Nina Stibbe

Reasons to be Cheerful

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@MarianneLevy https://t.co/HNdKjNbfri 1 Likes

Posted: 5 hours ago
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@RishiSunak Listen to yourself. Ugh 72 Likes 3 Retweets

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His circumstances were not particularly difficult. https://t.co/SvOuNN4Jc9 74 Likes 4 Retweets

Posted: 6 hours ago
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@DPJHodges Do you mean seek help in Durham? #seekhelp 22 Likes

Posted: 6 hours ago
Kevin Maguire
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The Government’s new eyesight test for drivers https://t.co/hYBNQkbhZo 1.3K Retweets Nina Stibbe Retweeted

Posted: 7 hours ago
Mark Steel
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My turn - I went to a barbecue on the beach with 30 mates, to see if my toothache had got better so I could look after my goldfish. 999 Retweets Nina Stibbe Retweeted

Posted: 7 hours ago
Alex Pleasants
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And the @southbankcentre is the largest arts centre in Europe. The impact will be 100-fold on smaller organisations - we're already seeing some permanently close their doors.
We *desperately* need a tailored package for the cultural sector https://t.co/sue6JekdnP 12 Retweets Nina Stibbe Retweeted

Posted: 10 hours ago
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@jounwin I don’t see it as a pile-on more an outpouring of grief and anguish and anger. https://t.co/tr2USLjVGn 42 Likes 4 Retweets

Posted: 12 hours ago
Kat Brown
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Just taken my temperature and filed my report for day 13 of the covid-19 vaccine trial. Nobody is doing this so that people like Cummings and Johnson can rely on “instinct” for lovely trips away. It’s so that vulnerable people... 15 Retweets Nina Stibbe Retweeted

Posted: Yesterday
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@DianePe23337706 @indiaknight Cocoa! 1 Likes

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@Bennett_C_ “Nothing he wouldn’t get playing rugby” 1 Likes

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@Bennett_C_ “a couple of black eyes and a cracked rib or something..” 3 Likes

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@indiaknight feel I can go to bed now. 19 Likes

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@TheLilacTime @WestminsterWAG I know 🙄 8 Likes

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Justin Lewis
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Daily Mail suddenly running away very fast. Wasn't this what you wanted, lads? https://t.co/v7msAAFksp 8 Retweets Nina Stibbe Retweeted

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Wait was the uncle in London, or Durham? 19 Likes 1 Retweets

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@WestminsterWAG I’m sure it’s very unpleasant but then so is he and so are you. 89 Likes

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@WestminsterWAG as someone who has never been followed and insulted in the street I’d suggest you behave with compassion and decency - and it probably won’t happen 🤷🏻‍♀️ 113 Likes 2 Retweets

Posted: Yesterday
Damian Barr
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Just over an hour till you can lower your blood pressure with #shelfisolation @BBCiPlayer https://t.co/wcZRQJjVrf https://t.co/MQZz3TK5Mi 4 Retweets Nina Stibbe Retweeted

Posted: Yesterday
sending soothing greens & greys to you all 👋🏽🌿🌥🍃

Posted: 2 days ago

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