Brian Gilchrist
@aldochlay.bsky.social
PhD Study @uofgasbs.bsky.social | Wellbeing at Work | Trainee Renaissance Man | Occasional Baker of Cakes | Local History Aficionado
All views my own as, well, they are in my head, not yours.
http://www.gla.ac.uk/pgrs/briangilchrist
All views my own as, well, they are in my head, not yours.
http://www.gla.ac.uk/pgrs/briangilchrist
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Marie Curie was born #OnThisDay 1867.
Madame Curie visited Glasgow in 1929, being hosted by Professor Archibald Young and Mrs Anna Young.
Here is a photo of Irene Curie, Madame Curie, and Mrs Young enjoying the fresh Scottish air at Loch Fyne 😅
#heritage #mariecurie
Madame Curie visited Glasgow in 1929, being hosted by Professor Archibald Young and Mrs Anna Young.
Here is a photo of Irene Curie, Madame Curie, and Mrs Young enjoying the fresh Scottish air at Loch Fyne 😅
#heritage #mariecurie
November 7, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Marie Curie was born #OnThisDay 1867.
Madame Curie visited Glasgow in 1929, being hosted by Professor Archibald Young and Mrs Anna Young.
Here is a photo of Irene Curie, Madame Curie, and Mrs Young enjoying the fresh Scottish air at Loch Fyne 😅
#heritage #mariecurie
Madame Curie visited Glasgow in 1929, being hosted by Professor Archibald Young and Mrs Anna Young.
Here is a photo of Irene Curie, Madame Curie, and Mrs Young enjoying the fresh Scottish air at Loch Fyne 😅
#heritage #mariecurie
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#OTD 1867, Marie Curie was born.
During WWI, Curie created a vehicle that contained a hospital bed, a generator, an X-ray machine and photographic darkroom equipment. These “petite Curies" (below) could be driven right up to the Front. Curie also helped train 150 women as radiology technicians.
During WWI, Curie created a vehicle that contained a hospital bed, a generator, an X-ray machine and photographic darkroom equipment. These “petite Curies" (below) could be driven right up to the Front. Curie also helped train 150 women as radiology technicians.
November 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
#OTD 1867, Marie Curie was born.
During WWI, Curie created a vehicle that contained a hospital bed, a generator, an X-ray machine and photographic darkroom equipment. These “petite Curies" (below) could be driven right up to the Front. Curie also helped train 150 women as radiology technicians.
During WWI, Curie created a vehicle that contained a hospital bed, a generator, an X-ray machine and photographic darkroom equipment. These “petite Curies" (below) could be driven right up to the Front. Curie also helped train 150 women as radiology technicians.
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For what it's worth, I don't think the government should be commenting on every repulsive thing said by Conservative backbenchers. (Though their own leader should take a view).
What it *should* be doing is articulating a clear position of its own. It's *that* silence which is the big problem.
What it *should* be doing is articulating a clear position of its own. It's *that* silence which is the big problem.
Worth saying that despite asking for more than 12 hours we’ve had nothing back from Labour on this
A Conservative MP tipped as a future party leader has been condemned for saying large numbers of legally settled families must be deported, in order to ensure the UK is mostly “culturally coherent”.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
October 20, 2025 at 9:23 PM
For what it's worth, I don't think the government should be commenting on every repulsive thing said by Conservative backbenchers. (Though their own leader should take a view).
What it *should* be doing is articulating a clear position of its own. It's *that* silence which is the big problem.
What it *should* be doing is articulating a clear position of its own. It's *that* silence which is the big problem.
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📣 NOW ACCEPTING ESSAYS! The Leah Leneman Prize for research on women’s or gender history is open to students & independent scholars. Submit your 8-10k word essay by 22 Dec 2025 📅
Full details: womenshistoryscotland.org/projects-and...
Full details: womenshistoryscotland.org/projects-and...
October 12, 2025 at 1:38 PM
📣 NOW ACCEPTING ESSAYS! The Leah Leneman Prize for research on women’s or gender history is open to students & independent scholars. Submit your 8-10k word essay by 22 Dec 2025 📅
Full details: womenshistoryscotland.org/projects-and...
Full details: womenshistoryscotland.org/projects-and...
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World Day for Decent Work:
Trade unionists from across the continent are coming together to send a message to @ec.europa.eu that its forthcoming #QualityJobs Act must live up to its promise.
Trade unionists from across the continent are coming together to send a message to @ec.europa.eu that its forthcoming #QualityJobs Act must live up to its promise.
October 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
World Day for Decent Work:
Trade unionists from across the continent are coming together to send a message to @ec.europa.eu that its forthcoming #QualityJobs Act must live up to its promise.
Trade unionists from across the continent are coming together to send a message to @ec.europa.eu that its forthcoming #QualityJobs Act must live up to its promise.
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I wouldn’t have thought many Labour MPs came into politics to strip the rights of torture survivors to be reunited with the spouses & children.
They need to take a long hard look in the mirror & ask whether Starmer, Cooper & Reeves are really the leadership their careers should be remembered with.
They need to take a long hard look in the mirror & ask whether Starmer, Cooper & Reeves are really the leadership their careers should be remembered with.
September 1, 2025 at 7:43 AM
I wouldn’t have thought many Labour MPs came into politics to strip the rights of torture survivors to be reunited with the spouses & children.
They need to take a long hard look in the mirror & ask whether Starmer, Cooper & Reeves are really the leadership their careers should be remembered with.
They need to take a long hard look in the mirror & ask whether Starmer, Cooper & Reeves are really the leadership their careers should be remembered with.
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The UK Government will test its Emergency Alert System on Sunday, 7th September at 3:00 PM.
If you have a concealed phone for safety, this alert could reveal its presence.
You can opt out of these alerts.
Find out how here: www.gov.uk/alerts/optin...
Please help share to help keep others safe.
If you have a concealed phone for safety, this alert could reveal its presence.
You can opt out of these alerts.
Find out how here: www.gov.uk/alerts/optin...
Please help share to help keep others safe.
August 28, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The UK Government will test its Emergency Alert System on Sunday, 7th September at 3:00 PM.
If you have a concealed phone for safety, this alert could reveal its presence.
You can opt out of these alerts.
Find out how here: www.gov.uk/alerts/optin...
Please help share to help keep others safe.
If you have a concealed phone for safety, this alert could reveal its presence.
You can opt out of these alerts.
Find out how here: www.gov.uk/alerts/optin...
Please help share to help keep others safe.
And, lo! It starts again.....
August 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
And, lo! It starts again.....
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UK Environment Secretary must apologise for ‘misleading’ Scottish water claims.
Claimed water “pollution levels in Scotland are worse than they are in England”.
Water Commission found 66% of Scotland’s water bodies to be of good ecological status; 16.1% in England; 29.9% in Wales.
Claimed water “pollution levels in Scotland are worse than they are in England”.
Water Commission found 66% of Scotland’s water bodies to be of good ecological status; 16.1% in England; 29.9% in Wales.
Environment Secretary urged to apologise for ‘misleading’ Scottish water claims
Holyrood’s Climate Action and Energy Secretary has written to Steve Reed about ‘inaccurate and misleading comments’ about water quality in Scotland.
www.independent.co.uk
August 3, 2025 at 12:36 PM
UK Environment Secretary must apologise for ‘misleading’ Scottish water claims.
Claimed water “pollution levels in Scotland are worse than they are in England”.
Water Commission found 66% of Scotland’s water bodies to be of good ecological status; 16.1% in England; 29.9% in Wales.
Claimed water “pollution levels in Scotland are worse than they are in England”.
Water Commission found 66% of Scotland’s water bodies to be of good ecological status; 16.1% in England; 29.9% in Wales.
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Gaza is being deliberately starved to death in front of the whole world, and the only people being arrested over it are those who opposed the crime.
July 21, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Gaza is being deliberately starved to death in front of the whole world, and the only people being arrested over it are those who opposed the crime.
Phileas Fogg appears to have fallen on hard times..
June 20, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Phileas Fogg appears to have fallen on hard times..
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"Real progress doesn’t look like a eureka moment. It looks like a person showing up again and again, reshaping a paragraph for the fifth or 15th time," writes @catherinedevries.bsky.social on how to keep #writing in the absence of any spark: ow.ly/MiFp50WcJ1I #academicsky #edusky #writingtips
How to write even when the words won’t come
Books, articles and grant proposals do not arrive in a single stroke. They are created, like sculptures, through a thousand small movements. Here, Catherine De Vries explains how to develop ‘skill pow...
ow.ly
June 20, 2025 at 9:49 AM
"Real progress doesn’t look like a eureka moment. It looks like a person showing up again and again, reshaping a paragraph for the fifth or 15th time," writes @catherinedevries.bsky.social on how to keep #writing in the absence of any spark: ow.ly/MiFp50WcJ1I #academicsky #edusky #writingtips
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#OTD in 1895 Hartwood Hospital near Shotts officially opened. Then known as the Lanark District Asylum it initially provided accommodation for up to 500 patients. During the 20th century it expanded to a capacity of 2,000 patients. It closed its doors in 2001.
May 30, 2025 at 3:18 PM
#OTD in 1895 Hartwood Hospital near Shotts officially opened. Then known as the Lanark District Asylum it initially provided accommodation for up to 500 patients. During the 20th century it expanded to a capacity of 2,000 patients. It closed its doors in 2001.
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We’re excited to launch our new publication at this year’s Royal Highland Show!
With Growth as the theme, it features inspiring student stories showing how SRUC’s unique learning routes support personal, academic and professional development.
With Growth as the theme, it features inspiring student stories showing how SRUC’s unique learning routes support personal, academic and professional development.
GROW: Progression Stories at SRUC
At SRUC, we believe every student’s journey is unique - and we’re proud to offer pathways that help you grow, step by step. From practical certificates to postgraduate degrees, our courses are designe
issuu.com
May 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
We’re excited to launch our new publication at this year’s Royal Highland Show!
With Growth as the theme, it features inspiring student stories showing how SRUC’s unique learning routes support personal, academic and professional development.
With Growth as the theme, it features inspiring student stories showing how SRUC’s unique learning routes support personal, academic and professional development.
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Switching off after a busy week isn’t a luxury - it’s essential. It prevents burnout, boosts mental health, strengthens work-life balance, and recharges creativity. Prioritise rest, hobbies, and downtime. Thrive, don’t just survive. #SelfCare #Wellbeing
May 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Switching off after a busy week isn’t a luxury - it’s essential. It prevents burnout, boosts mental health, strengthens work-life balance, and recharges creativity. Prioritise rest, hobbies, and downtime. Thrive, don’t just survive. #SelfCare #Wellbeing
Nice pay day celebration - some eejit's discarded vape has gone straight through the sidewall of one of my tyres and caused the puncture of all punctures. No' happy.
April 30, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Nice pay day celebration - some eejit's discarded vape has gone straight through the sidewall of one of my tyres and caused the puncture of all punctures. No' happy.
"In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since" - don't cut cheese like that, you need to put the pressure on the handle not the blade. Well, I suppose we are all different, right? 😆 #GreatGatsby100
April 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
"In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since" - don't cut cheese like that, you need to put the pressure on the handle not the blade. Well, I suppose we are all different, right? 😆 #GreatGatsby100
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Monday Mindset: Start your week with intention.
Before diving into work, take a moment to check in:
• How are you feeling today?
• What’s one small action to support your wellbeing?
A short walk, clear boundaries, a quick chat - small steps equal big impact.
#WorkplaceWellbeing #MondayMotivation
Before diving into work, take a moment to check in:
• How are you feeling today?
• What’s one small action to support your wellbeing?
A short walk, clear boundaries, a quick chat - small steps equal big impact.
#WorkplaceWellbeing #MondayMotivation
April 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Monday Mindset: Start your week with intention.
Before diving into work, take a moment to check in:
• How are you feeling today?
• What’s one small action to support your wellbeing?
A short walk, clear boundaries, a quick chat - small steps equal big impact.
#WorkplaceWellbeing #MondayMotivation
Before diving into work, take a moment to check in:
• How are you feeling today?
• What’s one small action to support your wellbeing?
A short walk, clear boundaries, a quick chat - small steps equal big impact.
#WorkplaceWellbeing #MondayMotivation
I mean, the view from @uofgasbs.bsky.social is nice and all that, but I think this is the best view I've had so far to work on the PhD
April 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I mean, the view from @uofgasbs.bsky.social is nice and all that, but I think this is the best view I've had so far to work on the PhD
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Austerity 2025
Rachel Reeves wants to reduce UK govt debt i.e. remove money from the economy, cut jobs.
But the state has dumped what was once public debt to households - student debt, borrowing money to pay for energy.
State can never be short of money. People can.
Rachel Reeves wants to reduce UK govt debt i.e. remove money from the economy, cut jobs.
But the state has dumped what was once public debt to households - student debt, borrowing money to pay for energy.
State can never be short of money. People can.
Spring Statement 2025 speech
Spring Statement 2025 speech as delivered by Chancellor Rachel Reeves.
www.gov.uk
March 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Austerity 2025
Rachel Reeves wants to reduce UK govt debt i.e. remove money from the economy, cut jobs.
But the state has dumped what was once public debt to households - student debt, borrowing money to pay for energy.
State can never be short of money. People can.
Rachel Reeves wants to reduce UK govt debt i.e. remove money from the economy, cut jobs.
But the state has dumped what was once public debt to households - student debt, borrowing money to pay for energy.
State can never be short of money. People can.
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Janet McCallum was a mill worker & suffragette jailed for storming Westminster. Like most working class suffragettes, her sacrifice has gone unrecognised. Now some Fife schoolgirls are campaigning to change that. My news feature for @heraldscotland.bsky.social. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2502893...
Blacklisted and imprisoned: The Scots suffragette who could finally be honoured
Fife mill worker and trade union activist, Janet McCallum, was jailed for scaling a statue of Richard the Lionheart during a Votes for Women…
www.heraldscotland.com
March 23, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Janet McCallum was a mill worker & suffragette jailed for storming Westminster. Like most working class suffragettes, her sacrifice has gone unrecognised. Now some Fife schoolgirls are campaigning to change that. My news feature for @heraldscotland.bsky.social. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2502893...
When it's reported that the proposed changes to the benefits system will 'save' £5bn, to do nothing about a level of tax avoidance in the tens or potentially hundreds of £billions as an alternative is obscene.
Transnational companies like Starbucks, Google, Microsoft, eBay, Amazon and others use complex corporate structures to shift profit, avoid taxes.
Apple has parked billions of its global profits in Jersey, has no physical presence.
UK does little to challenge.
Instead, people are bashed.
Apple has parked billions of its global profits in Jersey, has no physical presence.
UK does little to challenge.
Instead, people are bashed.
UK governments are failing to curb corporate tax abuses and leaving people to pay the price
Governments remain obsessed with austerity and choose not to inconvenience the rich or curb tax abuses by corporations.
leftfootforward.org
March 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
When it's reported that the proposed changes to the benefits system will 'save' £5bn, to do nothing about a level of tax avoidance in the tens or potentially hundreds of £billions as an alternative is obscene.
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The Irish famine of the 1840s reminds us that the Great Hunger was shaped by a mind-set that is now again in the ascendent: the poor are the authors of their own misery, and the market must be obeyed at all costs.
What Made the Irish Famine So Deadly
The Great Hunger was a modern event, shaped by the belief that the poor are the authors of their own misery and that the market must be obeyed at all costs.
www.newyorker.com
March 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The Irish famine of the 1840s reminds us that the Great Hunger was shaped by a mind-set that is now again in the ascendent: the poor are the authors of their own misery, and the market must be obeyed at all costs.
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Erratic earnings across a year are more common for young workers, part-time workers, low-paid workers, workers on temporary contracts, and workers in hospitality.
One-in-four (24 per cent) young people (aged 20-24) experience erratic pay over a year.
One-in-four (24 per cent) young people (aged 20-24) experience erratic pay over a year.
March 14, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Erratic earnings across a year are more common for young workers, part-time workers, low-paid workers, workers on temporary contracts, and workers in hospitality.
One-in-four (24 per cent) young people (aged 20-24) experience erratic pay over a year.
One-in-four (24 per cent) young people (aged 20-24) experience erratic pay over a year.
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🔸 Unpaid work limits women's careers
🔸 Gender gaps in time use narrowed in 1980s-2000s but have now stalled
🔸 Men still do little unpaid work & change is too slow
To close these gaps, we need paid parental leave, flexible work & cultural shifts.
#InternationalWomensDay
🔸 Gender gaps in time use narrowed in 1980s-2000s but have now stalled
🔸 Men still do little unpaid work & change is too slow
To close these gaps, we need paid parental leave, flexible work & cultural shifts.
#InternationalWomensDay
For #IWD2025, we spoke to Man-Yee Kan & Grace Chang about their research on gender inequality in time use 👩⌛️
The GenTime project tracks how men & women spend time ⏲️
The findings are clear - women still do far more unpaid work than men.
Read more ⬇️
www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/gend...
The GenTime project tracks how men & women spend time ⏲️
The findings are clear - women still do far more unpaid work than men.
Read more ⬇️
www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/gend...
Gender and Time Use: The Hidden Gender Inequality Shaping Everyday Life
8 March 2025
www.sociology.ox.ac.uk
March 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
🔸 Unpaid work limits women's careers
🔸 Gender gaps in time use narrowed in 1980s-2000s but have now stalled
🔸 Men still do little unpaid work & change is too slow
To close these gaps, we need paid parental leave, flexible work & cultural shifts.
#InternationalWomensDay
🔸 Gender gaps in time use narrowed in 1980s-2000s but have now stalled
🔸 Men still do little unpaid work & change is too slow
To close these gaps, we need paid parental leave, flexible work & cultural shifts.
#InternationalWomensDay