Ros Scott
baronessros.bsky.social
Ros Scott
@baronessros.bsky.social
Lib Dem Peer. Deputy Speaker House of Lords. President National Association of Local Councils.
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Members have asked the government to think again on requiring transparency of copyrighted works used to train AI models.

The House of Lords voted on a new amendment proposed by Baroness Kidron during 'ping pong' on the Data (Use and Access) Bill.

📄 Find out more www.parliament.uk/business/new...
Lords consider changes to Data (Use and Access) Bill
Members discuss House of Commons changes in 'ping pong'.
www.parliament.uk
May 20, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Since the general election, Labour has lost more than three times as many voters to the Lib Dems as to Reform.

So why is Labour so terrified of the populists?

By Mr Pecksniff - follow him on his account!
@pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social
Pecksniff: The election results swing not to Reform, but to the left
In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life
eastangliabylines.co.uk
May 11, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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🚨 BREAKING 🚨

Liberal Democrats GAIN Oxfordshire - taking control of the council for the first time ever.

12 GAINS to elect 36 Councillors. 🔶
May 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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🚨BREAKING🚨

Liberal Democrats have GAINED Cambridgeshire for the first time ever. 🔶

11 GAINS to elect 31 Councillors!
May 2, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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With 16 fantastic GAINS, Liberal Democrats win 43 councillors to become the largest party in Wiltshire. 🔶

We've kicked the Conservatives out of controlling the council.
May 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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✅ Offer them a small drink of cool water, don't allow they to lap up huge quantities at once in case they vomit

✅ Travel to the vets in a cold, air-conditioned car

More really useful information on preventing heat stroke from @dogstrust.bsky.social

www.dogstrust.org.uk/dog-advice/l...
Caring for your dog during hot weather | Dogs Trust
Keep your dog happy and healthy in warm weather with our advice for safe fun in the sun.
www.dogstrust.org.uk
May 1, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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If a dog is collapsed from heatstroke you should:

✅ Bring your dog inside into a shady, well ventilated, cool room

✅Call your local vets and follow their instructions

✅Cool them down by pouring cool to water on them
May 1, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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We're just about to begin our evidence session about data on home-based working with:

- Raj Patel University of Essex
- Grant Fitzner @grantfitzner.bsky.social Office for National Statistics
- Lorna Landells Remit Consulting

Watch at 2.15pm here: www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...

#homeworking
Parliamentlive.tv
Home-based Working Committee
www.parliamentlive.tv
March 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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We're about to examine more data on home-based working with:

- Dr Cevat Aksoy @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
- Prof Gordon Harold @camedfac.bsky.social

Watch live at 3.20pm here: www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...

#homeworking
Parliamentlive.tv
Home-based Working Committee
www.parliamentlive.tv
March 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Raj, our Associate Director of Policy and Partnerships, gave evidence to @hlhomeworking.parliament.uk yesterday, talking about aspects of homeworking, such as sources of data, and evidence on productivity
Associate Director gives evidence at Parliament - Understanding Society
Raj Patel speaks before House of Lords Home-based Working Committee Raj Patel speaks before House of Lords Home-based Working Committee
www.understandingsociety.ac.uk
March 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Welcome back to London @mark-carney.bsky.social

I can highly recommend the Maple Leaf pub. #PoutineNotPutin
March 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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This is a fascinating story. Marsham and 6 generations of his family kept a detailed log of specific signs of the onset of spring...for 222 years! Starting in pre-industrial Britain is it the longest science experiment of its kind ever undertaken. Really worth a read ⤵️

#gardeningfeed
From snowdrop to nightjar – how one Norfolk scientist’s valuable record of spring lasted 222 years
Robert Marsham’s “Indications of Spring” is an incredible 222-year record of flora and fauna events that still informs climate studies today
eastangliabylines.co.uk
March 17, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Lovely little exhibition at The Hold in Ipswich. Documenting local migration from Suffolk from Bartholomew Gosnold to New England in 1602 up to the present day.
March 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Since the pandemic, home-based working, or ‘working from home’, has become significantly more common.

The @hlhomeworking.bsky.social committee wants your views on the challenges and opportunities of remote and hybrid working.

➡️ Find out more on YouTube youtu.be/si39qWllI00?...
Call for evidence launched into remote and hybrid working in the UK
YouTube video by House of Lords
youtu.be
March 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Honoured and excited to have appointed Chair of a new Select Committee looking at working from home. Definitely a need for a balanced and evidence based look at this .
January 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Conclave - what a great film. @honladymark.bsky.social
enjoyed it too but then he’s a Returning Officer and a Roman Catholic…..
January 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Defra scraps England deadline to register thousands of miles of rights of way
Defra scraps England deadline to register thousands of miles of rights of way
Campaigners jubilant after government heeded warning 2031 cutoff would mean loss of precious footpaths A deadline for registering historic rights of way is to be scrapped after a warning that the looming cutoff date could result in the loss of thousands…
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2024 at 12:09 AM
Merry Christmas everyone.
December 24, 2024 at 10:33 PM
I’ll just leave this here …..
December 16, 2024 at 6:35 PM
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Day after Christmas party and the team at Origin Coffee never let me down...
December 13, 2024 at 2:42 PM
A view I still enjoy even after 24 Christmases here !
December 5, 2024 at 5:56 AM
Exactly! It’s why I left.
December 1, 2024 at 10:40 AM
Worth a read to see how much further this Bill has to go before it becomes law www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/ki...
Kim Leadbeater’s assisted dying bill: What happens next? | Institute for Government
Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill passed second reading on 29 November by a wider than expected margin, 330–275.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
November 29, 2024 at 5:01 PM