Lee Dakin
@leedakin.bsky.social
Books, LCFC, Left-wing politics, 🇬🇧 learning 🇫🇷
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A beautiful story that cuts through the narrative that many people are pushing
A beautiful story that cuts through the narrative that many people are pushing
‘Empathy that lasts a lifetime’: charity bridges gap between Bradford schools
Pupils from schools with differing demographics meet and play under charity scheme set up after city’s 2001 riots
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December 6, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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A beautiful story that cuts through the narrative that many people are pushing
A beautiful story that cuts through the narrative that many people are pushing
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Wrote this about flags and patriotism in 2021 (in The Decade In Tory). Stand by every word now.
August 25, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Wrote this about flags and patriotism in 2021 (in The Decade In Tory). Stand by every word now.
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I’m proud to call the amazing cartoonist Ed Wexler a friend.
January 27, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I’m proud to call the amazing cartoonist Ed Wexler a friend.
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Banksy drops another bomb.
January 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Banksy drops another bomb.
This morning, I lazily fell asleep in front of the TV after watching Match of the Day and woke up to Laura Kuenssberg's show with Piers Morgan saying millions of people have just been to the ballot box and voted for Trump instead of the 'woke candidate'.
I immediately switched over...
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I immediately switched over...
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November 24, 2024 at 10:15 AM
This morning, I lazily fell asleep in front of the TV after watching Match of the Day and woke up to Laura Kuenssberg's show with Piers Morgan saying millions of people have just been to the ballot box and voted for Trump instead of the 'woke candidate'.
I immediately switched over...
1/2
I immediately switched over...
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#Babel: A fabulous book on translation through history, to the present, ending with the quandary of how to leave important messages to our descendants - showcasing the interconnectedness of languages around the world and our links to the distant past and people thousands of years into the future
November 19, 2024 at 6:59 PM
#Babel: A fabulous book on translation through history, to the present, ending with the quandary of how to leave important messages to our descendants - showcasing the interconnectedness of languages around the world and our links to the distant past and people thousands of years into the future
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"The former head of the WTO has said that the UK should side with the European Union over trade and economic policies rather than a Donald Trump-led US, as fears grow over a possible global trade war."
Yeah. The UK, even after Brexit, does three times more trade with the EU than the US.
Yeah. The UK, even after Brexit, does three times more trade with the EU than the US.
UK must choose between EU and Trump, trade experts warn
Pascal Lamy, former head of the WTO, says Britain will have to take sides if new US administration slaps hefty tariffs on imports, as fears grow over possible trade war
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2024 at 7:48 PM
"The former head of the WTO has said that the UK should side with the European Union over trade and economic policies rather than a Donald Trump-led US, as fears grow over a possible global trade war."
Yeah. The UK, even after Brexit, does three times more trade with the EU than the US.
Yeah. The UK, even after Brexit, does three times more trade with the EU than the US.