Paula MacNicol
@paulamacnicol.bsky.social
Small 'p' political most of the time. Scottish independence.
Owned by a golden retriever 🐾 and a 17yo uni student daughter. Hobbystuff. 👨👨👧🐕📚🧶🎨🖌️🏴
Owned by a golden retriever 🐾 and a 17yo uni student daughter. Hobbystuff. 👨👨👧🐕📚🧶🎨🖌️🏴
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Delighted to be nominated by my branch tonight along with Ivan McKee for candidate selection for the new Easterhouse and Springburn constituency 💛💛
April 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Delighted to be nominated by my branch tonight along with Ivan McKee for candidate selection for the new Easterhouse and Springburn constituency 💛💛
Absolutely awe inspired by @ellieokwilson.bsky.social on Sky News articulating with absolute clarity on placing the shame and stigma of SA at the door of the perpetrators. Keep going Ellie. 💪
December 21, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Absolutely awe inspired by @ellieokwilson.bsky.social on Sky News articulating with absolute clarity on placing the shame and stigma of SA at the door of the perpetrators. Keep going Ellie. 💪
Grand to see the delightful Layton Williams on #bbcstrictly
November 30, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Grand to see the delightful Layton Williams on #bbcstrictly
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I would like people who talk about death "with dignity" to examine how appallingly ableist the notion of "dignity" often is; how often it means the ability to eat and use the toilet unaided; how rarely it means anything other than ways of being that are normal for some disabled people.
November 29, 2024 at 4:21 PM
I would like people who talk about death "with dignity" to examine how appallingly ableist the notion of "dignity" often is; how often it means the ability to eat and use the toilet unaided; how rarely it means anything other than ways of being that are normal for some disabled people.
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The husband of Harshita Brella had been arrested before - in September after she made a report of domestic abuse, a police watchdog has confirmed
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Harshita Brella: Pankaj Lamba was previously arrested, IOPC says
The IOPC is examining how Northamptonshire Police responded to concerns raised by Ms Brella in August.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2024 at 5:59 PM
The husband of Harshita Brella had been arrested before - in September after she made a report of domestic abuse, a police watchdog has confirmed
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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And so it begins. And rightly so. If you follow this rapist or his brands, now is the time to unfollow them…
#BoycottConorMcGregor
#BoycottConorMcGregor
Call to boycott Conor McGregor alcohol brands after civil case defeat
Rape Crisis Network Ireland (RCNI) is urging retailers to stop selling Conor McGregor's stout and whiskey products after a civil court jury found him liable last week for the assault of Nikita Hand.
www.independent.ie
November 24, 2024 at 9:16 PM
And so it begins. And rightly so. If you follow this rapist or his brands, now is the time to unfollow them…
#BoycottConorMcGregor
#BoycottConorMcGregor
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🧵 Whatever your views on assisted dying, I always assumed we’d all agree that the topic is ethically fraught & complex.
Not so Matthew Parris.
For him, it’s simple.
Earlier this year, he argued that old & frail people *should* be killed - to save society the cost of looking after them. 1/n
Not so Matthew Parris.
For him, it’s simple.
Earlier this year, he argued that old & frail people *should* be killed - to save society the cost of looking after them. 1/n
November 25, 2024 at 6:17 PM
🧵 Whatever your views on assisted dying, I always assumed we’d all agree that the topic is ethically fraught & complex.
Not so Matthew Parris.
For him, it’s simple.
Earlier this year, he argued that old & frail people *should* be killed - to save society the cost of looking after them. 1/n
Not so Matthew Parris.
For him, it’s simple.
Earlier this year, he argued that old & frail people *should* be killed - to save society the cost of looking after them. 1/n
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The Assisted Dying bill currently before Parliament makes worrying reading. Here's a reminder about the gaps in services recently identified by the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome & Death, for people with limited life expectancy.
The timing of this bill is simply wrong.
The timing of this bill is simply wrong.
Timely report into current planning & coordination of end of life care: National Confidedential Enq into Pt Outcomes & Death shows gaps in services, breaching 2019 NICE guidance for commissioning & providing adequate, timely planning & delivery of #EoL care & access to palliative care teams.
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November 25, 2024 at 7:29 PM
The Assisted Dying bill currently before Parliament makes worrying reading. Here's a reminder about the gaps in services recently identified by the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome & Death, for people with limited life expectancy.
The timing of this bill is simply wrong.
The timing of this bill is simply wrong.
Any updates regarding the evacuation of Waverley Train Station at 10pm last night?
November 24, 2024 at 8:44 AM
Any updates regarding the evacuation of Waverley Train Station at 10pm last night?
November escapism in one picture.
November 20, 2024 at 5:34 AM
November escapism in one picture.
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If you find yourself wondering if a new book will solve all your problems today, the answer is yes
November 18, 2024 at 9:04 AM
If you find yourself wondering if a new book will solve all your problems today, the answer is yes
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Proud to have taken part in ITV's timely investigation into the crisis in hospice funding.
The film airs the night before MPs will vote on the AD bill.
I hope every one of them will watch it to see how appallingly the NHS currently fails dying patients through dire funding of palliative care 😔
The film airs the night before MPs will vote on the AD bill.
I hope every one of them will watch it to see how appallingly the NHS currently fails dying patients through dire funding of palliative care 😔
Really pleased to say I am
presenting an ITV programme on hospice and end of life care.
Since my mum received hospice care a decade ago I’ve been investigating the state of the sector and its lack of funding.
Keeping Care Alive: Hospices in Crisis? will air on ITV, 8:30pm, Thursday 28th November
presenting an ITV programme on hospice and end of life care.
Since my mum received hospice care a decade ago I’ve been investigating the state of the sector and its lack of funding.
Keeping Care Alive: Hospices in Crisis? will air on ITV, 8:30pm, Thursday 28th November
November 19, 2024 at 11:58 AM
Proud to have taken part in ITV's timely investigation into the crisis in hospice funding.
The film airs the night before MPs will vote on the AD bill.
I hope every one of them will watch it to see how appallingly the NHS currently fails dying patients through dire funding of palliative care 😔
The film airs the night before MPs will vote on the AD bill.
I hope every one of them will watch it to see how appallingly the NHS currently fails dying patients through dire funding of palliative care 😔
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I have a new webinar coming up next Thursday on teens and anxiety. It’s for all parents of teens, with and without a diagnosis. It’s suitable for ages from puberty upwards. Please share if you know parents with anxious teens.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/helping-yo...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/helping-yo...
November 19, 2024 at 12:46 PM
I have a new webinar coming up next Thursday on teens and anxiety. It’s for all parents of teens, with and without a diagnosis. It’s suitable for ages from puberty upwards. Please share if you know parents with anxious teens.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/helping-yo...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/helping-yo...
🎅 🐾 We've booked our cute golden retriever into Santa's Grotto at the Garden Centre and I've never felt more middle class.
Need to shake that nonsense off and get back to my roots!
Need to shake that nonsense off and get back to my roots!
November 19, 2024 at 11:20 AM
🎅 🐾 We've booked our cute golden retriever into Santa's Grotto at the Garden Centre and I've never felt more middle class.
Need to shake that nonsense off and get back to my roots!
Need to shake that nonsense off and get back to my roots!
"A trial of cowardliness" Gisele Pelicot on the 51 men reported to have SAd her.
#feministicon
#feministicon
'It felt like a life sentence,' Gisèle Pelicot tells mass rape trial in her closing statement
November 19, 2024 at 11:16 AM
"A trial of cowardliness" Gisele Pelicot on the 51 men reported to have SAd her.
#feministicon
#feministicon
Can someone @ me when the rest of Scottish journos, Pols and Theatre types come over here so I can have my feed like twitter in the old days?
November 19, 2024 at 11:13 AM
Can someone @ me when the rest of Scottish journos, Pols and Theatre types come over here so I can have my feed like twitter in the old days?
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I’m loving all the wholesome book content in my feed. 😍
November 17, 2024 at 1:43 PM
I’m loving all the wholesome book content in my feed. 😍