, Eradicating Poverty. I adore Eurovision. Views are my own.
England, United Kingdom
Joined March 2009
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The award-winning cast of The West Wing reunited to endorse VP Kamala Harris for President in a new ad created in partnership with the Lincoln Project.
Martin Sheen
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Geraldine Platten retweeted
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HS2 to run from London Euston to Crewe
LBC understands govt was planning announcement in the new year - reversing Rishi Sunak's cut to 'phase 2a'
Private talks said to have taken place involving Keir Starmer at last month's Labour Conference
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Found socks on sofa, asked @MalikAsser if they were his, he said the socks were dirty and I can put them away. So I took them and put them in the (rubbish) bin.
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Thread: Why are we so sick this winter in Britain? Over the past two weeks I’ve reached out to colleagues in the NHS- whether GPs, A&E nurses or ICU consultants- to ask this question (1/x)
Geraldine Platten retweeted
I am back in Afghanistan as we were forced to stop all aid to people in need on 24 Dec. due to the Taliban ban on female NGO workers. NRC's 469 female colleagues are essential for our aid to 700.000 Afghans. We must be allowed to resume work with all staff, or lives will be lost.
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1/5 With coverage in @Telegraph and @spectator, @History_Reclaim are campaigning for a panel to police what the BBC can say about Britain’s colonial history, just as their allied @RestoreTrustNT tried to censor @nationaltrust. Having specialised in that history, I would never 🧵
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16 year old #Sonia_Sharifi from #Abdanan accused of ‘war against God’ and sentenced to be executed imminently. She has no lawyer, suffering round the clock torture and sexual abuse. We are your voice Sonia. Regime, take note. #IranRevoIution
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She was full of life
Her name is Nika Shakarami. She was only 17.
Nika joined #IranProtests on Sept 20. Ten days later her family was asked to go to Kahrizak prison to get her body. The authorities didn’t allow the family to have a funeral for her while arresting her aunt & uncle
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1/. My heart broke a little this morning
“The northern white rhino - which survived 55 million years & saw ice ages, earthquakes, meteor strikes & bore testament to innumerable historical changes - could not survive humans” @VertigoWarrior
This rhino is now functionally extinct
One million species are at risk of extinction due to human activity
@ParveenKaswan has animated some of the species we've lost in the last 100 years. 🦋🐦🐢
See @IPBES & why not get involved with @LostSpeciesDay on 30 November. lostspeciesday.org/?page_id=…
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#Humanitarian workers are finding it harder to reach rising numbers of people affected by cascading crises of conflict, climate disasters and COVID-19 - due to declining respect for intl humanitarian law - our 5th State of the Humanitarian System report concludes. #SOHS2022
I’m currently travelling at 299km/hr through Italy. It’s fantastic and they take it for granted over here. We need #HS2 in the UK. Quick, safe, zero-carbon travel is an absolute no-brainer. It can’t happen quickly enough.
Geraldine Platten retweeted
Today's #SCOTUS decision to overturn #RoeVsWade is a stark reminder of the fragility of recent progress we have seen around the world, and the might of authoritarian forces. Read our statement from @SaraPantuliano 💬 odi.org/en/press/statement-o…
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No hugs, no words can convey what I (we all) feel about this powerhouse of a man! Might watch it on iplayer to make sure it wasn’t a dream @SamRyderMusic #teamSPACEMAN
no words, just #teamSPACEMAN👩🚀 pure joy backstage after #Eurovision
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Congratulations #Ukraine for winning #Eurovision It’s as it should be. I can’t believe Norway didn’t do better #givethatwolfabanana
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Unsurprising and a clear message from Europe about what matters. #Ukraine #Eurovision