Peter Bowden 🇬🇧 ====> Refugees cost 0.22% of UK GDP
@b31bowden.bsky.social
Proud Brummie. Sceptic, pedant and is frequently sarcastic, but tries to be polite. Retired from Public Service, ex Local Authority Childcare, ex DWP Fraud, ex IPCC Investigator. Assume nothing, Believe nobody. Check everything.
Apropos of nothing:
November 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Apropos of nothing:
She knows that as well as you did. She also knows that none of this will make the slightest difference to the racists. To quote her, in fact, today:
November 17, 2025 at 9:50 PM
She knows that as well as you did. She also knows that none of this will make the slightest difference to the racists. To quote her, in fact, today:
Neal Ascherson:
November 16, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Neal Ascherson:
Its been tried before:
November 15, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Its been tried before:
Douglas Adams knew:
November 15, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Douglas Adams knew:
This also seems relevant:
November 15, 2025 at 4:53 PM
This also seems relevant:
The BBC needs funding; it doesn't need public support if it has political support.
However, it already has huge public support, apart from people who wouldn't change their minds no matter what they did. So I disagree.
However, it already has huge public support, apart from people who wouldn't change their minds no matter what they did. So I disagree.
November 15, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The BBC needs funding; it doesn't need public support if it has political support.
However, it already has huge public support, apart from people who wouldn't change their minds no matter what they did. So I disagree.
However, it already has huge public support, apart from people who wouldn't change their minds no matter what they did. So I disagree.
All you need to know.
November 11, 2025 at 10:48 PM
All you need to know.
It was ever thus:
November 10, 2025 at 11:41 AM
It was ever thus:
Let me put it a different way:
November 9, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Let me put it a different way:
Everyone else is doing it!
November 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Everyone else is doing it!
As a tax paying State Pensioner, I'm fine with that if it improves things. I don't pay higher rate tax though like the Torygraph envisages:
November 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
As a tax paying State Pensioner, I'm fine with that if it improves things. I don't pay higher rate tax though like the Torygraph envisages:
From the ABC news site:
November 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
From the ABC news site:
I can't think of a better response than this.
November 7, 2025 at 11:08 AM
I can't think of a better response than this.
From Wikipedia:
November 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
From Wikipedia:
You cannot get a Motability car unless you score 12 points in the mobility section. Below is how it is scored. The focus has always been exclusively on mobility issues.
www.thecarexpert.co.uk/are-you-elig...
www.thecarexpert.co.uk/are-you-elig...
November 6, 2025 at 2:16 PM
You cannot get a Motability car unless you score 12 points in the mobility section. Below is how it is scored. The focus has always been exclusively on mobility issues.
www.thecarexpert.co.uk/are-you-elig...
www.thecarexpert.co.uk/are-you-elig...
That isn't what is said at all. Extract from your article:
November 6, 2025 at 1:59 PM
That isn't what is said at all. Extract from your article:
From Street View:
November 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
From Street View:
No it isn't. Nowhere is that written down Mr Banks, it has just turned out that way. The rest of what you wrote is also bollocks, especially your allegation of favourable treatment. Find out what 'equality' actually means before getting it wrong again.
October 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
No it isn't. Nowhere is that written down Mr Banks, it has just turned out that way. The rest of what you wrote is also bollocks, especially your allegation of favourable treatment. Find out what 'equality' actually means before getting it wrong again.
It's a whole new meaning to 'going on the lam' innit?
October 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
It's a whole new meaning to 'going on the lam' innit?
Is it just me who finds this amusing?
'I have no right of reply' claims man in widely read social media reply.
'I have no right of reply' claims man in widely read social media reply.
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Is it just me who finds this amusing?
'I have no right of reply' claims man in widely read social media reply.
'I have no right of reply' claims man in widely read social media reply.
From the Act:
Surely a) applies? And isn't rainwater treated anyway?
Surely a) applies? And isn't rainwater treated anyway?
October 22, 2025 at 10:53 AM
From the Act:
Surely a) applies? And isn't rainwater treated anyway?
Surely a) applies? And isn't rainwater treated anyway?
The option already exists:
October 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The option already exists:
Growing up in the 80s?
October 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Growing up in the 80s?
This may be relevant.
October 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
This may be relevant.