Dragonrider Sue 🐟 🐦 she/her 🇪🇺🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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The British - Benjamin Zephania. Take some Picts, Celts and Silures.And let them settle,.Then overrun them with Roman conquerors. Remove the Romans after approximately 400 years.Add lots of Norman French to some.Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Vikings, then stir vigorously. 🧵.
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So. Today started with a bang. I awoke to find my fence had been taken down and tree surgeons in my garden curring down my fir tree. My neighbour had told them I'd given permission. I hadn't.
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Keep seeing James Timpson, Minister for Prisons and probation, described as "a guy that cuts keys". No, a man that has been chair of the Prison Reform society for nearly decade, actively works in the arena to reduce recidivism, & employs 40% of his workforce as ex offenders🧵.
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I do wish Hotels wouldn't do this. Nothing romantic about watching your partner on the crapper in the mornings.
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God I tried. But sexuality wasn't a protected characteristic back then. Christine took her life on her 24th birthday. She never did reach full transition. She was literally bullied to death for wanting to be her authentic self. So. I will always be an ally. For Christine.
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Mr Lineker goes up in my estimation every time he stands up to be counted. He's signed it knowing it may cost one of his jobs, and signed it anyway.
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Dear @BBCNews. I don't care about Prince William's paltry £1m prize, or Camilla's chest infection. I do however want to hear when they'll be paying taxes, or fixing their tenants mouldy homes.
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A wee thread. On why I'm an ally. When I was 19, my best friend at work was called Christopher. He was 21. He spent a lot of time looking at my boobs, which were pretty epic, but not in a leery way. So I asked him why. And he finally felt safe enough to say /🧵.
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Is it wrong to want to say we told you so. .
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. @Peston please sit down and be quiet. As one that voted tactically to see the back of the Toraidh, I did so knowing that lending my vote to LD meant a Labour Govt. I've seen more positive action from Kier & his cabinet in 4 days than I have in last 4 yrs.
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Applause for John O'Farrell.
John O’Farrell on Angela Rayner: “#bbclaurak, I have to say, for you as a broadcaster, for the BBC, to keep spending time on this & for Yvette Cooper to come here & talk about violence against women & girls, & for that to take second place to this bit of gossip. It’s not a story”
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So. Update. Surrey Police have determined its a civil matter. So your neighbours CAN pull down your fence and wander around in your garden without fear of consequences. Welcome to great Britain.
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Victoria Atkins perpetuating the myth this morning that junior doctors are only partly qualified, or in training. A reminder that junior doctors are fully qualified and form all ranks from qualification up to consultant. #ToryGaslighting.#ToryGrifter.#SupportTheStrikes
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. @RishiSunak, have you forgotten that we were the mods, the rockers, the punks, the cnd protesters, the poll tax rioters? What makes you think we'll ever vote for you?
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For 29yrs I was a project/programme manager. It annoys me every time that Sunak has a plan. He doesn't. He has 5 pledges which are possible positive outcomes of A plan. A plan is a series of timetabled risk managed actions (the how) which should lead to known outcomes /🧵.
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So. New hairdresser this morning. All going well until she says that she's voting reform this year as the Tories are too left wing. 😳😳.
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Just a reminder that next Monday we all will pretend to have a Greek Saint visit our children on a pagan sun god festival day, with a German tree, decorated in the Norse fashion, to celebrate the birth of an Arab Jewish child. You're welcome x 😉.
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"says she will not publish all her department’s correspondence with the Post Office. She says the inquiry has been set up to investigate this". Guess what Kemi. It's not you that I believe.
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James Cleverly, Mel Stride, Tom Tugendhat, Robert Jenrick, Priti Patel, Kemi Bay-Den-Och . The Tories are dead, aren't they?.
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If Tories are going to witter about Labour standards, does anyone know what Miriam Cates did yet? And why does she still have the whip? .
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Endemic. The headlines were horrific, and the gay bashing worse. So, we came to an agreement, that she could be herself when with me, whether out and about or at home watching movies. We learnt about make up together. I called her Christine at her request, or Chris at work /🧵.
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That he felt he was born in the wrong body. That he always felt that he was female. And explained that it wasn't the same as homosexuality or lesbianism. Not that that would have been a problem. We talked until 4 am that night. It was the late 80s. The HIV and Aids bashing /🧵.
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We learnt about fashion together, and she introduced me to the most fabulous shoe shops in Bristol that catered for larger feet. Though this was pre Kinky Boots days. She became my best friend outside of work too. One of those who you share a look with and know what each is /🧵.
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She told work, a civil service org, of her medical needs. Unfortunately the hr rep was a bloody dinosaur homophobe and transphobe. It didn't go well. Nor was she supported by the line managers in the office. She was openly bullied or mocked and I couldn't stop it. I tried. /🧵.
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Thinking. After 2 years, Christine decided to explore making the transition. She went to the gp. Had the psyche evals. Had to live and work as a woman for two years before any treatment could begin. So, I accompanied her to an hr meeting at her request to support her as /🧵.
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You've had 14 years @Jeremy_Hunt. Or was @GillianKeegan 's husbands role at Fujitsu key in delaying it?.
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I wasn't going to do this. But the conspiracy theories are exhausting. So. Rape. A thread. About the stuff we blindly refuse to think about.
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@RaitAndrew Solicitors won't touch neighbour disputes. We've been trying for years. This is a long history of harrasment about trees in our garden, going back to 2008.
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@CF_Farrow Meanwhile, in the rest of the UK, 74% of the working population earns less than 30k pa, homelessness has increased to 1 household in every 200, 4m households in poverty and foodbank use increase by 400% since 2021. Cry me a river.
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Miriam Cates: food prices are currently at a historical low. Really? Not for the consumer they aren't. How about we tackle the supermarkets underpaying the farmers and overcharging the consumer? Just for the lols?. #PoliticsLive.
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This absolute star is the lib dem that unseated Maria Caulfield. .
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@threadreaderapp @shasimss If it helps spread a little understanding of the damage the GC crowd are doing to people, thrn great. I'm not going back to the 80s for anyone.
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Apparently Ben doesn't know that the Conservatives have been in power for nearly 14 years. Don't be like Ben. Ben is a muppet.
Wow, what an amazing response from the people of Eastbrook and Rush Green today. People are tired of Labour and are supporting the Conservatives who have always been on their side in Dagenham.
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@mikegalsworthy @Springerfan1 Oh god. I know our schools are underfunded. But why, o why, o why is critical thinking not taught. .
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Has anyone ever seen these three in the same room, at the same time?
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So Ms Coffey. It came from the West this time. Your excuses?.
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Isn't it time for a Mansion tax? . 1 Cornwall Terrace, owned by the Emir of Qatar, pays just £1950 council tax per annum. It last sold for £80m.
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@APater6076 Cease and desist are goi g to every bloody house 9n the boundary, and the management company, and every tree surgeon in a 30 mile radius.
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Oh. Kemi. So you did lie at the despatch box?.
1. Staunton told @thetimes that he was told to stall #PostOffceScandal compensation payments this side of an election.2. Badenoch says that’s not true.3. Staunton publishes letter sent to him that says, in effect, stall payments . Will the Minister care to explain, or resign?
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Not good enough @JamesCleverly.You need to resign. Joking about a crime which is usually a precursor to rape, while presiding over the Home Office, responsible for law and order and justice tells every woman that you don't take their safety seriously.
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19. for those saying its a police matter. Talk to your wives, daughters, sisters. Would you put them through this process? That's why most victims don't report it. I am a sexual assault survivor. The first one I reported. Noone was charged. I didn't report the second.
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@i_iratus @IsabelOakeshott @POferries If they are pulling £1bn for giving rights to workers that they should have had anyway, it wasn't an investment, it was a bribe.
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@twychy12 The tree is 50 yrs old. It was there when they moved in 10 years ago. It was the same size then. If they don't want to live next door to a tree, don't buy the house next to it. These guys weren't cutting up to the boundary. They were in my tree cutting the top of it out.
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Now THAT is bloody inspired! Grownups are back in the room. This means rehabilitation will be front and centre!. James Timpson appointed prisons and probation minister
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He was the Chair of the Employers Forum for Reducing Re-offending (EFFRR) until 2016, and became Chair of the Prison Reform Trust. That same year. He also founded the Employment Advisory Board network across the prison estate, which links prisons with employers to improve the /2.
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. @lbc replacing @SangitaMyska with a right wing shill like Vanessa Feltz will not stand. Another listener you have lost. #BoycottLBCAdvertisers.#BoycottLBC.
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Is it weird for anyone else that we've gone 72 hours without a scandal enveloping the government? Or no 'wtf' reaction to a tweet from 10 Downing St or the governing party?.
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Flock Inns Limited.Timpson Property Investments.Photographic Retail 2008 Limited.Timpson Chef Academy Community Interest Company.Timpson Ireland Limited.Timpson Sol Limited. But sure. He cuts keys. .
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@AnthemSimon Not a hero Simon. I just never saw it as necessary to demonise someone for their race, sexuality or gender. We are all people. All of us. Except maybe Tories. .
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Not sure why this is such a win when there are 68m people in the UK? So 62m didn't watch it.
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I seem to have picked up some followers that are transphobes. Let me be clear! I am a trans ally. If you aren't good with that, bugger off. Please don't sully my TL with Posie or JKR or Sharon. Keep your,and their, bigotry to yourselves.
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@CarolineCoramUK It's a rollerblind. For 6k for a week I want more than a bloody rollerblind.
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PSA. Anyone reposting the 'anyone but Starmer' stuff can get in the bin. They will be automatically muted. We have one shot at getting rid of the Toraidh, and he's it. I'm not going to debate it, abd the country can't afford 5 more years of Sunak and Co.
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And he's not being sued by anyone for saying it on TV. .
@talkRADIO "The Tory party are almost entirely funded by Russian oligarchs, most of whom are sanctioned" - Ian Hislop, 8th October
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@i_iratus @Nigel_Farage Have you noticed what's missing from his register of interests? Reform UK Ltd, and his property development company. for starters. And what work exactly does he do for Elon twat?.
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Oh good god. He's been out shopping on his own. Returned with two pairs of Portillo/Farage trousers. Do men have a style labotomy when they turn 70? Asking for a friend.
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employment opportunities for ex-offenders upon release. In November 2018, Timpson was selected to co-chair one of five new business councils by the Prime Minister Theresa May, to advise on how to create the best conditions for UK businesses after Brexit. /3.
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So 27 new followers - thank you x. 5 bots.7 cam girls.6 romance scammers 4 of whom are using the same profile pics and posts.3 bitcoin floggers. I thought the muskrat was supposed to clean this place up?.
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18. For those asking 'what does a victim get by coming forward now, x years after the event'. The answer is nothing. Absolutely nothing. There is no agenda other than trying to regain their own power over their life.
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1. Rape is not about sex. It's about power, domination and anger. 2. Most rapes happen within a domestic violence setting or a relationship. Let's not forget that rape in marriage was still legal until 1991. 3. 7% of reported rapes are stranger rapes. 59% acquaintances.
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IN 2019, boris not only got rid of any dissenting mp, he got rid of those civil servants that knew that government is for the people, by the people, and knew how to do it. It's going to be a long road to recovery.
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He was the co-chair of the Small Business, Scale ups and Entrepreneurs Council, alongside Brent Hoberman and Emma Jones. As chair of the family owned Timpson group, he owns:.Max Spielmann.Timpson Key & Locker Solutions.Johnsons Cleaners UK.Snappy Snaps!.The Watch Lab /4.
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For those that know their bible. Night Tweeps 😉 x
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If that's true, then I'm gone. The abuse on this platform is off the scale.
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Are those like the 40 new hospitals?.
We’re working to get 800 new ambulances on the road & create 5,000 extra permanent hospital beds to free up hospital capacity and cut waiting times. Yesterday I saw the innovative @Ldn_Ambulance system control centre in action which helps patients get care as fast as possible ⤵️
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So @TomTugendhat are you going to issue a retraction, or just trust that noone saw the tweet you deleted?. #ToriesCorruptToTheCore
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Mmm. So this happened 26 years ago. How is it 26 years? Not changed much. Less hair, more grey, and wider. That's both of us.
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Having just celebrated his birth, I see Tesco is in full swing preparing for his execution.
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@cleanupbritain @MarkSeddon1962 Which bit of social care or child services would you like not to pay for in order to fund this? . The council's don't have the funding.
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Stephen Yaxley Lennon won't be anywhere in the UK in the short term as there's an active bench warrant out for him.
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@i_iratus It's worth also pointing out that those well known socialists the Tories have been in power for 37 of those 50 years. Just in case neoliberalism has too many syllables for him. .
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I've largely avoided the covid enquiry. I find it deeply painful. In Dec 2019 I was working as duty manager in an airport hotel which offered park and fly. We were routinely seeing people coming back from Italy with 'the worst chest infection I've ever had' from Dec on /1.
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So it's not just Megan's fault?
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8. So. We take an overpowered victim and ask them to report it, to those in authority over whom she has no power. 9. We sit them in a room with 2 strangers and ask them in great detail to describe every humiliation. Every act. Every word. How long. How many seconds.
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@CF_Farrow Bollocks dear. You have a choice. And waiting til next month's pay to resume normality isn't significant difficulty. Suggest you spend some time volunteering at your local foodbank. You might end up a nicer person and not nearly so entitled.
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OK. Well that's gone a bit nuts. I seem to have over 700 new followers. Thank you. So. 1. I will follow back if you pass the sniff test, but give me time. 2. You should know that I swear. A lot. And will be very direct, especially with Terfs and bullies. Thank you x
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@i_iratus These men are comfortable with the image of women in Gilead. But if you dared compare them to the Taliban, or Iran's morality police, watch their heads explode. We should be celebrating women's achievements and abilities. Not suppressing them.
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