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On February 12th 1946, Isaac Woodard, an honorarily discharged veteran of the war in the Pacific, was set upon by officers of the South Carolina police force and blinded. The NAACP contacted Orson Welles, who used his ABC radio show to call for justice for Woodard 1/
In 1986, the actor Jeremy Brett was admitted to a mental unit after a breakdown following the death of his wife.
The Sun ran a cover story (I have a copy) which stated
‘TV SHERLOCK IN NUT HOUSE’
Jeremy deserved his dignity.
1/2
I want a living room like this so I can swan around smoking a black Sobranie in a negligee with Columbo asking me questions about my rich elderly husband who died in suspicious circumstances
Three years ago we did a socially-distanced handover and took custody of a skinny, scared and very bald saluki who had been found as a stray. Now he’s a glorious arsehole of a dictator who forgets we adopted him and not the other way around. Happy gotcha day Wizard, my son🧙 x
Jeremy later moved to a private hospital and was getting better.
Reporters from The Sun, on the instructions of Kelvin MacKenzie, gained access to him and bombarded him with questions about the rumour he was dying of AIDS.
His progress was hindered.
Don’t buy the fucking Sun.
Starmer isn't interested in creating a purist socialist utopia. He is interested in moving the Labour Party into power to be enable to make life better for millions by doing, not just saying. If you're not interested in that too, you have no place in
@UKLabour
.
Edwin Landseer: I am going to paint a picture to commemorate the loss of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror and Sir John Franklin and his crew in the Northwest Passage in 1845
Lady Franklin: thank you that sounds nice and respectful
Landseer:
Prime Minister
@RishiSunak
challenged by former NHS worker about long waiting times in the health service
The encounter happened during a visit to Winchester
I can't stand Jeremy Corbyn and left wing cranks. I support Keir Starmer and Tony Blair. I cannot stand Boris Johnson and his shower of shits but am not averse to Tories for the sake of it. I'll just get that out there so you can unfollow me before we get attached.
What the hell happened to “Covid doesn’t like the Summer?” We’re in March, surely by July numbers will have fallen across Europe? Why crush people hopes of a holiday, it’s perverse & cruel.
Everyone seems to lose their shit when Labour don’t promise unicorns. Surely we all recognise that the damage from the Tories will take more than one term to rectify?
#c4news
I'm beyond heartbroken that we've had to have our beautiful girl Susie Bean put to sleep this afternoon.
She was listless this morning and not her usual self. She was sent to the animal hospital in Woodstock where a scan revealed a mass on her liver.
We're completely lost.
Joanne Harris had a go at me when I tagged her in a post where I said I'd won a bundle of her books on ebay.
She failed to take into account that if I loved the second hand books I'd buy new releases from a bookshop.
Consequently I have failed to read any of the books I won.
@charliersmith1
I’m going to be on citalopram for the rest of my life because I don’t always have the best balance of serotonin. There’s no shame in it sweetheart. Xx
This lass will freak when she learns that Poles were the largest group of non-British personnel in the RAF during the Battle of Britain, and the 303 Polish Squadron was the most successful RAF unit in the Battle of Britain.
Labour MPs, NEC members and affiliated unions have called for the whip to be restored to
@jeremycorbyn
.
That is my view too. But more importantly, it is the view of Labour members.
Local Labour parties should be able to express their views. Party democracy must be upheld.
Let me get this straight. Labour politicians on the cusp of power are throwing in their shadow posts because of an SNP motion of no consequence?
Insane.
@Sorrelish
This was our Pissfingers.
Susan. 9 when we got her.
Special expensive diet for life because she formed crystals in her bladder
Had to be on liver supplements
Warts
Frequent urinary infections
Had three wonderful years with her.
The canine love of my life.
Just told my husband that Dickie Burgon wants to challenge Keir to the leadership. His laugh is still ringing in my ears and he’s at the other side of the house.
Everything came with chips and cabbage - lasagne, moussaka, pie. It sounds grim but it was fucking immense. The two of us ate two courses with wine and spent no more than £15. We did it most Saturdays. When the Kings Road was still worth bothering with.
Which restaurant or café in London would you bring back to life? And why…
Be inspired by the grinning chef of The Bellavista restaurant on 132 Cromwell Road in the 1970s
Look at this daft cunt seriously. Once upon a time you’ve got your dad’s contacts in the film industry and you’re married to Billie Piper. Fast forward and you’re pretending to enjoy smoking cigars, posing with the absolute dregs. Life comes at you fast you lanky fuck
"You don't know who owns Hammersmith Bridge, you don't know what a police officer makes, and you don't know the bus fare."
@NickFerrariLBC
grills Conservative mayoral candidate Susan Hall.
Cuba's humanitarian medical brigade have provided assistance to 40 countries during the pandemic. It's an inspiring example of solidarity across borders.
That's why I'm proud to have officially nominated them for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize.
My George Galloway story - he called me BBC plant because I’d reviewed the Sunday papers on BBC Oxford radio. When I told him I wasn’t employed by the BBC he accused me of pretending to work for the BBC. Mind-bending cunt. Good luck Rochdale.
My George Galloway story - a meeting at Trinity College Dublin. A student asked him about his support for Saddam Hussein. He turned, paused, looked at the student and called him fat. Good luck Rochdale.
'How many more children?'
'You can't do s***.'
'You're not wanted.'
Keir Starmer is heckled as he pays his respects to the victims of the Southport stabbing attack.
Kelvin Mackenzie is my proudest block. He blocked me because I reminded him, and informed the whole of Twitter that he had okayed journos under him to gain access to Jeremy Brett's hospital room to ask him whether he was dying of AIDS. He didn't like that little reminder.
7/7 - my husband was trapped underground for two hours and I couldn’t reach him. I was working at the Home Office so I knew it wasn’t an electrical fault. Thus began the worst two hours of my life until I knew he was alright. I was a basket case for years afterwards 1/2
Me 2001. Aged 19. Had met the man who would be my husband two years later. We’d been together a matter of weeks. He was much older. Everything was kicking off around us. We’re still together 22 years on.
I was sexually molested in my own home by a teacher from my school when I was 15. I didn't tell anyone except my husband for years. Because I blamed myself.
So get to fuck with comments about only telling people when it's 'politically expedient'.
Kelvin MacKenzie as a talking head on
@TrevorPTweets
’s show on
@SkyNews
.
Shall we remind ourselves of one of greatest hits from 1986? Was this before or after he sent journos into Brett’s hospital room to ask if he was dying of AIDS?
The man is a scumbag.
#KelvinMacKenzie
A FB friend of mine has terminal cancer and just announced that there are no further treatments available to her. Am I a complete cock for loathing the comments on her post that say 'think positively'?