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Victoria Redfern@victoriaredfern.bsky.social |
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Current location: London, England 'You're one of us now.' - The Doug Anthony All-Stars. Made in Scotland from girders. Singular 'they' was first recorded in 1375 and pre-dates singular 'you'.
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Robin Ince
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Because there is such focus on 5 seats for Reform and so little for Green winning 4 I thought I would just pop this up - I hope this is the beginning of increasing belief that Green is not a wasted vote
greenparty.org.uk/2024/07/05/f...
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Turmut Hoer
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People have had enough of people who have had enough of experts.
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Sam
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On BBC4 tonight…I’ve not come across this before, really looking forward to seeing it!
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Victoria Redfern
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The thing that always made me really conscious I had a small family was Christmas, but nowadays it's WhatsApp. Everyone else has family WhatsApp groups, whereas I mostly use it to forward Mum cute animal videos from Instagram.
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Victoria Redfern
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People who actually know about the subject AND CARE are being appointed to government positions. It's wonderful. But it should never have been possible to get to how it was before.
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Bevis Musson
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Sir Patrick Valance as Science Minister and Richard Hermer KC as Attorney General certainly makes it look like Starmer wants people with actual experience in specific roles. But appointing James Timpson as minister of state for prisons, parole and probation is a *superb* appointment.
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Victoria Redfern
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Oh that's weird. So they're telling me that my meter is old and needs replacing with a smart meter, but if it really is that old they won't be able to put a smart meter in?
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Victoria Redfern
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I REALLY hate 'carnage' for chaos, though. It's so redolent of chunks of flesh, and in certain contexts can make you think there's been hideous death when there hasn't been, eg a road accident just causing tailbacks.
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Victoria Redfern
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Hmm. The new way of trying to get you to have a Smart Meter is to call you and tell you that your meter is due an upgrade. I don't like that. It sounds sneaky. It sounds like, OK, she doesn't want a Smart Meter, how about we tell her that her old meter is old and needs replacing?
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Victoria Redfern
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From @stevevolkwriter on the othe place:
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Joel Morris
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Considering it, my favourite line of the night was probably @cooraysmith.bsky.social describing Penny Mordaunt as looking like “Catherine Deneuve, if she worked in a big M&S.”
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Richard Littler
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I think this is essentially what Keir Starmer said in his speech.
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Victoria Redfern
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I think maybe there +is+ a 'no-go area' in the UK now and it's Clacton-on-Sea.
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Victoria Redfern
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Mrs Sunak looked very sad, but I should think her enormous piles of money will be a huge comfort.
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Dr Andrew McInnes
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Just seen Elmo congratulating Kier Starmer and now you should see it too
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Victoria Redfern
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I shouldn't be so happy about normal adults being in charge. I hope we can get this country back to a place where a brainy kid can work hard and become prime minister one day. Everything is against you right now.
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John Bull
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So to confirm, now we have near-final numbers: Every time 19 Tory MPs get a bit grumpy this parliament and stick their letters into the 1922 Committee... ...it'll automatically trigger a leadership contest.
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Victoria Redfern
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Really respect Starmer not having his children with him and keeping them out of the papers. I remember how incredibly awkward and uncomfortable Blair's children looked on the steps of Number 10 when he got in.
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Victoria Redfern
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Oh get it right, BBC. Lady Starmer, not Lady Victoria.
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@christhebarker.bsky.social
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If you want a souvenir completed #portillogeddon T-shirt, mug, vest, whatever to treasure forever…
Got you covered: www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1626...
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Victoria Redfern
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An important message from Count Binface: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm8h...
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Victoria Redfern
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He's not now, after a space battle on Planet Copyright.
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Victoria Redfern
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I've eaten nothing but party food since 10pm last night. I fell asleep at one point and was woken in time for Mogg's concession speech by the 'dings' on my Portillogeddon interactive chart going mental. Luckily I am so disorganised I already have permanent jetlag.
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Victoria Redfern
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This person - I'm sorry, intergalactic space warrior - was up against the Prime Minister in his constituency:
www.countbinface.com/2024-electio...
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Victoria Redfern
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Honestly, I'm not hugely pro-monarchy, but Americans making out it's like Game of Thrones over here when arguing against it ironically make it sound quite cool.
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Victoria Redfern
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Anyone can take part in elections, you just need to pay a deposit, and if you get below a certain number of votes you don't get it back. You don't have to belong to an official party or anything. So you can campaign on a single issue like opposing a road being built.
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Victoria Redfern
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Just got a classic American On The Internet getting all upset that someone doesn't think their country is the best country.
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Victoria Redfern
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Be fair, he might have lost weight in prison since he last wore it to court.
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Victoria Redfern
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They are all fellow candidates. They all stand on a stage and how many votes they each got is read out and the winner declared.
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Pete Fraser
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I think this is it. And victories happen at the margins too. A vote share of 14-15 is exactly where I’d put the far right in the UK, in a vacuum.
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Victoria Redfern
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The only person trying to make this US v UK is you. Twitter is over there.
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Victoria Redfern
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The US President is Prime Minister and President combined. That's one of the ways they got it a bit wrong in 18th century America. We don't have that. If you think the King goes around making decrees like in fairy tales - no. He's just technically above the law. And somebody +would+ say something.
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Victoria Redfern
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Last time ERII ever stuck her oar in.
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Victoria Redfern
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The actual example from modern times that you want was the Australian government, if you want googling clues.
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Victoria Redfern
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As I said, the monarch has neevr actualy used those powers after that ghastly business in 1649.
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Victoria Redfern
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What does that have to do with interfering with the democratic process? Are you just trying to prove that monarchies are bad? Because I never said I thought otherwise.
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Victoria Redfern
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Not like the UK. The last time an hereditary monarch interfered in Brtitish politics against the wishes of parliament he got his head cut off.
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Victoria Redfern
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Last time Labour got in the weather was unseasonably gorgeous (it was only the start of May) but this is also great. Lovely and sunny to get the vote out and now Starmer can make a speech holding a big brolly and instantly look more grown-up and competent without having to say a word.
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Victoria Redfern
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I might finally be able to admit that I am not the woman I was in 1997. *falls over*
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Victoria Redfern
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Even Cornwall, which has always been Conservative v Lib Dem, has gone very red.
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Victoria Redfern
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The Green Party beat the Tories into third place in Greenwich. YES.
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Victoria Redfern
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I optimistically thought I might bake muffins tonight, but I think I was able to relax. I made cookies when Trump got in in America, but that was more stressful.
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Victoria Redfern
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One of the horrible things since 2016 has been seeing historical truth being twisted in real time and that same feeling you have when you stand at the edge of the sea and the waves go out and you feel like you're sliding backwards when standing still.
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Victoria Redfern
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Particularly fucks me off because my college was a women's college in the 19th century and the scarf is the Suffragette colours.
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Victoria Redfern
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GBS campaigning for women to be allowed to have places where they could relieve themselves when out for the day and thus be able to be out for the day being twisted into women campaigning to have a sacred female space free from evil men is one of the weirder tenets of TERF ideology.
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Victoria Redfern
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Jenny Jones was banging on about ladies loos being a "hard won right" and when I told her nobody ever campaigned for that, they campaigned for equality, she blocked me.
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Victoria Redfern
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All the big names got a shower. Mogg was top hats.
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Victoria Redfern
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Yes, I love Green policies, but not you, you ghastly TERF.
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Victoria Redfern
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This has been a joy. A chorus of DINGS! every time a Tory falls, and just now a shower of lettuces. portillogeddon.com
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Victoria Redfern
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In her defence, there is a chance she just couldn't find the stage or got herself locked in the loo.
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