Laura

I’ve finally deleted Twitter👇

Hold whatever opinions you like, but interfering in overseas democracy and inciting violence has to be rejected by right minded people. The biggest power we have is who we choose to allow to monetize us.

Lovely

Messiah from Scratch at the Royal Albert Hall

In common with millions of others, we have abandoned the toxic environment of Twitter and transferred to Bluesky where we hope our 2,500 followers will find us as we rebuild our profile on a kinder platform. If everyone sang every week, the world would be a nicer place!

Moral Ambition by Rutger Bregman | Waterstones Buy Moral Ambition by Rutger Bregman from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

‼️ stop what you are doing and read this 👇

(I recommend the commute friendly audiobook 👂)

Always inspiring @rutgerbregman.com has done it again. We CAN change the world 💪

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Crooked Cross At its heart a love story, CROOKED CROSS is also an extraordinarily prescient account of the rise of the Nazi regime in Germany seen through the eyes of the fictional Kluger family.

What an extraordinary book! Written in 1934, shows how Nazi policies crept softly in with devastating consequences. Poignant description of the 20th century, stark warning for the 21st 😢
#sallycarson #crookedcross #itshappeningagain

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Desert Island Discs - Donna Ockenden, midwife - BBC Sounds Donna Ockenden, midwife, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.

What an amazing woman Donna Ockenden is. Shedding a tear hearing her story. Each of us can make things better where we stand. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

For the last 50 years the richest 1% have been getting richer by more than 400%.

But for the 99% then have only gotten 8% and actually since 2008 the 99% have been getting poorer.

It is time for the rich to get poorer.

Timeless post...Starmer is absolutely smashing this, and I thank the Lord every day he's our PM.

Thank you 🙏

YouTube video by Marsh Family "Puppets on a Kremlin String?" - Marsh Family adaptation of Coldplay's "Viva la Vida" on Trump/Vance

youtu.be/pvT3aQjLxdE

Here's a 🎶 twist on Coldplay's thumping #VivaLaVida we're calling "Puppets on a Kremlin String?"

It reflects on the grotesque media spectacle hosted by #Trump & #Vance yesterday at the White House. In solidarity with Zelensky & Ukraine.

#SlavaUkraini
#Dontabandonthem

Welsh 20mph speed limit: Fall in serious casualties in first year Ex-minister says it shows policy was the most successful road safety initiative in modern times.

Remember how Tories and Deform banged on about a 'war on drivers', and how woke and stupid this was?

Injuries down by 26%, 100 fewer deaths. #wato
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No space for a street tree on your road? Think again!

By working with your local authorities, we can find a way around most problems standing in the way of you sponsoring a tree outside your home 🌳🏡

Bravo 👏

Excellent news 👏

Those are beauts 🤩

VAT on private school fees puts Edinburgh state schools at capacity Majority of the capital’s 15 private schools are understood to have lost pupils, dispersed to state schools throughout the city

There are around 10k private school kids in Edinburgh.

51 have moved to state schools in January.

As I've repeatedly said the effects of VAT on fees are going to be minimal.

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Pothole and Road Repair Survey Potholes and shoddy roads can cost motorists hundreds of pounds and cause disruption for days. Lots of the correspondence I receive from constituents consists of residents reporting particularly-dange...

For too long we’ve tolerated shoddy roads that aren’t just a nuisance, they’re dangerous and cost families £100s in repairs.

Having secured a record increase in local road repair funding, back my campaign to fix our roads 👉 forms.gle/CeZNaTptH587...

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Oliver Stech (41) verstorben: Ybbstal und Wiener Sängerknaben trauern Die heimische Musikwelt trauert um Oliver Stech. Der Kapellmeister des Schubertchores der Wiener Sängerknaben ist am Montag mit 41 Jahren verstorben.

Last month I met Oliver Stech when he led rehearsals & a concert I was in. We also saw him rehearse with his fabulous Boys Choir. An amazing 48hrs, I learned so much from his kind leadership. He is sorely missed, never forgotten.

Be kind, tomorrow is not guaranteed ❤️

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We had a busy weekend last week talking to voters on the doorstep and we'll be doing the same next weekend

Hitchin Labour are also pleased to announce our candidates for Country Elections Ian Albert for Hitchin North, Indie Sunner for Hitchin South and Nigel Mason for Hitchin Rural

If you’re a constituent in Datchworth, Burnham Green or Bulls Green, I’m holding an advice surgery this weekend in a village hall near you 🫵

This is a chance to discuss local issues, casework or any matters I can help with 🗣️

Please get in touch on kevin.bonavia.mp@parliament.uk to book a slot 📧

For too long, renters haven’t been properly protected against landlords who seek to exploit them.

It’s time to put that right.

Our renters rights bill 👇

🏡 Bans no-fault evictions
🏡 Protects tenants from damp/mould
🏡 Limits the rent landlords can demand in advance

Well this is fun! 👇 #maps #datavisualiation

YouTube video by Garys Economics Is the UK government bankrupt?

Is the UK government bankrupt?

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More great conversations back out in Hitchin this afternoon! 🌹

Lots of support for recent announcements of investment in GP and hospital appointments. After years of neglect, it’s time to get the NHS working again for all who need it 🏥

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The day Freddie died I wore my Queen tshirt underneath my regulation white shirt and tie to school 😢 I also got thrown out the common room for playing Queen on the stereo that day. #LikedQueenEvenWhenItWasUnfashionableInThe90s 😜 #totp

a man wearing sunglasses and a hat is standing next to another man ALT: a man wearing sunglasses and a hat is standing next to another man

#totp sounds as good now as it did then 🤩

Happy #FranzFerdinand new music day! Got this on a loop in prep for #Tramlines ☀️ 🎵

#Hooked 🤩

Trees do incredible things for our wellbeing and psyche 🩺🧠

Sponsor a tree outside your home to reap the health benefits of nature, including:

🌳 Lower blood pressure
🌳 Improved mental health
🌳 Healthier pregnancies
🌳 Reduced prevalence of asthma

We went in June! Extraordinary place, both sad and hopeful at the same time.

Happy times 😁