Seonag MacKinnon
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Communications & Public Affairs Consultant across UK. Former BBC & Scotsman Education Correspondent. Eriskay roots. Own views.
Edinburgh Scotland
Joined August 2010
Fascinating discussion with @jamesnaughtie and @DorothyKoomson author of The Ice Cream Girls, psychological novel with unexpected twist, on grooming, murder and more. Recording @bbcradio4 Book Club Toppings Book Store Broadcast April 2. #books #edinburgh
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So many elderly people were energetically clapping at home during the Scotland France match yesterday, it set off false alerts at the Community Alarm Service (CAS) Edinburgh which monitors suspected falls! 🏉#SixNations2026 #SixNationsRugby
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Shout out to Dave, Team Leader Technical Services @JohnLewisRetail Edinburgh for super efficient transfer of content and apps to a new laptop. Sounds trivial? Self absorption? In an uncertain world today, homing in on small gains.
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Scottish Government announces major review of university funding and sustainability. Aiming for cross party drive - more chance of changes as any proposals less likely to become political football. #universities #scotgov
https://t.co/xcxNpNPCOM
heraldscotland.com
The goal of the project is to secure 'a sustainable and successful future for Scotland’s 19 higher education institutions to 2045.'
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Tonight, @mspliz's Outdoor Education Bill has been passed in the Scottish Parliament. It will give every young person in Scotland access to a week of residential outdoor education at school, boosting their physical and mental wellbeing.
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Erasmus scheme to return for UK students, BBC understands
bbc.co.uk
The UK left in December 2020 as part of the post-Brexit trade deal with the EU negotiated by Boris Johnson.
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#Thingsyouseldomsee Gents queuing for the Gents at a major venue. They were all talking about the wait so normal for women! A flaw at the otherwise great venue of @RoyalAlbertHall #loos #toilets #musicvenues
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@BBCr4today 👏 even broadcast a clip from BBC Scottish Gaelic radio @bbcRng on the Tierney goal #SCODEN #SCOvDEN #BBCFOOTBALL #Inclusivity About 07.32
bbc.co.uk
Listen live to Radio 4 on BBC Sounds
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If you feel like you're bad at your job and it's making you depressed, just consider that, as the investigation of the recent heist revealed, the password to access the Louvre's videosurveillance system was "Louvre".
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Ugh. Traces of plastic found even in placentas. .#plasticpackaging
https://t.co/mPELiDKFHF via @@yahooNewsUK
uk.news.yahoo.com
Damaging as it is, food waste has an end point: it decomposes, breaks down, and returns to the soil. Plastic packaging persists indefinitely.
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A chance this is classic case of people bringing forward an announcement because a newspaper has got hold of the story. People understandably want to control how personal news is presented. #Strictly
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“With the worst drug death rate in Europe for 7 years in a row, Scotland doles out 11 million doses a year of methadone & heroin substitute, spending upwards of £20 million on government-funded organisations promoting harm reduction – where drugs users remain addicted for life.”
In the first part of our Transform Scotland series we examine why the country has Europe’s worst drug death rate – and how to change that. https://t.co/ZEJ1LPPDN8
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‘It’s mad in Britain. Will I be ok?’ International students about to study in UK universities are alarmed by the country's new political climate Read more: https://t.co/zhyUQfWs4w
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The NAO report on state-funded and largely private-provided residential care for at-risk and troubled children is chilling. Each placement costs an average of £318,400, almost NINE TIMES median household income, but “many children are not in a setting that meets their needs
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The Rest Is Money · Episode
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Fiery exchange at First Minister’s over 124% rise in retail crime. @AnasSarwar says @scotgov is so soft on crime it is “effectively legalising shoplifting” FM says Scotland is “incarcerating more people than any other Western European country #retailcrime
scottishparliament.tv
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In an age of screens, ensuring all children experience outdoor education is more important than ever. Terrible shame if this significant proposal from @mspliz does not go ahead. SNP accused of blocking children’s right to ‘outdoor education’ https://t.co/SpBYG84z2v
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New exam board chief says SQA 'shouldn't be marking our own homework' https://t.co/OF7rreCFQS
heraldscotland.com
Nick Page told The Herald that he would not repeat the approach used to investigate the Higher History controversy last year.
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Having shadowed Kate Forbes in different roles, I respect her as a political opponent and admire her talent, conviction & courage. Her departure will be a serious loss to Holyrood and what remains of the moderate, pro-business wing of the SNP.
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Brilliant quirky video. Innovative as the robot recommends! #robots #communications
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