As someone who has spent a LOT of time thinking about co-creation over the last 15 years, I see a lot of orgs and processes claiming that things are co-created when I don’t think they really are. 🧵

let jinkx monsoon host the golden globes

You have to be a leading lady but you can’t be nominated for best actress. You have to be a strong female director but you can’t be nominated for best director. You have to have a wildly popular dance song but you can’t be nominated for best original song.

He’s right, you know.

Greta Gerwig is not nominated for an Oscar for a 1 Billion dollar successful film that was a cultural phenomenon this season. What hope do any women have truly to make it in this business?

I’m going to tell my kids this was Sherlock Holmes #TheTraitors #TheTraitorsUK

I don’t know why this doesn’t get discussed enough but three days bereavement leave in the UK is absolutely diabolical. If that’s your parent or sibling you are going to be unable to focus at work or anything in life for months

I can't remember another "health"-related commercial that has gone out of its way to have this kind of neutral, nonjudgmental relationship with food. I already really like Megan Thee Stallion, but I respect her so much for this.

Don’t Look Away

Joe Wicks saying Autism/ADHD is caused by “eating junk food” is actually vile😅 imagine a PE teacher thinking he has significant education on neurological issues/neurodivergence - stick to doing your jumping jacks in the living room pal

I think we can now retire the conversation about the “correct” way to protest because no form of protest is ever going to be appropriate for those in power. The goalposts move, time and time again.

Fo anyone who does not realise. The French government has repeatedly offered to build FOR FREE a refugee processing centre in France and will allow UK Border Control officials to man it. The UK refuses because the Conservatives/Brexit Party want and need the small boat crises

People don't choose to be on disability benefits. It's their last resort. Stop blaming people with mental health problems. If the Secretary of State wants a grown-up conversation about this, then he should meet with us. We've sent an invite. 1/3

For those at the back: PERSONAL INDEPENDENCE PAYMENT (PIP) IS NOT AN UNEMPLOYMENT OR MEANS TESTED BENEFIT. It is to help disabled people cover the extra costs they incur in daily life.

Today I learned that aggressive baby goats have to wear horn noodles to avoid hurting each other

These statistics shouldn't surprise any of us. But it intersects far wider than class. Regionality is a huge factor, and wider diversity of lived experience. Failing to harness our range of perspectives harms our national story, our cultural identity and the quality of our art.

Charlotte called in to say she is pro National Service because it will teach our youngsters some respect… I had some thoughts.

Lady in blue, "I've been in the NHS for 37 years.. You've had 14 years to sort out social care.. It's been decimated" "There are patients in our hospital in beds while there are ten beds outside.. They are patients in corridors.. There are patients dying in corridors" "If you