Lesley
@lesleyhw.bsky.social
Elderwoman who loves writing, reading, travelling and unraveling life, one step at a time
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A tiny 2% wealth tax, on 20k people would raise £24 billion per year to spend on the things that urgently need fixing in our country.
We need some tax justice - the more money you have the less tax you pay and vice versa - that’s absurd.
We need some tax justice - the more money you have the less tax you pay and vice versa - that’s absurd.
January 23, 2025 at 10:49 PM
A tiny 2% wealth tax, on 20k people would raise £24 billion per year to spend on the things that urgently need fixing in our country.
We need some tax justice - the more money you have the less tax you pay and vice versa - that’s absurd.
We need some tax justice - the more money you have the less tax you pay and vice versa - that’s absurd.
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Gisele Pelicot would be my nominee for "Person of the Year". Harrowing, but characteristically excellent, dispatch from @victoriapeckham.bsky.social here. www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
I sat in court at the Gisèle Pelicot rape trial. This is what I saw
Gisèle Pelicot became a symbol of courage when she waived her anonymity to attend the trial of her husband and 50 other men accused of raping her — and ignited fierce debate about the law surrounding ...
www.thetimes.com
December 6, 2024 at 12:02 PM
Gisele Pelicot would be my nominee for "Person of the Year". Harrowing, but characteristically excellent, dispatch from @victoriapeckham.bsky.social here. www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
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Missing man #Granton #Edinburgh
Police seek help to trace missing 32-year-old man last seen over a week ago
Police Scotland is anxious to trace Blair Davidson who has been reported missing from the Granton area of Edinburgh since around 11pm on Sunday 24 November 2024. He is 32 years of age and is described as white, 6 feet…
Police Scotland is anxious to trace Blair Davidson who has been reported missing from the Granton area of Edinburgh since around 11pm on Sunday 24 November 2024. He is 32 years of age and is described as white, 6 feet…
Police seek help to trace missing 32-year-old man last seen over a week ago
Police Scotland is anxious to trace Blair Davidson who has been reported missing from the Granton area of Edinburgh since around 11pm on Sunday 24 November 2024. He is 32 years of age and is described as white, 6 feet tall, medium build, dark cropped hair, and stubble. Anyone with information is asked to phone 101 or Crimestoppers on 0500 555 111. Quote incident 0177of 26/11/2024.
theedinburghreporter.co.uk
December 2, 2024 at 3:26 PM
Missing man #Granton #Edinburgh
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FACT OF THE DAY. 1 December 1955. Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white man in racially segregated Montgomery, Alabama. Though she was not the first person to do this, her highly publicised protest became a landmark moment in the drive for black civil rights in the USA.
December 1, 2024 at 8:54 AM
FACT OF THE DAY. 1 December 1955. Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white man in racially segregated Montgomery, Alabama. Though she was not the first person to do this, her highly publicised protest became a landmark moment in the drive for black civil rights in the USA.
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Pat McFadden: "Child poverty is really important to us ... we're ambitious on child poverty"
Victoria Derbyshire: "ending the two-child limit would lift 400,000 children out of poverty"
Pat McFadden: "We didn't promise that at the election"
#BBCLauraK
Victoria Derbyshire: "ending the two-child limit would lift 400,000 children out of poverty"
Pat McFadden: "We didn't promise that at the election"
#BBCLauraK
December 1, 2024 at 9:13 AM
Pat McFadden: "Child poverty is really important to us ... we're ambitious on child poverty"
Victoria Derbyshire: "ending the two-child limit would lift 400,000 children out of poverty"
Pat McFadden: "We didn't promise that at the election"
#BBCLauraK
Victoria Derbyshire: "ending the two-child limit would lift 400,000 children out of poverty"
Pat McFadden: "We didn't promise that at the election"
#BBCLauraK
Pat McFadden eradicates any new Labour plans to promote child development by saying a report on child poverty can wait until next year. No rush then.
December 1, 2024 at 9:13 AM
Pat McFadden eradicates any new Labour plans to promote child development by saying a report on child poverty can wait until next year. No rush then.
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A remarkable stat: Heidi Alexander’s appointment as Transport Secretary means the cabinet is now 100% state-educated for the first time in history.
November 29, 2024 at 1:52 PM
A remarkable stat: Heidi Alexander’s appointment as Transport Secretary means the cabinet is now 100% state-educated for the first time in history.
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How privatisation works (and Thames Water is just the latest example).
1. A government takes a national asset built up with taxpayers' money and the work of public servants over many years, and hands it, for a fraction of its value, to a private company.
2. In doing so, it creates a monopoly.
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1. A government takes a national asset built up with taxpayers' money and the work of public servants over many years, and hands it, for a fraction of its value, to a private company.
2. In doing so, it creates a monopoly.
🧵
November 18, 2024 at 12:02 PM
How privatisation works (and Thames Water is just the latest example).
1. A government takes a national asset built up with taxpayers' money and the work of public servants over many years, and hands it, for a fraction of its value, to a private company.
2. In doing so, it creates a monopoly.
🧵
1. A government takes a national asset built up with taxpayers' money and the work of public servants over many years, and hands it, for a fraction of its value, to a private company.
2. In doing so, it creates a monopoly.
🧵
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For any other news and politics refugees, this is the place to start.
A refreshing balm of familiar faces.
A refreshing balm of familiar faces.
To all the newly-arrived Twitter refugees, I've created a starter pack of UK political journalists, experts, commentators and politicos to follow here
go.bsky.app/2CwmVfN
go.bsky.app/2CwmVfN
November 13, 2024 at 7:09 PM
For any other news and politics refugees, this is the place to start.
A refreshing balm of familiar faces.
A refreshing balm of familiar faces.
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Hello everyone. I am now on this platform for social media. Do please repost this message so that more people can find me!
November 13, 2024 at 11:26 AM
Hello everyone. I am now on this platform for social media. Do please repost this message so that more people can find me!