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jennyanydots.bsky.social
Long retired. Write flash fiction, play the recorder. Hoping to survive long enough to see proportional representation, a second referendum and a socialist utopia.
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As Pushkin said to Nicholas I in a poem: 'You stand above the people. But eternally above you stands the law.' I hope US courts have the courage to stand firm.

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

'Softer line on UK' is just another indicator of how Brexit has weakened us.

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

Depose him! First from the RSPCA, then from the monarchy. Let's get rid of that absurd mediaeval institution.

submitted 64 days ago • 0 comments

I didn't get polio as a child. I was lucky. My daughter didn't. She was vaccinated.

submitted 67 days ago • 0 comments

At this time of year I always think of the Moomins who woke up one winter to find all the other creatures running around trying to placate a ravenous beast called Christmas.

submitted 71 days ago • 0 comments

Advice to Kemi: butter waterproofs bread, so that even cucumber sandwiches don't have to be soggy.

submitted 71 days ago • 0 comments

If as he claims Trump won the 2020 election, is he eligible for a third term?

submitted 76 days ago • 0 comments

Overheard on bus: 'Just the place for roadworks!' Is this the reason for potholes? They're in a place inconvenient for traffic?

submitted 86 days ago • 0 comments

Wow. Imagine the shock for the Daily Mail when it finds out Tory plans were for fines of £5k - later reduced to £3k - for each missed heat pump sale. What Ed Miliband has done is to reduce that to £500. As @torstenbell.bsky.social says today Headline should read “Miliband slashes Tory boiler tax”

submitted 93 days ago • 151 comments

Sad that the Budget will create some losers. Labour should be brave and tackle the ultra rich, who could lose millions and hardly notice.

submitted 96 days ago • 0 comments

Ladies' tresses orchid. Spotted yesterday high up in the Mendip.

submitted 544 days ago • 1 comment

My first post. Thanks to @shortpoemz.bsky.social for the invitation. Looking forward to finding both old and new friends here. 😀

submitted 549 days ago • 2 comments