Deborah Parr
@deborahparr.bsky.social
Retired NHS. Recent non-cat lady 😢😢 married 41 years. Refreshing knitting and sewing skills. Addicted to reading. Still hate Brexit, not fond of Trump either.🇨🇦🇬🇱🇺🇦🇵🇦
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There needs to be investment in early years support like we had with Sure Start. Parents were helped by multidisciplinary teams , it worked but that was decimated by the tories.
November 27, 2025 at 1:51 PM
There needs to be investment in early years support like we had with Sure Start. Parents were helped by multidisciplinary teams , it worked but that was decimated by the tories.
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Early years poverty reduce a person’s life chances- educational attainment, health & eventual earnings all adversely affected. Keeping kids out of poverty is literally a good future investment
November 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Early years poverty reduce a person’s life chances- educational attainment, health & eventual earnings all adversely affected. Keeping kids out of poverty is literally a good future investment
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Research shows unequivocally what the benefit limit means: kids go without food, clothes, and heating. You can think it’s unfair some parents get cash you don’t or made poor choices you didn’t. But if you think that resentment is more important than a child, I’d suggest you might reflect on that.
November 27, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Research shows unequivocally what the benefit limit means: kids go without food, clothes, and heating. You can think it’s unfair some parents get cash you don’t or made poor choices you didn’t. But if you think that resentment is more important than a child, I’d suggest you might reflect on that.
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Self-censorship is contagious. Once it starts, self-censorship can ripple through a society, making all of us the poorer for it.
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Self-censorship is contagious. Once it starts, self-censorship can ripple through a society, making all of us the poorer for it.
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His asylum application was approved by the current administration.
November 27, 2025 at 2:07 AM
His asylum application was approved by the current administration.
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#HappyThanksgiving to those “unprofessional” nurses out there today, spending their holiday casually tending to their “hobby” of making sure your loved ones stay alive.
The sales pitch for becoming a nurse is getting to be impossible: go into debt to be figuratively & literally shit on forever.
The sales pitch for becoming a nurse is getting to be impossible: go into debt to be figuratively & literally shit on forever.
a colorful sign that says thank you nurses on it
ALT: a colorful sign that says thank you nurses on it
media.tenor.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:40 PM
#HappyThanksgiving to those “unprofessional” nurses out there today, spending their holiday casually tending to their “hobby” of making sure your loved ones stay alive.
The sales pitch for becoming a nurse is getting to be impossible: go into debt to be figuratively & literally shit on forever.
The sales pitch for becoming a nurse is getting to be impossible: go into debt to be figuratively & literally shit on forever.
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So we are already back to the levels of migration of the early 2010s and declining faster... let's hope all those new restrictions, based on previous higher numbers, don't make Britain massively unattractive to those migrants the government DOES wish to attract.
Net migration fell sharply agaim to 204,000 in the year to June 2025, having been 344k in 2024 and 848k in 2023. But falling immigration has been the biggest secret - and it is time for the media and political debate to catch up with this change
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
UK net migration fell to 204,000 in year to June - live updates
Net migration, the difference between those entering and leaving the country, was 345,000 in 2024 according to revised figures.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 9:56 AM
So we are already back to the levels of migration of the early 2010s and declining faster... let's hope all those new restrictions, based on previous higher numbers, don't make Britain massively unattractive to those migrants the government DOES wish to attract.
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👏👏Kudos to South Africa for standing up to the Liar&Bully-in-Chief, and not letting his bullshit narrative go unchallenged.
(MSM and several other entities in the US: take notes, this kind of energy is what your country needs from you)
(MSM and several other entities in the US: take notes, this kind of energy is what your country needs from you)
South Africa hits back at ‘punitive’ Trump move to bar it from G20 meeting in Florida
Diplomatic row worsens after US president says member state will not be invited to 2026 summit
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM
👏👏Kudos to South Africa for standing up to the Liar&Bully-in-Chief, and not letting his bullshit narrative go unchallenged.
(MSM and several other entities in the US: take notes, this kind of energy is what your country needs from you)
(MSM and several other entities in the US: take notes, this kind of energy is what your country needs from you)
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🤔 Remind me, how exactly is Russia winning their war against Ukraine?
🤯 The Kremlin has loosened medical rules so even people with severe mental disorders can sign military contracts.
Moscow Clears Troops With Psychosis and Addiction for Combat Amid Growing Manpower Shortages
The new military medical guidelines in Russia now permit soldiers with severe mental health issues to rejoin active service, according to recent reports.
united24media.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:22 PM
🤔 Remind me, how exactly is Russia winning their war against Ukraine?
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At Birmingham’s Christmas Market, traders are telling the same story to us again and again. Behind the lights and stalls, small businesses are still paying the price of Brexit, with business now harder, slower and more expensive.
November 27, 2025 at 1:45 PM
At Birmingham’s Christmas Market, traders are telling the same story to us again and again. Behind the lights and stalls, small businesses are still paying the price of Brexit, with business now harder, slower and more expensive.
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🧵🧵 #HearthWarriors 🫂strike boycott blackout protest
** defend the hearth🫂... defund 🐷 **
#TruthWarriors THERE ARE UNLAWFUL ORDERS Karoline Leavitt lie Trump call Democrats hang billionaires destroy America Putin Techbros private army Elysium elites scum bsky.app/profile/aeir...
** defend the hearth🫂... defund 🐷 **
#TruthWarriors THERE ARE UNLAWFUL ORDERS Karoline Leavitt lie Trump call Democrats hang billionaires destroy America Putin Techbros private army Elysium elites scum bsky.app/profile/aeir...
Disobeying unlawful orders is lawful. Article 92 of the UCMJ directly addresses this.
The 😡 🐷 never read it.
The 😡 🐷 never read it.
Disobey a superior officer: defenses to UCMJ Article 90 and UCMJ Article 92 - The Law Office of Peter Kageleiry, Jr.
Disobey a superior officer: UCMJ Article 90 and UCMJ Article 92. Are there defenses to violating Art 90 and Art 92? What are Unlawful orders?
www.ucmjlaw.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:02 AM
🧵🧵 #HearthWarriors 🫂strike boycott blackout protest
** defend the hearth🫂... defund 🐷 **
#TruthWarriors THERE ARE UNLAWFUL ORDERS Karoline Leavitt lie Trump call Democrats hang billionaires destroy America Putin Techbros private army Elysium elites scum bsky.app/profile/aeir...
** defend the hearth🫂... defund 🐷 **
#TruthWarriors THERE ARE UNLAWFUL ORDERS Karoline Leavitt lie Trump call Democrats hang billionaires destroy America Putin Techbros private army Elysium elites scum bsky.app/profile/aeir...
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Yea, we know... pillow, pad ear!
But who is to say, this was not planned... set up?
Like the assassination.
Com'on!
This is a fukkin set up.
Who is he preventing in?
But who is to say, this was not planned... set up?
Like the assassination.
Com'on!
This is a fukkin set up.
Who is he preventing in?
Trump's speech about the shooting in DC veered into him attacking the Somali community in Minnesota, which of course had nothing to do with the shooting. Gives away his bigoted game.
November 27, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Yea, we know... pillow, pad ear!
But who is to say, this was not planned... set up?
Like the assassination.
Com'on!
This is a fukkin set up.
Who is he preventing in?
But who is to say, this was not planned... set up?
Like the assassination.
Com'on!
This is a fukkin set up.
Who is he preventing in?
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I am being informed by various chuds and bootlickers on Facebook that ackshually Captain Picard would endorse ICE because wasn't he always preventing the Romulans from crossing the neutral zone? 🤣
November 27, 2025 at 5:06 AM
I am being informed by various chuds and bootlickers on Facebook that ackshually Captain Picard would endorse ICE because wasn't he always preventing the Romulans from crossing the neutral zone? 🤣
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"Trump's peace plan is not a plan, but a list of Putin's wishes."
Kaja Kallas
Kaja Kallas
November 23, 2025 at 2:46 AM
"Trump's peace plan is not a plan, but a list of Putin's wishes."
Kaja Kallas
Kaja Kallas
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To quote myself "especially given that MATs are (exempt) charities". As a preschool trustee for almost 20 years I just find it odd that there are 50 people being paid more than our entire annual turnover in one MAT. There's a reason why charities have to report high salaries.
November 27, 2025 at 6:21 AM
To quote myself "especially given that MATs are (exempt) charities". As a preschool trustee for almost 20 years I just find it odd that there are 50 people being paid more than our entire annual turnover in one MAT. There's a reason why charities have to report high salaries.
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The assumption of many in this thread is that school trusts are corporate/privatised/capitalist. We're not. We're teams of teachers who've come together to support young people and communities.
Is the system perfect? No. But teachers organising to improve education is a good thing.
Is the system perfect? No. But teachers organising to improve education is a good thing.
November 26, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The assumption of many in this thread is that school trusts are corporate/privatised/capitalist. We're not. We're teams of teachers who've come together to support young people and communities.
Is the system perfect? No. But teachers organising to improve education is a good thing.
Is the system perfect? No. But teachers organising to improve education is a good thing.
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I know who Nus Ghani MP is - not because we always agree - but because she’s been serving her constituency (as well as lewks) since 2015.
Who the hell is Lucy White?!
Ah, a quick google search reveals her as a rentagob for GB ‘news.’
I know which one is qualified to chair the budget debate.
Who the hell is Lucy White?!
Ah, a quick google search reveals her as a rentagob for GB ‘news.’
I know which one is qualified to chair the budget debate.
November 26, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I know who Nus Ghani MP is - not because we always agree - but because she’s been serving her constituency (as well as lewks) since 2015.
Who the hell is Lucy White?!
Ah, a quick google search reveals her as a rentagob for GB ‘news.’
I know which one is qualified to chair the budget debate.
Who the hell is Lucy White?!
Ah, a quick google search reveals her as a rentagob for GB ‘news.’
I know which one is qualified to chair the budget debate.
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Britain’s students aren’t buying Farage’s fairy tales about Russia. They’re shredding Reform’s spin live on camera. Britain’s future isn’t having it. 🔥🇬🇧 #ukpolitics
November 26, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Britain’s students aren’t buying Farage’s fairy tales about Russia. They’re shredding Reform’s spin live on camera. Britain’s future isn’t having it. 🔥🇬🇧 #ukpolitics
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The impact on ordinary people is catastrophic. We all feel the hardship Brexit has caused in many ways but we're never really asked.
November 26, 2025 at 9:25 AM
The impact on ordinary people is catastrophic. We all feel the hardship Brexit has caused in many ways but we're never really asked.
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Ask yourself, how long would Keir Starmers premiership, or political career last, if this was "his" history?
Then ask why the media still use every opportunity to promote this vile human Farage, as our next PM...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Then ask why the media still use every opportunity to promote this vile human Farage, as our next PM...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nigel Farage's racism denials are dishonest, says ex-classmate
Peter Ettedgui tells the BBC Nigel Farage targeted antisemitic abuse at him when they were teenagers.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Ask yourself, how long would Keir Starmers premiership, or political career last, if this was "his" history?
Then ask why the media still use every opportunity to promote this vile human Farage, as our next PM...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Then ask why the media still use every opportunity to promote this vile human Farage, as our next PM...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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tax them till they sound like the payout on a slot machine
UK gambling industry made £15.6bn in 2024 (£16.8bn in 2025)
Most companies holed up in Gibraltar & Malta, dodge UK taxes. Some pay corporation tax at the rate of 3%-4%. No VAT on gambling.
Public bears the cost of gambling addiction.
Firms resent paying extra tax to clear their mess.
Tax them.
Most companies holed up in Gibraltar & Malta, dodge UK taxes. Some pay corporation tax at the rate of 3%-4%. No VAT on gambling.
Public bears the cost of gambling addiction.
Firms resent paying extra tax to clear their mess.
Tax them.
UK's Online Gambling Industry: The £3.8 Billion Tax Question Nobody's Answering
UK's online gambling industry generates £15.6bn annually but pays minimal tax. With £3.8bn in receipts, experts say it's time for reform Here's why.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
tax them till they sound like the payout on a slot machine
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I’m beyond proud of Peter Ettedgui speaking out about Farage and the vile antisemitic abuse he endured. I first heard Peter’s story nearly 20 years ago when Farage was a virtual nobody. It’s not a hit job. Just the truth
November 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I’m beyond proud of Peter Ettedgui speaking out about Farage and the vile antisemitic abuse he endured. I first heard Peter’s story nearly 20 years ago when Farage was a virtual nobody. It’s not a hit job. Just the truth
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My god
Hong Kong fire: Blaze engulfs apartment buildings in Tai Po - www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
Hong Kong fire: Blaze engulfs apartment buildings in Tai Po - www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
www.reuters.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
My god
Hong Kong fire: Blaze engulfs apartment buildings in Tai Po - www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
Hong Kong fire: Blaze engulfs apartment buildings in Tai Po - www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
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Rachel Reeves just thanked Joe Powell in the budget for his representations on high street tax evasion and pledged more resources to track down "fraudulent business owners who vanish without paying their taxes". This is one of the issues Joe raised with the chancellor.
What's up with the Harry Potter shops in central London?
London Centric's investigation into their finances was raised in the House of Commons by Kensington and Bayswater Labour MP Joe Powell. He asked ministers what it will take to get HMRC officials to check the shops are paying their taxes.
London Centric's investigation into their finances was raised in the House of Commons by Kensington and Bayswater Labour MP Joe Powell. He asked ministers what it will take to get HMRC officials to check the shops are paying their taxes.
November 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Rachel Reeves just thanked Joe Powell in the budget for his representations on high street tax evasion and pledged more resources to track down "fraudulent business owners who vanish without paying their taxes". This is one of the issues Joe raised with the chancellor.