Fiona Watson
@fifi16.bsky.social
Retired dilettante. Really cares about children, enjoys cooking and sewing, badly plays the piano and badly cares for the garden.
Love this from Humanists UK! #Thatshumanism is the perfect introduction to the humanist approach to life, featuring four animations narrated by Stephen Fry, and brand new posters all about humanism for schools. Have a look for yourself! humanists.uk/thatshumanism/
That's humanism
Humanists make sense of the world through logic, reason, and evidence, and always seek to treat those around us with warmth, understanding, and respect.
humanists.uk
August 31, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Love this from Humanists UK! #Thatshumanism is the perfect introduction to the humanist approach to life, featuring four animations narrated by Stephen Fry, and brand new posters all about humanism for schools. Have a look for yourself! humanists.uk/thatshumanism/
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If we are beginning to believe that ethnicity is an important factor in socially unacceptable behaviour, should we have ethnic profiles for drug users, soliciting for sex, rough sleeping, begging, fraud, tax evasion, drunk & disorderly behaviour etc?
June 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
If we are beginning to believe that ethnicity is an important factor in socially unacceptable behaviour, should we have ethnic profiles for drug users, soliciting for sex, rough sleeping, begging, fraud, tax evasion, drunk & disorderly behaviour etc?
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Any chance mentioning Libs taking Control of Wokingham Council from no overall control at yesterday’s local election!
And that reform not in the first three thank goodness !
And that reform not in the first three thank goodness !
June 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Any chance mentioning Libs taking Control of Wokingham Council from no overall control at yesterday’s local election!
And that reform not in the first three thank goodness !
And that reform not in the first three thank goodness !
Should Live Chat be renamed Occasionally Responsive Chat?
May 29, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Should Live Chat be renamed Occasionally Responsive Chat?
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Important enough for a second repost. It was so short sighted to get rid of them.
Sure Start centres saved UK government £2 for every £1 spent, study finds
New Labour initiative created ‘remarkably long-lasting’ health and education improvements, says report
and the Tories destroyed them
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
New Labour initiative created ‘remarkably long-lasting’ health and education improvements, says report
and the Tories destroyed them
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Sure Start centres saved UK government £2 for every £1 spent, study finds
New Labour initiative created ‘remarkably long-lasting’ health and education improvements, says report
www.theguardian.com
May 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Important enough for a second repost. It was so short sighted to get rid of them.
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Child playing in the dirt, Liverpool, 1954, photo by John Chillingworth, Picture Post photographer.
May 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Child playing in the dirt, Liverpool, 1954, photo by John Chillingworth, Picture Post photographer.
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Flowers from the May garden, to wish you all a wonderful upcoming #BankHoliday weekend. #FlowerFridayFamily
May 2, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Flowers from the May garden, to wish you all a wonderful upcoming #BankHoliday weekend. #FlowerFridayFamily
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It’s 19 years since David Cameron described Ukip supporters as “fruitcakes, loonies and closet racists”. In the run-up to yesterday’s elections, candidates for Reform UK, Ukip’s successor party, seemed to be doing their best to live up to that description in one way or another…
May 2, 2025 at 9:03 AM
It’s 19 years since David Cameron described Ukip supporters as “fruitcakes, loonies and closet racists”. In the run-up to yesterday’s elections, candidates for Reform UK, Ukip’s successor party, seemed to be doing their best to live up to that description in one way or another…
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I like this idea.
Just to say, if like me your feed is alot of US politics to the exclusion of UK/Ireland accounts, then reposting content you like - even if it's just the picture of a beach - rather than just liking it, really works. My feed has improved (along with some judicious muting) immeasurably.
May 2, 2025 at 7:54 AM
I like this idea.
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PLEASE HELP: Fleetwood families are suffering from a toxic stink caused by a landfill. We’ve got 2 weeks to hit 10,000 signatures – we’re nearly there at 8,002.
📢 Do your bit – sign and share now:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
📢 Do your bit – sign and share now:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Require landfills that cause smells and toxins near residential areas to close
I want the government to look into revoking licenses from landfill sites that continue to dump large amount of waste, causing hydrogen sulphide to be emitted into the atmosphere.
petition.parliament.uk
April 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM
PLEASE HELP: Fleetwood families are suffering from a toxic stink caused by a landfill. We’ve got 2 weeks to hit 10,000 signatures – we’re nearly there at 8,002.
📢 Do your bit – sign and share now:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
📢 Do your bit – sign and share now:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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This is an image of 100,000 people, now double and add 30,000
That's how many the Tories killed. A conservative estimate. Irony intended.
That's how many the Tories killed. A conservative estimate. Irony intended.
April 21, 2025 at 7:15 AM
This is an image of 100,000 people, now double and add 30,000
That's how many the Tories killed. A conservative estimate. Irony intended.
That's how many the Tories killed. A conservative estimate. Irony intended.
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Proud of this little act of resistance inspired by #seattletroublemakers and made with care in Seattle by an all-volunteer cast & crew. Big thanks to @alexwinter.com for the most excellent narration! And @laceyleavittgray.bsky.social for asking me to direct! 🙏 #teslaregretsyndrome #crewtopia
April 15, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Proud of this little act of resistance inspired by #seattletroublemakers and made with care in Seattle by an all-volunteer cast & crew. Big thanks to @alexwinter.com for the most excellent narration! And @laceyleavittgray.bsky.social for asking me to direct! 🙏 #teslaregretsyndrome #crewtopia
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A little while ago, my parents' cat Bridget went missing. As the weeks dragged on, they became extremely worried. My dad devised a way to distract himself: he began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up in some of art and music's most iconic scenes.
April 6, 2025 at 10:24 AM
A little while ago, my parents' cat Bridget went missing. As the weeks dragged on, they became extremely worried. My dad devised a way to distract himself: he began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up in some of art and music's most iconic scenes.
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March 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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The speed at which things are now unravelling is terrifying. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump orders swathes of US forests to be cut down for timber
President’s move to expand tree cutting across 280m acres evades rules to protect endangered species
www.theguardian.com
March 4, 2025 at 6:46 AM
The speed at which things are now unravelling is terrifying. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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“Scientists, stay in your lane!”
goes the refrain.
Well, we won’t - and Kit Yates eloquently lays out why we absolutely shouldn’t. Science IS political.
goes the refrain.
Well, we won’t - and Kit Yates eloquently lays out why we absolutely shouldn’t. Science IS political.
Today the Royal Society will meet to discuss “Fellows’ behaviour”. Without doubt the fellow they will primarily be discussing is Elon Musk.
The behaviour may range from his public dissemination of unfounded conspiracy theories to his attacks on the science
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The behaviour may range from his public dissemination of unfounded conspiracy theories to his attacks on the science
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March 3, 2025 at 9:48 AM
“Scientists, stay in your lane!”
goes the refrain.
Well, we won’t - and Kit Yates eloquently lays out why we absolutely shouldn’t. Science IS political.
goes the refrain.
Well, we won’t - and Kit Yates eloquently lays out why we absolutely shouldn’t. Science IS political.
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📚After joining the her local Read Easy group, reading coach Phoebe Fortescue got to work improving the lives of adults who struggle to read within her community.
Here her story here ➡️ www.instagram.com/p/DFnP1DRBiSj/
#reading #1to1coaching #readeasy #volunteer #literacymatters
Here her story here ➡️ www.instagram.com/p/DFnP1DRBiSj/
#reading #1to1coaching #readeasy #volunteer #literacymatters
February 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
📚After joining the her local Read Easy group, reading coach Phoebe Fortescue got to work improving the lives of adults who struggle to read within her community.
Here her story here ➡️ www.instagram.com/p/DFnP1DRBiSj/
#reading #1to1coaching #readeasy #volunteer #literacymatters
Here her story here ➡️ www.instagram.com/p/DFnP1DRBiSj/
#reading #1to1coaching #readeasy #volunteer #literacymatters
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💭Know someone who would like to learn to read? Or perhaps you are interested in volunteering with us.
You can, call us, send us an email or simply direct message us. We would love to talk to you.
➡ For more information find the link in bio
You can, call us, send us an email or simply direct message us. We would love to talk to you.
➡ For more information find the link in bio
February 12, 2025 at 5:38 PM
💭Know someone who would like to learn to read? Or perhaps you are interested in volunteering with us.
You can, call us, send us an email or simply direct message us. We would love to talk to you.
➡ For more information find the link in bio
You can, call us, send us an email or simply direct message us. We would love to talk to you.
➡ For more information find the link in bio
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An update of Do-Re-Mi from 'The Sound of Music' with melodic additions from Sousa, Spears and the theme from 'The Coming Storm' (the BBC radio series presented by Gabriel Gatehouse). 🎧
#fascism #autocracy
#trump #musk #vance
youtube.com/shorts/1eniM...
#fascism #autocracy
#trump #musk #vance
youtube.com/shorts/1eniM...
F - A - S (an autocratic showtune)
YouTube video by Mark Northfield / Cherry Mint Koala
youtube.com
February 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
An update of Do-Re-Mi from 'The Sound of Music' with melodic additions from Sousa, Spears and the theme from 'The Coming Storm' (the BBC radio series presented by Gabriel Gatehouse). 🎧
#fascism #autocracy
#trump #musk #vance
youtube.com/shorts/1eniM...
#fascism #autocracy
#trump #musk #vance
youtube.com/shorts/1eniM...
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✨ Thrilled to share that All Our Stories: Migration and the Making of Britain has been featured as one of the biggest exhibitions to see this winter by @londonist.com earning a glowing ★★★★★ review!
👀 Read the review here: bit.ly/4gYH3Jq
#MigrationMuseum #AllOurStories #LondonExhibitions
👀 Read the review here: bit.ly/4gYH3Jq
#MigrationMuseum #AllOurStories #LondonExhibitions
The Biggest Exhibitions To See In London This Winter
Our review roundup of the shows you should see in the capital right now.
londonist.com
January 18, 2025 at 1:35 PM
✨ Thrilled to share that All Our Stories: Migration and the Making of Britain has been featured as one of the biggest exhibitions to see this winter by @londonist.com earning a glowing ★★★★★ review!
👀 Read the review here: bit.ly/4gYH3Jq
#MigrationMuseum #AllOurStories #LondonExhibitions
👀 Read the review here: bit.ly/4gYH3Jq
#MigrationMuseum #AllOurStories #LondonExhibitions
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Re-post if you stand by Jess.
@jessphillipsmp.bsky.social
@jessphillipsmp.bsky.social
‘We stand by Jess’: Telford survivors criticise Musk’s attack on Phillips
Exclusive: Victims of male violence sign letter praising minister for devoting life to ‘fighting for women and girls’
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Re-post if you stand by Jess.
@jessphillipsmp.bsky.social
@jessphillipsmp.bsky.social
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Having not read the sentencing remarks, I’m cautious about rushing to conclusions, but on its face Feathers McGraw appears to be a prime example of the rampant sentence inflation that has led to chronic overcrowding in our zoos and the unedifying spectacle of animals being released early.
Curious to know whether
@barristersecret.bsky.social thinks 30 years behind bars for robbery and attempted murder was a fair sentence for Feathers McGraw? It seems a bit steep #WallaceAndGromit
@barristersecret.bsky.social thinks 30 years behind bars for robbery and attempted murder was a fair sentence for Feathers McGraw? It seems a bit steep #WallaceAndGromit
December 28, 2024 at 8:10 AM
Having not read the sentencing remarks, I’m cautious about rushing to conclusions, but on its face Feathers McGraw appears to be a prime example of the rampant sentence inflation that has led to chronic overcrowding in our zoos and the unedifying spectacle of animals being released early.
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Destroy this myth. Please share if you have visited and researched in a library this past year! RT And give a shout out to your favorite library you have ever visited.
December 21, 2024 at 12:49 AM
Destroy this myth. Please share if you have visited and researched in a library this past year! RT And give a shout out to your favorite library you have ever visited.