Dr Alison Cameron

Interests: governance, equality, justice, politics, biodiversity, climate change, conservation, life in general. Tweets are my own personal opinions.

[Dr Alison Cameron @noremacnosila]

I’ve hardly used twitter in the last year, and I’ve been thinking I should delete my account. I just popped in today to vote for Musk to step down, but I am too late. Mastodon does seem like a nicer platform. Maybe I’ll see y all here again, if Elon leaves.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll.

[Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy]

Now that’s funny… 👌

[Richard Sefton @richardosefton]

To all the main parties.

I genuinely don’t mind paying a bit more in #tax, if it goes toward making our public services working and helps to look after those most in need.

Anyone else or is this just me?

[Peter Stefanovic @PeterStefanovi2]

“We’ve put 20,000 more police officers on the street” @RishiSunak is boasting today

Imagine his shock when someone reminds him his party has

• Cut 21,000 police officers
•Cut 23000 police support staff
• Closed 600 police stations

& he will fall off his chair when he finds out that per capita - with an increasing population - we shall actually have fewer police on our streets then we did a decade ago NOT MORE!

[Femi @Femi_sorry]

Nigel Farage recently lied about Muslims on national TV, saying almost half of them support terrorism.

THAT'S IMPLIED INCITEMENT as he's calling them a violent threat.

And now he's complaining about violence in politics?

These people poison our politics, then play victim.🙄

[Lloyd Warburton🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇺🇦 @LloydCymru]

The motion failed by 27 votes to 26.

Votes for

Conservatives: 14
Plaid Cymru: 11
LibDems: 1

Votes against

Labour: 27

What are Labour playing at here?

[Dr Alison Cameron @noremacnosila]

Her book is excellent. This is a series that needed to be made.

[Dr Rachel Clarke @doctor_oxford]

Today @ITV screened the first episode of BREATHTAKING to a cinema full of press. Nerve-wracking, nail-biting, exciting. How I hope we’ve done justice to the experiences of NHS staff 💙

[Dr Rachel Clarke @doctor_oxford]

Today @ITV screened the first episode of BREATHTAKING to a cinema full of press. Nerve-wracking, nail-biting, exciting. How I hope we’ve done justice to the experiences of NHS staff 💙

[Dr Alison Cameron @noremacnosila]

Also University staff have also almost universally lost staff rooms and refectories, so there is really nowhere left that academic staff can meet out of earshot of students, over a self made (free!) cup of coffee, to discuss sensitive issues and support and mentor each other.

[Marianne O'Doherty: @Marianneodoherty.bsky.social @MarianneOD1]

I was put in a shared office of four when I started as a lecturer. In my first week I had to discuss a termination with a student in the corridor. Communal workspaces for teaching staff are incompatible with student confidentiality and dignity.

[Queen Mary UCU @qm_ucu]

Managements up and down the country are trying to make @ucu members feel verrrrrrry isolated through disproportionate deductions.

So we're teaming up. The financial intimidation isn't normal, and we all know it. Join us on Wednesday at 2pm? https://t.co/soevImyaXP
#ucuRISING

[Dr Alison Cameron @noremacnosila]

@Vicky_Canning I resigned from a Senior Lectureship at Bangor University in November. I was burnt out and there was no way to have any meaningful dialogue to address the causes of it. I am enjoying my career change. Pay is as good, hours are better, better “work-life balance”. Good luck.

[Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco @joshpizpom]

Nice to see @thetimes pick up on story on MAB spreadsheets at @aberdeenuni
https://t.co/tQghdxhE3z

[Staff-Student Solidarity Network Edinburgh @sssn_edi]

Here is the video of UoE attempting to drown out student protest with...organ music....
truly they must be running out of ideas, which is interesting considering they havent yet tried just paying their workers fairly??

[Lily @lilydarvey]

this is me at my graduation today. I am holding the tube where my degree should be but there is nothing inside it. what was I given? an apology letter. where is it now? crumpled up in the bin. @EdinburghUni, pay your staff and end the dispute now! #markingboycott #ucurising @ucu

[Dr Alison Cameron @noremacnosila]

@alexander_mmd Awesome speech.

[UCU @ucu]

🥹 What incredible students

Watch, share and make sure everyone sees this

#ucuRISING

[Dr Alison Cameron @noremacnosila]

@ThePalpitations @EmmaSzewczak My kids thought "Amen" was "Almonds" for years. I did not correct them. They really liked actual Almonds back then. They now have very well formed opinions about prayers. Lets just say they still prefer Almonds. And yes, let them eat bugs :-)

[Dr Alison Cameron @noremacnosila]

Many people feel overwhelmed by the climate crisis, and don't realise how much leverage they have to press for positive action from big business through their pension schemes. This👇is a very well thought out action - which needs your help.

[Save Pensions and Planet @PensionsPlanet]

Welcome new followers! We are suing USS, the UK’s largest pension fund, to protect our pensions and our planet. What we seek to achieve is simple: a 🧵 #USSmess https://t.co/3Q0jBG7T9C 1/8

[Dr Alison Cameron @noremacnosila]

I still cant understand why @UCU are not funding this legal challenge. Please donate to this crowd funder if you are a UK academic, and you'd like to challenge the shenanigans surrounding the @USS pension scheme.
https://t.co/iaEAE19Dg3

[Dr Alison Cameron @noremacnosila]

@james_gilbert Don't get pregnant.

[Dr Alison Cameron @noremacnosila]

Very glad to see that @CardiffUCU have a plan to escalate locally if your pay is withheld for the marking bouycott. I have been wondering what branches will do in this situation.

[Andy Williams @llantwit]

I’ll be voting for my local branch @CardiffUCU to go give @cardiffuni 14 days notice of strike action against this punitive, goodwill-killing behaviour.
This, along with student suffering, cld be avoided if our employers gave us a fair offer on pay & conditions.
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