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Ailsa Cameron

@amaycameron.bsky.social

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Scottish, academic, interested in social care

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 6d

History repeats.

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Ailsa Cameron @amaycameron.bsky.social · 9d

Profiteering from Covid when so many lives were lost. There aren't the words that do justice to my contempt.

She shouldn't be allowed in the Lords.

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@bobhudson.bsky.social @bobhudson.bsky.social · 9d

And yesterday PPE Medpro went into administration…how convenient!

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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 9d

So Baroness Mone didn’t just connect PPE Medpro to the government’s VIP lane. She took an active role lobbying for the company:

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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.bsky.social · 9d

Nearly five years on, PPE Medpro, the company linked to Michelle Mone, will have to pay back £122m for the defective gowns it sold the government.

Now it’s time to go after the ministers who handed out contracts worth billions to their political chums.
https://bit.ly/46RjgY4

The PPE scandal is far from over | Good Law Project

The Tory VIP lane was a high road to cronyism, says Henry Marsh.

goodlawproject.org

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LaIslaBonita @laislabonita.bsky.social · 9d

How’d that go for you then Nigel?

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Justin @ediparolev.bsky.social · 11d

Late Afternoon Light ~ Cyril Cox, 1958

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Brian Moore @brianmoore666.bsky.social · 12d

Congratulations to England's Red Roses, the women's rugby world cup winners. A superb effort over six weeks and deserved winners.

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Ailsa Cameron @amaycameron.bsky.social · 26d

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Nicola Love @nicolalove.bsky.social · 27d

People using the safety of women and girls as an excuse to campaign against marginalised people usually turn out not to care about the safety of women and girls at all. This one, involved in anti-refugee demos in Aberdeen, managed to avoid jail after throwing his then-partner down a set of stairs.

Daily Record front page with headline: Women's safety protester abused his exes.

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Nicola Love @nicolalove.bsky.social · 27d

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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · Sep 5

Angela Rayner accidentally pays less tax than she should have, resigns, and the media gives her hell.

Nigel Farage deliberately pays less tax than he should have, and the media gives him a free pass.

That, right there, is the problem.

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ewanc1.bsky.social @ewanc1.bsky.social · Sep 4

🚨 Welsh rugby is at a crossroads. The WRU’s survey avoids the tough questions – so we’ve made our own.
👉 Have YOUR say on governance, grassroots & the future of the game:
s.surveyplanet.com/vdp8ehhe (s.surveyplanet.com/vdp8ehhe)
This is our ga
me. Let’s take it back. 🏉 #Gwladrugby

WRU One Wales Consultation Survey

The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) have recently [launched a consultation](https://ymlaencymru.com/consultation/) on their plans for the future of Welsh rugby. [Mae'r arolwg hwn ar gael yn Gymraeg - yma](...

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Disability Rights UK @disrightsuk.bsky.social · Sep 1

Webinar: Disability Inclusion in Public Appointments

📅Wednesday 10th September
🕒3 - 4:15pm
💻Online

A conversation around representation in government public appointments.

Interested? More info and sign up here🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/disability...

Disability Inclusion in Public Appointments

Explore challenges & opportunities around disability representation in public appointments.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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The Health Foundation @healthfoundation.bsky.social · Aug 24

CLOSING SOON: We're looking for a talented and motivated Policy Fellow to join the team.

You'll contribute to high-impact work on NHS policy and broader health system change, with a focus on primary and community care policy.

Find out more and apply by 23.59 on 27 August ⬇️

https://bit.ly/45gHj36

Policy Fellow – Primary Care
Permanent contract
Salary: up to £50,999 plus excellent benefits
Application deadline: 27 August, 23.59

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Ronnie Barbour @ronniebarbour.bsky.social · Aug 14

Clever folk doing clever things. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Scottish pupil named a Time magazine girl of the year for solar-powered blanket design

Rebecca Young, 13, named one of 10 girls of the year for her invention intended to help rough sleepers in winter

www.theguardian.com

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Emily Hahn, MD @ehahnmd.bsky.social · Aug 7

A drug was just approved to treat diffuse midline glioma (which includes DIPG) - a universally fatal pediatric brain cancer. It’s not a cure, but studies show it can extend life in some patients for many months. There has never been an approved treatment before. #cansky #pedpc #hapc 🧵 1/

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Ailsa Cameron @amaycameron.bsky.social · Aug 6

Reading all the comments just reminds me what an incredible catalogue he has. Shipbuilding, tramp the dirt down, pump it up, l want you, Alison, Good year for the roses.

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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · Jul 20

Are you detail-oriented and passionate about #AcademicPublishing?

📚 Bristol University Press is hiring a Journals Assistant Production Editor.

Help us deliver world-class #SocialScience research.

#WorkWithBooks #PublishingJobs

Deadline: 22 July 2025: buff.ly/gcuN1uS

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Health and Social Care Workforce Research Unit @hscwru.bsky.social · Jul 18

We were very pleased to see the Unit's work on homelessness recognized in the NIHR Annual Report this week - in particular a study funded by @nihrsscr.bsky.social examining the role of adult safeguarding:
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/units-w...

Unit's work on homelessness recognized in NIHR Annual Report

2024/25 report highlights our study on safeguarding and self-neglect

www.kcl.ac.uk

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Ailsa Cameron @amaycameron.bsky.social · Jul 18

Thank you
@nihrsscr.bsky.social

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Centre for Ageing Better @ageingbetter.bsky.social · Jul 8

While we all deserve homes where we can live independently and safely, our new Homes chapter of our State of Ageing 2025 report reveals that for too many people this is not the case.

Find out more here: buff.ly/JfJgqs7

#AccessibleHomesNow #OlderHomeowners #OlderTenants #HomeImprovements #Ageing

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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · Jul 7

🚨 We're hiring!

Join our friendly journals production team at Bristol University Press as a Journals Assistant Production Editor.

#AcademicJobs #PublishingCareers #PublishingJobs

Apply by 22 July 2025: buff.ly/gcuN1uS

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Bristol University Press Journals @bupjournals.bsky.social · Jul 4

👏 Congratulations Ailsa Cameron, Eleanor K. Johnson, et al.! Your paper

'The contribution of volunteers in social care services for older people'

was one of 2024's highly cited in the journal!
doi.org/10.1332/2040...

doi.org

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Bristol University Press Journals @bupjournals.bsky.social · Jun 26

Did you know BSG members get FREE access to the Journal of Global Ageing?
Come chat with us at #BSG2025 to:
📝 Learn about the journal
📢 Discuss your ideas about the latest calls for papers
🔗

Journal of Global Ageing

"Journal of Global Ageing" published on by Policy Press.

bristoluniversitypressdigital.com

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Philipp Heimberger @heimbergecon.bsky.social · Jun 26

Great paper/chart: The welfare state makes sure that households' disposable income does not fall off a cliff when there is job loss, disability, poor health or divorce...

Evidence from Dutch administrative data:

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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · Jun 17

Ever thought about publishing your #SocialScience Research?

Find out more about the process here:

Publishing process: from inception to impact

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British Society of Gerontology @britishgerontology.bsky.social · Jun 17

What's happening at #BSG2025?

Day 1: 09:45 Special Interest Group Marketplace - check out what our SIGs are up to!

11:00 Plenary 1: "Our Future Homes: Designing and Influencing Wellbeing and Community for an Ageing Population" Prof. Julienne Meyer City St George's, University of London

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Alba Lanau @albalanau.bsky.social · May 30

A meta-analysis of 115 studies shows that unconditional cash transfers have positive impacts on a range of key economic and social outcomes, including consumption, income, labour supply, and child health and education. voxdev.org/topic/social...

What broad lessons have we learned from 115 studies on unconditional cash transfers?

voxdev.org

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mimij9.bsky.social @mimij9.bsky.social · May 30

Or otherwise known as Tory fare evasion. #honestbobjenrick

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