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Debra Shakespeare
@debra_shakes
Atheist. Republican (not the GOP type). Sweary, but only occasionally. A bit left of centre. pro EU, PR and PA. No DMs please
Mid Sussex
Joined April 2011
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    This is the only account I truly follow. I come every and read every tweet. I have visited @AuschwitzMuseum, Terezin and Dachau, but nothing hits harder than the slow drip of names and faces. Real people robbed of life.
    25 August 1921 | Dutch Jewish woman Elisabeth Schenk was born in Schoonhoven. In September 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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    I’m a republican. I accept I’m in the minority. Enjoy the coronation. But when they arrest people who’ve fully cooperated with the the authorities and have committed to peaceful protest, you shouldn’t be glad they won’t spoil your day. You should be very worried.
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    In what circumstance is this an acceptable emotion from a Home Secretary on a visit to a migrant facility in Rwanda? I’m appalled.
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    Has anyone else reached the stage where they just want to reply'Oh just f*ck off' to every ministerial tweet?
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    Oh good. Shops to sell fruit and vegetables in pounds and ounces. It truly is pathetic. I’m 55 and was wholly taught in the metric system. How old do you have to be to have been taught purely in imperial measurements? Sorry, but fuckwitery overload.
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    Quick question. I absolutely detest Johnson, but am doing dry January. Is it okay for me to toast his demise if it happens this month? #JohnsonOut
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    Remembering my beautiful mum, who died alone after months of isolation in hospital and a care placement. And also remembering the @BorisJohnson shock & outrage at Allegra Stratton, while all the time he was flouting his own rules 🤷‍♀️
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    How have we managed to spend 770 times as much as Germany on T&T?
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    If you are Pro EU, anti-Tory and in favour of PR, I’d definitely like to follow you. Word of warning, I’ve been a bit miserable lately. I promise to do better! Happy Friday 😀
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    Feeling cross. Have friends staying for weekend, friends invited themselves, which I don’t have a problem with, but they then asked if we minded if they went to a party in Brighton on Saturday night. I find that rude on two levels, one being we’re in the middle of a pandemic.
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    It’s disappointing when an MP turns out to be a wrong 'un. These days Labour tend to turf them out pretty quickly whereas the Tories fantasise about making them PM, again.
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    Replying to @ProfBrianCox
    So you’re saying alien invasion won’t save us from the Tories; we’re definitely going to need to vote them out 🤷‍♀️
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    Replying to @KEdge23
    You try living on £80 a week, for you and 3 others, for 12 months and then come back and tell us about your experience and how easy it was, and then we'll listen to you. Until then ...