There are only two countries in the world where representatives of the state religion automatically get seats in Parliament. They are the UK and Iran.
#BishopsOut
Thank you to everyone who has sent such kind words while I’ve been unwell. I am now out of hospital and continuing my convalescence in Australia until I’m fit to fly home. My undying (literally) thanks to the amazing Australian health service.
Since Russia's invasion, 22,000 Ukrainians have applied for UK visas, but just over 1,000 have been issued. I am ready to house a Ukrainian family, as are many British people.
We want to help, but we need the UK government to take action now, and welcome refugees with open arms.
0.2% of the population voted to make Boris Johnson PM. It’s embarrassing for the Tory party that he was the best they could do, devastating for democracy and horrifying for the country.
Due to illness, Sandi has cancelled the New Zealand leg of her tour. She has been admitted to hospital with bronchial pneumonia while still in Australia and is unable to travel & perform. Our main priority is getting her home to the UK as soon as she is well enough - Team Toksvig
Tim Brooke-Taylor was a man I was privileged to call my friend. Generous and kind. Sitting beside him while he made us all laugh was an honour. He will be much missed.
Since Russia's invasion, 22,000 Ukrainians have applied for UK visas, but just over 1,000 have been issued. I am ready to house a Ukrainian family, as are many British people.
We want to help, but we need the UK government to take action now, and welcome refugees with open arms.
Working with Paul O’Grady was one of the greatest pleasures of my life. Funny, fearless and full of rage. The best. The world seems a little less bright.
At my old college Girton in Cambridge with the Mistress, Susan Smith, where I had the honour of being made an Honorary Fellow yesterday. Celebrating 150 years of women’s education as well as the contribution of the LGBTQ+ community. One of the best days of my life.
I’d love you to tune in to
@Channel4
now for the finale of
#TheWriteOffs
- a show it has been my true honour to work on, shining the light on the issue of adult illiteracy across the UK.
Equal Pay for Equal Work? Much too revolutionary an idea for my pretty little head. I need to lie down before I have a fit of the vapours.
#IStandWithCarrie
#equalpay
#BBCwomen
Did you know that, of 44 members of the Leave Means Leave Board, only one is a woman but seven are men named John? Women’s voices continue to be missing from
#Brexit
. That’s why I’ll be at the
#PutItToThePeople
march on March 23rd, join me and
@WEP_UK
there.
#RIPKenDodd
Best dinner companion I ever sat next to. Don't think I said a word. Just laughed and laughed and tried not to drown in my soup. Thank you for the genius x
Just heard that
@PeterTatchell
has been seized by
#Qatar
Security in first LGBTQ+ protest in the homophobic Gulf State. Incredibly worrying. Please remember
@FIFAcom
has awarded the
#WorldCup
to a nation where gay people can be executed. Shame on them.
#QatarAntiGay
To all the activists in Ireland, it’s fantastic that womens’ voices are being heard and whatever the outcome please always stand up for your beliefs
#abortionreferendum
So happy to have hosted the London Gay Men’s Chorus winter shows this weekend. Spreading love for our entire LGBTQ+ communities and raising vital funds for Stonewall Housing.
#LGMC
#stonewallhousing
❤️
The Women's Equality Party has never been more needed, but our survival is under threat.
In 7 years, we have changed laws, influenced government, exposed abuse, and refused to accept a sexist status quo.
Now, WE need your help. This is make or break.
I was going to put RIP Betty Boothroyd but I expect there’ll be too much laughter for total quiet wherever you are. An evening with you was as good as it gets. Thank you for being the best.
I'm lucky enough to have lots of books, so I thought I'd share some interesting things with you, for those who need a bit of company. Do join me, and please spread the word.
#AmReading
#SandiToksvig
#SocialDistancing
“There is nothing ‘national’ about a partial season of six plays all written by male writers, with only one female director and no ethnic minority women.”
@WEP_UK
From next year, all English secondary schools will have LGBT-inclusive education.
But the fight isn't over. Local authorities - who oversee education in most schools - need to hear public support.
Email your Local Authority now ✍️
#HopeForLGBTequality
I wrote my 1st book in the Round Reading Room of the British Museum. I loved it so much I wrote my next 9 there as well. So inspiring to write in the same place as the likes of Virginia Woolf & Karl Marx, and much grander than my kitchen table
#Deskoveries
@cbcreative
@CBGBooks
So proud to have been invited to give the
#adamsmithfest
lecture on economics...first woman to pontificate on this subject for the Kirkcaldy audience and they even got the right height for the lectern ....
I am marching a mile for carers and the people they care for because the government has failed them. A third of
#Covid
deaths are now in care settings - we need urgent action to save lives. Join me!
#PayProtectProtest
UPDATE: Over 100,000 Brits have offered to house refugees. We have sent the message loud and clear that we want to help.
Now we need the UK government to take fast, decisive action so that we can welcome refugees
#withopenarms
.
Tonight,
@wep_uk
is laying testimony of women's experiences with the police at the Met's door. Tweet at 8pm using the hashtag
#EnoughIsEnough
. Your words will make change.
One life sentence is not justice for the fear every woman feels because of the failures in our police and justice system.
Tomorrow, WE are protesting. See the image below to take part.
WE will be amplifying your voices offline to those who need to hear it most.
#EnoughIsEnough
A very exciting, extremely tiny Christmas treat for you – Sandi Toksvig’s Tiny Christmas Challenge is this Sunday 18th December at 7pm on
@Channel4
. 🎄
#TinyChristmasChallenge
For almost 40 years, Channel 4 has been a launch pad for new ideas and new talent. It’s been able to do that because of its remit and not-for-profit structure and it would be a real shame if that was destroyed by selling off the channel.
How can we clap for carers on Thursday and then say they are low-skilled and unworthy of a visa on Monday? Join me on a lockdown-appropriate march this Saturday to demand the government protects care workers now:
✊Protest for
#Care
- This Sat @ 1pm ✊
WE must put pressure on the govt to guarantee PPE, a real living wage & urgent investment in
#SocialCare
.
Join our social distance march & share your
#protest
with the hashtag
#PayProtectProtest
.
How to take part:
Until there are more women in leadership roles, we’re only telling half the story. So today I’m supporting
@careintuk
’s
#March4Women
campaign to call for more women leaders. Join in today:
#StopTellingHalfTheStory
It was fantastic to be out delivering leaflets for
@WEP_UK
in the sunshine! In case you can’t tell from my very subtle outfit, we are asking you to vote Women’s Equality Party on the orange 🍊 ballot on 6th May. Help us win our 1st seat on the London Assembly to
#MakeHerstory
Today I was at
#TUC23
on behalf of the
@TheWritersGuild
to move a motion for fairer pay for writers and to show our solidarity with fellow American writers & actors on strike. We must stand together and campaign for all those in the arts. ✊🏻
And what a birthday present it is! Thank you to Stacy, the Basingstoke branch team and most importantly all the voters in her ward who turned out for equality.
I was trying to figure out what to get
@sanditoksvig
for her birthday today (yes really) and decided this would do nicely. CONGRATULATIONS to
@WEP_UK
's
@AlmostStace
who hasn't merely won a seat on Basingstoke borough council but absolutely stormed it with over 59% of the vote