@jmccready99.bsky.social
Working in policy and public affairs - all views expressed on this account are my own.
We're here for day 2 of #SNP2025. Available at Stand 3 all day!
12.10.2025 09:02 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Delighted to be at #SNP2025 with the National Carer Organisations to share information about supporting unpaid carers in the next Scottish Parliament in 2026 and beyond. Visit us at Stand 3
11.10.2025 09:37 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
A picture of my bib and a Great Scottish Run medal
My Strava time
First Great Scottish Run complete and it’s a PB! Here’s to some more in the future.
05.10.2025 09:46 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A group of 50 people in a photo.
Screenshot showing time and map of route
An amazing experience doing a run on the Glasgow airport runway this morning.
Definitely worth giving up a full night’s sleep to get started at 3 o’clock in the morning to enjoy the rare privilege of being on the runway.
A view from half way up Mount Errigal
A view from the top of Mount Errigal
Enjoying my time off work by *checks notes* climbing up mountains! Mount Errigal ✅
11.09.2025 08:26 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A panorama picture of Croke Park Dublin.
Another special day out in Dublin following Donegal on their journey to the All-Ireland final! #donegal #gaa
13.07.2025 20:55 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A picture of Croke Park, Dublin.
Fantastic day out at Croke Park watching Donegal advance to the All Ireland Semi Finals!
28.06.2025 19:50 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The 2025 State of Caring Survey is now live!
We want to hear from as many carers as possible to paint a picture of caring in 2025. Your responses help shape our future policy and campaigning work - take our survey and tell us what needs to be done.
www.surveymonkey.com/r/QN67HSN
Thank you to all of the MSPs who joined us for a photocall to mark #CarersWeek at the Scottish Parliament today.
#CaringAboutEquality
9th - 15th June is #CarersWeek!
Thank you to the First Minister of Scotland for this message of support to unpaid carers.
We're delighted to celebrate 60 years of Carers UK tonight at Edinburgh City Chambers with the Carers Scotland Mary Webster Lecture.
13.05.2025 17:32 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Join us to mark the 60th Anniversary of Carers UK with the Mary Webster Lecture.
Prof. Angela O'Hagan, Chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission, in conversation with Claire Stevens, former Chief Executive for Voluntary Health Scotland.
Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mary-webst...
Proud to have pulled together this paper ahead of International Women’s Day
07.03.2025 17:01 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Today we launched a new report exploring how a Minimum Income Guarantee could be piloted for unpaid carers in Scotland.
If this progresses, it could be transformational for many carers in Scotland.
Read and download the full report here: www.carersuk.org/media/4gkfv3...
Carers Scotland welcomes the announcement that the Scottish Government is committed to matching the UK Government by raising the earnings threshold for Carers Support Payment in the draft Scottish Budget. The care that they provide is worth £15.9 billion each year and it is vital that the Scottish Government invest in providing the support they need.
We are welcoming the news that he Scottish Government has committed to matching the UK Government by raising the earnings threshold for Carers Support Payment today in the draft Scottish Budget.
04.12.2024 16:07 — 👍 10 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0The Carers Parliament is by far the most fun part of my job. Carers voices are directly being heard by politicians.
27.11.2024 15:04 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A picture of Hibs Stadium, Easter Road
Watching another team in Green and White tonight
26.11.2024 20:49 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The National Carer Organisations in Scotland have a released a statement on their dismay at the delay in the National Care Service Bill.
Read the full statement here: www.carersuk.org/news/scotlan...
The value of caring in Scotland rose by 19.4% between 2011 and 2022.
This is according to our new report, 'Valuing Carers 2022: Scotland', created in partnership with @centreforcare.bsky.social.
Download the report and read the findings in full here: www.carersuk.org/media/l5sa1s...
youtu.be/qZ5AD3duOaA?...
Today we launch new research valuing the labour provided by unpaid carers in Scotland at £15.9 billion.
Read the full report, created in partnership with Centre for Care, including recommended actions for the Scottish and UK Governments: www.carersuk.org/media/l5sa1s...
