Shelina Janmohamed
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Shelina Janmohamed
@shelina.bsky.social
Carnegie nominated kids’ author (Story of Now: Let’s Talk About the British Empire), non fiction/op-ed writer, Director of Consumer Equality Ogilvy UK, ad industry, board member Impress. Podcaster. Bereaved sandwich generation carer. Polymath in progress.
I thought I’d pick up where I left off. But I won’t ever be the same. Not ever again.

The truth about being a carer. It changes you.
September 14, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I am not grieving. I am grief.
September 13, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Schrodinger's Summer: Ugly Shoe edition

(served up in @theguardian.com newsfeed)
September 9, 2025 at 7:15 AM
What’s the name of the age when you get excited by a more powerful replacement for your steam generator iron and a new padded ironing board cover? 😂
August 3, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Live footage from my study…
July 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
What is the answer?
But also, why is he asking this question in my DMs, and clearly he has not read anything about my profile.
June 21, 2025 at 11:06 AM
It's too hot to go for a run, even at 8am. #couchto5K
June 17, 2025 at 8:46 AM
For all of us children who miss our dads
(Because we will always be their children…)
I hope this day is a reminder of the gift of having an incredible father.
It is one of life’s greatest blessings,
and a legacy we must treasure and pass on.
#HappyFathersDay2025 #HappyFathersDay
June 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
To all the Dads who have brought up their children with love, wisdom, tenderness and self belief, let the good words and righteous actions of your children stand witness to your immense contributions, your role modelling and your gift to us and the world. #HappyFathersDay
June 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
At the half way mark of #couchto5k
Half is more than a quarter and it’s more than none. Having started with 60s runs I’m now at 5 min runs x 3.
I’m also walking to complete 5 actual km as soon as the routine is done so I can eventually run 5km distance. 4.5 weeks to go. Onward!
May 29, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Accurate
May 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
What if you could be that bird?

Pic taken: Birthday sunset on the Isle of Wight.

Nature never lets you down. Nature never disappoints. Nature is always there to give you what you need.

#isleofwight
May 23, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Humans encoded their own biases and bad behaviours into the systems they created. Who’d have predicted it, eh? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
AI system resorts to blackmail if told it will be removed - BBC News
In a fictional scenario, the model was willing to expose that the engineer seeking to replace it was having an affair.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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May 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The Arts Council England is seeking to appoint 3 new members to Arts Council England’s National Council, their non-exec board. There's an online info session 9/6 and deadline is 15/6 at 7pm. Do consider applying. apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/8666

@artscouncilengland.bsky.social
Appointment details – National Council Members – Apply for a public appointment – GOV.UK GOV.UK
apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk
May 21, 2025 at 11:10 AM
One day, everyone will have always been against this.
May 21, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Where do you think this exquisite place is?

#ShelinaInNature #DailyDoseOfNature
May 15, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Care work is some of the most physically and emotionally skilled work anyone could do. People who deliver care should be highly trained, fully skilled and be working in the context of a respected industry. Which also values the armies of unpaid carers who are the backbone of our entire nation.
The idea care work is 'low-skilled' permeates everything about recruitment, pay, respect and (lack of) professionalisation of this sector and is both a disgrace to the way we see care, and a laughable suggestion if you've ever done paid or unpaid care work news.sky.com/story/foreig...
'Crushing blow' for care homes as they face ban on overseas recruitment
The government has announced measures to reduce the number of low-skilled workers coming to the UK by about 50,000.
news.sky.com
May 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The idea care work is 'low-skilled' permeates everything about recruitment, pay, respect and (lack of) professionalisation of this sector and is both a disgrace to the way we see care, and a laughable suggestion if you've ever done paid or unpaid care work news.sky.com/story/foreig...
'Crushing blow' for care homes as they face ban on overseas recruitment
The government has announced measures to reduce the number of low-skilled workers coming to the UK by about 50,000.
news.sky.com
May 13, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Reposted by Shelina Janmohamed
Once again everyone will pay the price for a govt that refuses to confront the trade-offs it faces. Failing to fix or pay for social care not only makes social care worse, it makes local govt and the NHS worse. I suspect voters will care more abt that than 50k off net migration via care visas.
May 13, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Has this 'island of strangers' rhetoric made anyone else upset? This video in a supermarket a few weeks ago was such a moment of delight showing Ramadan, Easter, Eid, Mother's Day and Passover all in one place. Strangers my www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
#community #consumerinclusion #consumerequality #ramadan #eid #passover… | Shelina Janmohamed
In all this rubbish about the risk of becoming an 'island of strangers', I wanted to share this video clip showing how we in fact as communities know and love each other, and the joy and celeb...
www.linkedin.com
May 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Reposted by Shelina Janmohamed
"If I had elderly parents going into care, I would be absolutely 𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙙."

As Starmer vows to crack down on net migration, @maitlis.bsky.social and @jonsopel1.bsky.social ask: who will care for our most vulnerable if there aren't enough workers to do the jobs nobody here wants?
May 13, 2025 at 11:37 AM
The first of my Dad’s roses blossomed in our garden this week. The fragrance was heavenly. Their beauty reminded me of his love and care for them, how he shared them with everyone, celebrating their brief lives so they could bring joy to as many as possible by gifting them to everyone he could.
May 13, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Bold, abundant, unapologetic, glorious. A lesson in how to live life.

#todayinnature #shelinainnature #dailydoseofnature
May 10, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Health experts are calling for more UK clinical trials to focus on finding new treatments for women, as “concerning” data reveals they are severely under-represented, with 67% more male-only studies than female-only. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘Concerning’ lack of female-only medical trials in UK, say health experts
Exclusive: doctors and patients forced to make decisions in ‘vacuum of evidence’ as women under-represented in data
www.theguardian.com
May 8, 2025 at 9:19 AM