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Maureen Phillip

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Children in Scotland @childreninscotland.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
The Edinburgh International Book Festival and PAMIS also stressed the value of storytelling in a fantastic workshop on helping young people with profound and multiple learning difficulties to express themselves and find their voices. @pamis-scotland.bsky.social
A table with three different books sitting on it, a selection of glasses and water bottles.
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Children in Scotland @childreninscotland.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
The power of storytelling was a theme this afternoon 📚 "The stories that go untold are often the stories we need the most"—An inspiring keynote from author Nadine Aisha Jassat about the need for representation in stories. Full of personal reflections and creativity. #SpaceforVoices
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Children in Scotland @childreninscotland.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
#CiSAC25 - That's a wrap! 🎉 A huge thank you to everyone who joined us, our wonderful sponsors and our brilliant team that made it all happen 👏 See you all next year ❤️
A group of Children in Scotland staff pose for a group photo on the stage of a conference room.
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Early Years Scotland @eyscotland.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Our Service Manager, Tracey Thompson, and Funding Manager Gary Lindsay visited BBC Scotland HQ in Glasgow to talk to Children in Need voluntary committee members about our Family Visitor Centre at HMP Low Moss, which is funded by BBC Children in Need @scottishprisons.bsky.social
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Play Scotland @playscotland.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Delighted to be on the way to @childreninscotland.bsky.social #CiSAC25 Conference #spaceforvoices to join with other like minded organisations in advocating for the voices of babies, children and young people in Scotland #moreplayplease #playeveryday
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Curious how so many are egging on the cut to foreign aid from 0.5% to 0.3% saying we need to invest in defence But so few are calling to rejoin the EU where we could recover 4-5% in GDP and use some of that to fund defence
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
As @thebda.bsky.social pointed out this week HM Treasury appear to be u-turning on the Non-Dom squeeze. £125m was pledged to pay for: 🪥Supervised toothbrushing in schools 🦷700,000 urgent appointments 👩‍⚕️Incentives for dentists in high-needs areas Urgent clarity needed. We must save NHS dentistry
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
“Musk’s control over X comes with no oversight. He can amplify or silence voices at will, manipulate algorithms and control the flow of information – an alarming level of power concentrated in one individual” northwestbylines.co.uk/politics/can...
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Can Democracy Survive Elon Musk?
Democracy in the world appears at risk, with low voters’ turnouts and media giants influencing those who do vote
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Keir Starmer is under growing pressure to forge closer economic links with Europe five years on from Brexit, as a major new poll shows voters clearly favour prioritising more trade with the EU over the US www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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‘Move closer to Europe – not Trump’ voters tell Starmer in major UK poll
Pressure growing on Labour to improve trade with EU as Rachel Reeves admits Brexit damaged UK
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Talking Mats @talkingmats.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Do you have stories of Talking Mats having had a positive impmact on a child or young person's mental health ? For this year's Children's Mental Health Week we'd like to share some of these. Contact paula@talkingmats.com
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
If you are not yet familiar with the shocking #IPPscandal, one of the most cruel & monumental injustices of the past half-century, please watch this update & follow campaign group @ungripp.bsky.social for more information youtu.be/nkBs2D0Wz_g?...
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🚨 No one should spend 12 yrs in jail for stealing a mobile phone! It’s unthinkable! #IPPscandal
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Wow. 2025 has officially started down under, with Sydney saying hello to the new year with a stunning firework display above the Sydney Harbor Bridge as more than one million people watched below
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
It’s not just Musk - we need to stop British billionaires bankrolling our politics Keir Starmer needs to introduce new laws to cap individual donations and bar corporate political funding before it’s too late democracyforsale.substack.com/p/its-not-ju...
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It’s not just Musk - we need to stop British billionaires bankrolling our politics
Keir Starmer needs to introduce new laws to cap individual donations and bar corporate political funding before it’s too late, writes former Electoral Commission David Howarth.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
As we enter 2025 let’s remember that parliamentary democracy exists to make sure a government can’t just do whatever it wants. That must be respected - and that includes this government The court’s decision in @libertyhq.bsky.social’s case is due in the New Year youtu.be/qk5aiRXRuU0?...
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Labour Government backs Tory power grab by appealing Liberty High court victory
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Sean | Drowned in Sound @drownedinsound.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
David is one of the few men I see consistently see speaking about extreme misogyny and the interconnected pyramid of issues that all men should be addressing. He’s well worth a follow. bsky.app/profile/davi...
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
If you agree national rules about what physician associate’s can & can’t do, standard guidance on supervision & an agreed process for patients to give consent are needed, support @anaesunited.bsky.social who are fighting to protect patient safety
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Prime Ministers Plan to Push Long Term Sick Into Work Risks ‘Devastating Deterioration’ of Conditions Costing Even More in the Long Run The Government’s new plan for welfare has a fundamental flaw at its heart, argues Izzy Wightman bylinetimes.com/2024/12/11/s...
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Starmer’s Plan to Push Long Term Sick Into Work Risks ‘Devastating Deterioration’ of Conditions Costing Even More in the Long Run
The Government's new plan for welfare has a fundamental flaw at its heart, argues Izzy Wightman
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Former Conservative MP Paul Scully accidentally says the quiet bit out loud That if developers build houses too quickly, prices drop, and they make less profit
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Wow. The magnificently restored interior of the Notre-Dame Cathedral
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Human rights are universal - if we start stripping away basic human rights from any section of society then none of us has rights – just privileges that can be taken away by people in power whenever they want. Would we really want to take that path?
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Why is the government not capable wiping the floor with Nigel Farage every single day like this? Alastair Campbell effortlessly destroys him over his Brexit legacy which by almost every economic and financial measure has been disastrous for the country
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Wow. MPs back proportional representation system for UK elections in symbolic vote www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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MPs back proportional representation system for UK elections in symbolic vote
Lib Dem proposal is passed by 137 votes to 135 with some Labour backbench support but is unlikely to become law
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Fiona Atkinson @fionafromkendal.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Great interview with Peston last night @chrisgpackham.bsky.social Hope your petition is HUGE! Thanks for your support with mine. They make a great pair. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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Petition: Run a public information campaign on the climate crisis
Communicate clearly: 1) the science behind the climate crisis - how & why for the first time in the last year we've averaged 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels 2) the implications of going beyond...
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
NEXT WEEK is a big week for democracy in the UK & barely a mention from mainstream media. Our parliamentary democracy exists to make sure a government can’t just do whatever it wants. That must be respected - and that includes THIS GOVERNMENT👇
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UNCLE SID ROCKS @unclesidmusic.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
We must save grassroots music movement! It's where it all starts!!!!!⭐🔥⚡
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Sean | Drowned in Sound @drownedinsound.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
I’m looking to speak to some musicians and people from the music industry in Lebanon 🇱🇧 for a piece for the @drownedinsound.org newsletter. Any suggestions and reshares would be appreciated. #journorequest
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Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Every day the cruel two-child benefit cap pushes an additional 109 children into poverty. Keeping it is a political choice. Scrapping it would lift 300,000 kids out of poverty overnight. The government needs to scrap the cap immediately & give every child the chance to thrive.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
“If you’ve ever been lucky enough to be in love - I mean that deep down in the pit of your stomach love - the kind of love when your heart aches to be with someone - I hope what you’re about to see will resonate with you” A LOVE ONLY FOR THE RICH POLICY IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE👇
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
It will probably come as no surprise to anyone to hear that Elon Musk has now admitted that X (formerly Twitter) is throttling link-based posts, essentially stifling news articles on the social media platform. Thankfully we now have @bsky.app newrepublic.com/post/188794/...
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Elon Musk Admits X Is Making It Harder for People to Read News
The world’s richest man has finally admitted he’s essentially censoring news articles on X.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
“Obviously there will be no return to freedom of movement, the customs union or the single market” says Prime Minister Keir Starmer at #PMQs In other news the OBR report the Gov’t keeps quoting from says Brexit is on course to cut UK trade by a staggering 15%. Hiding from it won’t make it go away
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Let’s see @bsky.app do its thing. Please share. Let’s help Lilian’s heartbroken family find her a stem cell donor match. It’s simple to register www.dkms.org.uk/get-involved...
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Request a swab kit to register as a stem cell donor
Request a swab kit to register as a stem cell donor
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
You have to admire Nigel Farage - who else would have the nerve to pretend to be the defender of farmers, after selling their whole industry down the river with his Brexit shitshow.
Nigel farage in barbour jacket at farmers protest
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
DWP admits (finally) what many campaign groups have been saying for weeks - the winter fuel payment cuts will plunge tens of thousands of pensioners into poverty I wouldn’t want to be the Minister doing tomorrow morning’s interview round @bigissue.bsky.social www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
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DWP admits winter fuel cuts will push thousands of pensioners into poverty
Tens of thousands of pensioners are expected to be driven into poverty by cuts to winter fuel payments, according to forecasts by the DWP.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
The heartbreaking BBCNews report that schoolchildren from struggling families are pretending to eat out of empty lunchboxes to save their embarrassment at having no food is exactly why we should all join @bigissue in calling for a POVERTY ZERO LAW👇
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
🚨FOR NEW PATIENTS NHS DENTISTRY HAS EFFECTIVELY CEASED TO EXIST Government’s own shocking data shows a staggering 97% of new patients who try to get an NHS appointment fail to get one The @thebda.bsky.social is calling on the government to act with speed to save NHS dentistry
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Politicians, MPs, and Parliamentarians alike have tried their best to avoid the elephant in the room in recent months. But the spectre of Brexit is simply becoming too big to ignore www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/kei...
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'He can't keep saying no to reality' - Starmer urged to reverse Brexit policy
In no uncertain terms, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been told by pro-EU analysts to accept the UK's Brexit reality.
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
2024: Boris Johnson, "We'll have to wait and see if Donald Trump makes the world a safer place.. There are reasons for optimism" 2015: Boris Johnson, "Donald Trump is clearly out of his mind.. He is portraying ignorance that makes him unfit to be President of the United States"
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Andy Edwards @andyedwardsster.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Revisiting some former posts from that other platform ... In 2020, I went public with my ADHD diagnosis. Since then, so many people have come up to me in person and told me they sought a diagnosis after reading it (I lost count after 20). www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/adhd-the-mus...
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ADHD, the music business, and me - Music Business Worldwide
Artist manager and UK Music exec Andy Edwards discusses his diagnosis and how it fits with his professional world…
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
📈Soaring numbers are turning up at A&E with dental problems. 🏥Last year saw more than 73,000 – up from 60,330 in 2020-21. 🦷This crisis is piling pressure on every corner of our NHS because millions have nowhere to turn say British Dental Association
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Wow. BBC also didn’t think this was important enough to raise with the Government Minister this morning. What do we think is going on here?
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Blimey! @bsky.app has just passed 18 million users! It’s now adding a million users a day👏
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Nikita Hayden @nikitahayden.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
New paper🚨 “I Would Not Change [My] Sibling for the World, Maybe the World Can Change for My Sibling”: The Experiences of Adult Siblings of People With Developmental Disabilities. Authors - Liz Moran-Morbey, Chloe Blackwell, Tom Ryan, and myself onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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“I Would Not Change [My] Sibling for the World, Maybe the World Can Change for My Sibling”: The Experiences of Adult Siblings of People With Developmental Disabilities
The sibling relationship is complex, unique and important. When one sibling has a developmental disability, siblings can be important sources of care, support, advocacy and friendship for one another...
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Yesterdays BBC report that schoolchildren from struggling families are pretending to eat out of empty lunchboxes to save their embarrassment at having no food is exactly why I’m joining @bigissue.bsky.social in calling for a POVERTY ZERO LAW👇
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Wow. Hugely honoured to make the top 10🙏 www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-top-50...
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The Top 50 Most Followed UK Political Journalists and Commentators on Bluesky
The leading political commentators and journalists who are testing out the growing alternative to Elon Musk's toxic social media platform
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Blimey! @bsky.app has passed 17 million users! It’s now adding a million users a day👏
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Angela Catley @angelacat.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
go.bsky.app/4JubDE9 here is the updated starter pack with splendid new folks @profkrc.bsky.social @dawnc05.bsky.social @mau-reen.bsky.social @helenhassell.bsky.social added
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Irene Tuffrey-Wijne @tuffrey-wijne.com · 13/11/2024
Of all pages in Michael Rosen’s wonderful books with Quentin Blake’s amazing illustrations, this is the very best. I’ve used it to show how people with learning disabilities (in particular) so often hide their true feelings behind the smile they’re encouraged to smile, especially in bereavement
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Irene Tuffrey-Wijne @tuffrey-wijne.com · 13/11/2024
No Barriers Here is a wonderful, creative and inclusive approach to end of life care planning. We included it in our toolkit for people with learning disabilities www.victoriaandstuart.com
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Alon Mizrahi @alonmizrahi.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Hi Bluesky I'm an Israel-born, anti-Zionist, Arab-Jewish writer, and somewhat of a political activist. I am mostly about freedom and liberation from all kinds of domination and colonization. (I would have posted the essay here, but it's too long).
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Palestine Means Justice, Dignity and Freedom for our Generation. We Cannot Ever Back Down.
More than virtually any other current major struggle, Palestine invokes the dearest, most pressing and vital elements of our shared moment in time. The people know it. So does capitalist-colonialism
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