Frances Weetman

@francesweetman

Films, finance, feminism. Not necessarily in that order! Winner of the inaugural Virago/New Statesman Prize for Politics and Economics, mentee at .

Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
Joined January 2010

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    16 Sep 2018

    Solidarity with those marching in Manchester against antisemitism today. Today I explain in the Newcastle Chronicle why I resigned my Labour membership over the antisemitism crisis

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  2. 27 minutes ago

    Fun fact: the word “intelligentsia” comes from the Russian

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  3. 29 minutes ago

    There is a very ugly side to the modern left where they dismiss anyone with expertise as “elite”. Their actual class or background is irrelevant. If the modern left genuinely supported social mobility, they wouldn’t weaponise improved education among the working classes.

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    I just overheard a man on a bus explaining what the word “mansplaining” means to a woman who said “yes, I know” three times during his discourse.

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  5. 41 minutes ago

    “The elites just can’t handle losing,” say the people supporting Jacob Rees-Mogg and Nigel Farage

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  6. 44 minutes ago

    I had no idea my life philosophy had a name

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  7. 2 hours ago
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    Question for my followers. Which option do you think is more important to deal with the important political issues for the whole of the United Kingdom? RT once you’ve voted.

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  9. 2 hours ago

    The Sir Digby Chicken Caesar theme lyrics, in case anyone was wondering

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  10. Retweeted
    13 hours ago

    "Hmm… Should I start to consider that my leader might be as bad as people have been saying?" "Nope, I shall go to war with the Countdown presenter"

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  11. Retweeted
    4 hours ago

    My second piece for on being Gay & Jewish in 2019. Please check it out and share if you like. Cheers!

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  12. Retweeted
    16 hours ago

    I don’t understand why everyone’s screaming at each other in defence of their preferred fuckup of a leader when, regardless of political persuasion, we should all be demanding better than the current useless assembly of human coat racks. Is our collective self-esteem so low?

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    Apparently FBPE are paid trolls employed by agents of Soros to undermine Jeremy Corbyn. I'd love to be a paid troll. How can I get in on this action?

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  14. 13 hours ago

    I think one of the worst takes of the last 24 hours is that it’s “obsessive” to want to know the qualifications or background of a pundit with strong ties to the Labour Leadership

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  15. Retweeted
    14 hours ago
    Replying to

    prolly too many arrows...but oh boy, the irony.

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  16. 14 hours ago

    This is basically the last 24 hours, yes.

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  17. 14 hours ago

    I’m really confused. One guy says I’m not bright enough to get a PhD, but this other guy says I’m so clever I could get a PhD in Bitterness. Which is it?

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  18. 14 hours ago

    I don’t know, but if you find out will you please let me know

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  19. Retweeted

    October 2016: 'There will be no downside to Brexit.' Jan 2019: 'We'll still have food.'

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  20. 14 hours ago
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  21. Retweeted

    Mistaking. If you’re going to be a racist fuckwit, speak English.

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