Lisa Cumming
@lisacumin.bsky.social
Works in & around conflict grappling. (Local peacebuilding • Nonviolence • Peace practice & thinking.)
Worries in the valley, dreams on the moors. Personal account.
Worries in the valley, dreams on the moors. Personal account.
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Lisa Cumming
@lisacumin.bsky.social
· Nov 18
I've kindly been added to some lists with much more interesting folk than me. So if trying to work out whether I'm worth a follow...my day job is accompanying (supporting) people working in local
peacebuilding/conflict work in Britain and...
peacebuilding/conflict work in Britain and...
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Exclusive: Hegseth ordered everyone killed in the first alleged drug boat strike on Sept. 2, prompting a second hit to finish off survivors in the water in a mission led by SEAL Team 6. Ordering no quarter could legally perilous www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
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November 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Exclusive: Hegseth ordered everyone killed in the first alleged drug boat strike on Sept. 2, prompting a second hit to finish off survivors in the water in a mission led by SEAL Team 6. Ordering no quarter could legally perilous www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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In 1971, 1 in 3 NHS doctors were overseas born
Given the avg patient age, those born in the 1890s were quite likely to meet a migrant doctor
Whatever some commentators born in the 60s/70s/80s say, most ppl (incl their grandparents) regularly & positively interacted w/migrants their entire lives
Given the avg patient age, those born in the 1890s were quite likely to meet a migrant doctor
Whatever some commentators born in the 60s/70s/80s say, most ppl (incl their grandparents) regularly & positively interacted w/migrants their entire lives
November 28, 2025 at 10:03 AM
In 1971, 1 in 3 NHS doctors were overseas born
Given the avg patient age, those born in the 1890s were quite likely to meet a migrant doctor
Whatever some commentators born in the 60s/70s/80s say, most ppl (incl their grandparents) regularly & positively interacted w/migrants their entire lives
Given the avg patient age, those born in the 1890s were quite likely to meet a migrant doctor
Whatever some commentators born in the 60s/70s/80s say, most ppl (incl their grandparents) regularly & positively interacted w/migrants their entire lives
"The writers and their protagonists are in conversation with the past, with the land, with the polarising and sometimes toxic nature of national identity."
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Bog People: A Working-Class Anthology of Folk Horror review – dark tales with a sting
This collection of macabre stories set across England explores class, hierarchy and the enduring nature of inequality
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November 28, 2025 at 10:19 AM
"The writers and their protagonists are in conversation with the past, with the land, with the polarising and sometimes toxic nature of national identity."
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
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Don't miss your chance to join our team and work towards ending the housing crisis! Deadline for applications is midnight on Sunday. Find out more and apply: neweconomics.org/about/work-w...
November 28, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Don't miss your chance to join our team and work towards ending the housing crisis! Deadline for applications is midnight on Sunday. Find out more and apply: neweconomics.org/about/work-w...
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Thanks to @sioldridge.bsky.social @nickoldridge.bsky.social & the team for their monumental efforts in pulling together yesterday’s National Emergency Briefing www.nebriefing.org on climate change. Thanks also go to those MPs, journalists & others who attended.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Scientists warn of severe climate-related risks to UK economy and security
Experts lay out scale of changes needed in ‘first-of-its-kind national emergency briefing’ in Westminster
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Thanks to @sioldridge.bsky.social @nickoldridge.bsky.social & the team for their monumental efforts in pulling together yesterday’s National Emergency Briefing www.nebriefing.org on climate change. Thanks also go to those MPs, journalists & others who attended.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Our hearts go out to all those affected by the horrific fire in Hong Kong.
We are thinking of every family waiting for news, mourning loved ones, or holding onto hope for those still missing.
To the families, friends and communities, we stand with you. You are not alone.
We are thinking of every family waiting for news, mourning loved ones, or holding onto hope for those still missing.
To the families, friends and communities, we stand with you. You are not alone.
November 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Our hearts go out to all those affected by the horrific fire in Hong Kong.
We are thinking of every family waiting for news, mourning loved ones, or holding onto hope for those still missing.
To the families, friends and communities, we stand with you. You are not alone.
We are thinking of every family waiting for news, mourning loved ones, or holding onto hope for those still missing.
To the families, friends and communities, we stand with you. You are not alone.
"'It is now too late for non-radical futures.' Calls for clarity and imagination."
This and much more in the comprehensive and rich thread below from Paul Parker @quaker.org.uk when attending the @nebriefing.bsky.social on climate and nature crisis.
This and much more in the comprehensive and rich thread below from Paul Parker @quaker.org.uk when attending the @nebriefing.bsky.social on climate and nature crisis.
Representing @quaker.org.uk at the National Emergency Briefing on the climate and nature crisis in a packed Methodist Central Hall. Impressive list of speakers but suspect we're in for quite a challenging morning. I'll keep you posted.
November 28, 2025 at 7:55 AM
"'It is now too late for non-radical futures.' Calls for clarity and imagination."
This and much more in the comprehensive and rich thread below from Paul Parker @quaker.org.uk when attending the @nebriefing.bsky.social on climate and nature crisis.
This and much more in the comprehensive and rich thread below from Paul Parker @quaker.org.uk when attending the @nebriefing.bsky.social on climate and nature crisis.
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With every outright racist things he says I think back to his former students and colleagues at a pretty diverse university who had to work with someone who clearly did not respect or value them.
Reflections on the budget from the head of Students4Reform
November 26, 2025 at 10:09 PM
With every outright racist things he says I think back to his former students and colleagues at a pretty diverse university who had to work with someone who clearly did not respect or value them.
"Thirty asylum seekers currently in detention in the UK have gone on hunger strike in protest against their imminent removal to France under the Home Office’s controversial “one in, one out” scheme."
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Asylum seekers in UK go on hunger strike over ‘one in, one out’ removals
Many of the 30 people taking part in the protest are scheduled to be forcibly returned to France on Thursday
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November 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
"Thirty asylum seekers currently in detention in the UK have gone on hunger strike in protest against their imminent removal to France under the Home Office’s controversial “one in, one out” scheme."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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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 9:26 AM
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
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Don’t believe Nigel Farage’s denials. He targeted me for being Jewish – and it hurt | Peter Ettedgui
Don’t believe Nigel Farage’s denials. He targeted me for being Jewish – and it hurt | Peter Ettedgui
Now that my former classmate has finally spoken about the allegations of his behaviour at school, I feel compelled to address his points directly, says Peter Ettedgui, a film director and producer
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Don’t believe Nigel Farage’s denials. He targeted me for being Jewish – and it hurt | Peter Ettedgui
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Hot of the press - new report from @futuregovforum.bsky.social on how govt can exit asylum hotels within 1yr while:
💰 saving up to £5bn
📝 cutting the asylum backlog
🫶 investing in communities
🏡 boosting temporary accommodation
Might sound too good to be true, but it's not. Read our 3-step plan 👇
💰 saving up to £5bn
📝 cutting the asylum backlog
🫶 investing in communities
🏡 boosting temporary accommodation
Might sound too good to be true, but it's not. Read our 3-step plan 👇
New @futuregovforum.bsky.social paper sets out 3-point plan to end use of asylum hotels by 2026 and deliver savings of btwn £3-5 billion for the Exchequer.
www.futuregovernanceforum.co.uk/resource/res...
www.futuregovernanceforum.co.uk/resource/res...
Restoring Order and Reducing Costs: How to close asylum hotels and save up to £5 billion - Future Governance Forum
Published by The Future Governance Forum with contributions from Nesta, Labour Together, the Refugee Council and housing expert Kate Wareing, Restoring Order and Reducing Costs puts forward a three st...
www.futuregovernanceforum.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Hot of the press - new report from @futuregovforum.bsky.social on how govt can exit asylum hotels within 1yr while:
💰 saving up to £5bn
📝 cutting the asylum backlog
🫶 investing in communities
🏡 boosting temporary accommodation
Might sound too good to be true, but it's not. Read our 3-step plan 👇
💰 saving up to £5bn
📝 cutting the asylum backlog
🫶 investing in communities
🏡 boosting temporary accommodation
Might sound too good to be true, but it's not. Read our 3-step plan 👇
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... - my new article, if of interest please share.
I endured an English public school. But that’s not the only reason I’m unsurprised about the Farage allegations |
Let’s put aside the schooldays accusations and look, instead, at the Reform leader’s path since then. I think a pretty clear picture of the man emerges, says author and podcaster Musa Okwonga
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November 24, 2025 at 7:03 AM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... - my new article, if of interest please share.
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St. Petersburg street musicians arrested for singing anti-war songs flee Russia after release from jail
Diana Loginova, the lead singer of the band Stoptime, as well as guitarist Alexander Orlov, have left Russia after being freed overnight on Nov. 23.
Diana Loginova, the lead singer of the band Stoptime, as well as guitarist Alexander Orlov, have left Russia after being freed overnight on Nov. 23.
St. Petersburg street musicians arrested for singing anti-war songs flee Russia after release from jail
Diana Loginova, the lead singer of the band Stoptime, has left Russia after being freed overnight on Nov. 23, a source told The Insider. Stoptime guitarist Aleksandr Orlov is also safe, his attorney, ...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:38 PM
St. Petersburg street musicians arrested for singing anti-war songs flee Russia after release from jail
Diana Loginova, the lead singer of the band Stoptime, as well as guitarist Alexander Orlov, have left Russia after being freed overnight on Nov. 23.
Diana Loginova, the lead singer of the band Stoptime, as well as guitarist Alexander Orlov, have left Russia after being freed overnight on Nov. 23.
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1/2. “The COP of Truth cannot ignore science. 75% of carbon emissions come from fossil fuels. Today we are not even allowed to discuss pathways for a just and equitable transition away from fossil fuels.” Colombia at the close of #COP30.
November 22, 2025 at 5:49 PM
1/2. “The COP of Truth cannot ignore science. 75% of carbon emissions come from fossil fuels. Today we are not even allowed to discuss pathways for a just and equitable transition away from fossil fuels.” Colombia at the close of #COP30.
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Trump’s back to the rhetoric of the Oval Office meeting in February, claiming Ukraine’s leadership “has expressed zero gratitude for our efforts.”
November 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Trump’s back to the rhetoric of the Oval Office meeting in February, claiming Ukraine’s leadership “has expressed zero gratitude for our efforts.”
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New from us:
Europeans have submitted a modified version of the United States' peace plan for Ukraine that pushes back on proposed limits to Kyiv's armed forces and territorial concessions, according to a document seen by Reuters on Sunday.
Story below, we'll also publish full text.
Europeans have submitted a modified version of the United States' peace plan for Ukraine that pushes back on proposed limits to Kyiv's armed forces and territorial concessions, according to a document seen by Reuters on Sunday.
Story below, we'll also publish full text.
www.reuters.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
New from us:
Europeans have submitted a modified version of the United States' peace plan for Ukraine that pushes back on proposed limits to Kyiv's armed forces and territorial concessions, according to a document seen by Reuters on Sunday.
Story below, we'll also publish full text.
Europeans have submitted a modified version of the United States' peace plan for Ukraine that pushes back on proposed limits to Kyiv's armed forces and territorial concessions, according to a document seen by Reuters on Sunday.
Story below, we'll also publish full text.
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COP30 TEXT ANALYSIS: One way to read dense COP text is to focus on the verbs. These are helpfully italicised – and for good reason.
MOSTLY INACTIVE: Carbon Brief analysis of the “global mutirão” text finds 69 inactive verbs, requiring no action, against 32 active verbs.
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MOSTLY INACTIVE: Carbon Brief analysis of the “global mutirão” text finds 69 inactive verbs, requiring no action, against 32 active verbs.
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November 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
COP30 TEXT ANALYSIS: One way to read dense COP text is to focus on the verbs. These are helpfully italicised – and for good reason.
MOSTLY INACTIVE: Carbon Brief analysis of the “global mutirão” text finds 69 inactive verbs, requiring no action, against 32 active verbs.
1/4
MOSTLY INACTIVE: Carbon Brief analysis of the “global mutirão” text finds 69 inactive verbs, requiring no action, against 32 active verbs.
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So, to recap, Ukraine and Europe understand that America has effectively endorsed a 28-point plan to force Kyiv to capitulate, set a Thursday deadline to accept it, and threatened to cut off all aid.
Now Marco Rubio says it's all wrong, that's not the plan, there's no deadline and no threat.
Now Marco Rubio says it's all wrong, that's not the plan, there's no deadline and no threat.
November 22, 2025 at 11:04 PM
So, to recap, Ukraine and Europe understand that America has effectively endorsed a 28-point plan to force Kyiv to capitulate, set a Thursday deadline to accept it, and threatened to cut off all aid.
Now Marco Rubio says it's all wrong, that's not the plan, there's no deadline and no threat.
Now Marco Rubio says it's all wrong, that's not the plan, there's no deadline and no threat.
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The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
![Excerpt from a BBC article: ""We usually work, 10, 11 or 12 hours a day," says a 49-year-old woman from Jiangxi unwilling to give her name. "On Sundays we work around three hours less."
She is in an alleyway, where a dozen people are huddled around a row of bulletin boards.
They are reading the job ads on the board, while examining the stitching on a pair of chinos draped over it.
This is Shein's supply chain. The factories are contracted to make clothes on order - some small, some big. If the chinos are a hit, orders will ramp up and so must production. Factories then hire temporary workers to meet the demand their permanent staff cannot fulfil.
The migrant worker from Jiangxi is looking for a short-term contract - and the chinos are an option.
"We earn so little. The cost of living is now so high," she says, adding that she hopes to make enough to send back to her two children who are living with their grandparents.
"We get paid per piece," she explains. "It depends how difficult the item is. Something simple like a t-shirt is one-two yuan [less than a dollar] per piece and I can make around a dozen in an hour.""](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreiber7g4o5pujmzmjjzsp5dkz7blfexburuwjispfpv6dki7akjb7a@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
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This is pretty striking and makes me wonder exactly what Labour have been up to in making policy seemingly in response to / fear of the former rather than the middle group.
Why do people think England flags have been raised on lampposts?
White adults
National pride: 26%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49%
Both: 19%
Ethnic minority adults
National pride: 15%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55%
Both: 20%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
White adults
National pride: 26%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49%
Both: 19%
Ethnic minority adults
National pride: 15%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55%
Both: 20%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
November 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
This is pretty striking and makes me wonder exactly what Labour have been up to in making policy seemingly in response to / fear of the former rather than the middle group.
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And meanwhile, some of us were terrified to leave our homes, reliant on housemates who weren't immunocompromised, neighbours, friends to shop for our food, & we knew they didn't care, & that made it even worse www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Boris Johnson took four days off as NHS warned Covid could ‘overwhelm’ system
Files show then PM was walking dog, riding motorbike and hosting guests as pandemic planning stalled in ‘lost month’
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November 22, 2025 at 8:20 PM
And meanwhile, some of us were terrified to leave our homes, reliant on housemates who weren't immunocompromised, neighbours, friends to shop for our food, & we knew they didn't care, & that made it even worse www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Perhaps the Home Secretary, law graduate & barrister-at-law, Shabana Mahmood should read & understand the relevant section of the Refugee Convention to which the UK has been a signatory since long before she was born before putting out deliberately misleading & rabble rousing tweets like this.
November 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Perhaps the Home Secretary, law graduate & barrister-at-law, Shabana Mahmood should read & understand the relevant section of the Refugee Convention to which the UK has been a signatory since long before she was born before putting out deliberately misleading & rabble rousing tweets like this.
"The ‘Danish model’ is the darling of centre-left parties like Labour. The problem is, it doesn’t even work in Denmark."
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The ‘Danish model’ is the darling of centre-left parties like Labour. The problem is, it doesn’t even work in Denmark | Cas Mudde
This week’s local elections are the latest reminder that when social democrats move rightwards, they’re making a mistake, says academic and author Cas Mudde
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November 22, 2025 at 11:55 AM
"The ‘Danish model’ is the darling of centre-left parties like Labour. The problem is, it doesn’t even work in Denmark."
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