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Sarah or, often, Saraaaargh!
@oldwoman.bsky.social
Lefty lawyer type, parent of many, zoo keeper of too many, simultaneously fabulous and very cranky. Sharp-tongued and irrascible.Described as "awkward"

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I won't follow you if you have no bio and/or no posts.
Chatting with a family member and, FFFFFS, there are no Christmas lights this year because... you know the punchline.

I will die on this hill!
November 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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When Rishi Sunak made the Vaccine deal with Moderna as Chancellor, he had up to £530m invested in Moderna.

Now Michelle Mone is desperately bringing it up.

Like if you want Mone on trial.
RT if you want them both facing the music.
November 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Mindful of flag-shagger reports that "Christmas is banned", I have assembled a fake tree, covered it in wedding flowers, stuck a gold palm leaf on the top, upon which my tinsel Halloween cat is perched.
It's suitably bonkers and I'm happy.
November 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM
It's ten to five on a wet, dark Friday. My eardrum feels like it will burst. I'm off my tits on co-codamol.
The Judge hasn't yet called my client's case on.

AAAAAAAAAARRRRGGGGHHHHHH
November 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Signed! I am so fucking sick of fireworks. Antisocial, polluting, and my dogs won't set foot out in the dark now
I'd be in favour* of bringing back the pilory for people who set off fireworks. Writing to GB News about it.

In a way, they're actually terrorists, actually.

*I'm obviously not in favour of putting people in the pilory for anything. Actually.
Petition: Limit the sale of fireworks to those running local council approved events only
Ban the sale of fireworks to the general public to minimise the harm caused to vulnerable people and animals. Defenceless animals can die from the distress caused by fireworks. I believe that permitt...
petition.parliament.uk
November 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Well, remarkably, the pigeon in my cellar is still alive, after 4 days!

Have I mentioned the pigeon?
November 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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This.
I think this constant push for immigrants to feel & act ‘grateful’ is so insidious. Let’s change the narrative. Migration is a normal part of human behaviour, not a charity case. If you’re doing your best to do your best, you don’t need to do even more to be accepted. It’s your right to be accepted.
November 4, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Action packed night tonight.
Ended a friendship, found a pigeon under the sideboard in my kitchen.

I'm hoping the day has peaked
November 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I just fell out with my best friend because she had shifted, comfortably, to the extreme side of the right.

I. Cannot. Bear. It.

And I won't.
November 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Millions of us are still struggling to access affordable NHS dental care. I’ve signed 38 Degrees’ petition demanding Keir Starmer properly funds NHS dentistry now, will you join me? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fu...
Save NHS dentistry now!
I just signed the 38 Degrees petition calling on the Government to properly fund NHS dentistry. Millions of us are still struggling to access affordable dental care, so now the Government needs to stu...
you.38degrees.org.uk
November 2, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Every night, for about 5 weeks now, the sound of fireworks has dominated.

I'm 58. I remember being so incredibly excited for bonfire night because it was ONE night.

The current display of over-consumption takes a lot away from children.
November 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Robinson, Musk and Badenoch are all part of an industry of grievance, a machine designed to spread hate which now operates across the British right – from respectable print outlets to wild-eyed online fascists

inews.co.uk/opinion/dont...
Don't be fooled, Tommy Robinson and Elon Musk are playing you
The message the hate engine transmits is simple: asylum seekers are not really people in need
inews.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Another "mistake" from another UK Govt Minister.
Don't they have access to a plethora of advisors?
October 30, 2025 at 9:31 AM
WTF is wrong with SKY that they are interviewing tourists and not Jamaicans whose whole lives are in Jamaica. BBC the same
news.sky.com/story/very-n...
'Nervous' British tourists in Jamaica tell of Hurricane Melissa ordeal
Thousands of British tourists hunkered down in their hotels as Hurricane Melissa passed over Jamaica, while one man paid £3,500 to fly his family back to the UK early.
news.sky.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Just as an aside: tell EVERYONE you know about this.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds
Reduction comes from energy generated from windfarms and lower cost of gas owing to lower demand
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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“Privatisation was the experiment — and it’s failed. We have water companies pumping sewage into our rivers and charging us extra for the privilege.”

Zack Polanski says it’s time to bring water back into public hands on #BBCPoliticsNorth.
October 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
So, where are the lighter mornings eh??
My sleep pattern is skewed, my blood sugars are skewed and it's still pitch dark outside.

We've been had 🤬
October 27, 2025 at 6:06 AM
I'm begging someone, anyone, to please tell me the format of the Statement of Truth for a witness statement

#employmentlaw
October 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I'm lying in my bed, alone.

My granddaughter, who hasn't stayed here since Xmas, is lying in her bed with 2 dogs and 3 cats.

It's bloody marvellous!!
October 24, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Steps to removing Nigel Farage as an MP:
1. Investigation & report by the Committee on Standards.
2. House of Commons orders his suspension for 14 days.
3. 10% of registered voters in Clacton sign a petition recalling their MP.

Bye bye Farage!
Nigel Farage has, very clearly, broken parliamentary rules. Will any journalists challenge him on it? Via Private Eye
October 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
In 2016, the day after the general election, my daughter was walking alone in Leeds. 3 white men followed her, chanting "Fuck off N***** this is are cuntry now".

We knew what would happen and it's happening. There are no surprises.
October 12, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Up with the sun, at 08.30, in a misty, cold field
October 12, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Trump will be spitting his wrath today
October 10, 2025 at 11:06 AM
That Jenrick perceived Handsworth as a slum screams 14 years of Tory failure. Nothing else
October 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Today, I have been told:
The correct way to stack a woodstack.

The correct way to use the vacuum cleaner.

The correct way to use MY pressure cooker.

That the meat I cooked looks "just about right".

I might return to work full time. These non- working days are quite trying.
October 6, 2025 at 2:40 PM