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Lorraine C

@ellecee.bsky.social
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Trainee retiree, wife, parent & grandparent. Left of centre and fully woke - concerned about climate change, education, equity and fairness. Loves walking and travel, gardening and food and chasing sunsets to photograph. No DMs please - I will unfollow

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Claire Laila Dines @freedomtodoubt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Your non-critical-thinking base will be "missing something" Nige but that's the point is't it! The Fairford men had not been charged. Thomas had. One decision was made by police during active investigation. The other was made by a court after criminal proceedings had begun. Check out Bail Act 1976!
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 18h
The punishment for the disgusting Cornell rapists was to simply write an essay about their heinous crime whilst women can be thrown in jail for using abortion healthcare services. That’s the fucked up timeline we’re living in.
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The BBC news summary this morning went seamlessly from "critics warn PM scrapping triple lock would be electoral suicide" to "critics ask if PM has nerve to make tough decisions" and I don't think it's a particularly pro Burnham stance to suggest he might not be the entire problem here.
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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Reform want to indoctrinate our children. Freedom of (and from) belief is a human right. humanists.uk/2026/09/10/s...
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Reform UK Braverman promises 'consequences' if pupils don't sing hymns
Reform UK has said schools will face ‘consequences’ if they fail to make pupils regularly sing hymns and the national anthem under a Reform government. The party’s education spokesperson, Suella Brave...
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 20h
Then be honest about immigration too, please. Pretty please?
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Adrian Littlejohn @yorksfella59.bsky.social · 22h
Evening, #Ofcom. A British politician is advertising, in advance, that his "full verdict" on the Prime Minister's speech today will be given in his own programme, which carries his name, on GB News tonight. Aren't News channels supposed to show due impartiality? 🤮 x.com/Nigel_Farage...
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Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) on X
I will give my full verdict on Andy Burnham’s speech LIVE on GB News at 7PM tonight.
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Andy Burnham is coming for your pension! By... er... increasing it by slightly less. Whereas Reform will scrap it completely.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Dementia and Alzheimer's are absolutely devastating not only to the sufferer but for their friends and loves ones as well. Currently if it happens to your parent or partner you're effectively on your own navigating this terrible and often very expensive landscape of care.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 12h
This mindset is the least we deserve from a leader. Of course it has to be turned into action. But this kind of ambition and love for the country, this kind of personal but positive vision is what takes people with you. How feeble-minded Farage and Badenoch seem. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Photo of Burnham waving to the audience in front of HOPE AGAIN backdrop Burnham was not going to die wondering. He knew he might be delivering one of the longest suicide notes in history, but he did it anyway. Because he couldn't not do it. Better to go down remaining true to his principles than being slowly airbrushed out of history like the previous six prime ministers. Failures all. Andy was prepared to burn through all his political capital right there in Liverpool, right then. Not just for his own legacy but for a country he wanted to rebuild. It was the only way he could look himself in the mirror.
Honour his parents.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
💥 HUGE NEWS 💥 “Ministers say it is ‘not if but how’ the prime minister puts rejoin in the next election manifesto” Exclusive for The Independent.
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Burnham edges Labour closer to rejoining EU
Exclusive: After Ed Miliband told the Labour conference in Liverpool that Britain’s future is at the heart of Europe, ministers say it is ‘not if but how’ the prime minister puts rejoin in the next el...
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 28/09/2026
🚨 Ed Miliband: "Europe is not just our geography, but so much more. "And on economics, on defence, on security, I say to this conference: our future lies in a stronger, deeper partnership with the European Union."
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mimij9.bsky.social @mimij9.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Security services are still trying to gather information on a potential huge terrorist incident. This is a critical time for them. Nigel Farage is publicly criticising them for not releasing information. He knows the law, he knows they cannot. He is palpably unfit for public office.
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
BREAKING: 94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside Andy Burnham’s Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
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The Daily Britain @thedailybritain.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🚨 NEW: Labour could go from just 136 seats to 321 at the next election if Andy Burnham pledges to REJOIN THE EU, according to new YouGov MRP polling for Best for Britain. The modelling puts Labour on: Status quo: 136 seats Customs union: 256 Single market: 257 Rejoin EU: 321
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Good luck to the Hampshire police. Requiring those present to be identifiable could be one key to deterring disorder
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
You have to get a very long way through this BBC report before you learn which party runs the council which took the decision to close all these nurseries www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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South Tyneside Council nursery closures decision 'devastating'
Councillors confirm that all 10 Stanley's nurseries in South Tyneside will close by July 2027.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is the real face of Reform UK Tax cuts for the super-rich and making the poorest and most vulnernable pay "Council's nursery closures decision 'devastating'" 'Parents have said a [Reform UK] council's decision to close 10 publicly-run nurseries is "devastating". www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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South Tyneside Council nursery closures decision 'devastating'
Councillors confirm that all 10 Stanley's nurseries in South Tyneside will close by July 2027.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"This is where the rhetoric ends up. On Tuesday night, hundreds of anti-migrant protesters gathered in Gosport after social-media reports that a small boat carrying people across the Channel was going to be brought ashore there. Among the crowd were children ..." www.facebook.com/TruthAgainst...
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Matthew Redhead @matthewrr.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Sorry Andy. Lifting the ban on drinking in the stands would soon be regretted. And let’s be fair, you’ve got more important things to be speaking out on. Balaclava wearing thugs for a start.
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Patrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼‍♂️😉 @paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Some BBC channels and radio stations may have to close, director general yet the importance of having Kuenssberg, Mason and Bruce at well over a £1 million a year in salaries for third rate journalism promoting Reform is not at risk..
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Some BBC channels and radio stations 'may well' have to close, director general says
The BBC's financial situation "may well mean" some channels and stations close, Matt Brittin says.
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Mr RobertBob @mrrobertbob.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
If in 2026 we are still unable to come to terms with different skin colours or who can use what toilet, I am struggling to understand how the hell the human race can solve actual problems like the climate emergency. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Of course you can be English if you’re not white. So why can’t the right leave the question alone? | Jason Okundaye
Even Jacob Rees-Mogg pushes back on defining Englishness in exclusively ethnic terms. But the endurance of this discourse is still deeply troubling, says assistant Opinion editor Jason Okundaye
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 25/09/2026
This is what Reform UK do when they're in charge.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Don't worry. We will remember.
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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Labour is giving families breathing space – opening new school-based nurseries, offering parents 30 hours of government-funded childcare and bringing back the best of Sure Start with Best Start Family Hubs. Reform UK are closing nurseries. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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South Tyneside Council nursery closures decision 'devastating'
Councillors confirm that all 10 Stanley's nurseries in South Tyneside will close by July 2027.
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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We should come down like a ton of bricks on those who are violent against women – whatever their background. Yet today, you only ever hear women's safety mentioned by right-wing politicians when they are discussing immigration. It's weaponisation. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Farage and Badenoch have ‘weaponised’ violence against women, Phillipson claims
Exclusive: Labour chair tells The Independent that the Tories and Reform are ignoring ‘the national emergency’ of women’s safety
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Sue W @suew.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Thank goodness. Now UK press and media need to shut the hell up about a snap #GeneralElection No snap election before 2029, Andy Burnham says www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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No snap election before 2029, Andy Burnham says
Prime minister quashes speculation that Labour’s revival in the polls could prompt early contest
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Don't miss GB News to hear me spout Reform propaganda and talk absolute bollocks completely unchallenged because for some reason I'm the only MP allowed to get away with this.
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
These guys are protesting about 'groups of fighting age men threatening local areas'. You've got to admire the irony.
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Good. Now arrest those who were with him for conspiracy, and then arrest those who tried to set fire to a hotel for arson. And then proscribe the group as a terrorist organisation. Which is what you are if you use violence for political ends. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Police arrest far-right activist Daniel Thomas after dinghy slashed in Channel
Thirty-seven-year-old in custody on suspicion of crimes including criminal damage with intent to endanger life
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
No, BBC, he has not been arrested over the video of dinghy slashing. He’s been arrested over the dinghy slashing. Words matter.
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Tanita Tikaram @tanitatikaram.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
How I feel right now about the British/ 🇬🇧English( whatever) political landscape is that some one wrapped in a Union Jack could whack me over the head with a flag pole & the BBC would shove a microphone in my face asking why I provoked the attacker & the Home Sec would invite the attacker for tea .
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Tom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Not to harp on this, but one man has now coordinated the disruption of a port, two separate attacks on the RNLI, and interference with the border force and the police have no further questions? And the Home Secretary has not noticed?
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
She’s noticed. And she appears to approve.
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Cllr Dr Alex Powell @apowelllaw.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Also note that Criminal Damage which results in danger to life can carry a possible life sentence regarding imprisonment. Those who talk about 2 tier policing may again ask why many pensioners holding signs or environmentalists spraying buildings with pain remain incarcerated while Thomas is free...
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Cllr Dr Alex Powell @apowelllaw.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In light of Thomas's actions, one might legitimately now ask what distinguishes his "Patriot Platform" from another organisation such as Palestine Action?
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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Considering Burnham's attack on Russian disinformation at the UN, maybe we should take another look at this damning verdict on the (old) government's corrupt investigation into Russian influence during the Brexit ref. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
No, arresting ‘Danny Tommo’ won’t make him a martyr. *Not* arresting him will fuel his agenda.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The British right has now descended to the point where 'the England team are not English' is becoming the consensus position
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ET Heisenberg @utdheisenberg.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Eric Cantona has slammed Jim Ratcliffe following his latest comments on immigration. The United legend says he wouldn't have signed if Ratcliffe had been a co-owner of the club in 1992. #MUFC
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
From Andy Burnham's excellent speech at the UN, "Russian agencies have used every means at their disposal and spread lies and disinformation, and prey on people's fears. They've used bots and fake websites..." My view: We've known this since Brexit, so what he is goig to do about it?
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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It is disgraceful and wilfully misleading that the BBC do not report that Danny Tommo was filmed slashing the boat.
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Migrants taken to Dover after more than 30 hours at sea
Protesters gathered in Gosport after initial reports the small boat would be brought further west.
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 23/09/2026
I think once black clad men are interfering with rescues at sea, we are past "legitimate concerns". Once they're attacking boats, and risking the lives of everyone on board, it's just thuggery. The Home Secretary's statement is on the side of criminals. There's no other way to read it.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
When reading any Reform UK election leaflets spare a thought for all the Brexit benefits promised by Reform UK leader Nigel Farage which turned out to be the opposite of what actually happened ... via Border Communities Against Brexit
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I'm not a lawyer, but if you intentionally attempt to sink a boat with humans on board, how is that not attempted murder? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Far-right activist Daniel Thomas slashes dinghy in Channel with blade while rescue worker onboard
Thomas called followers to protest against arrival of asylum seekers in Gosport, but Border Force instead transported them to Dover
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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
These far right thugs need locking up. They are deliberately putting lives at risk. If protesting a genocide can be treated as terrorism how are their actions not. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Far-right activist Daniel Thomas slashes dinghy in Channel with blade while rescue worker onboard
Thomas called followers to protest against arrival of asylum seekers in Gosport, but Border Force instead transported them to Dover
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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 22/09/2026
Question for the timeline: If Rishi Sunak, born in England, raised in England and a former British PM, cannot be “English” because he isn’t white, what is Englishness being defined by? Nationality? Culture? Or blood? Because that distinction matters rather a lot, and leads down a damned dark road.
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Dawny B @dawnbritten.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Always liked Gary x
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Mark Lawson @marklawsonkernow.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Noting that video claims it was an RNLI dingy but looks like it was the migrant dingy he slashed. LBC has the report www.lbc.co.uk/article/dann... expect @mrjamesob.bsky.social will have thoughts on Wednesday. We’re all appalled.
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Shocking moment anti-migrant activist uses knife to slash small boat in Channel with rescue worker on board | LBC
Daniel Thomas was tailing a small boat in a speedboat after it spent more than 30 hours travelling through the Channel.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Thinktank linked to Reform UK calls for abolition of state pension. Means-testing even though people have paid for it. Proposes abolishing inheritance and capital gains tax; cut corporation tax. Enrich the wealthiest. No means-testing. Chaos and cruelty inevitable.
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Thinktank linked to Reform UK calls for abolition of state pension
‘Radical’ report likely to influence party’s platform also proposes abolishing inheritance and capital gains taxes
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