Claire Fox @Fox_Claire@respublicae.eu
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I think a lot of what @PaulEmbery says here will resonate far beyond the trade union movement
RT @GBNEWS: 'It's a reflection of the fact millions of workers have just had enough... there's a storm brewing in this country.'
Trade Unionist Paul Embery discusses the Felixstowe strikes as Britain's biggest port begins eight days of strike action.
Totally inspiring to see this initiative in solidarity with @SalmanRushdie from @PENamerica - real free speech leadership. We need more of that spirit of collective defiance everywhere.
RT @PENamerica: At @nypl and around the globe, readers and writers are standing in solidarity with @SalmanRushdie and celebrating his tireless advocacy for freedom of expression and the plight of imperiled writers around the globe. #StandWithSalman
All I can say is bloody well done @AlStewartOBE. Credit to you and @GBNEWS for making #LeadershipHustings a lively affair; had a real TownHall mtg vibe. I liked that.
RT @AlStewartOBE: My place if work, 7pm-9pm: @GBNEWS #LeadershipHustings #Manchester
Impressive (see thread). I think #EnoughIsEnough resonates pretty widely, and from conversations I have had, has attracted support and interest beyond the trade union movement. Interesting times.
RT @chakrabortty: At the launch rally for @eiecampaign. Queues around the block, rammed inside
Does Boris think this contributes to his personal legacy as PM? More likely to confirm a sense of 'good riddance' amongst many, especially as they view their energy bills with a mixture of terror and fury.
RT @10DowningStreet: There are 10,000 days to go until the UK reaches Net Zero emissions and we're making good progress.
We have already supported 68,000 green jobs, boosted the UK's energy security by generating more renewable p…
Assumed @TitaniaMcGrath level of satire, but less witty. Now I'm assured below is true. When Welsh gov's period campaign addressed people who bleed & failed to mention women/girls, we thought it = peek gender idiocy. But oh no, hold my beer, Scottish gov here to ramp up indignity
RT @SamanthaTaghoy: Scotland has just appointed the first Period Dignity Officer… and it’s a man.
You couldn’t make this stuff up.
Listen to whole of this. It's freaked me out. Furious too. An official from police explicitly says you can only express your views privately, lectures on need 2B better informed re trans, when she spouts misinformation & deploys tears & threats. Coercive & bullying. For a sticker
RT @IXthoth: Had another PCSO knock on my door tdy enquiring about drugs etc in area & then asked me about my sticker! She really upset me! I’ve been rap…
Amen to this from Eddie Dempsey. And more and more people do indeed feel #EnoughlsEnough
RT @eiecampaign: “I’ve got faith in working-class people. They’re always underestimated, but they’ve got the intellect and ideas to make change in this country.”
Eddie Dempsey explains why we’ve launched the #EnoughIsEnough campaign.
Join us: https://wesayenough.co.uk/
Very perceptive comments here from @ProfDHayes on the history of and real problem of trigger warnings and how too many in universities have internalised a version of the Fatwa.
RT @GBNEWS: ‘They’ve [universities] adopted a therapeutic culture… only one view is going to be heard, and that’s the view that won’t upset anyone.’
Professor Dennis Hayes reacts to an investigation by the Times that reveals the extent of literary censorship…
Is issue guest speakers criticising Gov policy (group think hardly creative)? Problem trend surely guest EDI speakers, less sharing views than establishing a climate of orthodoxy/group think in civil service re critical theory/identity politics which if challenged seen as bigotry
RT @katie_martin_fx: UK civil servants have been ordered to trawl through the social media accounts of guest speakers at one government ministry, including…
!!! Bottled water drought.
RT @MailOnline: Drought is officially declared in England as stores begin to ration amount of bottled water https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11105679/Drought-officially-declared-England-stores-begin-ration-bottled-water.html?ito=social-twitter_mailonline
Very nuanced, interesting comments on @GBNEWS from @Ella_M_Whelan on controversy re 'I, Joan' at Globe. Defends artistic freedom, while making insightful points on removing Joan of Arc as a WOMAN from story of Joan of Arc, as always in name of diversity/inclusion.
RT @GBNEWS: 'If the story itself is about a female martyr... what's the point changing it to a gender neutral stance?'
Ella Whelan reacts to a Globe Theatre production w…
This is a campaign to watch out for. Credit to organisers, #EnoughIsEnough is exactly how millions of people feel. Could make a real difference to resistance to #CostOfLivingCrisis. And has merit of that frustrating sense of being a victim into a call for action.
RT @eiecampaign: Enough is enough. It's time to turn anger into action.
Join the campaign to fight the cost-of-living crisis.
One to watch.
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Impressive. We could do with an Amish-like productivity drive here in UK to build houses, hospitals and infrastructure...
RT @historyinmemes: Amish building a barn in one day
Meanwhile, despite joy at home, sadly war drums sounding from Balkans
RT @metesohtaoglu: 🔴 📹 #Kosovo police announced on Sunday late afternoon that it closed the border for travelers’ passage in the Jarinje& Bernjak, on the border with #Serbia, due to the blockades of the roads leading to these crossing points.
Air raid sirens heard in #Belgrade
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Well said @KemiBadenoch. Agree entirely that phrase war on woke can SEEM to trivialise hugely important issues. Also listen to details of internal resistance/obstruction even a Gov minister encountered from officials when investigating Tavistock; no wonder civilians can be cowed
RT @GBNEWS: 'I don't call it "war on woke", because I think it's far far more serious than that'
Former Tory leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch MP tells G…
Cost of living crisis. People properly worried re cost of food/feeding kids etc. Yet this activism wastes gallons of milk with aim of closing down an industry. Don't let these militants dare suggest they're progessive. They're anti-wc, pro austerity, self-indulgent reactionaries
RT @TalkTV: A group of vegan activists who disrupted the Queen’s Jubilee have staged a protest by pouring milk on the floor of Harrods.
The activists from …
What a stupid, mad idea @BackingLizTruss. This will not make women safer, will distract police from solving crimes that do materially make women & men's lives miserable. It could result in institutionalising the criminalising of 'offensive' speech. A Labour policy as well! Grr
RT @TheBuzzerUK: 🚨 | NEW: Liz Truss to ban wolf-whistling and catcalling if PM
Postive that Wiltshire constabulary acknowledge an offical visit to someone for offensive speech wasn't proportionate. Slightly ruined by defense of acting with best intentions. Admission that police believe it's EVER appropriate to use state authority in censorious way is scary
RT @wiltshirepolice: We've issued the following statement due to widespread commentary online:
"Following a report from a member of the public, officers v…
Unofficial automated mirror. No copyright asserted. ∎ Claire Fox is director of @acadofideas, author of 'I find that Offensive!', former MEP; now Baroness Fox of Buckley (!!!)
https://academyofideas.org.uk/ #CP4G
Joined Apr 2022
