Just leaving the always moving @PoppyLegion Festival of Remembrance @RoyalAlbertHall. Such an honour and privilege to attend on behalf of @alva_uk.

I’ve worked with some fantastic journalists in my 29 years on the job. My pride at @Gabriel_Pogrund knows no bounds for example. But what @RosamundUrwin had to go through to get the Brand allegations past the lawyers and over the line is of a different order from anything I’ve ever achieved in this job. She is brave, principled, a great reporter, a beautiful writer and a gutsy human being. I am frankly proud to know her let alone call her a friend. The KC who lost his rag earlier should rot in hell

Five years ago today I was elected Chair of the board of the People’s History Museum (the Museum of Democracy, the Museum of Labour History and the Official Archives of the Labour Party). I feel now, as I did then, honoured and excited.

Then I shared my 3 ambitions for the People's History Museum with the board and the staff team: for us to be an exemplar campaigning & activist museum (museums are not neutral and we, as curators and celebrators of protest, campaigning, fighting for rights, social justice and democracy, certainly aren’t); to champion and celebrate our staff, and especially the visitor experience; and to be an employer & partner of choice. I am proud of our team, of our partners, of our mission and purpose. And I’m particularly proud that our Prime Minister @andyburnham chose to launch his prime ministerial campaign at our museum and to describe it as one of his favourite places.

10 years on, hope and connection will always win. Our 2026 Great Get Together Impact Report is here:

✨ 700+ events
👥 1.3M participants
🤝 98% felt more connected
💛 86% felt less lonely

Read the full report 👇

jocoxfoundation.org/wp-content/upl…

Just leaving a superb and rightly celebratory 75th anniversary dinner for partners, funders, artists, and supporters of @southbankcentre at St James’s Palace, generously hosted by the SBC’s Patron HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. A great evening of catching up, celebrations, music, ations.

Warm congratulations @DapoAkandeLaw Brilliant news for international justice. theguardian.com/law/2026/nov/0…

It was never just about trans issues.

Votes at 16 ... fears of low engagement if there's not enough prepping for the new voters. Bill in the Lords. What do we know? Me for @FT Inside Politics today as.ft.com/r/7cbf9500-500…

I agree with @RachelReevesMP

Just been to really good discussion / panel session with @neilfmendoza and Thangam Debbonaire, hosted by @oldvictheatre and facilitated by @Connect_Comms on ‘culture in every postcode’. Lots of conversations and points were echoing the issues I raised at last week’s appearance tourism tax, building broad alliances, data rich advocacy, jobs and joy, and the relationship between soft power and hard cash.

Really enjoyed my lunch with the FT @DavidLammy - a thoughtful man who is hopefully on his way back to the Labour front line ft.com/content/a65d55…

Not enough people are aware that Cambridge Analytica and Peter Thiel’s Palantir worked side by side, mining Facebook data in 2016 re the Leave /Brexit campaign

The same Palantir is now in charge of our government's AI system! Also - A new report on NHS costs for the Palantir charge rises to £1.1bn on ‘increased delivery at scale’ while forecast benefits fall to £808mn.

Pressure needs to be put on the govt to trigger a 2027 break clause in Palantir’s contract due to concerns about its effectiveness, use of NHS data & their ties to the Trump administration

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@FT

In a defiant interview with the FT, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Donald Trump had an instinctive affinity for autocrats and the super-wealthy. The Ukrainian president explained his views on the relationship between the US and Russian heads of state ft.trib.al/u7fXLMI

The choice on immigration in Spain's election:

Keep the EU's last experiment in open borders (with PM Pedro Sánchez).

Or give the far-right (Vox) a chance to implement anti-immigration policies never tried at national level in postwar western Europe.

as.ft.com/r/3e9d498f-41e…

RT @SadiqKhan: As we head into Oxford Street's first traffic-free weekend, evidence is already showing the benefits to businesses.

Market…

The Commonwealth is vital to promoting Britain's values and interests in an increasingly unstable world.

Having the bravery to have honest conversations about our history is the right thing to do and vital for making it an alliance for the future.

Read the PM’s op-ed on the legacy of the slave trade here👇

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Back to Floor with Parkland & Grounds Team today, installing fencing. Lots of digging, lugging wood, tamping down & wielding sledgehammers (liked that bit). Sadly not qualified to drive tractor, but got to sit in it! Team doing great job installing high quality fencing.

I’ve reached an age when some people offer me their seat on the tube - and I no longer feel any offence to my dignity. I just say yes gratefully. Except I’ve noticed they have one thing in common - they are almost always people of colour. True Brits.

RT @Brenda_Dacres: A fantastic evening celebrating Black excellence at the Powerlist Awards. So proud to see others recognised, especially…

Utterly delighted and excited to be here @StPaulsLondon for the 1st night of a four year partnership with @fabriclondon and tonight it’s The Cinematic Orchestra playing to a sold-out event. The tickets sold within 8 minutes. So proud to have been a member of the Cathedral Council reasing ambition to open this building to new audiences, new visitors, new people and to share, generously, this special space.