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Mary Francis @quodlibet.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Neoclassical economics is based on faulty premises. Has cutting taxes enriched everyone? Why are we still waiting for the trickledown 50years on? There is an evidence- based alternative, and it’s time everyone knew about it: www.bbc.co.uk/reel/video/p...

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Why we need to debunk the 'deficit myth' - BBC Reel

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Mary Francis @quodlibet.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

It’s such a shame that every attempt to improve the lives of the poor, pisses off the rich.

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Mary Francis @quodlibet.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

What does evil look like today? Seven Deadly Sins: Wealth without work Pleasure without conscience - Science without humanity - Knowledge without character - Politics without principle Commerce without morality - Worship without sacrifice." Mahatma Gandhi

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Mary Francis @quodlibet.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Apologies to my followers. I have friends in the USA that I visit annually. My visa will be put in jeopardy if I engage in any political commentary, so I have, for this season, muted some words. Raising a glass to journeying together again one day🍷! Here’s the itinerary ⬇️ Fife -Durham -Tredegar ❤️

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Mary Francis @quodlibet.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Only if I do not know that winter is a special enchantment, and I am she who sings it. ❄️❄️❄️❄️

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Mary Francis @quodlibet.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Already the frost-forests on my window have melted into a distant past, and I was a child the last time I played xylophone on a wall-hanging of icicles Am I crazy to mourn white mornings ,and snowscapes under a full moon?

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Mary Francis @quodlibet.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

A Raw Poem There is something about winter which I want more of. I worry about winter: will my great-grandchildren feel the nip of frost, or the taste of snow? I don’t know. I hope so …

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Mary Francis @quodlibet.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

I invented a new poetic genre today. I call it “Raw Poetry.” Note from Poet: A raw poem is my invention. It must have at least three poetic forms, but no shape or enjambement. The imagination of the reader will create it.

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Mary Francis @quodlibet.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

“Taxes pay for government spending”. Unless, of course, your government creates its own money - and imprisons any entrepreneur that tries to counterfeit it. emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

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Why we need to debunk the 'deficit myth' - BBC Reel

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Mary Francis @quodlibet.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

As the MAGA’s literally idolise Trump, they’re off to a bad start …

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Mary Francis @quodlibet.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

My friend Barnabas is a priest with a very Catholic sense of humour … A business executive was in a quandary - he’d been invited to an audience with the Pope on the same day he had a meeting with DJT He asked his PA for advice, “I’d go see the Pope -he’ll only expect you to kiss his hand.”

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Mary Francis @quodlibet.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Vulture capitalism is destroying lives - and the planet - but you have to suck it up because otherwise you’ll be like Sweden!

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Mary Francis @quodlibet.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

You can indeed, wait another 50 years for the “benefits” of Reaganomics to trickle down your way, if you want to, or you can listen to different voice. Spoiler: Our governments aren’t on the gold standard, are the only source of currency, and can always pay their debts. ⬇️ youtu.be/IHxloLkMXeU?...

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The Power of the Pound

YouTube video by POTP

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Mary Francis @quodlibet.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

I’ve watched in disbelief as you youngsters have been persuaded that comprehensive housing, education and healthcare services cannot be afforded, when billionaires, endless wars and the profligate destruction of our planet can. You are being suckered.

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Mary Francis @quodlibet.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

As the headteacher of a village school I read my predecessors accounts of waves of childhood diseases striking the pupils, diptheria, polio, measles, chicken pox, resulting in some disabilities and the occasional death. Wisdom may not come with age, but experience does.

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Mary Francis @quodlibet.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

The benifits were never free of course, they were funded by National Insurance and a fair taxation system. Back in the day, we had good services and high taxes, now we just have high taxes. 2. When I was a child my friend Gary died of polio. Which I didn’t, get because I was vaccinated.

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Mary Francis @quodlibet.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

I’m approaching my 75th birthday, and here are life lessons, I’m giving away for free … 1. Democratic Socialism provided me with affordable housing: I bought a house in 1975, in London aged 27; a decent free education through to college graduation; and benefitted from accessible health care care.

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Mary Francis @quodlibet.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Does Johnson look like a guy who’s sold his soul to the devil, because he has?

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FWC Indivisible @fwcindivisible.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

AOC is fighting for: Medicare for all, housing as a human right, a peace economy, justice for workers & small businesses, Green New Deal, & reproductive and LGBTQIA+ rights. She is not beholden to corporations/lobbyists. DEMAND LEADERS WITH INTEGRITY.

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Support our campaign to oppose MAGA extremists

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Dr Tim Galsworthy 🗃️ @timgalsworthy.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Attacking a synagogue on Yom Kippur. Absolute depths of depravity. All my love to my Jewish friends and the entire Jewish community

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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

I am horrified by the news of multiple stabbings at a Manchester synagogue on Yom Kippur. My thoughts are with the loved ones of the victims of this heinous antisemitic attack. We must defend a society where people of all faiths can practice their religion in safety and peace

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Mary Francis @quodlibet.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

It’s understandable. There are two things you can do. 1. Accept this madness has to run its course, and limit your exposure. 2. Resist. Every act of forgiveness, of generosity, of love and truth-telling IS resistance. Every kind word and deed tears down a stronghold. Have courage. Keep the faith. ❤️

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Mary Francis @quodlibet.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

I haven’t the energy to engage with hate-mongers these days. I have decided to bombard them with Beethoven instead! Just listen to this version. The lyrics are wonderful.(And in English) open.spotify.com/track/1SArtz...

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Ode to Joy

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Mary Francis @quodlibet.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

I’m birdwatching in my friend’s garden in Redmond WA. Amazing! Photos courtesy of Cornell Lab that recorded these birds and named them for me! (I’m a seasonal migrant from the UK. How would I know what I was hearing?) 👍

House Finch, chestnut-backed Chickadee, Bushtit, Black-capped Chickadee, Northern Flicker, Belted Kingfisher

American Crow, Anna’s Hummingbird, Song Sparrow, Bewick’s Wren

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Mary Francis @quodlibet.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

40 years ago, a student in my school began by not recognising the end of a page and writing past her exercise book onto the desk. Then she would be found undressing in the toilet. These were the first symptoms of this rare desease that killed her. www.scientificamerican.com/article/meas...

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Measles in the Brain Can Kill Years after Infection, Child’s Death Shows

A child in Los Angeles County has died from a rare but always fatal brain disorder that develops years after a measles infection. Experts underscore the need for vaccination to protect the most vulner...

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Mary Francis @quodlibet.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

I’m visiting friends in Redmond, Washington. Flew in yesterday from London, which is why I’m posting at 4:44 am …

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Mary Francis @quodlibet.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Welcome all new followers. Looked up at the moon last night, and thought, “That’s odd I swear it was bigger yesterday …”

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Mary Francis @quodlibet.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Watching “Zoe”. Here’s a vital video for people approaching Type 2 diabetes, or unable to conceive, or wanting to remain healthy in old age. (Spoiler: interview with the Glucose Goddess and Tim Spector.) youtu.be/sewTQZXnZtg?...

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Boost energy and reduce cravings with these hacks | Glucose Goddess Jessie Inchauspé & Tim Spector

YouTube video by ZOE

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Mary Francis @quodlibet.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Coolish, beautiful morning in an English country garden, replete with birds, though the raven is probably a bit of a stretch… #birds

House Sparrow, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin, Dunnock, Magpie

Magpie, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Chaffinch, Raven?, Collared Dove

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Mary Francis @quodlibet.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

I asked Alfie, aged 6 what he wants to be when he grows up: “God. Or a hacker.”

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

As I just said on CNN, my father's parents were Nakba survivors. I don't want Israeli children to live in fear and I don't want Palestinian children to starve to death. There is nothing anyone could do to make me put nationalistic talking points above basic human rights.

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Mary Francis @quodlibet.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

CopOut28 I didn’t see it coming, The FINAL Advent. The End of Days. I can't name my foreboding- Don't ask me to. it's too deep. So terrible that no-one dares play sad music On the wireless. The world is coming to an end, you see, And no-one must know.

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Mary Francis @quodlibet.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

June 30th. I was in holiday in Herefordshire. Sunday morning. I awoke to the dawn chorus for the final time this year. Now it’s just pigeons, crows and sparrows.

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Mary Francis @quodlibet.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Seven days into The Big Butterfly Count: Peacock Brook, Newent, Gloucestershire

Butterfly Count for 7/7/25
Large White 2
Small White 16
Gatekeeper 2
Ringlet 9
Speckled Wood 5
Comma 2
Holly Blue 2

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Mary Francis @quodlibet.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

If I were still concerned about politics, I’d be furious all the time. Meanwhile:

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Mary Francis @quodlibet.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Keir Starmer’s pitch to become Party Leader, or, “How I stole a Party and f**ked it up.” Wry smiles as he sinks in the polls and tries to throw some sops to the disgruntled working class who are about to get shafted by Farage. Glad I switched to birdwatching.

My promise to you is that I will maintain our radical values and work tirelessly to get Labour in to power – so that we can advance the interests of the people our party was created to serve.

Based on the moral case for socialism, here is where I stand.

1. Economic justice

Increase income tax for the top 5% of earners, reverse the Tories’ cuts in corporation tax and clamp down on tax avoidance, particularly of large corporations. No stepping back from our core principles.

2. Social justice

Abolish Universal Credit and end the Tories’ cruel sanctions regime. Set a national goal for wellbeing to make health as important as GDP; Invest in services that help shift to a preventative approach. Stand up for universal services and defend our NHS. Support the abolition of tuition fees and invest in lifelong learning.

3. Climate justice

Put the Green New Deal at the heart of everything we do. There is no issue more important to our future than the climate emergency. A Clean Air Act to tackle pollution locally. Demand international action on climate rights.

4. Promote peace and human rights

No more illegal wars. Introduce a Prevention of Military Intervention Act and put human rights at the heart of foreign policy. Review all UK arms sales and make us a force for international peace and justice.

5. Common ownership

Public services should be in public hands, not making profits for shareholders. Support common ownership of rail, mail, energy and water; end outsourcing in our NHS, local government and justice system.

6. Defend migrants’ rights

Full voting rights for EU nationals. Defend free movement as we leave the EU. An immigration system based on compassion and dignity. End indefinite detention and call for the closure of centres such as Yarl’s Wood.

7. Strengthen workers’ rights and trade unions

Work shoulder to shoulder with trade unions to stand up for working people, tackle insecure work and low pay. Repeal the Trade Union Act. Oppose Tory attacks on the ri…

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cowboyeconomist.bsky.social @cowboyeconomist.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Many thanks to Joe and his Carbon Radio for this interview! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygfr...

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Top Economist Explains Real World Macroeconomics

YouTube video by Carbon Radio

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Mary Francis @quodlibet.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Birds, birds, birds! Walk through woods and meadows behind the cottage.

Eurasian Robin
Collared Dove
Eurasian Blackbird
Common Woodpigeon
Common Chiffchaff
Eurasian Wren
Dunnock
Eurasian BlueTit
Eurasian Blackcap
Eurasian Jackdaw
Great Tit
Song Thrush

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Mary Francis @quodlibet.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

I’m a granny not an economist, but this makes perfect sense to me. (Forbes made me fill out a form, and a whole new world opened before me. I have absolutely no interest in acquiring any of these things. Checked “Spirits” just for fun.)

List of luxury goods to choose as your main pursuits:
, Watches, Handbags,Clothing, Automobiles, Boats, Spirits

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Mary Francis @quodlibet.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Woodland Walk North Gloucestershire 24/4/25 #nature

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Mary Francis @quodlibet.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

I went for a walk this morning. In this octave of Easter, I revel in the joy of the resurrection - tempered with sadness at. Pope Francis’death. Walking through orchards I saw this. Death, resurrection and hope in one shot:

A young apple tree blown down in a winter storm, sends out a living shoot that is in full bloom.

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