BBC News – Francesca's Thoughts

22/09/2015

Join Another Club, Bridge (pun intended)

This morning they broadcast one of those news stories that made me unsure whether to laugh or to fling my porridge at the stereo like a belligerent 95-year-old. It wasn’t about the refugee crisis or Donald Trump, which was a nice change – it was about a debate that’s raging about whether Bridge should be considered Continue reading

September 2015, THE WORLD *head in hands*

BBC News, bridge, Indifferent Ignorance, Olympics, sport, Sport England, Thought England

12/06/2015

When Smart People Make a Boo Boo (#DistractinglySexy & Tim Hunt)

Generally speaking I think it’s a good rule of life to never engage with online debates, mostly because ‘debate’ usually means ‘people SHOUTING THEIR OPINION with NO INTENTION of EVER listening to OR learning from the other side(s).’ But I must say I’ve enjoyed the #distractinglysexy hashtag. For those of you who try not to Continue reading

Complaints, DISCUSS., Fuckin’ Idiots, June 2015, Social Media

#distractinglysexy, BBC News, feminism, Indifferent Ignorance, science, Sir Tim Hunt, women in science, women in the workplace

18/05/2015

Let’s Talk About the Weather (and Eurovision and some guy I read about on the news)

Before I forget, because I might, there’s a giveaway running on my shop at the moment. Everyone who buys my Eurovision game is automatically entered to a draw to win one of my mirrors (your choice which one, of course). Yay! Right, important stuff: is it really windy where you are at the moment? Because a Continue reading

Internet, May 2015

BBC News, contest, Etsy, Eurovision, giveaway, Indifferent Ignorance, insane pets, news

14/05/2015

Takin’ Liberties

I was considering a break from the news after the election, but then the new government went and announced new laws I’m not sure about and since I didn’t vote for them I feel like I’ve got a civic responsibility to moan talk about it… These laws are aimed at reducing and/or preventing radicalisation by banning Continue reading

Complaints, DISCUSS., Government and Politics, May 2015, THE WORLD *head in hands*

BBC News, civil liberties, civil rights, extremism, Indifferent Ignorance, Politics, terrorism, will it actually be possible to ban Katie Hopkins