Welcome recognition from Arts Council England CEO Darren Henley on the importance of disabled people in the creative ecosystem & the challenges of the benefits system - which underpins our participation.

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Signed.

Terrific day in the North East of England seeing amazing cultural facilities in the Tees Valley supported by Arts Council England

#LetsCreate

Out and about again celebrating the UK's incredible off-screen talent at last night's BAFTA Television Craft Awards where it was great to see disabled talent represented across the nominations, winners and presenters

Disabled people were 11 times more likely to die from #Covid & made up 2/3 of the final UK death toll @150,000 individuals. This was not a pattern shared in other Western nations.

Disabled people are not vulnerable, but we were made so by the UK's disastrous approach to Covid

#WeShallNotBeRemoved

Here goes! Just about to dial into #SXSW to introduce an international audience to All In.
Good evening Texas!

Delighted to hear DCMS Secretary of State Lisa Nandy announce new investment in the arts today, marking 60 years of the first ever Government White Paper on the arts introduced by Jennie Lee

Hearing #Conclave producer Tessa Ross say that the "world is a better place when we celebrate difference" as she collected the Best Film Award MADE this weekend's #EEBAFTAs for me.

A great celebration of Film delivered by the brilliant and dedicated team at BAFTA.
#ProudTrustee

I'm celebrating 40 years of freedom and mobility today.

0n 30 January 1985 I collected my first car: a bright red Mini Mayfair supplied by Motability.

I was 18 and it transformed my life. My life and career are built around the mobility it gave me.

In my little red Mini there were no barriers.

Chilled but delighted to be starting my cultural year at the opening day of Bradford's 2025 Year of Culture where I'm speaking about All In at the Access Sunmit

It's been thrilling to watch disabled people steadily taking their rightful place at the centre of our national cultural life throughout 2024.

I'm excited about the potential for even more progress in 2025 & the launch of All In.

Wishing my friends a happy new year.

Here's to more adventures!

Warmest congratulations to my Boom! colleague Tom Baker, on his long overdue MBE in the #NewYearsHonours

Now 90, it's just as well he's a Timelord...!
#ForeverDoctor #DoctorWho #Patience

Great to catch up with Floella Benjamin after many, many years at the #YoungBafta Special Award presentation for #HorribleHistories tonight

Celebrating 30 years of our amazing National Lottery with some fellow '90s throwbacks.

I'm proud to have been gleefully distributing some of that £50Billion good causes funding, one way or another, for 21 of those 30 years.