Helen Allison retweeted
As the creator of the petiton to make Tragedy Chanting and Death mocking at Football matches a criminal offence I am pleased to read this.
It seems that both he and his parents are doing the right thing. But I also think we need to be mindful that this lad is a minor himself.
Some of the comments on here calling for him to be physically assaulted are not acceptable.
This is learnt behaviour, so maybe, instead of calling for him to be assaulted we see it as an opportunity to educate. I would encourage @CoventryCityFC to work with the @FA and the @premierleague to brush up on their promotion of the Passion not Poison campaign, to ensure that their fans know that this type of behaviour is not acceptable and that it goes against the ethos of their club, and to consider making a donation to the Bradley Lowery Foundation.
Returning hate doesn't fix hate.
Calling for a 14 year old to be beaten up wont correct his deeply offensive behaviour.
We need to do better ourselves and model behaviour.
Passion not Poison.
I suspect this young chap will be banned from matches for a considerable length of time.
Silly silly boy.
14-year-old teenager hands himself into police over sickening Bradley Lowery taunt talksport.com/football/46813…
Brilliant commentary today in really difficult circumstances. Thanks for saving the Worthing fans once our own commentary wasn’t working today. A very enjoyable listen.
We are underway at Woodside Road!
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Helen Allison retweeted
The conduct of Nottingham Police Force has been nothing short of atrocious.
We have seen nothing but consistent incompetence, blame shifting and blatant lies.
This isnt 1989. Its now.
Today.
A Public accountability bill would make all of these lies and omissions a criminal offence!!!
Draft press statement about Nottingham triple killer's lifestyle 'not true', police boss admits bbc.in/4bsTXPE
Helen Allison retweeted
A couple of years ago my life was saved by a very special man.
His name is Hanny Anwar. He’s a surgeon at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital. He removed the cancer from the base of my spine. Along with a lot of bone.
But he did so much more than that.
Surgeons have a reputation for being cocky, arrogant and cursed with poor people skills. Hanny isn't like that. As well as being exceptionally gifted, he's also a very thoughtful and spiritual man.
Once he'd diagnosed my cancer as chordoma, he explained to me that it has a very high recurrence rate. On average, there's a 60% chance that chordomas return.
I was trying to get my head around this. That I was going to put myself through brutal surgery with a long recovery, losing bladder bowel and sexual function... to emerge with the odds against me.
Hanny said something to me that I'll never forget.
He reassured me that if the cancer did return that it could be treated with radiotherapy or further surgery. He told me that the hospital treats patients with recurrent cancer that live for decades.
'So if it comes back, it's not necessarily a death sentence?', I asked.
'No more than life is', he replied.
Wow. It was such a great answer, I burst out laughing.
In that moment I knew that I completely trusted him. I felt immensely privileged to be his patient.
Along with his colleague who also operated on me, John Afolayan, he is currently trekking ONE HUNDRED KILOMETRES across THE SAHARA DESERT. It will take them five days.
Yes, they're insane.
But they’re doing it to raise money for the @thernohcharity.
All the money raised goes back into NHS services at the hospital to help more patients in the future.
The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital is our only national orthopaedic hospital. It treats patients from all over the country, including injured service personnel and people like me who suffer from rare bone cancer.
Anything you can give will make a massive difference.
Surely they deserve it.
Thank you.
justgiving.com/campaign/rnoh…
Helen Allison retweeted
Yessssssssssssssssssss! Never in doubt Scotland 🏴 north America here we come ❤️
Helen Allison retweeted
The final entry of the diary is now done: the day we reached John o' Groats. It was moving and epic and I hope I've done the ride and Tim justice. timcyclesthecoast.com/2025/0…
Working through the diary of the journey. Day one: Land's End to Redruth, where it all began. timcyclesthecoast.com/2025/0…
Helen Allison retweeted
Matt Forde, "Of all the things you shouldn't privatise, water. Air would be the next one"
"It's disgusting what's happened. It's ended up with us having some of the most disgusting water any of us could ever have imagined"
"We should want better water, it's disgusting this has happened to our environment"
Laura Kuenssberg, "Water isn't privatised in Scotland but two beaches are shut this week"
Stephen Flynn, "When you come to Scotland the water is very crisp, clean and enjoyable"
"87% of Scottish waterways are in good or better condition"
"97% of our bathing waters are in good or better condition"
"Our water bills are £113 cheaper than they are in England"
"And of course it's a publicly owned company, a stark contrast to what we have down here in England"
Helen Allison retweeted
You have to get to the fourth para before this article even mentions that football arrests are DOWN by 11%.
Another stat:
- 4.2 arrests per 100,000 at football.
- 14.8 arrests per 100,000 at Glastonbury.
Where's the BBC article on that?
bbc.co.uk/sport/football/art…
Helen Allison retweeted
DMA statement on the @DurhamGala and Reform UK.
Reform chose to criticise us publicly for not inviting them to the #DurhamMinersGala. They obviously don’t understand how this works, so we will explain...
Read more:
durhamminers.org/statement_d…
Helen Allison retweeted
Another Brexit benefit which as I recall Andrew Griffith MP voted for in December 2019
Helen Allison retweeted
We a fairer approach to tax, we need a wealth tax. A tiny 2% tax on people with £10 million or more could do so much. On top of these stats - 85% of the people who would pay this tiny new tax, say they support it.
Happy to pay here to stay.
Patriotic Millionaires.
Hello @RachelReevesMP, we wanted to make sure you see some important % and ££s:
🇬🇧 80% of UK millionaires support a 2% tax on wealth over £10m
🇬🇧 81% think it’s patriotic to pay their fair share
We’re proud to pay and here to stay
#taxthesuperrich #taxwealthnotwork
Helen Allison retweeted
Races ready? So are we!
Join us for Breakfast & Bubbles from 7–9 May — the perfect start to your race day.
£29.50 per person.
Book now and start the day in style! #chesterraces #breakfast
Helen Allison retweeted
Breakfast lovers! We’re open as usual this weekend — Saturday & Sunday from 9am, plus Bank Holiday Monday too!
And don’t forget: Breakfast & Bubbles during Chester Races, 7–9 May.
£29.50 to start your day right (includes fizz or a Bloody Mary!)
#breakfast #ChesterRaces
