Gillian Murtagh

[John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch]

NEW:

Britain’s grim winter of strikes, falling incomes and a worsening NHS crisis is not some unfortunate series of events

It’s the inevitable result of a decade of Tory austerity that steadily weakened the state’s capacity to respond to shocks

https://t.co/xJcNiCJk2b

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[Yalda Hakim @SkyYaldaHakim]

On this International Day of the Girl Child, thinking of all the Afghan children desperately wanting to return to school
#InternationalGirlChildDay #girlchildday

[Franklin Leonard @franklinleonard]

This is extraordinary.

[Gillian Murtagh @gillianmurtagh]

There’s a Name for the Blah You’re Feeling: It’s Called Languishing https://t.co/gQjJPzrgkr

[Gillian Murtagh @gillianmurtagh]

@Ainecflan @hijennieblair

[Caelainn Hogan @CaelainnH]

Ireland created a system of institutions that separated mixed-race children from their mothers and placed them in "reject wards". I write for @nytimes about singer Jess Kavanagh's search for answers and the barriers to justice that survivors still face.
https://t.co/5JMA3PlUbu

[Joe Biden @JoeBiden]

Ambassador Samantha Power is a world-renowned voice of conscience and moral clarity—challenging and rallying the international community to stand up for the dignity and humanity of all people. As USAID Administrator, she'll be a powerful force for principled American engagement.

[Michael S. Smith II @MichaelSSmithII]

There are members of the United States Congress who are afraid to vote to impeach Trump due to concerns about their families’ safety.

This is how terrorism works, folks! This is a textbook example of terrorists succeeding with efforts to coerce decision makers in a government.

[Abby D. Phillip @abbydphillip]

The incredible show of force that we saw in DC this summer... Where is it? That was nowhere near what we are seeing happen today as lawmakers in both chambers are in lockdown and unable to continue their duties while violent protestors storm the Capitol.

[Edmund Heaphy @edmundheaphy]

The Reflexive Davos Tech Briefing (https://t.co/FzYmrrcfQn) is in illustrious company today! The amazing Quartz Davos Daily Brief recommends it alongside Politico's Playbook and Bloomberg's Davos Diary as a way to round out your #WEF20 experience

[Edmund Heaphy @edmundheaphy]

Me and the @closeofbusiness gang are doing a pop-up daily newsletter on @Davos and all of its tech-related developments, starting Tuesday. Expect the usual insights, sassy takes, and searing takedowns. Sign up here: https://t.co/TjTGHsSuy8

[Shakil Khan @shak]

I’m very quickly becoming a fan of @closeofbusiness - a new daily end of day newsletter covering the world of European Tech, go subscribe at https://t.co/8f6J0F5A9J - my morning read is @Siftedeu and my end of day read is now this. Thanks @rafat for the tip.

[Gillian Murtagh @gillianmurtagh]

Abandoning Everything You Ever Believed, for Brexit. (Or Trump.) https://t.co/BZi9mP1JiG

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

It is time we trash the idea that empathy = leadership weakness.

When people hurt, we should hurt too. That’s what good leaders do. It adds urgency & humanity to our decision making. Suppressing emotion can lead to aggression, impulsivity, & other erosions of leadership ability.

[Gillian Murtagh @gillianmurtagh]

best thing that's happened since conor mcgregor's sister's dog got a haircut

[Coleen Rooney @ColeenRoo]

This has been a burden in my life for a few years now and finally I have got to the bottom of it......

[Ciarán O'Connor @ciaranoconnor]

Kashmir: The Indian government vs. the facts on the ground.

Important report here on Kashmir, where the communications shutdown has made reporting very difficult. Proud to have worked on this with the @washingtonpost.

https://t.co/WDRRqXyd21 | @storyful

[Ailbhe Smyth @ailbhes]

Free contraception fundamental to women’s health, equality and effective family planning. Well worth the few minutes it takes to fill in. #FreeContraception

[emily bell @emilybell]

The issue of #Google and the news industry is this: Google is a massive advertising company. They are part of a live experiment in changing communications and publishing systems, and doing it without much understanding of what will happen as a result of their actions 1/x

[Climate Case Ireland @climatecaseire]

Nothing to see here - just our Department for Climate Action granting a drilling licence to China National Offshore Oil Corporation three days after the #GreenWave election 🙈

[Ronan Lyons @ronanlyons]

This is an opinion about single transferable votes that I see with alarming frequency. The person here is worried that a very far-down preference (e.g. 16th) will help a candidate more than giving them nothing. To see why that's wrong, consider an extreme opposite case. (1/5)