Mike Danson

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Mike Danson

Mike Danson

@MikeDanson1

Scot, academic, Celtic fan, internationalist

Inverarnie Katılım Ağustos 2013
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Laurie Macfarlane
Laurie Macfarlane@L__Macfarlane·
This isn’t just about people — it’s about money too. This inward migration has increased taxable income flowing into Scotland by ~£350m since 2018, boosting tax revenues.
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John Simpson
John Simpson@JohnSimpsonNews·
The Geneva Conventions make it clear that attacks may only be directed against military objectives. A civilian object like a block of flats loses its protection only if it is being used to make an "effective contribution to military action."
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Basic Income UK
Basic Income UK@basicincome_uk·
The state pension already proves the principle: an unconditional income floor prevents deeper hardship. The question is why security arrives only at one stage of life, while millions face working-age insecurity long before retirement. UBI starts from that gap. 💷📉
Neville Southall@NevilleSouthall

Did you know... There are 2 million older people living in poverty in the UK with millions more on the brink. At @IndependentAge, we want all older people to have a safe home and be protected from unfair costs with the income they need to live well. independentage.org

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Basic Income UK
Basic Income UK@basicincome_uk·
A UK trial gave care leavers a one-off £2,000, no strings attached. Result: more stable housing, less sofa-surfing, fewer arrests, fewer overnight hospital stays, better wellbeing. If one payment shifts outcomes, the argument for stronger income floors gets harder to ignore. 💷🧵
Scott Santens@scottsantens

Care leavers who got £2,000 were: more likely to find stable housing, less likely to sofa-surf, less likely to be arrested, more likely to visit GPs or drop-in clinics, less likely to have overnight hospital stays, and spending on alcohol, tobacco, or drugs dropped by 12%.

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joycemcmillan
joycemcmillan@joycemcm·
Mark Brown in the Sunday National on this week’s ruling that some Scottish-based critics should not review the biggest Lyceum show of the season, One Day. 15 of us - theatre writers in Scotland - have now written an open letter of protest to the Lyceum board - see below.
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joycemcmillan
joycemcmillan@joycemcm·
Note that the Scottish Government refused this deal with Palantir, to protect NHS Scotland. Although there’s never room for complacency, as big tech lobbies relentlessly to expand its influence everywhere.
Carole Cadwalladr@carolecadwalla

NEW: Two senior MOD whistleblowers with inside knowledge of Palantir's systems have come forward to @thenerve_news to say government ministers are ignorant of the grave national security risks the technology poses. Hugely important by @CharlieNotOld

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Dr Philippa Whitford
Dr Philippa Whitford@Dr_PhilippaW·
Focus was clearly on generating income rather than providing early diagnosis and good cancer care! This was always the danger of turning #NHS in England into a ‘Healthcare Market’!
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The Figen
The Figen@TheFigen_·
I think that is the best advertisement I’ve ever seen.
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John Simpson
John Simpson@JohnSimpsonNews·
While the bombing of Iran continues, the UN says there reports of more than 700,000 people, including 200,000 children, displaced across Lebanon by the Israeli army. They’re seeking refuge in public buildings, schools or overcrowded shelters, but many have to sleep in the open.
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John Simpson
John Simpson@JohnSimpsonNews·
Over the years I’ve been in many towns and cities when they were being bombed — in a few cases (Baghdad, Belgrade etc) by my own country. No matter what the justification, most of the victims have been entirely innocent. I’ve come to loathe the very thought of aerial bombardment.
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Mike Danson
Mike Danson@MikeDanson1·
@alastairmci Two highly apposite articles by the sadly missed Professor Robert Smith. Himself a great raconteur, he revealed the links between black fish, BrewDog and storytelling.
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Alastair McIntosh
Alastair McIntosh@alastairmci·
Beware of right-on hustlers: “The Brewdog story [is] about hustle culture and founder myth … which saw a broad anti-establishment current sweep across the UK. Watt and Dickie marketed themselves as loud, juvenile “punks” out to change a stale system …” heraldscotland.com/opinion/259114…
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