poppy jay
@Poppy_Jay_
🎥 BAFTA Nominated Director
After that jaw-dropping exchange between Trump and Zelensky in the Oval Office, @JamWaterhouse brings the perspective from Kyiv on BBC News at Six #Ukraine #Trump
Today we saw Trump unwilling or unable to grasp this invasion, especially when he had to be reminded of when it started. For Ukraine it's not just about just minerals or money. Could Zelensky have stayed calmer? Probably, but he wears this war, it's part of his political being.
Civil society, not civil war. Do please repost, #Elon
Liverpool, Walthamstow, Oxford, Bristol - beautiful scenes from up and down the country of communities coming together in the face of hatred this evening. THIS is who we are, THIS is what we should be striving for.
🚨 NEW: The UK has suspended arms export licences to Israel [@JewishChron]
A sneering Ed Balls (husband of Home Sec) and panel of white people take umbrage at Zarah Sultana asking govt to call riots across country racist/Islamophobic. Look at them laughing at her. @GMB just allowed presenters to belittle a Muslim MP on air.
This is unacceptable & deeply uncomfortable viewing. An entire white panel questioning a brown woman like a suspect. Ed Balls and Kate have left their homes this morning with no fear. Zarah and every other brown/black person left knowing they are a target
Here’s just a few examples of Daily Mail headlines that have fanned the flames of hate and normalised Islamophobic and anti-migrant rhetoric #GMB
What will it take for political leaders to explicitly call out the Islamophobic and racist nature of the violence we are witnessing across the country?
CONVICTED - the Former President & the wannabe President Follow here bbc.co.uk/news/live/worl…
When Gary Lineker was unjustifiably suspended by BBC his co-hosts Ian Wright & Alan Shearer’s solidarity was loud & visible. He was re-instated. Am I the only who hasn’t heard a peep from Sangita Myska’s @LBC colleagues about her unjustified removal? The Silence Is Deafening.
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A BBC report on how the Israeli Defence Force killed two Palestinian children in the occupied West Bank - 15 year old Basil and 8 year old Adam. 8 year old Adam was shot in the back of the head as he was running away from the soldiers.
Really powerful piece on the @BBCr4today on the story of 7 year old Sara who was crushed to death whilst trying to cross the Channel and the story of her heartbroken father who’s overcome with grief and rage. 💔
Rob Lawrie, an aid worker within the camps at Calais, tells @JustinOnWeb that we must stop referring to trafficking networks as 'smuggling gangs' as they are 'highly professional and financially backed'. #R4Today
OMG! @MyriamFrancoisC is🔥🔥🔥! Here’s how you shut down BS defending the indefensible on live TV 👏🏽#Houthis #Gaza_Genocide #Israel
Tonight, on the final edition of the @MehdiHasanShow on @MSNBC, I’ll speak to the iconic Gaza photojournalist @azaizamotaz9 about the horror of war and the ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza’s journalists. Join us from 8pm ET on @MSNBC.
Thanks to those that are responsible for it @MrEdByrne @JuliaMasli @BenTarget @rocknrolga @HelenBaBauer @TomCBallard @josierones @paddyisyoung @heidi_regan @MrNishKumar @shelfcomedy @AmyFMatthews @stamptown_ @Poppy_Jay_ @RubinaPabani
Here you can read my top 50 (!) stand-up comedy shows of 2023, where I also ask the question: has comedy EVER been better than it is right now...? comedy.co.uk/live/features/…
We’re very happy to be in this line up of the best comedy shows of 2023 (comedy.co.uk/live/features/…). Feels like a good moment to hit that 2024 may see a return to the stage!! @Poppy_Jay_ @RubinaPabani @MrSamHodges @AneeshaSrini @_tiltedco
Those working in/on the region should understand what the current state of the "peace plan" is. Much of Israel's far right govt doesn't recognize Palestinian identity let alone the idea of a "Palestine". It's either faux outrage or a sad indictment of their knowledge
It's clear that Israel's far right govt doesn't support a Palestinian state: it is expanding settlements in the Occupied West Bank - illegal according to international law as the WB is recognized Palestinian territory & now much of Gaza,& it's infrastructure, has been destroyed.
Surprised so many are shocked that the Israeli UK ambo doesn't support a future Palestinian state. She is not an outlier in Israeli politics: many don't believe in Palestinian sovereignty. Here's some examples 🧵: Former PM Bennett tells me Palestine should be "less than a state"