Pip Bowen
@gaviotapip.bsky.social
Mother to two adopted children who struggle with the effects of FASD. Angry with Brexiters, our education system and those who refuse to think. #BHAFC
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Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.
August 3, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.
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I have a modest proposal for a new tax. It involves a deck of cards and a monkey throwing darts.
Here are the rules:
Here are the rules:
July 27, 2026 at 9:15 AM
I have a modest proposal for a new tax. It involves a deck of cards and a monkey throwing darts.
Here are the rules:
Here are the rules:
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The change to our climate demands a change in the way we respond to our environment | Oak Bear
When the rain isn’t enough
The change to our climate demands a change in the way we respond to our environment
sussexbylines.co.uk
July 25, 2026 at 6:30 AM
The change to our climate demands a change in the way we respond to our environment | Oak Bear
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Our education system values what it can most easily measure, but not everything that matters fits comfortably into a mark scheme | Mick Channon
Has the education system become too narrow for the children it is meant to serve?
Our education system values what it can most easily measure, but not everything that matters fits comfortably into a mark scheme
sussexbylines.co.uk
July 23, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Our education system values what it can most easily measure, but not everything that matters fits comfortably into a mark scheme | Mick Channon
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In these challenging times someone might need one of them:
Childline: 0800 1111
Samaritans: 116 123
Domestic Violence Hotline: 0808 2000 247
Mind: 0300 123 3393
Age UK: 0800 169 6565
Alcoholics Anonymous : 0800 9177 650
Cruse Bereavement Care: 0808 808 1677
MH text support: 85258
Please share. TY x
Childline: 0800 1111
Samaritans: 116 123
Domestic Violence Hotline: 0808 2000 247
Mind: 0300 123 3393
Age UK: 0800 169 6565
Alcoholics Anonymous : 0800 9177 650
Cruse Bereavement Care: 0808 808 1677
MH text support: 85258
Please share. TY x
July 18, 2026 at 5:44 PM
In these challenging times someone might need one of them:
Childline: 0800 1111
Samaritans: 116 123
Domestic Violence Hotline: 0808 2000 247
Mind: 0300 123 3393
Age UK: 0800 169 6565
Alcoholics Anonymous : 0800 9177 650
Cruse Bereavement Care: 0808 808 1677
MH text support: 85258
Please share. TY x
Childline: 0800 1111
Samaritans: 116 123
Domestic Violence Hotline: 0808 2000 247
Mind: 0300 123 3393
Age UK: 0800 169 6565
Alcoholics Anonymous : 0800 9177 650
Cruse Bereavement Care: 0808 808 1677
MH text support: 85258
Please share. TY x
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Every time I turn on the News, someone is discussing who *might* be Chancellor and what that *might* mean.
These are good and important questions, but they are not "News".
We need to find a way to shift the dial back to reporting on what *has* happened, rather than speculating on what *might*.
These are good and important questions, but they are not "News".
We need to find a way to shift the dial back to reporting on what *has* happened, rather than speculating on what *might*.
July 16, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Every time I turn on the News, someone is discussing who *might* be Chancellor and what that *might* mean.
These are good and important questions, but they are not "News".
We need to find a way to shift the dial back to reporting on what *has* happened, rather than speculating on what *might*.
These are good and important questions, but they are not "News".
We need to find a way to shift the dial back to reporting on what *has* happened, rather than speculating on what *might*.
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False claims that the research project HAARP is behind the recent heatwaves in the UK and Europe are being shared online.
As we’ve explained many times before, HAARP cannot control or manipulate the weather.
As we’ve explained many times before, HAARP cannot control or manipulate the weather.
HAARP can’t cause heatwaves – Full Fact
We’ve seen false claims circulating online that the research project HAARP is behind the recent heatwaves in the UK and Europe.
fullfact.org
July 11, 2026 at 1:00 PM
False claims that the research project HAARP is behind the recent heatwaves in the UK and Europe are being shared online.
As we’ve explained many times before, HAARP cannot control or manipulate the weather.
As we’ve explained many times before, HAARP cannot control or manipulate the weather.
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"AI-generated or not, it's still funny!"
AI, by dint of its very existence, is never funny.
AI, by dint of its very existence, is never funny.
July 8, 2026 at 6:57 AM
"AI-generated or not, it's still funny!"
AI, by dint of its very existence, is never funny.
AI, by dint of its very existence, is never funny.
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Just another little point here about just how dodgy Farage has now become.
It’s been reported that he and Reform UK have offered to pay the costs (~£200k, or around 4% of his “lotto win”), since they had almighty fannywobbles about the Makerfield election very recently.
This is, to any (1)
It’s been reported that he and Reform UK have offered to pay the costs (~£200k, or around 4% of his “lotto win”), since they had almighty fannywobbles about the Makerfield election very recently.
This is, to any (1)
July 8, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Just another little point here about just how dodgy Farage has now become.
It’s been reported that he and Reform UK have offered to pay the costs (~£200k, or around 4% of his “lotto win”), since they had almighty fannywobbles about the Makerfield election very recently.
This is, to any (1)
It’s been reported that he and Reform UK have offered to pay the costs (~£200k, or around 4% of his “lotto win”), since they had almighty fannywobbles about the Makerfield election very recently.
This is, to any (1)
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So, a joke MP with 5 houses bought for cash, links to criminality and a £5Mill ‘gift’ in his bank… is so enraged at being held to account… that he resigns from the MP role he never did anyway…and demands a “people v the establishment” by-election to vote him back in.
What an insufferable wanker.
What an insufferable wanker.
July 7, 2026 at 4:57 PM
So, a joke MP with 5 houses bought for cash, links to criminality and a £5Mill ‘gift’ in his bank… is so enraged at being held to account… that he resigns from the MP role he never did anyway…and demands a “people v the establishment” by-election to vote him back in.
What an insufferable wanker.
What an insufferable wanker.
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🛑 ICYMI: Leave Nigel Farage Alone
👀 Please watch and share the latest report from #BrokenNews
youtu.be/X5Ifr4zGr-M
👀 Please watch and share the latest report from #BrokenNews
youtu.be/X5Ifr4zGr-M
Leave Nigel Farage Alone - #BrokenNews
YouTube video by Larry & Paul
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July 6, 2026 at 9:38 PM
🛑 ICYMI: Leave Nigel Farage Alone
👀 Please watch and share the latest report from #BrokenNews
youtu.be/X5Ifr4zGr-M
👀 Please watch and share the latest report from #BrokenNews
youtu.be/X5Ifr4zGr-M
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“Since being elected as MP for Clacton, Farage has made almost £1.3 million in paid work” - but not the work he was actually elected to do.
These people are total conmen.
Farage isn’t remotely interested in our country. He’s hawking our democracy for money. Laughing at us… all the way to the bank.
These people are total conmen.
Farage isn’t remotely interested in our country. He’s hawking our democracy for money. Laughing at us… all the way to the bank.
July 1, 2026 at 7:29 AM
“Since being elected as MP for Clacton, Farage has made almost £1.3 million in paid work” - but not the work he was actually elected to do.
These people are total conmen.
Farage isn’t remotely interested in our country. He’s hawking our democracy for money. Laughing at us… all the way to the bank.
These people are total conmen.
Farage isn’t remotely interested in our country. He’s hawking our democracy for money. Laughing at us… all the way to the bank.
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🇬🇧 Honest UK Train Ad
June 30, 2026 at 2:52 PM
🇬🇧 Honest UK Train Ad
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Reform stamping their little authoritarian feet demanding a general election is farcical. They’re either unelected themselves or they’ve become a recycling bin for Tory MPs who thought they’d do better with a turquoise rosette, but refused to give their constituents the same choice.
Sod off.
Sod off.
June 22, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Reform stamping their little authoritarian feet demanding a general election is farcical. They’re either unelected themselves or they’ve become a recycling bin for Tory MPs who thought they’d do better with a turquoise rosette, but refused to give their constituents the same choice.
Sod off.
Sod off.
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FASD prevention is still framed almost entirely as a woman’s responsibility.
Science shows paternal alcohol use before conception matters too, yet men are absent from most prevention campaigns.
Prevention must be shared.
This is about equity, awareness and better outcomes for children, not blame.
Science shows paternal alcohol use before conception matters too, yet men are absent from most prevention campaigns.
Prevention must be shared.
This is about equity, awareness and better outcomes for children, not blame.
June 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM
FASD prevention is still framed almost entirely as a woman’s responsibility.
Science shows paternal alcohol use before conception matters too, yet men are absent from most prevention campaigns.
Prevention must be shared.
This is about equity, awareness and better outcomes for children, not blame.
Science shows paternal alcohol use before conception matters too, yet men are absent from most prevention campaigns.
Prevention must be shared.
This is about equity, awareness and better outcomes for children, not blame.
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It seems kinda sick we celebrate a trillionaire when in fact it’s just a false label attached to material debt & over inflated market values
June 15, 2026 at 11:34 AM
It seems kinda sick we celebrate a trillionaire when in fact it’s just a false label attached to material debt & over inflated market values
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Remember when Remainers warned that Brexit might cause Irish border problems – 'Project Fear!'?
And remember, later, when Brexiters wailed at the EU that 'we're not putting up a hard border between NI and Ireland; it's on you if you put one up'?
Now Lord Frost calls for a hard border.
And remember, later, when Brexiters wailed at the EU that 'we're not putting up a hard border between NI and Ireland; it's on you if you put one up'?
Now Lord Frost calls for a hard border.
June 10, 2026 at 5:05 AM
Remember when Remainers warned that Brexit might cause Irish border problems – 'Project Fear!'?
And remember, later, when Brexiters wailed at the EU that 'we're not putting up a hard border between NI and Ireland; it's on you if you put one up'?
Now Lord Frost calls for a hard border.
And remember, later, when Brexiters wailed at the EU that 'we're not putting up a hard border between NI and Ireland; it's on you if you put one up'?
Now Lord Frost calls for a hard border.
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This is the "pure cold rage" they were calling for
THERE IS AN ACTIVE POGROM IN NORTHERN IRELAND. FASCISTS IN SKULL MASKS ARE GOING DOOR TO DOOR PULLING MIGRANTS OUT OF THEIR HOMES AND SETTING THEM ON FIRE.
June 10, 2026 at 6:00 AM
This is the "pure cold rage" they were calling for
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FASD prevention is still framed almost entirely as a woman’s responsibility.
Science shows paternal alcohol use before conception matters too, yet men are absent from most prevention campaigns.
Prevention must be shared.
This is about equity, awareness and better outcomes for children, not blame.
Science shows paternal alcohol use before conception matters too, yet men are absent from most prevention campaigns.
Prevention must be shared.
This is about equity, awareness and better outcomes for children, not blame.
June 8, 2026 at 11:01 AM
FASD prevention is still framed almost entirely as a woman’s responsibility.
Science shows paternal alcohol use before conception matters too, yet men are absent from most prevention campaigns.
Prevention must be shared.
This is about equity, awareness and better outcomes for children, not blame.
Science shows paternal alcohol use before conception matters too, yet men are absent from most prevention campaigns.
Prevention must be shared.
This is about equity, awareness and better outcomes for children, not blame.
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Farage's attempt to politicise the horrific murder of Henry Nowak is a disgrace.
June 7, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Farage's attempt to politicise the horrific murder of Henry Nowak is a disgrace.
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Its a shocking indictment of UK media that people don’t understand what Farage’s policies will inflict on the country - if they did support would quickly melt away
youtu.be/KxOQRt8PQys?...
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If UK media actually explained Nigel Farage’s policies to the public no one would be supporting him
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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June 4, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Its a shocking indictment of UK media that people don’t understand what Farage’s policies will inflict on the country - if they did support would quickly melt away
youtu.be/KxOQRt8PQys?...
youtu.be/KxOQRt8PQys?...
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This is rather good www.theringer.com/2026/05/28/t...
June 1, 2026 at 6:12 AM
This is rather good www.theringer.com/2026/05/28/t...
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As misleading headlines go, that has to be up there with some of the worst!
As is the claim that "Immigration is fuelling mass unemployment among under-25s."
The "shocking new study" does NOT show that at all 🙄
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As is the claim that "Immigration is fuelling mass unemployment among under-25s."
The "shocking new study" does NOT show that at all 🙄
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May 30, 2026 at 10:41 AM
As misleading headlines go, that has to be up there with some of the worst!
As is the claim that "Immigration is fuelling mass unemployment among under-25s."
The "shocking new study" does NOT show that at all 🙄
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1/21
As is the claim that "Immigration is fuelling mass unemployment among under-25s."
The "shocking new study" does NOT show that at all 🙄
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1/21
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A £300 tax on your UK summer holiday does sound like a lot...
So let’s take a look at this tax, put it in a wider context, and find out where that £300 figure came from.👍🏻
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So let’s take a look at this tax, put it in a wider context, and find out where that £300 figure came from.👍🏻
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May 28, 2026 at 5:25 PM
A £300 tax on your UK summer holiday does sound like a lot...
So let’s take a look at this tax, put it in a wider context, and find out where that £300 figure came from.👍🏻
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So let’s take a look at this tax, put it in a wider context, and find out where that £300 figure came from.👍🏻
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