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sharon23.bsky.social
Remainer, European, Francophile, prepared to give Starmer a chance. Retired languages teacher, mum and Grandma to nearly 10 beautiful little humans.
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Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch just told viewers (unchallenged) the post Brexit CPTPP trade deal she negotiated is “going to be amazing” Let’s add a dose of much needed reality to that statement because if that’s an amazing deal heaven help us all

My hunch is that not a single one of the ‘ordinary people’ to whom the ridiculous Kemi Badenoch is trying to appeal can remotely identify with someone who hates sandwiches so much she has steak brought to her by someone for lunch everyday. Apart from being preposterous it would also be v expensive.

“All donations that originate from abroad, no matter who is the final donor, should be banned. Only UK citizens should be allowed to donate to British political organisations. This would, by necessity mean no donations from private companies; PLCs, LTDs, whatever.”

"If people are more willing to admit that they didn’t get everything they hoped for from leaving, then the time is right for an honest conversation about how to achieve that."

“Taking Britain out of the Erasmus+ programme was a huge mistake. Labour must rejoin and accept the EU’s offer of a youth mobility scheme”👏 Our youth have been robbed of the freedom of movement we enjoyed - this is the absolute least the Gov’t can do for them sussexbylines.co.uk/news/educati...

Why is the government not capable wiping the floor with Nigel Farage every single day like this? Alastair Campbell effortlessly destroys him over his Brexit legacy which by almost every economic and financial measure has been disastrous for the country

Neatly put by @gideonrachman.bsky.social "The tainted legacy of the Merkel-Obama years" www.ft.com/content/0a53...

We need an urgent inquiry in the UK into foreign interference in our politics & media. …one which needs to advise rules for Parliament to enact before the next General Election hits.

I’m very jet lagged, but I can’t for the life of me understand the Louise Haigh fuss. I mean, at one point the last Tory government was allowing people being actively investigated for sexual assault to keep the whip. Is it the jet lag, or yet another case of shameless Tory client media hypocrisy?

🔴The Sheer Scale of the Conservative Local Government Auditing Scandal Is Only Now Becoming Clear Billions of pounds in spending remains unaccounted for, with the National Audit Office unable to sign off the nation’s accounts bylinetimes.com/2024/11/27/t...

There is a drip feed of media criticism aimed at bringing down the Labour Party using the same drip feed strategy that brought us Brexit. Anyone know if this government could reinstate Leveson 2?

So true. 💯

Yes! Finally! 👏👏👏

Hear from the new co-Presidents of the European Movement, Caroline Lucas and Dominic Grieve KC, about why it is vital that we overturn the calamity of Brexit, and reclaim our place in Europe.

Happy International Men's Day! On that note, here's a familiar song to hum that we adapted with the amazing Prostate Cancer UK four years ago, when Alfie & Tom could sing high: youtu.be/IkVLe_qI2dw Get tested = save men (like Grandad) #InternationalMensDay

In these dangerous times it is even MORE imperative that the UK rejoins the EU. if you agree sign to send a clear message to Keir Starmer. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

📣 Reader, I certainly did *NOT* delete this X post. In fact, it’s still on my X feed, just with uncharacteristically low engagement. Can we all guess why? I venture that Space Karen might be feeling a bit sensitive.

Jeez. Boris Johnson is now on French radio saying “We forget all this now because it was two or three years ago but when we had the pandemic, thanks to Brexit we had the chance to do the vaccinations in England much earlier” I’ve debunked this absolute boll**** many times👇

Mhairi Black, "I watched America's comments today where they were saying how outrageous it was thar Russia is taking Ukrainian land, targeting civilians, targeting infrastructure" "Yet, not that far away when Netanyahu is doing the same thing" @mhairiblack.bsky.social

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One of the many so called benefits? 🤪

💥 NEWS! 💥 Delighted to announce that we have TWO new Presidents at European Movement UK: Caroline Lucas and Dominic Grieve Our former President, Michael Heseltine stepped down at the AGM this weekend. Onwards and definitely upwards! www.europeanmovement.co.uk/new-european...

Without trade unions & the workers willing to back them we wouldn’t have • a minimum wage • maternity & paternity rights • pension provision • holiday & sickness entitlements victories which have benefited every single person in this country tuc.org.uk/joinunion

Not only is this great news in itself - but our membership is getting a new growth surge from it today too. 🚀 Be part it. Join our >23,400 members —> www.europeanmovement.co.uk/membership

Caroline Lucas and Dominic Grieve join forces as new European Movement Co-Presidents 👏 www.europeanmovement.co.uk/new-european...

“He’s behaving as if he’s a co-president and making sure everyone knows it,” one of two people told NBC This won’t end well newrepublic.com/post/188501/...

🔴COP29: As the Climate Crisis Intensifies, Trump and World Leaders Are Leaving the Stage The global consensus on tackling climate change is fragmenting at the very moment action is most needed, reports Mike Buckley bylinetimes.com/2024/11/18/c...

Awesome!

I would love to tell you about all the times vaccines prevented me from getting sick, but every time it happens, I don’t notice. I just keep feeling well. Public health, when it’s working, is invisible.

It’s such a relief to finally hear BoE governor admit the truth about Brexit! Brexit has decimated trade and blown a black hole in the economy. It needs to be reversed

Hello ! Good morning Bluesky ! Some Leopards can’t change their spots . . . but some of us can . . .

So if it's a trade choice between: a) chlorinated chicken, plastic cheese, nasty chocolate and b) European food, beer & wine... ...I confess, I have a strong preference for the latter.

Good morning, Bluesky! 🦋 Starter packs are great— but do take the time to: 1) Look up fav influencers and hunt in their followers to find your friends. 2) follow back (as much as reasonable) 3) Engage in conversations It’s important to build real mutually-supportive & engaged community here.

Note that this graph of the X-odus only goes to Sept/Oct… I’ve seen a MUCH sharper decline since Nov 5th. I think we should all post and pin “Gone fishing on Bluesky 🎣 No idea when I’ll be back” messages on X That would be fantastic fun.