Maureen Phillip

A table with three different books sitting on it, a selection of glasses and water bottles.

The Edinburgh International Book Festival and PAMIS also stressed the value of storytelling in a fantastic workshop on helping young people with profound and multiple learning difficulties to express themselves and find their voices.

@pamis-scotland.bsky.social

The power of storytelling was a theme this afternoon 📚

"The stories that go untold are often the stories we need the most"—An inspiring keynote from author Nadine Aisha Jassat about the need for representation in stories. Full of personal reflections and creativity.

#SpaceforVoices

A group of Children in Scotland staff pose for a group photo on the stage of a conference room.

#CiSAC25 - That's a wrap! 🎉

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us, our wonderful sponsors and our brilliant team that made it all happen 👏

See you all next year ❤️

Our Service Manager, Tracey Thompson, and Funding Manager Gary Lindsay visited BBC Scotland HQ in Glasgow to talk to Children in Need voluntary committee members about our Family Visitor Centre at HMP Low Moss, which is funded by BBC Children in Need @scottishprisons.bsky.social

Delighted to be on the way to @childreninscotland.bsky.social #CiSAC25 Conference #spaceforvoices to join with other like minded organisations in advocating for the voices of babies, children and young people in Scotland #moreplayplease #playeveryday

What’s he got against a Russia ?

Curious how so many are egging on the cut to foreign aid from 0.5% to 0.3% saying we need to invest in defence

But so few are calling to rejoin the EU where we could recover 4-5% in GDP and use some of that to fund defence

Great to see you toooooo 😃😘

As @thebda.bsky.social pointed out this week HM Treasury appear to be u-turning on the Non-Dom squeeze.

£125m was pledged to pay for:

🪥Supervised toothbrushing in schools

🦷700,000 urgent appointments

👩‍⚕️Incentives for dentists in high-needs areas

Urgent clarity needed. We must save NHS dentistry

He never talks anything else .

Can Democracy Survive Elon Musk? Democracy in the world appears at risk, with low voters’ turnouts and media giants influencing those who do vote

“Musk’s control over X comes with no oversight. He can amplify or silence voices at will, manipulate algorithms and control the flow of information – an alarming level of power concentrated in one individual”

northwestbylines.co.uk/politics/can...

‘Move closer to Europe – not Trump’ voters tell Starmer in major UK poll Pressure growing on Labour to improve trade with EU as Rachel Reeves admits Brexit damaged UK

Keir Starmer is under growing pressure to forge closer economic links with Europe five years on from Brexit, as a major new poll shows voters clearly favour prioritising more trade with the EU over the US

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Do you have stories of Talking Mats having had a positive impmact on a child or young person's mental health ? For this year's Children's Mental Health Week we'd like to share some of these. Contact paula@talkingmats.com

YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic 🚨 No one should spend 12 yrs in jail for stealing a mobile phone! It’s unthinkable! #IPPscandal

If you are not yet familiar with the shocking #IPPscandal, one of the most cruel & monumental injustices of the past half-century, please watch this update & follow campaign group @ungripp.bsky.social for more information
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Well what can you say to that really. The biggest enabler of misinformation preaching to the people!

What about friends of Israel will that apply to them too

Wow. 2025 has officially started down under, with Sydney saying hello to the new year with a stunning firework display above the Sydney Harbor Bridge as more than one million people watched below

It’s not just Musk - we need to stop British billionaires bankrolling our politics Keir Starmer needs to introduce new laws to cap individual donations and bar corporate political funding before it’s too late, writes former Electoral Commission David Howarth.

It’s not just Musk - we need to stop British billionaires bankrolling our politics

Keir Starmer needs to introduce new laws to cap individual donations and bar corporate political funding before it’s too late

democracyforsale.substack.com/p/its-not-ju...

YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic Labour Government backs Tory power grab by appealing Liberty High court victory

As we enter 2025 let’s remember that parliamentary democracy exists to make sure a government can’t just do whatever it wants. That must be respected - and that includes this government

The court’s decision in @libertyhq.bsky.social’s case is due in the New Year

youtu.be/qk5aiRXRuU0?...

David is one of the few men I see consistently see speaking about extreme misogyny and the interconnected pyramid of issues that all men should be addressing. He’s well worth a follow. bsky.app/profile/davi...

If you agree national rules about what physician associate’s can & can’t do, standard guidance on supervision & an agreed process for patients to give consent are needed, support @anaesunited.bsky.social who are fighting to protect patient safety

Starmer’s Plan to Push Long Term Sick Into Work Risks ‘Devastating Deterioration’ of Conditions Costing Even More in the Long Run The Government's new plan for welfare has a fundamental flaw at its heart, argues Izzy Wightman

Prime Ministers Plan to Push Long Term Sick Into Work Risks ‘Devastating Deterioration’ of Conditions Costing Even More in the Long Run

The Government’s new plan for welfare has a fundamental flaw at its heart, argues Izzy Wightman
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/11/s...

Former Conservative MP Paul Scully accidentally says the quiet bit out loud

That if developers build houses too quickly, prices drop, and they make less profit

Wow. The magnificently restored interior of the Notre-Dame Cathedral

Human rights are universal - if we start stripping away basic human rights from any section of society then none of us has rights – just privileges that can be taken away by people in power whenever they want. Would we really want to take that path?

It’s all very bizarre and I really don’t know why he gets so much air space

Why is the government not capable wiping the floor with Nigel Farage every single day like this? Alastair Campbell effortlessly destroys him over his Brexit legacy which by almost every economic and financial measure has been disastrous for the country

Exactly why? 🤔

MPs back proportional representation system for UK elections in symbolic vote Lib Dem proposal is passed by 137 votes to 135 with some Labour backbench support but is unlikely to become law

Wow. MPs back proportional representation system for UK elections in symbolic vote

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Great interview with Peston last night @chrisgpackham.bsky.social
Hope your petition is HUGE! Thanks for your support with mine. They make a great pair.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...