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Catherine Frankpitt

@cfrankpitt.bsky.social
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Bristol comms pro. Founder of Strike Comms. All about charities, culture and causes.

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Catherine Frankpitt @cfrankpitt.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Big shock - rich old white dude supports another rich old white dude 🙄 www.thetimes.com/culture/musi...
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Rod Stewart: ‘We’ve got to give Nigel Farage a chance’
The singer talks politics, potholes and having a policewoman wife as he prepares to play a ‘noisy, sexy and energetic’ Glastonbury set on Sunday
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Catherine Frankpitt @cfrankpitt.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
We’re trying to raise £100k in one week to #BringTurnerHome to #Bristol. The oil painting of the Avon Gorge was painted by Turner age 17. Recently rediscovered after 150yrs, it’s going to auction on July 2 and we think it belongs in Bristol for all to enjoy! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/bringturne...
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Bring Turner Home
We have one week to bring Turner’s Bristol masterpiece home to Bristol
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Catherine Frankpitt @cfrankpitt.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
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Israel kills innocent Palestinians. Activists spray-paint a plane. Guess which the UK government calls terrorism | Sally Rooney
If Palestine Action becomes a proscribed group, writing these words of support could become a serious offence. It’s vital we fight this alarming attack on free speech, says writer Sally Rooney
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Island of Strangers - by @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social m.facebook.com/story.php?st...
Poem response to Starmer's Farage/Powell cosplay - full text in the link
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Catherine Frankpitt @cfrankpitt.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
If you’re in #Bristol, #Bath or #SouthGlos, make sure you get out and vote in the West of England Mayoral election today. We’re the first cat of the day at the polling station!
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Catherine Frankpitt @cfrankpitt.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
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The Blue Origin flight showcased the utter defeat of American feminism | Moira Donegan
The trip leaned on a vision of women’s empowerment that is light on substance and heavy on a childlike, girlish silliness
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Strike Comms @strikecomms.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Strike the Right Note is our Friday feel-good comms newsletter with campaigns, cultural happenings and good causes that stand out. See this week's edition of Campaign, Culture and Cause below. And if you want to sign up, click here: mailchi.mp/7d071db8931a...
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Catherine Frankpitt @cfrankpitt.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Husband & wife. King & Queen. Son & daughter. Notice the male always goes first? That's because in gendered pairs, it's the most powerful. We can use everyday language to challenge the patriarchal order. This blog (from my linguist daughter) sets out what we can do. medium.com/@shfrankpitt...
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Using language for feminism in our everyday lives
Thinking about and using language with intention can be an entry into feminism. We can learn so much about power structures and…
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Catherine Frankpitt @cfrankpitt.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Five years of Strike 🎉
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Catherine Frankpitt @cfrankpitt.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
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Far-right populists much more likely than the left to spread fake news – study
Amplifying misinformation is now part of radical right strategy, says Dutch study of tweets by MPs in 26 countries
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Catherine Frankpitt @cfrankpitt.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
On 22 January, GB News presenter Josh Howie repeated a homophobic slur linking the LGBTQ+ community to paedophilia. This is offensive, wrong and unlawful. Join me and @GoodLawProject to file a complaint to Ofcom :point_down: action.goodlawproject.org/ofcom-stop-g...
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Ofcom, stop GB News broadcasting hate
*CW: Homophobia, hate speech GB News is no stranger to spouting hatred and toxic lies. They take pride in it, and pretend the rules don’t matter. But they do. And they must be enforced. On 22 January,...
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Catherine Frankpitt @cfrankpitt.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Well done to grassroots girls football club York Railway Institute AFC for calling out stereotyping and standing up to the bullies. Brilliant response from them and great reaction to it #football #womensfootball www.thetimes.com/uk/society/a...
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Girls can have short hair, says team accused of fielding boys
Under-12s football side is taking on stereotypes in the sport after two of its players were bullied
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Catherine Frankpitt @cfrankpitt.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
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We cannot cheer on Afghanistan’s cricket team when Afghan women are being silenced | Zahra Joya
With Afghanistan set to play England in a tournament, we are calling for a boycott of a team that sportswashes the Taliban’s brutal campaign of misogyny
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Catherine Frankpitt @cfrankpitt.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
So proud of my little brother for getting his first #Grammy last night. When there is so much doom and gloom around, this news is something pretty special to wake up to on a Monday morning. Flipping amazing 👏👏👏
Image shows my brother in a recording studio smiling at the camera and a second photo of musician Peter Gabriel.
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Alan S. Morrison @alansmorrison.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Once more for the folks at the back. bsky.app/profile/bobp...
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"The further a society drifts from truth the more it will hate those who speak it." — George Orwell
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Paul de Gregorio @pauldegregorio.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
How to Survive the 🍊 tyrant. This is very good. sianushka.substack.com/p/how-to-sur...
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How to survive
It's not about burying our heads in the sand
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Paul de Gregorio @pauldegregorio.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Elon Musk is amplifying far-right figures, spreading harmful disinformation, and meddling in UK politics. Let’s stop billionaire interference— sign this @hopenothate.org.uk te.org.uk petition today: secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/163807/...
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Stop Billionaires Meddling in UK Politics ❌
Foreign billionaires like Elon Musk shouldn’t have the power to shape our democracy. Let’s change the law.
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Catherine Frankpitt @cfrankpitt.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
‘We’re coming for you,’ English police chief tells domestic abusers - this is great to hear from the police today. Yet on the same day #RyanWellings was cleared of the manslaughter of his partner in Lancashire despite 2 years of abuse & arrest & previous history www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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‘We’re coming for you,’ English police chief tells domestic abusers
Exclusive: Sarah Crew of Avon and Somerset says early intervention is part of new national approach to rapists
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Catherine Frankpitt @cfrankpitt.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Elon Musk is amplifying far-right figures, spreading harmful disinformation, and meddling in UK politics. Let’s stop billionaire interference—join me and sign this @hopenothate.org.uk petition today: secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/163807/...
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Stop Billionaires Meddling in UK Politics ❌
Foreign billionaires like Elon Musk shouldn’t have the power to shape our democracy. Let’s change the law.
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Catherine Frankpitt @cfrankpitt.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Is it just me, but don’t the far right key players - Anderson, Farrage, Musk, Robinson et al - remind you of all those nasty and petulant childhood school bullies in the playground? And Anderson could literally be Bif from Back to the Future.
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Shayoni Lynn @shayonislynn.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
This man is probably the biggest threat we face as a society, to our press freedom, and to our democracy. Will anyone stand up to him?
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Catherine Frankpitt @cfrankpitt.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
I love the annual reel - what a blast we’ve had @strikecomms.bsky.social again this year 🤩
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Catherine Frankpitt @cfrankpitt.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
So is it just #DogsOfBlueSky or can #CatsOfBlueSky join in? Happy Christmas from my boy, who I reckon is quite possibly the fanciest cat in #Bristol right now 😄
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Catherine Frankpitt @cfrankpitt.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
“Populism feeds on pessimism” - this is a great article from @torstenbell.bsky.social. Really hoping someone has bought me his book for Christmas 🤞 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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How do we bring joy this Christmas? Build homes, mend potholes, restore trust | Torsten Bell
Politicians have to prove they are capable of changing voters’ lives for the better
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
THIS is how it’s done, folks.
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Catherine Frankpitt @cfrankpitt.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
How do charities & campaigners cut through the noise? Hear from the best in this recorded panel discussion & write-up. With @strikecomms.bsky.social @hopenothate.org.uk @ledbydonkeys.org www.strikecommunications.co.uk/cutting-thro...
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Cutting through the noise: Campaigning for Causes - Strike Communications
How do you cut through today’s chaotic information eco-system when campaigning for a cause? With community-building, boldness and effective storytelling.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says the public want to leave the ECHR Let him know he’s wrong by sharing this widely
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Catherine Frankpitt @cfrankpitt.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
This is spot on www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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We cannot afford for Starmer’s government to fail. Because Farage is lying in wait | Jonathan Freedland
It is not enough for the Labour leader’s ‘milestones’ to be achieved. Voters must feel the improvement in their daily lives, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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Catherine Frankpitt @cfrankpitt.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Nick Robinson on 🔥 this morning. Chris Phelps’ only comeback seems to be to keep repeating how ‘honest’ and ‘truthful’ Kemi Badenoch is… Thoroughly entertaining. #R4Today www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Radio 4 - Listen Live - BBC Sounds
Listen live to BBC Radio 4 on BBC Sounds
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Catherine Frankpitt @cfrankpitt.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Delighted to be a middle-class woman of a certain age 🙌
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
“Just three companies, News Corp (Murdoch family), Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT, Viscount Rothermere) and Reach plc, control over 80% of daily newspaper circulation… The hyper-rich continue to invest huge sums in acquiring control of media” We need a free press - ie free from the billionaires.
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We need a free press
It’s vital for democracy that we receive verifiable information that is not manipulated or controlled
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Catherine Frankpitt @cfrankpitt.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Reading from a script sounds so inauthentic. Listening to Delvin Lane, CEO of Instavolt, on the Today programme this morning is painful. He has some excellent points but it doesn’t sound like he’s having a conversation - he’s parroting bullet points. (At 6.49am) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Radio 4 - Listen Live - BBC Sounds
Listen live to BBC Radio 4 on BBC Sounds
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Catherine Frankpitt @cfrankpitt.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Any other #PRagency folk reaching peak pre-Xmas client frenzy? 6 meetings today, breakfast & evening events coming out of my ears, and waaay too much overflow weekend work. Can barely find time for all those leisurely “we should meet for a drink before Xmas” catch ups! (Not complaining though!)
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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
#r4today already getting it wrong in its coverage from Turkey: 1) Turkey has never been "welcoming" to refugees. The EU paid it, a lot, to prevent people reaching its borders, and Turkey has been shown to repeatedly abuse them. 2) Refugees are not "illegal". Nothing about what they do is illegal.
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Catherine Frankpitt @cfrankpitt.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Kneejerk response, then overcorrection: what the aftermath of the Amsterdam violence should teach us | Rachel Shabi
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Catherine Frankpitt @cfrankpitt.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
I find it so depressing that to book a doctors appointment, aside from having to do an overly detailed online self assessment, the image you’re given to identify where on your body the issue is, is a male body (although missing some key parts). Another example of the gender inequality in healthcare.
The image is of a full male silhouette facing the viewer
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Catherine Frankpitt @cfrankpitt.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
Me and Milo have delightedly joined the mass exodus from the other platform (again). Be patient with us as we decide on our new home…
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Catherine Frankpitt @cfrankpitt.bsky.social · 01/10/2023
Beautiful day in #Bristol today. Glorious run through Ashton Court Park. Perfect way to start October 🥰
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Catherine Frankpitt @cfrankpitt.bsky.social · 12/09/2023
Another day, another social media account to think of something interesting to post on. But I’ve been excitedly waiting for this one, so here’s hoping it sticks 🤞
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