Jill Rowan
@jillrowan.bsky.social
Author of The Legacy, The Dream, Angelica Died, Christmas at Killanara, and several short stories. Loves reading, learning, nature, photography, and of course writing. Lifelong socialist. No longer Labour for obvious reasons. Shropshire, UK.
If it weren't for the fact that some people are taking it seriously I'd be rolling on the floor with my legs in the air laughing over the Hobbit story. It's just so comical. Imagine our villages full of idealised tree houses instead of bungalows and new builds and Hobbits instead of commuters...
November 3, 2025 at 4:57 PM
If it weren't for the fact that some people are taking it seriously I'd be rolling on the floor with my legs in the air laughing over the Hobbit story. It's just so comical. Imagine our villages full of idealised tree houses instead of bungalows and new builds and Hobbits instead of commuters...
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Almost nobody in the Cons Party or beyond it had noticed that the Shadow Home Secretary with two other frontbenchers and 5 backbenchers tabled a bill in May to deport 3 million people - stripping almost every pensioner, parent or nurse who did not take out citizenship of their right to live here
October 23, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Almost nobody in the Cons Party or beyond it had noticed that the Shadow Home Secretary with two other frontbenchers and 5 backbenchers tabled a bill in May to deport 3 million people - stripping almost every pensioner, parent or nurse who did not take out citizenship of their right to live here
Greeted when coming on here with supposedly having to verify my age, but can't be bothered as I can guess it will involve ID at some point. I've signed the petition to repeal the Online Safety Act.
July 26, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Greeted when coming on here with supposedly having to verify my age, but can't be bothered as I can guess it will involve ID at some point. I've signed the petition to repeal the Online Safety Act.
Watching an old episode of Top Gear on terrestrial TV as a temporary relief. It's the US trip and I've just got to the part where Alabama gets a little cross with them. This was one stunt they really didn't set up. 😄
May 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Watching an old episode of Top Gear on terrestrial TV as a temporary relief. It's the US trip and I've just got to the part where Alabama gets a little cross with them. This was one stunt they really didn't set up. 😄
I didn't watch, but no way did the British public give Israel the 12 points in Eurovision.There's fraud going on here. The voting system is ridiculous. One person can vote 20 times - and more than that if you have several phones. I really think Eurovision has had its day, and I used to love it once.
May 18, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I didn't watch, but no way did the British public give Israel the 12 points in Eurovision.There's fraud going on here. The voting system is ridiculous. One person can vote 20 times - and more than that if you have several phones. I really think Eurovision has had its day, and I used to love it once.
Nigel Farage will never be British PM. Four years is a long time.
British Voters Increasingly Believe Nigel Farage Will Be Prime Minister
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/britis...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/britis...
British Voters Increasingly Believe Nigel Farage Will Be Prime Minister
One-in-three voters now think Reform will form the next government.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
May 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Nigel Farage will never be British PM. Four years is a long time.
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The government was wrong to cut winter fuel payments.
It was wrong to keep the 2-child benefit cap.
It was wrong to slash disability benefits.
Pushing people into poverty is the wrong thing to do. The right thing to do is redistribute wealth and power so that everyone can live in dignity.
It was wrong to keep the 2-child benefit cap.
It was wrong to slash disability benefits.
Pushing people into poverty is the wrong thing to do. The right thing to do is redistribute wealth and power so that everyone can live in dignity.
May 6, 2025 at 9:19 AM
The government was wrong to cut winter fuel payments.
It was wrong to keep the 2-child benefit cap.
It was wrong to slash disability benefits.
Pushing people into poverty is the wrong thing to do. The right thing to do is redistribute wealth and power so that everyone can live in dignity.
It was wrong to keep the 2-child benefit cap.
It was wrong to slash disability benefits.
Pushing people into poverty is the wrong thing to do. The right thing to do is redistribute wealth and power so that everyone can live in dignity.
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Israel continuing its mass murder of the Palestinians, backed by the USA, UK, France and many other western nations.
The blood will never wash off. They are tainted forever.
#FreePalestine 🇵🇸 🇵🇸 🇵🇸
The blood will never wash off. They are tainted forever.
#FreePalestine 🇵🇸 🇵🇸 🇵🇸
Israel is starving us in Gaza. This is what that feels like | Aya Al-Hattab
Because of the blockade, hunger is part of our daily reality now. It is deep and cruel, and there is no relief, says Palestinian writer Aya Al-Hattab
www.theguardian.com
May 6, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Israel continuing its mass murder of the Palestinians, backed by the USA, UK, France and many other western nations.
The blood will never wash off. They are tainted forever.
#FreePalestine 🇵🇸 🇵🇸 🇵🇸
The blood will never wash off. They are tainted forever.
#FreePalestine 🇵🇸 🇵🇸 🇵🇸
Condemning and urging are not enough - they never were. Does the world want Gaza to become a concentration camp? This is clearly the new plan. There will be no end to the torture for Palestinians except through death. Is the world going to stand by, wringing its hands and letting that happen?
May 6, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Condemning and urging are not enough - they never were. Does the world want Gaza to become a concentration camp? This is clearly the new plan. There will be no end to the torture for Palestinians except through death. Is the world going to stand by, wringing its hands and letting that happen?
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We must not forget the situation of the women of Afghanistan, in a situation we played a big part in making
#HumanRights #WomensRights
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
#HumanRights #WomensRights
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘Whipped in front of everyone’: three women on being flogged by the Taliban
Hundreds of women forced to confess to ‘moral crimes’ they did not commit have been publicly lashed in Afghanistan
www.theguardian.com
May 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
We must not forget the situation of the women of Afghanistan, in a situation we played a big part in making
#HumanRights #WomensRights
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
#HumanRights #WomensRights
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Was just watching 'The Drumhead' Star Trek Next Generation episode. This seems especially apt for our present times.
April 4, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Was just watching 'The Drumhead' Star Trek Next Generation episode. This seems especially apt for our present times.
My latest on Substack. Well actually, my first piece of writing for almost a year.
open.substack.com/pub/jillrowa...
open.substack.com/pub/jillrowa...
Pessimism and 'the left'
Why we should beware of things to come
open.substack.com
March 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
My latest on Substack. Well actually, my first piece of writing for almost a year.
open.substack.com/pub/jillrowa...
open.substack.com/pub/jillrowa...
Very informative article, well worth reading.
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
Why is Ukraine struggling to mobilise its citizens to fight?
Many Ukrainians have come to the realisation that their state is distributing the burdens and benefits of war unfairly.
www.aljazeera.com
February 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Very informative article, well worth reading.
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
How kind of Netflix to inform me that my subscription price has been 'upgraded'. An interesting euphemism for *increased*!
February 14, 2025 at 3:20 AM
How kind of Netflix to inform me that my subscription price has been 'upgraded'. An interesting euphemism for *increased*!
Went through the whole day not knowing Barclays was down. Now worried about various payments in and out but at least I've always got cash on me. A sign to everyone that going cashless would be a huge mistake.
February 1, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Went through the whole day not knowing Barclays was down. Now worried about various payments in and out but at least I've always got cash on me. A sign to everyone that going cashless would be a huge mistake.
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Big tech is now formally in league with the far-right. The resistance to it will be personal and political iandunt.substack.com/p/how-to-res...
How to resist the tech overlords
Big tech has now made its position clear. It is on the far-right. Here's what happens next.
iandunt.substack.com
January 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Big tech is now formally in league with the far-right. The resistance to it will be personal and political iandunt.substack.com/p/how-to-res...
I see Labour is continuing its policies of 'tough on the poor, gentle on the rich'.
January 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I see Labour is continuing its policies of 'tough on the poor, gentle on the rich'.
I see Starmer fans apparently happy with him breaking rules to build homes, as if building them will solve everything. No one seems to be mentioning the tiny issue of how people will be able to afford them. They will not be council houses. Most people who want their own home can't afford a mortgage.
January 23, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I see Starmer fans apparently happy with him breaking rules to build homes, as if building them will solve everything. No one seems to be mentioning the tiny issue of how people will be able to afford them. They will not be council houses. Most people who want their own home can't afford a mortgage.