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We don't 'need' to keep data forever of course. I'm sure future generations will manage remarkably well without all our inane warblings.

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Norma Adair @normad.bsky.social · 7h

Started well before hertimr. I'll grant you, she made things worse for many.

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Norma Adair @normad.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Sadly we are where we are. Probably caught between the devil and the deep blue sea.

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Norma Adair @normad.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

But, although I loathe the coup, Labour is still the best hope we've got. 😟

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Norma Adair @normad.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The 70's certainly were a time of overzealous unions, but Thatcherism was pretty vile. No easy answers but please spare us from Kemi-ism!

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It rained most of yesterday, and it's raining now.

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

My speech from the conference debate on 'Zionism is Racism’ motion

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Norma Adair @normad.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

And provide invaluable services, which is more than can be said for some of the high "earners".

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Norma Adair @normad.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Used car salesman springs to mind. Will be delighted if I'm proved wrong. But whatever, seems to me people's expectations of time required for change to occur are often completely unrealistic.

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Norma Adair @normad.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Proof of the pudding . . . and all that.

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Norma Adair @normad.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

So what do politics and government need to be in the modern era?

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Norma Adair @normad.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

So what were you hoping to hear?

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Norma Adair @normad.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Death by a thousand polls. Would be lovely if pollsters were employed in useful occupations.

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Norma Adair @normad.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Thank you. A great thread, as they always are.

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🧵 As front-page headlines go, this has to be one of the most misleading I've seen in a long time It's an out-and-out lie But notice the trick they use to get away with it...👀 *They're* not lying - they're just quoting someone else who is👍🏻 In this case, the leader of the opposition🙄 1/33

Daily Express headline:

"More Freedoms Handed to New Arrivals than British Citizens"

Above an image of Kemi Badenoch

All with a Monk Debunked stamp on top

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Rachel Extremely Indy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿♥️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿♥️ @rachelyn75.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Always... a 33 year old MLK said... Powerfully "Judge by the content of character" That's universal. It REALLY is that simple. Make it your compass in life .

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Patriotic Millionaires UK @patmillsuk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Jim Ratcliffe says Britain is "on the slide" so our member @stephenstroud.bsky.social went on 5 Live to set the record straight. This country built his wealth. We'd like to see him contribute fairly to it, not talk it down.

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Norma Adair @normad.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Like what Bridget is saying, but just a wee point, she isn't Education Secretary any more, more's the pity.

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Norma Adair @normad.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Express any view you like. Doesn't mean 'local' people should always get their way. The greater good needs to be taken into account too.

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Norma Adair @normad.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Not a great fan of NIMBYism across the range. Usually just comes down to those who shout loudest get their way at the expense of others whose voices are overridden.

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Norma Adair @normad.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

There was an army camp there previously, as well as the prison close by. Hardly a place for those seeking solitude.

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Norma Adair @normad.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

How can we have hope with vigilantes roaming the streets and preventing RNLI boats helping those in difficulty at sea?

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In Pursuit USA @inpursuitusa.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Read the full essay here: www.inpursuit.org/lessons/in-t...

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Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

While Piddington dominates the news, at Leicester Crown Court this man was sentenced today Ivan Jennings, a former Conservative councillor, called for terror attacks on small boat migrants and Muslims and shared target ideas, telling fellow white supremacists to kill as many “subhumans” as possible

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Norma Adair @normad.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Not sure you've understood the meaning of NIMBY. And I'm thinking she probably travels beyond Piddington to experience richness and diversity.

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Norma Adair @normad.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Thank you Kim for all your efforts.

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Norma Adair @normad.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Just fed up with crackpot labels whether re generations or other miscellaneous categories. Don't see it as a joke. Just find it devicive.

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Norma Adair @normad.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Wrong. Baby boomers are late 1940's and 1950's. Keep up. And my point still stands about absurd labelling as though everyone from a particular time period thinks the same.

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Gregk Foley @gregk.co.uk · 16/09/2026

Thinking of/with antiwar activist A. J. Muste:

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Once a reporter asked him, "Do you really think you are going to change the policies of this country by standing out here alone at night in front of the White House with a candle?" A.J. Muste replied softly: "Oh I don't do this to change the country. I do this so the country won't change me.

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Norma Adair @normad.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The largest age cohort for Piddington is, apparently, Generation X. Using these ridiculous age categories just helps divide our country further.

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Norma Adair @normad.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I think we need to drop the idea of 'retired little Englanders'. This fear and loathing of 'the Other' amongst an apparently growing crowd, crosses generations.

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Norma Adair @normad.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Villages (in some areas) are like that. It is not 'the done thing' in 'polite' village society to speak openly about one's views unless they correspond with those spouted by Reform. Nimbyism is alive and well, sadly.

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Norma Adair @normad.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Would be useful if govt could find some way to tackle NIMBYism. If we seriously want to get building faster, the length of time on public consultation etc needs to be reduced dramatically.

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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The hospitality industry are back lobbying for a VAT cut They don't mention the cost: £12bn They don't mention who gets the £: ❌ The smallest most vulnerable businesses? Get nothing ❌ Consumers? Prices won't fall ✅ McDonald's gets £400m. Big chains are big winners 🧵:

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Regarding A.I. killing humanity, Trump says "The only guardrail needed is a 'smart president'" We're doomed.

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Hassinator @hassinator.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

a great letter in the times today. perhaps worth sharing in these troubled times. #RNLI #heroes

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Norma Adair @normad.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Doubt if he is any better than Starmer, but also know I'd rather have Labour in power than any of the others. We are where we are. Onwards and hopefully not downwards!

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Norma Adair @normad.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I get where you're coming from, but still see Burnham as a damp squib, thus far.

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Norma Adair @normad.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I don't want crypto billionaires buying power and am a Labour member already. I was rather hoping that there would be ways that a Labour government could introduce laws that prevented this attack on our democracy. Becoming increasingly disillusioned by Labour by the day.

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Norma Adair @normad.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Not sure our Tory MP will be interested in helping Labour to get, er . . . Labour to do the right thing. Hugely disappointed in Burnham and Co's reticence on this.

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Norma Adair @normad.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

A perennial problem with so many different approaches tried over so many years. Here's hoping you have some success.

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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

At the Brussels launch of a Tech UK report on UK EU collaboration. Thinking that a UK government serious about the relationship would send a Minister or very senior official from London. Obviously there isn't. Actions talking louder than words.

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Norma Adair @normad.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I wonder how realistic it is to assume there will be enough employers willing to commit to this. It was hard enough, back in the day, finding placements for 15 year olds, harder still to provide quality ones.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Karen Pleass textile artist from County Kerry, Ireland who uses repurposed fabrics, Irish tweeds, and everyday materials to create her work #Womensart

Pictorial textile artwork featuring a small house in a field with flowers under a starry sky and large moon

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Since its foundation in 1824 the bravery of Royal National Lifeboat Institution volunteers has saved more than 146,700 lives at sea. Hundreds of those volunteers have died attempting to save others. They are the best of us.

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Andrew Lewin MP @andrewlewinmp.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"Jews in Britain, Muslims in Britain, people of all faiths and none have a right to live without prejudice or fear." I believe the Foreign Secretary spoke for millions of people across the country today. He did so with a deep personal conviction and authority. A very powerful statement.

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