Quiet, sharp, clumsy.
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Passionate, mum, green.
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Curious, energetic, droll.
Short. Fat. Jewish.
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View profile →Picnicking on the Downs with my family and dog – birds singing, sea sparkling, and mobile switched very firmly off.
A holiday job as a chambermaid at the Scratchwood Travelodge on the M1. The state some people leave their rooms in was a revelation.
For making a difference.
Today’s children and young people – we’ve let them down by not doing more to prevent the nature and climate crisis, and left them such a huge responsibility.
I very often set my heart on things – and if they don’t happen, I’m not great at dealing with disappointment.
Not to have been joined by more Green MPs … yet.
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