Angelique Richardson

A piece by me @guardian on free school meals and the long history of Tory misrule theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Urge Israeli Government to stop law allowing execution of Palestinian prisoners - Petitions petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7544…

@SamanthaTaghoy Are you really from the Catholic Herald? Is that where we are now ? Do you really think your actions are Christian aka from the New Testament??! Flabbergasted

@SamanthaTaghoy She doesn't seem drunk at all. Brummie's draw out their vowels - have you literally never heard a Birmingham accent? You need to get out more.

@SamanthaTaghoy Huh ? She’s not slurring at all she’s just from Birmingham. Few people in this country have done more to fight for women’s rights than Jess. This hate campaign against her is vile.

🌿 It turns out plants have been talking to each other for roughly 400 million years, and nobody thought to mention it to us. Here is what happens. A caterpillar lands on a leaf and starts eating. The plant, which has no brain, no mouth, and no real options, does the only thing available to it: releases a cocktail of chemicals into the air. A signal. An alarm. A tiny molecular cry of distress drifting across the garden. The plant next door picks it up. And this is the part that stops you mid-biscuit. That neighboring plant, which has been attacked by nothing, threatened by nothing, bothered by absolutely nothing this Saturday afternoon, quietly begins producing toxins. Just in case. Because the neighbor said so. No language. No sound. No evolutionary reason to trust anyone. And yet there it is. A conversation so old it was already ancient when the dinosaurs showed up and ruined everything. We built cities. We invented Wi-Fi. We wrote symphonies. The begonias have been doing this since before we had thumbs. Gandalv / @Microinteracti1

Palestine, Gaza 2026. If you see this photo, put a dot to break the Silence.

In July 1888, in the choking heat of London’s East End, around 1,400 women and teenage girls walked out of the Bryant & May match factory and into history. They were poor. Many were Irish. Most were teenagers supporting entire families on wages so low that a single fine—for talking, for dropping a match, for being a minute late—could mean going hungry. Inside the factory, they worked with white phosphorus, a chemical that slowly poisoned them. It ate away at their jaws, caused abscesses that glowed faintly in the dark, and left some disfigured or dead. They called it “phossy jaw.” Management denied responsibility. The girls were told they were lucky to have work at all. When activist Annie Besant published an exposé condemning the conditions, the company tried to intimidate workers into signing statements against her. Instead, the girls did something no one expected: they organized. Led by women like Sarah Chapman—literate, strategic, and fearless—they marched out together. They had no formal union. No wealth. No political power. What they had was collective anger and courage. Public sympathy surged. Donations came in. Meetings were held. Within weeks, management was forced to negotiate. Fines were abolished. Conditions improved. The women formed one of Britain’s first unions for unskilled workers. #drthehistories

For over a decade, children’s drawings from Gaza hung in a London hospital. In 2023, they were removed after legal threats. This is not isolated. It’s part of a pattern. This week, we launched Britain’s Index of Repression, documenting 964 verified incidents targeting Palestine solidarity. Read the report & explore the Index: elsc.support/uk-data/

I'm a Palestinian. I'm not a terrorist. If u believe me, PLEASE leave a dot . it's just a dot .

Royal Mail delivered letters from your doctor, family and friends, 6 days a week for decades. Then it was privatised. Now it can't even deliver 3 days a week. Instead they prioritise profitable parcel deliveries. Take Royal Mail back into public ownership. bbc.com/news/articles/…

My acc is under a shadowban, and my tweets aren’t reaching my followers. Please interact with this tweet to help lift the restriction. Comment with 🍉, 🇵🇸, or even just a dot.

BREAKING NEWS: Rowan Atkinson, a legendary icon of comedy, television, and cinema, has left even the world’s richest and most powerful figures stunned—not just with his words, but with decisive action. At a glamorous red-carpet gala in Los Angeles on December 20, attended by film moguls, tech billionaires, and Hollywood’s most elite stars, Rowan Atkinson took the stage to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award. But instead of offering a conventional acceptance speech, he chose a moment of truth—direct, fearless, and deeply human. He did not thank the Academy. He did not reminisce about Mr. Bean, Blackadder, or decades of global laughter. Instead, Atkinson looked straight into the audience of wealth and influence and declared: “We sit here surrounded by diamonds and artistic glory while the world outside is falling apart. If your voice can move millions and you choose not to use it for those who have no voice, then you are not creating change—you are creating noise.” The room fell into complete silence. Film executives and invited guests sat motionless, struck by the weight of his words. He continued, unwavering: “If you have more than you need, it no longer belongs only to you. Your responsibility is to lift up those who are still beneath you.” And he did not stop at words. That very night, Atkinson announced that all profits from his archived works and future creative projects—estimated at 160 million USD—will be donated to fund children’s health initiatives, climate action programs, and arts education for underprivileged youth. His message was unmistakable: “Legacy is not built on what you earn. It is built on what you give.” In an era when celebrities are often dismissed as hollow symbols, Rowan Atkinson delivered a powerful reminder to the world: true impact is not created by applause, but by easing the suffering of others.

My friend Benedict Morrison is fundraising for Centrepoint. Check out their @JustGiving page and please donate if you can. Thank you! #JustGiving justgiving.com/page/benedict-…

One day to go - all and any support gratefully received 🙏🏼

Laid off from the Washington Post, along with the entire roster of Middle East correspondents and our editors. Hard to understand the logic. But I am grateful for my incredible colleagues, whose grit and dedication to the reporting and each other I will miss dearly.

You couldn’t make this stuff up. Robert Jenrick and Suella Braverman accidentally voted with Labour to abolish the two-child benefit cap tonight after entering the wrong lobby!

Children in Cambodia face unimaginable hardships, lacking basic necessities e.g. food and clothing. Your support can make a real difference, providing education and essentials. Please donate or sharing to help break the cycle of poverty gofund.me/a06de6899

Despite the supposed "ceasefire," Israel has carried out some of its deadliest airstrikes on Gaza in months, killing at least 30 Palestinians, some of whom were sheltering in tent cities for displaced people. trib.al/pT0L7cX

Not to be seen on the BBC, or any mainstream British newspapers. Because the BBC and the billionaire owned newspapers want Farage to turn the UK into their dictatorship. Where the rich control everyone else, who they want to be poor and compliant in their own slavery.