Mary Corcoran

@marycorcoran.bsky.social

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Economic Migrant from beyond the pale. ‘Elitist’: I function from the neck up. Book reader (& writer). The day job is Criminologist, but I’m really a student of justice.

‘Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine’: The people live in each other’s shadows. .. more

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Mary Corcoran @marycorcoran.bsky.social · Mar 7

TweedleDumb & TweedleSly
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Mary Corcoran @marycorcoran.bsky.social · 6h

Hello Tara, good to hear from you. Regrettably, in light of executive abuse of proscription powers, & proposals regarding settled status, it’s difficult to say whether @teamlabouruk.bsky.social has come up with the ‘worst’ approach yet. Hoping you are correct.

Reposted by Martin Paul Eve

Mary Corcoran @marycorcoran.bsky.social · 9h

All to remedy the totally disconnected cause - the closure/sale of 1 in 3 of our courts (sold at loss to Tories’ mates,m): 15% year on year cuts to criminal justice services; the trashing of Probation; evisceration of legal aid, etc. How do you fix that omnishambles - end a core legal principle?

Mary Corcoran @marycorcoran.bsky.social · 10h

Did you miss the ‘Clash of Civilisations’ panic from the first decade of this century? It proposed that ‘Western’ civilisation is inherently exceptional/superior & Islamic civilisation will corrode Western values if it’s given the opportunity.

Mary Corcoran @marycorcoran.bsky.social · 21h

Couldn’t be f*cked reading it!

Mary Corcoran @marycorcoran.bsky.social · 21h

Says someone who clearly never worked on a building site!

Mary Corcoran @marycorcoran.bsky.social · 22h

I’m worried that this might be a fake petition which is fishing for personal data to be harvested for criminal purposes by troll farms in Russia, or some bot farms. 😉

Mary Corcoran @marycorcoran.bsky.social · 22h

Property tax? Inheritance tax? Wealth flight due to Labourite Venezuelan socialism? Lazy workers? Productivity drop - (see previous for cause)? Triple lock? Greedy workers? Militant unions (see prev for cause)? NEETS? Malingerers cluttering up the NHS? Oh, I give up…just tell us the answer 🙏.

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 1d

As co-convener of Vote Leave, Michael Gove occupied a position of legal responsibility. The unlawful spending & campaign coordination happened on his watch. The denials - proven to be false - ditto. Vote Leave, ultimately, accepted the finding & paid the fine.

There were no other consequences.

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 1d

I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.

Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise

bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...

Michael Gove Made Orwell Prize Judge Despite Record of Attacking Journalists and Dodging Scrutiny

Critics say "Orwell would have enjoyed the irony" of the former Conservative minister's appointment

bylinetimes.com

Mary Corcoran @marycorcoran.bsky.social · 1d

Colonial settlement is a long established method in this part of the world.

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Callum Parrish @callumparrish.bsky.social · 1d

Unpaid carers will have their Carer's Allowance earnings related overpayments reviewed and potentially cancelled or repaid, following an independent review that found unclear guidance left people facing unexpected debts.

Government to accept key recommendations of Sayce review on Carer’s Allowance

www.gov.uk

Reposted by Timothy Snyder, Mary Corcoran, Göran Bolin

Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 1d

Nine out of 10 residential buildings in Mariupol were damaged or destroyed during Russia’s invasion. Now, the apartment blocks are being rebuilt – and offered for sale to Russians with low-interest mortgages. youtube.com/shorts/yxsIV...

From Ruins to Russian Residences

YouTube video by Bellingcat

youtube.com

Reposted by Mary Corcoran

BonnieHuval @bonniehuval.bsky.social · 1d

Despite changing which party leads government last year, we still have policies across the board the punish people who are down for being down while people at the top complain that we should treat them even worse. The disabled, long term ill, caregivers, asylum seekers, refugees... Why target them?

Mary Corcoran @marycorcoran.bsky.social · 1d

So the Reith Lecture giver 2025 has had a line criticising Trump edited out of his first lecture (ironically on elite capitulation to autocrats)! 👇🏾👇🏼

Rutger Bregman @rutgerbregman.com · 1d

I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.

They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1

Mary Corcoran @marycorcoran.bsky.social · 1d

Bring it on!

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Women's History Network @womenshistnet.bsky.social · 1d

Discover how the first women’s refuge in the UK, founded in 1971 by Chiswick Women’s Aid, sparked a movement for change.
Read the full story here:
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-....

How the first women's refuge enacted change in the UK

The founding years of Chiswick Women’s Aid saw the opening of the world's first women's refuge, disputes with local government, and creating change in the UK.

www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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Rutger Bregman @rutgerbregman.com · 1d

Mary Corcoran @marycorcoran.bsky.social · 1d

One response is to make sure that countries implement the ICC warrant.

Mary Corcoran @marycorcoran.bsky.social · 1d

Nothing to laugh about in Clayton (or Moscow).

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Thousands of Starbucks workers are on strike for a living wage and better working conditions. Stand with them by boycotting Starbucks until it can strike a fair contract. sbworkersunited.org

@sbworkersunited.org

Inequality Media @inequalitymedia.bsky.social · 1d

Zohran Mamdani has called for a boycott of Starbucks until the company can bargain a fair contract with its striking workers. We joined members of the mayor-elect's team on the Starbucks picket line in NYC.

Reposted by Mary Corcoran

Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 1d

Donald Trump and I have so much in common. For example, we both enjoy doing whatever Vladimir Putin tells us to.

Reposted by Timnit Gebru, Anna O. Law, Henning Melber , and 10 more Timnit Gebru, Anna O. Law, Henning Melber, Juan Cole, Mary Corcoran, Caroline T. Schroeder, Caroline Fohlin, Henry Jones, James A. Benn, Aviel Roshwald, Élisabeth Vallet, Dunlap, David Darmofal

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old

Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died

Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.

www.whatimreading.net

Reposted by Edgar Morgenroth, Mary Corcoran, Ben Tonra

Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.bsky.social · 1d

“Without sovereignty - military, health, financial and digital - we can no longer guarantee the rule of law.”

This is likely to increasingly become a topic.

Reposted by Mary Corcoran

Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.bsky.social · 1d

The situation these judges are being put in for doing their work is unbelievable. They can’t use any US services - and not just for work, in their private lives too.

Reposted by Mary Corcoran

ralphfarrugia.bsky.social @ralphfarrugia.bsky.social · 1d

Are there any actual journalists left?

Mary Corcoran @marycorcoran.bsky.social · 2d

‘Unsung’ for a perfectly good reason, perhaps? I mean, if you wanted your reputation boosted, you’d hope that praise would come from a credible source.

Mary Corcoran @marycorcoran.bsky.social · 2d

Is this an example of being ‘damned by faint praise’?

Mary Corcoran @marycorcoran.bsky.social · 2d

Plus, the longer article considers how many of these ‘strengths’ were fashioned out of the neoliberal model with their narrative of ‘meritocracy’. A reckoning is gathering momentum, for better or worse, by those excluded & ‘disrespected’ by late-capitalism.

Mary Corcoran @marycorcoran.bsky.social · 2d

Can’t disagree about the importance of #utopian politics - real, material changes based on collectively building better futures. But there’s also a visceral wave of rage which hasn’t yet been addressed, & I fear is being channeled by bad faith actors. It will be nasty before it gets better.

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FiLiA @filiacharity.bsky.social · 2d

We are really grateful to @tonia-antoniazzi.bsky.social for sponsoring our launch in Parliament of the FiLiA Women’s Assembly & report, Making Policy Work for Women.

Thanks so much to Home Office minister @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social for coming & speaking to women about our work, the assembly & VAWG

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