Dorothy Lepkowska
@dotlepkowska.bsky.social
Multi award-winning education journalist
Editor: sendsationalfutures.com
Co-author "Meet the Parents..."
Polish Brit, British Pole
Football mum ⚽
Parkrun tourist 🏃♀️
Mówię po polsku
Editor: sendsationalfutures.com
Co-author "Meet the Parents..."
Polish Brit, British Pole
Football mum ⚽
Parkrun tourist 🏃♀️
Mówię po polsku
Pinned
The text on my cover photo reads:
"Never give up the fight for freedom and the truth"
Fr Jerzy Popiełuszko, murdered 40 years ago in Poland for his pro-Solidarity activism, and battle against extremism.
He knows very well the benefits of bilingualism, and being raised in more than one culture.
But he's never wanted for our kids what his own benefit from and enjoy.
Despicable hypocrite that he is.
But he's never wanted for our kids what his own benefit from and enjoy.
Despicable hypocrite that he is.
December 4, 2025 at 9:49 AM
He knows very well the benefits of bilingualism, and being raised in more than one culture.
But he's never wanted for our kids what his own benefit from and enjoy.
Despicable hypocrite that he is.
But he's never wanted for our kids what his own benefit from and enjoy.
Despicable hypocrite that he is.
Reposted by Dorothy Lepkowska
I absolutely do not care about Rachel Reeves’s junior chess competition.
I absolutely do care about whether Farage is racist or not.
And, given the deranged but distinct possibility that he may become PM, we all should.
Ps… Narrator: there was no Damascene conversion.
inews.co.uk/opinion/expo...
I absolutely do care about whether Farage is racist or not.
And, given the deranged but distinct possibility that he may become PM, we all should.
Ps… Narrator: there was no Damascene conversion.
inews.co.uk/opinion/expo...
December 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I absolutely do not care about Rachel Reeves’s junior chess competition.
I absolutely do care about whether Farage is racist or not.
And, given the deranged but distinct possibility that he may become PM, we all should.
Ps… Narrator: there was no Damascene conversion.
inews.co.uk/opinion/expo...
I absolutely do care about whether Farage is racist or not.
And, given the deranged but distinct possibility that he may become PM, we all should.
Ps… Narrator: there was no Damascene conversion.
inews.co.uk/opinion/expo...
Thank you John, and for your important contribution.
Congratulations to the fabulous Dorothy Lepkowska and welcome "SENDsationalfutures" a new magazine-website which launches this week with news, views and information about the SEND sector aimed at professionals and families. Check it out at: sendsationalfutures.com
SENDsational Futures | Navigating Special Education Needs for Parents and Schools
Navigating Special Education Needs for Parents and Schools
sendsationalfutures.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Thank you John, and for your important contribution.
Reposted by Dorothy Lepkowska
While "peace" negotiations continue, remember that Russia could simply stop the war at any time.
December 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
While "peace" negotiations continue, remember that Russia could simply stop the war at any time.
OMG.
Linda Hamilton is in Stranger Things!
My girl crush in Terminator 2.
Cool as f***.
The term 'badass' didn't exist in 1991, but if it did...
Linda Hamilton is in Stranger Things!
My girl crush in Terminator 2.
Cool as f***.
The term 'badass' didn't exist in 1991, but if it did...
December 2, 2025 at 8:54 PM
OMG.
Linda Hamilton is in Stranger Things!
My girl crush in Terminator 2.
Cool as f***.
The term 'badass' didn't exist in 1991, but if it did...
Linda Hamilton is in Stranger Things!
My girl crush in Terminator 2.
Cool as f***.
The term 'badass' didn't exist in 1991, but if it did...
Reposted by Dorothy Lepkowska
Real men don’t punch down, and they especially don’t punch down at women.
This mashup of Trump’s disgusting attacks on female reporters — the same reporters who consistently show the most courage. And it’s past time for the other reporters in the room to have their backs!
This mashup of Trump’s disgusting attacks on female reporters — the same reporters who consistently show the most courage. And it’s past time for the other reporters in the room to have their backs!
November 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Real men don’t punch down, and they especially don’t punch down at women.
This mashup of Trump’s disgusting attacks on female reporters — the same reporters who consistently show the most courage. And it’s past time for the other reporters in the room to have their backs!
This mashup of Trump’s disgusting attacks on female reporters — the same reporters who consistently show the most courage. And it’s past time for the other reporters in the room to have their backs!
Reposted by Dorothy Lepkowska
This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started
November 30, 2025 at 9:57 AM
This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started
Reposted by Dorothy Lepkowska
David Davis said there wouldn't be a single downside to Brexit.
Yorkshire Bylines recorded >2,000 of them from 2021-4.
Yorkshire Bylines recorded >2,000 of them from 2021-4.
The Davis Downside Dossier
David Davis famously said there would be no downsides to Brexit only considerable upsides - so we started recording them.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 10:26 AM
David Davis said there wouldn't be a single downside to Brexit.
Yorkshire Bylines recorded >2,000 of them from 2021-4.
Yorkshire Bylines recorded >2,000 of them from 2021-4.
Reposted by Dorothy Lepkowska
Farage's alliance with the US hard-right should alarm every British woman
Nigel Farage's alliance with the US hard-right should alarm every British woman
Women’s bodies are the new battleground as Nigel Farage aligns with the US hard-right. His link to the group that toppled Roe v. Wade puts UK reproductive freedom at serious risk, writes columnist…
www.mirror.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Farage's alliance with the US hard-right should alarm every British woman
Journalist should see it as a badge of honour that they're doing their jobs as they should.
November 30, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Journalist should see it as a badge of honour that they're doing their jobs as they should.
Reposted by Dorothy Lepkowska
Since the Nathan Gill conviction, a lot of people seem to be waking up to Putin's meddling in British politics
Here's a handy primer from me and @goldbergradio.bsky.social
A Beginner's Guide to Russian Influence: Brexit and Beyond
@bylinetimes.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
Here's a handy primer from me and @goldbergradio.bsky.social
A Beginner's Guide to Russian Influence: Brexit and Beyond
@bylinetimes.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
A Beginners Guide to Russian Influence: Brexit and Beyond
Podcast Episode · Byline Podcast · 29/11/2025 · 31m
podcasts.apple.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Since the Nathan Gill conviction, a lot of people seem to be waking up to Putin's meddling in British politics
Here's a handy primer from me and @goldbergradio.bsky.social
A Beginner's Guide to Russian Influence: Brexit and Beyond
@bylinetimes.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
Here's a handy primer from me and @goldbergradio.bsky.social
A Beginner's Guide to Russian Influence: Brexit and Beyond
@bylinetimes.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
Not a good look for Alton Towers, and Merlin.
You have to assume, at the very least, that he's a Reform sympathiser, if not company member.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
You have to assume, at the very least, that he's a Reform sympathiser, if not company member.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Alton Towers boss chosen as next CEO of Reform UK-run council - BBC News
Neil Crittenden is set to take on the role of chief executive at Derbyshire County Council.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Not a good look for Alton Towers, and Merlin.
You have to assume, at the very least, that he's a Reform sympathiser, if not company member.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
You have to assume, at the very least, that he's a Reform sympathiser, if not company member.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Finally, you've caught up with what the economists and everyone with half a brain told you a decade ago.
It's about time you acknowledged it. Now you should lead the drive to put it right.
It's the very f-ing least you can do.
It's about time you acknowledged it. Now you should lead the drive to put it right.
It's the very f-ing least you can do.
The economic damage Brexit has caused is undeniable - even Brexiteers are now admitting it.
https://www.thetimes.com/business/economics/article/we-brexiteers-must-acknowledge-the-costs-of-leaving-europe-p3mhqd66f
https://www.thetimes.com/business/economics/article/we-brexiteers-must-acknowledge-the-costs-of-leaving-europe-p3mhqd66f
We Brexiteers must acknowledge the costs of leaving Europe
Breaking free from the EU has undoubtedly deepened the UK’s malaise, and it’s no use denying it
www.thetimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Finally, you've caught up with what the economists and everyone with half a brain told you a decade ago.
It's about time you acknowledged it. Now you should lead the drive to put it right.
It's the very f-ing least you can do.
It's about time you acknowledged it. Now you should lead the drive to put it right.
It's the very f-ing least you can do.
Reposted by Dorothy Lepkowska
The British press poses a genuine and profound threat to our democracy and our shared prosperity. They howl out their right wing, wealth-protecting agenda and want Farage as PM. We will all pay a very high price for their selfish greed and their utter indifference to social inequality.
November 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The British press poses a genuine and profound threat to our democracy and our shared prosperity. They howl out their right wing, wealth-protecting agenda and want Farage as PM. We will all pay a very high price for their selfish greed and their utter indifference to social inequality.
Bonkers that a developed country, with all its wealth and medical advancement, has a heathcare system that works like this 👇.
But it's what Farage has planned for us if Reform win in 2029.
But it's what Farage has planned for us if Reform win in 2029.
My health insurance premiums will more than double in January. I pay a little less than $500/month for my current silver plan.
I just reapplied and my new premium will be $1062/month.
And don’t forget: I still have a co-pay for every visit and pay for prescriptions.
I just reapplied and my new premium will be $1062/month.
And don’t forget: I still have a co-pay for every visit and pay for prescriptions.
November 29, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Bonkers that a developed country, with all its wealth and medical advancement, has a heathcare system that works like this 👇.
But it's what Farage has planned for us if Reform win in 2029.
But it's what Farage has planned for us if Reform win in 2029.
Reposted by Dorothy Lepkowska
🚨BOOM! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 80,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000 this weekend. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 28, 2025 at 9:19 AM
🚨BOOM! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 80,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000 this weekend. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
You could also ask when was the last time one of the male members of the WH press corps asked an incisive question?
Is it really up to just the women to call him out?
I watch these press conferences a lot, and can't remember a single one.
Is it really up to just the women to call him out?
I watch these press conferences a lot, and can't remember a single one.
FOR G-DS SAKE WHITE HOUSE PRESS CORPS
ESPECIALLY THE MEN
HOW MANY WOMEN DOES HE HAVE TO ABUSE BEFORE YOU STAND UP AND SAY NO
ESPECIALLY THE MEN
HOW MANY WOMEN DOES HE HAVE TO ABUSE BEFORE YOU STAND UP AND SAY NO
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 10:52 AM
You could also ask when was the last time one of the male members of the WH press corps asked an incisive question?
Is it really up to just the women to call him out?
I watch these press conferences a lot, and can't remember a single one.
Is it really up to just the women to call him out?
I watch these press conferences a lot, and can't remember a single one.
Reposted by Dorothy Lepkowska
FOR G-DS SAKE WHITE HOUSE PRESS CORPS
ESPECIALLY THE MEN
HOW MANY WOMEN DOES HE HAVE TO ABUSE BEFORE YOU STAND UP AND SAY NO
ESPECIALLY THE MEN
HOW MANY WOMEN DOES HE HAVE TO ABUSE BEFORE YOU STAND UP AND SAY NO
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 4:07 AM
FOR G-DS SAKE WHITE HOUSE PRESS CORPS
ESPECIALLY THE MEN
HOW MANY WOMEN DOES HE HAVE TO ABUSE BEFORE YOU STAND UP AND SAY NO
ESPECIALLY THE MEN
HOW MANY WOMEN DOES HE HAVE TO ABUSE BEFORE YOU STAND UP AND SAY NO
Reposted by Dorothy Lepkowska
Budget 💷 Labour has failed to deliver fairer taxes. Big banks, digital service companies and online gambling firms should pay their fair share. Instead, hundreds of thousands of lower wage earners and retirees with modest occupational pensions will be dragged into income tax by Labour’s stealth tax.
November 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Budget 💷 Labour has failed to deliver fairer taxes. Big banks, digital service companies and online gambling firms should pay their fair share. Instead, hundreds of thousands of lower wage earners and retirees with modest occupational pensions will be dragged into income tax by Labour’s stealth tax.
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We've gone from chocolate, to cosmetics and now books.
This year's Advent calendar is complete and ready!
Not the cheapest to assemble, but it should keep her occupied for the next 12 months.
Mainly fiction, and includes a box-set, a Bible (requested) and a (surprise) Highway Code.
📖
We've gone from chocolate, to cosmetics and now books.
This year's Advent calendar is complete and ready!
Not the cheapest to assemble, but it should keep her occupied for the next 12 months.
Mainly fiction, and includes a box-set, a Bible (requested) and a (surprise) Highway Code.
📖
November 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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We've gone from chocolate, to cosmetics and now books.
This year's Advent calendar is complete and ready!
Not the cheapest to assemble, but it should keep her occupied for the next 12 months.
Mainly fiction, and includes a box-set, a Bible (requested) and a (surprise) Highway Code.
📖
We've gone from chocolate, to cosmetics and now books.
This year's Advent calendar is complete and ready!
Not the cheapest to assemble, but it should keep her occupied for the next 12 months.
Mainly fiction, and includes a box-set, a Bible (requested) and a (surprise) Highway Code.
📖
Sometimes she's so grown-up, and other times she's a horrid, grumpy teenager, and then she leaves me messages like this before school and I'd forgive pretty much anything..
November 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Sometimes she's so grown-up, and other times she's a horrid, grumpy teenager, and then she leaves me messages like this before school and I'd forgive pretty much anything..
We used to have a BBC we could be proud of. No longer.
It can't even speak the truth any more.
How can we trust it?
It can't even speak the truth any more.
How can we trust it?
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We used to have a BBC we could be proud of. No longer.
It can't even speak the truth any more.
How can we trust it?
It can't even speak the truth any more.
How can we trust it?
And cats.
And a dog.
And a dog.
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 25, 2025 at 7:28 AM
And cats.
And a dog.
And a dog.
Farage wants to introduce a British DOGE if he wins the 2029 election.
Remember this when you cast your vote.
As if there is anything left to cut in the UK after the last 15 years.
Remember this when you cast your vote.
As if there is anything left to cut in the UK after the last 15 years.
DOGE was nothing short of a catastrophic failure, taking a wrecking ball to everything from cancer research to lifesaving humanitarian aid that will almost certainly lead to millions of preventable deaths.
The real fraud and waste is happening at the White House.
The real fraud and waste is happening at the White House.
Trump’s DOGE Is Dead and We Won’t Miss It
RIP, Department of Government Efficiency.
newrepublic.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Farage wants to introduce a British DOGE if he wins the 2029 election.
Remember this when you cast your vote.
As if there is anything left to cut in the UK after the last 15 years.
Remember this when you cast your vote.
As if there is anything left to cut in the UK after the last 15 years.