Fred Parry 💜

,, Professional cellist and teacher, husband and father. Not always in that order.

[Fred Parry 💜 @fredparry3]

In memory of our eldest son Adam. Died 6th May aged 32. I'm fundraising for Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs. https://t.co/xO8pgruaji Check out my @JustGiving page and please donate if you can. Thank you! #JustGiving https://t.co/TDkzYAtuGj

[Fred Parry 💜 @fredparry3]

Time Kris Boyd was sacked from @SkySports His bias and meltdowns are embarrassing. Along with the other hun McInnes, it can’t go on!

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

Trump campaigned on an “America First” platform. Now he wants to "run" Venezuela?

60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Health care is collapsing. Housing is unaffordable.

Trump should address these major crises at home and end his illegal military adventurism abroad.

[Fred Parry 💜 @fredparry3]

@Annemarieward @stupatterson Excellent article! If only the powers that be would listen and just as important, LEARN!!

[Fred Parry 💜 @fredparry3]

@stupatterson @EnlightenScot Excellent article. If only the powers that be would listen and just as important, LEARN!!

[Fred Parry 💜 @fredparry3]

@Annemarieward @GlasgowArtClub @SunriseDances Wonderful building! Have a great night!

[Fred Parry 💜 @fredparry3]

@lokiscottishrap I actually heard that under their clever disguise, some of these people are actually “illegals” from Pollock!! 😂

[Fred Parry 💜 @fredparry3]

@Annemarieward @PeterAdamSmith @JohnSwinney @JohnSwinney one of the 1st things you learn in recovery is honesty & I think you need to take that step! The addiction services (drugs&alcohol) needs major surgery but you offer a sticking plaster. REAL roads to recovery is what’s needed, not more lies!!

[Rosshall Performing Arts @rosshallperform]

Looking forward to supporting some of @RosshallAcademy’s own at these fantastic concerts!

[Fred Parry 💜 @fredparry3]

@bt_uk I shouldn’t have to but it was working on my phone. At the moment I am in bed ill (cancer) watching on my television downstairs is not an option just now.

[Fred Parry 💜 @fredparry3]

Why have @bt_uk @EE not sorted out the Champions league TV coverage. We don’t pay all that money for a black screen!! Get it sorted!!
@ripoff

[Fred Parry 💜 @fredparry3]

@bt_uk Also tried the TNT app but same result. The same thing happened last night when I was watching Celtic v RB Leipzig. Other games were blank too. Very frustrating!

[Fred Parry 💜 @fredparry3]

@bt_uk Watching on my iPad Pro13” M4. I’ve now got a picture. I had a black screen for about 15 mins. I’m watching via the discovery + app.

[Fred Parry 💜 @fredparry3]

@Craig67G @CelticFC Couldn’t agree more! He could be a liability tonight

[Fred Parry 💜 @fredparry3]

@Annemarieward “In September, 5,000 invitation letters were sent to households across Scotland which were selected at random from the Royal Mail’s address database.” WTF! I’d love to know how many are recovered addicts or been affected by a close relative.

[Fred Parry 💜 @fredparry3]

@CelticTV why can’t I see the game? Fully subscribed but it won’t play. Is there a problem/

[Annemarie Ward 💜 @Annemarieward]

As someone who has witnessed firsthand the severe toll of addiction on individuals and families, I must emphasise that alcohol-related harm is a public health emergency of the highest order. Yet, we continue to see a lack of radical and transformative action. And by radical, I mean the simple act of actually providing detox, rehab, and aftercare services. It’s not rocket science! If we’re looking for bold change, how about just making sure people get the help they need, when they need it, and where they need it?

Policies like Minimum Unit Pricing (#MUP) have done NOTHING to bring real change to the populations suffering most from addiction. MUP hasn't addressed the heart of the issue—people’s ability to access the treatment that will truly help them achieve freedom from addiction. The biggest missed opportunity here is the failure to redirect some of the profits generated by MUP into the treatment industry. Instead, normal drinkers are unfairly taxed, while the resources to combat addiction remain woefully inadequate. This is beyond incompetent from our so called leaders.

It is nothing short of scandalous that, as recently admitted by the Minister for Health, Scotland has fewer than 140 rehab beds available for both alcohol and drug treatment. This is wholly inadequate to meet the scale of the crisis, and it’s no wonder we continue to see such devastating levels of deaths. With so many people in need of effective rehabilitation services, this shortage is a glaring failure in the country's approach to addiction recovery.

We must also take note that as these deaths continue to rise, a significant percentage of those who have died have never been in treatment. This is a critical question we need to ask ourselves: why is this? Shockingly, 4 out of 5 people who are alcohol dependent are not in treatment at all. This highlights the massive gap between those who need help and those who can actually access it, leaving many to suffer in silence without the care and support that could save their lives. Again the rich get rehab the poor get Antabuse.

Perhaps what would be truly radical is socially engineering the idea that seeking oblivion through alcohol or drugs is not a healthy or acceptable way to cope. Imagine that!

We could begin to undo the normalisation of seeking oblivion in Scotland by launching a focused, socially engineered campaign aimed at re-stigmatising harmful drug and alcohol use. Such a campaign would highlight the devastating impact—not just on individuals, but on families and communities as a whole. Now that would be truly radical. We dont have to accept this as our fate. But where are the government-funded quango's pushing for this? Give it a few years, and they might catch on—if they’re still around. (Hopefully not) lets hope the sharper ones might realise it a bit sooner!

At Faces & Voices of Recovery UK, @FAVORUK we are calling for a comprehensive national strategy that prioritises long-term recovery for all individuals affected by alcohol addiction. This must include expanding access to effective treatment options, including community & residential detox residential rehabilitation, and ensuring that no one is left behind. Alcohol is a legal, normalised substance, yet its harm is devastating—more so that any other drug and we as a compassionate society must respond accordingly.

My heart goes out to every family who has lost a loved one to alcohol. The time for change is now. We need a unified, evidence-based approach that tackles this crisis head-on, restores dignity to those in recovery, and prevents further loss of life.

I wrote this back in 2018 when my mother passed away and we began campaigning relentlessly for change. Sadly, nothing has improved since then—in fact, things have only gotten worse. Why? Because it’s the same leadership, the same so-called experts, and the same people who led us into this crisis who are still in charge.
#IfNothingChangesNothingChanges

Read about my mum here
https://t.co/eDZnm4eFny

[Fred Parry 💜 @fredparry3]

Scottish alcohol deaths at 15-year high. This is so fucking depressing! https://t.co/bHFXpk5buA

[Fred Parry 💜 @fredparry3]

@Smart6Miss @HillheadHS @HHS_ExpArts @GlasgowCREATE Excellent playing!! Love string quartets. 😁

[Fred Parry 💜 @fredparry3]

@AntoniaRolls Excellent stuff but the link is wrong. It’s https://t.co/KnNPN30I9M😁

[Maisie Adam @MaisieAdam]

In true form, my Nanna’s given us one last laugh…as my Dad’s been sorting her funeral he found her Mum’s birth certificate and therefore discovered the name of HER Nanna.

Excuse me while I get up off the floor to catch my breath