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dannie gruff 🐉
@deccamitford.bsky.social
public servant serving the lowly. tweeting about dysfunctional public services, im even less fun over on the gram
http://instagram.com/danniegruff

https://sunbeamsoutofcucumbers.substack.com/
As various people have pointed out, I grew up in large, castle-like house

But I don’t live in a castle i live in a fortified tower with non-castle features
January 18, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Who is Konstantin Kisin and why does he have so many “hot takes”?
January 11, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Inspired by Tim Harwood and Nigel Farage of @gbnewsonline.bsky.social I am continuing my digital detox, only now catching up on HM speech

I don’t agree with his classist statements about large screens - but at least we can agree on less screen time overall in 2026!
January 3, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Ricky Gervais, giving millions to charity all whilst making us laugh. Bloody good rep!
December 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Would you want to wipe someone’s bottom for a career? Really…?

The inverse snobbery around Polanski’s comments on #questiontime are very telling.
December 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Why do so many councils have security staff outside their buildings?
December 4, 2025 at 6:18 PM
This weekend at “Your” Party conference was a shit show

However I feel the undemocratic purges ironically helped us win the arguments for collective leadership.

So it’s time for pessimism of the intellect sure - but optimism of the will too #yourparty
December 1, 2025 at 8:33 PM
on why public service “professionals” tend to blame their “clients” for all their woes open.substack.com/pub/sunbeams...
December 1, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I’ve made an insightful video breaking down the Tory coup threatening to bring down the BBC www.instagram.com/reel/DQ_c2cS...
November 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
As a Labour centrist I thought it was very important that I congratulate Zohran Mamdani
November 8, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Some thoughts on the story about the autistic man that didn’t get offered the job at Waitrose
October 28, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Some thoughts, musings if you will on the so called “post literate” society after spending a lot of time staring at a screen reading this about it open.substack.com/pub/sunbeams...
October 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I cannot BELIEVE a labour home sec is finally using their coherence speech to chat immigration at long last also, sunbeamsoutofcucumbers.substack.com/p/the-bbc-ar...
September 29, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Part 2
August 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Part one: why I don’t think the homelessness Minister necessarily needed to resign
August 10, 2025 at 7:56 PM
In defence of Red Len : tldr why working class folk like myself deserve nice things too
July 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
We will now be able to protect the precious species that exist at Brixton park
May 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Hello

It’s been a while as I’ve been away on a hiking holiday but I was delighted with the high court ruling on #brockwellpark and here’s some thoughts
May 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Anniversary of the Battle of Culloden today come join me as we go looking for the sight of the first skirmish of the Jacobite rebellion www.instagram.com/reel/DIgI9wY...
April 16, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Whilst I’ve never been on benefits myself, coming from a family who always enjoyed working - as an empath I feel that I can connect with those that are.

My latest post:
www.instagram.com/reel/DH6mx5Y...
April 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
While the chief sec may have misspoke - as a charity support worker consultant I’m not sure seeing pip or other benefits as “pocket money” is the worst idea….
March 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
wonder how much it cost the taxpayer to send these out?
March 26, 2025 at 11:45 AM
It’s easy to criticise welfare to work - so as a professional homeless consultant I share some tips on motivating people to go to the job centre

also some reflections on some dms received, following my last vid re Torsten Bell
March 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
As a professional homeless consultant, I share some tips on how to get people off welfare and back into work
March 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Very disappointed by the Torsten Bell discourse today
March 19, 2025 at 8:58 PM