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Sally Dawson
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These reports the Government could revalue council tax bands F, G and H don't make sense to me. Here's what could actually be going on:
November 25, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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"The film is devastating...led by the moral clarity and heartbreaking experiences endured during this horrific period in Irish history, told by those who suffered at the hands of the very institutions charged with their care"
🎬@clairehanna.bsky.social reviews ‘TESTIMONY’ #TestimonyDoc
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Exposing The Irish State’s Role In The Magdalene Laundries: Claire Hanna Reviews 'TESTIMONY'
Shining a light on one of the most shameful chapters in the country’s recent history, this devastating film should be required viewing for all poli...
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November 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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"With its outstanding lead performance, this biopic transported me back to my teenage years, listening to the Boss in a pub on Glasgow’s south side. Go and see it if you can"

🎬 @patmcfaddenmp.bsky.social reviews 'Deliver Me from Nowhere' | #Springsteen
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The Boss and me: Pat McFadden reviews 'Deliver Me from Nowhere'
With its outstanding lead performance, this biopic transported me back to my teenage years, listening to Bruce Springsteen in a pub on Glasgow’s so...
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November 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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You are not going to be able to pull together the anti-Reform coalition if voters don't see you are meaningfully different to Reform.

Mad reaction from the government given an increasing threat on the left.
November 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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"As a new generation of Labour MPs grapple with their unease...Dick Taverne’s example reminds us of the importance of having independently minded MPs with the shrewdness and elegance of the 'Victor of Lincoln'."
🕊️Tribute to Lord Taverne by Tom Chidwick @mileendinstitute.bsky.social
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Tribute to Lord Taverne: the resilient rebel who was 'too hot to handle'
In becoming the first post-war independent victor of an English by-election, Dick Taverne helped break the dominance of the main parties in 1973. W...
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November 17, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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janegoodallcan.bsky.social
Warning: This baby gorilla's story could break your heart.

Meet Zeytin.

He was found concealed in one of the cargo shipments going through Istanbul Airport, a victim of the cruel trade where animals – living beings – are treated merely as objects.

Photos: Anadolu Ajansi
November 13, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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amygraywrites.bsky.social
New review of Red Duchess!
This time in Parliament’s in house magazine, with a readership of people I hope will enjoy a story of rebellion on a matter of principle…
November 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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"Gray’s compelling narrative brings this fascinating lady to life"

📚 Baroness Eleanor Laing reviews @amygraywrites.bsky.social 'Red Duchess: Kitty Atholl, A Rebel in Westminster'
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'Gray brings a fascinating lady to life': Baroness Laing reviews 'Red Duchess'
Amy Gray tells a compelling story in this inspirational new biography of Scotland's first female MP
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November 5, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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"We all want to put the small boat gangs out of business. But without the new Dubs Amendment, parents separated from their children... face a heartbreaking choice: stay apart – or pay up and see the child take their chances with a smuggler"

✍️ Lord Kerr

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Refugee families in the UK must have a safe route to reunite with a lost child
Lord Dubs' amendment to the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill would address the heartbreaking choices faced by parents separated from th...
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November 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
sallydawson.bsky.social
"Another military scandal – yet again, it’s women who bear the scars."

✍️ Sarah Atherton on why the MoD must confront its dark legacy on sexual abuse of servicewomen
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The MoD must confront its dark legacy on sexual abuse of servicewomen
The military has a duty of care to the hundreds of women who have reported that they were subject to unnecessary intimate medical examinations
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November 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
sallydawson.bsky.social
"It is an unsettling work... systematic, often damming"

📚 Jon Cruddas reviews Paul Holden's 'The Fraud: Keir Starmer, Morgan McSweeney, and the Crisis of British Democracy' | @orbooks.bsky.social #TheFraud
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'Unsettling and saddening': Jon Cruddas reviews 'The Fraud'
Paul Holden has assembled a methodical and damning account of the alleged machinations behind Keir Starmer’s rise to power
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November 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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"A gripping, genre-busting 162-minute epic, prepare to be entertained by Paul Thomas Anderson's morally complex and glorious film"

🎬 Baroness Shami Chakrabarti reviews 'One Battle After Another' | #OneBattleAfterAnother
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'Glorious': Baroness Chakrabarti reviews 'One Battle After Another'
A gripping, genre-busting 162-minute epic, prepare to be entertained by Paul Thomas Anderson's morally complex and funny film
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October 29, 2025 at 1:27 PM
sallydawson.bsky.social
"A powerful depiction of the life of Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson, this emotionally honest and witty film will restore your faith in humanity"

🎬 @tracygilbertmp.bsky.social reviews 'I Swear' | @studiocanal.com
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'A tale of forgiveness and hope': Tracy Gilbert reviews 'I Swear'
A powerful depiction of the life of Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson, this emotionally honest and witty film will restore your faith in humanity
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October 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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"I warn you not to fall in love with someone from another country. And if you do, I very specifically warn you that she mustn't take maternity leave."
sundersays.bsky.social Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · Oct 21
The Conservatives have drafted the legislation.

ANY one of the conditions being met leads to ILR being revoked.

If annual income falls below £38,700 for six months (for any reason at all)

The Secretary of State would also have the powers add whatever further conditions they want.
October 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
sallydawson.bsky.social
"This wonderful book is an essential reminder of the vitally important role popular protest has played in securing our parliamentary democracy"

📚 @johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social reviews @johnwrees.bsky.social 'The Fiery Spirits' | @versobooks.bsky.social
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'Issue this book to every new MP': John McDonnell reviews 'The Fiery Spirits'
John Rees has written a page-turning and powerful reminder of how Parliament and the people once wrested control from an arrogant executive
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October 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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"This rich, meticulously researched chronicle – history at its finest – underlines the power of personal relationships and deft diplomacy. It should be essential reading in No 10 and, above all, the White House"

📚 Lord Guy Black reviews Tim Bouverie's 'Allies at War' | #AlliesatWar
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'History at its finest': Lord Black reviews 'Allies at War'
It’s said there can’t be anything new to say about the Second World War. This work of extraordinary power and scholarship proves that wrong
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October 15, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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"Olympian, parliamentarian, King’s Counsel. The list of achievements is formidable...but it only shows a fraction of the whole picture. What it doesn’t show is a man capable of enormous loyalty and kindness to his friends"
🕊️ @amcarmichaelmp.bsky.social pays tribute to Menzies Campbell
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'A man of achievement matched by few': Tribute to Lord Campbell by Alistair Carmichael
With a formidable list of accomplishments including Olympian, parliamentarian and King’s Counsel, Menzies Campbell was also a man of enormous loyal...
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October 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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"Whale interviewed a large number of whips and ex-whips, enabling him to write an accurate and sympathetic account"

📚 Lord George Young reviews @sebwhale.bsky.social 'The Usual Channels: Inside the Mysterious World of Political Whips' | @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social
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'A serious piece of work': Lord Young reviews 'The Usual Channels'
Sebastian Whale has produced a well researched and accurate account of how the whips’ office works
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October 6, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Reform likely to raise Kent council tax after cost-cutting drive falters on.ft.com/4pTvJ62
Reform likely to raise Kent council tax after cost-cutting drive falters
Nigel Farage’s party promised to revive local authority finances by slashing wasteful spending
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October 5, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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It was an honour to visit The Purpose of Light exhibition by the incredible @misanharriman.bsky.social at Hope 93 gallery.

An unforgettable experience, unlike anything I’ve ever encountered - it must be seen in person. Runs til 30th Oct.

My review👇🏾

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Raw and moving: Dawn Butler reviews 'The Purpose of Light'
A collection of extraordinary photographs, Misan Harriman’s work needs to be seen in person in order to appreciate how truly impressive it is
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October 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
sallydawson.bsky.social
"In terms of their XR work, there is so much insight to be gained here about events that were only a few years ago – but divided from today by a sea change in authoritarianism towards civil disobedience"

🎥 @sianberry.bsky.social reviews 'Ackroyd & Harvey' | @tullstories.bsky.social
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'Vivid and insightful': Sian Berry reviews 'Ackroyd & Harvey: The Art of Activism'
An intimate portrait of two internationally renowned artists as they attempt to galvanise humanity into action over climate change, Fiona Cunningha...
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October 3, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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"He takes us through a fascinating journey, and he does it with charm and wit"

📚 Lord Chris Smith reviews @chrisbryant1962.bsky.social's 'A Life and a Half: The Unexpected Making of a Politician' | @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
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A rattling good read: Lord Smith reviews Chris Bryant's 'A Life and a Half'
Chris Bryant’s memoir has frequent laugh-out-loud moments – which is more than can be said of most political autobiographies
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October 3, 2025 at 10:05 AM
sallydawson.bsky.social
A collection of extraordinary photographs, Misan Harriman’s work needs to be seen in person in order to appreciate how truly impressive it is

📸 @dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social reviews @misanharriman.bsky.social's 'The Purpose of Light' | #Hope93 gallery
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Raw and moving: Dawn Butler reviews 'The Purpose of Light'
A collection of extraordinary photographs, Misan Harriman’s work needs to be seen in person in order to appreciate how truly impressive it is
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October 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
sallydawson.bsky.social
A brutal and electric documentary following a Ukrainian brigade as it attempts to liberate a strategically important village, Chernov’s film is breathtaking and unmissable

🎥 @tomthescribe.bsky.social reviews Mstyslav Chernov’s '2000 Meters to Andriivka' | @dogwoofdocs.bsky.social
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'Masterful': Tom Mutch reviews '2000 Meters to Andriivka'
A brutal and electric documentary following one of Ukraine’s most elite brigades as it attempts to liberate a strategically important village from ...
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October 1, 2025 at 7:56 AM