Ali Payne
@ali_payne
Trying to figure out life as a (relatively) young widow. Busy with kids, politics, box-sets, baking & Lego. Research Director @reformscotland. All views my own
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20-07-2011 11:33:11
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I love the theatre, I love that I live in Edinburgh and also get to see so many shows via the Fringe too. But I have never seen a performance like #SarahSnook in The Picture of Dorian Gray before. It was truly captivating & amazing. Thoroughly deserved 👏
There may be no tuition fees in Scotland but there is a cap on student numbers. HE funding is unfair & unsustainable & needs a better balance between individual graduates & taxpayers.
Delighted to have contributed to this new publication from Higher Education Policy Institute⬇️
reformscotland.com/publication/ho…
'People in Scotland now die younger than in any other Western European country. People spend more of their lives in ill health. The gap in life expectancy between the poorest & the wealthiest is growing'
Paul Johnston of Public Health Scotland writes for #NHS2048
reformscotland.com/nhs2048/founda…
It's time to acknowledge the dysfunctional decision-making at the heart of the Scottish Government, says James Mitchell holyrood.com/comment/view,i…
There are simply no adequate words to express how incredible & mesmerising Sarah Snook is in The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray Theatre Royal Haymkt. The entire production is a tour de force. We were in the upper circle with “restricted view” but saw it all. Amazing ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I've wanted to write a longread about the juryless rape trial pilot - which has seen such a backlash - for ages. On #InternationalWomensDay here's my attempt to cut through some of the noise and understand the competing perspectives. unherd.com/2024/03/should…
This is an extraordinarily good presentation of the state of the NHS in Scotland. Best and clearest I’ve heard. Well done Dr Iain Kennedy reformscotland BMA Scotland Everyone with an interest ( ie everyone) should listen in