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Clare Laxton

@ladylaxton.bsky.social

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Founder & Director Hawkins Laxton & Co - a Comms and Influencing Consultancy📱Criminal Justice academic - PhD specialising in intimate partner homicide & coercive control 🎓Trustee at Working Chance 💜 Podcaster at Killer in the family podcast 🎙️

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Clare Laxton @ladylaxton.bsky.social · Nov 15

Hi everyone 👋 I'm Clare & I'm all about creating change through powerful stories. I do it through: Running a communications & influencing consultancy 📚
Doing a Doctorate in Criminal Justice - focusing on intimate partner homicide 🎓
Hosting a podcast about familicide - Killer in the family podcast 🎧🎙️

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Clare Laxton @ladylaxton.bsky.social · 15d

Who's heading off to Liverpool for Labour Party Conference? Let's try and make the conversations on Bluesky like the old Twitter?

#LPC25

Clare Laxton @ladylaxton.bsky.social · Sep 8

There are no words

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Sep 8

“If a man has a little fight with the wife they say this was a crime”

Trump downplays domestic violence to imply it’s only being counted as a crime in D.C. to hurt him 🤔

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Clare Laxton @ladylaxton.bsky.social · Mar 27

So excited that the launch of Hawkins Laxton & Co has been featured in @prweekuk.bsky.social

Check out our new consultancy and all the services we offer here 👇

www.hawkinslaxton.com

PR Week UK @prweekuk.bsky.social · Mar 26

Cherie Blair and Shelter CEO back new PR agency #pr #comms buff.ly/OTBDXTm

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Sam Turner @samtrner.bsky.social · Mar 25

It's been an absolute joy working with Clare and she brings loads of expertise and skill to everything she does. If you're after any comms or influencing support then do get in touch.

Clare Laxton @ladylaxton.bsky.social · Mar 25

Today I'm so excited to be launching a new strategic communications and influencing consultancy - Hawkins Laxton & Co! 🎉💜🎉

If you need support with comms, influencing or thought leadership then get in touch!

[email protected]

www.hawkinslaxton.com

Hawkins Laxton

Discover our expert consulting services for improved communications and influencing. Where strategy meetings storytelling.

www.hawkinslaxton.com

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Clare Laxton @ladylaxton.bsky.social · Mar 25

Thanks so much Sam ☺️

Clare Laxton @ladylaxton.bsky.social · Mar 25

Hawkins Laxton

Discover our expert consulting services for improved communications and influencing. Where strategy meetings storytelling.

www.hawkinslaxton.com

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Killed Women @killedwomennw.bsky.social · Feb 21

Raneem’s Law: How death of woman led to more support on 999 calls for domestic abuse
The government has launched Raneem’s Law to add domestic abuse specialists in 999 control rooms, after the death of Raneem Oudeh who was 22.

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Raneem’s Law: How death of woman led to more support on 999 calls for domestic abuse

The government has launched Raneem’s Law to add domestic abuse specialists in 999 control rooms, after the death of Raneem Oudeh who was 22.

news.sky.com

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Blume | Freelancers for Charities @blumelife.bsky.social · Jan 17

🥶 It may be cold outside, but all signs point to spring! 🌸

Join @charityexcellence.bsky.social and @alsteve.bsky.social (and over 100 charities) as they explore how your #charity can bloom using #freelancers!

Spaces are filling quickly, so don't miss out: www.eventbrite.com/e/be-ready-t...

Be ready to hop into spring: How small charities bloom with freelancers

Get ready to learn how small charities can thrive with the help of freelancers this spring - join us online!

www.eventbrite.com

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Clare Laxton @ladylaxton.bsky.social · Jan 16

Perpetrators must be recognised as culpable in domestic abuse related suicides - Wellings sentenced to 6 years for coercive control and physical assault - not the death of Kiena.

She literally told the police she was trapped - she deserved more 💔

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3...

Ryan Wellings sentencing live: Kiena Dawes' abusive partner being sentenced - follow live

Judge Robert Altham says

www.bbc.co.uk

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Clare Laxton @ladylaxton.bsky.social · Jan 16

Ditto. First year for me as well so had the dreaded POA.... Like double tax! 😫

Clare Laxton @ladylaxton.bsky.social · Jan 16

This! 👇

Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · Jan 16

This sounds great and would probably shift me from Instagram, which I've never really understood. But... does 'flashing' not mean the same in the US as here? Because atm it sounds like a website for unwanted dickpics.

TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · Jan 15

Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes

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Clare Laxton @ladylaxton.bsky.social · Jan 15

Just discovered Must Watch on BBC 5Live and it is now one of my Must Listens - check it out if love TV and want all the recommends 🎧📺👌

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/serie...

BBC Sounds - Must Watch - Available Episodes

Listen to the latest episodes of Must Watch on BBC Sounds.

www.bbc.co.uk

Clare Laxton @ladylaxton.bsky.social · Jan 14

Thank you for raising this important issue. I was part of the team at Women's Aid that wrote 19 Child Homicides report and so much change is still needed 💔

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Killed Women @killedwomennw.bsky.social · Jan 14

Domestic abuse plays a role in as many as a third of all female suicides, and campaigners are demanding better recognition of the ‘undeniable’ links between them.
metro.co.uk/2025/01/13/s...

Suicides after domestic abuse are not rare - they are the 'tip of the iceberg'

Campaigners and experts say the links between domestic abuse and suicide are 'undeniable'.

metro.co.uk

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Madeleine Sugden @madlinsudn.bsky.social · Jan 13

Links to all my charity sector starter packs

Starter pack 1 of UK charities (early adopters): go.bsky.app/UVMCfpi

Pack 2 of UK charities (2nd wave): go.bsky.app/7mP5Af9

Pack 3 of UK charities: go.bsky.app/VshNPMC

Support organisations: go.bsky.app/TnicTFM

Community centres: go.bsky.app/9LNkxRN

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Clare Laxton @ladylaxton.bsky.social · Jan 13

It truly is 💔

Clare Laxton @ladylaxton.bsky.social · Jan 11

A very frosty, floody day 💦❄️☀️

Frosty grass verge with flood water and ice to the left

A wooden stile looking over flooded fields

Clare Laxton @ladylaxton.bsky.social · Jan 10

So many memories!

Clare Laxton @ladylaxton.bsky.social · Jan 10

100% Also petition to ban clowns coming out of doors from all TV programmes! #Terrified

Clare Laxton @ladylaxton.bsky.social · Jan 10

Today's episode of #KillerInTheFamily talks about Debbie, Trevor and Killian Fox 💔🎧🎙️ Check it out here 👇

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/k...

Episode 52 - The Fox Family

Podcast Episode · Killer in the family podcast · 10/01/2025 · 26m

podcasts.apple.com

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Jess Phillips @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social · Jan 8

Just like much of the furore this week, here is an example of a law passed 4 years ago and the Tories did nothing with it. Within months of us being in power we delivered the scheme because we are about actual actions and real outcomes. They talked we walked. www.burytimes.co.uk/news/2484314...

Man sentenced as GMP secures biggest penalty in Bury domestic violence pilot scheme

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has secured the biggest penalty so far for the breach of a domestic abuse protection order (DAPO) as part of a pilot…

www.burytimes.co.uk

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Gemma Abbott @gemabbott.bsky.social · Jan 8

It’s been a while but I’ve been prompted to do some #StarterPack admin!

If you work in or around UK charities and you’d like to be added, just let me know!

#Charity folks Part 1 go.bsky.app/7dPWqWQ

#Charities folk Part 2: go.bsky.app/QWpFmRe

Charity folks Part 3: go.bsky.app/U9Thoeg

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Dr Emily Cooper @criminographer.bsky.social · Jan 8

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Elon Musk knows ‘absolutely nothing’ about women and girls’ safety, says Jess Phillips

Safeguarding minister says billionaire has increased her risk of harm by calling her a ‘rape genocide apologist’ on X

www.theguardian.com

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Clare Laxton @ladylaxton.bsky.social · Jan 7

Jess Phillips has more care and respect for victims of sexual and domestic abuse in her little finger than Musk has ever had, ever.

Under this barage of abuse she is getting on with her job supporting constituents and victims.

#WeStandByJess

@jessphillipsmp.bsky.social

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Clare Laxton @ladylaxton.bsky.social · Jan 7

Really important campaign - please sign if you can 👇

David Challen @davidchallen.bsky.social · Jan 7

The petition to make Non-Fatal Strangulation a standalone crime in Scotland is live!

This is vital: 53% of victims are later killed by the same perpetrator.

Help take action (anyone can sign):
Please read, support, and share ⬇️

Petition: Make non-fatal strangulation a standalone criminal offence in Scotland

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to make non-fatal strangulation a standalone criminal offence in Scotland.

petitions.parliament.scot