Lewis Iwu @lewisiwu Twitter profile

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Lewis Iwu

3 years

It's been great fun working with @Malala over the past year. We've worked together to create a Masterclass on creating change. Do check what Malala and I have to say! #advocacy #activism #ESG

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

4 years

Just got off the phone with my mum who's come out of retirement to work at a hospital where 2 have died from the virus. Says it'll be a tough period ahead but as ever she's optimistic + bubbly. She loves helping sick patients get better. My mum is a total hero and I ADORE her.

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Lewis Iwu

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7 years

My amazing friend Jane proposes to her gf dizzy at #pride - amazing

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@lewisiwu

8 years

Just been asked on tube by @BorisJohnson if I voted leave. I say no. He concedes He's lost anyway. Awkward #EUref

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@lewisiwu

5 years

I’m embarrassed to say that I couldn’t ride a bike. Today, aged 32, I rode one for the first time and it was amazing. Willpower and confidence given by those who care about you is amazing. #TuesdayMotivation

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3 years

Woke up. Saw this. Felt ecstatic. #ItsComingHome

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@lewisiwu

3 years

If we lose tomorrow I’m launching a parliamentary petition to ban ITV from showing England tournament games. #ENGDEN

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@lewisiwu

6 years

Dad nervously awaiting that #nigeria penalty #NIGARG #WorldCup

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

6 years

Whatsapp is down - so this is how the world ends. #WhatsApp

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

4 years

Be more kind and feed people and maybe you might get some rights. Maybe.

Paul Embery

@PaulEmbery

4 years

You don't break down barriers by pulling down statues or coercing people to take a knee or lecturing white people about their 'privilege'. You do it through meaningful and heartfelt acts of solidarity like this. Bravo, the Sikh community.

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

4 years

The Times needs to correct and apologise for this disgraceful framing

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

4 years

Moving scenes on @MarcusRashford 's feed. It's amazing that small businesses have stepped up to help but let's not forget that we're at this point because of an astonishing abdication of responsibility from our leaders. #ENDCHILDFOODPOVERTY

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

5 years

@bbclaurak Umm...do you want to tell them or should I?

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

11 months

No moral leadership, no plan for growth, crumbling schools, our humanitarian reputation being torched, no post-Brexit unifying story, incendiary speeches that puts minorities in danger and a failed PM backseat driving. It really does feel like it’s time for change now.

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

4 years

Where to begin... Politicians should not hide/delay inconvenient reports on race because it believes that BAME people might get angry and demand change. Period. #BlackLivesMattter

Sam Coates Sky

@SamCoatesSky

4 years

Exc BAME report delayed amid fears its contents could stoke racial tensions By ⁦ @inzyrashid ⁩

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

2 months

Great to spend the morning canvassing for my good friend @prafulnargund who will be an amazing MP

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

2 years

This is terrorism folks. Let’s name it

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@SkyNews

2 years

A man suspected of carrying out a petrol bomb attack at a migrant processing centre in Dover appears to have posted anti-Muslim rants on social media.

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

5 years

I appreciate its difficult to think beyond the next few weeks/months but it's worth noting that the Conservative Party has almost certainly lost a generation of voters who might have otherwise been minded to support them over the next few decades. #Parliament #StopTheCoup

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

4 years

Biden's speech ends with "Higher and Higher" - a song used in Ghostbusters 2 as the citizens rallied to help the protagonists defeat an evil tyrant. Total coincidence of course.

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

5 years

What is distinctly disgraceful about this comment is the belief that Rees Mogg and the presenter would obviously have survived but the tragedy was that the residents are obviously not as smart himself or the presenter. It's vomit-inducing. #Grenfell

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

5 years

Mate, my mum arrived as an immigrant to the UK and worked for the NHS for the entirety of her career. This is such an awful dogwhsitle comment given that the NHS would grind to a halt without "international workers".

Matt Hancock

@MattHancock

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It’s the National Health Service not the International Health Service. Everyone should make a fair contribution towards our NHS - so after Brexit we’ll extend the NHS surcharge to all non-UK residents.

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

4 years

Given everything now hinges on the rollout of the vaccine it doesn't feel like a once-in-a-lifetime mobilisation effort is underway. Shouldn't we be doing more? Where's the urgency? Where's the constant ticker across our screens? Could be wrong.

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

5 years

It would be deeply problematic if Labour had no BAME representation on the ballot for both leader and deputy races. Inexcusable. #LabourLeadershipElection

Dawn Butler ✊🏾💙

@DawnButlerBrent

5 years

Just got off stage in Leeds! Enjoyed answering members’ questions on so many important issues. I was clear that Labour must build from the grassroots up to win again - as Deputy Leader I’ll ensure we do that with my CORE strategy: Campaign, Organise, Recruit, Educate #Dawn4Deputy

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

4 years

Glad to have signed this important letter. #HonourTheOffer Oxford University urged by 15 former Student Union presidents to honour all offers' | via @telegraph

Oxford University urged by 15 former Student Union presidents to honour all offers

The letter signed by 15 former presidents said Covid-19 had caused “unprecedented disruption” to the education of many young students

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

1 year

Great to chat about refugee rights and the role of business in helping to change the narrative on migration with @EdwardJDavey last night on our delightful table.

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

5 years

It's an all to often tried tactic of blaming victims for their own crisis/tragedies rather than providing an honest reflection on the structures that got us here. #Grenfell

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

3 years

Looked liked I might be high. Walking with a sandwich in my hand from Pret. In a suit. Walking back to my law firm.

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

2 years

Absolutely obsessed with this iconic picture

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

2 years

@Edwina_Currie As a principle, are you comfortable with a new norm that a PM should be able to break any law and remain in office if there is a foreign policy crisis or the offence happened in an earlier part of their premiership?

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

4 years

When we get through this the London Comeback weekend will be HUGE. I'd love to put on an 80s soul/early 90s female R&B night on with the proceeds going to charities helping the people throughout the crisis. Who's in?

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

5 years

In the office at 7 this morning with Janet Jackson's "Alright" blasting out and coffee in hand. #life #vibes #SaturdayVibes

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

6 years

This is smart. Why? Because the value of this initiative goes way beyond the direct beneficiaries. This will make 000s of black students get excited about what they can achieve at uni or any other path they pursue #ALevelResults #diversity #Cambridge

Stormzy to fund Cambridge scholarships for black students

Rapper says black students should not think top university education out of reach

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

7 years

@realDonaldTrump Have you lost the plot?

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

5 years

@allisonpearson Because 1st class PPE degrees from Oxford have turned out to be a really great primer in managing a department/government effectively of late

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

5 years

How about we channel all that energy being used to attack @stormzy for calling out racism (misquoted btw) and redirect it to actually tackling structural racism in the UK (not even contraversial if you look @ education, justice system, pay gaps, corporate boards, media portrayal)

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

4 years

So much to process about this election but as @DPJHodges points out, decent candidates taking firm stances on science, climate, and race CAN beat populists. That may eventually be the most important takeaway for progressives. #PresidentElect

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

2 years

@elonmusk ESG metrics are a work in progress but it’s a logical leap to suggest that the premise of biz having a clear sense societal + env. value is a scam. There are difficulties in measuring resilience/grit/positive mental health in yng ppl but we wouldn’t say those concepts are bogus.

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

6 years

Reasons to be cheerful about England tomorrow: 1. This team is different to previous years. There’s a deliberate system, the squad feels united and are clearly more confident on the ball than before 2. We’ve never lost to #COL 3. Our set piece threat neutralises theirs #ENGCOL

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

4 years

Marcus Rashford has shown more leadership on child hunger in Britain than the Government has done throughout this crisis. Please share. Bravo @MarcusRashford

Marcus Rashford

@MarcusRashford

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An Open Letter to all MPs in Parliament... #maketheUturn Please retweet and tag your local MPs

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

5 years

I think it's telling that a party asking the public for a fourth term in office is not running on its record in office over the preceding decade. #GE2019

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

4 years

Forcibly removing statue of slave trader and then throwing said statue into the sea Not a big deal compared to... ...Forcibly removing actual people and throwing said people into the sea

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

4 years

You often hear that #coronavirus doesn’t discriminate. I understand the sentiment but the emerging picture shows that due to existing inequalities it actually does.

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

6 years

Karius had one of the biggest mares I've ever seen in sport but still deserved to be consoled by his team mates. This image captures the sadness and isolation that can happen in life. A real reminder to value the friends and family who always have your back #karius #football

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

2 years

My Mum asking me to drink lots of cocktails today??

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

2 years

…What if…the system was “tilted” towards the other way. For centuries.

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@SkyNews

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Britain should not 'tilt the system' to increase number of state pupils admitted to elite universities, Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi says

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@lewisiwu

4 years

Lining up senior cabinet officials on a bank holiday weekend to justify a breach of the rules on the grounds a love for family will be one of biggest errors of strategic communication during this crisis. It's actually incredible to watch in real-time.

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

6 years

@realDonaldTrump That standing up for the right of protest was a good idea for a responsible corporate citizen

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

7 years

@realDonaldTrump Struggling to believe that you're spending time and energy picking a fight with the London Mayor at *this* moment. What a time to be alive

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

7 years

Thoughts on #oxbridge . I studied there + was it's first black SU pres. Loved the place. It had issues but NOT institutionally racist

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

5 years

You can’t drop a “Citizens of Nowhere” speech on your way in and then push a unity narrative and quoting a refugee advocate on your way out authentically. #may

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

3 years

Congrats to David Bernstein, @HelenGrantMP , @GNev2 , @AndyBurnhamGM for working on this for 2 years. Proud that @purpose_union could support. #football #community

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@BBCSport

3 years

English football needs an independent regulator to stop it "lurching from crisis to crisis", says the chair of a fan-led review into the sport. #bbcfootball

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

4 years

Which one is the PM?

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

3 years

Put this in a museum. #ITAENG

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

5 years

Fashion competition with the parents.

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

3 years

Reactionary right: We must defend free speech at all costs, no matter the consequences! Meghan: I'm going to speak my truth next to the man I love Reactionary right: no, not that! #meghanharryoprah

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

2 years

@JohnAmaechi Spot on. It’s hard for it to be any more obvious than what was written in print. Bright red flag for anyone defending what he’s done.

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

6 years

I’m standing on the street checking my phone. American couple approaches... Couple: Excuse me sir do you speak English Me: I dabble

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

2 years

@SholaMos1 Huge solidarity and I’m sorry for this disgusting letter. They can’t win and won’t win. I hope the police are taking note.

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

6 years

Excited to announce that Words that Win will be available to buy at the start of March. It’s a guide for campaigners, CEOs, politicians and debaters about how to win the debates that are defining our present + future. #politics #publicspeaking #debating

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

8 months

Another roundtable where Paul gets another easy ride #TheTraitors

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

3 years

My mum WhatsApped this to me yesterday and she looks absolutely on point!

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

2 years

How swish do my folks look?!

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

4 years

A moving call for racial justice in Altab Ali Park, Whitechapel. Fitting. Why? The park is named after a 25 year old who was murdered in a racist attack in 1978. #BlackLivesMatter

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

6 years

Just grabbed an energy drink (non-alcoholic) from @sainsburys . They refused to let me buy it because I couldn’t prove I was over 16. I’m 31. #TuesdayThoughts

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

4 years

Lots to talk about re that Trump interview with @axios but I will never stop thinking about how **low** Trump's chair is during the exchange.

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

4 years

Trust is always an important currency, even more so during a health, social and economic crisis. The government decided to spend an obscene amount of that currency to back DC, surrendering a chunk of its moral right to dictate our behaviour in the future. Today was a huge day.

YouGov

@YouGov

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68% of Brits (including most Tory voters) consider Dominic Cummings to have broken the lockdown rules

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

5 years

@montie Actions define the depth of commitment to diversity. Gay marriage only passed with LAB votes. Windrush happened. Grenfell happened. Austerity hit minorities hardest. On the surface it’s always good to see more BAME rep but it’s churlish to ignore wider picture. #cabinetreshuffle

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

1 year

18 years of coaching people how to debate has shown me how much of a game-changer possessing that skill is. Esp. for young people from less advantaged backgrounds. That’s why this announcement from @Keir_Starmer is radical and high impact. #oracy Article

The Times & The Sunday Times

News and opinion from The Times & The Sunday Times

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

6 years

Lessons from semi finalists Belgium, France and England.. Immigrants (and their children) they get the job done! #WorldCup #ENG

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

4 years

Historians will look back and say that **this** was the decisive turning point in the war against #coronavirus Legendary.

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

6 years

Interesting selection of people to discuss young people, knife crime and educational opportunity in predominantly BAME communities

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

6 years

I've penned some thoughts on #education and the #knife problem in #london .

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

11 months

I’m still baffled by this move from Sunak. Unforced in many ways. Hands Labour three strong arguments 1) We’re the party that is committed to climate action 2) We’re the party of biz 3) We’re the party of stability. No.10’s reliance on #NetZero nuance and technicality won’t

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

3 years

@GaryLineker Thought it was clear! No need to have deleted!

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

6 years

Abrams is absolutely right not to concede. This race was openly rigged. Allowing this to go unchallenged would set an awful precedent. #gapol #MidtermElections2018

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@CNN

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Stacey Abrams refuses to concede Georgia governor's race

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

2 years

This is an absolutely iconic picture. Really feels historic. #CROBRA

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

3 years

Mourinho when he sees Kane playing this deep for #ENG

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

3 years

It really is a great feeling explaining to a schoolhall full of young people how their current headteacher/teacher changed your life when they taught you. I had that privilege today and it really moved me. I don’t thank my teachers anywhere near enough!

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@lewisiwu

4 years

@DPJHodges I actually think it is - certainly in education. It's layered stress for tens of thousands (and their families) on top of a very stressful backdrop (c.f emerging mental health picture)

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@lewisiwu

2 years

Britain for a week: let’s unite, put our differences aside and party together in the streets Britain literally the day after: let’s bring down the government by dinner time #vonc

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@lewisiwu

7 years

Wouldn't it be great if we could channel the anger at #oxbridge and also apply that towards the underinvestment in #earlyyears #education ?

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

3 years

An important question arises: Who is the #RaceReport for? If the people who it’s mostly designed to speak to reject it, are upset by it, cannot see their experiences reflected in it...what happens next? I think we should all be asking these questions.

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

6 years

Home sec is getting a lot of heat over #windrush - let's remember the grand architect of the hysteria that's poisoning the conversation about immigration, communities and race was the PM (cf. go home vans) #windrushjustice

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

5 years

@PickardJE Dead chicken strategy.

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

5 years

@TheMendozaWoman Sorry, no. We should be in the business of attacking the substance of ideas and the policies that flow from those ideas rather than unhelpful ad hominem attacks. This really isn’t the way to fight for a progressive future.

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

5 years

What a frantic year. Launched a growing agency, published a book, got an hon. degree, learned how to cycle and 50+ speaking events. Very grateful to have loved ones around me to keep me honest. In many ways 2019 was great...

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

3 years

This is good news! Reduced hesitancy in minority communities. Bravo for organisations such as the @BritishRedCross and celebs such as @LennyHenry driving some of the work on this. #vaccination #COVID19

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

4 years

The A Level fiasco highlights how bias operates at the highest levels and can affect young people for the rest of their lives. This could have been avoided. There needs to be a transparent review of what went wrong and WHY this happened so we can confront such bias in the future.

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

7 years

This is basically football transfer day for political nerds #pritipatel

Laura Kuenssberg

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7 years

I d just like to say, no one can really be sure if this is Priti Patel’s plane - paging Ianucci

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Policy / comms

Brandy Jensen

@BrandyLJensen

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the two ways of being european

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5 years

Britain: Do you condemn the view held by a government adviser that black people are mentally inferior? Number 10: We'll have have to get back to you on that one. It's going to be a long 4.5 years

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@lewisiwu

5 years

Fascinating to hear from Ben Rodgers from @centreforlondon that 38% of children in London live in poverty...in 2019. A stat that Shames us all. #lonconf19 #poverty #london

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

4 years

Can someone show me evidence that governments cannot simultaneously tackle racism, sexism, poverty and geographic inequality? Also, why has it only taken 10 YEARS to discover this "fresh approach" to making society more fair? So many questions, so many *weak* arguments...

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@lewisiwu

2 years

Seems like several leadership candidates have a lot to say on language and identity politics but absolutely nothing bold, interesting or creative to say on child poverty or the education gap. Interesting.

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

4 years

When we've made it through this crisis (and we will make it though) let's ask ourselves why so many children live in food poverty and how we can aggressively end this problem once and for all.

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Just spoken with deputy governor of inner London school. Half teachers and 20% of students off sick. Decision likely later today to shut school end of week. But desperate worry that children on free school meals won’t eat or eat properly if sent home. Told of urgent...

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@lewisiwu

4 years

Imagine using your platform and energy to produce this take right now.

Tim Montgomerie 🇬🇧

@montie

4 years

UK media is treating Black Lives Matter as if it’s an uncontroversial civil rights organisation. It isn’t. On many ideological issues it’s far left and in exaggerated anti-police propaganda it endangers minority communities. For eg see below

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@lewisiwu

5 years

If you think giving a place to a better qualified state school student over a mediocre privately educated child is social engineering you have a warped view of life. #education #socialmobility

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@hendopolis

5 years

THE TIMES: Private woe over rise of state pupils at Oxbridge #tomorrowspaperstoday

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4 years

It's the moment when the reporter double takes and makes a quick call to confront #trump that gets me. A lot of us have been in situations similar to this and it hurts like hell to have someone make a racist comment in a prof. context in front of other colleagues. Such bravery

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The man becomes more of an embarrassment each and every day. #sulk #bigbaby

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5 years

Being one of the few BAME faces in most of the spaces I've navigated has always been a reminder that the fight for racial equality is far from won. Personal reflections on how companies can drive deep change post #BHM . #FridayThoughts #Diversity

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Lewis Iwu

@lewisiwu

3 years

I’d really recommend giving this a listen. You get a flavour of the humanity, intellect and passion of @GNev2 . Great work by @bbcnickrobinson too

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3 years

Could Utd legend, SKY pundit, "champagne socialist", entrepreneur & university founder @GNev2 leave the stands & take to the political pitch? Listen to our conversation on Political Thinking on @BBCSounds & on Sat 5:30pm on @BBCRadio4

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