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21 Jan 2025
Enough is enough
ALT Black text on a white background that reads: When I joined Twitter it still felt revolutionary Under Elon Musk’s ownership X is increasingly reactionary His Nazi salute at Trump’s inauguration was a watershed moment for me Enough is enough You have to draw the line somewhere and I’m drawing it here I can no longer justify contributing to a platform run by Musk I still strongly believe in social media as a force for good and I will continue to use it But I will no longer be using X *Underneath is a black text logo with the words: Richard Leonard Real politics For the people
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17 Jan 2025
Mick Lynch has been a highly effective representative of @RMTunion rail workers, and a leading voice for socialism and a better world.
I want all MSPs to recognise his outstanding contribution.
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Richard Leonard retweeted
16 Jan 2025
Anders Holch Povlsen, the Earl of Seafield, the Earl of Granville, the Earl of Sutherland, the Camerons of Lochiel, the Duke of Westminster.
Extreme wealth among the poverty of our Highlands and Islands.
What is wrong here is the way society and the economy are organised.
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16 Jan 2025
A ceasefire is the minimum.
For peace to triumph over war there must be an end to Israel’s occupation, and a free Palestine 🇵🇸
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15 Jan 2025
What is the government doing with @unitetheunion's plan for Grangemouth's future?
Workers who are weeks away from redundancy want to know.
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Richard Leonard retweeted
14 Jan 2025
OTD in 1893, the foundation conference of the Independent Labour Party was held in Bradford, and Keir Hardie MP was elected as its first chair.
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9 Jan 2025
This is the test: are we hostile or welcoming, racist or anti-racist?
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9 Jan 2025
Mick Lynch is a working class hero
He deserves a long and happy retirement
Thank you, comrade ✊
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8 Jan 2025
'Prisons do not disappear social problems, they disappear human beings'
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8 Jan 2025
There should be no billionaires
7 Jan 2025
This is the best illustration of the obscene wealth of Elon Musk that I’ve seen.
Look how much rice he’s got!
We don’t have to organise our world like this.
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6 Jan 2025
It is our duty to ensure that the force of human nature that drives democracy is nurtured, liberated and put to work for good
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30 Dec 2024
'With a stubby little pencil attached to a piece of string, voters can put a cross on a ballot paper that will remove an MP from parliament or a government from power, without killing anyone'
– Tony Benn
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24 Dec 2024
Wishing all our members, followers and supporters a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Thank You for your Hard Work, Support & Solidarity! In 2024✊ @CWUnews
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19 Dec 2024
Waspi women have been very badly let down
They deserve justice
They deserve compensation
The fight carries on
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Richard Leonard retweeted
19 Dec 2024
NEW: Former Scottish Labour leader says WASPI women have been 'very badly let down' by Keir Starmer's decision not to provide compensation.
Richard Leonard (@LabourRichard) says 'people across the Labour movement believe these women have been served an injustice'
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19 Dec 2024
'This is wrong. We should be correcting this injustice for the benefit of Waspi women'
Spot on, @BrianLeishmanMP
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18 Dec 2024
Sharing the school library love with @LabourRichard - thank you for saying hello @ScotParl and speaking out on behalf of this vital, valuable sector!
ALT Kirsten and Richard Leonard with a ‘School Libraries are Essential’ blackboard.
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