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Georgina Watson

@georgie-watson.bsky.social

Planner, Gardener, Former Politician, activist, hiker, football fan, Trans Woman

252 Followers  |  292 Following  |  78 Posts  |  Joined: 14.11.2024  |  2.0663

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Oh look an olive branch thats just a big stick to beat the shit outta us with

16.09.2025 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 112    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
One of the biggest corporate donors to the populist Reform U.K. party has sold almost $2 million worth of transmitters, cockpit equipment, antennas and other sensitive technology to a major supplier of Moscow’s blacklisted state weapons agency, documents show.

From 2023 to 2024, the company, part of the British aerospace manufacturer H.R. Smith Group, shipped the equipment to an Indian firm that is the biggest trading partner of the Russian arms agency, Rosoboronexport.

H.R. Smith Group donated 100,000 pounds (just under $130,000) to Reform U.K. last year, two days after Nigel Farage was announced as the party’s leader. The company is run by Richard Smith, a businessman who owns 55 Tufton Street, a Westminster townhouse that is home to some of Britain’s most influential right-wing lobbying and research groups.

One of the biggest corporate donors to the populist Reform U.K. party has sold almost $2 million worth of transmitters, cockpit equipment, antennas and other sensitive technology to a major supplier of Moscow’s blacklisted state weapons agency, documents show. From 2023 to 2024, the company, part of the British aerospace manufacturer H.R. Smith Group, shipped the equipment to an Indian firm that is the biggest trading partner of the Russian arms agency, Rosoboronexport. H.R. Smith Group donated 100,000 pounds (just under $130,000) to Reform U.K. last year, two days after Nigel Farage was announced as the party’s leader. The company is run by Richard Smith, a businessman who owns 55 Tufton Street, a Westminster townhouse that is home to some of Britain’s most influential right-wing lobbying and research groups.

Blimey. One of Nigel Farage's biggest donors, and the owner of 55 Tufton Street, is helping the Russian military effort www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/w...

28.03.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3232    πŸ” 2039    πŸ’¬ 165    πŸ“Œ 148

I was in Ego in Sheffield :) first time there, it’s next to the winter gardens

04.03.2025 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Me with big kebab over the weekend :)

03.03.2025 09:14 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Been for a aesthetics consultation this morning, so hopefully I won’t look like this for long. I may try to keep photos in the Blair Witch style though

01.03.2025 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Liking that lineup:)

01.03.2025 14:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hope a few players in this line-up come through ok

18.02.2025 12:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Mark Selby is my favourite though #welshopen 😊

16.02.2025 22:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What this piece lets out of the bag is, whatever is driving the far/right's hatred of trans people it is absolutely, positively not a desire to protect women from sexual violence. They are happy to celebrate a perpetrator of sexual violence, so long as he shares their hatred of trans people.

08.02.2025 06:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1416    πŸ” 456    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 9
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Stuff like this is just silly. Trump is no ally to cis or trans women and is not a feminist cheerleader either !

08.02.2025 10:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tonight was Chesterfield’s only home game in February, our Football V Homophobia game. Also the first Football v Homophobia game of the month, so the EFL were there. Eek !
Rainbow Spireites managed a some great events pre match and then we beat Donny Rovers 5-2.

Here we are at full time

07.02.2025 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That one is a classic πŸ˜‚

06.02.2025 10:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Todays train cancellation excuse is : β€œmore trains than usual needing repairs at the same time β€œ
They didn’t even laugh as they announced that. Comic geniuses

06.02.2025 10:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Changing room row nurse denies comparing trans doctor to rapist Sandie Peggie claims being made to get changed beside a trans woman amounted to unlawful harassment.

The BBC don't once use correct pronouns for Dr Upton, who is the one being harassed.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

04.02.2025 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 226    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 12

Check out our latest podcast episode!

03.02.2025 07:48 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I have always considered Rugby Union as the Maginot line of the British class system

01.02.2025 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Did you realise chesterfield fc have never lost a champions League game under lights?

And won’t tonight either because we’re playing Bromley in League 2

28.01.2025 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In an effort to legitimise the Labour government's very own Section 28, the Commission on Human Medicine is advocating for the forced detransition of trans+ adolescents

A dangerous position that already does untold harm to millions of young trans+ people across the globe

@yg-lgbtiqa.bsky.social

28.01.2025 11:04 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think that would be much of the hope for a sustainable future how we get from here to there is where I think I want to position the study on the basis of a case study

27.01.2025 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Find out Shonen knife are playing rescue room in Nottingham this summer
β€œOooh!”
Straight away message sister and say β€œfancy coming?” β€œYes I’ll come”
Send her some shonen knife. β€œI’d never heard them before but they are really good β€œ
Proving the eldest sibling has the best music πŸ˜‚

27.01.2025 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
INTERVIEW | Danny Webb post-Port Vale
YouTube video by Chesterfield FC Official YouTube Channel INTERVIEW | Danny Webb post-Port Vale

🎦 Danny Webb spoke to the media following the Spireites' 1-1 home draw against Port Vale.

Watch the interview here ⬇️

youtu.be/_gMYHK_ty_s

#Spireites

25.01.2025 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œErnie, Ernie Ernie !!”

25.01.2025 19:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Donacien is making me smile already. I like a no nonsense defender

25.01.2025 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Also I have once again proven this morning that as a planner, George Clarke is my kryptonite. He makes me swear at the telly

25.01.2025 10:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

…that can be studied. At this stage I’m looking for suggestions for scholarly texts that can be useful to narrow the dissertation down . Do any of you have suggestions?

25.01.2025 10:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

But that arbitrary boundary doesn’t really reflect how people in the area live their lives and sustainable connections are something I think I would *like* to see happen. So basically I’m working on turning that into something that resembles an actual subject 3/

25.01.2025 10:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It feels like Manchester Metrolink does some of this. Supertram in Sheffield less so. But there are some plans to extend Supertram from halfway into Eckington. This involves crossing from one combined authority to another (Sheffield city region to D2N2). 2/

25.01.2025 10:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Good morning everyone. My dissertation needs to be written this year and will be on sustainable transport. I’m particularly interested in how things like tramways and tram/train systems can be extended into the urban fringe. 1/

25.01.2025 10:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Hope so too. Think the vale fans are going to take part in the tribute to Ernie Moss too

25.01.2025 10:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

@stepheno1972.bsky.social thanks for the follow. Note you support Port Vale and you’re at Chesterfield (my club) today

25.01.2025 10:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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