MsColquhoun

Mod Studs & History teacher. Reading The Labryinth of The Spirits by Carlos Ruiz Zafon and listening to music and political podcasts. 👩‍🏫📚☕️ 🧶

[MsColquhoun @ms_colquhoun]

#socialinequalities #poverty

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

"I live off £30 a month."

A Joseph Rowntree Foundation report estimates the number of people experiencing ‘destitution’, which it defines as having a very low income or having to go without basic supplies, has more than doubled in the last five years in the UK.

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#UShistory #CivilRights #MLK #MartinLutherKing

[The Associated Press @AP]

August 28 marks the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech.

In 1963, more than 200,000 people poured into the nation’s capital to demand abolition of racial discrimination.

[STV News @STVNews]

Analysis of UCAS data shows number of students from deprived backgrounds being offered a place is 10% lower in Scotland.
https://t.co/VeHUHSMIS2

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@NicolaSturgeon Iain Banks? Alisdair Gray? Odd!

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@MrsONeil2 After all these years I hear a big Spurs story and I automatically think of you!

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Call to raise 'life-saving' minimum alcohol price in Scotland #healthinequalities #highermodernstudies https://t.co/eprkHBF4c0

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Biden says US is at ‘tipping point’ on gun control: ‘We will ban assault weapons in this country’ | The Independent #USA #guncontrol https://t.co/AapVx5391d

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https://t.co/7SBl1qArOD #humanrights #NorthKorea

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North Korea: Residents tell BBC of neighbours starving to death #humanrights https://t.co/1iPripz2ip

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Later this year Higher will look at Inequalities and whether or not government responses are helping to reduce them. This article gives an example we can look at. Young parents struggle with ‘bizarre’ benefits rule #inequalites https://t.co/ozdsHWKCNP

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Number of murders and killings in Scotland hits record low #crimeandlaw #crime https://t.co/RxSSriTlpe

[The Guardian @guardian]

Nine out of 10 people are biased against women, says ‘alarming’ UN report https://t.co/OP4iciHTeq

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@MrsONeil2 Thank goodness i’ve finished that bit if the higher course!

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https://t.co/6Tpiy7MgWT #highermodernstudies #healthinequalities #poverty Some useful statistics here.

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https://t.co/ahP2nnSJt4 East Ayrshire not coming out too well! #highermodernstudies #healthinequalities #lifeexpectancy

[HCHS Social Subjects @HolyCrossModies]

Modern Studies National 4/5: Influence of Trade Unions in the UK. An memorable example of the scale of the recent strikes across the UK. Days lost to strikes hit highest in over a decade https://t.co/suFwJ7iSV7

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Cornton Vale women's prison to close in new year #crimeandlaw https://t.co/sDqtLHLeoy

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#socialinequalities https://t.co/904SPJphgS

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China congress: How one man on a bridge marred Xi Jinping's big moment #China #protesting #censorship #humanrights #nat5modernstudies https://t.co/FZLXRMFs7l

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A prison encounter with the justice minister – and what we learned from it | HeraldScotland #crimeandlaw https://t.co/NzFOQUbDkm