Introducing
@ShareJoy_ie
: This project was a labour of love by everyone involved. It all started following a phone call from my dear friend
@MaeveMcMahon
who is an inspiration in every sense of the word.
There are lots of people we’d like to thank 💜
Feeling all the emotions this morning after reading Meghan, the Duchess’s essay about pregnancy loss in
@nytopinion
@nytimes
. Find it a little bit triggering. But that feeling is far outweighed by huge amounts of comfort 🤍
#thelossesweshare
"I knew, as I clutched my firstborn child, that I was losing my second,” Meghan Markle writes about her miscarriage. Today, we are sharing an essay by the Duchess of Sussex about the loss that she and Prince Harry suffered earlier this year.
The five biggest housing developers in the UK have made nearly £10 BILLION in profit since Grenfell and yet they’re not explicitly being asked by law to cover the cost of fixing the developments riddled with safety defects that they presided over
Listening to
@HuffPostUK
journalist
@Nadine_Writes
speak to
@Emmabarnett
on
@BBCWomansHour
and feel compelled to send a message of support. Nadine, that was such a dignified interview. You’ve maintained utter professionalism despite all you’ve been through. A class act 🤍
Delighted to be joining
@BritishVogue
and
@condenastint
! Reporting directly into the phenomenal talent that is
@Edward_Enninful
and leading the title’s digital offering with a super dynamic team is nothing short of a privilege
Got any burning questions for
@garyvee
? I'm gonna be chatting to him in front of an audience in London tonight. So send your Q's my way!
If you want an idea of how interesting he is, here's what he recently told me about Voice AI 🗣️🤖📱
Researching and writing this piece for
@GlamourMagUK
literally kept me awake at night this week. It’s truly disturbing what’s happening to children in full view of the likes of Instagram. Thanks
@JamieJBartlett
,
@abhicm
@Sharon_Pursey
for speaking to me
I won’t lie, I felt a huge sense of responsibility to all those caught in the middle of this to do the story justice — striving to capture its complexity and tell it with compassion.
#claddingscandal
#glamouruk
When we released our
@BritishVogue
September issue with the
#Duchess
of Sussex in 2019 it was a undoubtedly a big moment. But more than that, it was the beginning of a movement.
#ForcesForChange
Hard to believe what housing associations have been getting away with for years. And about a third of them are registered as charities! The irony. It’s disgusting. Watch
@BBCPanorama
tonight to see for yourself and read my piece in
@GlamourMagUK
.
#SharedOwnership
#claddingscandal
Caught a glimpse of this book in the
@MashableUK
office today and it looks stunning. I literally cannot wait to try the recipes.
@RVT9
we should pick a recipe each and bring them into work for the team to try!
#CookTogether
#GrenfellTower
Seeing lots of tweets saying Dominic Cummings is gaslighting us. Feels like a good time to remind people what gaslighting is. It doesn’t just apply to personal relationships. It also happens in wider contexts such as the workplace. And, as many are now pointing out, in politics
This
#royalwedding
speech!!
Love. There is power in love. Don't over sentimentalize it. Don't just think about it in its romantic forms. When you are loved and you know it. When you love and you show it, it actually feels right. There is power in love to show us the way to live
This is MAJOR! It can’t be overstated how important a step like this is. To see a show as influential as
@LoveIsland
breaking away from fast fashion and normalising pre-loved with
@eBay_UK
as a key sponsor. The kind of influencing we love to see!
Worth nothing that the astronomical cost and burden on leaseholders comes in many forms — mental health being one of them. Developers, housing associations and financial institutions are better placed to shoulder this burden but that would mean holding them to account 🤷♀️
It’s already heartbreaking enough to think of the dire consequences the
#claddingscandal
is having on young people and first time buyers. The crushing reality is it spans generations and has obliterated the retirement plans of our elders too. Horrendous, catastrophic, awful
My latest investigation
@GlamourMagUK
documents how a generation of leaseholders are stuck in homes with hazardous cladding. They can’t move out or sell them until multi-billion pound remediation work is carried out which could take years
#claddingscandal
The government has been in touch with me again after my
@GlamourMagUK
investigation into the
#claddingscandal
. Will be interested to see if the
@mhclg
statement below leads to specific *actionable policies* for how lenders value properties in need of remediation going forward.
And if you’re in any doubt as to how seriously this is affecting lives and livelihoods, read my
@GlamourMagUK
investigation which speaks to women who have felt suicidal and even put off having children because of the burden of the
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
The brilliant
@samhaysom
@mashableuK
having a mighty chat with Alicia Vikander. What she says about the bond she's built with other women in the industry because of
#TimesUp
is really striking
Miscarriage is “lonely, painful and demoralising”. I never thought I’d have such a profound thing in common with
@MichelleObama
. But there it is. I did this interview with
@TheSundayIndo
6 months ago but didn’t share it at the time as it was so personal
Some personal news…
Delighted to share that I’ve been appointed Digital Editorial Director of The Mirror
@DailyMirror
reporting into Editor-in-Chief Caroline Waterston
@CWaterston
.
Back to this old chestnut:
“The reality of gender biases, based on extensive research, is that men are promoted on potential and women on performance.”
F*** that.
Today is supposedly the most depressing day of the year. Sod that!Don’t fall for the narrative of ‘Blue Monday’. It’s was started as a marketing campaign by a travel company to get you to book a flight.
@sharejoy_ie
wants to flip the script and
#turnbluemondaypurple
💜
In the age of influence (where people live by clicks and likes) who better to feature on the cover of
@britishvogue
than
@EmmaWatson
— a woman using their platform to champion issues she’s most passionate about.
@Edward_Enninful
’s editors note is 💯
Irish journalist and broadcaster Anne-Marie Tomchak has been appointed Digital Director of
@BritishVogue
Well done to the Irish trailblazer ! Good luck in the new role.
Some 50 year old French dude says women his own age are invisible, the body of a 25 yr old is extraordinary while women over 50 are just "too old to love". Will I be commissioning more coverage on this? I think not. Too many reasons not to be baited by cretinous BS. Thank u, next
Thank you so much to all of the staff at
@triyogauk
Shoreditch. I had a bad fall near their studio this morning. They gave me a warm cup of tea, ice for the swelling and arranged a cab to take me to A&E. And they rang me this afternoon to check how I was. I am very grateful 🙏🏽
Some some images that I commissioned of women in Gaza at home and work before lockdown by local filmmaker
@AsmaaElkhaldi
. This is her self portrait at
@GazaSkyGeeks
HQ
So many amazing talks happening at
#WIREDHealth
in London today — including this brilliant keynote by epidemiologist
@DrTolullah
on rethinking health and reimagining urban spaces for healthy, climate resilient cities.
@WiredUK
@wiredukevents
What a beautiful family and an incredible story ✨
This Christmas is going to be a special one for trans couple Jake and Hannah Graf. They are spending their first Christmas with baby Millie born earlier this year 🤍 (Photo: Paul Grace)
It’s been so long since I’ve heard spoken Irish! Listening to
@olamajekodunmi1
describe her donation to ShareJoy as Gaeilge is such a nice reminder of the warmth and generosity of Irish people!! ☘️
🌍 New column alert! 🌍 I’ll be writing about sustainability and climate in
@Independent_ie
print and online. It’ll cover a wide range of topics as climate is not a singular issue. It applies to all aspects of our lives. The first one is about Primark
My heart sinks reading what happened to
@TheSineadBurke
. Attacked on the street in Dublin and filmed during the ordeal 'for likes'. But also so heartened by what Sinead did next: promoting difference as a point of unity in schools. We stand with you Sinead
Always knew cancer could come back but still tough dealing with disappointment. Harder for my family. I know what I have to do: stay calm, stay content, stay fit and let doctors do their best.
Tonight
@BBCPanorama
lifts the lid on
#sharedownership
. Astonishingly, the programme reports that one housing association stands to make a massive windfall of £20M from tenants who’ve been left with no choice but to fork out large sums to extend their leasehold. Truly shocking
Big congrats to my husband
@djtomchak
who’s joining
@oiioxford
Oxford Internet Institute as a visiting policy fellow. David will be looking at how
#AI
is changing the media landscape. He’s already doing valuable work in this area & I’m mega proud of him
I’ve been speaking to women who are making $$$ on
@OnlyFans
during
#lockdown
and they were brutally honest with me about the reality of being on the platform.
@GlamourMagUK
🥁DRUMROLL🥁
✨Some work news from the
@Mashable
UK team✨
I am absolutely thrilled to tell you that the brilliant
@samhaysom
is now my editorial partner in crime and Deputy UK Editor
🚨 JOB ALERT! 🚨 I'm hiring an Executive Digital Editor
@BritishVogue
. This is a brilliant opportunity to help lead an exceptional editorial team into the next chapter of the title's digital evolution. Details:
#JobAlert
#jobfairy
#britishvogue
If you want to hear from a measured voice amidst all the hysteria that smartphones are destroying our mental health then this interview with
@OrbenAmy
is worth a read.
#Smartphones
#tech
#Wellbeing
@meghamohan
I totally agree. It feels very old fashioned and lacks understanding about the powerful subtext of fashion and beauty in public life. Not to mention putting representation and visibility into context
TONIGHT I’m joining this great host at this great table *live* on TEE-VEE! Brendan O’Connor is one of Ireland’s best journalists. He asks all the right questions while putting guests at their ease. Expect frank conversation and some craic too on
@CuttingEdgeRTE
@RTEOne
10.05pm