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Marianna Dudley @dudleymarianna.bsky.social · 2d

brb just having a little cry

Lisa Matthews @lisaleziza.bsky.social · 2d

Received some very exciting post this weekend! I know, from 20+ years of friendship, that Marianna @dudleymarianna.bsky.social is incredibly thoughtful and articulate - can't wait to read this.
Beautiful cover design, slim volume so easy to carry about with you - get your copy!

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Lisa Matthews @lisaleziza.bsky.social · 2d

Received some very exciting post this weekend! I know, from 20+ years of friendship, that Marianna @dudleymarianna.bsky.social is incredibly thoughtful and articulate - can't wait to read this.
Beautiful cover design, slim volume so easy to carry about with you - get your copy!

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Lisa Matthews @lisaleziza.bsky.social · 8d

I love that not liking Nick Grimshaw is basically one of your core beliefs now

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Felicity Hannah @felicityhannah.bsky.social · 12d

This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.

Article reads:
Woman named as Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first

The 63-year-old archbishop-designate is married to Eamonn Mullally, with whom she has two children. Originally from Woking in Surrey, she was the UK's chief nursing officer from 1999 to 2004.

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Sonia L @sonial77.bsky.social · 28d

I have seen a lot of confused reporting over what happened yesterday - for me, Lizzie has the best understanding of journalists reporting on this stuff so this is the thread and article to read

Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social · 29d

The decision was still being made for most of the hearing, and when it was served Home Office counsel initially argued the claimant could fight it from France

They then received an email mid-hearing saying that reconsideration requests actually can't be made from abroad according to official policy

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Lisa Matthews @lisaleziza.bsky.social · 28d

Shon Faye getting us to face the bleak reality of trans rights and trans life in Britain today.

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May Bulman @maybulman.bsky.social · 29d

NEW: French police have caused the deaths of dozens of people by intercepting small boats at sea

These violent tactics are deployed now off the French overseas island of Mayotte

Under pressure from the UK, France now plans to start intercepting boats in the Channel

This is where that could lead ⬇️

Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 29d

REVEALED: French police have caused dozens of drownings by violently intercepting small boats trying to reach overseas territory Mayotte.

Similar tactics are being proposed for the Channel, to try to stop people from reaching the UK.

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Asylum Matters @asylummatters.bsky.social · 29d

The '1-in1-out' plan, just like the failed Rwanda plan, is an attack on the human right to seek asylum. It must be stopped.
We cannot punish survivors of torture and trafficking for how they arrived in the UK while denying them any safe alternative.

www.lbc.co.uk/article/firs...

First flight carrying migrants to France stalled after legal challenge | LBC

The first flight carrying Channel migrants back to France under Sir Keir Starmer’s "one in, one out" deal has not taken place as planned.

www.lbc.co.uk

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · Sep 8

A new Banksy artwork at the Royal Courts of Justice has been quickly covered up by authorities.

The piece showed a judge attacking a protester with a gavel – and appeared just two days after almost 900 Palestine activists were arrested in London

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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · Sep 8

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · Sep 5

look, it might not have worked with the public, but at least it was the wrong thing to do morally

Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · Sep 5

We have a paper on how Labour's strategy is disastrous.

There's an exclusive coverage in @newstatesman.com

www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...

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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · Sep 4

It was always collective punishment

Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · Sep 4

Only 25% of Gaza detainees are identified as fighters by Israeli military intelligence.

Civilian detainees have included an 82-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s who was jailed for six weeks and a single mother who found her children begging on the streets upon her release following 53 days in prison.

Israeli military database indicates only a quarter of Gaza detainees are fighters

Elderly woman with Alzheimer’s, medical workers and children among 6,000 Palestinians held

www.theguardian.com

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The British Election Study @britishelectionstudy.com · Sep 3

Labour's next biggest losses are to left-liberal parties (Liberal Democrats and Greens).

Reform's growth in support has mostly come from the Conservatives and non-voting (much less from Labour).

These reflect patterns of party-bloc voting that we saw in the 2024 UK GE: tinyurl.com/y5pv7thw

Alluvial plot showing the flow of support from vote in the 2024 UK General Election to vote intention in 2025 Wave 30 of the British Election Study Internet Panel.

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Jon Featonby @jonfeatonby.bsky.social · Sep 3

Dublin wasn't simply a returns agreement - it was about deciding which country should be responsible for a claim. Top of the criteria was family unity, which is why some families were reunited through it.

Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · Sep 3

PM Starmer agrees with the SNP that "we had an [asylum] returns agreement with the whole of Europe. It was ripped up when we left the EU by people making promises" that were a fantasy

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Lisa Matthews @lisaleziza.bsky.social · Sep 3

Pre-orders really help new authors so if you fancy getting a good read and helping a wonderful person out, you can pre-order here

manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526182968/

Manchester University Press - Electric wind

Electric wind - Browse and buy the Paperback edition of Electric wind by Marianna Dudley

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Lisa Matthews @lisaleziza.bsky.social · Sep 3

It's a delight to to be able to post about something happy for a change! Dear friend and academic superstar @dudleymarianna.bsky.social has written a very exciting book about the history of energy and it's out SOON.

manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526182968/

Manchester University Press - Electric wind

Electric wind - Browse and buy the Paperback edition of Electric wind by Marianna Dudley

manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk

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Lisa Matthews @lisaleziza.bsky.social · Sep 2

boooooooo

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Lisa Matthews @lisaleziza.bsky.social · Sep 2

I can 100% agree with this review (of the author)

Noreen Masud @noreenmasud.bsky.social · Sep 2

Marianna is so brilliant and funny and this book is going to be so good

Marianna Dudley @dudleymarianna.bsky.social · Sep 2

Six weeks from publication! Forgive a little book promo. I’ve got some talks lined up this autumn if you want to hear more about Electric Wind. Feel free to message me for more details.

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Lisa Matthews @lisaleziza.bsky.social · Sep 2

This is patent pandering to the far-right and it's not going to work. Lives are going to be ruined and Labour are still going to lose the next election. JUST LOOK AT THE POLLS. They must must must about turn immediately or all will be lost.

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Lisa Matthews @lisaleziza.bsky.social · Sep 2

It will mean more people forced into dangerous journeys to the UK - more deaths, more harm. It will mean more people alone and scared here. When I asked the young people we work with - most of whom are here all by themselves - what would make them feel safe, they almost all said "family".

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Lisa Matthews @lisaleziza.bsky.social · Sep 2

One week, three disastrous announcements from the government on asylum. Decisions that will mean more lives lost, more injustice faced, more people sleeping on the streets. The latest of these - the suspension of family reunion for refugees, happening as early as this week - is truly deplorable.

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Young Roots @weareyoungroots.bsky.social · Aug 29

"We all deserve to feel safe – and we must give no ground to policies that use human beings as political pawns." Read our piece in ‪@left-foot-forward.bsky.social‬ on why Reform's new plans are a fundamental attack on the right to safety: leftfootforward.org/2025/08/refo...

Reform’s fear-mongering headlines: How would WE want to be treated if we had to flee for our lives?

Farage's mass deportation policy would rip families apart and directly threaten children and young people's safety

leftfootforward.org

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Lisa Matthews @lisaleziza.bsky.social · Aug 29

I was initially trying to not engage too much with all the fascism this week as it was giving me a migraine, but in the end decided to write something on it and how it impacts the young people I work with

leftfootforward.org/2025/08/refo...

Reform’s fear-mongering headlines: How would WE want to be treated if we had to flee for our lives?

Farage's mass deportation policy would rip families apart and directly threaten children and young people's safety

leftfootforward.org

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Young Roots @weareyoungroots.bsky.social · Aug 28

Home Office plans to slash the move-on period for newly-recognised refugees from 56 days back to just 28—pushing people who’ve been granted safety in the UK towards homelessness this winter.

We need you to write to your MP and demand #56DaysToStability now. Everyone deserves a home.

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