La Reine des Metaphores
@metaphorqu.bsky.social
Singing , writing, pilates, gardening, wife, mother, grandmother . Centre left 🌹🌹🌹🌹Labour voting tree hugger who has earned the right to swagger a bit.
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November 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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As part of UK Parliament Week, I went to visit Bishop Carpenter School in North Newington, where the children asked some very engaging and thoughtful questions. I also met with Headteacher Nicola Stevenson, and was able to see the school and their facilities. Thank you for the warm welcome.
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
As part of UK Parliament Week, I went to visit Bishop Carpenter School in North Newington, where the children asked some very engaging and thoughtful questions. I also met with Headteacher Nicola Stevenson, and was able to see the school and their facilities. Thank you for the warm welcome.
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Labour are implementing policies which are changing people's lives for the better.
Fair, honest, workable and realistic policies. Which are deliverable and make that required differences.
Not false hope. Not empty promises. Not a fantasy generic 'wealth tax'.
But real stuff helping real people.
Fair, honest, workable and realistic policies. Which are deliverable and make that required differences.
Not false hope. Not empty promises. Not a fantasy generic 'wealth tax'.
But real stuff helping real people.
November 28, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Labour are implementing policies which are changing people's lives for the better.
Fair, honest, workable and realistic policies. Which are deliverable and make that required differences.
Not false hope. Not empty promises. Not a fantasy generic 'wealth tax'.
But real stuff helping real people.
Fair, honest, workable and realistic policies. Which are deliverable and make that required differences.
Not false hope. Not empty promises. Not a fantasy generic 'wealth tax'.
But real stuff helping real people.
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"... instead of rising to the historic moment, Europe risks relapsing into the habits of complacency that made Putin believe he could get away with invasion in the first place"
Europe's political leaders urgently need to hear this.
Well said @pimlicat.bsky.social.
Europe's political leaders urgently need to hear this.
Well said @pimlicat.bsky.social.
Europe Must Get Its Act Together - Ukraine Can’t Wait
By Naomi Smith
open.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
"... instead of rising to the historic moment, Europe risks relapsing into the habits of complacency that made Putin believe he could get away with invasion in the first place"
Europe's political leaders urgently need to hear this.
Well said @pimlicat.bsky.social.
Europe's political leaders urgently need to hear this.
Well said @pimlicat.bsky.social.
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Not a serious person
At her rally tonight in Liverpool, Zarah Sultana repeats her claim that Keir Starmer should be "locked up in the Hague" for being "complicit in genocide" in Gaza
November 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Not a serious person
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Mansion tax will be paid by less than 1 in 200 homes.
145k out of 30.4m homes.
For every home that will pay something under the new tax, 199 won't.
It's a tax on the 0.5% and 99.5% of us will not pay it.
145k out of 30.4m homes.
For every home that will pay something under the new tax, 199 won't.
It's a tax on the 0.5% and 99.5% of us will not pay it.
November 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Mansion tax will be paid by less than 1 in 200 homes.
145k out of 30.4m homes.
For every home that will pay something under the new tax, 199 won't.
It's a tax on the 0.5% and 99.5% of us will not pay it.
145k out of 30.4m homes.
For every home that will pay something under the new tax, 199 won't.
It's a tax on the 0.5% and 99.5% of us will not pay it.
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Scrapping the two-child cap is both anti-poverty & pro-learning.
Children don’t come to school ready to learn if they live in poverty. Teachers can’t focus on teaching if they’re plugging gaps elsewhere.
What goes on outside the school gates makes a big difference inside them.
Children don’t come to school ready to learn if they live in poverty. Teachers can’t focus on teaching if they’re plugging gaps elsewhere.
What goes on outside the school gates makes a big difference inside them.
November 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Scrapping the two-child cap is both anti-poverty & pro-learning.
Children don’t come to school ready to learn if they live in poverty. Teachers can’t focus on teaching if they’re plugging gaps elsewhere.
What goes on outside the school gates makes a big difference inside them.
Children don’t come to school ready to learn if they live in poverty. Teachers can’t focus on teaching if they’re plugging gaps elsewhere.
What goes on outside the school gates makes a big difference inside them.
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A councillor has appeared in court facing multiple child sexual abuse charges – prompting immediate statements from local political leaders.
@johnelworthy.bsky.social
@johnelworthy.bsky.social
Councillor charged with 26 child-related sexual offences
Councillor faces charges including rape, sexual activity with a child and making indecent images; allegations span 2021–2025
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM
A councillor has appeared in court facing multiple child sexual abuse charges – prompting immediate statements from local political leaders.
@johnelworthy.bsky.social
@johnelworthy.bsky.social
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Sadiq Khan says Farage’s denial of teenage racism allegations ‘desperate’
Sadiq Khan says Farage’s denial of teenage racism allegations ‘desperate’
Exclusive: London mayor says allegations about Reform leader had summoned memories of his own past
Sadiq Khan has spoken of his dismay at Nigel Farage’s “desperate” denials of allegations of teenage racism as he described how his experience as a child had shaped his life.
The mayor of London said testimony from more than 20 individuals who made allegations about the Reform leader had summoned memories of his own past. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Sadiq Khan says Farage’s denial of teenage racism allegations ‘desperate’
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The founder of an investment company who bought an £8.5 million London flat after supplying 50 million faulty PPE masks during the pandemic has had a criminal restraint order imposed on the property.
www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
Financier’s £8.5m flat frozen amid tax investigation over PPE deal
Tim Horlick bought the Pimlico property shortly after his company was awarded the now-contentious £255m contract by the government
www.thetimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The founder of an investment company who bought an £8.5 million London flat after supplying 50 million faulty PPE masks during the pandemic has had a criminal restraint order imposed on the property.
www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
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SEND - I know SEND provision is something that concerns lots of parents, and I am very aware of these issues. I held a Q&A session last week speaking to parents about these issues (see here - ??). and also raised the issue on the Politics South sofa on Sunday. I know things need to change.
November 28, 2025 at 10:02 AM
SEND - I know SEND provision is something that concerns lots of parents, and I am very aware of these issues. I held a Q&A session last week speaking to parents about these issues (see here - ??). and also raised the issue on the Politics South sofa on Sunday. I know things need to change.
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On behalf of local company Royce Lingerie, and the great work they are doing to promote menopause policies in work, I would like to share their survey which I would like to encourage all SMEs in the Banbury area to fill out.
us9.list-manage.com/survey?u=296...
us9.list-manage.com/survey?u=296...
November 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
On behalf of local company Royce Lingerie, and the great work they are doing to promote menopause policies in work, I would like to share their survey which I would like to encourage all SMEs in the Banbury area to fill out.
us9.list-manage.com/survey?u=296...
us9.list-manage.com/survey?u=296...
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Fartrage runs away when a Guardian journalist simply asks if they will be allowed to ask their question.
It's getting to him.
It's getting to him.
November 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Fartrage runs away when a Guardian journalist simply asks if they will be allowed to ask their question.
It's getting to him.
It's getting to him.
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Your Party has lost third of its potential support since July, as infighting took hold, poll suggests - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
November 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Your Party has lost third of its potential support since July, as infighting took hold, poll suggests - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk posted a false claim yesterday about Labour ending the Digital Services Tax. He was shown evidence that his claim was false yet his post remains both here and on X, where people continue to share it. Next time Lib Dems talk about disinformation, remind them of this.
November 28, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk posted a false claim yesterday about Labour ending the Digital Services Tax. He was shown evidence that his claim was false yet his post remains both here and on X, where people continue to share it. Next time Lib Dems talk about disinformation, remind them of this.
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Why this Labour Budget addresses the failures of Tory (and Reform) economic ideology, as they deal with the root causes of poverty👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
By ending a cruel Tory social experiment, this budget clearly set out how Labour will fight the battle to renew Britain | Lucy Powell
The two-child benefit cap was a totem of 14 years of failed ideology. Now it is gone, says Lucy Powell MP, deputy leader of the Labour party
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Why this Labour Budget addresses the failures of Tory (and Reform) economic ideology, as they deal with the root causes of poverty👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Happy to be corrected but I believe the Lib Dems have consistently voted against the Employment Rights bill, not sure why. Will there be reams of news print from disgruntled unnamed Lib Dem MP's condemning their party, I won't hold my breath.
November 28, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Happy to be corrected but I believe the Lib Dems have consistently voted against the Employment Rights bill, not sure why. Will there be reams of news print from disgruntled unnamed Lib Dem MP's condemning their party, I won't hold my breath.
Very good news. But please quit the U -turn language - there was a negotiation and a compromise. Just because some usual suspects are grumpy and the BBC etc etc are using lazy language doesn't mean @theguardian.com has to .
Cap on compensation for unfair dismissal to be lifted as part of workers' rights bill U-turn agreement - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
November 28, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Very good news. But please quit the U -turn language - there was a negotiation and a compromise. Just because some usual suspects are grumpy and the BBC etc etc are using lazy language doesn't mean @theguardian.com has to .
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Rhodanthe Athens design jug c 1934 by UK ceramics designer Clarice Cliff #WomensArt
November 27, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Rhodanthe Athens design jug c 1934 by UK ceramics designer Clarice Cliff #WomensArt
"Still punk as fuck" I assure myself as I turn my hearing aids down...
"Still punk as fuck", I assure myself as I await the opening of ticket sales for Mozart's Requiem at the Southbank.
"Still punk as fuck," I assure myself as I stir the green peppercorn sauce.
November 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
"Still punk as fuck" I assure myself as I turn my hearing aids down...
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild.
Llama in the park ahead of a circus. I thought I must have been drunk.
Ditto zebra
Mouse falling out of the ceiling - very dead.
Bat ditto but alive
Head of a wild boar in a poubelle in Corsica 🤮🤮
Llama in the park ahead of a circus. I thought I must have been drunk.
Ditto zebra
Mouse falling out of the ceiling - very dead.
Bat ditto but alive
Head of a wild boar in a poubelle in Corsica 🤮🤮
Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild:
1. Minotaur at a pub off Bethnal Green Road
2. A disgruntled (and lost) leprechaun in Saxmundham
3. A manticore buying milk at the Franprix on rue de longchamp
4. A mermaid washed up on plage Aber (she was ok)
5. Dragons (everywhere)
1. Minotaur at a pub off Bethnal Green Road
2. A disgruntled (and lost) leprechaun in Saxmundham
3. A manticore buying milk at the Franprix on rue de longchamp
4. A mermaid washed up on plage Aber (she was ok)
5. Dragons (everywhere)
Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild:
- Absolute unit ginger and white neighbour cat called Buddy
- grey squirrels everywhere
- effing foxes shitting on my garden sofa
- bloody rats terraforming my flowerbed
- several mice brought indoors by Daphne
- Absolute unit ginger and white neighbour cat called Buddy
- grey squirrels everywhere
- effing foxes shitting on my garden sofa
- bloody rats terraforming my flowerbed
- several mice brought indoors by Daphne
November 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild.
Llama in the park ahead of a circus. I thought I must have been drunk.
Ditto zebra
Mouse falling out of the ceiling - very dead.
Bat ditto but alive
Head of a wild boar in a poubelle in Corsica 🤮🤮
Llama in the park ahead of a circus. I thought I must have been drunk.
Ditto zebra
Mouse falling out of the ceiling - very dead.
Bat ditto but alive
Head of a wild boar in a poubelle in Corsica 🤮🤮
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Fabulous statistic on the Food Programme on BBC R4 just now: around 25% of British people think the tea they drink is grown in the UK.
Superb. Something to consider when contemplating the spread of mythology around things like vaccines and 5G masts. Humans are just…
Superb. Something to consider when contemplating the spread of mythology around things like vaccines and 5G masts. Humans are just…
November 28, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Fabulous statistic on the Food Programme on BBC R4 just now: around 25% of British people think the tea they drink is grown in the UK.
Superb. Something to consider when contemplating the spread of mythology around things like vaccines and 5G masts. Humans are just…
Superb. Something to consider when contemplating the spread of mythology around things like vaccines and 5G masts. Humans are just…
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At no point in the process did the OBR have the government missing its fiscal rules by a large margin. Leaves me baffled by the months of speculation and briefing. Was the plan to lead everyone to expect a big income tax rise, then surprise them on the day by not doing it..?
November 28, 2025 at 11:27 AM
At no point in the process did the OBR have the government missing its fiscal rules by a large margin. Leaves me baffled by the months of speculation and briefing. Was the plan to lead everyone to expect a big income tax rise, then surprise them on the day by not doing it..?
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I know some of the stories around the OBR and SEND have caused a bit of a stir.
Let me clear things up 👇
Let me clear things up 👇
November 28, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I know some of the stories around the OBR and SEND have caused a bit of a stir.
Let me clear things up 👇
Let me clear things up 👇
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These were market-moving claims, that now turn out not to have been true…
OBR says Reeves was told well before budget that productivity downgrade didn't mean fiscal rules would be broken - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
November 28, 2025 at 1:04 PM
These were market-moving claims, that now turn out not to have been true…