Margaret Abbett
@magsprlady.bsky.social
Ageing gratefully. Enjoy volunteering and Tai Chi. Love Jane Austen. Space Fan. Wannabe writer. Rotarian.
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Incredibly, they seem to think that how good Rachel Reeves was at chess during her school days is more relevant today than how racist Nigel Farage was during his
December 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Incredibly, they seem to think that how good Rachel Reeves was at chess during her school days is more relevant today than how racist Nigel Farage was during his
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What a dire state of British news media
Plaid Cymru win. Labour are soundly beaten in a seat they have always held and your headline still manages to be about Farage.
Plaid Cymru win. Labour are soundly beaten in a seat they have always held and your headline still manages to be about Farage.
October 24, 2025 at 4:37 AM
What a dire state of British news media
Plaid Cymru win. Labour are soundly beaten in a seat they have always held and your headline still manages to be about Farage.
Plaid Cymru win. Labour are soundly beaten in a seat they have always held and your headline still manages to be about Farage.
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Dylan fans, and Dylan himself, would agree that Dylan is not a good singer.
But Dylan is one of the greatest songwriters and troubadours of all time.
And, to be honest, I can’t imagine Dylan’s songs being better with a better voice. It’s rough but his voice communicates feeling on many levels.
But Dylan is one of the greatest songwriters and troubadours of all time.
And, to be honest, I can’t imagine Dylan’s songs being better with a better voice. It’s rough but his voice communicates feeling on many levels.
October 3, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Dylan fans, and Dylan himself, would agree that Dylan is not a good singer.
But Dylan is one of the greatest songwriters and troubadours of all time.
And, to be honest, I can’t imagine Dylan’s songs being better with a better voice. It’s rough but his voice communicates feeling on many levels.
But Dylan is one of the greatest songwriters and troubadours of all time.
And, to be honest, I can’t imagine Dylan’s songs being better with a better voice. It’s rough but his voice communicates feeling on many levels.
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Some British author wrote a book about this.
In 1949...
The book describes a no longer so fictional world where what this Leavitt person is saying is called "newspeak".
Orwell was 40 years off with his title, but that is the biggest difference between his Big Brother world and the US now
In 1949...
The book describes a no longer so fictional world where what this Leavitt person is saying is called "newspeak".
Orwell was 40 years off with his title, but that is the biggest difference between his Big Brother world and the US now
May 11, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Some British author wrote a book about this.
In 1949...
The book describes a no longer so fictional world where what this Leavitt person is saying is called "newspeak".
Orwell was 40 years off with his title, but that is the biggest difference between his Big Brother world and the US now
In 1949...
The book describes a no longer so fictional world where what this Leavitt person is saying is called "newspeak".
Orwell was 40 years off with his title, but that is the biggest difference between his Big Brother world and the US now
Not sure how you achieve “only rainwater”. Great to see Government commitment to tackling this important issue - but it has to be within the realms of possibility.
March 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Not sure how you achieve “only rainwater”. Great to see Government commitment to tackling this important issue - but it has to be within the realms of possibility.
I’m all for free speech but please @BBCNewsnight stop giving Carla Sands airtime to spout her MAGA conspiracy theories.
March 3, 2025 at 8:27 AM
I’m all for free speech but please @BBCNewsnight stop giving Carla Sands airtime to spout her MAGA conspiracy theories.
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Carla Sands needs to be sectioned.
These Trumpers try to school us from their alternative reality wearing shit-eating, smug grins on their surgically modified faces.
These Trumpers try to school us from their alternative reality wearing shit-eating, smug grins on their surgically modified faces.
February 28, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Carla Sands needs to be sectioned.
These Trumpers try to school us from their alternative reality wearing shit-eating, smug grins on their surgically modified faces.
These Trumpers try to school us from their alternative reality wearing shit-eating, smug grins on their surgically modified faces.
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Please let’s have a clean out of the BBC stables and replace the right wing zealots with creative honest and competent people there are plenty out there
February 14, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Please let’s have a clean out of the BBC stables and replace the right wing zealots with creative honest and competent people there are plenty out there
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I don't mind journalists investigating politicians, I just wonder why Mason et al didn't make such an effort to dig up dirt on Tory ministers.
February 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I don't mind journalists investigating politicians, I just wonder why Mason et al didn't make such an effort to dig up dirt on Tory ministers.
Didn’t vote for Brexit - neither did most of my friends - last stepped on a plane 10 years ago. I live in an affluent area but not in a £1million home. Voted Labour (my mistake). Thought I had escaped all the boomer hate on Twitter - another mistake. Proud of my Generation Z grandchildren.
February 4, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Didn’t vote for Brexit - neither did most of my friends - last stepped on a plane 10 years ago. I live in an affluent area but not in a £1million home. Voted Labour (my mistake). Thought I had escaped all the boomer hate on Twitter - another mistake. Proud of my Generation Z grandchildren.
Those pesky boomers again in our £1 million homes without a care in the world for anyone else. I don’t believe the stereotypes for Generation X , Millennials of Generation Z either. These surveys just promote inter generational hate rather than understanding.
February 4, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Those pesky boomers again in our £1 million homes without a care in the world for anyone else. I don’t believe the stereotypes for Generation X , Millennials of Generation Z either. These surveys just promote inter generational hate rather than understanding.