Barbara Mason #FBPE
@motherhen.bsky.social
Europhile. Hate Brexit . Want to rejoin the EU eventually but will be happy for a better relationship in first instance. We need PR. Worried about climate change trying to do my bit. Still just about work for the NHS. Moved from twitter/X also on threads
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This is exactly why Mr Shepherd is such an excellently drawn character. Even many Austen readers would be hard-pressed to remember his name.
Unlike Dickens' caricatures like Mr Tulkinghorn, a good practical lawyer should not even be noticeable.
Unlike Dickens' caricatures like Mr Tulkinghorn, a good practical lawyer should not even be noticeable.
Well, I would because Persuasion is my favourite Austen yet I can't remember anything at all about Me Shepherd.
(Lawyers and the law strike me as a big deal in all C19th and early C20th fiction.
I suppose the hazard in terms of both property and criminal cases was as great as it's ever been.)
(Lawyers and the law strike me as a big deal in all C19th and early C20th fiction.
I suppose the hazard in terms of both property and criminal cases was as great as it's ever been.)
December 28, 2025 at 10:35 AM
This is exactly why Mr Shepherd is such an excellently drawn character. Even many Austen readers would be hard-pressed to remember his name.
Unlike Dickens' caricatures like Mr Tulkinghorn, a good practical lawyer should not even be noticeable.
Unlike Dickens' caricatures like Mr Tulkinghorn, a good practical lawyer should not even be noticeable.
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Hope this trend continues. A Trumpian America is a danger to us all.
December 28, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Hope this trend continues. A Trumpian America is a danger to us all.
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“Brexit will all be right, one day …”
Time’s up.
Time’s up.
December 28, 2025 at 11:27 AM
“Brexit will all be right, one day …”
Time’s up.
Time’s up.
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2025 comes to an end.
It’s been a strong year for deployment and innovation, but a worrying one for energy politics.
Moves like the US pause on offshore wind show how quickly progress can be undermined by polarised debate.
Here’s hoping 2026 brings calmer, more evidence-based energy policymaking.
It’s been a strong year for deployment and innovation, but a worrying one for energy politics.
Moves like the US pause on offshore wind show how quickly progress can be undermined by polarised debate.
Here’s hoping 2026 brings calmer, more evidence-based energy policymaking.
December 28, 2025 at 8:36 AM
2025 comes to an end.
It’s been a strong year for deployment and innovation, but a worrying one for energy politics.
Moves like the US pause on offshore wind show how quickly progress can be undermined by polarised debate.
Here’s hoping 2026 brings calmer, more evidence-based energy policymaking.
It’s been a strong year for deployment and innovation, but a worrying one for energy politics.
Moves like the US pause on offshore wind show how quickly progress can be undermined by polarised debate.
Here’s hoping 2026 brings calmer, more evidence-based energy policymaking.
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This was the government's position on "human rights defender" Abd El-Fattah in 2023, while Robert Jenrick sat in cabinet, Cleverly was Foreign Sec, and Sunak was PM - a position confirmed no fewer than ten times on the floor of both the Commons and the Lords.
Did Bob object back then? Thought not.
Did Bob object back then? Thought not.
December 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM
This was the government's position on "human rights defender" Abd El-Fattah in 2023, while Robert Jenrick sat in cabinet, Cleverly was Foreign Sec, and Sunak was PM - a position confirmed no fewer than ten times on the floor of both the Commons and the Lords.
Did Bob object back then? Thought not.
Did Bob object back then? Thought not.
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Why the next 12 months will determine whether British politics steps back from the brink, or embraces a dark future under Nigel Farage and the far-right
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/my-six-pol...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/my-six-pol...
My Six Political Predictions for 2026
The next 12 months will determine whether British politics steps back from the brink, or embraces a truly dark future under Nigel Farage and the far-right
www.adambienkov.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Why the next 12 months will determine whether British politics steps back from the brink, or embraces a dark future under Nigel Farage and the far-right
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/my-six-pol...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/my-six-pol...
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For the last month (arguably year) Ukraine and Europe have been effectively negotiating with someone who claims to be their ally over a deal that they find entirely unacceptable and that the other side of the war has already rejected.
Take a moment to think about the performative insanity of that.
Take a moment to think about the performative insanity of that.
December 28, 2025 at 11:59 AM
For the last month (arguably year) Ukraine and Europe have been effectively negotiating with someone who claims to be their ally over a deal that they find entirely unacceptable and that the other side of the war has already rejected.
Take a moment to think about the performative insanity of that.
Take a moment to think about the performative insanity of that.
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December 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Honestly I read these posts and I think America DOES need infinity migrants.
Anything to wash away this scum.
Anything to wash away this scum.
December 27, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Honestly I read these posts and I think America DOES need infinity migrants.
Anything to wash away this scum.
Anything to wash away this scum.
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I understand why they do it but I wish there was a button on the BBC News app to separate real news from the stories that are written to sound like Buzzfeed 15 years ago.
December 27, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I understand why they do it but I wish there was a button on the BBC News app to separate real news from the stories that are written to sound like Buzzfeed 15 years ago.
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Combien de tonne? 👺How much weight? Imagine how many victims were caught here. Imagine the damage done. Imagine the harm done. #Fishing = #Torture & #Murder #Ecocide => #MassExtinction #LiveVegan live for a better future 🙏
December 27, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Combien de tonne? 👺How much weight? Imagine how many victims were caught here. Imagine the damage done. Imagine the harm done. #Fishing = #Torture & #Murder #Ecocide => #MassExtinction #LiveVegan live for a better future 🙏
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The BBC may have lost a director general, but now it needs to prove it still has a spine, writes @arusbridger.bsky.social.
The BBC has no choice but to teach Trump a lesson about free speech
The corporation may have lost a director general, but now needs to prove it still has a spine
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
December 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The BBC may have lost a director general, but now it needs to prove it still has a spine, writes @arusbridger.bsky.social.
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The question is: how did the minority gain such power as to do harm?
December 27, 2025 at 8:45 AM
The question is: how did the minority gain such power as to do harm?
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If I were to hazard a guess I’d say the fox hunting crowd who are braying to be able to continue murdering defenceless animals would never, have never and will never vote Labour. I say fuck ‘em. Royally.
December 27, 2025 at 11:15 AM
If I were to hazard a guess I’d say the fox hunting crowd who are braying to be able to continue murdering defenceless animals would never, have never and will never vote Labour. I say fuck ‘em. Royally.
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Zelenskyy: “Ukraine has clear red lines. These are its territories and the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
“Ukraine will not legally recognise the occupation under any circumstances.”
“Ukraine will not legally recognise the occupation under any circumstances.”
December 27, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Zelenskyy: “Ukraine has clear red lines. These are its territories and the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
“Ukraine will not legally recognise the occupation under any circumstances.”
“Ukraine will not legally recognise the occupation under any circumstances.”
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Today is the anniversary of the collapse of the Soviet Union. Let’s hope history repeats itself with its successor.
December 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Today is the anniversary of the collapse of the Soviet Union. Let’s hope history repeats itself with its successor.
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Yeah. Right. He can swim for that.
December 27, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Yeah. Right. He can swim for that.
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Like Johnson & Brexit buried the UK Conservative Party. Trump may well be the political collapse of Republicans in this era
Rather than asking who is going to inherit Trump mantle, in year we could be talking about which candidates can escape the odious distinction of having been connected to him
Rather than asking who is going to inherit Trump mantle, in year we could be talking about which candidates can escape the odious distinction of having been connected to him
Dragged down by an unpopular president, Republicans are bracing for a midterm trouncing
As Americans tire of Donald Trump, a Democratic midterm ‘tsunami’ could sweep the GOP out of power
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Like Johnson & Brexit buried the UK Conservative Party. Trump may well be the political collapse of Republicans in this era
Rather than asking who is going to inherit Trump mantle, in year we could be talking about which candidates can escape the odious distinction of having been connected to him
Rather than asking who is going to inherit Trump mantle, in year we could be talking about which candidates can escape the odious distinction of having been connected to him
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Don't rule out EU customs union, TUC boss tells Starmer - The policy advocated by the @libdems.org.uk for a long time. But will Starmer listen?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Don't rule out EU customs union, TUC boss Nowak tells Starmer
Trade unionist Paul Nowak says he wants to see the
www.bbc.co.uk
December 27, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Don't rule out EU customs union, TUC boss tells Starmer - The policy advocated by the @libdems.org.uk for a long time. But will Starmer listen?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Pressure mounts on the BBC to bar Nigel Farage from Senedd election debates. Opponents argue he isn't a Welsh candidate or potential First Minister. Debate centres on accountability and devolution.
#Senedd #WelshPolitics #Farage #ReformUK #BBCDebate
#Senedd #WelshPolitics #Farage #ReformUK #BBCDebate
December 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Pressure mounts on the BBC to bar Nigel Farage from Senedd election debates. Opponents argue he isn't a Welsh candidate or potential First Minister. Debate centres on accountability and devolution.
#Senedd #WelshPolitics #Farage #ReformUK #BBCDebate
#Senedd #WelshPolitics #Farage #ReformUK #BBCDebate
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Shameful! Foreign-born doctors and nurses were being put off by antagonism by politicians towards migrants, media coverage of immigration, the racist abuse of international medical graduates by NHS colleagues and racist aggression by patients toward minority ethnic NHS staff
Foreign medics shunning NHS because of anti-migrant rhetoric, says top doctor
Exclusive: UK now an ‘unwelcoming, racist’ country for overseas health workers, according to medical colleges leader
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Shameful! Foreign-born doctors and nurses were being put off by antagonism by politicians towards migrants, media coverage of immigration, the racist abuse of international medical graduates by NHS colleagues and racist aggression by patients toward minority ethnic NHS staff