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@paulascachette
paula dunne
6 months
Tonight I resigned my Labour Party membership, along with several other Cllrs. I cannot stand by and watch war crimes being committed without condemning it in the strongest possible terms. Nor should Labour. I will continue to serve Cowley residents as an Independent Cllr.
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@paulascachette
paula dunne
2 years
I am proud to be seconding @Lucy_1103 's motion against the return of greyhound racing in Oxford. Animal cruelty should have no place in our city! Thank you to #OxfordVeganAction , @LeagueACS and @PETAUK for campaigning around this. Please sign the petition:
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Emily
2 years
Lots of people in Oxford today supporting @Lucy_1103 's motion against greyhound racing coming back to the city. Let's hope @OxfordCity see sense and oppose it #StopOxfordDogRacing #BanGreyhoundRacing
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paula dunne
5 months
Tonight the motion I proposed at @OxfordCity to call for an immediate permanent #Ceasefire in Gaza passed unanimously. Thank you @NalaTanagra for seconding and @chrisjarvisdiy for your tireless work ensuring the amended motion passed. End apartheid. End occupation.
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paula dunne
2 years
“we must embed within communities if we want sustainable change. If we want people to see the Left as the answer, then we start work through painstaking organising — not through symbolic gestures, but through everyday activity.” - @UniteSharon ✊🏻🚩
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paula dunne
2 years
Delighted to be endorsed by the one and only @graceblakeley ❤️✊🏻🚩
@MOrganisers
Momentum Organisers
2 years
🧠NEW ENDORSEMENT: @graceblakeley 🧠 Grace is a vital voice on the Left, an unapologetic socialist economist who demystifies the class war behind inflation, the housing crisis & much else besides 🤓🌹 We're delighted she's backing Momentum Organiser @paulascachette for the NCG!
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paula dunne
2 years
Day 2 of the @RMTunion strike and to quote @chrisjarvisdiy - crossing party lines, but NOT picket lines! ✊🏻🚩
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paula dunne
7 months
Attended the @OxfordPSC event this evening with @HosniehMarbini @NalaTanagra @Ed_Mundy_Oxford @Imiforsocialism 🇵🇸 🇵🇸 🇵🇸
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@paulascachette
paula dunne
2 years
Got to meet @zarahsultana today! 😍✊🏻🚩
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paula dunne
2 years
Joined the @RMTunion picket in Oxford this morning standing in solidarity and fighting for workers rights ✊🏻🚩
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paula dunne
2 years
Unfortunately I wasn't elected, but look at all the amazing socialists that were! Congratulations to all those from @MOrganisers and @YourMmtm who are on the NCG! Now let's fight for socialism!✊🌹
@PeoplesMomentum
Momentum 🌹
2 years
🚨🚨 ANNOUNCING: Momentum's new National Coordinating Group 2022-2024 🚨🚨 As the Tories collapse into civil war, millions across Britain are crying out for a socialist alternative to a cost-of-living crisis. With this energetic new team, Momentum will rise to the challenge 🌹
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paula dunne
3 years
@Lucy_1103 and I didn’t get to speak on the motion opposing greyhound racing returning to Oxford, but we did get to speak to @TheOxfordMail , meet a lovely Grey outside #TheOxfordTownHall and the materials arrived from @PETAUK for our next protest! @LeagueACS @ForeverHoundsUK
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paula dunne
10 months
Listening to @LauCRoth and @KeirMilburn talk about the European Municipalist Movement of 2015-2019, which inspired the feminisation of politics at the @RosaluxLondon event 'Building Local Power with Feminise Politics Now!'
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paula dunne
6 months
Disgraceful.
@AnnelieseDodds
Anneliese Dodds
6 months
A message to my constituents concerning votes this evening on the King’s speech.
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paula dunne
2 years
@LeagueACS
League Against Cruel Sports
2 years
Thank you to everybody that has taken action to end greyhound racing in @OxfordCity . We urge residents in Oxfordshire to sign this petition, closing today: @PETAUK @Lucy_1103 @chrisjarvisdiy @paulascachette #BanGreyhoundRacing #StopOxfordDogRacing
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@paulascachette
paula dunne
6 months
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
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paula dunne
1 year
Great to be at the Oxford march and rally today representing @OxfordNUJ and stewarding for @OxfordTUC ✊🏻🚩Power to the workers!
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paula dunne
2 years
So insulting, disgraceful, disappointing @Keir_Starmer @AnnelieseDodds @AnnBlackLabour
@jeremycorbyn
Jeremy Corbyn
2 years
Today’s NEC vote and Keir Starmer’s ongoing decision to bar me from sitting as a Labour MP is disappointing. I am grateful for and humbled by the support I've received, especially from my Islington North constituents. The struggle for peace, justice and sustainability goes on.
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paula dunne
3 years
At @FloparkCC a resident will be reading their play about the 1934 rent strike in Florence Park fighting back against landlord exploitation. All profits will go to the Decolonising Florence Park project ✊🏻🚩:
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paula dunne
2 years
@AnnelieseDodds as Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, and as my MP, please speak up on this. @sarahshequality and I as joint LGBT+ Officers for @Oxford_Labour are very concerned about Rosie Duffield in the party and call for her to lose the Labour Whip.
@LabourStudents
Labour Students
2 years
Labour Students stands in full solidarity with the LGBT+ community. Rosie Duffield must have the Labour whip removed. A statement from the National Labour Students Committee:
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paula dunne
2 years
It is a disgrace the way @jeremycorbyn has been treated by the Labour leadership. Corbyn has been a tireless and compassionate campaigner, representing his community for 39 years as a Labour MP. It is a waste of time and energy running a candidate against him. 1/2
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paula dunne
2 years
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paula dunne
10 months
Community Wealth Building and Municipalism from the Inside Out panel hosted by @PeoplesMomentum at the @RosaluxLondon event 'Feminise Politics Now!' @HilarySchan @nabeelamowlana @carl1545
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paula dunne
7 months
Tuesday evening @Oxford_Labour is organising a selection meeting where the current Barton and Sandhills Councillor, @NalaTanagra is blocked from re-standing as the @LabourParty candidate. (1/3)
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paula dunne
2 years
Together we raised over £7,000-£8,000 for Syrian Refugees. Thank you @HelpTheWorldOxf and @Human_Relief for organising this event. It was great to meet many like minded people from different ages, backgrounds and a shared goal of working towards a better world 🇸🇾 ⛰
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paula dunne
7 months
Jabu lives in Barton and has significant local support where she received the largest vote count in the ward in the May 2021 elections. (2/3)
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paula dunne
2 years
Today I had an inspiring meeting with @We_OwnIt , @ACORNOxford and community campaigners on the Number 16 bus campaign 🚌✊🏻
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paula dunne
1 year
Day 2 at @NUJofficial Conference representing @OxfordNUJ #DM2023
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paula dunne
2 years
@IanLaveryMP You are brilliant in the trade union movement but disappointing on greyhound racing. You can't claim to care about animals and be pro exploiting them. We should fight for human liberation and animal liberation. #GreyhoundRacingDebate
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paula dunne
1 year
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@paulascachette
paula dunne
6 months
Yesterday evening on the Oxford march for the people of Gaza with @Ed_Mundy_Oxford @Imiforsocialism @HosniehMarbini 🇵🇸 #CeasefireForGaza
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paula dunne
5 months
And amazing work @chrisjarvisdiy for all your efforts ensuring the vote would pass in Council 🎉
@chrisjarvisdiy
Chris Jarvis
5 months
✊ Incredibly proud to see Oxford City Council unanimously vote to push @AnnelieseDodds , @Keir_Starmer and @RishiSunak to call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and to stand against antisemitism and Islamophobia. Thanks to @paulascachette for proposing the motion.
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paula dunne
2 years
So excited to be on the @MOrganisers slate with these incredible trade unionists and community activists! ❤️✊🚩
@MOrganisers
Momentum Organisers
2 years
📢ANNOUNCING: The Momentum Organisers📢 After 2 years of defeat, Momentum must be laser-focused on power & a plan to win it. These socialists have organised & won in communities, workplaces and for the Labour Left. Now, they're running to put Momentum back on the front foot💪
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paula dunne
2 years
It was such a brilliant day yesterday marching with @ACORNunion and seeing so many trade unions, trades councils, community unions and left wing groups unite in force to demand better from this awful government. Followed by an @RMTunion social down the pub ❤️✊🏻🚩
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paula dunne
7 months
At 5:30pm tomorrow people will be taking to the streets at Underhill Circus in Barton in defence of their councillor who is a strong trade unionist, speaks up for the working class, and campaigns on housing and health. (3/3)
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paula dunne
2 years
I have also written with fellow Cllrs @DrAmarLatif1 @Charlie_Hicks_ @bigdamo @SummersBely @Tiago_Corais @michele_paule and Evin Abrishami about our concerns on @Stagecoach_Ox and @OxfordBusCompany scrapping the No.16 bus route which covers #Littlemore , #Cowley and #Donnington .
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@bradtbaines
Brad Baines
2 years
I have written with fellow Cllrs @MarieTidball and Naomi Waite to @Stagecoach_Ox @OxfordBusCo about the concerning decision to scrap the Number 16 bus service - slashing cross-city connectivity for Donnington and South Oxford. We urge them to reconsider!
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paula dunne
2 years
Looking forward to talking on the closing panel of @SYP_Oxford with @samatlounge , @_chelseagraham and @amalia_mih about my role as an Equalities Officer in my @unitetheunion branch at @OxUniPress 📚✊🏻🚩 #SYPConf21
@SYP_Oxford
SYP Oxford
2 years
Our final #SYPConf21 event starts at 3pm with our 'Activating Change In The Publishing ' panel. Join us as we speak to @samatlounge , @_chelseagraham , @amalia_mih , and @paulascachette . Conference-goers can watch the panel live here:
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paula dunne
2 years
@0hrsinOx @SymonHill @mygibbo @Ed_Mundy_Oxford @NalaTanagra @redmikerowley @HosniehMarbini @Imiforsocialism It should go without saying that people have a right to express republican views. I’m shocked about what happened to @SymonHill . It’s very scary times we are living in.
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@paulascachette
paula dunne
2 years
@UKLabour was formed by trade unions and the clue is in the name that Labour stands for Labour. Labour MPs must stand up for workers across the U.K and show their support on picket lines.
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@paulascachette
paula dunne
2 years
@IanMiddletonX @OxfordshireCC I’m sorry you have to read these types of articles Ian. You have done incredible work with this motion and not only does it address the climate crisis, it is cruelty free, cheaper, healthier and more sustainable. You should be very proud! Solidarity! 🌱❤️✨🌍
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@paulascachette
paula dunne
2 years
Reinstate the whip and focus on getting the Tories out of power @Keir_Starmer 2/2
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paula dunne
2 years
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” - Desmond Tutu PS awful and ignorant take ⬇️
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@paulascachette
paula dunne
2 years
Enhanced Partnership does not go far enough - we need a Franchise model so that we can bring buses back into public ownership! @We_OwnIt @ACORNOxford
@OxfordshireCC
Oxfordshire County Council
2 years
Measures to get more people using buses, including cheaper fares for under-19s, new rural services, and traffic filters to reduce journey times, are set to be introduced in Oxfordshire.
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paula dunne
2 years
“Perhaps someone could explain why those volunteering in food banks face tougher scrutiny than those who have made them necessary.” @Keir_Starmer , a question for you ⬆️
@tribunemagazine
Tribune
2 years
Labour's decision to welcome former Tory MP Christian Wakeford is dubious at best – but if it comes alongside a refusal to readmit Jeremy Corbyn, it will be a sign of a party abandoning its values, writes @IanLaveryMP .
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paula dunne
2 years
@OxUniPress and @UniofReading platforming Holly Lawford-Smith who thinks that conversion therapy is wrong except for when it is used on trans people. So violent and disgusting. I stand with my trans siblings. An attack on some of us is an attack on all of us. #BWithTheT 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻
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paula dunne
2 years
Also thank you to all those who supported, campaigned, endorsed and voted for me and @MOrganisers candidates during the campaign! We wouldn't have a majority without you!
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paula dunne
2 years
A huge win by the community with local campaigners and @Oxford_Labour councillors working together to reinstate this much needed bus route! ✊🏻🚌🌹
@OxfordBusCo
Oxford Bus Company
2 years
Today marks the launch of our new city46 route from Oxford City serving Donnington Bridge, Florence Park, Templars Square, Horspath, Wheatley and Great Milton. We're looking forward to welcoming new and existing passengers on board.
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paula dunne
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paula dunne
2 years
@emeliobedelio @Lucy_1103 @chrisjarvisdiy @bethiatld It’s heartbreaking to see these lovely animals treated like disposable commodities to profit from 💔
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@paulascachette
paula dunne
2 years
Got back to Oxford yesterday evening to take part in this community action. So many residents describe this bus as their ‘lifeline’. @Stagecoach_Ox needs to put people before profit and bring back the number 16. 🚌
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@paulascachette
paula dunne
2 years
This Boxing Day I have become a member of @HuntSabs to support the work of all those on the ground protecting wildlife from huntsmen.
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@paulascachette
paula dunne
2 years
@jeremycorbyn You are the reason I became engaged in politics, campaigned for the first time in 2019 to get you in to number 10 and now stand as a city councillor. Thank you for inspiring me to fight for change and I am sorry that you have been treated so badly. Love and solidarity ❤️✊🏻🌹
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@paulascachette
paula dunne
2 years
@RobTanner83 @IanMorrisLabour @spellar Rob, all this tells me is that you are reading rags rather than actual news. If you did any of your own research you would see the huge smear campaign against a man who has always stood up for justice and spoke out for the oppressed. This is a fact.
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paula dunne
2 years
Next month I am climbing Scafell Pike ⛰ to raise funds for Syrian refugees. Any support would be hugely appreciated ❤️:
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paula dunne
1 year
Day 1 at @NUJofficial Conference representing @OxfordNUJ #DM2023
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paula dunne
2 years
This Paula from the West Midlands gives Paula’s from the West Midlands a bad name.
@OwenJones84
Owen Jones
2 years
Liz Truss' biggest fan did not want to hear some home truths. 😬
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paula dunne
2 years
Love @KateOsborneMP ‘s response! ❤️ Solidarity ✊🏻
@KateOsborneMP
Kate Osborne MP
2 years
I'm not fake...
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paula dunne
2 years
@purrrmeister @lindanewbery Heartbreaking. More deadly diseases to follow for animals (including humans) the more we keep animals in poor conditions piled on top of each other for the sake of “it tastes good”.
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@paulascachette
paula dunne
2 years
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@VersoUnionUK
Verso Books Union UK
2 years
UPDATE: We are now officially recognised! 🎉 Thanks for all of your support, it’s been a long 17 months!
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paula dunne
2 years
@Chris_Saltmarsh @the_ecologist @TroyVettese @pendergrassdrew I have just bought the book. Great review @Chris_Saltmarsh ! Although I am fully down with the global veganism argument 😁🌿
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@paulascachette
paula dunne
2 years
@Max_Bell_11 @Oxford_Labour You were amazing in this role Max and a huge part to play in the success of the Cowley ward elections. 🌹✊🏻
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@paulascachette
paula dunne
2 years
@JayHewlett2 Completely valid point and one I agree with! I am not too sure how Oxfordshire County Council do their catering but Oxford City Council have stopped doing catering for councillors before I joined thankfully. There are a few exceptions I’ll go into:
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@paulascachette
paula dunne
7 months
At the selection meeting, @LabourParty members unanimously rejected every council candidate in solidarity with @NalaTanagra
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@paulascachette
paula dunne
7 months
We stand in unwavering solidarity with oppressed peoples everywhere in their struggle for human rights and liberation.
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paula dunne
2 years
@isaac_kh @toni_tds you have a photo of the screens don’t you?
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paula dunne
2 years
I will be out on the picket tomorrow showing unwavering solidarity with @RMTunion . Disgraceful behaviour from the party leadership.
@siennamarla
Sienna Rodgers
2 years
EXCLUSIVE: Labour front benchers have been told by the party leadership that they are banned from picket lines this week amid rail strikes:
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paula dunne
2 years
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paula dunne
2 years
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” - Desmond Tutu PS awful and ignorant take ⬇️
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paula dunne
2 years
Loved meeting fellow Cllrs across Oxfordshire and in the City who are against the unethical treatment of animals! #StopOxfordDogRacing #BanGreyhoundRacing
@bethiatld
Bethia Thomas Faringdon 🔶
2 years
@BluetheGreyt @ForeverHoundsUK @RosalindRogers @Lucy_1103 @paulascachette @LeagueACS @PETAUK @TheOxfordMail @BBCOxford There's also this one on the @OxfordCity Council website. The council is supporting the reopening of the stadium but some brilliant councillors think its wrong. We met them on the steps of Oxford Town Hall last month. #Baz had a great time!
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paula dunne
2 years
@JoRice1 @ArkTOxford This is amazing news! Congratulations 🎉 I’d love to meet up with you at some point to see if there is anyway I can support you!
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@paulascachette
paula dunne
2 years
@chrisjarvisdiy @RMTunion Well said Chris ✊🏻
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paula dunne
2 years
@IanMiddletonX Is anyone really doing #Veganuary2022 if they are not following @IanMiddletonX ?
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paula dunne
2 years
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paula dunne
2 years
@0hrsinOx You’re absolutely right.
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paula dunne
2 years
@mish_rahman Gutted Mish, you had my vote. Solidarity ✊🏻
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paula dunne
2 years
@JessicaLBarnard Solidarity Jess ✊🏻❤️
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paula dunne
2 years
@purrrmeister @lindanewbery This is so heart breaking
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paula dunne
4 months
@Ind_Ox_Alliance @timspanner @BBCOxford @OxfordCity @OxfordshireCC @TheOxfordMail Yes, it is awful and distressing for the residents and i have already raised this with the relevant team at @OxfordCity .
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paula dunne
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@TottenhamTammy @PrestigePatiss Happy Birthday Tammy! ❤️🎂 x
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paula dunne
2 years
@deepakurup @GholamiNekisa Thanks comrade ❤️✊🏻🚩
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paula dunne
2 years
@isaac_kh Noooo! Oat milk is just fine 😂
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paula dunne
2 years
@Rogue_Sel Brilliant film!
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paula dunne
2 years
@MOrganisers Manifesto ⬇️⬇️👀👀
@MOrganisers
Momentum Organisers
2 years
ANNOUNCING - Momentum Organisers: The Plan ✍️ Momentum has been drifting, suffering defeat after defeat. We can do better. Today, we release, in full, our comprehensive plan to defend the Left, get organised & win power at key sites. Read, share, vote:
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paula dunne
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paula dunne
2 years
@IanMorrisLabour @UKLabour Solidarity Ian, you’ve been brilliant.
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paula dunne
3 years
@toni_tds It’s the first thing I did when I came back to Twitter!
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