Amy Dalrymple
@amydalrymple.bsky.social
All about: Policy, participation. Work: Marie Curie Scotland. Director: Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust; Downs Syndrome Scotland. Football: Liverpool.
Billionaires shouldn't be able to buy a bigger voice in politics. Add your name to @electoralreform.bsky.social's call to put a cap on how much they can donate in the #ElectionsBill
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November 18, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Billionaires shouldn't be able to buy a bigger voice in politics. Add your name to @electoralreform.bsky.social's call to put a cap on how much they can donate in the #ElectionsBill
action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/179420/...
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The Government admits our voting system is broken, and that's why they're scrapping it for electing Mayors in the Devolution Bill. But if it’s not good enough for Mayors, it’s not good enough for General Elections. Please sign Unlock Democracy's letter.
secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/176552/...
secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/176552/...
A fairer voting system for ALL elections
The Government admits our voting system is broken, and that's why they're scrapping it for electing Mayors in the Devolution Bill. But if it’s not good enough for Mayors, it’s not good enough for Gene...
secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk
August 23, 2025 at 9:01 AM
The Government admits our voting system is broken, and that's why they're scrapping it for electing Mayors in the Devolution Bill. But if it’s not good enough for Mayors, it’s not good enough for General Elections. Please sign Unlock Democracy's letter.
secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/176552/...
secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/176552/...
Campaign share: There’s a HUGE Elon Musk shaped hole in the Government’s new plans to improve elections: billionaires like Musk can still donate massive money with no cap: effectively buying our democracy. Add your name today to call for a cap on donations: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
Take Big Money Out of Our Politics
British politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called ‘mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p...
you.38degrees.org.uk
August 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Campaign share: There’s a HUGE Elon Musk shaped hole in the Government’s new plans to improve elections: billionaires like Musk can still donate massive money with no cap: effectively buying our democracy. Add your name today to call for a cap on donations: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
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April 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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119 - Liverpool have never lost a Premier League game at Anfield when 2+ goals up at half time, going on to win 117 of those matches (D2). Champagne.
April 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
119 - Liverpool have never lost a Premier League game at Anfield when 2+ goals up at half time, going on to win 117 of those matches (D2). Champagne.
What an awesome idea!
Are you ready to try something new this #DemystifyDeath week?
Try running an Escape Room in your local community!
Find out more and order a kit here (Scotland only)- www.goodlifedeathgrief.org.uk/escape-room/
Watch this short video to see more-
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Try running an Escape Room in your local community!
Find out more and order a kit here (Scotland only)- www.goodlifedeathgrief.org.uk/escape-room/
Watch this short video to see more-
vimeo.com/1072772593?s...
April 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
What an awesome idea!
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Dr Sarah Mitchell (National Clinical Director for PEoLC, NHS England) at @mariecurieuk.bsky.social PEoLC Research Summit today at @wellcomecollection.bsky.social calling for research that produces solutions… not just identifies problems
February 10, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Dr Sarah Mitchell (National Clinical Director for PEoLC, NHS England) at @mariecurieuk.bsky.social PEoLC Research Summit today at @wellcomecollection.bsky.social calling for research that produces solutions… not just identifies problems
Hey, are Scot Rail not on here yet? Do I have to go back to another platform to ask them questions? A shame - their social media team are good sorts!
February 5, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Hey, are Scot Rail not on here yet? Do I have to go back to another platform to ask them questions? A shame - their social media team are good sorts!
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"Wes Streeting is right. No one should die in hospital when they don’t want or need to be there. The state of end of life care needs to change." 💔
Read more from Dr Sarah Holmes: www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...
#FixEndofLifeCare
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk
Read more from Dr Sarah Holmes: www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...
#FixEndofLifeCare
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk
No one should die in hospital when they don’t want or need to be there. The state of end of life care needs to change.
Wes Streeting is right. No one should die in hospital when they don’t want or need to be there. The state of end of life care needs to change.
www.lbc.co.uk
January 10, 2025 at 9:27 AM
"Wes Streeting is right. No one should die in hospital when they don’t want or need to be there. The state of end of life care needs to change." 💔
Read more from Dr Sarah Holmes: www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...
#FixEndofLifeCare
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk
Read more from Dr Sarah Holmes: www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...
#FixEndofLifeCare
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk
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Queen of Hearts,1909 by Margaret Macdonald, one of the defining artists of the Glasgow School
November 24, 2024 at 7:33 AM
Queen of Hearts,1909 by Margaret Macdonald, one of the defining artists of the Glasgow School
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We accidentally ended up with a clinical trial in the music scene here.
November 22, 2024 at 12:21 PM
We accidentally ended up with a clinical trial in the music scene here.
You can be committed to introducing assisted dying, committed to opposing that, or anywhere between, yet still agree that palliative care (including pain medication per this particular letter) can be organised and resourced better and more equitably
Palliative care and pain management are key to assisted dying debate | Letter
Palliative care and pain management are key to assisted dying debate | Letter
There is a significant gap between what is currently provided and what should be provided in end-of-life care, write Dr Barry Miller, Dr Arif Ghazi, Dr Patrick McGowan and Dr Andrew Severn
As pain medicine specialists who have worked with palliative…
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2024 at 6:17 PM
You can be committed to introducing assisted dying, committed to opposing that, or anywhere between, yet still agree that palliative care (including pain medication per this particular letter) can be organised and resourced better and more equitably
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It's only right that my first post here is sharing Scotland's map of named ice gritters. You can follow where they all are in real-time.
Some favourites this year:
Sir David Attenbrrrrrr
Stone Cold Steve Frostin
Lord Coldemort
You're a blizzard, Harry
www.traffic.gov.scot/gritter-trac...
Some favourites this year:
Sir David Attenbrrrrrr
Stone Cold Steve Frostin
Lord Coldemort
You're a blizzard, Harry
www.traffic.gov.scot/gritter-trac...
November 20, 2024 at 11:42 AM
It's only right that my first post here is sharing Scotland's map of named ice gritters. You can follow where they all are in real-time.
Some favourites this year:
Sir David Attenbrrrrrr
Stone Cold Steve Frostin
Lord Coldemort
You're a blizzard, Harry
www.traffic.gov.scot/gritter-trac...
Some favourites this year:
Sir David Attenbrrrrrr
Stone Cold Steve Frostin
Lord Coldemort
You're a blizzard, Harry
www.traffic.gov.scot/gritter-trac...
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Would you like to follow the voices of brilliant women working in policy, politics, research, media and more across Scotland? If so, I have a starter pack for you 🌟⤵️
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November 20, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Would you like to follow the voices of brilliant women working in policy, politics, research, media and more across Scotland? If so, I have a starter pack for you 🌟⤵️
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It feels like time for this. I know a good number of #political and political-adjacent pals and colleagues will be interested in this as part of how #NI #politics has and is changing
New blog!
Read @clarerice.bsky.social, co-author of the first book-length academic study of The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, on the key themes emerging from the work.
Read more: edin.ac/40R2yXm
@uoe-sps.bsky.social @edinburghpir.bsky.social
Read @clarerice.bsky.social, co-author of the first book-length academic study of The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, on the key themes emerging from the work.
Read more: edin.ac/40R2yXm
@uoe-sps.bsky.social @edinburghpir.bsky.social
The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland: Beyond Unionism and Nationalism
Northern Ireland’s politics is dominated by the question of its constitutional future. However, analyses have historically overlooked the ‘centre-ground’ of Northern Ireland’s contemporary politics - ...
edin.ac
November 21, 2024 at 1:03 PM
It feels like time for this. I know a good number of #political and political-adjacent pals and colleagues will be interested in this as part of how #NI #politics has and is changing
Currently reading "The Magician's Nephew" to the wee one. The creation of Narnia. Grand and new and growing and beautiful BUT is the evil already here? We're reassured that we have hundreds of years - in this world's time - before it affects us.
Hello Blue Sky.
Hello Blue Sky.
November 16, 2024 at 9:04 PM
Currently reading "The Magician's Nephew" to the wee one. The creation of Narnia. Grand and new and growing and beautiful BUT is the evil already here? We're reassured that we have hundreds of years - in this world's time - before it affects us.
Hello Blue Sky.
Hello Blue Sky.