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Great North Grandma
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Should be retired but still working in adult education (luckily I like my job)
Optimistic crafter and enthusiastic reader.
Live on Tyneside and love Northumberland
I just signed the petition to to demand the Government tax the super rich to rebuild our NHS, schools, and other public services. Will you sign too? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
Tax the super rich to stop cuts to public services
Across the UK, living standards are falling and millions live in poverty, while the cost of living crisis has made affording the basics difficult. Public services we all rely on - our hospitals, schoo...
you.38degrees.org.uk
May 19, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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Socialism is what they called public power. 

Socialism is what they called social security. 
 
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
 
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.

—Harry Truman, 1952
May 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Reposted by Great North Grandma
This right here. This is exactly it.
April 11, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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So very true
April 8, 2025 at 9:03 AM
A DAY TO REMEMBER SO THAT WE DON’T FORGET…It didn’t start with gas chambers…It started with hate speech, divisive propaganda, denial of basic rights, and ordinary citizens turning a blind eye (27 Jan, International Holocaust Remembrance Day).
January 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Making the move from #meta social media. I hope it's as friendly as #threads
January 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM