Ellie Conway
@bloominell.bsky.social
Social/health/history researcher+academic, recording lives of working class girls who died in Industrial Schools. Feminist. Socialist. Writer. Knitter. Glaswegian. Survivor of chronic illness and acute disease. Always tired, yet miraculously still here.
Heady concoction of bigotry and misogyny, the tale as old as time 🙄 Interesting that the subtlety has been completely ditched over time. Hate speech towards poor women is just fine now.
November 29, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Heady concoction of bigotry and misogyny, the tale as old as time 🙄 Interesting that the subtlety has been completely ditched over time. Hate speech towards poor women is just fine now.
Called my masters dissertation Poor Cows or Dangerous Beasts, about how broadsheets write about WC (single) mothers. Titled a lecture from it quoting a Telegraph journo of the time who called them (me!) "morally bankrupt parasites". Nearly two decades ago and the hatred and vitriol still flow ...
November 29, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Called my masters dissertation Poor Cows or Dangerous Beasts, about how broadsheets write about WC (single) mothers. Titled a lecture from it quoting a Telegraph journo of the time who called them (me!) "morally bankrupt parasites". Nearly two decades ago and the hatred and vitriol still flow ...
My daughter's in Glasgow but would be delighted to do this - any more details?
November 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
My daughter's in Glasgow but would be delighted to do this - any more details?
Did we ever have any wanted visitors? This is awful sad, far too young. Loved this track, but first I sought out on hearing the news was What - a banger, with a great video.
October 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Did we ever have any wanted visitors? This is awful sad, far too young. Loved this track, but first I sought out on hearing the news was What - a banger, with a great video.
One of the best and quietly profound gigs I've ever been at.
September 28, 2025 at 11:34 AM
One of the best and quietly profound gigs I've ever been at.
Maryhill in Glasgow is drenched with them. Every street around high rise blocks where a ton of migrants are housed (including my street). It's despicable
September 4, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Maryhill in Glasgow is drenched with them. Every street around high rise blocks where a ton of migrants are housed (including my street). It's despicable
Great episode. Re the welfare cuts/acute health crisis we're experiencing, nobody mentions austerity. Data shows by 2019, we were already dying/getting very sick as a direct result. Highly recommend Social Murder, a book by academic colleagues David Walsh& Gerry McCartney from Uni of Glasgow.
June 26, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Great episode. Re the welfare cuts/acute health crisis we're experiencing, nobody mentions austerity. Data shows by 2019, we were already dying/getting very sick as a direct result. Highly recommend Social Murder, a book by academic colleagues David Walsh& Gerry McCartney from Uni of Glasgow.
Done, entirely because "bunnies do not judge the hand that boops them". Keep up the terrific work.
June 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Done, entirely because "bunnies do not judge the hand that boops them". Keep up the terrific work.
Oh that's fantastic, love a nice map - ta!
June 2, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Oh that's fantastic, love a nice map - ta!
Lovely! I've snaffled an online ticket - will share to interested pals.
April 30, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Lovely! I've snaffled an online ticket - will share to interested pals.
Data centres require huge amounts of water to stay cool. I can't remember which paper I read recently, but it estimated every single AI email takes a 500ml bottle of water to cool the system. Amazon have/are trying to buy entire annual output from a Scottish reservoir for it's UK data centres
April 11, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Data centres require huge amounts of water to stay cool. I can't remember which paper I read recently, but it estimated every single AI email takes a 500ml bottle of water to cool the system. Amazon have/are trying to buy entire annual output from a Scottish reservoir for it's UK data centres
I have two cats who have been absolute rocks through hell and high water - I know how important the furry friends are. Fingers crossed for you ...
April 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I have two cats who have been absolute rocks through hell and high water - I know how important the furry friends are. Fingers crossed for you ...
That's absolutely rotten, I'm so sorry. Fingers crossed for a swift recovery and normal service resumed
April 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM
That's absolutely rotten, I'm so sorry. Fingers crossed for a swift recovery and normal service resumed
What a lovely piece. Lest we forget!
April 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
What a lovely piece. Lest we forget!
This always does my head in especially as someone with permanent cog-fog - I have to refer to printed instructions every single increase because I can't retain the info. So this is revolutionary for me! Thank you!
April 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This always does my head in especially as someone with permanent cog-fog - I have to refer to printed instructions every single increase because I can't retain the info. So this is revolutionary for me! Thank you!
I hadn't noticed that!
April 7, 2025 at 9:39 AM
I hadn't noticed that!
I love that photo of you both!
April 5, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I love that photo of you both!
Crypto mentuoned in a podcast this morning in that BRICs are (is?) discussing using electronic tokens as currency within their trading agreements and thought, aha, THAT'S what Trump is angling for, boosting crypto (which he's already lucratively milked). I've never watched Mr Robot though 😬
April 3, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Crypto mentuoned in a podcast this morning in that BRICs are (is?) discussing using electronic tokens as currency within their trading agreements and thought, aha, THAT'S what Trump is angling for, boosting crypto (which he's already lucratively milked). I've never watched Mr Robot though 😬
Baby steps! You'll be grand!
March 27, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Baby steps! You'll be grand!