Karen Landles
@karenlandles.bsky.social
Change is easy; change for the better is a little harder. Passionate about building a better society, about books, food and what it is to put the e on human. Welsh, living in Surrey. I don’t reply to DMs.
I remember loving Tom Stoppard plays back when I first moved to London. Then Leopoldstadt came along, which blew me away. What a loss.
November 29, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I remember loving Tom Stoppard plays back when I first moved to London. Then Leopoldstadt came along, which blew me away. What a loss.
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It's the satirists I feel sorriest for.
Zarah Sultana boycotts first day of Your Party conference over 'witch hunt' expulsions
Zarah Sultana boycotts first day of Your Party conference over 'witch hunt' expulsions
Zarah Sultana has boycotted day one of the Your Party Conference over the expulsion of members of left-wing groups.
news.sky.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
It's the satirists I feel sorriest for.
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In a grim world, this story is a necessary source of joy and laughter.
news.sky.com/story/jeremy...
news.sky.com/story/jeremy...
Jeremy Corbyn declines to call Zarah Sultana a friend as Your Party holds first conference
Ms Sultana had previously claimed she was being "sidelined" by a "sexist boys' club" within the fledgling party.
news.sky.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:20 PM
In a grim world, this story is a necessary source of joy and laughter.
news.sky.com/story/jeremy...
news.sky.com/story/jeremy...
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Baroness Hayman says that the law would benefit more than the 1% who may use it.
"I think it would give tremendous comfort and courage to many people with terminal diseases, knowing that if the worst comes to the worst, if palliative care can't help, there is an option they could choose to take."
"I think it would give tremendous comfort and courage to many people with terminal diseases, knowing that if the worst comes to the worst, if palliative care can't help, there is an option they could choose to take."
September 12, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Baroness Hayman says that the law would benefit more than the 1% who may use it.
"I think it would give tremendous comfort and courage to many people with terminal diseases, knowing that if the worst comes to the worst, if palliative care can't help, there is an option they could choose to take."
"I think it would give tremendous comfort and courage to many people with terminal diseases, knowing that if the worst comes to the worst, if palliative care can't help, there is an option they could choose to take."
Incredibly happy this is through. I remember my dad’s death, even with incredible palliative care there was so much pain. @kimleadbeatermp.bsky.social thank you.
The person we have to thank is Kim Leadbeater: an astonishingly accomplished MP. She is proof that political change is possible, if you set your heart on it and put your mind to it. iandunt.substack.com/p/in-praise-...
In Praise of Kim Leadbeater
The Labour MP has provided a vision of what politics can be: practical, empathetic, consensual and rational.
iandunt.substack.com
June 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Incredibly happy this is through. I remember my dad’s death, even with incredible palliative care there was so much pain. @kimleadbeatermp.bsky.social thank you.
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I just got a notice that an academic conference for 2026 was being moved from the US to Canada because of concerns people have with entering the US.
The cell phone searches and random detentions at the border are going to have long-term negative effects on the US.
The cell phone searches and random detentions at the border are going to have long-term negative effects on the US.
April 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I just got a notice that an academic conference for 2026 was being moved from the US to Canada because of concerns people have with entering the US.
The cell phone searches and random detentions at the border are going to have long-term negative effects on the US.
The cell phone searches and random detentions at the border are going to have long-term negative effects on the US.
Just been to a celebration of Edna O’Brian and loved this quote of her as she lay not that long from death as she drank champagne: we know the enemy now, Prosecco!
March 14, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Just been to a celebration of Edna O’Brian and loved this quote of her as she lay not that long from death as she drank champagne: we know the enemy now, Prosecco!
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"I hope they will shoot down the missiles..." – Platon, 4, during a Russian attack on Ukrainian cities.
His mom has Platon sleep on a sled in the entrance of their residential building to keep him safer. She has a small mattress, pillow and blanket there for him.
His mom has Platon sleep on a sled in the entrance of their residential building to keep him safer. She has a small mattress, pillow and blanket there for him.
March 10, 2025 at 8:17 AM
"I hope they will shoot down the missiles..." – Platon, 4, during a Russian attack on Ukrainian cities.
His mom has Platon sleep on a sled in the entrance of their residential building to keep him safer. She has a small mattress, pillow and blanket there for him.
His mom has Platon sleep on a sled in the entrance of their residential building to keep him safer. She has a small mattress, pillow and blanket there for him.
Every line of this speech ….
Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.
Democracy requires your courage.
Democracy requires your courage.
February 22, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Every line of this speech ….
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"And it is vital that any deal reached brings an enduring peace, that Russia will never again try to take one square kilometer of Ukrainian land" - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
February 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
"And it is vital that any deal reached brings an enduring peace, that Russia will never again try to take one square kilometer of Ukrainian land" - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
📚💙 I’ve just finished Cause for Alarm by Eric Ambler. An early example of the spy genre from the 30s, an engineer takes a job running an armaments business in Italy as the shadows of war wrap around the continent. With spies and fascists all around he has little choice but to respond.
February 20, 2025 at 7:27 AM
📚💙 I’ve just finished Cause for Alarm by Eric Ambler. An early example of the spy genre from the 30s, an engineer takes a job running an armaments business in Italy as the shadows of war wrap around the continent. With spies and fascists all around he has little choice but to respond.
@briandw29.bsky.social good to see you here
February 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
@briandw29.bsky.social good to see you here
@trainline.bsky.social I’m trying to sort a refund but really going around in circles right now. How can you help?
February 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
@trainline.bsky.social I’m trying to sort a refund but really going around in circles right now. How can you help?
Book highlights from January💙📚
A People's Tragedy -heartbreaking, human, painful and insightful with a clear message for today at the end. The Village, an excellent murder in 1940s Japan; love Anglo Saxon history; Pachinko, captivating, thought provoking, looks at racism - worth a read.
A People's Tragedy -heartbreaking, human, painful and insightful with a clear message for today at the end. The Village, an excellent murder in 1940s Japan; love Anglo Saxon history; Pachinko, captivating, thought provoking, looks at racism - worth a read.
January 30, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Book highlights from January💙📚
A People's Tragedy -heartbreaking, human, painful and insightful with a clear message for today at the end. The Village, an excellent murder in 1940s Japan; love Anglo Saxon history; Pachinko, captivating, thought provoking, looks at racism - worth a read.
A People's Tragedy -heartbreaking, human, painful and insightful with a clear message for today at the end. The Village, an excellent murder in 1940s Japan; love Anglo Saxon history; Pachinko, captivating, thought provoking, looks at racism - worth a read.
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UK safeguarding minister accuses Musk of endangering her life
https://www.ft.com/content/0949466b-85a6-4f33-8e5d-5ef3a6c59b9a
https://www.ft.com/content/0949466b-85a6-4f33-8e5d-5ef3a6c59b9a
UK safeguarding minister accuses Musk of endangering her life
Jess Phillips hits back at tech billionaire after he attacks her handling of grooming scandal
www.ft.com
January 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
UK safeguarding minister accuses Musk of endangering her life
https://www.ft.com/content/0949466b-85a6-4f33-8e5d-5ef3a6c59b9a
https://www.ft.com/content/0949466b-85a6-4f33-8e5d-5ef3a6c59b9a
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Musk supporting Tommy Robinson in UK & AfD in Germany is enthusing the most racist online users who target all minorities
Musk's support of Farage does less: overt racist group are frustrated at what they see as Farage being too woke on 'remigration', ethno-nationalist rejection of all minorities
Musk's support of Farage does less: overt racist group are frustrated at what they see as Farage being too woke on 'remigration', ethno-nationalist rejection of all minorities
January 4, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Musk supporting Tommy Robinson in UK & AfD in Germany is enthusing the most racist online users who target all minorities
Musk's support of Farage does less: overt racist group are frustrated at what they see as Farage being too woke on 'remigration', ethno-nationalist rejection of all minorities
Musk's support of Farage does less: overt racist group are frustrated at what they see as Farage being too woke on 'remigration', ethno-nationalist rejection of all minorities
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Elon Musk, owner of X, tweeted that Home Office Minister Jess Phillips "deserves to be in prison" and labelled her a "rape genocide apologist"
This is the type of radicalised content that socialises people towards violence against Ministers and MPs
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/starmer...
This is the type of radicalised content that socialises people towards violence against Ministers and MPs
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/starmer...
Starmer urged to take action as 'out of control' Musk targets Jess Phillips
Days after calling for X posts to be "more positive", Musk has dubbed Jess Phillips a "rape genocide apologist".
www.thelondoneconomic.com
January 4, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Elon Musk, owner of X, tweeted that Home Office Minister Jess Phillips "deserves to be in prison" and labelled her a "rape genocide apologist"
This is the type of radicalised content that socialises people towards violence against Ministers and MPs
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/starmer...
This is the type of radicalised content that socialises people towards violence against Ministers and MPs
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/starmer...
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Any woman who has ever received online abuse has some understanding of what Jess Philips is now exposed to, but it is on an entirely different level.
It is dangerous to her safety.
Yes, it is diplomatically “delicate”. But if you do nothing it is an admission of your own impotence.
A capitulation.
It is dangerous to her safety.
Yes, it is diplomatically “delicate”. But if you do nothing it is an admission of your own impotence.
A capitulation.
Elon Musk, owner of X, tweeted that Home Office Minister Jess Phillips "deserves to be in prison" and labelled her a "rape genocide apologist"
This is the type of radicalised content that socialises people towards violence against Ministers and MPs
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/starmer...
This is the type of radicalised content that socialises people towards violence against Ministers and MPs
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/starmer...
Starmer urged to take action as 'out of control' Musk targets Jess Phillips
Days after calling for X posts to be "more positive", Musk has dubbed Jess Phillips a "rape genocide apologist".
www.thelondoneconomic.com
January 4, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Any woman who has ever received online abuse has some understanding of what Jess Philips is now exposed to, but it is on an entirely different level.
It is dangerous to her safety.
Yes, it is diplomatically “delicate”. But if you do nothing it is an admission of your own impotence.
A capitulation.
It is dangerous to her safety.
Yes, it is diplomatically “delicate”. But if you do nothing it is an admission of your own impotence.
A capitulation.
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I have deleted my X/Twitter account. I urge others to do the same.
It can no longer pretend to be anything other than a danger and harm to our democracy. My full statement is below:
It can no longer pretend to be anything other than a danger and harm to our democracy. My full statement is below:
January 4, 2025 at 9:13 AM
I have deleted my X/Twitter account. I urge others to do the same.
It can no longer pretend to be anything other than a danger and harm to our democracy. My full statement is below:
It can no longer pretend to be anything other than a danger and harm to our democracy. My full statement is below:
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Not every anomalous media criticism of Sadiq Khan is directly motivated by racism - eg this BBC story. But they are the housetrained edges of a deeply racist set of assumptions which sees negative stories about Khan get loads of clicks and engagement. There’s no mystery to it.
December 31, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Not every anomalous media criticism of Sadiq Khan is directly motivated by racism - eg this BBC story. But they are the housetrained edges of a deeply racist set of assumptions which sees negative stories about Khan get loads of clicks and engagement. There’s no mystery to it.
That time of year again 💙📚
December 15, 2024 at 10:12 AM
That time of year again 💙📚
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Sterling close to its highest value against the Euro since the Brexit referendum. Markets appear to be rewarding the prospect of long term British political stability. Not something you’ve been able to say for a while.
December 12, 2024 at 1:23 PM
Sterling close to its highest value against the Euro since the Brexit referendum. Markets appear to be rewarding the prospect of long term British political stability. Not something you’ve been able to say for a while.