Janet and her laptop #FBPE
@janetlovethenhs.bsky.social
Retired woke liberal leftie Londoner.
Jewish heritage, detests Zionists and the Far Right and I don't like DMs,
but I do like cross stitch, historical crime novels and biscuits.
Requests for money will be ignored.
Jewish heritage, detests Zionists and the Far Right and I don't like DMs,
but I do like cross stitch, historical crime novels and biscuits.
Requests for money will be ignored.
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This petition for a public inquiry into Russian interference is now at 11.2k, and growing fast. We have to break through the establishment's wall of silence about Russian interference in British politics. Please share the petition as widely as possible.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
This petition for a public inquiry into Russian interference is now at 11.2k, and growing fast. We have to break through the establishment's wall of silence about Russian interference in British politics. Please share the petition as widely as possible.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Two takeaways for today:
🔥 The sentencing of Gill is a perfect excuse to announce a public enquiry into Russia's involvement in UK politics – including Brexit.
🔥 Trump's demands on Ukraine prove that he's Putin's bitch – and no amount of sucking up to him by UK or EU leaders will change that.
🔥 The sentencing of Gill is a perfect excuse to announce a public enquiry into Russia's involvement in UK politics – including Brexit.
🔥 Trump's demands on Ukraine prove that he's Putin's bitch – and no amount of sucking up to him by UK or EU leaders will change that.
a woman in a red sweater says " it 's obvious "
ALT: a woman in a red sweater says " it 's obvious "
media.tenor.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Two takeaways for today:
🔥 The sentencing of Gill is a perfect excuse to announce a public enquiry into Russia's involvement in UK politics – including Brexit.
🔥 Trump's demands on Ukraine prove that he's Putin's bitch – and no amount of sucking up to him by UK or EU leaders will change that.
🔥 The sentencing of Gill is a perfect excuse to announce a public enquiry into Russia's involvement in UK politics – including Brexit.
🔥 Trump's demands on Ukraine prove that he's Putin's bitch – and no amount of sucking up to him by UK or EU leaders will change that.
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Jacob Rees-Mogg like Rishi Sunak has registered all his assets in tax havens, because they don't 'belong' to him in the UK they aren't taxed here.
So his tax bill is negligible, he doesn't need to leave to dodge tax.
This con needs to be stopped.
So his tax bill is negligible, he doesn't need to leave to dodge tax.
This con needs to be stopped.
November 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Jacob Rees-Mogg like Rishi Sunak has registered all his assets in tax havens, because they don't 'belong' to him in the UK they aren't taxed here.
So his tax bill is negligible, he doesn't need to leave to dodge tax.
This con needs to be stopped.
So his tax bill is negligible, he doesn't need to leave to dodge tax.
This con needs to be stopped.
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"The inquiry report says imposing lockdown a week earlier could have saved 23,000 lives in the first wave in England"
"Toxic and chaotic" attitude from the government.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
"Toxic and chaotic" attitude from the government.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
Covid inquiry live updates: UK did 'too little, too late', leading to thousands more Covid deaths, says inquiry
The inquiry says an earlier lockdown could have saved 23,000 lives in the first wave in England - and lockdown could have been avoided altogether with earlier interventions.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"The inquiry report says imposing lockdown a week earlier could have saved 23,000 lives in the first wave in England"
"Toxic and chaotic" attitude from the government.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
"Toxic and chaotic" attitude from the government.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
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My story from a day reading the very long and very damning report by the official Covid inquiry into the actions of government during the pandemic.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Too little, too late’: damning report condemns UK’s Covid response
Report on handling of pandemic contains stinging criticism of ‘toxic and chaotic’ culture inside Boris Johnson’s No 10
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
My story from a day reading the very long and very damning report by the official Covid inquiry into the actions of government during the pandemic.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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No, it's not.
The political class's encroaching fascism is what is tearing the country apart.
"Othering" is just one of the heinous indicators of fascism, and this govt is tilting windmills into all of them.
If I ran the country, I'd make them all crimes against humanity.
The political class's encroaching fascism is what is tearing the country apart.
"Othering" is just one of the heinous indicators of fascism, and this govt is tilting windmills into all of them.
If I ran the country, I'd make them all crimes against humanity.
November 16, 2025 at 1:57 PM
No, it's not.
The political class's encroaching fascism is what is tearing the country apart.
"Othering" is just one of the heinous indicators of fascism, and this govt is tilting windmills into all of them.
If I ran the country, I'd make them all crimes against humanity.
The political class's encroaching fascism is what is tearing the country apart.
"Othering" is just one of the heinous indicators of fascism, and this govt is tilting windmills into all of them.
If I ran the country, I'd make them all crimes against humanity.
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There have been very significant Brexit Benefits, but none of them accrue to the UK.
Merci le Brexit!
I'll have to update my list of favourite brexit benefits!
This brings my list up to #12.
I'll have to update my list of favourite brexit benefits!
This brings my list up to #12.
November 18, 2025 at 4:17 AM
There have been very significant Brexit Benefits, but none of them accrue to the UK.
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The Greens don’t believe providing safe refuge for endangered asylum seekers is an “out-of-control” policy.
Nor do we believe making life more difficult for those in need is the way to unify British society.
Refugees are welcome.
Nor do we believe making life more difficult for those in need is the way to unify British society.
Refugees are welcome.
November 17, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The Greens don’t believe providing safe refuge for endangered asylum seekers is an “out-of-control” policy.
Nor do we believe making life more difficult for those in need is the way to unify British society.
Refugees are welcome.
Nor do we believe making life more difficult for those in need is the way to unify British society.
Refugees are welcome.
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That's after some practice on the UK. www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
'GDP reduced by 8%' - Nine-year study reveals how Brexit decimated UK economy
Can't help but feel those responsible for Brexit should not, for example, be riding high in the polls with a new party...
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
That's after some practice on the UK. www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
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There is a link
November 6, 2025 at 9:01 AM
There is a link
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shorturl.at/lzJOq Would you believe it? Well, yes, you would. The controlling Reform group on Lancs County Council has plans to close five council-run care homes and five day centres and moving residents into the private sector. This is a heartless policy. Pecuniary interest also suggested?
Lancashire’s Reform-run council plans to close care homes and day centres
Questions about potential conflict of interest as council’s cabinet member for social care owns private care company
shorturl.at
November 6, 2025 at 9:01 AM
shorturl.at/lzJOq Would you believe it? Well, yes, you would. The controlling Reform group on Lancs County Council has plans to close five council-run care homes and five day centres and moving residents into the private sector. This is a heartless policy. Pecuniary interest also suggested?
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"In the 1980s and 1990s, UK governments ceded control of large parts of their power, privatising energy, water, transport, housing and more. We transferred power from the UK ballot box to boardrooms, not to Brussels."
My new column in @theipaper.com
inews.co.uk/opinion/what...
My new column in @theipaper.com
inews.co.uk/opinion/what...
What Rachel Reeves isn't telling you when she blames Brexit
Britain's economic woes have much deeper roots than politicians want to admit
inews.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 11:42 AM
"In the 1980s and 1990s, UK governments ceded control of large parts of their power, privatising energy, water, transport, housing and more. We transferred power from the UK ballot box to boardrooms, not to Brussels."
My new column in @theipaper.com
inews.co.uk/opinion/what...
My new column in @theipaper.com
inews.co.uk/opinion/what...
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This is Mick Barton, the cost-cutting Deform leader of Nottinghamshire Council.
He's planning to spend £75k on flags on lampposts across the county because it will “provide a feel good factor”.
Not SEND services, not youth clubs, not even pot holes.
Deform are not safe with your money.
He's planning to spend £75k on flags on lampposts across the county because it will “provide a feel good factor”.
Not SEND services, not youth clubs, not even pot holes.
Deform are not safe with your money.
October 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This is Mick Barton, the cost-cutting Deform leader of Nottinghamshire Council.
He's planning to spend £75k on flags on lampposts across the county because it will “provide a feel good factor”.
Not SEND services, not youth clubs, not even pot holes.
Deform are not safe with your money.
He's planning to spend £75k on flags on lampposts across the county because it will “provide a feel good factor”.
Not SEND services, not youth clubs, not even pot holes.
Deform are not safe with your money.
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It’s already well-known that #Brexit was bad for the #UK, but here are some facts. “Britain’s long-term productivity is 4% lower than it would have been if the country had retained EU membership.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Nothing else has worked – so Starmer and Reeves are finally telling the truth about Brexit | Rafael Behr
It is the right way to go, but taking the long way round to such an obvious point has cost Labour precious time and credibility, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:31 PM
It’s already well-known that #Brexit was bad for the #UK, but here are some facts. “Britain’s long-term productivity is 4% lower than it would have been if the country had retained EU membership.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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What is the point of building new homes, if they are:
a) too expensive for people to live in, and
b) don't have essential services like a GP surgery or a school nearby?
Very concerning that the Housing Secretary doesn't seem to understand that... or doesn't care.
a) too expensive for people to live in, and
b) don't have essential services like a GP surgery or a school nearby?
Very concerning that the Housing Secretary doesn't seem to understand that... or doesn't care.
A leaked memo, a Maga-style hat and a trail of broken pledges – it’s Labour’s great housing betrayal | Aditya Chakrabortty
A leaked memo, a Maga-style hat and a trail of broken pledges – it’s Labour’s great housing betrayal | Aditya Chakrabortty
Ignore the bombast: Steve ‘build, baby, build’ Reed’s boast looks likely to end in targets more pathetic than they are now, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 10:19 AM
What is the point of building new homes, if they are:
a) too expensive for people to live in, and
b) don't have essential services like a GP surgery or a school nearby?
Very concerning that the Housing Secretary doesn't seem to understand that... or doesn't care.
a) too expensive for people to live in, and
b) don't have essential services like a GP surgery or a school nearby?
Very concerning that the Housing Secretary doesn't seem to understand that... or doesn't care.
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A source within MI6 has revealed that MI6 are unhappy with the Palestine Action ban because they are not terrorists and the drain on staff is making the UK more vulnerable to actual terrorist attacks.
End the ridiculous ban.
End the ridiculous ban.
October 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
A source within MI6 has revealed that MI6 are unhappy with the Palestine Action ban because they are not terrorists and the drain on staff is making the UK more vulnerable to actual terrorist attacks.
End the ridiculous ban.
End the ridiculous ban.
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www.london.gov.uk/london-meets...
This is down to YOU Sadiq @london.gov.uk 👏👏👏
(You stuck at it despite the criticisms)
This is down to YOU Sadiq @london.gov.uk 👏👏👏
(You stuck at it despite the criticisms)
London meets legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s world leading air pollution policies
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, today hailed the success of his bold air quality policies which have led to the capital’s air pollution levels falling to within the legal limit for the first time.
www.london.gov.uk
October 5, 2025 at 8:39 AM
www.london.gov.uk/london-meets...
This is down to YOU Sadiq @london.gov.uk 👏👏👏
(You stuck at it despite the criticisms)
This is down to YOU Sadiq @london.gov.uk 👏👏👏
(You stuck at it despite the criticisms)
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Keir Starmer's aides are reportedly telling him not to go to the COP30 climate conference, because Reform would attack him for it.
Yes, they might.
And he should wear it as a badge of honour.
Standing up for humanity, for science and a habitable planet.
Where's the hazard in that?
Yes, they might.
And he should wear it as a badge of honour.
Standing up for humanity, for science and a habitable planet.
Where's the hazard in that?
September 26, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Keir Starmer's aides are reportedly telling him not to go to the COP30 climate conference, because Reform would attack him for it.
Yes, they might.
And he should wear it as a badge of honour.
Standing up for humanity, for science and a habitable planet.
Where's the hazard in that?
Yes, they might.
And he should wear it as a badge of honour.
Standing up for humanity, for science and a habitable planet.
Where's the hazard in that?
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Roughly 20% of all NHS employees are of non-British nationality, including 35% of doctors and 30% of nurses. Starmer needs to hammer Farage's policies for the NHS. It's probably one of the only areas most Brits agree on and they won't like Reform's plans...
September 22, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Roughly 20% of all NHS employees are of non-British nationality, including 35% of doctors and 30% of nurses. Starmer needs to hammer Farage's policies for the NHS. It's probably one of the only areas most Brits agree on and they won't like Reform's plans...
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It would signal the the de facto end of nearly all immigration to this country, from those coming to work to those who come for love. It would crater our economy, tear up relationships, remove status from millions of European, result in endless legal battles and leave us as an international pariah.
September 22, 2025 at 6:28 AM
It would signal the the de facto end of nearly all immigration to this country, from those coming to work to those who come for love. It would crater our economy, tear up relationships, remove status from millions of European, result in endless legal battles and leave us as an international pariah.
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Reform are filth. They represent hatred, extremism, ignorance and irresponsibility. They'd make us a wretched vicious hateful little island. If people don't stand up to this, they won't stand up to anything.
September 22, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Reform are filth. They represent hatred, extremism, ignorance and irresponsibility. They'd make us a wretched vicious hateful little island. If people don't stand up to this, they won't stand up to anything.
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Keir Starmer is betting everything on an America that doesn’t exist any more
Cosying up to Trump is an all-in gamble. Britain should be building better relations with more reliable allies closer to home
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Cosying up to Trump is an all-in gamble. Britain should be building better relations with more reliable allies closer to home
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Keir Starmer is betting everything on an America that doesn’t exist any more | Rafael Behr
Cosying up to Trump is an all-in gamble. Britain should be building better relations with more reliable allies closer to home, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Keir Starmer is betting everything on an America that doesn’t exist any more
Cosying up to Trump is an all-in gamble. Britain should be building better relations with more reliable allies closer to home
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Cosying up to Trump is an all-in gamble. Britain should be building better relations with more reliable allies closer to home
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Appalled to see this image of Donald Trump and the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein projected onto Windsor Castle.
Please... for the love of all that is good, do not share it on all your social media channels... because it simply wouldn't be done to remind the world of the association
Please... for the love of all that is good, do not share it on all your social media channels... because it simply wouldn't be done to remind the world of the association
September 17, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Appalled to see this image of Donald Trump and the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein projected onto Windsor Castle.
Please... for the love of all that is good, do not share it on all your social media channels... because it simply wouldn't be done to remind the world of the association
Please... for the love of all that is good, do not share it on all your social media channels... because it simply wouldn't be done to remind the world of the association
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Reform run Kent County Council claims a “climate emergency” declared in 2019 has "scared numerous young people" so it plans to rescinded bc it says climate change is bollox..
The Party received circa £5m from donors since 2023 with links to fossil fuels, financial services industry and tax havens
The Party received circa £5m from donors since 2023 with links to fossil fuels, financial services industry and tax havens
Opposition anger over Reform Kent County Council climate motion
The Reform motion is calling for the council's climate emergency declaration to be rescinded.
www.bbc.com
September 15, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Reform run Kent County Council claims a “climate emergency” declared in 2019 has "scared numerous young people" so it plans to rescinded bc it says climate change is bollox..
The Party received circa £5m from donors since 2023 with links to fossil fuels, financial services industry and tax havens
The Party received circa £5m from donors since 2023 with links to fossil fuels, financial services industry and tax havens