Gill Armstrong
gillarmstrong.bsky.social
Gill Armstrong
@gillarmstrong.bsky.social
Reader, accidental yoga avoider, curious.
Good summation of why leaving the ECHR would be a very bad idea indeed!
No, the ECHR isn't the EU.
No, it's not a "criminal's charter."
No, it's not optional.
Yes, I skipped out on Below Deck Down Under to write an explainer.

(Also, it’s probably too long)
Leaving the ECHR Won't "Take Back Control" - It Will Hand Your Rights to Politicians
They Myths are Seductive, The Reality is Very Different - Without the ECHR Your Freedoms Rest On Whichever Home Secretary Wakes Up Grumpy
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
August 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Bylines Scotland Radio: Patriotic Millionaires UK
The Bylines Scotland Podcast · Episode
open.spotify.com
March 23, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Private healthcare is lobbying Wes Streeting to sign a new PFI deal with them. Time is running out to ask Wes Streeting to say NO. Please add your name to this petition now. #NoNewPFI

weownit.org.uk/act-now/tell...
Tell Wes Streeting - NO new PFI in our NHS!
weownit.org.uk
December 7, 2024 at 11:23 AM
Mark is looking for people to sign his petition. He’s half way to today’s target.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
I ask everyone to help me get this petition to a 1k signatures by the end of today, being terminally ill myself & one person doing this I need your help.So please sign it verify the email & pass it onto your friends.U ask as many people as possible to follow me
Petition: Automatic fast track benefits for anyone diagnosed with a terminal illness.
I call on the government to automatically fast track anyone diagnosed with a terminal illness, not just those in their final year of life, so they can get essential financial support. We think this wo...
petition.parliament.uk
November 30, 2024 at 9:23 PM
Please follow the inspiring Mark Hughes @unsungheromark.bsky.social
Please help me reach two thousand followers today, for my government petition to work I need as many followers as possible ready to sign it & to re posting it as it affects us all terminally ill like myself & healthy people as things can change at short notice. So help me change it
November 20, 2024 at 12:42 PM
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Good morning.

Word of the Day is as beautiful as it is underused. ‘Confelicity’ is finding joy in the happiness and success of others.
November 14, 2024 at 7:43 AM
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Life is just making it from one cup of tea to the next.
November 14, 2024 at 2:47 PM
… and so did this
September 2, 2024 at 9:44 AM
On a dull Monday morning this made me laugh.
It’s Monday so here’s some #mondaymotivation for you.
September 2, 2024 at 9:38 AM
Wandered over here from the place marked with an X. Much prefer it here - so very much more interesting.
August 20, 2024 at 5:57 PM