Laura
@lauraontheleft.bsky.social
Politics, Pop, and a little bit of F1 🏎️
🌹 Labour & CoOp Cllr for Gt Ashby 🌹
I ❤️ change 😜
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Laura
@lauraontheleft.bsky.social
· May 16
Moral Ambition by Rutger Bregman | Waterstones
Buy Moral Ambition by Rutger Bregman from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
www.waterstones.com
‼️ stop what you are doing and read this 👇
(I recommend the commute friendly audiobook 👂)
Always inspiring @rutgerbregman.com has done it again. We CAN change the world 💪
www.waterstones.com/book/moral-a...
(I recommend the commute friendly audiobook 👂)
Always inspiring @rutgerbregman.com has done it again. We CAN change the world 💪
www.waterstones.com/book/moral-a...
I’ve finally deleted Twitter👇
Hold whatever opinions you like, but interfering in overseas democracy and inciting violence has to be rejected by right minded people. The biggest power we have is who we choose to allow to monetize us.
Hold whatever opinions you like, but interfering in overseas democracy and inciting violence has to be rejected by right minded people. The biggest power we have is who we choose to allow to monetize us.
September 14, 2025 at 8:09 AM
I’ve finally deleted Twitter👇
Hold whatever opinions you like, but interfering in overseas democracy and inciting violence has to be rejected by right minded people. The biggest power we have is who we choose to allow to monetize us.
Hold whatever opinions you like, but interfering in overseas democracy and inciting violence has to be rejected by right minded people. The biggest power we have is who we choose to allow to monetize us.
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In common with millions of others, we have abandoned the toxic environment of Twitter and transferred to Bluesky where we hope our 2,500 followers will find us as we rebuild our profile on a kinder platform. If everyone sang every week, the world would be a nicer place!
June 12, 2025 at 12:35 PM
In common with millions of others, we have abandoned the toxic environment of Twitter and transferred to Bluesky where we hope our 2,500 followers will find us as we rebuild our profile on a kinder platform. If everyone sang every week, the world would be a nicer place!
‼️ stop what you are doing and read this 👇
(I recommend the commute friendly audiobook 👂)
Always inspiring @rutgerbregman.com has done it again. We CAN change the world 💪
www.waterstones.com/book/moral-a...
(I recommend the commute friendly audiobook 👂)
Always inspiring @rutgerbregman.com has done it again. We CAN change the world 💪
www.waterstones.com/book/moral-a...
Moral Ambition by Rutger Bregman | Waterstones
Buy Moral Ambition by Rutger Bregman from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
www.waterstones.com
May 16, 2025 at 7:55 AM
‼️ stop what you are doing and read this 👇
(I recommend the commute friendly audiobook 👂)
Always inspiring @rutgerbregman.com has done it again. We CAN change the world 💪
www.waterstones.com/book/moral-a...
(I recommend the commute friendly audiobook 👂)
Always inspiring @rutgerbregman.com has done it again. We CAN change the world 💪
www.waterstones.com/book/moral-a...
What an extraordinary book! Written in 1934, shows how Nazi policies crept softly in with devastating consequences. Poignant description of the 20th century, stark warning for the 21st 😢
#sallycarson #crookedcross #itshappeningagain
persephonebooks.co.uk/products/cro...
#sallycarson #crookedcross #itshappeningagain
persephonebooks.co.uk/products/cro...
Crooked Cross
At its heart a love story, CROOKED CROSS is also an extraordinarily prescient account of the rise of the Nazi regime in Germany seen through the eyes of the fictional Kluger family.
persephonebooks.co.uk
April 18, 2025 at 9:50 AM
What an extraordinary book! Written in 1934, shows how Nazi policies crept softly in with devastating consequences. Poignant description of the 20th century, stark warning for the 21st 😢
#sallycarson #crookedcross #itshappeningagain
persephonebooks.co.uk/products/cro...
#sallycarson #crookedcross #itshappeningagain
persephonebooks.co.uk/products/cro...
What an amazing woman Donna Ockenden is. Shedding a tear hearing her story. Each of us can make things better where we stand. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Desert Island Discs - Donna Ockenden, midwife - BBC Sounds
Donna Ockenden, midwife, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 28, 2025 at 9:49 AM
What an amazing woman Donna Ockenden is. Shedding a tear hearing her story. Each of us can make things better where we stand. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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For the last 50 years the richest 1% have been getting richer by more than 400%.
But for the 99% then have only gotten 8% and actually since 2008 the 99% have been getting poorer.
It is time for the rich to get poorer.
But for the 99% then have only gotten 8% and actually since 2008 the 99% have been getting poorer.
It is time for the rich to get poorer.
March 1, 2025 at 10:16 PM
For the last 50 years the richest 1% have been getting richer by more than 400%.
But for the 99% then have only gotten 8% and actually since 2008 the 99% have been getting poorer.
It is time for the rich to get poorer.
But for the 99% then have only gotten 8% and actually since 2008 the 99% have been getting poorer.
It is time for the rich to get poorer.
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Timeless post...Starmer is absolutely smashing this, and I thank the Lord every day he's our PM.
March 2, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Timeless post...Starmer is absolutely smashing this, and I thank the Lord every day he's our PM.
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youtu.be/pvT3aQjLxdE
Here's a 🎶 twist on Coldplay's thumping #VivaLaVida we're calling "Puppets on a Kremlin String?"
It reflects on the grotesque media spectacle hosted by #Trump & #Vance yesterday at the White House. In solidarity with Zelensky & Ukraine.
#SlavaUkraini
#Dontabandonthem
Here's a 🎶 twist on Coldplay's thumping #VivaLaVida we're calling "Puppets on a Kremlin String?"
It reflects on the grotesque media spectacle hosted by #Trump & #Vance yesterday at the White House. In solidarity with Zelensky & Ukraine.
#SlavaUkraini
#Dontabandonthem
"Puppets on a Kremlin String?" - Marsh Family adaptation of Coldplay's "Viva la Vida" on Trump/Vance
YouTube video by Marsh Family
youtu.be
March 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
youtu.be/pvT3aQjLxdE
Here's a 🎶 twist on Coldplay's thumping #VivaLaVida we're calling "Puppets on a Kremlin String?"
It reflects on the grotesque media spectacle hosted by #Trump & #Vance yesterday at the White House. In solidarity with Zelensky & Ukraine.
#SlavaUkraini
#Dontabandonthem
Here's a 🎶 twist on Coldplay's thumping #VivaLaVida we're calling "Puppets on a Kremlin String?"
It reflects on the grotesque media spectacle hosted by #Trump & #Vance yesterday at the White House. In solidarity with Zelensky & Ukraine.
#SlavaUkraini
#Dontabandonthem
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Remember how Tories and Deform banged on about a 'war on drivers', and how woke and stupid this was?
Injuries down by 26%, 100 fewer deaths. #wato
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Injuries down by 26%, 100 fewer deaths. #wato
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Welsh 20mph speed limit: Fall in serious casualties in first year
Ex-minister says it shows policy was the most successful road safety initiative in modern times.
www.bbc.com
January 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Remember how Tories and Deform banged on about a 'war on drivers', and how woke and stupid this was?
Injuries down by 26%, 100 fewer deaths. #wato
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Injuries down by 26%, 100 fewer deaths. #wato
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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No space for a street tree on your road? Think again!
By working with your local authorities, we can find a way around most problems standing in the way of you sponsoring a tree outside your home 🌳🏡
By working with your local authorities, we can find a way around most problems standing in the way of you sponsoring a tree outside your home 🌳🏡
January 22, 2025 at 11:15 AM
No space for a street tree on your road? Think again!
By working with your local authorities, we can find a way around most problems standing in the way of you sponsoring a tree outside your home 🌳🏡
By working with your local authorities, we can find a way around most problems standing in the way of you sponsoring a tree outside your home 🌳🏡
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There are around 10k private school kids in Edinburgh.
51 have moved to state schools in January.
As I've repeatedly said the effects of VAT on fees are going to be minimal.
www.thetimes.com/article/ab42...
51 have moved to state schools in January.
As I've repeatedly said the effects of VAT on fees are going to be minimal.
www.thetimes.com/article/ab42...
VAT on private school fees puts Edinburgh state schools at capacity
Majority of the capital’s 15 private schools are understood to have lost pupils, dispersed to state schools throughout the city
www.thetimes.com
January 17, 2025 at 9:11 AM
There are around 10k private school kids in Edinburgh.
51 have moved to state schools in January.
As I've repeatedly said the effects of VAT on fees are going to be minimal.
www.thetimes.com/article/ab42...
51 have moved to state schools in January.
As I've repeatedly said the effects of VAT on fees are going to be minimal.
www.thetimes.com/article/ab42...
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For too long we’ve tolerated shoddy roads that aren’t just a nuisance, they’re dangerous and cost families £100s in repairs.
Having secured a record increase in local road repair funding, back my campaign to fix our roads 👉 forms.gle/CeZNaTptH587...
hitchin.nub.news/news/local-n...
Having secured a record increase in local road repair funding, back my campaign to fix our roads 👉 forms.gle/CeZNaTptH587...
hitchin.nub.news/news/local-n...
Pothole and Road Repair Survey
Potholes and shoddy roads can cost motorists hundreds of pounds and cause disruption for days. Lots of the correspondence I receive from constituents consists of residents reporting particularly-dange...
forms.gle
January 15, 2025 at 9:34 AM
For too long we’ve tolerated shoddy roads that aren’t just a nuisance, they’re dangerous and cost families £100s in repairs.
Having secured a record increase in local road repair funding, back my campaign to fix our roads 👉 forms.gle/CeZNaTptH587...
hitchin.nub.news/news/local-n...
Having secured a record increase in local road repair funding, back my campaign to fix our roads 👉 forms.gle/CeZNaTptH587...
hitchin.nub.news/news/local-n...
Last month I met Oliver Stech when he led rehearsals & a concert I was in. We also saw him rehearse with his fabulous Boys Choir. An amazing 48hrs, I learned so much from his kind leadership. He is sorely missed, never forgotten.
Be kind, tomorrow is not guaranteed ❤️
kurier.at/chronik/nied...
Be kind, tomorrow is not guaranteed ❤️
kurier.at/chronik/nied...
Oliver Stech (41) verstorben: Ybbstal und Wiener Sängerknaben trauern
Die heimische Musikwelt trauert um Oliver Stech. Der Kapellmeister des Schubertchores der Wiener Sängerknaben ist am Montag mit 41 Jahren verstorben.
kurier.at
January 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Last month I met Oliver Stech when he led rehearsals & a concert I was in. We also saw him rehearse with his fabulous Boys Choir. An amazing 48hrs, I learned so much from his kind leadership. He is sorely missed, never forgotten.
Be kind, tomorrow is not guaranteed ❤️
kurier.at/chronik/nied...
Be kind, tomorrow is not guaranteed ❤️
kurier.at/chronik/nied...
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We had a busy weekend last week talking to voters on the doorstep and we'll be doing the same next weekend
Hitchin Labour are also pleased to announce our candidates for Country Elections Ian Albert for Hitchin North, Indie Sunner for Hitchin South and Nigel Mason for Hitchin Rural
Hitchin Labour are also pleased to announce our candidates for Country Elections Ian Albert for Hitchin North, Indie Sunner for Hitchin South and Nigel Mason for Hitchin Rural
January 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM
We had a busy weekend last week talking to voters on the doorstep and we'll be doing the same next weekend
Hitchin Labour are also pleased to announce our candidates for Country Elections Ian Albert for Hitchin North, Indie Sunner for Hitchin South and Nigel Mason for Hitchin Rural
Hitchin Labour are also pleased to announce our candidates for Country Elections Ian Albert for Hitchin North, Indie Sunner for Hitchin South and Nigel Mason for Hitchin Rural
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If you’re a constituent in Datchworth, Burnham Green or Bulls Green, I’m holding an advice surgery this weekend in a village hall near you 🫵
This is a chance to discuss local issues, casework or any matters I can help with 🗣️
Please get in touch on kevin.bonavia.mp@parliament.uk to book a slot 📧
This is a chance to discuss local issues, casework or any matters I can help with 🗣️
Please get in touch on kevin.bonavia.mp@parliament.uk to book a slot 📧
January 15, 2025 at 12:58 PM
If you’re a constituent in Datchworth, Burnham Green or Bulls Green, I’m holding an advice surgery this weekend in a village hall near you 🫵
This is a chance to discuss local issues, casework or any matters I can help with 🗣️
Please get in touch on kevin.bonavia.mp@parliament.uk to book a slot 📧
This is a chance to discuss local issues, casework or any matters I can help with 🗣️
Please get in touch on kevin.bonavia.mp@parliament.uk to book a slot 📧
Reposted by Laura
For too long, renters haven’t been properly protected against landlords who seek to exploit them.
It’s time to put that right.
Our renters rights bill 👇
🏡 Bans no-fault evictions
🏡 Protects tenants from damp/mould
🏡 Limits the rent landlords can demand in advance
It’s time to put that right.
Our renters rights bill 👇
🏡 Bans no-fault evictions
🏡 Protects tenants from damp/mould
🏡 Limits the rent landlords can demand in advance
January 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
For too long, renters haven’t been properly protected against landlords who seek to exploit them.
It’s time to put that right.
Our renters rights bill 👇
🏡 Bans no-fault evictions
🏡 Protects tenants from damp/mould
🏡 Limits the rent landlords can demand in advance
It’s time to put that right.
Our renters rights bill 👇
🏡 Bans no-fault evictions
🏡 Protects tenants from damp/mould
🏡 Limits the rent landlords can demand in advance
Well this is fun! 👇 #maps #datavisualiation
January 14, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Well this is fun! 👇 #maps #datavisualiation
Reposted by Laura
Is the UK government bankrupt?
YouTube video by Garys Economics
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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More great conversations back out in Hitchin this afternoon! 🌹
Lots of support for recent announcements of investment in GP and hospital appointments. After years of neglect, it’s time to get the NHS working again for all who need it 🏥
Lots of support for recent announcements of investment in GP and hospital appointments. After years of neglect, it’s time to get the NHS working again for all who need it 🏥
January 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
More great conversations back out in Hitchin this afternoon! 🌹
Lots of support for recent announcements of investment in GP and hospital appointments. After years of neglect, it’s time to get the NHS working again for all who need it 🏥
Lots of support for recent announcements of investment in GP and hospital appointments. After years of neglect, it’s time to get the NHS working again for all who need it 🏥
The day Freddie died I wore my Queen tshirt underneath my regulation white shirt and tie to school 😢 I also got thrown out the common room for playing Queen on the stereo that day. #LikedQueenEvenWhenItWasUnfashionableInThe90s 😜 #totp
Queen Queen Band GIF
ALT: Queen Queen Band GIF
media.tenor.com
January 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The day Freddie died I wore my Queen tshirt underneath my regulation white shirt and tie to school 😢 I also got thrown out the common room for playing Queen on the stereo that day. #LikedQueenEvenWhenItWasUnfashionableInThe90s 😜 #totp
#totp sounds as good now as it did then 🤩
a man wearing sunglasses and a hat is standing next to another man
ALT: a man wearing sunglasses and a hat is standing next to another man
media.tenor.com
January 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
#totp sounds as good now as it did then 🤩
January 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Trees do incredible things for our wellbeing and psyche 🩺🧠
Sponsor a tree outside your home to reap the health benefits of nature, including:
🌳 Lower blood pressure
🌳 Improved mental health
🌳 Healthier pregnancies
🌳 Reduced prevalence of asthma
Sponsor a tree outside your home to reap the health benefits of nature, including:
🌳 Lower blood pressure
🌳 Improved mental health
🌳 Healthier pregnancies
🌳 Reduced prevalence of asthma
January 10, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Trees do incredible things for our wellbeing and psyche 🩺🧠
Sponsor a tree outside your home to reap the health benefits of nature, including:
🌳 Lower blood pressure
🌳 Improved mental health
🌳 Healthier pregnancies
🌳 Reduced prevalence of asthma
Sponsor a tree outside your home to reap the health benefits of nature, including:
🌳 Lower blood pressure
🌳 Improved mental health
🌳 Healthier pregnancies
🌳 Reduced prevalence of asthma
Keep an eye out for any organisations you love and support popping up on 🦋
Then #follow and #engage, help them make the move stick 😁
Then #follow and #engage, help them make the move stick 😁
Excellent. UK unis leaving X.
“A Reuters survey on Tuesday showed several universities have scaled back usage of X to the bare minimum or quit completely, following scores of academics who have left the platform.”
“A Reuters survey on Tuesday showed several universities have scaled back usage of X to the bare minimum or quit completely, following scores of academics who have left the platform.”
UK universities join retreat from Elon Musk's X, citing misinformation on platform
Universities and other higher education establishments have joined a retreat among British institutions from Elon Musk's X social media platform, citing its role in spreading misinformation that fuelled race riots last year.
www.reuters.com
January 9, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Do you know a UK-based wheelchair user who works in a lab and would be willing to user-test our prototype of what is believed to be the first-ever lab coat adapted for wheelchair users?
Please share far & wide! Interest form: forms.office.com/e/66FhcQjqRT
More info: www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-east/new...
Please share far & wide! Interest form: forms.office.com/e/66FhcQjqRT
More info: www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-east/new...
January 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Do you know a UK-based wheelchair user who works in a lab and would be willing to user-test our prototype of what is believed to be the first-ever lab coat adapted for wheelchair users?
Please share far & wide! Interest form: forms.office.com/e/66FhcQjqRT
More info: www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-east/new...
Please share far & wide! Interest form: forms.office.com/e/66FhcQjqRT
More info: www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-east/new...