Lucy B
@luluse23.bsky.social
London living NHS worker and proud mum. Horrified by current events but finding solace here (mostly) and in friends, books and podcasts. No time for prejudice or DMs.
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Anarchy in Londonistan.
December 7, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Anarchy in Londonistan.
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Well done Emma Barnett on #r4today exposing the blatant antisemitism of Richard Tice, MP (and deputy leader of Reform) - he called the Jewish man abused at school by Nigel Farage with the foulest of antisemitic language a liar and said it was “lefty twaddle”…
A new low for Farage, Tice, and Reform…
A new low for Farage, Tice, and Reform…
December 4, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Well done Emma Barnett on #r4today exposing the blatant antisemitism of Richard Tice, MP (and deputy leader of Reform) - he called the Jewish man abused at school by Nigel Farage with the foulest of antisemitic language a liar and said it was “lefty twaddle”…
A new low for Farage, Tice, and Reform…
A new low for Farage, Tice, and Reform…
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NHS staff face ‘ugly’ racism akin to the 70s and 80s, says Wes Streeting
NHS staff face ‘ugly’ racism akin to the 70s and 80s, says Wes Streeting
Health secretary and NHS England chief warn of winter pressures and rising levels of abuse
An “ugly” racism reminiscent of the 1970s and 1980s has become worryingly commonplace again in modern Britain and NHS staff are bearing the brunt of it, Wes Streeting has warned.
Incidents of verbal and physical abuse based on people’s skin colour now happen so often that it has become “socially acceptable to be racist”, the health secretary said. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:55 PM
NHS staff face ‘ugly’ racism akin to the 70s and 80s, says Wes Streeting
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Yeah, this looks like an absolute panicked mess of a plan. There are ways to cut energy bills without undermining energy efficiency and clean tech investment. But cutting VAT and efficiency programmes is a short term saving for long term pain.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Reeves considers cut to green levies in effort to reduce cost of energy bills
Exclusive: Chancellor hopes to save up to £170 from average bill but industry insiders say move would be ‘disastrous’
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Yeah, this looks like an absolute panicked mess of a plan. There are ways to cut energy bills without undermining energy efficiency and clean tech investment. But cutting VAT and efficiency programmes is a short term saving for long term pain.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Labour pledge to increase minimum wage in line with inflation. That’s going to happen in April and hopefully every year Labour are in Government.
Reform thinks the Minimum Wage is too high.
Nigel Farage has 11 jobs and uses a structure to pay less tax on his £millions pa
Reform thinks the Minimum Wage is too high.
Nigel Farage has 11 jobs and uses a structure to pay less tax on his £millions pa
November 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Labour pledge to increase minimum wage in line with inflation. That’s going to happen in April and hopefully every year Labour are in Government.
Reform thinks the Minimum Wage is too high.
Nigel Farage has 11 jobs and uses a structure to pay less tax on his £millions pa
Reform thinks the Minimum Wage is too high.
Nigel Farage has 11 jobs and uses a structure to pay less tax on his £millions pa
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I knew Gill and Farage and the rest of the UKIP crew in the European Parliament
They were crooks and shysters to a man
They repeated Putin talking points and appeared on Russia Today
UKIP then and Reform now are both a threat to our democracy
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
They were crooks and shysters to a man
They repeated Putin talking points and appeared on Russia Today
UKIP then and Reform now are both a threat to our democracy
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Reform UK, the Russian spy and rolls of Kremlin cash: the inside story of Nathan Gill
How did a former Mormon bishop end up pleading guilty to taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia in the European parliament?
www.theguardian.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:20 AM
I knew Gill and Farage and the rest of the UKIP crew in the European Parliament
They were crooks and shysters to a man
They repeated Putin talking points and appeared on Russia Today
UKIP then and Reform now are both a threat to our democracy
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
They were crooks and shysters to a man
They repeated Putin talking points and appeared on Russia Today
UKIP then and Reform now are both a threat to our democracy
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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Who made this? Brilliant.
October 31, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Who made this? Brilliant.
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The path from abusing foreigners to abusing the disabled is well-trodden. I I hope this nugget is bright enough to reflect on who else has walked it.
Reform UK’s Lee Anderson wants to bring back the ‘invalid carriage’.
The Invacar was banned from English roads in 2003 over safety fears after some overturned and others caught fire.
The Invacar was banned from English roads in 2003 over safety fears after some overturned and others caught fire.
October 31, 2025 at 7:40 AM
The path from abusing foreigners to abusing the disabled is well-trodden. I I hope this nugget is bright enough to reflect on who else has walked it.
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Compare and contrast.
Absentee MP -v- his constituency.
Greedy grifting spiv -v- most deprived English neighbourhood.
He really couldn’t give a shit.
He feeds off the inequality and anger to line his own pockets. He doesn’t want solutions because the problems are his income stream.
(iPaper & BBC)
Absentee MP -v- his constituency.
Greedy grifting spiv -v- most deprived English neighbourhood.
He really couldn’t give a shit.
He feeds off the inequality and anger to line his own pockets. He doesn’t want solutions because the problems are his income stream.
(iPaper & BBC)
October 31, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Compare and contrast.
Absentee MP -v- his constituency.
Greedy grifting spiv -v- most deprived English neighbourhood.
He really couldn’t give a shit.
He feeds off the inequality and anger to line his own pockets. He doesn’t want solutions because the problems are his income stream.
(iPaper & BBC)
Absentee MP -v- his constituency.
Greedy grifting spiv -v- most deprived English neighbourhood.
He really couldn’t give a shit.
He feeds off the inequality and anger to line his own pockets. He doesn’t want solutions because the problems are his income stream.
(iPaper & BBC)
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I asked Jimmy Wales why the reporting of the Daily Mail isn't linked to on Wikipedia. Fair play for a frank answer: www.newstatesman.com/technology/2...
October 31, 2025 at 7:45 AM
I asked Jimmy Wales why the reporting of the Daily Mail isn't linked to on Wikipedia. Fair play for a frank answer: www.newstatesman.com/technology/2...
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Our latest polling shows concerns about immigration are manufactured
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
Polling shows immigration concern ‘manufactured’, say campaigners
A YouGov poll found only 26% of people said immigration and asylum was one of the three most important issues facing their community.
www.standard.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Our latest polling shows concerns about immigration are manufactured
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
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Sometimes I just don’t get why #racism is still a thing. We’re all just humans. I get on with everyone it doesn’t matter where you’re from or what you look like. Respect is earned obviously but being kind to each other isn’t rocket science
How short our memories are.
Just a few years ago, nurses carried this country through a pandemic, and now they're suffering a 55% surge in racist abuse.
To every nurse: London stands with you. You are loved and valued, and always will be.
Just a few years ago, nurses carried this country through a pandemic, and now they're suffering a 55% surge in racist abuse.
To every nurse: London stands with you. You are loved and valued, and always will be.
October 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Sometimes I just don’t get why #racism is still a thing. We’re all just humans. I get on with everyone it doesn’t matter where you’re from or what you look like. Respect is earned obviously but being kind to each other isn’t rocket science
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Tolkien fought in the Battle of the Somme. He saw the horrors of war, and the moments of bravery and fear within it up close.
And after all that. ALL that. He wrote Lord of the Rings. He declared true bravery and masculinity to be love, friendship and humbleness.
Musk is everything he hated.
And after all that. ALL that. He wrote Lord of the Rings. He declared true bravery and masculinity to be love, friendship and humbleness.
Musk is everything he hated.
October 29, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Tolkien fought in the Battle of the Somme. He saw the horrors of war, and the moments of bravery and fear within it up close.
And after all that. ALL that. He wrote Lord of the Rings. He declared true bravery and masculinity to be love, friendship and humbleness.
Musk is everything he hated.
And after all that. ALL that. He wrote Lord of the Rings. He declared true bravery and masculinity to be love, friendship and humbleness.
Musk is everything he hated.
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In Durango, Colorado, ICE GOONS violently assaulted an elderly woman during a peaceful protest. They stole her phone, grabbed her by the hair, and threw her down a hill.
October 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
In Durango, Colorado, ICE GOONS violently assaulted an elderly woman during a peaceful protest. They stole her phone, grabbed her by the hair, and threw her down a hill.
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"The reason why the reactionary right hate the ECHR is because it gives ordinary citizens the right against the secretive and authoritarian state that they want."
–George Peretz KC, Chair of the Society of Labour Lawyers, speaking at our conference rally.
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–George Peretz KC, Chair of the Society of Labour Lawyers, speaking at our conference rally.
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October 23, 2025 at 10:49 AM
"The reason why the reactionary right hate the ECHR is because it gives ordinary citizens the right against the secretive and authoritarian state that they want."
–George Peretz KC, Chair of the Society of Labour Lawyers, speaking at our conference rally.
@georgeperetzkc.bsky.social
–George Peretz KC, Chair of the Society of Labour Lawyers, speaking at our conference rally.
@georgeperetzkc.bsky.social
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Politico: "MPs should consider deleting X, according to a committee led by Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle...
"On social media, the report said MPs should feel “empowered to step away from platforms that pose more harm than benefit.”
Absolutely. Please get on with it.
"On social media, the report said MPs should feel “empowered to step away from platforms that pose more harm than benefit.”
Absolutely. Please get on with it.
October 27, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Politico: "MPs should consider deleting X, according to a committee led by Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle...
"On social media, the report said MPs should feel “empowered to step away from platforms that pose more harm than benefit.”
Absolutely. Please get on with it.
"On social media, the report said MPs should feel “empowered to step away from platforms that pose more harm than benefit.”
Absolutely. Please get on with it.
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It's worse to call someone a racist than to be a racist it seems.
October 27, 2025 at 7:57 PM
It's worse to call someone a racist than to be a racist it seems.
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Orlando Bloom Spotted At Dinner With Angela Merkel
Orlando Bloom Spotted At Dinner With Angela Merkel
BERLIN—Just weeks after announcing his split with fiancée Katy Perry, English actor Orlando Bloom was photographed Friday dining with former German Chancellor Angela Merkel. “Angela kept Orlando laugh...
theonion.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Orlando Bloom Spotted At Dinner With Angela Merkel
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Totally untrue garbage from @thetimes.com & @dailymail.co.uk today - smear dressed up as journalism. Some facts:
- There is no “£900 desk”
- my constituency office has Ikea desks/chairs
- we significantly underspent the new MPs allowance to set up an office
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
- There is no “£900 desk”
- my constituency office has Ikea desks/chairs
- we significantly underspent the new MPs allowance to set up an office
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Treasury minister leading budget plans spent £900 on desk
Torsten Bell, who is working with Rachel Reeves to fill a £30 billion hole in finances, also used his parliamentary expenses to claim £600 for three chairs
www.thetimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Totally untrue garbage from @thetimes.com & @dailymail.co.uk today - smear dressed up as journalism. Some facts:
- There is no “£900 desk”
- my constituency office has Ikea desks/chairs
- we significantly underspent the new MPs allowance to set up an office
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
- There is no “£900 desk”
- my constituency office has Ikea desks/chairs
- we significantly underspent the new MPs allowance to set up an office
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Division and grievance.
Or dignity and respect.
The PM and the Labour government call out what is essentially racism from Reform PM Sarah Pochin.
Reform are not even hiding it any more.
www.instagram.com/reel/DQPdjRq...
Or dignity and respect.
The PM and the Labour government call out what is essentially racism from Reform PM Sarah Pochin.
Reform are not even hiding it any more.
www.instagram.com/reel/DQPdjRq...
October 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Division and grievance.
Or dignity and respect.
The PM and the Labour government call out what is essentially racism from Reform PM Sarah Pochin.
Reform are not even hiding it any more.
www.instagram.com/reel/DQPdjRq...
Or dignity and respect.
The PM and the Labour government call out what is essentially racism from Reform PM Sarah Pochin.
Reform are not even hiding it any more.
www.instagram.com/reel/DQPdjRq...
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Another important message from our PM:
"The ordinary people...who make this country what it is.
That's who I think of every time I face a decision.
I also know that at times it doesn't feel like Britain is fair enough for those people.
I'm putting you first, making Britain fair for you again."
"The ordinary people...who make this country what it is.
That's who I think of every time I face a decision.
I also know that at times it doesn't feel like Britain is fair enough for those people.
I'm putting you first, making Britain fair for you again."
October 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Another important message from our PM:
"The ordinary people...who make this country what it is.
That's who I think of every time I face a decision.
I also know that at times it doesn't feel like Britain is fair enough for those people.
I'm putting you first, making Britain fair for you again."
"The ordinary people...who make this country what it is.
That's who I think of every time I face a decision.
I also know that at times it doesn't feel like Britain is fair enough for those people.
I'm putting you first, making Britain fair for you again."
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If I were running Labour comms I would commission an app called 'Will the Tories/Reform deport you?' then let the reactions on TikTok and Instagram do their work.
October 22, 2025 at 10:29 AM
If I were running Labour comms I would commission an app called 'Will the Tories/Reform deport you?' then let the reactions on TikTok and Instagram do their work.
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Good morning to everyone trying to explain Daylight Saving Time to their cat.
October 26, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Good morning to everyone trying to explain Daylight Saving Time to their cat.
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Reform’s Sarah Pochin: Adverts full of black people ‘drive me mad’
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Reform’s Sarah Pochin: Adverts full of black people ‘drive me mad’
Labour called on Reform UK to distance itself from the MP’s comments.
www.independent.co.uk
October 26, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Reform’s Sarah Pochin: Adverts full of black people ‘drive me mad’
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...