Rebecca McQuillan
@becmcq.bsky.social
Journalist, mainly doing politics (The Herald, Holyrood, BBC Scotland). Also environment, health, issues affecting women and girls, dyslexia and neurodiversity. Herald columns: https://www.heraldscotland.com/author/profile/73188.Rebecca_McQuillan/
Very much looking forward to chairing this timely @HolyroodEvents conference tomorrow in Edinburgh on Transforming Scotland’s Health #TransformScotHealth
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Transforming Scotland’s Health - Holyrood Events
Holyrood’s ‘Transforming Scotland's Health’ summit will bring together Scotland’s leading health voices from the public and private sectors to share innovation, make connections and explore the practi...
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November 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Very much looking forward to chairing this timely @HolyroodEvents conference tomorrow in Edinburgh on Transforming Scotland’s Health #TransformScotHealth
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Bit choked by this. A thoroughly decent man. Will never forget getting a lift back with him in his beloved Jaguar from Dumfries Grand Committee 1996. He insisted on taking the scenic route because I hadn’t been that way and he thought I should see it. Rest well www.heraldscotland.com/news/2548036...
Former Lib Dem leader and Olympic athlete Lord Campbell dies aged 84
Lord Menzies Campbell, former Liberal Democrat leader and Olympic sprinter, has died aged 84.
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September 26, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Bit choked by this. A thoroughly decent man. Will never forget getting a lift back with him in his beloved Jaguar from Dumfries Grand Committee 1996. He insisted on taking the scenic route because I hadn’t been that way and he thought I should see it. Rest well www.heraldscotland.com/news/2548036...
My cat just brought this in on her paw. It’s a teeny tiny perfectly formed snail. It must be no more than 1.5mm in size. Beautiful. 🐌❤️
July 15, 2025 at 10:20 AM
My cat just brought this in on her paw. It’s a teeny tiny perfectly formed snail. It must be no more than 1.5mm in size. Beautiful. 🐌❤️
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"The Scottish Child Payment has been hailed as a game-changer, so why won't John Swinney raise it further?"
A good question and insightful comment from @becmcq.bsky.social in today's @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇
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A good question and insightful comment from @becmcq.bsky.social in today's @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇
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You could raise Scottish Child Payment if you wanted to, Mr Swinney
What was really underlying John Swinney’s comments to The Herald that the Scottish Child Payment shouldn’t be raised further?
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May 1, 2025 at 11:26 AM
"The Scottish Child Payment has been hailed as a game-changer, so why won't John Swinney raise it further?"
A good question and insightful comment from @becmcq.bsky.social in today's @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇
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A good question and insightful comment from @becmcq.bsky.social in today's @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇
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If you have time, it’s worth listening to the last seven or so minutes of this podcast where #emilymaitlis reflects on the life of Virginia Giuffre and what her story tells us about our attitude to abused women
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April 28, 2025 at 6:37 PM
If you have time, it’s worth listening to the last seven or so minutes of this podcast where #emilymaitlis reflects on the life of Virginia Giuffre and what her story tells us about our attitude to abused women
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Good piece. Please Labour, hold your nerve on net zero. It will pay back better for you than pandering to overhyped climate scepticism. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Nigel Farage thinks net zero is the new Brexit. Starmer can prove him wrong | Rafael Behr
Labour must deliver the green transition voters want, leaving Reform and the Tories on the side of economic decline and dictators, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
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April 23, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Good piece. Please Labour, hold your nerve on net zero. It will pay back better for you than pandering to overhyped climate scepticism. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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It’s not just Catholics mourning the pope. I’m not a believer, but welcomed the humanity and compassion the Pope brought to social and international issues. The way he exercised his office enhanced it. 'God chose this day' - World's Catholics mourn Pope's Easter death www.bbc.com/news/article...
Catholics around the world mourn Pope Francis
Members of the Catholic Church's global community of 1.4bn people are remember the late Pope on Easter Monday.
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April 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
It’s not just Catholics mourning the pope. I’m not a believer, but welcomed the humanity and compassion the Pope brought to social and international issues. The way he exercised his office enhanced it. 'God chose this day' - World's Catholics mourn Pope's Easter death www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Great piece by Rosemary Goring on the vicious “world of books” and how Sturgeon will cope…
Great piece by Rosemary Goring on the vicious “world of books” and how Sturgeon will cope…
Bitchy and backstabbing? Nicola Sturgeon hasn't seen anything yet
“Whenever a friend succeeds,” said Gore Vidal, “a little something in me dies.” I thought of that when Nicola Sturgeon, having finally been…
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March 31, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Great piece by Rosemary Goring on the vicious “world of books” and how Sturgeon will cope…
Great piece by Rosemary Goring on the vicious “world of books” and how Sturgeon will cope…
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“Yet the false notion that men are getting a raw deal as a direct consequence of women being treated more equally has a worrying degree of traction”
Really important & powerful article from @becmcq.bsky.social in today’s @heraldscotland.bsky.social ⬇️
Really important & powerful article from @becmcq.bsky.social in today’s @heraldscotland.bsky.social ⬇️
Not much obvious good news this International Women’s Day but there are still hopeful signs if you look for them. www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
How do we stop the global misogynist backlash against women?
Hysterical inadequates like Andrew Tate feature prominently in an online world where young men are taught that women should obey them and that…
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March 6, 2025 at 7:31 AM
“Yet the false notion that men are getting a raw deal as a direct consequence of women being treated more equally has a worrying degree of traction”
Really important & powerful article from @becmcq.bsky.social in today’s @heraldscotland.bsky.social ⬇️
Really important & powerful article from @becmcq.bsky.social in today’s @heraldscotland.bsky.social ⬇️
Not much obvious good news this International Women’s Day but there are still hopeful signs if you look for them. www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
How do we stop the global misogynist backlash against women?
Hysterical inadequates like Andrew Tate feature prominently in an online world where young men are taught that women should obey them and that…
www.heraldscotland.com
March 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Not much obvious good news this International Women’s Day but there are still hopeful signs if you look for them. www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
John Swinney has been an effective leader for the SNP - but can it last? www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
Swinney's trap for Anas Sarwar
In an age of iconoclasm and insurgency, the ultimate political insider is holding sway in Scotland.
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February 7, 2025 at 8:03 AM
John Swinney has been an effective leader for the SNP - but can it last? www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
Can we prevent child abuse happening behind closed doors? Yes, but it will take an honest conversation about the why the current system isn’t always working www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
Child protection isn't just a matter for the professionals
It is one of the most horrific cases ever to be aired in a Scottish court.
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January 30, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Can we prevent child abuse happening behind closed doors? Yes, but it will take an honest conversation about the why the current system isn’t always working www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
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Good piece by @becmcq.bsky.social on long Covid sufferers, who like those with ME, have been largely ignored by the NHS and Scottish Government
People suffering the debilitating effects of long Covid say they feel abandoned www.holyrood.com/inside-polit...
Long Haulers: People suffering the debilitating effects of long Covid say they feel abandoned
Scots suffering with long Covid have felt disbelieved, unrecognised and badly supported for years. But with more funding...
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January 15, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Good piece by @becmcq.bsky.social on long Covid sufferers, who like those with ME, have been largely ignored by the NHS and Scottish Government
My 25-yr-old nephew Oscar is among 180,000 people in Scotland laid low by Long Covid. He has struggled badly to get recognition, support and even a clear diagnosis - something that’s all too common. People are at the end of their tether. My piece ⬇️
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Long Haulers: People suffering the debilitating effects of long Covid say they feel abandoned
Scots suffering with long Covid have felt disbelieved, unrecognised and badly supported for years. But with more funding...
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January 16, 2025 at 9:55 AM
My 25-yr-old nephew Oscar is among 180,000 people in Scotland laid low by Long Covid. He has struggled badly to get recognition, support and even a clear diagnosis - something that’s all too common. People are at the end of their tether. My piece ⬇️
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Proper snow on the Pentlands even though the rest of the city has none 😯
January 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Proper snow on the Pentlands even though the rest of the city has none 😯
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'In a sense, what we are seeing is a simple but powerful recognition that children are all individuals'
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December 12, 2024 at 6:02 PM
'In a sense, what we are seeing is a simple but powerful recognition that children are all individuals'
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The rule of the tawse: a reminder of why we got rid of corporal punishment
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Former First Minister was belted at school aged six for not eating his carrots
At a time when politicians on the populist right promote more authoritarian practices, some even speaking favourably of a return to corporal…
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December 5, 2024 at 3:38 PM
The rule of the tawse: a reminder of why we got rid of corporal punishment
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