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Gary Younge

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Gary Younge

@garyyounge

Sociology Professor University of Manchester. Journalist. Author. Broadcaster. Type Media Fellow. Insta garyyounge. Order Dispatches @ linktr.ee/garyyounge

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Gary Younge
@garyyounge
Dec 8, 2022
Covering the Mandela & Obama elections, Katrina, #BLM, guns, knives, riots & statues. Drinking with Maya Angelou in her limo, talking politics with Stormzy on his couch & seeing Archbishop Desmond Tutu nod off mid-interview. It's all there. pre-order@ linktr.ee/garyyounge
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Gary Younge
@garyyounge
Jul 24, 2020
The brassneck. She only dedicated her last years to fighting injustice because you treated her unjustly. I'm sure she had better plans for her sixties than fighting deportation from her own country.
Priti Patel MP
@pritipatel
Jul 23, 2020
Deeply saddened by the passing of Paulette Wilson who dedicated her last years to highlight the terrible injustices faced by the #Windrush generation. Together we must continue on her mission to right the wrongs.
Gary Younge
@garyyounge
Jun 18, 2020
Martin Luther King in the season premier of Game of Thrones (For those not fully up to speed with the crass ignorance of our government here's an explainer. bit.ly/2UY3zdg)
Gary Younge
@garyyounge
Mar 27, 2020
My 7-year-old daughter says she prefers the Johnny Depp Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to the Gene Wilder one. I have failed as a parent. No amount of homeschool can fix this.
Gary Younge
@garyyounge
Dec 12, 2019
My mum had epilepsy and died when I was 19. I had free school meals and a full grant for university. I’m voting Labour because I wouldn’t be where I am without the NHS or the welfare state and I'd like to pay my share so others can have the kind of chances I had. #ToriesOut
Gary Younge
@garyyounge
Jan 2, 2021
I trust the teachers, who take care of our kids, so much more than the Tories, who had to be shamed into feeding our kids when they are hungry
Gary Younge
@garyyounge
Oct 24, 2022
So the bottom line is, the richest person in parliament is set to become prime minister and force the poorest people in the country, who are already struggling, to pay the price for his party's mistakes. Because all they care about is the bottom line. #EnoughisEnough
Gary Younge
@garyyounge
Jan 24, 2022
⁦@BorisJohnson⁩ this is my daughter, all dressed up, celebrating her birthday, with her mates, on zoom. She’s 8 and felt less entitled, acted more responsibly and exercised more self control than you. You’re literally less impressive than an 8 year old
Gary Younge
@garyyounge
Jan 12, 2022
Look, we’ve all been there. Show up for a meeting at work, having been asked to bring booze, only to find hundreds of people there getting pissed up, just to figure out, 25 minutes later, that you’re actually at a party in your own garden.
Gary Younge
@garyyounge
Nov 27, 2020
What is all this talk about Black Friday. All Fridays Matter!
Gary Younge
@garyyounge
Jan 21, 2021
People celebrating a return to normal should understand that ‘normal’ is what got us here.
Gary Younge
@garyyounge
Jun 2, 2020
It’s as though they think we won’t notice we’re dying in disproportionate numbers if they don’t tell us.
Sam Coates Sky
@SamCoatesSky
Jun 1, 2020
Exc BAME report delayed amid fears its contents could stoke racial tensions By ⁦@inzyrashid⁩
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Gary Younge
@garyyounge
Feb 5, 2020
ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS & CAPTION WRITERS: I’m the one in red. ⁦@stormzy⁩ is in black. Neither of us are ⁦@DavidLammy⁩ ⁦@DawnButlerBrent⁩ or Steve McQueen
Gary Younge
@garyyounge
Sep 27, 2019
The outrageous treatment of @BBCNaga exemplifies a media that wants Black faces but not black experiences. That ultimately fails both as an effort in diversity - they want to look different and act that same - and journalism - she's been reprimanded for telling the truth. Shame.