Ruth Wilkes

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Ruth Wilkes

Ruth Wilkes

@Savenay44

Lots of loves and interests but here for the socialism, peace and justice. Retired headteacher/languages teacher, MA Applied Linguistics #UCL

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Ruth Wilkes
Ruth Wilkes@Savenay44·
Hope for a future where all can thrive equally.Not just materially but in terms of education, health, arts, leisure, clean air, green spaces, warm welcome and in terms of the contribution each makes to family, community & country. 1000s are behind you @ZackPolanski @jeremycorbyn
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Diane Abbott
Diane Abbott@HackneyAbbott·
All talk of welfare reform is nearly always a smokescreen for cuts. They will do nothing to improve job prospects for young people. Welfare gives young people a cheque but not a plan, says Milburn thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…
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Michael Chessum
Michael Chessum@michael_chessum·
Last year, Neil Coyle personally intervened to overturn the election of James McAsh when he won leadership of Southwark Labour. McAsh left, joined the Greens, and led them into government. What a story. This deranged letter is the perfect ending - the villain shakes his fist.
Neil Coyle@coyleneil

I have severe concerns about the incoming Coalition in Southwark and whether it will focus on community safety and housing needs. I suspect it’ll McCrash and burn. Time will tell.

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Clive Lewis MP
Clive Lewis MP@labourlewis·
Senior figures and members in Reform UK have repeatedly vilified Muslims, pushed Islamophobic tropes, and used Muslim communities as political scapegoats. This isn’t free speech – it’s dangerous and divisive rhetoric. When this behaviour goes unchecked, it doesn’t just poison our politics – it puts Muslim voters at real risk. That’s why I’ve signed a formal complaint to the Equality and Human Rights Commission, alongside Afzal Khan and colleagues, calling for a full investigation into Reform UK, and whether their conduct breaches their legal obligations under the Equality Act not to incite discrimination. No one is above the law. And no community should be targeted for political gain.
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Marl Karx
Marl Karx@BareLeft·
I would rather support a party led by someone whose politics have moved to the left, than a party that is permanently moving to the right.
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Mrs Gee 💚🇵🇸🎒
Mrs Gee 💚🇵🇸🎒@earthygirl011·
Tuition fees are a financial scandal. Teenagers are trapped in future debt without even a chance to 'shop around' for better terms. It's a monopoly, or to put it more bluntly, it's racketeering
The Green Party@TheGreenParty

A parliamentary inquiry found 93% of student loan borrowers find repayment terms unreasonable - many reported the full costs weren't fully explained when they signed up. Education shouldn't mean decades of debt. The Green Party would scrap tuition fees entirely 💚

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Ruth Wilkes
Ruth Wilkes@Savenay44·
@ZackPolanski @ori_goldberg And a third purpose is to deter those with principles, ideals and views which challenge the ultra-neoliberal establishment, its CEOs, its shareholders, its generals, its ‘royal’ figureheads and its bought and paid for media and politicians from entering into politics in future.
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Zack Polanski
Zack Polanski@ZackPolanski·
The point of these attacks is twofold: 1. Flood people with nonsense until it feels true. 2. Grind people down until they lose hope. We know the answer to that: fight back - with hope & a plan for change. There is absolutely no way they win this. Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Sophy Ridge
Sophy Ridge@SophyRidgeSky·
There is an argument that the Starmer Project started with a "political question" - how to purge the Corbyn left from the Labour Party - rather than a "governing purpose"
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Sophy Ridge
Sophy Ridge@SophyRidgeSky·
It's hard to argue with this from Tony Blair: "Governments which succeed don't start with a personality contest. Or a political question - as in how do we "save the country" from Reform. They start with an idea, a project, a governing purpose"
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Carole Cadwalladr
Carole Cadwalladr@carolecadwalla·
I also asked how @bbcquestiontime intended to introduce Laura Gilbert. She is a paid employee of the Tony Blair Institute. It is funded by Larry Ellison, the founder of Oracle who has commercial interests in AI in the UK & beyond. She is not, in any capacity, an independent AI expert. @bbcpress did not respond to my query
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Adam Smith
Adam Smith@adamndsmith·
Amazing how Tucker Carlson, of all people, can succinctly sum up what happened with Jeremy Corbyn in a way that the media and political class here will still ardently deny
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Declassified UK
Declassified UK@declassifiedUK·
Former BBC Middle East correspondent Tim Llewellyn writes of the BBC being a "prime mover" in the "tidal wave of lies and misreporting" about alleged anti-semitism in Corbyn's Labour, and of Israel's financing "a political, racist libel that made impossible proper debate about foreign affairs running up to two general elections". electronicintifada.net/content/how-is…
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Saul Staniforth
Saul Staniforth@SaulStaniforth·
Alan Milburn is introduced as a former health secretary whos done a lot of work on social mobility Milburn was a pro outsourcing health sec who went on to make a fortune advising private companies profiting from his health 'reforms'. I wonder why Ridge didnt mention any of that?
Saul Staniforth@SaulStaniforth

Alan Milburn is on #bbclaurak today As @SolHughesWriter wrote in this article on Milburn from 2022: "Almost 2 decades ago he was the pro PFI health secretary, now he & his family trouser millions from his consultancy work for private healthcare interests" morningstaronline.co.uk/article/f/alan…

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Derek Pakora
Derek Pakora@DeathlyAcorn·
Fucking hell, Alan is thirsty tonight
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Ruth Wilkes
Ruth Wilkes@Savenay44·
@Shrink_at_Large We had all this during COVID and, as a headteacher at the time, I concentrated on telling pupils and their families that they were the generation we’d need to help the world to recover and to make it a better place. I still think this. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…
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Dr Jay Watts
Dr Jay Watts@Shrink_at_Large·
As a consultant psychologist, I think telling young people they are part of a ‘lost generation’ is DEFINITELY going to help motivation and identity formation. ..
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