Lorraine C
@ellecee.bsky.social
Trainee retiree, wife, parent & grandparent.
Left of centre and fully woke - concerned about climate change, education, equity and fairness.
Loves walking and travel, gardening and food and chasing sunsets to photograph.
No DMs please - I will unfollow
Left of centre and fully woke - concerned about climate change, education, equity and fairness.
Loves walking and travel, gardening and food and chasing sunsets to photograph.
No DMs please - I will unfollow
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The Epstein files reveal it’s “not just about individual failure. It’s ideological fraud too.A politics that claims to defend women while refusing to confront the systems that enable abuse is not protection: it’s a strategy”
Farage, you’ve gone quiet but we see you
open.substack.com/pub/theleadu...
Farage, you’ve gone quiet but we see you
open.substack.com/pub/theleadu...
February 3, 2026 at 5:54 PM
The Epstein files reveal it’s “not just about individual failure. It’s ideological fraud too.A politics that claims to defend women while refusing to confront the systems that enable abuse is not protection: it’s a strategy”
Farage, you’ve gone quiet but we see you
open.substack.com/pub/theleadu...
Farage, you’ve gone quiet but we see you
open.substack.com/pub/theleadu...
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Sadly, this is NOT satire.
February 3, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Sadly, this is NOT satire.
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Half a million children will be pushed back into poverty.
For maybe 5p off a pint.
What a shitty thing to do…
www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
For maybe 5p off a pint.
What a shitty thing to do…
www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
Nigel Farage wants to cut price of beer by reinstating two-child benefit cap
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has pledged to reinstate the two-child limit on benefits to pay for a 5p cut off pints of beer to boost pubs.
www.bigissue.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Half a million children will be pushed back into poverty.
For maybe 5p off a pint.
What a shitty thing to do…
www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
For maybe 5p off a pint.
What a shitty thing to do…
www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
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Nothing like enjoying your slightly cheaper pint while imagining the toddler crying from hunger that paid for it.
Reform UK says it would re-impose two-child benefit cap for most families to fund £3bn support package for pubs - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
February 3, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Nothing like enjoying your slightly cheaper pint while imagining the toddler crying from hunger that paid for it.
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There has to be an investigation into the many individuals who committed heinous crimes alongside Epstein.
There should be a special prosecutor, or a congressional investigation, that looks into the crimes and the ongoing cover-up. It has to happen.
There should be a special prosecutor, or a congressional investigation, that looks into the crimes and the ongoing cover-up. It has to happen.
February 3, 2026 at 1:41 PM
There has to be an investigation into the many individuals who committed heinous crimes alongside Epstein.
There should be a special prosecutor, or a congressional investigation, that looks into the crimes and the ongoing cover-up. It has to happen.
There should be a special prosecutor, or a congressional investigation, that looks into the crimes and the ongoing cover-up. It has to happen.
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"We want to stop them bleeding people dry."
The Green Party want to see stricter regulations on gambling to reduce harm.
Nigel Farage thinks gambling shops are great places for lonely people to hang out...
What do you think?
The Green Party want to see stricter regulations on gambling to reduce harm.
Nigel Farage thinks gambling shops are great places for lonely people to hang out...
What do you think?
February 2, 2026 at 12:31 PM
"We want to stop them bleeding people dry."
The Green Party want to see stricter regulations on gambling to reduce harm.
Nigel Farage thinks gambling shops are great places for lonely people to hang out...
What do you think?
The Green Party want to see stricter regulations on gambling to reduce harm.
Nigel Farage thinks gambling shops are great places for lonely people to hang out...
What do you think?
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UK Politics
90 per cent of Reform supporting comments on social media are bots
Exclusive: Analysis of
649 pro-Reform UK comments in 2025 on social media found that 65 were from real people, while the rest were fake bot accounts used to make their support appear higher than it actually is.
90 per cent of Reform supporting comments on social media are bots
Exclusive: Analysis of
649 pro-Reform UK comments in 2025 on social media found that 65 were from real people, while the rest were fake bot accounts used to make their support appear higher than it actually is.
February 1, 2026 at 11:40 PM
UK Politics
90 per cent of Reform supporting comments on social media are bots
Exclusive: Analysis of
649 pro-Reform UK comments in 2025 on social media found that 65 were from real people, while the rest were fake bot accounts used to make their support appear higher than it actually is.
90 per cent of Reform supporting comments on social media are bots
Exclusive: Analysis of
649 pro-Reform UK comments in 2025 on social media found that 65 were from real people, while the rest were fake bot accounts used to make their support appear higher than it actually is.
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🗣️ ‘Work should be the best route out of poverty’
Analyst @franladouch.bsky.social explains that for millions across the UK, employment is not the safety net from poverty that it should be.
Recent employment reforms are a good start, but the government must go further to protect working families. 🔽
Analyst @franladouch.bsky.social explains that for millions across the UK, employment is not the safety net from poverty that it should be.
Recent employment reforms are a good start, but the government must go further to protect working families. 🔽
February 2, 2026 at 8:18 AM
🗣️ ‘Work should be the best route out of poverty’
Analyst @franladouch.bsky.social explains that for millions across the UK, employment is not the safety net from poverty that it should be.
Recent employment reforms are a good start, but the government must go further to protect working families. 🔽
Analyst @franladouch.bsky.social explains that for millions across the UK, employment is not the safety net from poverty that it should be.
Recent employment reforms are a good start, but the government must go further to protect working families. 🔽
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£600k on eight free parking spaces, six reserved for Reform politicians, whilst removing free parking for junior Council staff.
Total snouts in troughs from Reform. www.lbc.co.uk/article/refo...
Total snouts in troughs from Reform. www.lbc.co.uk/article/refo...
Reform council spends £600k on eight free parking spaces for senior councillors | LBC
The majority of staff, who will not be able to use the free parking facilities available to their senior colleagues, will still be expected to pay to park every day
www.lbc.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 10:23 AM
£600k on eight free parking spaces, six reserved for Reform politicians, whilst removing free parking for junior Council staff.
Total snouts in troughs from Reform. www.lbc.co.uk/article/refo...
Total snouts in troughs from Reform. www.lbc.co.uk/article/refo...
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For the record Nigel Farage was asked about Reform UK’s position on compensation for WASPI women and his response was “I’m sorry, it’s done, it’s over. It’s not going to get changed.”
February 1, 2026 at 5:57 AM
For the record Nigel Farage was asked about Reform UK’s position on compensation for WASPI women and his response was “I’m sorry, it’s done, it’s over. It’s not going to get changed.”
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As should the government. Their comms are awful!
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
Britain should talk itself up more, says Starmer on return from China
It was the first visit by a British prime minister since 2018 as Labour attempts to ‘reset’ relations with Beijing.
www.standard.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 6:57 AM
As should the government. Their comms are awful!
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
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Reform Kent council spends £600k on eight free parking spaces for senior councillors
Reform council spends £600k on eight free parking spaces for senior councillors | LBC
The majority of staff, who will not be able to use the free parking facilities available to their senior colleagues, will still be expected to pay to park every day
www.lbc.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Reform Kent council spends £600k on eight free parking spaces for senior councillors
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Reform Kent council spends £600,000 on leaders’ car park
Reform council spends £600,000 on leaders’ car park
Kent county council has plans to charge employees £4 a day for parking, weeks after it renovated a courtyard to provide private spaces for top officials
www.thetimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:38 AM
Reform Kent council spends £600,000 on leaders’ car park
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Starmer needs to step up and address the issue of hate flags and protect workers who are being asked to rightfully take them down.
Sheffield Council contractors abused while taking down flags
Workers removing flags from lamp-posts in Sheffield face
www.bbc.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Starmer needs to step up and address the issue of hate flags and protect workers who are being asked to rightfully take them down.
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Momentum is building among backbench Labour MPs to force action on student loans
Options include 0% interest rates, raising repayment thresholds and monthly payments so students aren't forced into overdrafts
MPs said to be "spooked" by possible Reform policy offer
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Options include 0% interest rates, raising repayment thresholds and monthly payments so students aren't forced into overdrafts
MPs said to be "spooked" by possible Reform policy offer
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Young Labour MPs team up to force chancellor’s hand on st...
Backbenchers hope to overturn chancellor’s change to scheme that could burden graduates with above-inflation interest rate increases
observer.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Momentum is building among backbench Labour MPs to force action on student loans
Options include 0% interest rates, raising repayment thresholds and monthly payments so students aren't forced into overdrafts
MPs said to be "spooked" by possible Reform policy offer
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Options include 0% interest rates, raising repayment thresholds and monthly payments so students aren't forced into overdrafts
MPs said to be "spooked" by possible Reform policy offer
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Given what a mess it’s been, it’s kind of bizarre how they can expect doing more of the same but harder and more extreme is the answer
January 31, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Given what a mess it’s been, it’s kind of bizarre how they can expect doing more of the same but harder and more extreme is the answer
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The Express… and Farage… want Brexit to be even worse than this…
Even more cost. More losses. More red tape. More queues. More businesses failing. Less tax revenue. Less investment. Less protection. Fewer rights. Less security.
But more white.
Their racism ruins us.
bsky.app/profile/euro...
Even more cost. More losses. More red tape. More queues. More businesses failing. Less tax revenue. Less investment. Less protection. Fewer rights. Less security.
But more white.
Their racism ruins us.
bsky.app/profile/euro...
Where's the £350 million a year Brexiters claimed we'd gain...?
January 31, 2026 at 9:12 AM
The Express… and Farage… want Brexit to be even worse than this…
Even more cost. More losses. More red tape. More queues. More businesses failing. Less tax revenue. Less investment. Less protection. Fewer rights. Less security.
But more white.
Their racism ruins us.
bsky.app/profile/euro...
Even more cost. More losses. More red tape. More queues. More businesses failing. Less tax revenue. Less investment. Less protection. Fewer rights. Less security.
But more white.
Their racism ruins us.
bsky.app/profile/euro...
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Today it is six years since the UK left the EU. And what a disaster it has been.
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-research-finds-uk-investment-up-to-18-per-cent-lower-as-a-result-of-brexit #brexit #Europe #europa #RejoinEU
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-research-finds-uk-investment-up-to-18-per-cent-lower-as-a-result-of-brexit #brexit #Europe #europa #RejoinEU
New research finds UK investment up to 18 per cent lower as a result of Brexit | King's College London
Study led by researchers at King’s Business School found that Brexit has had a substantial and lasting impact on the UK economy, with business investment hit hardest.
www.kcl.ac.uk
January 31, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Today it is six years since the UK left the EU. And what a disaster it has been.
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-research-finds-uk-investment-up-to-18-per-cent-lower-as-a-result-of-brexit #brexit #Europe #europa #RejoinEU
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-research-finds-uk-investment-up-to-18-per-cent-lower-as-a-result-of-brexit #brexit #Europe #europa #RejoinEU
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There's no need to keep looking across the globe for trade deals when the largest trading bloc is right on our doorstep. We must rejoin the Single Market and Customs Union to save our economy.
January 30, 2026 at 11:32 AM
There's no need to keep looking across the globe for trade deals when the largest trading bloc is right on our doorstep. We must rejoin the Single Market and Customs Union to save our economy.
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It's extraordinary that *relatively* moderate, Remain-supporting Tories, or centrists if you prefer, have gone from from leading governments in 2010, 2015 & technically 2017 to being entirley unrepresented in mainstream UK politics.
January 30, 2026 at 9:14 AM
It's extraordinary that *relatively* moderate, Remain-supporting Tories, or centrists if you prefer, have gone from from leading governments in 2010, 2015 & technically 2017 to being entirley unrepresented in mainstream UK politics.
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This was a minor story on London news this morning - but suspect is a real cautionary (and alarming) tale of an older man getting radicalised online.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sidcup man convicted aover explosive attack on Ulez camera
Kevin Rees's homemade bomb caused damage to vehicles and property including a child's bedroom.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 8:00 AM
This was a minor story on London news this morning - but suspect is a real cautionary (and alarming) tale of an older man getting radicalised online.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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This is a Brexit fallout that is enraging, deeply undemocratic and damaging for the whole country.
Tories, Reform and Labour have all decided that their stereotype of the brexity social conservative red wall voter is the *only* voter worth bothering with. The rest of us can go to hell.
Tories, Reform and Labour have all decided that their stereotype of the brexity social conservative red wall voter is the *only* voter worth bothering with. The rest of us can go to hell.
It is genuinely astounding how Reform, Labour and the Tories have decided to fight tooth-and-nail for the votes of the same 30-35 percent of the electorate and completely ignore everyone else.
Badenoch's strategic genius on full display here, telling centrist voters to fuck off, including in the 60+ seats the party lost to the Lib Dems, so she can focus on competing with an extreme right party ahead of her in the polls.
January 28, 2026 at 2:51 PM
This is a Brexit fallout that is enraging, deeply undemocratic and damaging for the whole country.
Tories, Reform and Labour have all decided that their stereotype of the brexity social conservative red wall voter is the *only* voter worth bothering with. The rest of us can go to hell.
Tories, Reform and Labour have all decided that their stereotype of the brexity social conservative red wall voter is the *only* voter worth bothering with. The rest of us can go to hell.
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The astronomical debt from student loans puts kids from lower income group families off going to university and discourages others from studying courses that won't offer "a return."
That was obvious from the start and it's also turned some university courses into little more than finishing schools
That was obvious from the start and it's also turned some university courses into little more than finishing schools
January 29, 2026 at 8:29 AM
The astronomical debt from student loans puts kids from lower income group families off going to university and discourages others from studying courses that won't offer "a return."
That was obvious from the start and it's also turned some university courses into little more than finishing schools
That was obvious from the start and it's also turned some university courses into little more than finishing schools
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Spoke to Shleagh Fogarty yesterday sbout why the Chancellor is wrong: our “student loan” system is not remotely fair. It’s regressive and embedding inter and intra generational wealth inequality. It’s not a loan system, it’s a bad grad tax in all but name.
youtu.be/uOC6Arrf2us?...
youtu.be/uOC6Arrf2us?...
Student loans are 'fair', says Rachel Reeves, amid backlash | LBC
YouTube video by LBC
youtu.be
January 29, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Spoke to Shleagh Fogarty yesterday sbout why the Chancellor is wrong: our “student loan” system is not remotely fair. It’s regressive and embedding inter and intra generational wealth inequality. It’s not a loan system, it’s a bad grad tax in all but name.
youtu.be/uOC6Arrf2us?...
youtu.be/uOC6Arrf2us?...
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Who radicalised him?
(If this article has been deleted when you see this post it’s because a sub editor woke up!)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
(If this article has been deleted when you see this post it’s because a sub editor woke up!)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sidcup man convicted aover explosive attack on Ulez camera
Kevin Rees's homemade bomb caused damage to vehicles and property including a child's bedroom.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Who radicalised him?
(If this article has been deleted when you see this post it’s because a sub editor woke up!)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
(If this article has been deleted when you see this post it’s because a sub editor woke up!)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...