kathy đź’™
@kbatten36
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Community activist, Labour Party member, gardener, grandma and former Early Years advisory teacher.
London, England
Joined March 2013
@DavidBe31099196 Libraries r indeed awesome. With your UK library card you can also get access to the Borrow Box app and borrow both e-books and audio books. Bloody brilliant
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I met Eva Schloss at my school over 20 years ago, as her daughter was a librarian at our school. She leaves behind a huge legacy.
With great sadness, we received the news of the passing of Eva Schloss (née Geiringer), an Auschwitz survivor. Eva was born on 11 May 1929 into a Jewish family in Vienna. In 1938, her family fled to Belgium and later to the Netherlands. She lived in the same apartment building
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I am endlessly in awe of the sheer political and diplomatic naïveté of people who think the British Prime Minister should conduct the rhetoric of international relations as if he were some ranting bloke sitting in an attic on his Facebook account. Grow up.
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Venezuela’s Maduro is a corrupt, vicious dictator repressing democratic opposition . But the US unilaterally capturing a foreign leader not at war breaches every canon of intl law. Justifies Putin in Ukraine/Xi in Taiwan. Might is right. Who next on what pretext? A dark moment.
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This is great news for Barnet residents after hard work by @anne_clarke @DavidPintoD @NNarenthira and others! Thanks @MayorofLondon @SadiqKhan for delivering this vital piece of infrastructure.
Great news: Colindale station is the latest to have a step-free entrance, making it London’s 94th step-free Tube station. I’m determined to keep growing this number and making London as accessible as possible.
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NOT TODAY CANCER! Wednesday 4th February 8pm at Kings Place, ÂŁ22 All proceeds to @macmillancancer
@KingsPlace
https://t.co/1YuH26isgy
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I’m really pleased to see @BarnetCouncil roll out recycling bins on the high road in East Finchley as part of @alan_s01 BarNet Zero strategy! These often have high rates of spoil, so I urge people to use these as intended and put the right rubbish in the right bins.
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Crochet mandala street decorations, a collective creation by women in Licata, Italy #WomensArt (via Howtofeelgood. net)
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@nazirafzal This is an historic occasion. The first time there has been an own goal in the World Cup six months before the tournament actually starts.
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I hope @ChrisMasonBBC and others read this thread…the selective framing of a budget argument is common and not the same as uniquely lying to win an argument.
In light of criticism Rachel Reeves has received for not telling us all in advance of the Budget about improved tax receipts, here is a salutary reminder of how Chancellor George Osborne handled his big surprise announcement in the November 2015 Spending Review. #Budget25 1/7
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OBR gets the story right; pity the BBC's political editor didn't 👇🏽
Chancellor Rachel Reeves did not mislead on challenges facing UK ahead of Budget, OBR official tells MPs https://t.co/VIus1p959r
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The BBC’s coverage of Conservative allegations of dishonesty against Rachel Reeves shows how its political coverage is still led by the right-wing press, argues @AdamBienkov
https://t.co/vFCeWrbvw4
bylinetimes.com
For all the focus on its supposed "left wing bias", the BBC's heavy coverage of Conservative allegations of dishonesty against Rachel Reeves shows how its political coverage is still largely led by...
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Feels increasingly like a Reeves budget, that didn’t crash the markets, is facing more criticism from BBC journalists than a Liz Truss budget that did #PoliticsLive
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Reeves did not mislead on challenges facing UK ahead of Budget, says OBR official
bbc.com
Prof David Miles tells MPs the messaging given by the chancellor was "not inconsistent" with the situation she faced.
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Unbelievable ! Listening to Zeffman giving his "take" following the PM's speech re the Budget - it's very clear to me : If Starmer walked on water, turned water into wine, drove out disease ,did a "Lazarus" & performed miracles to order, the MSM & Zeffman would still condemn him.
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The moment it became clear it would form the next Government -Labour never stood chance against an onslaught unprecedented in its magnitude. From day one the combined forces of a hostile media, a disgruntled Tory rump & a disaffected establishment became a pack of baying hounds.
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We are building a fairer economy by: Cutting the cost of living with cheaper energy bills, frozen rail fares and prescription fees. Investing in the NHS to drive growth. Tackling the scourge of child poverty by removing the two child limit. Making sure the revenue raised
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'Briefing against yourself is a bad idea' Darren Jones, chief secretary to the Prime Minister, speaks to #BBCBreakfast after anonymous criticism of the Budget from some senior Labour ministers
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