From 18th August for 1week @glasgowfilm will be screening the newly minted @BFI 4k version of a film I was in once. Plans are afoot to have a special screening with a few cast members on 17th/08/23 (tbc). Not sure when tickets go on sale, but I’ll keep you posted. C u there?
Never really explored Callendar Park properly since I was a wee laddie. Don’t think house was open then. What a joy! @UNESCO Antonine Wall runs through, lovely local history museum Callendar House & epic homebaking in tearoom. A glorious green lung 👏 @FalkirkLandC@TravWriters
NEW: we need to talk about NHS staff retention.
At a time when Britain’s healthcare system is acutely short of workers, *1 in 7* UK-trained doctors are practising overseas. No other developed country is like this, which immediately tells you there’s a problem.
Let’s dig deeper:
Dear 🇬🇧,
Here's your weekly reminder that 10 years ago, the NHS was ranked the #1 healthcare system in the world. We don't need a new system, we need a new govt that doesn't catastrophically underfund the NHS and pays staff properly!
#SOSNHS#PayRestoration#VoteReject
The Walkhighlands mobile app is now available!
- It enables you to find & download our detailed walks everywhere in Scotland - complete with GPS mapping
- Downloaded walks & maps are available offline
- It's for Android and iOS
- It's free
- It's a public beta version
10 days ago I sent Chancellor @Jeremy_Hunt a letter (below) asking him to postpone the govt's 20% increase in energy bills on 1 April.
Since, SEVENTY major charities (below), & the energy industry trade body have signed up to support the letter.
IF YOU SUPPORT THE CALL PLS RT
🧵 NEW: How fair is Britain?
Wealthy families are surprisingly good at hanging onto their riches from generation to generation.
Our bank of mum and dad - one of the most generous in Europe - is making things worse... @thetimes
https://t.co/8PVzDjDw7y
The NHS is the endpoint of most health problems, & delays can make them worse, but it is not the cause of them. Health is largely socially determined. To fix healthcare, we need to fix housing, heating, nutrition, sleep, stress, cruelty, education, exercise, isolation and poverty
I've rarely read legislation so lacking in underlying coherence and logic as today's bill from the government that would significantly restrict the right to strike - and I quote - in "health services, fire and rescue services, education services, transport...
Putting @EliudKipchoge's new 2:01:09 marathon record into a #parkrun perspective:
➡ only 32 parkrunners have a 5k parkrun PB at an average pace quicker than his over 42.2k
➡ the fastest eight 5k parkruns + the fastest junior parkrun this weekend (42k in total) took 2:07:09