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Elaine Birdie Lawson

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Tree hugger, cricket lover, boogie woogie country girl. Oldish, wise ish, surprisingly innocent, has tasted pleasure, interested in joy and truth.

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Instagram Create an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you.

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06.03.2026 15:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Can you spare a minute to help this campaign? Hold a Parliamentary Debate on Palantir’s Role in UK Defence, Security & Public Services

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20.02.2026 09:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Palestine Action verdict: a reason to celebrate - or a trick?
Palestine Action verdict: a reason to celebrate - or a trick? YouTube video by The Crispin Flintoff Show

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17.02.2026 07:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Palestine Action verdict: a reason to celebrate - or a trick?
Palestine Action verdict: a reason to celebrate - or a trick? YouTube video by The Crispin Flintoff Show

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16.02.2026 21:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Justice and fairness, here’s a call to the Beeb and this Labour Government, what on earth are you for if not Justice and fairness?

13.12.2025 14:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œTo sum up, policing of Lift the Ban protests has been a bit of a postcode lottery. In some places, protesters have held peaceful demonstrations without interference or arrest.”

18.11.2025 08:06 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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UN condemnation: Experts slam Palestine Action ban UN condemnation warns Starmer’s protest crackdown is unlawful, disproportionate, and a threat to free speech and civil rights in the UK

Five United Nations experts have again written to the UK government to condemn Keir Starmer’s β€œunnecessary and disproportionate” attack on the rights and freedoms of UK citizens to speak freely and protest publicly against Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

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15.11.2025 17:13 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Jonathan Cook (@jonathancook) I grieve over the relentless erosion of the public’s right to protest the slaughter and starvation in Gaza. I grieve over the designation of any practical effort to stop the slaughter as β€œterrorism”....

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06.10.2025 15:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The free press fights back... Introducing the Nerve. From the wreckage of my old newspaper, comes a new all-women, journalist-owned, independent publication. Join us!

Great news on a Monday morning. More power to your pen. Can’t wait to read this.

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29.09.2025 10:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ—£οΈ β€œHe doesn’t believe in science!” 🧬

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ American Cynthia explains how Trump is establishing autocratic rule in her home country. 🚨

#OpenBritain #DemocracyUnleashed #StopTrump #StopTrumpUK #Trump #Protest

25.09.2025 18:08 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sonia Purnell's Perspectives - β€˜The Anti-Britain Propaganda is Clearly Working … Where is the Prime Minister’s Vision of this Green, Pleasant and Multicultural Land?’ – Byline Times Digital / Print Ed... β€œHow do you cope with those Nigerian gangs roaming round your cities?” asked the immaculately presented American woman across the dinner table, her giant diamond earrings glinting in the evening sunli...

Sonia Purnell's Perspectives - β€˜The Anti-Britain Propaganda is Clearly Working … Where is the Prime Minister’s Vision of this Green, Pleasant and Multicultural Land?’ subscribe.bylinetimes.com/edition/77/s...

24.08.2025 07:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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10.08.2025 12:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨HAPPENING NOW: Hundreds arrested in Parliament Square in protest organised by Defend Our Juries

The arrest of otherwise peaceful protesters is a violation of the UK’s international obligations to protect the rights of freedom of expression and assembly.

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09.08.2025 16:57 πŸ‘ 530 πŸ” 273 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 48
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Β£22bn of water bill hikes will go to private investors - not cleaning up rivers Investors will see their returns from water bills double over the next five years

Imagine borrowing someone’s credit card, spending it on yourself.. then charging them for the privilege.

That’s the scam of privatised water.

Households foot the bill for upgrades, but Β£22bn will go to investors and creditors.

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06.08.2025 14:39 πŸ‘ 343 πŸ” 287 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 18
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β€˜Gross abuse of state power’: defiance grows over UK ban on Palestine protest group More than 200 have been arrested for alleged support of Palestine Action – and hundreds more are expected to protest on Saturday

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10.08.2025 06:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Moths are messing with your mind

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09.08.2025 18:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Very British bribery: the whistleblower who exposed the UK’s dodgy arms deals with Saudi Arabia The long read: When Ian Foxley found evidence of corruption while working at a British company in Riyadh, he alerted the MoD. He didn’t know he’d stumbled upon one of its most closely guarded secrets

We live in ignorance, secrets and lies.

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07.08.2025 06:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The best recent poetry – review roundup Southernmost: Sonnets by Leo Boix; An Interesting Detail by Kimberly Campanello; Autobiography of Death by Kim Hyesoon; Goonie by Michael Mullen; The Age of Olive Trees by Haia Mohammed

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01.08.2025 13:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
EXCLUSIVE Jeremy Corbyn Interview: Why We Launched Your Party
EXCLUSIVE Jeremy Corbyn Interview: Why We Launched Your Party YouTube video by Owen Jones

I love chats in the park.

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01.08.2025 08:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Tens of thousands of birds to be saved from toxic lead poisoning Win for wildlife as UK Government restricts lead in ammunition following decades of campaigning

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30.07.2025 07:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Going Viral with Political Satire
Going Viral with Political Satire YouTube video by The Crispin Flintoff Show

Satire is the hammer that opens closed minds.
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24.07.2025 06:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm just going to leave this here & add that "refusing to treat *any* group as less-than-human" is a VERY low bar to expect our candidates to clear. Otherwise we're just in a perpetual race to the bottom with the fascists. We're not asking for perfection, just conviction.

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20.07.2025 02:56 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Police arrest 55 protesters in London for holding signs supporting Palestine Action The force has already arrested 70 people for taking part in similar protests in the past fortnight

In pink, the very sweet and peaceful Anna, 80-year-old with serious health issues, well loved in our South East London community for her generosity and kindness, being arrested as a terrorist!
@elliereeves.bsky.social, my MP, what is your government doing??
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19.07.2025 15:58 πŸ‘ 310 πŸ” 159 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 24
Patti Smith performs Bob Dylan's "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" - Nobel Prize Award Ceremony 2016
Patti Smith performs Bob Dylan's "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" - Nobel Prize Award Ceremony 2016 YouTube video by Nobel Prize

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19.07.2025 19:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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Ava DuVernay on Substack If you haven’t seen this passionate appeal from Mandy Patinkin and his family, it’s worth your time. The last line is particularly chilling. I hope his call to the global Jewish community reaches the ...

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14.07.2025 20:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Login β€’ Instagram Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.

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11.07.2025 08:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tony Blair Institute took part in β€˜Gaza Riviera’ ethnic cleansing project The Tony Blair Institute (TBI) has been implicated in what many believe to be a blueprint for the ethnic cleansing of Gaza, following revelations that the institution founded by the former UK Prime…

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10.07.2025 08:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Some years ago in Naples.

09.07.2025 13:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Greens should be open to alliance with Jeremy Corbyn party, says Polanski GREENS leadership hopeful Zack Polanski has said the party should be open to working with Jeremy Corbyn’s left-wing group.

This is the way.
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08.07.2025 15:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0