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Clem Fandango

ScotiaIndyref2

Dundee - A Timeline1010Malcolm II gathered his forces in Dundee prior to victory over the Danes at Barrie.1071Malcolm Ceannmor built a palace in Dundee for his Queen Margaret. 1106King Edgar

Anthony Costello

globalhlthtwit

Tomorrow we launch our Independent Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies Report. We make 18 recommendations to the government to help the UK suppress the virus, save lives and get the

Bea Jaspert 🕸

hogotheforsaken

THREADEvidence that "terf" is officially recognised as a slur: 1/ TWITTER:Twitter's UK govt head of PubPolicy @KatyMinshall agreed at @HumanRightsCtte that ‘terf’, like "bitch and cunt" is a gendered term,

Claire Support-the-UCU-Strike Smith

CLAIRESOS

Although the idea of refunds for missed classes during #UCUstrike might appeal at first, it doesn't work in practice... because a degree isn’t a product that you can take back

BEMIS

bemis_scotland

1/10 Today's #PfG in respect of Scotland's minority ethnic communities contains some positive initiatives however our early assessment is that it is timid + should have done much more. Thread

Paddy Docherty 3.5%

paddydocherty

Establishment Psychopathy: a selection of evidence setting out some of the ways in which colonial violence & structural racism continue to privilege our “ruling class”... [thread of threads] #ColonialViolence

Oliver Metcalf

ecoacou_ollie

Visions of Kinder Scout in 2100 – a thread.Here’s how I hope to see Kinder Scout in 80 years, inspired by @Alexander_Lees recent blog for @DerbysWildlife, https://www.derbyshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/envisioning-brighter-future-birds-dark-peak. Th

Russ Jones

RussInCheshire

The week in Tory:1. Clapped for health workers2: Then increased the fees paid immigrant health workers to access the life-saving service they provide3: Then did a U-turn on that, only

Rob Hayward

rob_hayward

This is a great piece (of course) by @chrisdeerin, but I’m very gloomy whether the “brightest and best” have the remotest interest in Holyrood. (1/9) I’m fortunate to work with

Outside the Box

OtBcommunities

Online events are an important part of how communities are staying connected and caring for each other. So how can we remove digital barriers and make online spaces accessible? Read

Glenn Campbell

GlennBBC

A new academic report on the UK internal market bill concludes that it will: weaken devolutionworsen relations between UK and devolved govtsnot guarantee high standards of regulation after #BrexitReport -

Taylor Swift News

TSwiftNewsLA

One year ago today, Taylor released “ME!” as the lead single off of “Lover”, one of the most successful albums of 2019.The song broke countless records worldwide. In this thread,

David Henig

DavidHenigUK

Whither Global Britain.https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/12540103/chancellor-axe-foreign-aid-pay-covid-19/?utm_source=POLITICO.EU&utm_campaign=720bab29b6-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_08_31_06_21&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_10959edeb5-720bab2

Karyn McCluskey

karynmccluskey

so spent the evening in 2 drug consumption rooms in Copenhagen and trying to process what I have seen. I won't do this justice and probably have to reflect on

Carole Cadwalladr

carolecadwalla

Prediction: There will be no smoking gun (no-one expects there to be). These are complex, systemic issues Right-wing outriders Guido, Spiked, Spectator, Telegraph will claim ‘victory’ whatever #RussiaReport

Ailsa Henderson

ailsa_henderson

Killing time waiting for @ScotVoting SES data to drop so here, unrequested, are my 10 #ScottishElections2021 things to watch for as the results roll in over the weekend1 Turnout –