Sam Blunden

I've shared my top tips on applying for funding over at the Tackling Loneliness Hub.. tacklinglonelinesshub.org/how-to-apply-f…

These are my teammates. We are Olympic champions. Three of us tried to give birth. Two of us experienced near-death complications. One of us died. We have to, and we will do more. Tori’s death cannot and will not be in vain. time.com/6287392/tori-b…

Dear 🇬🇧, 225,000 people have died in this country from COVID-19 and millions continue to suffer from its long term effects. We lost family, friends, patients, co-workers, and it caused disruption to our lives and livelihoods on a scale never before seen in our lifetimes. If we don't learn the lessons from this pandemic, from the reasons why we were so terribly ill-prepared in the first place, to failures of politicians to recognise the nature of the threat, to mitigation efforts to contain the disease, to best practices for management of the disease, to government communications with the public — to hundreds of other lessons yet to be learned — then we will be doomed to repeat these mistakes in the very near term. In an interconnected world of 8 billion people, in a country that is a transportation hub to the world, it's laughable to think that COVID-19 will be the last pandemic we'll see for 100 years. The next one is likely around the corner and we must be better prepared. So I can't stress this enough: We must demand nothing but full and complete transparency with this #CovidInquiry. If Boris Johnson ran government communications via WhatsApp then the Covid Inquiry must receive all *unredacted* communications and the Cabinet Office must comply and release all of this information immediately. If they do not urgently release this information and comply with the order, then we must march in the streets to support the families of @CovidJusticeUK. 225,000 people are dead. We cannot allow the most corrupt government in our lifetimes to deny justice to them, to us, and to future generations. Release all information now. #SOSNHS

Fancy being #CEO of a small but mighty Human Rights organisation? As a Board member, I am proud to be helping this amazing group of activists. Now we're looking for a new CEO. Please share if you know anyone who might be interested. #HumanRights

Love this from @sam_blunden on the joys of fruit box design and the old Shoreditch Electricity Showrooms stan.co.uk/blog/sam-blund…

A young black girl was beaten up by an adult and multiple children outside school in Ashford yesterday. Neither passing members of the public or teachers intervened. I can't even imagine how traumatic this must have been for her. The school must be held to account.

💰 BP profits: more than doubled to £23,000,000,000 in a year. ❌ Their climate target: missed. 📈 Our energy bills: doubled. The same companies that are profiting from poverty are trashing our planet. We need a proper windfall tax now + move to publicly owned green energy.

Oil companies announcing £160bn profit, universities hoarding over £40bn assets, train operators profits £300m RT if you back all 500,000 teachers, university workers, train drivers and civil servants who strike on Wednesday because they refuse to put up with this crap anymore.

I’m on my way to address hundreds of striking postal workers in Chelmsford. RT this so I can tell them they have massive support out there. We are going to save our members jobs and the service they provide. #StandByYourPost

RT IF YOU ARE A STRIKING UNIVERSITY WORKER, POSTIE, TEACHER OR ANYONE ELSE ON THE PICKET LINE TODAY. ALSO RT IF YOU BACK THEM. Let’s cut beyond the media and show people they have mass support. #ucuRISING #StandByYourPost

Average London rent £21,984 Average food bill £4,500 Average utility bill £1,500 Total 27,948 Average nurses pay £27,055 A nurse can’t even afford to live a decent life in the UK I will support their strike action RT if you will too #EnoughIsEnough

I've rewatched this maybe half a dozen times - must be one of the all-time great political speeches. Pure poetry.

Breaking: European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg grants rule 39 request to stop the flight to Rwanda from leaving. Basis: real risk of inhuman and degrading treatment (Art. 3 ECHR). Please share - government must comply.

Tbh I don't care what you think of what I wear. I do care Alliyah Montaque and Lina Bennecef, both 16, have been missing a week now from Walthamstow and were last seen in company of an older teenager. Please share their photos and help find them for their very worried families.

#MISSING: Have you seen Alliyah and Lina? The friends, both 15, have not been seen since April 13, where they were spotted together in Walthamstow, east London, at around 3.10pm. If you have any information, see details below or contact police on 101, quoting CAD 6276/13Apr

RT to scare Elon Musk

Hello Twitter friends! I'm doing the London #LegalWalk today to raise money for free advice and #AccessToJustice in #Hackney #Newham and #TowerHamlets with local charity @EastEnd_CAB - Please support us you can! uk.virginmoneygiving.com/CAEE21

Please RT to get the word out x