Head of Public Affairs, Postcode Lottery UK. Ex-Advisor, Ruth Davidson. Ex-politician, pundit. Views are, by their very nature, my own.

Joined August 2013
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🚨London Aquarium issues major update on its captive penguins without daylight or fresh air 🚨 Aquarium giant Merlin Entertainments has pledged to phase out gentoo penguins at its UK facilities following our high profile campaign.
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NEW: Gavin Williamson has announced on Instagram the sad death of Cronus the tarantula after more than a decade as a "trusty companion"
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Fun factoid. Last prime minister to come to power by winning an election and leave power by losing one - what you’d think was the way these things are meant to work - was Edward Heath over half a century ago
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Riveting 'Hounds of Westminster' closing panel at #sirharrysummit on the eve of consequential elections across the country. Humour and hot takes abound from @michaelgove @BethRigby @Gabriel_Pogrund with @hardingthehack
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It speaks to Ted's remarkable, broad and unique impact on the free media, sport and entertainment that the sad passing of #TedTurner was also mourned at an International Investigative Journalism Summit #SirHarrySummt in London today. A truly unique individual.
RIP Ted. And thank you for everything.
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"We live in a world where certainty feels fragile, facts are disputed where trust is under pressure... that's why truth matters" @sigridvaken @PostcodeLottery #sirharrysummit
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A seller start to @sirharrysummit 2026; 'Staying Fearless'' - no punches being pulled by @praddenkeefe @amanpour @emmatuckerWSJ Katherine Viner or chair Emily Maitlis.
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🗞️ #TruthTellers 2026 is here! Join a day of conversations on investigative journalism, press freedom, and holding power to account. Explore the programme: sirharrysummit.org/agenda-20… 🔴 Watch live from 9:30am: sirharrysummit.org/watch @Reuters @durham_uni @TinaBrownLM
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A 'pawsome' celebration in Parliament recognising @PostcodeLottery as the single biggest animal welfare fundraiser in the UK. Huge thanks to @cj_dinenage @HuddlestonNigel @JohannaBaxter @Battersea_ Modest regulatory reform would deliver even more. @lisanandy
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It was a pleasure to speak at the @PostcodeLottery reception in Parliament, celebrating their incredible work on animal welfare and support for charities across the UK. Players have raised over £1.5bn for good causes to date.
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Sad to see another leisure operator fail, with this charity blaming rising operational costs and reduced government funding. We have repeatedly warned the Government their tax increases and funding cuts will destroy UK sport & leisure facilities. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1mk…
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👏 Kate Lee praises @PostcodeLottery for its unrestricted funding of charities. 🏖 No charity is spending money on trips to the Bahamas!
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🙏 A huge thank you to all our speakers, and those who attended out panel at Anthropy26!
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Government has lost its ability to evolve. @MrNickCook calls for an end to the "Just because" attitude—just because something has been done a certain way for ages, doesn't mean it still has to be done that way.
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Looking forward to speaking on several panels at #Anthropy26 next week at the @EdenProject, including this @WeAreBrightBlue session on rebalancing the relationship between the public, private and third sectors.
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For every retweet of this post, I will donate £1 to the @VC_and_GC_Assoc up to £50,000. Time is running out following @I_W_M’s decision to close the Lord Ashcroft Gallery. Visit while you still can, to honour the bravery of those who risked so much to protect our great nation.
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A really great reception 🧡
We were pleased to once again this year host a @scotlibdems reception at their UK Party Conference in Bournemouth. With thanks to @agcolehamilton and @wendychambLD who addressed the capacity crowd alongside our own @MrNickCook @LibDems
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RT @PPLPubAffairs: We were pleased to once again this year host a @scotlibdems reception at their UK Party Conference in Bournemouth. With…
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🥡 🐟 🍕 🍛Time for more polling you never knew you needed? Voting intention by favourite take away. Reform dominates with fans of Chinese & does well with Fish/Chips. Labour will hope to turn out pizza lovers (where they have an 18pt lead) & McDonalds to recover from its slump
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Congratulations to Ian's young family. The undoubted winners of this disappointing news. As well as a hard paper round being his Party's only MP, Ian also never got the deserved credit for roundly defeating me in order to be re-elected in 2019 😉
STATEMENT A few words and reflections from me:
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