Rob McDowall AMRSPH MIHSCM FRSA
@mcdowall.me
Chair, Welfare Scotland | Experts by Experience Panel at 🏴 Poverty and Inequality Commn | AMRSPH Assoc | Fellow of Royal Society of Arts | MIHSCM Institute Health & Social Care Mgmt | 🏳️🌈 ♿️ https://mcdowall.me #LGBT+ | Medical Cannabis Patient | He/Him
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Happy to confirm that ScotGovt have replied to confirm they have no intention to change Scots law to mirror UK Govt plans to give powers to police in E&W to prohibit repeated protests. #HumanRights #Protest #Scotland
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If you are due to receive a UC, JSA, PIP, ADP payment on the 25th or 26th, you’ll receive it today.
If you are due to receive one on the 1st or 2nd of January, you’ll get it on Hogmanay (New Year’s Eve).
Merry Christmas from all at Welfare Scotland 🎄
If you are due to receive one on the 1st or 2nd of January, you’ll get it on Hogmanay (New Year’s Eve).
Merry Christmas from all at Welfare Scotland 🎄
December 24, 2025 at 11:41 AM
If you are due to receive a UC, JSA, PIP, ADP payment on the 25th or 26th, you’ll receive it today.
If you are due to receive one on the 1st or 2nd of January, you’ll get it on Hogmanay (New Year’s Eve).
Merry Christmas from all at Welfare Scotland 🎄
If you are due to receive one on the 1st or 2nd of January, you’ll get it on Hogmanay (New Year’s Eve).
Merry Christmas from all at Welfare Scotland 🎄
On this day in 1542, Mary Stuart became Queen of Scotland at just six days old after the death of her father, James V. A newborn monarch whose life would reshape British history. #OTD #History #MaryQueenOfScots
December 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
On this day in 1542, Mary Stuart became Queen of Scotland at just six days old after the death of her father, James V. A newborn monarch whose life would reshape British history. #OTD #History #MaryQueenOfScots
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ProPublica spoke to about 150 people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.”
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/3MTlm33
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/3MTlm33
December 12, 2025 at 3:15 AM
ProPublica spoke to about 150 people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.”
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/3MTlm33
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/3MTlm33
So I have incidentally conditioned Bonnie to come up and sit with me when I am taking my THC oil at night. She knows it gives me the munchies and she’s likely to get some biscuits or some of whatever I’m eating.
December 13, 2025 at 11:25 PM
So I have incidentally conditioned Bonnie to come up and sit with me when I am taking my THC oil at night. She knows it gives me the munchies and she’s likely to get some biscuits or some of whatever I’m eating.
In what other country in the world are grubby political donors, political failures and bigots given a life-long seat in one of the chambers of parliament, let alone the upper (revising) chamber, with a tax-free payment of £371 every day they decide to turn up?
December 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
In what other country in the world are grubby political donors, political failures and bigots given a life-long seat in one of the chambers of parliament, let alone the upper (revising) chamber, with a tax-free payment of £371 every day they decide to turn up?
In a surprise to absolutely no-one, An Garda Síochána (Irish Police force) told MSPs that introducing legislation banning payment for sex has not decreased the number of people advertising sexual services.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2567130...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2567130...
Irish police say sex-buyer ban did not lead to fewer people advertising sex work
MSPs have been told that legislation banning payment for sex in Ireland did not curb the advertising of sex work.
www.heraldscotland.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:15 AM
In a surprise to absolutely no-one, An Garda Síochána (Irish Police force) told MSPs that introducing legislation banning payment for sex has not decreased the number of people advertising sexual services.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2567130...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2567130...
This is devastating and exposes, yet again, how far the Home Office has strayed from even the most basic sense of humanity.
An 8 yo girl, left with nothing in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, has been refused the chance to reunite with her parents in UK.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
An 8 yo girl, left with nothing in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, has been refused the chance to reunite with her parents in UK.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK rejects visa for girl left destitute in Jamaica by Hurricane Melissa
Lati-Yana Brown’s parents had asked for application to be expedited so she could join them in UK after house ruined
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
This is devastating and exposes, yet again, how far the Home Office has strayed from even the most basic sense of humanity.
An 8 yo girl, left with nothing in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, has been refused the chance to reunite with her parents in UK.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
An 8 yo girl, left with nothing in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, has been refused the chance to reunite with her parents in UK.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Wild to see Vance et al moaning about Canada and Canadian public services considering nearly 70% of all personal bankruptcies in the US are caused by medical debt, with 1 in 3 Americans reporting that they are struggling to pay healthcare bills. Ah yes, the American dream.
a man in a tank top is reading a book with the words what this is is delusion below him
ALT: a man in a tank top is reading a book with the words what this is is delusion below him
media.tenor.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Wild to see Vance et al moaning about Canada and Canadian public services considering nearly 70% of all personal bankruptcies in the US are caused by medical debt, with 1 in 3 Americans reporting that they are struggling to pay healthcare bills. Ah yes, the American dream.
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Fed. judge holds that the Trump administration engaged in coercive and retaliatory conduct in violation of the First and Tenth Amendments in its pretextual attacks on the University of California system.
PI granted.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
PI granted.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 15, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Fed. judge holds that the Trump administration engaged in coercive and retaliatory conduct in violation of the First and Tenth Amendments in its pretextual attacks on the University of California system.
PI granted.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
PI granted.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
This really is vile in the extreme.
People granted asylum in the UK will only be allowed to stay in the country temporarily, in a major change of policy to be announced by the home secretary on Monday.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
People granted asylum in the UK will only be allowed to stay in the country temporarily, in a major change of policy to be announced by the home secretary on Monday.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
This really is vile in the extreme.
People granted asylum in the UK will only be allowed to stay in the country temporarily, in a major change of policy to be announced by the home secretary on Monday.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
People granted asylum in the UK will only be allowed to stay in the country temporarily, in a major change of policy to be announced by the home secretary on Monday.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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A judge’s order means more than 600 people arrested by ICE in the Chicago region and held in custody could be released on various conditions but only if they don’t pose a risk to public safety.
Judge says he’ll order release of hundreds of people arrested under feds’ deportation blitz
The 615 detainees are from a list of roughly 1,800 arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the Chicago area between June 11 and Oct. 7, and there could be more to come.
n.pr
November 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
A judge’s order means more than 600 people arrested by ICE in the Chicago region and held in custody could be released on various conditions but only if they don’t pose a risk to public safety.
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‘So many boys have seen violent pornography that they’re physically harming girls’
I talk to Scotland’s best known school counsellor about the lives of teenagers. She reveals a world of sexual violence, abuse and mental illness
In @heraldscotland.bsky.social
Warning: disturbing & graphic content
I talk to Scotland’s best known school counsellor about the lives of teenagers. She reveals a world of sexual violence, abuse and mental illness
In @heraldscotland.bsky.social
Warning: disturbing & graphic content
How extreme pornography is destroying lives in Scotland's schools
Frances McKendrick is a psychotherapist in Scottish schools. As she brings out a novel based on her experiences, she talks to our Writer at Large…
www.heraldscotland.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:03 AM
‘So many boys have seen violent pornography that they’re physically harming girls’
I talk to Scotland’s best known school counsellor about the lives of teenagers. She reveals a world of sexual violence, abuse and mental illness
In @heraldscotland.bsky.social
Warning: disturbing & graphic content
I talk to Scotland’s best known school counsellor about the lives of teenagers. She reveals a world of sexual violence, abuse and mental illness
In @heraldscotland.bsky.social
Warning: disturbing & graphic content
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Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
Op Margraten zijn twee panelen over zwarte Amerikaanse bevrijders van Nederland opeens weg. ‘Past bij beleid van de regering-Trump’
Op Margraten zijn twee panelen over zwarte Amerikaanse bevrijders van Nederland opeens weg. ‘Past bij beleid van de regering-Trump’
Op de Amerikaanse begraafplaats in Margraten is het opeens stil geworden rond de zwarte Amerikanen die hielpen Nederland bevrijden. Twee panelen die hun bijdrage herdachten – én wezen op hun strijd tegen racisme binnen het leger – werden zonder toelichting verwijderd.
www.nrc.nl
November 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
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ICE agents in Chicago violently detain a non verbal autistic man for being “non compliant”
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
November 8, 2025 at 8:15 AM
ICE agents in Chicago violently detain a non verbal autistic man for being “non compliant”
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
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One thing I have marveled at is the way that crowds have been disciplined in capturing immigration enforcement’s lack of discipline.
November 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
One thing I have marveled at is the way that crowds have been disciplined in capturing immigration enforcement’s lack of discipline.
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I'm confused by this as it seems to suggest the president doesn't understand how the healthcare system works.
November 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I'm confused by this as it seems to suggest the president doesn't understand how the healthcare system works.
Trump conjured up Hugh Hefner for decorating tips 💀 🙌
November 8, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Trump conjured up Hugh Hefner for decorating tips 💀 🙌
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Just a little more gold and it will be perfect
November 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Just a little more gold and it will be perfect
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The Trump administration tells the Supreme Court it can’t be compelled to fully fund SNAP because paying out the money would “irreparably harm” the government, while SNAP beneficiaries … *won’t* be irreparably harmed by going hungry? The balance of equities here is completely upside down.
November 8, 2025 at 12:06 AM
The Trump administration tells the Supreme Court it can’t be compelled to fully fund SNAP because paying out the money would “irreparably harm” the government, while SNAP beneficiaries … *won’t* be irreparably harmed by going hungry? The balance of equities here is completely upside down.
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"The average voter believes a SNAP recipient gets $20/day, more than 3 times the actual amount of $6."
November 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
"The average voter believes a SNAP recipient gets $20/day, more than 3 times the actual amount of $6."
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The Scott Monument as seen through the Advocate’s Close on the Royal Mile, Edinburgh
#UrbanGaze #Scotland #Edinburgh #uk #EastCoastKin #BlueSky #blueskyphotography #photography #travel #cities #RoyalMile
#UrbanGaze #Scotland #Edinburgh #uk #EastCoastKin #BlueSky #blueskyphotography #photography #travel #cities #RoyalMile
November 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The Scott Monument as seen through the Advocate’s Close on the Royal Mile, Edinburgh
#UrbanGaze #Scotland #Edinburgh #uk #EastCoastKin #BlueSky #blueskyphotography #photography #travel #cities #RoyalMile
#UrbanGaze #Scotland #Edinburgh #uk #EastCoastKin #BlueSky #blueskyphotography #photography #travel #cities #RoyalMile
Trump really is hardworking. Working hard to make life as difficult as possible for those with the least. People just trying to feed themselves and their families are pawns in Trump’s power play.
NEW: Trump is asking Supreme Court to act by 9:30pm tonight to block the ruling that requires SNAP payments to be made.
November 7, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Trump really is hardworking. Working hard to make life as difficult as possible for those with the least. People just trying to feed themselves and their families are pawns in Trump’s power play.
Now this, this is journalism. It’s always those with the least who suffer the most when cuts are made.
New — While some states have received SNAP benefits for November and USDA is supposedly pushing through all federal payments soon, that doesn’t erase the psychological terror of the last few weeks.
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
The voices of SNAP
Recipients have become political pawns. They explained, in their own words, what Trump withholding funds has been like.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 7, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Now this, this is journalism. It’s always those with the least who suffer the most when cuts are made.