Ann Harries
@annharries.bsky.social
Dog lover, crisp aficionada, sometime French teacher and proud European living in SW🇫🇷.Labour voter 🍉🇪🇺DMs blocked
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Populist Right: 'We're not racist, we just want immigrants to integrate & contribute.'
Immigrant gains BA, MA, works for charities, marries a 'Brit', becomes Brexit-supporting, lockdown-sceptic Tory MP, then Deputy Speaker of HoC.
Populist Right: 'People born abroad shouldn't be allowed to do this.'
Immigrant gains BA, MA, works for charities, marries a 'Brit', becomes Brexit-supporting, lockdown-sceptic Tory MP, then Deputy Speaker of HoC.
Populist Right: 'People born abroad shouldn't be allowed to do this.'
November 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Populist Right: 'We're not racist, we just want immigrants to integrate & contribute.'
Immigrant gains BA, MA, works for charities, marries a 'Brit', becomes Brexit-supporting, lockdown-sceptic Tory MP, then Deputy Speaker of HoC.
Populist Right: 'People born abroad shouldn't be allowed to do this.'
Immigrant gains BA, MA, works for charities, marries a 'Brit', becomes Brexit-supporting, lockdown-sceptic Tory MP, then Deputy Speaker of HoC.
Populist Right: 'People born abroad shouldn't be allowed to do this.'
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Fadi and Jum'ah abu Assi, 8 and 11 years old
killed by the IDF today as they were collecting firewood near Khan Younis.
IDF spokesperson announced the airforce and ground forces "eliminated an immediate threat to IDF forces"
killed by the IDF today as they were collecting firewood near Khan Younis.
IDF spokesperson announced the airforce and ground forces "eliminated an immediate threat to IDF forces"
November 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Fadi and Jum'ah abu Assi, 8 and 11 years old
killed by the IDF today as they were collecting firewood near Khan Younis.
IDF spokesperson announced the airforce and ground forces "eliminated an immediate threat to IDF forces"
killed by the IDF today as they were collecting firewood near Khan Younis.
IDF spokesperson announced the airforce and ground forces "eliminated an immediate threat to IDF forces"
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Yes, who is more likely to regard the sacrifice of people as abhorrent than those who follow a religion centered on celebrating the sacrifice of a person?
November 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Yes, who is more likely to regard the sacrifice of people as abhorrent than those who follow a religion centered on celebrating the sacrifice of a person?
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The irony is that one of the reasons Harriet Harman decided not to pursue Badenoch for hacking her website was a belief that more black women in politics was a good thing. So, in a small but salient way, Badenoch owes her position to the very solidarity she now mocks.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Badenoch defends calling chancellor 'spineless' in Budget row
The Conservative Party leader says she was
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 10:02 AM
The irony is that one of the reasons Harriet Harman decided not to pursue Badenoch for hacking her website was a belief that more black women in politics was a good thing. So, in a small but salient way, Badenoch owes her position to the very solidarity she now mocks.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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👉NEW -- Did Trump pressure Starmer to ban Palestine Action?
by John McEvoy & Dania Akkad
Lawyers for Huda Ammori, co-founder of Palestine Action, have questioned if the US president influenced the crackdown on the group.
by John McEvoy & Dania Akkad
Lawyers for Huda Ammori, co-founder of Palestine Action, have questioned if the US president influenced the crackdown on the group.
November 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
👉NEW -- Did Trump pressure Starmer to ban Palestine Action?
by John McEvoy & Dania Akkad
Lawyers for Huda Ammori, co-founder of Palestine Action, have questioned if the US president influenced the crackdown on the group.
by John McEvoy & Dania Akkad
Lawyers for Huda Ammori, co-founder of Palestine Action, have questioned if the US president influenced the crackdown on the group.
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Plus sides to today: Two-child benefit scrapped. Largely progressive tax implications. Good market reaction. No big spending cuts. Nightmare prospect of cutting funding to net zero etc avoided. It's a left-wing budget. Those who say there's no difference between Labour and Tories are bananas.
November 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Plus sides to today: Two-child benefit scrapped. Largely progressive tax implications. Good market reaction. No big spending cuts. Nightmare prospect of cutting funding to net zero etc avoided. It's a left-wing budget. Those who say there's no difference between Labour and Tories are bananas.
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BREAKING: The Chief Whip in the House of Lords has assigned an extra ten days in the new year for the assisted dying bill to be debated. This makes it far less likely that the bill will run out of time.
November 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
BREAKING: The Chief Whip in the House of Lords has assigned an extra ten days in the new year for the assisted dying bill to be debated. This makes it far less likely that the bill will run out of time.
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If the Lords times out the #AssistedDyingBill, it would break the PM's pre-election pledge, as well as manifesto commitments by the Tories, Liberal Dems, and Greens. We're urging the Government to make sure the Bill has time to be fully debated by peers. humanists.uk/2025/11/25/a...
Assisted dying bill filibustering contradicts cross-party election promises
If the House of Lords times out the Assisted Dying Bill, it would break the Prime Minister’s pre-election pledge, as well as manifesto commitments by the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, and Greens. ...
humanists.uk
November 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM
If the Lords times out the #AssistedDyingBill, it would break the PM's pre-election pledge, as well as manifesto commitments by the Tories, Liberal Dems, and Greens. We're urging the Government to make sure the Bill has time to be fully debated by peers. humanists.uk/2025/11/25/a...
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Cue rich people moaning about how they can no longer afford to live in their castles.... God it's all so horribly predictable
🚨 BREXIT BUDGET🚨
"From 2028, I am introducing a high value council tax surcharge in England. An annual £2,500 charge for properties worth more than £2 million, rising to £7,500 for properties worth more than £5 million."
"From 2028, I am introducing a high value council tax surcharge in England. An annual £2,500 charge for properties worth more than £2 million, rising to £7,500 for properties worth more than £5 million."
November 26, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Cue rich people moaning about how they can no longer afford to live in their castles.... God it's all so horribly predictable
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Badenoch is so incredibly unpleasant. Her response is nothing but personal attacks and describing support for kids in poverty as "hand outs". Grim.
November 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Badenoch is so incredibly unpleasant. Her response is nothing but personal attacks and describing support for kids in poverty as "hand outs". Grim.
Much of Badenoch speech has simply been a gratuitous abuse of Rachael Reeves. She clearly had planned all that abuse before the link. What a disgusting apology for a human being she is.
November 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Much of Badenoch speech has simply been a gratuitous abuse of Rachael Reeves. She clearly had planned all that abuse before the link. What a disgusting apology for a human being she is.
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This is such important news. Hundreds of thousands of children taken out of poverty with the stroke of a pen.
Two-child benefit limit is officially scrapped in Budget 2025
Rachel Reeves confirms policy that restricts what benefits families can receive will be removed
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 12:46 PM
This is such important news. Hundreds of thousands of children taken out of poverty with the stroke of a pen.
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Tory front benches equally furious at a tax on mansions and hundreds of thousands of kids being pulled out of poverty. Shameful stuff.
November 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Tory front benches equally furious at a tax on mansions and hundreds of thousands of kids being pulled out of poverty. Shameful stuff.
OK, I know I don’t like Badenoch so I’m predisposed to dislike her, but her behaviour towards Reeves is utterly disgusting.
November 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
OK, I know I don’t like Badenoch so I’m predisposed to dislike her, but her behaviour towards Reeves is utterly disgusting.
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And honestly I don't give a fuck if it's popular or not. It's going to make a lot of kids' lives better. That's the point of government. Not an opinion poll.
November 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
And honestly I don't give a fuck if it's popular or not. It's going to make a lot of kids' lives better. That's the point of government. Not an opinion poll.
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More than six weeks after the Gaza ceasefire came into force, journalists are still prevented by the Israeli military from entering the Gaza Strip.
November 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
More than six weeks after the Gaza ceasefire came into force, journalists are still prevented by the Israeli military from entering the Gaza Strip.
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I implore someone, anyone, in the media…
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I implore someone, anyone, in the media…
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
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Imagine - after you have fought a brutal invader for almost 4 years who has killed tens of thousands of your people and ravished your country - that an orange man far away declares you have to surrender territory to the invader who will get immunity. apnews.com/article/ukra... 🤮
Ukraine peace plan darkens the mood across a war-torn nation
A proposed peace plan for Ukraine led by the United States has been met with anguish by many Ukrainians, who fear a post-war amnesty for Russian forces would erase accountability for alleged atrocitie...
apnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Imagine - after you have fought a brutal invader for almost 4 years who has killed tens of thousands of your people and ravished your country - that an orange man far away declares you have to surrender territory to the invader who will get immunity. apnews.com/article/ukra... 🤮
Nooo! Press start in the week with budget predictions again. Surely we can bloody well. Wait till Wednesday.
November 24, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Nooo! Press start in the week with budget predictions again. Surely we can bloody well. Wait till Wednesday.
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This "dangerous" event in East Jerusalem was shut down by the Israeli police before it could commence today. Even cultural expressions of Palestinian identity seem to be perceived as threatening these days...
November 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
This "dangerous" event in East Jerusalem was shut down by the Israeli police before it could commence today. Even cultural expressions of Palestinian identity seem to be perceived as threatening these days...
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Navy intercepts 2 Russian ships in Channel so a quick reminder that Reform #PlasticPatriots former Welsh leader is inside for 10 years for taking bribes from Russia..
And Farage has appeared numerous times on Russian TV & secretly met their ambassador & is on record as admiring Putin
Just saying 🤷🏼♂️
And Farage has appeared numerous times on Russian TV & secretly met their ambassador & is on record as admiring Putin
Just saying 🤷🏼♂️
Royal Navy intercepts two Russian ships in English Channel
HMS Severn headed off the warship and a tanker as they sailed west through the Dover Strait, the Ministry of Defence said.
www.bbc.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Navy intercepts 2 Russian ships in Channel so a quick reminder that Reform #PlasticPatriots former Welsh leader is inside for 10 years for taking bribes from Russia..
And Farage has appeared numerous times on Russian TV & secretly met their ambassador & is on record as admiring Putin
Just saying 🤷🏼♂️
And Farage has appeared numerous times on Russian TV & secretly met their ambassador & is on record as admiring Putin
Just saying 🤷🏼♂️
Cours à partir de 9 heures, cinq jours d'école par semaine : la Convention citoyenne sur les temps de l’enfant dévoile son rapport
November 23, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Cours à partir de 9 heures, cinq jours d'école par semaine : la Convention citoyenne sur les temps de l’enfant dévoile son rapport
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IRA guns fall silent, photo by Brendan Murphy, Irish News picture editor and photographer, who died recently.
November 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
IRA guns fall silent, photo by Brendan Murphy, Irish News picture editor and photographer, who died recently.
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If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
November 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.