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Ruth Hannan

@ruthhannan.bsky.social
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Exploring care in a new economy at @carefull.bsky.social with @hannahwebster.bsky.social .

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Sarah Kay @k-interarma.bsky.social · 6h
To the surprise of absolutely no one, but to their courage, victims of far-right figures arguing they are “protecting women and girls” from unknown and unseen particular threat from migrants are coming forward to tell their story of sexual and domestic abuse
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‘Bully in every way’: domestic abuse survivors say ex-partners behind far-right UK street patrols
Seven women share their stories to make people aware of patterns of violence behind anti-immigration street patrol movement
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Martin James Flanagan @mjflanagan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Care Full (thinking about how to centre the concept of care in the wider economy with the importance it deserves) have been at the Labour party conference, and it turned out to be quite a simpatico moment.... 🧵 carefulleconomy.co.uk
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The Onion @theonion.com · 30/09/2026
New Abortion Bill Would Require Fetal Consent
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phil @philjamesson.com · 30/09/2026
as always when this is posted, i have to fondly remember the time someone stole this tweet word for word, including using my name as the punchline, then claimed it was just independent discovery
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Ruth Hannan @ruthhannan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A little thread 🧵 reflecting on our first Labour Party Conference panel.
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The Autonomy Institute @autonomy-institute.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
TOMORROW: 'From fixes to foundations; building a caring economy' Tues 29th September, 9am Liverpool 📢 @indiaburgess.bsky.social |@nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social | @ruthhannan.bsky.social | @sarahronan.bsky.social | Hannah Webster www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-fixes...
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From fixes to foundations; building a caring economy
As part of the Labour Party Conference New Economy Fringe, Care Full & the Autonomy Institute will explore possibilities of a caring economy
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Care Full @carefull.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It's weird isn't it? When we talk about social care, the first question we get asked is; but who will pay for it? How much will it cost the tax payer? We have universal health and universal education yet for some reason we don't see the value in universal care. 1/4
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Comment on Reddit about this: "My mum tried to send a gift card to someone at the council who had helped her quit smoking. They turned it down because she wasn't allowed to accept gifts." And yet some MPs (and the authorities) think it's totally normal and fine to do this...
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Mark Watson @watsoncomedian.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It's been happening forever, and will happen forever, that rich people fuck off to lower-tax areas and frame it as political defiance of some law they personally don't like. 'Seatbelts in cars make it impossible for me to deliver wealth.' 'Without smoking in pubs, how am I meant to...'
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Ruth Hannan @ruthhannan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Really excited to be chairing this session. If you're at #LabourPartyConference come along.
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 25/09/2026
Our new report explains HOW and WHY @andyburnham.bsky.social should deliver public ownership - not just public control Take back our assets by forcing private companies to deliver LET THEM GO BUST when they fail, so the UK can own its public services 💧💡🚄🚌🏥📮 weownit.org.uk/research-and...
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How and why Andy Burnham should deliver public ownership
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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Disabled people need right to travel abroad, say UK MPs amid ‘ridiculous’ restrictions row
Outcry over ‘brazenly discriminatory’ funding practices among NHS care boards and local councils, with wide variations in rules
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Martin James Flanagan @mjflanagan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I don't know who will hear this... but this has been the favourite pop culture discovery of all of 2026 for @ruthhannan.bsky.social and I . Personally I would also say, across media, it's the *absolute* funniest thing I've come across in at least 5 years.... VALLEY HEAT bsky.app/profile/vall...
The regular thumbnail image for the fantastic comedy narrative podcast 'Valley Heat' - cartoon image of a baseball cap wearing man in front of a Californian swimming pool
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The EPA will no longer limit or monitor greenhouse gas emissions. They will begin to monitor the drinking water for abortion pills and birth control. This regime will allow corporations and billionaires to destroy the planet while throwing resources into criminalizing pregnancy:
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EPA to eliminate rule that limits greenhouse gas emissions from power plants
The Environmental Protection Agency plans to repeal rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from coal and natural gas power plants
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Chaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
NEW: A Tory council is lobbying the government to increase housing benefit, just as Kemi Badenoch pledges to cut it An Enfield Council cabinet report said the housing benefit cap should be three times higher than the level Badenoch wants to cut it to By me, for @politicshome.bsky.social
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Tory Council Asks For Housing Benefit Boost Despite Kemi Badenoch Calling For Cuts
A Conservative-run council is lobbying the government to increase housing benefit, just as party leader Kemi Badenoch pledges to cut it.
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Ruth Hannan @ruthhannan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I'm honoured to be chairing such an awesome panel. Book your spot and join us.
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The Autonomy Institute @autonomy-institute.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
NEW EVENT: 'From fixes to foundations; building a caring economy' Tues 29th September, 9am 📢 @indiaburgess.bsky.social | @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social | @ruthhannan.bsky.social | @sarahronan.bsky.social | @hannahwebster.bsky.social Sign-up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-fixes...
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From fixes to foundations; building a caring economy
As part of the Labour Party Conference New Economy Fringe, Care Full & the Autonomy Institute will explore possibilities of a caring economy
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
this is the kind of design costume designers make to tell you who are the bad guys in a space movie
Donald Trump posts an image on his Truth Social account. It shows a new uniform for US Space Force members, comprising of an all-black outfit with knee-high black leather boots, black cap, and minimalist looking suit.
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Tom Freeman @tomfreeman.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Well yes, of course it was spontaneous. If it had been planned, they would have taken care to avoid the awful embarrassment of turning up wearing the same outfit.
No arrests made during Dover protest, Kent Police says
published at 13:34
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Kent Police has issued a statement following the disruption in Dover earlier today.

It says officers "responded to a spontaneous protest" during Saturday morning, adding "no arrests were made".

"Traffic is flowing normally, and all involved had dispersed by midday," it addsDozens of men on the street all dressed in black, with balaclavas on
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Ruth Hannan @ruthhannan.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Always our biggest supporter 🥰🥰
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Alasdair Beckett-King @misterabk.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
It would be wrong to speculate about the political leanings of those men in black shirts.
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Care Full @carefull.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Could this radical idea transform social care in the UK? | Letters
Letters: Readers respond to Paul Sagar’s article suggesting a ‘Care First’ year for students in exchange for 50% off university fees
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Care Full @carefull.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
We were delighted the Guardian featured our letter in response to Paul Sagar's piece on social care. We agree we need to think radically about social care, but unless we address the devaluing & undervaluing of care by our economy. We won't create equity in society.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
People can "just adapt" to a changing climate, a thousand rightwing voices keep telling us. Either they lack imagination or they don't care. Try "adapting" to this. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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Nepal flash flood: more than 1,500 missing, mostly tourists, after disaster kills at least 165 at Tibet border
Entire populated areas swept away after glacial collapse causes catastrophic flood in mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 25/08/2026
Do not normalize children dying from measles. Measles was previously eliminated in the US, thanks to vaccines. When children die from measles, it means that adults have catastrophically failed to protect them because they have rejected basic science.
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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
It's not just fossil fuel giants. Big banks are having a bonanza on the back of the global crisis making the rest of us poorer. The "BIG 4" (HSBC, Barclays, Lloyds & NatWest) are making £6.7million/hour. We don't have to put up with it. Tax the profiteers. 👉 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ra...
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Elanor @elanorandthearts.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
CALLING LONDONERS 📣 My friend has spent FIVE YEARS developing her play—a queer horror story—and she's hardly sold any tickets. She's travelling down from Leeds and I'm devastated 🥺 The Haunting of Verity Evans, The Hope Theatre, 25th–26th August. I hope you'll join me! Please share if you can't!
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Ruth Hannan @ruthhannan.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Manchester is soooo car-centric, I'm hoping that the new mayor @bevcraig.bsky.social will revisit ULEZ again. Especially with all the evidence coming out of London. But I won't hold my breath - pun intended.
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Dan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Allister, is this war in the room with you right now?
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Compass @compassoffice.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
After running the entire industry into the ground, the idea that private water companies could charge bill-payers even more for an essential life resource is astounding. 1.8 million people are in water poverty and two thirds of the country are in drought.
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The Centre for Local Economies (CLES) @clesthinkdo.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Teesside deserves more than cashback devolution 📉 Ben Houchen had a better idea two months ago - a regional wealth fund 🏦 Read Dr Tom Lloyd Goodwin explain how a £100 rebate gives you £100 to spend once, but pooled could make a far bigger difference, via BDaily ⤵️ bdaily.co.uk/articles/202...
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Teesside deserves more than cashback devolution
Ben Houchen had a better idea two months ago. In June, the Tees Valley mayor proposed creating a regional wealth fund.  The… | North East | Economy | Politics | Government | Politics | National |...
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Cat Hobbs @cathobbs.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Southern Water has the most debt after Thames Water - and it wants to increase your bills by £43 Who owns Southern Water? MACQUARIE - the "vampire kangaroo" which racked up Thames Water's debt @andyburnham.bsky.social say NO to bill rises Privatisation is unaffordable Let them go bust
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Athena Kugblenu @athenakugblenu.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Good morning to the Parliamentary Standards Watchdog! Go on, get cracking
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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Apparently £5million can’t buy you enough security to protect you from an imaginary threat.
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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Tax does not do what most people think. It does not fund the government. What it does do might be even more important. I wrote this infographic. I used AI to draw it under my direction until I was satisfied with the result.
An infographic on why we tax.
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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
There's more money than ever sloshing around in UK politics. Our democracy is being bought by a handful of billionaires & mega-corporations— and they're getting the tax system they pay for. Let's kick Big Money out of politics. ACT NOW 👉 bit.ly/4x2Eu16
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Ruth Hannan @ruthhannan.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I bet this eclipse is absolutely ruining the Flat Earth Society's membership numbers at the moment.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 10/08/2026
If it looks like an Amazon delivery and drives like an Amazon delivery, then it's an Amazon delivery, right? Not according to Amazon. Big companies like Amazon have built a vast network of subcontractors who deliver their packages while shielding them from accountability.
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Mike Hudema @mikehudema.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
These irreplaceable old growth forests continue to be logged across British Columbia. Over 1,200 people have been arrested trying to keep them standing. There is no time to waste. Protect the Irreplaceable. #ActOnClimate #climate #nature @bcndp #bcpoli #bcgov Pic @TJWattPhoto
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Chaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
fwiw I don't think "Cambridge University professor most people have never heard of committed professional malpractice" should actually be national headline news
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
There now follows a party election broadcast by the Count Binface Party, And if I do say so myself, it's a banger. #VoteBinface #Clacton
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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I have enormous sympathy with people angry that the political vandalism of our prison system is forcing the (even earlier) release of prisoners. It is a scandal. But deciding who does and does not get released on the basis of the volume of public outcry at their crime is the road to madness.
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Care Full @carefull.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
As we begin big conversations about social care, and the question about how we fund it is raised. Remember, that there is money out there - it's just in the wrong places.
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Martin James Flanagan @mjflanagan.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Why is the question always "where will the money [for care] come from?" & why always assumed that we've already counted all the money that could possibly be classed as belonging to us? Please follow @carefull.bsky.social
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Martin James Flanagan @mjflanagan.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
The haunting, ineffably cool strains of 'I'm in love with a German film star' was not what I expected to hear on this ... trip to B&Q
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Positive Money UK @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
“The new Prime Minister has a clear chance to break away from the unpopularity of his predecessors by standing up to City lobbyists & taxing banks’ unearned windfalls.” This policy isn't just about raising billions, it's about showing the public whose side the Govt is on.
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Andy Burnham urged to unleash tax raid on banks amid £55billion profit bonanza
EXCLUSIVE: As Britain's big bank prepare to announce a round of bumper half year profits, critics argue a windfall could pay for the government's cost of living crusade
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Brendan Davey @brendandavey.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
FYI: Justin Bieber and Harry Kane are the same age.
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Disability Rights UK @disrightsuk.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
📣DR UK are recruiting Trustees! Join our Board to help us make a real difference to the inequality that Disabled people continue to experience across the UK. More information on... ✊Our values 💼The role 🗳️Election 📰Application here 👇 www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/disabil...
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Disability Rights UK are Recruiting Trustees!
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Martin James Flanagan @mjflanagan.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
This British train I'm on does have relatively freezing aircon, but not sure I agree with the woman who just asked the conductor if there was a warmer carriage to move to. Reminded of the assertion of Britishness in 'Passport to Pimlico' ... /1
Stanley Holloway and two other actors in the 1949 film 'passport to Pimlico'
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