Trisha Elliott
@trishaelliott.bsky.social
Interested in life in general & people in particular.
Living in Edinburgh, now enjoying a non clinical role, but still a doctor at heart.
Posting about medicine, health, social inequalities, sport, politics, Scotland, sustainability, veggie food & cats.
Living in Edinburgh, now enjoying a non clinical role, but still a doctor at heart.
Posting about medicine, health, social inequalities, sport, politics, Scotland, sustainability, veggie food & cats.
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Delightful detail from the Roman “unswept floor” mosaic by Heraclitus, showing a mouse nibbling a walnut.
Superb use of darker tiles for subtle shadow effect!
2nd century AD. Vatican Museums www.museivaticani.va/content/muse...
#MosaicMonday
#Archaeology
Superb use of darker tiles for subtle shadow effect!
2nd century AD. Vatican Museums www.museivaticani.va/content/muse...
#MosaicMonday
#Archaeology
November 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Delightful detail from the Roman “unswept floor” mosaic by Heraclitus, showing a mouse nibbling a walnut.
Superb use of darker tiles for subtle shadow effect!
2nd century AD. Vatican Museums www.museivaticani.va/content/muse...
#MosaicMonday
#Archaeology
Superb use of darker tiles for subtle shadow effect!
2nd century AD. Vatican Museums www.museivaticani.va/content/muse...
#MosaicMonday
#Archaeology
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Maybe Nigel Farage should refuse to appear on the BBC in protest.
November 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Maybe Nigel Farage should refuse to appear on the BBC in protest.
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Scotland has a record 4000 firms paying staff the real Living Wage, with John Swinney suggesting this is 'five times' the level the UK has proportionately
Scotland has 'around five times more Living Wage employers than UK'
www.thenational.scot
November 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Scotland has a record 4000 firms paying staff the real Living Wage, with John Swinney suggesting this is 'five times' the level the UK has proportionately
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Good on Ed Davey – speaking up for and defending Britain’s institutions in the face of nefarious actors.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The first step towards saving our precious BBC: remove Robbie Gibb from the board | Ed Davey
The BBC belongs to all of us, and it is under attack as never before. The government must defend it from its enemies, within and without, says Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Good on Ed Davey – speaking up for and defending Britain’s institutions in the face of nefarious actors.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The climate crisis is all around us.
We know how to fix it. We have the technology. But Keir Starmer refuses to step up to the challenge.
So we’re turning up the legal heat:
goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
We know how to fix it. We have the technology. But Keir Starmer refuses to step up to the challenge.
So we’re turning up the legal heat:
goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
Make Keir Starmer step up on climate
The government is failing to tackle global heating – so we’re forcing it to take action
goodlawproject.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The climate crisis is all around us.
We know how to fix it. We have the technology. But Keir Starmer refuses to step up to the challenge.
So we’re turning up the legal heat:
goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
We know how to fix it. We have the technology. But Keir Starmer refuses to step up to the challenge.
So we’re turning up the legal heat:
goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
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Honestly, I did NOT have "punching the air and going HELL YES to Chris Patten" on my bingo card today. But what he says is SO rarely said and needed saying SO badly!
"How shall we treat Mr Farage's concerns? Shall we hail Brexit a tremendous success? Something that has cost the country billions?"
"How shall we treat Mr Farage's concerns? Shall we hail Brexit a tremendous success? Something that has cost the country billions?"
SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Honestly, I did NOT have "punching the air and going HELL YES to Chris Patten" on my bingo card today. But what he says is SO rarely said and needed saying SO badly!
"How shall we treat Mr Farage's concerns? Shall we hail Brexit a tremendous success? Something that has cost the country billions?"
"How shall we treat Mr Farage's concerns? Shall we hail Brexit a tremendous success? Something that has cost the country billions?"
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Final final thought: I was hoping Labour might be less fuckwitted about the BBC, understanding that it has a very important role to play both at home and abroad. But Nandy hasn't stood up for the BBC, nor encouraged it to be confident but self-aware. And a culture secretary needs to do that.
November 10, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Final final thought: I was hoping Labour might be less fuckwitted about the BBC, understanding that it has a very important role to play both at home and abroad. But Nandy hasn't stood up for the BBC, nor encouraged it to be confident but self-aware. And a culture secretary needs to do that.
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“You can be the most powerful person in the land and a man will still feel entitled to grope you, in front of the world, because you are a woman. When you object, some will complain that you are taking it too seriously, or that it is all made up.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on the assault of Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum: when a president is groped, no woman can feel safe | Editorial
Editorial: A shocking incident should become an opportunity to address broader problems of misogyny
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
“You can be the most powerful person in the land and a man will still feel entitled to grope you, in front of the world, because you are a woman. When you object, some will complain that you are taking it too seriously, or that it is all made up.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The government needs to ensure that the new housing strategy addresses existing housing stock to ensure the quality of them are as high as possible. Our homes should endanger our health.
Find out more from our Safe Homes Now campaign: buff.ly/QqqlX1k
#SafeHomesNow #SaferHomes #OlderAge #SafeHomes
Find out more from our Safe Homes Now campaign: buff.ly/QqqlX1k
#SafeHomesNow #SaferHomes #OlderAge #SafeHomes
Safe Homes Now
No one should have to live in a home that damages their health, yet it is the norm for far too many people in England today. We’re leading a national campaign to fix unsafe homes.
buff.ly
November 10, 2025 at 10:16 AM
The government needs to ensure that the new housing strategy addresses existing housing stock to ensure the quality of them are as high as possible. Our homes should endanger our health.
Find out more from our Safe Homes Now campaign: buff.ly/QqqlX1k
#SafeHomesNow #SaferHomes #OlderAge #SafeHomes
Find out more from our Safe Homes Now campaign: buff.ly/QqqlX1k
#SafeHomesNow #SaferHomes #OlderAge #SafeHomes
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As our days get colder, its crucial to recognise that more older people are at risk of health issues from cold homes. 60% of excessively cold homes are occupied by at least one person over the age of 55.16. This is unacceptable.
November 10, 2025 at 10:16 AM
As our days get colder, its crucial to recognise that more older people are at risk of health issues from cold homes. 60% of excessively cold homes are occupied by at least one person over the age of 55.16. This is unacceptable.
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HIVE MIND -
I’m touring my one man version of A Christmas Carol this December; got a bunch of dates in BUT I’ve got an annoying gap: 14th - 17th.
Been waiting to hear from some venues but can’t wait any longer.
I donate 50% of my cut to local charities
Any small (<100 seat)f venues interested?
I’m touring my one man version of A Christmas Carol this December; got a bunch of dates in BUT I’ve got an annoying gap: 14th - 17th.
Been waiting to hear from some venues but can’t wait any longer.
I donate 50% of my cut to local charities
Any small (<100 seat)f venues interested?
October 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM
HIVE MIND -
I’m touring my one man version of A Christmas Carol this December; got a bunch of dates in BUT I’ve got an annoying gap: 14th - 17th.
Been waiting to hear from some venues but can’t wait any longer.
I donate 50% of my cut to local charities
Any small (<100 seat)f venues interested?
I’m touring my one man version of A Christmas Carol this December; got a bunch of dates in BUT I’ve got an annoying gap: 14th - 17th.
Been waiting to hear from some venues but can’t wait any longer.
I donate 50% of my cut to local charities
Any small (<100 seat)f venues interested?
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Beebgate demonstrates two truths:
1 Right wing media hold everyone else to exacting standards of ethics and probity while holding themselves to none whatsoever.
2. You can’t curry favour with the right wing if you’re an entity they want to destroy.
1 Right wing media hold everyone else to exacting standards of ethics and probity while holding themselves to none whatsoever.
2. You can’t curry favour with the right wing if you’re an entity they want to destroy.
November 10, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Beebgate demonstrates two truths:
1 Right wing media hold everyone else to exacting standards of ethics and probity while holding themselves to none whatsoever.
2. You can’t curry favour with the right wing if you’re an entity they want to destroy.
1 Right wing media hold everyone else to exacting standards of ethics and probity while holding themselves to none whatsoever.
2. You can’t curry favour with the right wing if you’re an entity they want to destroy.
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Everything on our news agenda is being driven by a corrupted disinformation machine, run by a billionaire who sponsors Tommy Robinson and who keeps trying to foment civil war in the UK.
And incredibly our MPs & news providers stay there.
THAT is the problem. Not some bad editing choice on the BBC.
And incredibly our MPs & news providers stay there.
THAT is the problem. Not some bad editing choice on the BBC.
November 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Everything on our news agenda is being driven by a corrupted disinformation machine, run by a billionaire who sponsors Tommy Robinson and who keeps trying to foment civil war in the UK.
And incredibly our MPs & news providers stay there.
THAT is the problem. Not some bad editing choice on the BBC.
And incredibly our MPs & news providers stay there.
THAT is the problem. Not some bad editing choice on the BBC.
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57 of the 100 US Senators, including 7 Republicans, including 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, voted to convict Donald Trump of "incitement to insurrection" for these events.
The Panorama edit was clumsy. But the facts remain. It was a violent insurrection to upend a democratic vote. Looking at the wild outrage here, we’d be forgiven for thinking Jan 6th never happened. In terms of bias, this is off the scale worse. With Farage delighting in the damage.
(Extracts iPaper)
(Extracts iPaper)
November 10, 2025 at 9:37 AM
57 of the 100 US Senators, including 7 Republicans, including 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, voted to convict Donald Trump of "incitement to insurrection" for these events.
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Scrapping the cap entirely is both good policy *and* good politics.
Half measures will "save" some money short-term, but will piss *everybody* off and still leave very large numbers of children suffering from a policy designed to make them poorer.
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Half measures will "save" some money short-term, but will piss *everybody* off and still leave very large numbers of children suffering from a policy designed to make them poorer.
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Food vouchers, free milk and two-child cap: Reeves weighs up help for families
Ministers' long-awaited child poverty strategy is due this month - and it's closely tied to the Chancellor's Budget
inews.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Scrapping the cap entirely is both good policy *and* good politics.
Half measures will "save" some money short-term, but will piss *everybody* off and still leave very large numbers of children suffering from a policy designed to make them poorer.
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Half measures will "save" some money short-term, but will piss *everybody* off and still leave very large numbers of children suffering from a policy designed to make them poorer.
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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The BBC news and current affairs coverage has been totally unprofessional over the last year
The boss has taken responsibility
I think this was more a symptom of appallingly low news standards rather than bias one way or another
bsky.app/profile/bria...
The boss has taken responsibility
I think this was more a symptom of appallingly low news standards rather than bias one way or another
bsky.app/profile/bria...
Unconscious bias?
Conscious bias?
All I know is that the BBC website editor today chose the picture on the left to illustrate immigration reform, not the picture on the right (Which is the way that 98% of immigrants arrive in UK)
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
Conscious bias?
All I know is that the BBC website editor today chose the picture on the left to illustrate immigration reform, not the picture on the right (Which is the way that 98% of immigrants arrive in UK)
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
November 10, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The BBC news and current affairs coverage has been totally unprofessional over the last year
The boss has taken responsibility
I think this was more a symptom of appallingly low news standards rather than bias one way or another
bsky.app/profile/bria...
The boss has taken responsibility
I think this was more a symptom of appallingly low news standards rather than bias one way or another
bsky.app/profile/bria...
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Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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If we were talking about school dinners here, the message would be:
“No one gets a second helping until everyone’s had a first helping”.
Well said Billie Eilish!
#Poverty #Justice
#ForGooodnessSakeJustLookAfterEachOther
www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
“No one gets a second helping until everyone’s had a first helping”.
Well said Billie Eilish!
#Poverty #Justice
#ForGooodnessSakeJustLookAfterEachOther
www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
'Give your money away,' Billie Eilish tells billionaires
The singer called on the mega wealthy to donate more to charity, during a speech at the WSJ Awards attended by the likes of Mark Zuckerberg and George Lucas.
www.bbc.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:31 PM
If we were talking about school dinners here, the message would be:
“No one gets a second helping until everyone’s had a first helping”.
Well said Billie Eilish!
#Poverty #Justice
#ForGooodnessSakeJustLookAfterEachOther
www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
“No one gets a second helping until everyone’s had a first helping”.
Well said Billie Eilish!
#Poverty #Justice
#ForGooodnessSakeJustLookAfterEachOther
www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
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Crieff is hosting what's believed to be Scotland's first ever jigsaw festival celebrating the art of the dissectologist.
Perthshire jigsaw fans assemble hundreds of puzzles for Scotland’s first ever festival
Crieff is hosting what's believed to be Scotland's first ever jigsaw festival celebrating the art of the dissectologist.
dlvr.it
November 10, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Crieff is hosting what's believed to be Scotland's first ever jigsaw festival celebrating the art of the dissectologist.
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Amazing how often we say 'too many visitors' when what we mainly mean is 'too many cars'
news.stv.tv/north/dunkel...
news.stv.tv/north/dunkel...
Can Highland Perthshire cope with 'unprecedented' tourist demand?
Local businesses rely on visitors coming to Dunkeld, but some residents worry the town can no longer cope.
news.stv.tv
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Amazing how often we say 'too many visitors' when what we mainly mean is 'too many cars'
news.stv.tv/north/dunkel...
news.stv.tv/north/dunkel...
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‘We need to get over ourselves’: Ireland-Japan peformance gives Andy Farrell cause for frustation - The Irish Times (✍️@IrishTimesRugby) #Ireland #Japan #Rugby
‘We need to get over ourselves’: Ireland-Japan peformance gives Andy Farrell cause for frustation - The Irish Times
‘We need to get over ourselves’: Ireland-Japan peformance gives Andy Farrell cause for frustation The Irish Times
news.google.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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If I'm doing the math correctly, Musk's big pay packet yesterday could have made each of these now-dead people millionaires instead.
He is among the sickest men the world has ever produced.
He is among the sickest men the world has ever produced.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
If I'm doing the math correctly, Musk's big pay packet yesterday could have made each of these now-dead people millionaires instead.
He is among the sickest men the world has ever produced.
He is among the sickest men the world has ever produced.
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🤯 This new @permitpower.bsky.social report reveals that if we cut down on red tape for solar installations, we could unlock solar power for almost 20 MILLION families across the U.S. 🇺🇸 If it’s already working in countries like Australia & Germany, why can’t it work here? 👇🧵
November 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🤯 This new @permitpower.bsky.social report reveals that if we cut down on red tape for solar installations, we could unlock solar power for almost 20 MILLION families across the U.S. 🇺🇸 If it’s already working in countries like Australia & Germany, why can’t it work here? 👇🧵