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Kelly Given retweeted
“We aren’t incidental to this peculiar exercise in male bonding we're the means through which it takes place, and the result extends much further than our taking offence at it”
~Kelly Given💚
The National
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Kelly Given retweeted
“Allowing their suffering to be the defining influence over how we understand them is not solidarity; it’s further injustice”
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The National
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Kelly Given retweeted
So there's this Tel Aviv Scrabble club which appears to be co-ordinating a flood of spurious complaints about The National's coverage of Gaza, resulting in literally hundreds of Ipso processes for us to go through. Let me explain ...
Kelly Given retweeted
A huge amount of work went into responding to and shaping the proposals of the LDAN bill. There has been nothing stopping SG from significant investment up to now, but the STRUCTURE is the issue. The right resource in the right place at the right time is a pipe dream.
Kelly Given retweeted
'John, I’d like to invite you to meet my brother Michael, and listen to all the things he doesn’t say. I think you might learn a lot from him.'
Education Specialist James McEnaney says 'at the stroke of a Ministerial pen, promises made to hundreds of thousands of Scots and those who care for them have been broke' 👇
Kelly Given retweeted
Why has John Swinney decided to abandon 5 years of work on a Learning Disabilities, Autism, and Neurodivergence Bill that was supposed to help protect the rights of hundreds of thousands of Scots?
According to @kellylgiven it's simply a matter of political priorities:
Kelly Given retweeted
John Swinney told me he had little control over ASN funding once it reached councils. LDAN was an opportunity to strengthen accountability and make rights enforceable. His government has CHOSEN to walk away from it.
Kelly Given retweeted
Saving the Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodiversity Bill bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/0…
Kelly Given retweeted
In 2021, the SNP promised a new law to protect the rights of people like Michael, my brother.
Earlier this month, @JohnSwinney broke that promise, and in doing so sent a clear message to families like mine: we're not a priority for a government he leads.
Kelly Given retweeted
“People are no longer, given the evidence available to them, willing to accept neutrality as a legitimate stance in the face of these unjustifiable horrors”
~Kelly Given 💚
The National
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Kelly Given retweeted
More than anything, Dolly very loudly and proudly, with her words and actions, gave a fuck about people. Giving a fuck is really what it's about.
Kelly Given retweeted
“Rangers are in a supermarket with a fucking trolley just throwing everything in it. Celtic are strolling round M&S sticking the nice stuff in”
Belter from Gordon Dalziel 😭
Kelly Given retweeted
it's not cool to be unphased about the 100% solar eclipse. you're boring if you're unphased. where's the whimsy in your life. where's the simple joy. the next one is in 60 years.
Kelly Given retweeted
“This reminds us of what it is to be human. That we are a small planet in a vast cosmos. And we see the Sun, in its beautiful, hidden form. Amazing.”
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