Ed Pybus
@epybus.bsky.social
social policy - social justice, social security, land reform, poverty, climate change, global justice, housing...and more...mostly here to listen...plus chess ♟, house plants 🪴, woodland crofts 🌲, music 🎶, and occasional macrame 🧶.
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Ed Pybus
@epybus.bsky.social
· Apr 23
My report Cultivating Change - Crofting on Eigg is published today. Available from crow.scot/eigg/ and isleofeigg.org/news/
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I think I might take one of these "under 20 minutes" AI skills courses the UK Govt. seems very keen on everyone doing and live-post it here... Maybe we can all learn something together! The press release sends me to aiskillshub.org.uk/aiskillsboost/ - let's go and see!
AI Skills Boost - AI Skills Hub
aiskillshub.org.uk
January 28, 2026 at 12:07 PM
I think I might take one of these "under 20 minutes" AI skills courses the UK Govt. seems very keen on everyone doing and live-post it here... Maybe we can all learn something together! The press release sends me to aiskillshub.org.uk/aiskillsboost/ - let's go and see!
Building the First Library in Gaza After the Genocide chuffed.org/project/firs...
Building the First Library in Gaza After the Genocide
There are moments in history when the creation of a library becomes an act of freedom itself.Here in Gaza, after the genocide, Omar and Ibrahim understood that dreams protected by books do not yield —...
chuffed.org
January 28, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Building the First Library in Gaza After the Genocide chuffed.org/project/firs...
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There's some great new research going on about the politics of heating in the 20thC.
www.shu.ac.uk/centre-regio...
hosting2.northumbria.ac.uk/carbonbodies/
www.shu.ac.uk/centre-regio...
hosting2.northumbria.ac.uk/carbonbodies/
Was intrigued, rereading the wonderful The Ghost of Thomas Kempe, to find somebody’s house having central heating being noted as remarkable. In 1973!
And indeed, only about 30 percent of UK homes would have had central heating when the book was published.
And indeed, only about 30 percent of UK homes would have had central heating when the book was published.
January 24, 2026 at 9:17 AM
There's some great new research going on about the politics of heating in the 20thC.
www.shu.ac.uk/centre-regio...
hosting2.northumbria.ac.uk/carbonbodies/
www.shu.ac.uk/centre-regio...
hosting2.northumbria.ac.uk/carbonbodies/
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Here ya go. Enjoy Cats vs Bears😂😂😂
January 22, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Here ya go. Enjoy Cats vs Bears😂😂😂
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I need at least 3 more folk to sign up for my Edinburgh Adult Education Programme archaeology classes at Craigentinny, or the course will be cancelled. If you know anyone who might be interested, please let them know. Thank you!
adulteducationedinburgh.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spyd...
adulteducationedinburgh.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spyd...
January 21, 2026 at 2:12 PM
I need at least 3 more folk to sign up for my Edinburgh Adult Education Programme archaeology classes at Craigentinny, or the course will be cancelled. If you know anyone who might be interested, please let them know. Thank you!
adulteducationedinburgh.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spyd...
adulteducationedinburgh.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spyd...
Why not...
"Mather's comment about the 'wide streets and high building all new' implies his sense of anger at urban improvement that disrupted inhabitants' sense of place."
Now stop procrastinating!
"Mather's comment about the 'wide streets and high building all new' implies his sense of anger at urban improvement that disrupted inhabitants' sense of place."
Now stop procrastinating!
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
"It pulls at my clothing and sometimes I feel I've got to pick it up, cuddle and kiss it."
"It pulls at my clothing and sometimes I feel I've got to pick it up, cuddle and kiss it."
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
'In the evening we had a dance'.
'In the evening we had a dance'.
January 21, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Why not...
"Mather's comment about the 'wide streets and high building all new' implies his sense of anger at urban improvement that disrupted inhabitants' sense of place."
Now stop procrastinating!
"Mather's comment about the 'wide streets and high building all new' implies his sense of anger at urban improvement that disrupted inhabitants' sense of place."
Now stop procrastinating!
I don't think SPICe (The Scottish Parliament Information Centre) are on here yet - so here's their Scottish Budget analysis :
spice-spotlight.scot/2026/01/13/i...
spice-spotlight.scot/2026/01/13/i...
Initial reactions to the final Budget of Session 6
This blog highlights key messages from the Scottish Government’s 2026-27 Budget and the accompanying Scottish Fiscal Commission forecasts.
spice-spotlight.scot
January 14, 2026 at 11:13 AM
I don't think SPICe (The Scottish Parliament Information Centre) are on here yet - so here's their Scottish Budget analysis :
spice-spotlight.scot/2026/01/13/i...
spice-spotlight.scot/2026/01/13/i...
Headline writers are concerned about higher bills for owners of high value properties, but what about a 35% 'wealth tax' on anyone with £20K of savings? That is the reality for many low income households.
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January 14, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Headline writers are concerned about higher bills for owners of high value properties, but what about a 35% 'wealth tax' on anyone with £20K of savings? That is the reality for many low income households.
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Very little Scottish Budget chat on here....
Scottish Child Payment of £40 per week for eligible children under 12 months from 2027-28 seems quite significant
www.gov.scot/news/scottis...
Scottish Child Payment of £40 per week for eligible children under 12 months from 2027-28 seems quite significant
www.gov.scot/news/scottis...
Scottish Budget 2026-27
Delivering for families and public services.
www.gov.scot
January 13, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Very little Scottish Budget chat on here....
Scottish Child Payment of £40 per week for eligible children under 12 months from 2027-28 seems quite significant
www.gov.scot/news/scottis...
Scottish Child Payment of £40 per week for eligible children under 12 months from 2027-28 seems quite significant
www.gov.scot/news/scottis...
In an attempt to both be more active on here and finish more of my 'to read' pile here's my current reading "Journeys Into the Invisible. Shamanic Technologies of the Imagination" by Charles Stèpanoff - comments from any interested readers welcome. And a very short review may follow..... #booksky
January 10, 2026 at 8:30 PM
In an attempt to both be more active on here and finish more of my 'to read' pile here's my current reading "Journeys Into the Invisible. Shamanic Technologies of the Imagination" by Charles Stèpanoff - comments from any interested readers welcome. And a very short review may follow..... #booksky
Looking for a good film for 13 year olds, something at least slightly meaningful and fun! We've watched the obvious ones, and overdosed on Marvel over Christmas....recommendations welcome...
January 9, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Looking for a good film for 13 year olds, something at least slightly meaningful and fun! We've watched the obvious ones, and overdosed on Marvel over Christmas....recommendations welcome...
Is anyone doing research into asset means testing/capital limits in social security or social care charges?
January 9, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Is anyone doing research into asset means testing/capital limits in social security or social care charges?
Diving across the bedroom to unpause the tape recorder when a good song came in the radio...
surely there's demand for an app that adds a snippet of an 80's radio 1 djs at the start and end of every song to give playlists that home taped feeling...
surely there's demand for an app that adds a snippet of an 80's radio 1 djs at the start and end of every song to give playlists that home taped feeling...
Without revealing your actual age,what's something you remember that if you told a younger person they wouldn't understand?
January 9, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Diving across the bedroom to unpause the tape recorder when a good song came in the radio...
surely there's demand for an app that adds a snippet of an 80's radio 1 djs at the start and end of every song to give playlists that home taped feeling...
surely there's demand for an app that adds a snippet of an 80's radio 1 djs at the start and end of every song to give playlists that home taped feeling...
A good way to finish the year, finally got to the end of Shattered Pixel Dungeon, only took 321 attempts.....
December 31, 2025 at 10:01 PM
A good way to finish the year, finally got to the end of Shattered Pixel Dungeon, only took 321 attempts.....
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Still trying to also get to 50% of our funding goal for the Black Zine Fair by midnight: gogetfunding.com/black-zine-f...
Black Zine Fair Returns in 2026 — Help Us Bring It to Life
The Black Zine Fair was founded by Mariame Kaba and Neta Bomani in 2023 to address a clear gap: Black publishers and artists have long shaped independent publishing, yet we were still underrepresented...
gogetfunding.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Still trying to also get to 50% of our funding goal for the Black Zine Fair by midnight: gogetfunding.com/black-zine-f...
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I am so here for Ursula Le Guin stickers on my street
December 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I am so here for Ursula Le Guin stickers on my street
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In this chart, we compare the most recent data of review outcomes for new applicants of ADP and PIP undertaking planned reviews.
Fewer ADP reviews result in people having their benefits reduced or removed than is the case for PIP.
➡️ buff.ly/OAMzq06
Fewer ADP reviews result in people having their benefits reduced or removed than is the case for PIP.
➡️ buff.ly/OAMzq06
December 9, 2025 at 9:15 AM
In this chart, we compare the most recent data of review outcomes for new applicants of ADP and PIP undertaking planned reviews.
Fewer ADP reviews result in people having their benefits reduced or removed than is the case for PIP.
➡️ buff.ly/OAMzq06
Fewer ADP reviews result in people having their benefits reduced or removed than is the case for PIP.
➡️ buff.ly/OAMzq06
#Poverty #socialpolicy #Scotland
Anyone point me in the direction of any work that looks at the difference, if any, between the impacts of living in a household in poverty v the impacts of living in areas of high deprivation?
Anyone point me in the direction of any work that looks at the difference, if any, between the impacts of living in a household in poverty v the impacts of living in areas of high deprivation?
November 26, 2025 at 11:22 AM
#Poverty #socialpolicy #Scotland
Anyone point me in the direction of any work that looks at the difference, if any, between the impacts of living in a household in poverty v the impacts of living in areas of high deprivation?
Anyone point me in the direction of any work that looks at the difference, if any, between the impacts of living in a household in poverty v the impacts of living in areas of high deprivation?
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I can’t envisage a child poverty strategy which garners any credibility without fully scrapping the two-child limit.
Unconvinced? Check out (even better share) this summary of the peer-reviewed evidence base @kittyjstewart.bsky.social @aaronreeves.bsky.social
largerfamilies.study/publications...
Unconvinced? Check out (even better share) this summary of the peer-reviewed evidence base @kittyjstewart.bsky.social @aaronreeves.bsky.social
largerfamilies.study/publications...
November 1, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I can’t envisage a child poverty strategy which garners any credibility without fully scrapping the two-child limit.
Unconvinced? Check out (even better share) this summary of the peer-reviewed evidence base @kittyjstewart.bsky.social @aaronreeves.bsky.social
largerfamilies.study/publications...
Unconvinced? Check out (even better share) this summary of the peer-reviewed evidence base @kittyjstewart.bsky.social @aaronreeves.bsky.social
largerfamilies.study/publications...
On the back of the @resfoundation.bsky.social work on wealth in the welfare systems., the question was - what does that mean for Scotland? Answers below:
www.resolutionfoundation.org/comment/how-...
www.resolutionfoundation.org/comment/how-...
How does the Scottish social security system deal with wealth? • Resolution Foundation
One of the least talked-about elements of the UK’s means-tested benefits system is that claimants are expected to reduce their savings to below a certain level before they are entitled to any means-te...
www.resolutionfoundation.org
September 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
On the back of the @resfoundation.bsky.social work on wealth in the welfare systems., the question was - what does that mean for Scotland? Answers below:
www.resolutionfoundation.org/comment/how-...
www.resolutionfoundation.org/comment/how-...
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Our first @uoe-sps.bsky.social social policy seminar of the semester is on Friday 3rd October. We welcome Gerry McCartney from UoGlasgow. All welcome: www.sps.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
Social Murder? Life expectancy and austerity in the UK | School of Social and Political Science
www.sps.ed.ac.uk
September 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Our first @uoe-sps.bsky.social social policy seminar of the semester is on Friday 3rd October. We welcome Gerry McCartney from UoGlasgow. All welcome: www.sps.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
This should be the norm everywhere.
This week’s lists of planning applications received and decided are now available to view on the interactive map or download as PDFs
www.edinburgh.gov.uk/planningweeklylists
www.edinburgh.gov.uk/planningweeklylists
September 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
This should be the norm everywhere.