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
Bradley Whitford
@AllisonBJanney
@DuleHill
@JoshMalina
@NellyMoloney
@MaryCMcCormack
@Richard_Schiff
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EXCL
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
@LBC
lbc.co.uk/news/hs2-london-eu…
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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)
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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
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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
@SamRyderMusic @grahnort @BBCiPlayer
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Spain is what you hope the club is going to be like and Norway is how the club actually always is
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‘My men have had some vodka. Now they want some entertainment …’ Chilling words and truly a story I wish i didn’t have to write. Just hope this time - for once - these brave survivors get justice #ukraine
thetimes.co.uk/article/10ee6…
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(1/6) To all #humanitarians gearing up for their response to the conflict in #Ukraine 🇺🇦: don’t miss our latest article by our Acting Director Juliet Parker & Special Advisor John Mitchell on 4️⃣ key lessons from past #humanitarian responses.
bit.ly/34WEWWC
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The world has its eyes on Ukraine, but what about the other humanitarian crises around the world? Here are eight (among many other) conflicts and crises that deserve your attention too:thenewhumanitarian.org/news/…
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This year we will visit as many of our members as possible, to explain how we can support them to improve outcomes for the crisis-affected communities they serve.
If you'd like us to visit your organisation either in person or virtually, pls get in touch 📧 alnap@alnap.org
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We tell ourselves we stand with Ukraine and against Putin’s aggression. But our actions - past and present - tell a different story.
Latest column theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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I'm always in awe of journalists who walk into danger, when most people would rather be anywhere but.
Huge kudos to all the foreign correspondents out in Ukraine, so we at home can know what is going on.
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📢Do you breathe, eat and sleep #digital #communications? 💻
It's a great time to join the ALNAP Communications team, as we start work on our website redevelopment amongst other exciting projects.
We look forward to your applications!
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🎙️New ALNAP interview!
@JohanSchaar speaks to Juliet Parker about his recent paper on the #humanitarian consequences of sanctions, and what those mean in the context of the current crisis in Afghanistan.
Download the paper➡️ bit.ly/sanctions-paper
Read the interview ⬇️