Claire Carponen

Gov needs to ban plastic wet wipes now. It's a no-brainer - they are wreaking havoc in our waterways and sewage blockages are costing £100 million per year, 91% of which are caused by flushed wet wipes #BanonPlasticinWetWipes https://t.co/3pdUKSFVJI

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One very underrated pick-me-up is deliberately mispronouncing things. Commit to saying "arples" or "bananners" and you'll see results in days. Only ever pronouncing Moby as "mobby" has been an absolute game changer for my mental health and I'd recommend it to anyone.

Bit late to this, but thoroughly enjoyed #DreamingWhilstBlack . Kwabena is such a likable protagonist as a down-on-his-luck film creative trying to make a name for himself as he struggles against a tide of discrimination & family expectations.

Suella Braverman claims that "multiculturalism has failed". I think it's the Tories that have failed.

RT @mbridge82: A stunning illustration by @clairecarponen, based on observational drawings on the Thames foreshore, for my piece on mudlark…

My first editorial illustration for @history1st on Thames mudlarking, featuring real-life finds. Read about the hobby and how to do it here: https://t.co/YhcKG5qmhO #mudlarking #thamesmudlarking

An illustrated animation I created for @Habinteg housing association's social media for Accessible Homes Week & the release of @Habinteg's new research, created to discover the value to society and the economy of building new wheelchair-user homes

Habinteg @Habinteg

Our new research shows by investing in #WheelchairUserHomes for a typical working age disabled adult, there's social & financial benefits for them as well as the public purse. So, why aren't we building more wheelchair user homes to begin with?👉https://t.co/1H12yNsHNJ #AHW2023 https://t.co/W2rveRN5qg

RT @BBCAfrica: Two schoolgirls from Lagos, Nigeria, have invented a water purifying device which turns contaminated water into safe drinkin…

I liked the new #GreatExpectations despite the changes to the ending. I did wonder why the Mr. Jaggers character (played by Ashley Thomas) sounded like Tom Hardy until I saw that Hardy was a producer on the show...

Is it just me or are most podcasts about current or historic crime stuff (usually v. grim)? I like a crime show or two, but there's a lack of different genres.

Don't think I've enjoyed a drama about a heist as much as BBC's The Gold and I think it's bc it has some great women characters in it. It also has excellent writing and high-grade retro stylings #TheGold

Big-scale doer-upper: this 20-sided characterful fort in Wales is looking for a new owner and it's on sale for a bargain £500k https://t.co/wdiNfor1Mm #renovationchallenge

Designer-owner Heather Gratton takes a chilled approach to redesigning her West Sussex beachside home, complete with a hot hub. Read about it here: https://t.co/LaznUtKal9 @The_ModernHouse

Listened to/read 2 personal stories by women of colour this wk, both incredibly moving& revealing uncomfortable truths. Monroe Bergdorf in E. Day's How to Fail podcast and @SaimaMir on the invisibility of women of colour. Many more stories like this pls. https://t.co/XMQBfCQteH

Art deco interiors; a filming location in HBO's Chernobyl series; and stories of queerness and Jewishness. Discover the fascinating history of the Amsterdam School Museum - a new, art deco house museum in Kaunas, Lithuania https://t.co/gtpKWI3d7j https://t.co/cN4N2wAPCd

Re. the BBC's headline: Jacinda Ardern: can women really have it all? Why are news organisations directing this question at women only? It's completely sexist. No woman or man can have it all, there are only so many hours in one day #JacindaArdern

It's pretty sad that the only part of England & Wales where you can wild camp without permission may be going. How little land there is available for the majority of people here to freely roam became apparent to me during the lockdowns #Dartmoor #AlexanderDarwall #RightToRoam