Alistair Scrutton
aliscrut.bsky.social
Alistair Scrutton
@aliscrut.bsky.social
Head of Comms at International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance. Former journalist at Reuters. Otherwise happy hiking up Munros. Motto -- "Solvitur ambulando". All opinions voiced here are personal
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Number crunching: Value of reduction in US tariffs for UK companies per year as against EU members v fall in UK exports per year due to Brexit

From the new Private Eye, out now.
April 17, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Amie Jatta Njie has become a lynchpin in community efforts in #TheGambia to raise awareness #FGM, still prevalent in the West African nation despite a law banning the practice nearly a decade ago. ⬇️ #DemocracyForAll www.idea.int/blog/advocat...
Advocating against FGM through Imams, sermons and women’s networks in The Gambia
Amie Jatta Njie does not read or write, but the 58-year-old woman has become a lynchpin in community efforts in The Gambia to raise awareness about female genital mutilation (FGM), still prevalent in ...
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February 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Some thoughts about communicating about democracy when skepticism and distrust abound www.idea.int/blog/how-tal...
How to Talk About Democracy and Influence People in Times of Anger
The sense that the arc of history is long but bends towards justice has taken a battering. Many democrats have that sinking feeling that time and history may not be on their side. While democracy, and...
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November 25, 2024 at 10:18 AM