Rose Gilroy
profroseg.bsky.social
Rose Gilroy
@profroseg.bsky.social
Professor of Ageing, Planning and Policy at Newcastle Uni in UK. Working to develop a non agesit society with good choices available to all.
Did you watch The Hack? I can't believe papers have gotten away with destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
A Free Press, Not a Free Pass – It's Time for Fair Regulation
For too long, the UK press have bullied people, harassed grieving families, and destroyed lives, all to sell papers. We’ve all seen the heartbreaking consequences. They’ve hacked phones, listened to ...
you.38degrees.org.uk
October 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
#15filmstogettoknowme
Apocalypse Now
On the Waterfront
Godfather 1
Tree of the Wooden Clogs
Double Indemnity
Road to Perdition
Fargo
Sense and Sensibility
Fellowship of the Ring
Poor Things
The Sting
Unforgiven
La Strada
Some Like It Hot
2001
August 23, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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July 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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A simple poem of solidarity from the seaside
April 17, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Sure
Happy
It’s
Thursday!
What song is stuck in your head right now?

#EarWorm
April 17, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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Are you an experienced project manager with an interest in place-shaping?

We're seeking a Projects & Policy Manager to help drive forward our work. Find out more, including how to apply: www.tcpa.org.uk/about/work-with-us/

Deadline: 9am Mon 31 March.

#CharityJob #Recruitment #Vacancy #Hiring
March 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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March 16, 2025 at 12:56 PM
The ever insightful Judith Butler
Cracking the Magafacists code
March 14, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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Credit: PoliticsJOE
March 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
@housinglin.bsky.social great to be here listening to Julienne Meyer
March 6, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Deserved
Wow: JD Vance is apparently skiing in Vermont this weekend and the locals aren’t having it. Thousands have lined the streets in protest.
March 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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14% increase in homelessness in a year. 1 in 47 people in London are homeless, 1 in 61 in Birmingham. There are dreadful, frightening figures.

www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Shelter condemns ‘shocking’ 14% rise in homelessness across England
Charity says soaring private rents, rising evictions and lack of affordable social housing are to blame
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2024 at 8:00 AM
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Astonishing interview on R4Today between Justin Webb and new Oxford Chancellor William Hague. Webb thinks the biggest concern for students is cancel culture. From my experience (actual lecturer), it's the cost of living & the ongoing mental health disaster for young people. Neither were addressed
November 28, 2024 at 9:39 AM
Here I am , left X in the summer and now looking forward to exchanging with civilised people who can debate and share ideas
November 25, 2024 at 5:16 PM