The regulation Cummings is leaning on was put in because of domestic and child abuse in the home. To say to people who felt their children were not safe could leave. It was not because of childcare crisis, it might lead to confusion but that was what it was for.

Thanks stellacreasy !

'Arts and culture are a reflection of our humanity, and a truly enlightened society nurtures its artists rather than leaves them to wither.' Jordan Bergmans for Opinion by Metro.co.uk metro.co.uk/2020/10/06/mus…

In the Metro this am metro.co.uk/2020/10/06/mus… #LetMusicLive Let Music Live

We did it!! Let Music Live ❤️#letmusiclive

Thank you Emily Eavis Glastonbury Festival for standing in solidarity with freelancers in the Live Music Industry! #letmusicmove #letmusiclive

Oh look, unsolicited male nudity! Shocker. independent.co.uk/life-style/hea…

The sequel to eye tests at Barnard Castle 👏

A long read by me, on the state of our museums. Over 4000 jobs lost. Florence Nightingale Museum 💙 will not reopen in 2021. Royal Academy has lost 18,000 Friends in a year, representing £2.5 million. the Whitworth has cut its exhibitions budget by 75%. And so, sadly, on inews.co.uk/culture/museum…

A thought: every woman I know right now is discussing women’s rights / safety / harassment / sexism. None of the men I know are doing so amongst eachother. I’ve said it before - nothing changes until men talk about this stuff with other men, when no women are around as audience

For everyone trying to watch the ITV broadcast of France-Switzerland. This link works hesgoal.com/news/82330/Fra… ⚽️🇫🇷

i’m pretty sure i want kids one day but i am so scared about pregnancy, labour, postnatal depression, postnatal psychosis, irreparable damage to my body, enduring career challenges, loss of my identity… how do so many ppl get past all this!? (mothers i respect you so much)

This is a seriously bizarre framing of the situation. stellacreasy is fundraising because IPSA refused to give her maternity cover. In any other career denying someone that right would be unthinkable.

"In those early days of the pandemic, a wave of community activities swept the country as quickly as coronavirus did." Sebastian Salek on how Labour can lead for communities on levelling up: labourlist.org/2021/09/how-la…

STATE-SCHOOL PUPILS: Oxbridge applications close two weeks today. If you have a question or need support, get into my DMs and I'll guarantee a response. Please retweet!

Tonight Jordan Bergmans is playing with Ed Sheeran at the Brit Awards and I am drafting copy for local election leaflets. In case it wasn't already obvious which of us is the cool one.

What a turnout in St James this morning! Three weeks of campaigning done in a couple of hours. Vote Labour on Thursday for a safer, cleaner, greener Waltham Forest 🌹

The Handmaid's Tale was not supposed to be an instruction manual.

Is HMRC’s Twitter trolling Zahawi?

Selling 2 x FKJ tickets London 20th March DM me ✌️