Maureen Dunn
@ladylizzied.bsky.social
Born in Edinburgh I’m into politics, cooking, reading,France, London , Norfolk, Ireland & dog walks - a little bit of bird watching & gardening.
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Just one para from @jdportes.bsky.social brilliant (and beautifully written) @theguardian.com piece on Burnham and the economy. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
July 18, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Just one para from @jdportes.bsky.social brilliant (and beautifully written) @theguardian.com piece on Burnham and the economy. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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"Trying to compete with Reform not only feels inauthentic... but a betrayal of what Labour is supposed to represent. We must address the concerns and fears of voters, not play on them."
Damning stuff from Sadiq Khan
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Damning stuff from Sadiq Khan
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Labour must stop channelling Reform and unite with progressives. That’s the lesson from Gorton and Denton | Sadiq Khan
The threat to the party in some parts of our country is now existential. But we can progress, as we have in London, by being bold and strong in our core beliefs, says London mayor Sadiq Khan
www.theguardian.com
March 1, 2026 at 7:20 AM
"Trying to compete with Reform not only feels inauthentic... but a betrayal of what Labour is supposed to represent. We must address the concerns and fears of voters, not play on them."
Damning stuff from Sadiq Khan
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Damning stuff from Sadiq Khan
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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How long are we going to hear about “legitimate debates and concerns about immigration?” It’s time we told the truth and deal with it. Net migration is low, we need more migrants, we are an ageing population. Highly skilled and low paid jobs are dependent on migrants. We need safe and legal routes.
February 12, 2026 at 1:09 PM
How long are we going to hear about “legitimate debates and concerns about immigration?” It’s time we told the truth and deal with it. Net migration is low, we need more migrants, we are an ageing population. Highly skilled and low paid jobs are dependent on migrants. We need safe and legal routes.
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I think a good strategy for your non-leftist social media presence (ie everywhere but here) is to give this photo - the remains of Danish soldiers returning in coffins after being killed in America's war in Afghanistan - as wide an audience as possible. Remind people who we're betraying
January 19, 2026 at 4:32 PM
I think a good strategy for your non-leftist social media presence (ie everywhere but here) is to give this photo - the remains of Danish soldiers returning in coffins after being killed in America's war in Afghanistan - as wide an audience as possible. Remind people who we're betraying
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Deutsche Bank here with the good stuff.
Game on.
Game on.
January 18, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Deutsche Bank here with the good stuff.
Game on.
Game on.
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Powerful piece by @drrachelclarke.com on the COVID inquiry. Those who say it’s easy to be wise in hindsight are being utterly disingenuous. Many of us spoke out at the time, and it’s in the public record.
@independentsage.bsky.social
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@independentsage.bsky.social
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I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer
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November 23, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Powerful piece by @drrachelclarke.com on the COVID inquiry. Those who say it’s easy to be wise in hindsight are being utterly disingenuous. Many of us spoke out at the time, and it’s in the public record.
@independentsage.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
@independentsage.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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I have watched his bit and the bit after Kuenssberg asks the question about 20 times and my ribs hurt.
Janey, Janey, Janey, still making me laugh from beyond.
Janey, Janey, Janey, still making me laugh from beyond.
October 1, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I have watched his bit and the bit after Kuenssberg asks the question about 20 times and my ribs hurt.
Janey, Janey, Janey, still making me laugh from beyond.
Janey, Janey, Janey, still making me laugh from beyond.
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I wouldn’t have thought many Labour MPs came into politics to strip the rights of torture survivors to be reunited with the spouses & children.
They need to take a long hard look in the mirror & ask whether Starmer, Cooper & Reeves are really the leadership their careers should be remembered with.
They need to take a long hard look in the mirror & ask whether Starmer, Cooper & Reeves are really the leadership their careers should be remembered with.
September 1, 2025 at 7:43 AM
I wouldn’t have thought many Labour MPs came into politics to strip the rights of torture survivors to be reunited with the spouses & children.
They need to take a long hard look in the mirror & ask whether Starmer, Cooper & Reeves are really the leadership their careers should be remembered with.
They need to take a long hard look in the mirror & ask whether Starmer, Cooper & Reeves are really the leadership their careers should be remembered with.
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This is clearly genuine, and I have to imagine that Ireland's own history with a preventable famine explains why Israel's genocide resonates so much. What Palestinians are going through today is not that different from what the Irish did, only this time it's being live-streamed.
Irish President
“I cannot really stand in a public venue & give a public speech & speak about our language when I see such incredible destruction of an entire people being taking place. Are we to watch children starving, women dehydrated who are trying to feed their children?..”
“I cannot really stand in a public venue & give a public speech & speak about our language when I see such incredible destruction of an entire people being taking place. Are we to watch children starving, women dehydrated who are trying to feed their children?..”
August 4, 2025 at 9:18 AM
This is clearly genuine, and I have to imagine that Ireland's own history with a preventable famine explains why Israel's genocide resonates so much. What Palestinians are going through today is not that different from what the Irish did, only this time it's being live-streamed.
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My daughter, partner and two kids have benefitted enormously in the last year. Thank you Labour
Minimum wage up lift £35 a week each
Nursery place next year
30 hours childcare from Sept
Eldest in breakfast club
Eldest gets wrap around care after school
Interest rates down
Mortgage rates down.
Minimum wage up lift £35 a week each
Nursery place next year
30 hours childcare from Sept
Eldest in breakfast club
Eldest gets wrap around care after school
Interest rates down
Mortgage rates down.
July 5, 2025 at 6:40 AM
My daughter, partner and two kids have benefitted enormously in the last year. Thank you Labour
Minimum wage up lift £35 a week each
Nursery place next year
30 hours childcare from Sept
Eldest in breakfast club
Eldest gets wrap around care after school
Interest rates down
Mortgage rates down.
Minimum wage up lift £35 a week each
Nursery place next year
30 hours childcare from Sept
Eldest in breakfast club
Eldest gets wrap around care after school
Interest rates down
Mortgage rates down.
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I made it through #r4today this morning without rage quitting, assisted by torrential rain delaying my morning run. I was rewarded by an interview with Horatio Clare. A lovely example of patriotism in the sense of being proud of the good things the UK does.
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We Came By Sea
We Came by Sea is a writer's journey through the small boats crisis, meeting the people who work tirelessly to save the lives of refugees - it is the story of an untold greater Britain.
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June 12, 2025 at 8:05 AM
I made it through #r4today this morning without rage quitting, assisted by torrential rain delaying my morning run. I was rewarded by an interview with Horatio Clare. A lovely example of patriotism in the sense of being proud of the good things the UK does.
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www.littletoller.co.uk/shop/books/l...
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Jeremy Bowen's long, measured, objective, but ultimately entirely clear and conclusive essay on Israeli war crimes. As Jonathan Sumption puts it:
"These things make genocide the most plausible explanation for what is now happening."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"These things make genocide the most plausible explanation for what is now happening."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Israel is accused of the gravest war crimes in Gaza
Distinguished lawyers, senior humanitarians and diplomats tell Jeremy Bowen why they are increasingly concerned about the catastrophe inside Gaza
www.bbc.co.uk
June 8, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Jeremy Bowen's long, measured, objective, but ultimately entirely clear and conclusive essay on Israeli war crimes. As Jonathan Sumption puts it:
"These things make genocide the most plausible explanation for what is now happening."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"These things make genocide the most plausible explanation for what is now happening."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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While Robert Jenrick MP spends his days wandering about the underground tackling fare dodgers and going on about the capital for clicks... his constituency has a genuine problem.
● Newark crime rate: 123 crimes per 1,000
● London 105.8 per 1,000
But you know... "Sadiq"
● Newark crime rate: 123 crimes per 1,000
● London 105.8 per 1,000
But you know... "Sadiq"
May 30, 2025 at 6:39 AM
While Robert Jenrick MP spends his days wandering about the underground tackling fare dodgers and going on about the capital for clicks... his constituency has a genuine problem.
● Newark crime rate: 123 crimes per 1,000
● London 105.8 per 1,000
But you know... "Sadiq"
● Newark crime rate: 123 crimes per 1,000
● London 105.8 per 1,000
But you know... "Sadiq"
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Hope anyone in need or homeless sees this
May 26, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Hope anyone in need or homeless sees this
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Labour going hard on immigration =
1. Damaging the economy
2. Pushing pissed off left-leaning voters to the Greens, Plaid, the SNP and the LibDems
3. Offering nowhere near enough for Reform-leaning voters
All in all, politically and economically illiterate.
1. Damaging the economy
2. Pushing pissed off left-leaning voters to the Greens, Plaid, the SNP and the LibDems
3. Offering nowhere near enough for Reform-leaning voters
All in all, politically and economically illiterate.
May 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Labour going hard on immigration =
1. Damaging the economy
2. Pushing pissed off left-leaning voters to the Greens, Plaid, the SNP and the LibDems
3. Offering nowhere near enough for Reform-leaning voters
All in all, politically and economically illiterate.
1. Damaging the economy
2. Pushing pissed off left-leaning voters to the Greens, Plaid, the SNP and the LibDems
3. Offering nowhere near enough for Reform-leaning voters
All in all, politically and economically illiterate.
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Really classy Daily Mirror front page on the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
This Philip Zec celebrated cartoon was in the paper on this day in 1945
This Philip Zec celebrated cartoon was in the paper on this day in 1945
May 8, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Really classy Daily Mirror front page on the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
This Philip Zec celebrated cartoon was in the paper on this day in 1945
This Philip Zec celebrated cartoon was in the paper on this day in 1945
#wildflowers in the rainy south of France today
April 13, 2025 at 8:35 PM
#wildflowers in the rainy south of France today
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Good morning folks! The phrase that pays today is one that we'll all use a lot over the next four years:
"She wis doing hur dinger." | She was showing her disapproval.
"She wis doing hur dinger." | She was showing her disapproval.
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March 1, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Good morning folks! The phrase that pays today is one that we'll all use a lot over the next four years:
"She wis doing hur dinger." | She was showing her disapproval.
"She wis doing hur dinger." | She was showing her disapproval.
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King Charles who loves killing foxes, birds, and badgers has been made Patron of the RSPCA.
King Charles used his power to block a ban on Fox Hunting and to make sure it is the joke ban we currently have.
RT if the RSPCA should remove him.
King Charles used his power to block a ban on Fox Hunting and to make sure it is the joke ban we currently have.
RT if the RSPCA should remove him.
February 27, 2025 at 12:51 PM
King Charles who loves killing foxes, birds, and badgers has been made Patron of the RSPCA.
King Charles used his power to block a ban on Fox Hunting and to make sure it is the joke ban we currently have.
RT if the RSPCA should remove him.
King Charles used his power to block a ban on Fox Hunting and to make sure it is the joke ban we currently have.
RT if the RSPCA should remove him.
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Brexit was pushed through by lies. The Sun lied about benefits tourism. Later, it printed this pathetically small apology.
The government should force all news media to print apologies for falsehoods in a form that makes them as visible to the public as the original lie.
The government should force all news media to print apologies for falsehoods in a form that makes them as visible to the public as the original lie.
February 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Brexit was pushed through by lies. The Sun lied about benefits tourism. Later, it printed this pathetically small apology.
The government should force all news media to print apologies for falsehoods in a form that makes them as visible to the public as the original lie.
The government should force all news media to print apologies for falsehoods in a form that makes them as visible to the public as the original lie.