Today Sadiq Khan has pledged to continue offering free school meals to primary school children, which is in my opinion a great use of London taxpayer's money. This is HUGE and part of what I’ve been working on for the past 20 years. Food in schools is as essential as exercise…

A real privilege to join my friend Steve Chalke on a two part podcast talking about his new book #ManifestoForHope - in part one Steve shares his wisdom and in part two I respond! 👇

Brilliant from Harriet Harman on Channel 4 News - the rights of a father are not sacrosanct, the protection of a child is. Incredible we even have to say this in 2024.

Democrats will never stop reminding American women of why Trump’s actions have made their lives more dangerous. inews.co.uk/opinion/donald…

Daniel Mays: 'Culture and the arts should never be for the privileged few' telegraph.co.uk/tv/2024/04/13/…

The other amazing thing about Sunset Boulevard -apart from Nicole - was this moment in the opening of act two. Re-enacted last night at the Oliviers. LOVE.

Ed Miliband: 'Frankly, it would be a global embarrassment, for Britain, if Susan Hall was elected as the Mayor of London... it would empower the flat earth brigade... '

Q: You're not calling Susan Hall a flat earther?

Ed Miliband: I absolutely am...

Universal free school meals is as much about eliminating shame as it is hunger, Susan 😏

The best emoji for this one is 🎻 The law around non-doms came into being in 1799 to accommodate people living in far-flung corners of the Empire. Let's move on. theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

Vid of the day …

Never believe your vote doesn’t count or “they’re all the same”; we’ll be facing profound choices about the path we set for the future - it’s vital that young people have a voice

Let’s encourage more young people to vote this year than ever before

#GiveAnX - spread the word

Well, I don't often feel young these days, but I've just rocked up for a matinee at a North London Theatre 😉

I AM FINE

The economic argument for the arts is obvious. But it's a fundamental human right to be able to express yourself creatively. Where's the talent pipeline going to come from now? theguardian.com/education/2024…

Creative Industries make up 6% of our economy. That’s more than car and oil industries together. They employ 2.3million people. To cut funding for creative arts at university level is fudge-brained, cack-hearted thinking pitched very much at the highest level of economic…

The Speakers Collective is more than just a group of individuals; it is a vibrant community of changemakers dedicated to fostering a world that embraces open dialogues about mental health and disability. Our collective mission is to unite people in confronting stigma head-on.

Keeping my eyes peeled for those masked ULEZ enforcers dressed in black 👀 🤣 Desperate, desperate stuff.

🎶 Just Curt Smith of Tears For Fears singing 'Mad World' with his Daughter #80s

You don’t. Next.

I think these work well as a set. Letters in ⁦The Times and The Sunday Times⁩ today.