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Michelle P. Brown

@digiscriptor

I research medieval cultural/book history. I'm Prof Emerita of Medieval Manuscript Studies (School of Advanced Study), London Uni; formerly at British Library

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linkhttp://research.sas.ac.uk/ies/fellow/145/professor-michelle-brown/ calendar_today19-08-2010 06:57:39

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Families are being driven to the brink of homelessness because housing benefit hasn’t kept up with soaring rents. Housing benefit needs to be raised NOW: sign the petition! 38d.gs/fliv

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I've just signed an open letter from survivors of torture to Portland Port's CEO to tell him: SAY NO TO FLOATING PRISONS Will you join me? Freedom from Torture🧡 secure.freedomfromtorture.org/page/130883/pe…

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Norway took a massive step back when proposing to open its waters to deep-sea mining. We are calling on Jonas Gahr Støre, Terje Aasland, and Espen Barth Eide to reconsider this decision and protect our ocean! Sign the petition now! #DefendTheDeep onlyone only.one/act/mining

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Hi, Malcolm Noonan. Up to 6,000 hares a year are forced into hare coursing. The stress of being chased by dogs can cause death by heart failure. We cannot allow this to continue. Please refuse hare coursing licences for 2023/24 and support a permanent ban. #EndHareCoursing

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Prince William says he wants to protect our planet, so I just signed the petition calling on The Prince and Princess of Wales to rewild parts of his newly inherited estate to help fight the climate crisis & increase Britain's biodiversity. Join me? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/prin… via 38 Degrees

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We've been failed. The collapse of Thames Water 💧 and the inability of Ofwat to properly regulate the water industry shows we need a new system. Sign the petition and demand an independent public inquiry into our water system: 38d.gs/twt-thames

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I support all National Education Union teachers taking action this week as they continue to fight for the future of education. Join me and pledge your support to #SaveOurSchools today here 👇 payupsos.com/petition

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Save Stonehenge World Heritage Site! To: THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRANSPORT & SECRETARY OF STATE FOR CULTURE MEDIA & SPORT, UK GOVERNMENT: SAVE STONEHENGE WORLD HERITAGE SITE - Sign the Petition! chng.it/7hkmHcnb via Change.org UK

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I’m Flipping the Script on tuiuk ’s promotion of dolphin entertainment. It's not the innocent family fun they make it out to be. They’re profiting from dolphin cruelty and it needs to stop - now! Join me and World Animal Protection UK #NoTanksTUI 🐬👇 worldanimalprotection.org.uk/flip-the-scrip…

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I’ve signed #EndIt! Help us wake up the world. There are better ways to feed the world than factory farming. ciwf-uk.end.it/health/?utm_ca…

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Footage from the Greek island of #Santorini shows that animals, many of whom have painful wounds, are still used as tourist “taxis”. Pictures show donkeys and mules on short chains in the sun without food or water. Please help them now: petauk.org/7o

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The UK Government has abandoned its pledge to consult on animal welfare food labelling. Egg packets already tell us how hens are kept. Shouldn’t this apply to meat and dairy too? Please join the call to bring this consultation back. #HonestLabelling action.ciwf.org.uk/page/132189/ac…

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Shocking to hear Federal Reserve's Christopher Waller dismiss climate change as not posing "serious risk to banks or US financial stability." No room for climate denial. G20 South Africa #G20India Thesea are our demands:

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Urgent - the Palantir NHS data deal is a huge threat to the NHS, but it still hasn’t been signed, and there are reports that the government is now wavering. This is our chance to get it dropped - sign the petition to the health minister now: foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/pala…

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At least THREE crocodiles are killed to make one absurd Hermès handbag. Each animal is bludgeoned, gutted, or even skinned alive. This isn’t luxury, it’s ludicrous. #HermesStopStealingSkins

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I've #justdonated to Royal Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals (RSPCA) Cornwall Branch on JustGiving. Donate on JustGiving and support this great cause justgiving.com/rspcacornwall?…

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I just signed the campaign calling on BBC to make sure there’s funding for Sir David Attenborough’s educational content to stay on our screens. Will you join me? 38d.gs/ulaa