deborah blayney
@BlayneyDeborah
Followers
2K
Following
336K
Media
2K
Statuses
113K
Politics- liberal democracy, rule of law, and human rights.👍 Concerned about backsliding, global rise of far-right populism & autocracies. Philosophy, Fine Art
Birmingham, England
Joined January 2017
"This normal girl from a normal family has taken down a prince... this is a moment that is unprecedented in history." Sky Roberts reflects on his sister Virginia Giuffre's legacy following the news that Andrew Mountbatten Windsor is to lose his 'Prince' title. #Newsnight
12
20
43
“She would be so proud - he’s just Andrew, no longer a Prince.” The full #Newsnight interview with Sky and Amanda Roberts, brother and sister-in-law of Virginia Giuffre, reacting to Andrew Mountbatten Windsor losing his 'Prince' title. He denies all allegations.
4
12
13
Man with stubble, "Small boats arrivals are 37,000. There are over 4 million kids in child poverty. And 4.5 million who can't get a dentist appointment" #BBCQT "We spend 90% of the media discourse on the 37,000. How much more could we achieve if we put that effort into the 4.5
9
98
480
It's something: “the issuance of arrest warrants by the International Criminal Court, the recent establishment of an Independent Investigative Mechanism and potential movement towards codification of gender apartheid in the proposed treaty on crimes against humanity”
Today I presented my report to the UN General Assembly, warning that #Afghanistan is facing the most extreme and systematic assault on gender equality of our time. I urge States not to normalise the Taliban and to stand firm on human rights. Press release:
0
4
9
Today I presented my report to the UN General Assembly, warning that #Afghanistan is facing the most extreme and systematic assault on gender equality of our time. I urge States not to normalise the Taliban and to stand firm on human rights. Press release:
ohchr.org
NEW YORK – Afghanistan is suffering the most extreme and systematic assault on gender equality of our time, warned Richard Bennett, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghan...
7
38
88
This is a jaw dropping statement from the King A STATEMENT FROM BUCKINGHAM PALACE His Majesty has today initiated a formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours of Prince Andrew. Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. His lease on Royal
454
470
3K
@UKHouseofLords @Justinwelby @UKSupremeCourt @PeterKGeoghegan @IntlCrimCourt @UNOSAPG @ohchr @hrw @amnesty @UNHumanRights 73. Shadow AG Lord Wolfson's son is in the IDF. Policy Exchange was set up by Michael Gove who advocated IDF be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize! Scrutinise Policy Exchange's influence on UK govt & who funds them? @uninvhrc @UNOSAPG @FranceskAlbs @amnesty
https://t.co/B8J1ybM3OD
I had the opportunity to challenge Michael Gove for his grotesque suggestion that the IDF be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. The same IDF that killed two year old Laila Al-Khatib on Saturday. War criminals don't deserve a peace prize, they deserve to be tried in the Hague.
0
0
0
Shadow AG Lord Wolfson's son is in the IDF. Policy Exchange was set up by Michael Gove who advocated IDF be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize! Scrutinise Policy Exchange's influence on UK govt & who funds them? @openDemocracy @amnesty @mrjamesob @ByDonkeys
0
0
0
And by the way, the guy the wonderful Dutch🎉 just chose as their probable next PM ↙️ over far right Wilders - also - happens to be gay and married to an Argentine field hockey player↘️💪 (just to annoy all the Russian bots and shills who'll pop up, as ever, in my feed🤡) 🇳🇱🇪🇺🏳️🌈
189
380
4K
Baroness Kennedy, "Labour is full of challenges on how they deal with the absence of money" "It's to do with Brexit as well, which was a disaster" "And I'm glad that at last labour are admitting" "Brexit has been part of our economic crisis"
66
275
1K
"The Govt is looking around for other people to blame... Brexit is an excuse" Labour's Baroness Kennedy and the Conservatives' Lord Harper clash over the Government potentially raising taxes in the budget #Newsnight
19
9
26
Wish there were more wise women like @HelenaKennedyKC. Watch more of her on @BBCNewsnight as she passionately condemns Brexit disaster and populism, and also champions the importance of the #ECHR and the rule of law, and the protection of minorities.
"The Govt is looking around for other people to blame... Brexit is an excuse" Labour's Baroness Kennedy and the Conservatives' Lord Harper clash over the Government potentially raising taxes in the budget #Newsnight
0
0
1
Friendly reminder: these are the rights we all have under the ECHR. They're not just for a privileged few They're for EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US
757
429
973
We forced the Charity Commission to investigate the climate change denying Global Warming Policy Foundation and the Liz Truss Institute for Economic Affairs and now we've raised a complaint about the hate propagandising of the Policy Exchange Foundation.
goodlawproject.org
11
67
162
This afternoon Nigel Farage failed to pass his bill to take the UK out of the ECHR. The ECHR protects us all, and we must continue to resist attempts to remove this vital safety net. History teaches us clearly: rights can be lost quickly if we don't defend them.
6
31
85
"The reason why the reactionary right hate the ECHR is because it gives ordinary citizens the right against the secretive and authoritarian state that they want." –George Peretz KC, Chair of the Society of Labour Lawyers, speaking at our conference rally. @SocLabLaw
11
39
75
Nigel Farage just tried to bring a Bill to pull Britain out of the European Convention on Human Rights. I voted against it - and the whole thing was rejected. We can’t let Farage strip away the rights that help ordinary people stand up to the rich and powerful.
4K
961
5K
Ipsos Pride Survey 2024: Gen Zers most likely to identify as LGBT+ | Ipsos
ipsos.com
Our new survey across 26 countries finds gender, generational and geographical divides on everything from same-sex marriage to brands supporting the community
0
0
0