Gillian Kent
@cambridgegill.bsky.social
Thanks for dropping by! Interests: social justice, humour, art, archaeology & architecture, climate crisis & ecology; ME/CFS since 1998. UK based, UK and USA raised. (She/her).
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I’ve got a public question this evening at full council for Cambridge City Council Cllrs on the future of this building cambridgetownowl.com/2025/11/21/a...
A reprieve for the Art Deco Hobson Street Cinema – and a new big test for Cambridge civic society
The Planning Inspector hearing the appeal from Messrs Richer against refusal of planning permission from Cambridge City Council to demolish one of the few iconic town buildings left in our city pro…
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November 27, 2025 at 9:08 AM
I’ve got a public question this evening at full council for Cambridge City Council Cllrs on the future of this building cambridgetownowl.com/2025/11/21/a...
Is anyone reserearching the effect of gammaglobulin on #ME/CFS symptoms now? Thanks @rfh1955.bsky.social
Thirty-five years ago today. The Sydney Morning Herald. 27th November 1990. #mecfs #cfsme #myalgicencephalomyelitis #myalgice
November 27, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Is anyone reserearching the effect of gammaglobulin on #ME/CFS symptoms now? Thanks @rfh1955.bsky.social
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Thirty-five years ago today. The Sydney Morning Herald. 27th November 1990. #mecfs #cfsme #myalgicencephalomyelitis #myalgice
November 27, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Thirty-five years ago today. The Sydney Morning Herald. 27th November 1990. #mecfs #cfsme #myalgicencephalomyelitis #myalgice
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Watching, digesting, processing, contextualizing, & writing about these conferences is intense work, but @mileswgriffis.bsky.social and @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social never miss a beat. They're consistently doing journalism that no one else is doing.
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Our recap of last week's Long COVID International Conference is up now at @thesicktimes.org! Featuring summaries of talks that we found most notable (and a few hints about interesting results that aren't public yet). thesicktimes.org/2025/11/25/i...
International Long COVID conference spotlights biomarker and mechanism research - The Sick Times
The event, now in its third year, also revealed updates about clinical trials and healthcare for the disease.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Watching, digesting, processing, contextualizing, & writing about these conferences is intense work, but @mileswgriffis.bsky.social and @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social never miss a beat. They're consistently doing journalism that no one else is doing.
Help @thesicktimes.org keep going? bit.ly/49AUf4t
Help @thesicktimes.org keep going? bit.ly/49AUf4t
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Informal ME/CFS social meet-up in Dublin hosted by Tom Kindlon @tomkindlon.bsky.social on Wednesday, December 3.
Hopefully we’ll see some of you there irishmecfs.org/blog/wednesd...
Carers/parents/similar welcome.
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #MEcfs #CFS #PwME
Hopefully we’ll see some of you there irishmecfs.org/blog/wednesd...
Carers/parents/similar welcome.
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #MEcfs #CFS #PwME
November 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
A summary of the Westminster Hall debate last week with (UK) MPs challenging the government's systemic indifference to #Pw/ME (and de facto, all energy limiting conditions). Thank you @tomkindlon.bsky.social
ME Research UK:
Details from last week's Westminster Hall debate on ME in quotes covering research funding, support for those with severe ME and the government's response - tinyurl.com/mw5nek48
#MECFS #PwME #CFS
Details from last week's Westminster Hall debate on ME in quotes covering research funding, support for those with severe ME and the government's response - tinyurl.com/mw5nek48
#MECFS #PwME #CFS
November 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
A summary of the Westminster Hall debate last week with (UK) MPs challenging the government's systemic indifference to #Pw/ME (and de facto, all energy limiting conditions). Thank you @tomkindlon.bsky.social
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ME Research UK:
Details from last week's Westminster Hall debate on ME in quotes covering research funding, support for those with severe ME and the government's response - tinyurl.com/mw5nek48
#MECFS #PwME #CFS
Details from last week's Westminster Hall debate on ME in quotes covering research funding, support for those with severe ME and the government's response - tinyurl.com/mw5nek48
#MECFS #PwME #CFS
November 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
ME Research UK:
Details from last week's Westminster Hall debate on ME in quotes covering research funding, support for those with severe ME and the government's response - tinyurl.com/mw5nek48
#MECFS #PwME #CFS
Details from last week's Westminster Hall debate on ME in quotes covering research funding, support for those with severe ME and the government's response - tinyurl.com/mw5nek48
#MECFS #PwME #CFS
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The Autumn 2025 issue of Breakthrough magazine is now available online, including a look at a new project investigating why ME/CFS affects more women than men, more findings from Dr Leighton Barnden on the structure of the brain in ME/CFS, and much more. meres.uk/breakthrough
#MEcfs #CFS #PwME
#MEcfs #CFS #PwME
Breakthrough magazine
ME Research UK publishes its own magazine, Breakthrough, featuring updates on projects funded by the charity, recent research from around the world, information about our supporters' fundraising activ...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The Autumn 2025 issue of Breakthrough magazine is now available online, including a look at a new project investigating why ME/CFS affects more women than men, more findings from Dr Leighton Barnden on the structure of the brain in ME/CFS, and much more. meres.uk/breakthrough
#MEcfs #CFS #PwME
#MEcfs #CFS #PwME
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ME Research UK is pleased to announce an open call for applications for PhD-level research funding, and we welcome proposals from researchers wishing to investigate the causes, consequences and treatment of ME/CFS. meres.uk/apply
#MEcfs #CFS #PwME
#MEcfs #CFS #PwME
November 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
ME Research UK is pleased to announce an open call for applications for PhD-level research funding, and we welcome proposals from researchers wishing to investigate the causes, consequences and treatment of ME/CFS. meres.uk/apply
#MEcfs #CFS #PwME
#MEcfs #CFS #PwME
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“It is deeply disappointing that we yet again mark another year where the government has failed to recognise Long COVID and severe post COVID-19 complications as an occupational disease in healthcare workers.”
The BMA has long opposed recognition of the chronic illnesses seen in Long Covid.
The BMA has long opposed recognition of the chronic illnesses seen in Long Covid.
Healthcare Today: 'Calls for the government to recognise Long Covid'
'The British Medical Association and the Royal College of Nursing have written to the government urging it to recognise long COVID as a prescribed industrial disease'
healthcaretoday.com/article/call...
'The British Medical Association and the Royal College of Nursing have written to the government urging it to recognise long COVID as a prescribed industrial disease'
healthcaretoday.com/article/call...
Calls for the government to recognise Long Covid
The British Medical Association and the Royal College of Nursing have written to the government urging it to recognise long COVID as a prescribed industrial disease.
healthcaretoday.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
“It is deeply disappointing that we yet again mark another year where the government has failed to recognise Long COVID and severe post COVID-19 complications as an occupational disease in healthcare workers.”
The BMA has long opposed recognition of the chronic illnesses seen in Long Covid.
The BMA has long opposed recognition of the chronic illnesses seen in Long Covid.
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“Genetics pioneer Ron Davis says he’s hopeful that revelations from his and other scientists’ research on myalgic encephalomyelitis, or ME/CFS, will move treatments beyond trial-and-error solutions that manage symptoms to instead address the root cause.”
👉 ow.ly/igzM50XwzH2.
👉 ow.ly/igzM50XwzH2.
November 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
“Genetics pioneer Ron Davis says he’s hopeful that revelations from his and other scientists’ research on myalgic encephalomyelitis, or ME/CFS, will move treatments beyond trial-and-error solutions that manage symptoms to instead address the root cause.”
👉 ow.ly/igzM50XwzH2.
👉 ow.ly/igzM50XwzH2.
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The #UK Government would like to get more people who are currently on #disability benefits back to #work.
But @catherinehale.bsky.social argues that the current labour market does not accommodate disabled people to return to work. Flex Plus jobs could be a way forward @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social.
But @catherinehale.bsky.social argues that the current labour market does not accommodate disabled people to return to work. Flex Plus jobs could be a way forward @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social.
Unlocking the workplace for disabled people – the case for Flex Plus jobs as a pathway to work - British Politics and Policy at LSE
The Government would like to get more people who are currently on disability benefits back to work. But Catherine Hale argues that the labour market in its current state is not fit to accommodate…
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September 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The #UK Government would like to get more people who are currently on #disability benefits back to #work.
But @catherinehale.bsky.social argues that the current labour market does not accommodate disabled people to return to work. Flex Plus jobs could be a way forward @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social.
But @catherinehale.bsky.social argues that the current labour market does not accommodate disabled people to return to work. Flex Plus jobs could be a way forward @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social.
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Great to hear a robust challenge to DWPs misleading stats on out of work benefits. Thank you as ever @benbgeiger.bsky.social
Are out of work benefits at a record high? Prof. Ben Geiger (@benbgeiger.bsky.social) from the ESRC Centre for Society & Mental Health explains that the official statistics are wildly misleading on BBC radio 4’s More or Less this morning. Have a listen! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
More or Less - Is it true that out-of-work benefits have almost doubled? - BBC Sounds
Out-of-work benefits, French pensioners, surprising salmon and the truth about senses.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Great to hear a robust challenge to DWPs misleading stats on out of work benefits. Thank you as ever @benbgeiger.bsky.social
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Another great article from the brilliant work of @catherinehale.bsky.social & Chronic Illness Inclusion - paper from Catherine, Ana Bê & Anna Ruddock.
#DisabilitySky International Journal of Disability & Social Justice.
www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum...
#DisabilitySky International Journal of Disability & Social Justice.
www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum...
Introducing “Energy Limiting Conditions”: The Emergence and Evolution of a New Impairment Concept
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November 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Another great article from the brilliant work of @catherinehale.bsky.social & Chronic Illness Inclusion - paper from Catherine, Ana Bê & Anna Ruddock.
#DisabilitySky International Journal of Disability & Social Justice.
www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum...
#DisabilitySky International Journal of Disability & Social Justice.
www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum...
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And if, like me, you struggle with long form reading I recommend the Plain English summary. Gets straight to the point with all the theory stripped out!
Go to Plain English 1 ijdsj.online/current-issue/
#EnergyLimitingConditions #DisabilityInclusion
Go to Plain English 1 ijdsj.online/current-issue/
#EnergyLimitingConditions #DisabilityInclusion
Current Issue – I J D S J
ijdsj.online
November 19, 2025 at 9:46 PM
And if, like me, you struggle with long form reading I recommend the Plain English summary. Gets straight to the point with all the theory stripped out!
Go to Plain English 1 ijdsj.online/current-issue/
#EnergyLimitingConditions #DisabilityInclusion
Go to Plain English 1 ijdsj.online/current-issue/
#EnergyLimitingConditions #DisabilityInclusion
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And why you should include and count people with ELCs in disability research, Work and Health policy, DEI, and so many other areas of relevance to our lives.
November 19, 2025 at 9:46 PM
And why you should include and count people with ELCs in disability research, Work and Health policy, DEI, and so many other areas of relevance to our lives.
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So excited to share our new article on energy limiting conditions (ELC) and energy impairment in @ijdsj.bsky.social with Anna Ruddock and Ana Be. Open access www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum...
It discusses the emancipatory research process that gave rise to these terms >>
It discusses the emancipatory research process that gave rise to these terms >>
November 19, 2025 at 9:46 PM
So excited to share our new article on energy limiting conditions (ELC) and energy impairment in @ijdsj.bsky.social with Anna Ruddock and Ana Be. Open access www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum...
It discusses the emancipatory research process that gave rise to these terms >>
It discusses the emancipatory research process that gave rise to these terms >>
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Nish Kumar, "I think Shabana Mahmood's plan is insane" #HIGNFY
"All we ever talk about in this country is immigration"
"Meanwhile we have people paying too much on bills, a climate crisis, I think we now have to reframe everything through the prism of immigration"
"All we ever talk about in this country is immigration"
"Meanwhile we have people paying too much on bills, a climate crisis, I think we now have to reframe everything through the prism of immigration"
November 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Nish Kumar, "I think Shabana Mahmood's plan is insane" #HIGNFY
"All we ever talk about in this country is immigration"
"Meanwhile we have people paying too much on bills, a climate crisis, I think we now have to reframe everything through the prism of immigration"
"All we ever talk about in this country is immigration"
"Meanwhile we have people paying too much on bills, a climate crisis, I think we now have to reframe everything through the prism of immigration"
The Detection Club
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The Detection Club
Women members welcome
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November 21, 2025 at 10:51 AM
The Detection Club
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27 October 2025 - To celebrate Jane Austen's 250th anniversary, Jane's Fame, the landmark study of Austen's authorship and reputation history, is now available as an audiobook, read by the author. Available on Spotify, Apple Books, BookBeat, Kobo, Everand & more.
October 27, 2025 at 8:38 AM
27 October 2025 - To celebrate Jane Austen's 250th anniversary, Jane's Fame, the landmark study of Austen's authorship and reputation history, is now available as an audiobook, read by the author. Available on Spotify, Apple Books, BookBeat, Kobo, Everand & more.
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My new series - Empire With David Olusoga - starts 9pm on BBC Two. Whole series on @bbciplayer.bsky.social from tonight.
November 7, 2025 at 8:56 AM
My new series - Empire With David Olusoga - starts 9pm on BBC Two. Whole series on @bbciplayer.bsky.social from tonight.
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The remarkable story we discussed this morning. (No paywall but do consider subscribing.) www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Prescott himself doctored Trump quote in his anti-BBC report
A report alleging Panorama broadcast misleading Trump quotes contains misleading quotes itself
www.thenewworld.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The remarkable story we discussed this morning. (No paywall but do consider subscribing.) www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...