My twitter presence is much bigger than it was a year ago (thank you everyone) and inevitable this means I face more online 'critique' than previously.
Today the focus has been my 'politicising' of #RemembranceSunday
I have just a few things to say: 1/7
Today the focus has been my 'politicising' of #RemembranceSunday
I have just a few things to say: 1/7
As the granddaughter and daughter of army and navy veterans I know personally about the costs of war & would suggest that my views are as valid as anyone's.
As a sociologist, and a critical thinker, I argue that ALL life is political and what more than war & peace, war ... 2/7
As a sociologist, and a critical thinker, I argue that ALL life is political and what more than war & peace, war ... 2/7
... related death (suicide included) and justice for veterans & their families.
As a @UKLabour member I applaud our party's plans for service personal & veterans, especially with SO many veterans experiencing homelessness and/or PTSD (issues cruelly ignored by the current...3/7
As a @UKLabour member I applaud our party's plans for service personal & veterans, especially with SO many veterans experiencing homelessness and/or PTSD (issues cruelly ignored by the current...3/7
... government.
As a media observer I note once more the implied criticism by some of the MSM (BBC R4 included) at the depth of Corbyn's bow whilst a dishevelled looking Johnson lays his wreath upside down.
As an experienced twitter user I see again and again that those ...4/7
As a media observer I note once more the implied criticism by some of the MSM (BBC R4 included) at the depth of Corbyn's bow whilst a dishevelled looking Johnson lays his wreath upside down.
As an experienced twitter user I see again and again that those ...4/7
...critising myself and others for politicisation are the very people who constantly, unrelentingly criticise Corbyn for the size of his poppy, the depth of his bow etc. and so on. Corbyn the man who drinks tea with veterans (before attending a service in his own ....5/7
....constituency) rather than attend a dignitaries lunch.
With all this in mind I humbly suggest that in always working for peaceful solutions and looking for ways to support veterans whilst genuinely honouring all those who have served our Corbyn-led @UKLabour social... 6/7
With all this in mind I humbly suggest that in always working for peaceful solutions and looking for ways to support veterans whilst genuinely honouring all those who have served our Corbyn-led @UKLabour social... 6/7
...movement should be applauded and celebrated not vilified and mocked by anyone who truly cares both for those we have lost and those that return from war.
There I've made another POLITICAL statement and I'm proud to stand by it. #Solidarity 6/7
There I've made another POLITICAL statement and I'm proud to stand by it. #Solidarity 6/7
