Thanks to RTÉ for posting my piece about reading to write No Woman is an Island ✍️ 👉 rte.ie/culture/2023/0… #NoWoShow #DTF23 #NewIrishWriting #ReadingAsProcess

We're proud to share a new trailer for a groundbreaking film detailing real life experiences of #addiction and #recovery. This year’s Addiction Awareness Week (#AAW2023) let’s make it ok to talk about addiction. Join us, watch in full on the 2nd Nov ⬇️ takingactiononaddiction.org.uk

Sleeping on the streets is not a lifestyle choice. We don’t have nearly enough affordable homes & rents are soaring, leaving people destitute and forced to sleep rough. [🧵1/4] ft.com/content/ccf9c2…

We have less than a month to reach our target of £60,000 on our 'Help Refugees NOW' #Crowdfunder campaign. Whatever you’re able to give, every pound will make a big difference to a refugee in crisis! Donate now: bit.ly/3tUYua3 Crowdfunder UK #TogetherWithRefugees

Just a little reminder that Government have spent more money on the failed Rwanda scheme than it did on domestic abuse refuges for women and children.

Desperate, authoritarian nonsense from Rishi Sunak You can’t ‘legislate’ to make #Rwanda safe. Either it is or it isn’t, depending on the facts on the ground. How many more months of this rubbish must we endure 😓

I’ve reported on a lot of terrible Tory ‘welfare reforms’ over the years but withholding sick people’s medicines to force them to get a job is genuinely a new low.

Anyone selling a CMAT ticket for tomorrow in Bristol? ❤️

Ah, the blessings of the cursed. Shane McGowan’s torrid and mighty voice is mud and roses punched out with swaggering stagger, ancient longing that is blasted all to hell. A Bard’s bard, may he cast his spell upon us all forevermore.

A few details on that dissembling clown Mone's Interview tat you might not be aware of.... 1/n x.com/i/status/17363…

I'm not slagging off Press Gazette in particular but, five months after I published this piece about whether freelance journalism is becoming unviable, I haven't been paid the £250 commission fee. pressgazette.co.uk/comment-analys…

🧵/ The government doesn’t want you to know it, but it is currently conducting a massive, un-evidenced, cost-cutting experiment in the NHS, replacing doctors with so-called physician associates. 1/n theguardian.com/society/2024/j…

Berlin x.com/TerryReintke/s…

I am SO JAZZED to be hosting a panel discussion after this showing of COPA 71, an incredible documentary on the 1971 Women’s World Cup, produced by Serena Williams. Please do come along! Should be a great evening ⚽️

She got found fit for work, my mum. Dragged herself there 2 days a week. Slept the rest. Dead within the year. She became one of the statistics. Her name was Mary Davies. And my god did we try. #sicknote #dwp #benefits #sickpay

'In carving out space for a plurality of identities, the Performing Arts can act as an antidote to [such] regressive nationalism.' I wrote a thing and you can read it below! Thanks @ciangobrien and Performing Arts Forum for commissioning me. I'm also (still) available for parties folks.

1/ WGGB strongly opposes ITV s recent decision to appoint a Head of Generative AI Innovation, whose role will include using technology to help create ‘shows, films and digital-first content’

The world feels a whole lot more terrifying this morning - especially for any hope of climate action. Right now I feel sick. But I also know we have choices on how to respond - and will try even harder to light candles rather than curse the darkness 🕯️

Halfway through #AAW24, I am struck by the powerful contributions to Taking Action on Addiction’s campaign. By sharing their recovery stories, they are breaking the stigma and challenging the discomfort around discussing addiction, reminding us that recovery is possible. 👇👇