Prof Sayed Azam-Ali OBE

@stephensackur @BBCHARDtalk ah, another nail in the coffin of a once great broadcaster. Whatever happened to speaking truth to power?

THREAD: 1. PERSONAL NEWS: Today BBC News has announced plans to close @BBCHARDtalk after 3 decades holding the world’s politicians and powerbrokers to account. This is sad news for me personally, but much more important, I think it’s depressing news for the BBC🧵

@GeorgeMonbiot those the Gods want to destroy, they first make mad. Euripides

Netanyahu seems prepared to destroy anything and anyone to preserve his political career and avoid prosecution. He does not act in Israel's interests, only in his own.

@g_gosden very very

No money was involved Ben. How stupid are you?

@DalrympleWill @DavidLammy it’s the hypocrisy. The judgement of history is a long time to wait

So if @DavidLammy stands with the UN charter and opposes imperial land grabs, why did he abstain on the recent vote about the illegality of Israel’s seizure and settlement of the West Bank? Does he really- as he claims- know imperialism when he sees it?

@PoliticsJOE_UK @DavidLammy anywhere else come to mind David?

"I stand here also as a black man... whose ancestors rose up and fought in a great rebellion of the enslaved. Imperialism. I know it when I see it." @DavidLammy accuses Russia of being a mafia state in unbelievable speech at the UN.

Tiny grain, big impact 🌾 While we’re huge fans of what fonio can do in the kitchen, we’re even bigger fans of what it does for communiites like creating economic opportunity, environmental sustainability and improved food security. Learn more at the link in our bio.

Thrilled to be on a residential fellowship at The New Institute in Hamburg to work with outstanding colleagues on the power of diversity and the Future of Food. Cant wait to start work in this unique setting!

@ArthurWaitDM welcome Darren!

After a loan spell in the second half of last season, I can confirm that I have agreed a permanent move to the Lower Holmesdale from the Arthur Wait. I’d like to thank the Arthur Wait for 10 great years but it was time for a new challenge. #CPFC #WeAreTheHolmesdale

@bbclaurak didn’t you lose your safe seat at the last general election Laura? Perhaps you should do the decent thing and move to GB News since you are trashing the BBC’s already damaged reputation for journalism

No deadline for people stuck in unsafe flats

@Loriagne2 she and Nick Robinson on the toady programme are why I no longer watch BBC news

Laura Kuenssberg’s Time as BBC Political Editor has been a Catastrophic, Systemic Failure – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2022/03/30/lau…

@mrjamesob This is not really about cricket - it’s a life affirming story for our times and Freddie is the role model that can transform lives

Just catching up with Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams. What an extraordinary & inspiring piece of television. Brilliantly cast, bravely conceived, beautifully made.

We need to shift from “food monotony” to beauty, nutrition, and diversity. This transformation of our food systems is one of the most critical issues of our time—and taking on this food monopoly is one of the more solvable challenges we face.

@Aiannucci Every generation has its own fight with Fascism. Alcohol from Wetherspoons, cocaine from the dealer and poison from the Sun and Mail with X and BBC providing the platform. I grew up with the National Front in London in the 70s. They didn't win then and they wont win this time!

Enjoy!

@GMB Ed Balls - if you had any guts you would apologise for your condescending, arrogant and disrespectful behaviour and GMB would sack you - I’m not holding my breath on either

'I've received extremely racist abuse online, death threats, rape threats. The language we are seeing on the streets at the moment I've had in my inbox, letters and on social media' Zarah Sultana MP says that social media is 'fanning the flames' and is a 'very concerning area'.

@hlpe_cfs The Right to Food. ‘Everyone should have physical or economic access to food or the means of producing it at all times’ Everyone.

⚠️Acute food insecurity in conflict zones is often used as a weapon against civilians by warring parties. The🆕HLPE-FSN Issues paper highlights the major adverse impacts of starvation and famine on the right to food and the critical need for international community actions.⤵️

@ProfTimLang not least for the Agropoly that controls the global food system. We have been warning about this for years but no one in power seems too bothered

The scale of today’s internet operating system crash is not surprising to those of us looking at how real resilience planning actually is. Basic rules of resilience are being flouted as dependence on a few large companies is being built in. Resilience requires decentralisation.

@hlpe_cfs @HilalElver @Feeding9Billion @profhettie @OlanikeAdeyemo1 @paola_termine @meiattini @CSM4CFS @SDG2AdvocacyHub @UN_CFS proud to have contributed with my HLPE colleagues to this article

📌The international community needs to promote the humanitarian-development-peace nexus to prevent conflict-related hunger crises while building long-term sustainable and equitable food systems. Read how in the 🆕 HLPE-FSN Issues paper⤵️ fao.org/cfs/cfs-hlpe/i…

@hlpe_cfs this is an important paper on an issue that should be of concern to us all.

🆕📰New HLPE-FSN Issues paper “Conflict-induced acute food crises: potential policy responses in light of current emergencies”. 📌It is first and foremost for states and parties to conflict to uphold their responsibilities for ensuring the right to food. fao.org/cfs/cfs-hlpe/i…

@Barbara4003 @CPFC I was told that it would be sent out in July. Being Palace, I’m not holding my breath

Has anyone who has a physical Season Ticket card heard anything about when their new one will arrive? @CPFC

@RhonddaBryant #t=aboutBook" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/… but I'm a bit biased

I’ve nearly finished my bedside reading list, so please give me your recommendations: one each of fiction and non-fiction. My recommendations Anna Reid’s A Nasty Little War. And Clear by Carys Davies.