Dr Victoria Dawson
@VSDawson
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Working class. Freelance historian. Radical feminist. Socialist. Anti-fascist. Northern powerhouse. PhD: women and rugby league 1880-1960. #NoPasarán
Authoritarian Britain
Joined December 2011
Right, so Reform want to repeal the Equality Act (sex and pregnancy discrimination), have just appointed an ardent anti-abortionist as their Head of Policy, and Matt Goodwin wants to penalise childless women. Are you getting the message about where this is going yet women?
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Blast from the past! 30 years ago McSpotlight website was launched to help publicise all the info coming out of the #McLibel trial & to promote the worldwide campaign of defiance against McDonald's efforts to silence their critics.
30 years ago... 16th Feb 1996 back in the early days of the world wide web, McSpotlight was launched. https://t.co/qEURCbSi3E
#mcspotlight
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A legend tells that when a mother cat’s cries rose by the river, the willow bent low and trailed its branches through the water, saving her drowning kittens. Where their small paws brushed the boughs, soft catkins grew, a gentle reminder of love and compassion. #FolkloreSunday
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Senior police praised undercover officer who lied to court about identity, papers at #SpycopsInquiry show Jim Boyling gave evidence under his fake identity during prosecution of environmental activists he had infiltrated #spycops
https://t.co/RsIQKIZzIm
theguardian.com
Jim Boyling gave evidence under his fake identity during prosecution of activists he had infiltrated
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While we're on the subject of the increasingly transparent plan to turn us back into the breeding class. https://t.co/UlQ7NCbHGV
@jgrys3 @janeclarejones Urgh. Meanwhile Nick Fuentes wants to put us in 'breeding gulags'. (I think most r/w men want the breeding gulag to be in their house, but still...)
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Hey @ucpinquiry we are still waiting on the T3P2 Day 5 (Tuesday 10th February) transcript so we can fact-check the movable feast that is Boyling's relationship with the truth around mounted police officers... Per: https://t.co/ESohVu0Etw
https://t.co/Q6QWjnenoW
#spycops
@BristleKRS He also claimed that a police woman was pulled off her horse at J18, & gave the impression that this happened all the time. It would be interesting to do some fact-checking - just how many mounted police officers have ever been pulled off their horses by demonstrators? #spycops
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I wrote this a while ago but its more important as the time goes on - the social contract is broken https://t.co/UXl7VN4nk9
spiked-online.com
The failure to provide plentiful, quality and affordable housing is a damning indictment of the political class.
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Very powerful article from former PM Gordon Brown on why the British police need to investigate all those rich and powerful men and their enablers who facilitated Epstein's sex trafficking and generally
newstatesman.com
We owe it to survivors of abuse to help bring the guilty to justice
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Tom will be back on #spycops reporting duties the week after next! The inquiry resumes on 23rd Feb after the half-term break with only one day of evidence from UCO Jason Bishop (HN3). I'll be next up on the 24th, with 'Lindsey' on the 25th and Lois Austen returning on the 26th.
The #spycops evidence hearings are now concluded for the day and the week, I am now to be spoken to by John Mitting. You may remember I am on a final warning. Will find out if I allowed to continue reporting
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"Jim Boyling, who infiltrated environmental and animal rights activist groups for five years, said senior managers turned a blind eye to undercover officers having deceitful sexual relationships [aka, rape] with women, often lasting years." #spycops
https://t.co/QWpLxzywaX
theguardian.com
Jim Boyling tells public inquiry senior managers turned blind eye to long-term relationships with three women
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This is what we should be doing more of. Trying to find funding now for small but important projects like this is getting harder. Who wants to give working class creatives money to tell working class stories
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"I soon found that a lot of the Socialist talk about freedom was only talk and these Socialist young men expected Sunday dinners and huge teas with home-made cakes exactly like their reactionary fellows." Hannah Mitchell, suffragette and socialist, was born #OTD 1872.
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Lunch break in the 2nd day of questioning of #spycops officer Jim Boyling
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Most young men don't have a fake passport, fake driving licence, fake bank account and fake job, all manufactured by the British state, in order to lie to attractive women. You prize prick, Boyling. #spycops
Jim Boyling says when attractive women ask to come home with young men, young men don't make excuses and run away. #spycops
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Touring exhibition @cfpjustice about new law designed to end cover-ups by those in public office. Candour and Communities highlights some devastating disasters & scandals over the past century. Talk on Wed 18 Feb, 1.30pm #OrgreaveInquiry #HillsboroughLaw
https://t.co/G2Nd1GRhvu
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If, like me, your tech won't load these on twitter, find them here: https://t.co/AMMO1lDaPm
#Spycops
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Morning break in the first day of questioning of #spycops officer Jim Boyling
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Can historic files not be archived by @UkNatArchives?
Govt orders deletion of court records widely used by journalist to monitor activity and decisions https://t.co/hYGvofH8DN
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Far right mobs are now confident enough to turn up outside union offices. The labour movement cannot continue to talk about the similarities with the 1930s without making serious preparations to defend our members from physical assault by fascists. Self Defence is No Offence.
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We're all watching the #spycops inquiry tomorrow
🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer will address the nation tomorrow
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