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Lesley Somerville

@lesleysom.bsky.social
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Fair play, freedom, feminism and dogs. Avid Plymouth Argyle fan

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Lesley Somerville @lesleysom.bsky.social · 51m
I give TC a lot of credit for his honesty and analysis of what went wrong today. He’s smart and committed. The kind of leader that players can get behind #pafc
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Lesley Somerville @lesleysom.bsky.social · 2h
Deary me that was a hard watch. Wrong team selection and dogged insistence on long balls killed us. The only time we showed any intent was when Amaechi or Irow had the ball at feet. Hartridge and Wes both poor. Give Cooper a massive pay rise #pafc
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Lesley Somerville @lesleysom.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Just not enough quality #pafc
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Lesley Somerville @lesleysom.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Changes needed at half time #pafc
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Lesley Somerville @lesleysom.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Ben Tozer is refreshingly honest about our weak spots #pafc
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Lesley Somerville @lesleysom.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Amaechi not impressing me or BennTozer #pafc
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Lesley Somerville @lesleysom.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Foxes looking dangerous. We need to buck the f*ck up # pafc
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
New PM, same old media: Burnham is now simultaneously being accused of spending money he hasn't got on the policies he announces *and* not spending enough money on the policies he announces.
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Lesley Somerville @lesleysom.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
So much that this government could do with their majority. And yet…for me this is why we need a new leader who has the courage and vision to make real changes #labourleadership
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Lesley Somerville @lesleysom.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Stevenage already ahead. Let’s just enjoy the game today as a measure of how far we’ve come since November #pafc
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Lesley Somerville @lesleysom.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
A very good argument made here. With the usual responses from rich Tories. Encouraging to see the discussion on wealth taxes reaching a wider audience nonetheless.
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Lesley Somerville @lesleysom.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Get in! #pafc
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Lesley Somerville @lesleysom.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Very good match report on the Argyle website. Whoever writes them has a decent turn of phrase, is even handed and captured the flavour of the game. #pafc #ecfc
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Lesley Somerville @lesleysom.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Jeez that was a tough watch. Felt like we were lucky to get the draw #pafc
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Lesley Somerville @lesleysom.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Listening to news about talks in Pakistan. It’s just men, no women’s voices. Men who won’t even look each other in the eye as they discuss life or death for the women and children whose lives they control. This is the reality of patriarchy and it needs to end.
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Lesley Somerville @lesleysom.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
How lucky have we been today! #pafc
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JWexTheSpa @jwsidders.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
With Lord David Frost - possessor of the world's most mediocre mind - announcing his conversion to Catholicism, this timeless Tweet is well worth a resurrection (geddit??!!) ...
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Lesley Somerville @lesleysom.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
I have already fallen for one April Fools joke, because I am a gullible and trusting fool any day of the year 🤣
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Lesley Somerville @lesleysom.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
I’ve had my Octopus installed solar panels for 12 months. Just 6 of them on a terraced ex council house in Plymouth. Just me so minimal costs really. I’ve got thru the year paying £35p/m. My biggest monthly export was £87. For me it’s been a good decision.
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Lesley Somerville @lesleysom.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
🤣🤣🤣
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Patriotic Millionaires UK @patmillsuk.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Our response to today's #SpringStatement #TaxTheSuperRich
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Lesley Somerville @lesleysom.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Memo to self; don’t bother with @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social because all you get is Chris Mason gurning with joy over Trump’s rebuke to Starmer. Like, seriously? SERIOUSLY? I want to support the BBC but they’re making it so hard.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
The richest man owns X. The second and third richest men control Google. The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
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Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for an Ellison Takeover
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Lesley Somerville @lesleysom.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Democracy is not possible when the rich can buy power and influence
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Lesley Somerville @lesleysom.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Bim Pepple has got to be one of our best signings everrrrrrr #pafc
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Lesley Somerville @lesleysom.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Haven’t watched any Winter Olympics yet but apparently we might get a gold tonight for the tea tray race. Let’s gooooo 🇬🇧
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Lesley Somerville @lesleysom.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
I think this is the right take. But how to counteract the argument? So many people think wealthy people’s opinions are worth more because they’re rich and therefore must be clever
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HIGNFY @hignfy.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Peter Mandelson had lied repeatedly, declared a shocked Keir Starmer – adding, ‘Also, you'll never guess the Pope’s religion, or what woods-based activity all those bears get up to’
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Lesley Somerville @lesleysom.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Still think we don’t need a wealth tax, because we need all these rich folks who create jobs and support the economy? The same ones who abuse their power and basically sh*t on the rest of us? How much longer do we put up with this? #epstein #taxwealth
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Lesley Somerville @lesleysom.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Fed up with everyone saying ‘we need to think about the women and girls’ and then doing absolutely nothing. And Keir Starmer needs to go. He is not the leader we need. #epstein #labour
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Lesley Somerville @lesleysom.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
We gave it a right good go #pafc
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Lesley Somerville @lesleysom.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Boateng is really impressive, winning so many tackles #pafc
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Lesley Somerville @lesleysom.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Tax wealth not work. Inequality damages every part of society
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Lesley Somerville @lesleysom.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Listening to Trump, I just want someone, anyone, to speak back to him in the same tone. This is insufferable, a mixture of lies and hubris. Call him out, someone!
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Patriotic Millionaires UK @patmillsuk.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
An open letter, released to coincide with the World Economic Forum in Davos, calls on global leaders attending this week’s conference to close the widening gap between the super-rich and everyone else. #WEF26 #Davos #TaxTheSuperRich theguardian.pulse.ly/pg9cy42k7g
theguardian.pulse.ly
Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super-rich
Mark Ruffalo, Brian Eno and Abigail Disney sign letter timed for WEF in Davos saying wealthy are buying political influence
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Billionaire wealth jumps to highest ever at $18.3 trillion, up 16% in 2025, up 81% since 2020 Half the world lives in poverty. Billionaires are 4,000 times more likely to hold political office than normal people. Richest 56 Britons hold more wealth than 27m. Concentration of wealth is a danger.
theguardian.com
‘Brazen’ political influence of rich laid bare as wealth of billionaires reaches $18.3tn, says Oxfam
Governments opting for oligarchy while brutally repressing protests over austerity and lack of jobs, charity report says
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Lesley Somerville @lesleysom.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Britain isn’t broken, whatever Jenrick and Reform say. It disgusts me that they are willing to tear down all the good things in order to pursue their own greed.
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Lesley Somerville @lesleysom.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Very glad to hear that Ofcom are investigating X. Now let’s see what Farage has to say in defence of the freedom to produce sexualised images of children.
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No, not *THAT* alvinmsss @alvinmsss.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
I've written a letter (email) to Wycombe Wanderers @wwfc.com this afternoon to ask them to consider whether continuing to use X is appropriate for the club. See pic. #chairboys #wwfc #chairfolk #getoffx
I am writing to Wycombe Wanderers Football Club, as supporter of over 40 years and a season ticket holder for 25 years, to ask the club to consider whether it is appropriate to continue to maintain an active presence on the X social media platform in its current guise.
As I am sure you are aware there have been many stories in the news in recent months regarding high profile X accounts openly promoting racism, calling for the removal of democratically elected UK politicians, and promoting a violent global far-right agenda. Any of these should be enough to make any organization question their ongoing engagement with the platform.
However, as a parent, husband, and son I have been disgusted by the recent news that the grok AI function in X has allowed users to create violent non-consensual sexual imagery of women and children.
I do not see how continuing to maintain an active presence on X aligns with the club’s policies regarding Safeguarding and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion or its stated community engagement goals.
I am proud to be a supporter of Wycombe Wanderers, a family club with a strong community involvement. That same community, in the form of the supporters trust, enabled the club to keep operating during difficult times.
I know how hard the club has worked to build a successful and engaging social media profile with Twitter being a huge part of that success. But the X today is not what Twitter of the past was. I now call upon the club to stop actively posting on X.
I know that the majority of UK football clubs maintain an X presence and I understand that making a change would be difficult but I am asking the club to show leadership to move away from X.
Every societal change requires someone to take the first step, I am asking Wycombe Wanderers to be one of those pioneers and take this positive step for your fans, your community, your children, your family, and your friends.
I look forward to a response on the clubs intentions regarding their X presence
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Lesley Somerville @lesleysom.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Very good post match interview from Wiredu. Thought he played really well today. I’m taking quite a few positives from the overall performance. Ref ruined what would’ve been a good game of football with his mad red card #pafc
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Lesley Somerville @lesleysom.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Bloody hell just seen the result! #pafc
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Patriotic Millionaires UK @patmillsuk.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
"The moderate increases in taxation that were being talked about, they don't make any difference whatsoever to wealthy people." -Julia Davies, Member of Patriotic Millionaires UK #TaxWealthNotWork #TaxTheSuperRich
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Lesley Somerville @lesleysom.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Just written six Christmas cards. Exhausted
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
So we've gone from "he never said anything Nazi" to "well he might have said something Nazi but not in a hurtful way" to "well okay he probably did say something Nazi in a hurtful way, but didn't we all?"
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Lesley Somerville @lesleysom.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
This is going to be the worst World Cup ever. FIFA are shameless greedy leeches. America tarnishes everything it touches. Sickening
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Patriotic Millionaires UK @patmillsuk.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Wealth inequality is increasing rapidly across the world - it's a threat to our democracies, our planet and our freedoms. That's why governments must tax us, the super-rich #TaxTheSuperRich theguardian.pulse.ly/appmydcun4
theguardian.pulse.ly
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
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Lesley Somerville @lesleysom.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
We were less bad #pafc
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Lesley Somerville @lesleysom.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
No one can say they aren’t asking and answering the tough questions #pafc
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Lesley Somerville @lesleysom.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
He has to go #pafc
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Lesley Somerville @lesleysom.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Capitalism is broken. Can someone in charge please find the balls to fix it
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