New figures reveal 80,000 children in Scotland are living in very deep poverty — the highest level in a generation. Story by Rebecca McCurdy heraldscotland.com/news/25115358.….

My latest cartoon for New Scientist

JOB: Research Fellow, a part-time post at University of Nottingham. Working with a wonderful team on comparative research: Nicola Carr, Beth Weaver, Jake Phillips, Fergus McNeill, myself, Fern Gillon, and Sarah Doxat-Pratt. #Criminology #Probation #Job jobs.ac.uk/job/DMY924/res…

Oooft quite surprised at this. Hopefully there will be some substantial changes now. BBC News - bbc.co.uk/news/live/cvg9… MSPs at Holyrood back Scotland's assisted dying bill with 14 vote majority - BBC News

An absolute masterpiece 👏👏👏

Interesting reading.

So much to explore here.

Feel really invigorated after attending the 2025 CYCJ Scotland conference hosted by my old crew. The non-stop chattering, skill sharing, and problem solving from attendees and the enthusiasm and passion of the presenters, all working hard to support children is great to see.

It's one of those rare moments when the child is happily playing with her toys (without roping me in to do something that will almost certainly be wrong) and I don't want to spoil the moment by getting up to finish making dinner. #parenting

Oh no this is sad, I remember a few years ago thinking he must have died ages ago (seemed auld to me when I was a kid) and being thrilled to find out he was still going strong. Thanks for introducing us to the words 'cavalcade' and 'paladin'.

A red carpet. Okay. I don't know why we are all so surprised.

When going to school hungry, then coming home to overcrowded, noisy houses, with stressed out parent(s) unable to help with homework due to long working hours, addiction issues or poor mental health, education quickly falls down your list of priorities. This is what poverty does!

96% of deepfakes are non-consensual pornography. 99% feature women. Read Alona Ferber’s review of Laura Bates’s terrifying new book: prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/70948/…

The spread of disinformation is out of control…

I am pleased to share the full guidance note on the concept of #consent in relation to violence against women and girls (#VAWG): ohchr.org/sites/default/…

Thread about importance of language re suicide versus assisted dying.

HAPPY SHOWGIRL RELEASE WEEK TO ALL THOSE WHO CELEBRATE EVERYONE IN EVERY SWIFTIE'S LIVES IS ABOUT TO BE SO SICK OF US ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

Bit of a dramatic flourish to your resignation but cool cool.

Today in The Nation: Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi, a 19-year-old in Gaza, describes what it's like to be so scarred by genocide that you lose your very ability to speak. Taqwa is brilliant and profound and deserves to be listened to. Please read her words. thenation.com/article/world/…

🚨 NEW: Netflix secretly recorded an interview with Dr. Jane Goodall in March, set to air only after her death. In it, she says she wishes Trump and Elon Musk could be blasted into space… and closes with: “Don’t lose hope.” Now that’s a final message.