Really nice boost in the first week of fourth year to be nominated as Law Student of the Year at the Inspirational Women in Law Awards 2024. Looking forward to attending the awards at the London Clifford Chance offices in November. Thank you
@First100years
@_katiearchibald
Rab quite literally taught me how to ride a mountain bike, and has taught just about every kid in Scotland something about bike racing. He has an incredible legacy and the whole world is going to miss him. Take care of yourself xx
Having the best time at the UN Women UK Awards 2023. I feel so privileged to have been shortlisted out of 300 nominations, and to have been named amongst women who are doing truly incredible work to tackle humanitarian crises around the world
@UN_Women
@UNWomenUK
I am absolutely blown away this morning to be sharing that I have been shortlisted for a
@UNWomenUK
Award this year. Such an honour to have been recognised amongst these incredible women listed for my work calling for spaces to be made safer for girls and young women ♥️
@hannahvandepeer
And the people who are commenting “it’s just the flu” have clearly NEVER HAD THE FLU because then they’d know that the flu is abhorrent and not anything like a cold and COVID is worse and feels like you’ve been run over three times by a truck
such a fun morning being interviewed for
@bbcalba
Eòrpa on all things body image + social media! Grateful for
@GirlguidingScot
giving me the platform and skills to talk about the issues I care about bc girls are experts in their own lives!
think I’ve had to explain to about 20 people since the GRR bill passed yesterday that predatory men won’t change their gender in order to violate safe spaces and assault women, as they are too busy doing all of that regardless
huge thank you to the staff in Buchanan Galleries
@holland_barrett
who noticed a man following and staring at me, they called security and kept me in the shop until I was safe. very scary first day in Glasgow but so so grateful that there were people there to help
as eldest daughter I will once again be spending today preparing for tomorrow where I will be acting as sous chef, family lawyer, mediator, host, front of house, waitress, mixologist, taxi, entertainer, event manager, translator and general light of my extended family’s life
3 years ago today- my fave day as a Speak Out Champion ever. The most empowered I have ever felt. I’m so grateful that I’m now the lead volunteer for SO and can work on providing more enthusiastic young campaigners with inspiring opportunities like these ☺️
@GirlguidingScot
Politics aside, the time and effort that Nicola Sturgeon put into listening to the voices of young women, like my 16 year old self, is a quality that too few decision makers show. I’ll never forget how empowered and respected I felt after speaking with her in 2020
Here
@Girlguidingscot
, we are committed to supporting girls and young women in Scotland. We want to to empower them to be whatever they want in life and do whatever they want to do without barriers or prejudice. (1/3)
so pleased to have been part of this conversation about body image and social media on
@bbcalba
tonight. thank you always to
@GirlguidingScot
for providing me with a platform to talk about the issues that I care about, and for giving me the confidence and skills to do so <3
I’m running the Edinburgh marathon on 29/05 for
@samaritans
@Sams_Scotland
in memory of my friend Abbie. Each £5 donated has the power to answer a potentially lifesaving call, my fundraising link is in my bio and I would be so grateful for anything you’re able to give 💜💚
@tobithomas_
@islawhat
No I just find it funny that when something affects men it’s an issue but when it’s limited to women it’s fine :) let them suffer
Delighted to be a UN Women UK delegate to the 68th sitting of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women this international women’s month! Excited to feed into policy development to further my goal of making all systems work for every woman, everywhere
🎓 Students are - on average - left with just 25% of their maintenance loans after paying rent in halls, new analysis has shown.
The average rent in student halls of residence now consumes 75% of the maximum available student loan.
happy thinking day !!! so grateful for all of the opportunities guiding has given to me, but even more grateful to be blessed with theeee best of friends because of it. reflecting today on how amazing it is to be part of our global sisterhood
My first event as the new
@GirlguidingScot
lead volunteer for a speak out was such a hit! A fab weekend of networking, workshops, campaigns design and policy planning has made me so excited to watch the champions go on campaigning journeys like mine that I loved so much
shoutout to all the eldest daughters who will be working overtime on Christmas Day as DJ, relationship counsellor, waitress, bartender, barista, google translate and backbone of the family generally
you may think running 2 marathons aged 18 is my proudest achievement but it is actually not. this is it. I have been shortlisted to be Paesano Pizza’s professional pizza taster. please vote for me this is the most significant event of my 19 years of existence 🙏🏻
Happy
#WorldThinkingDay2023
!! Today I’m thinking about how grateful I am for all of my amazing Guiding experiences and to have made friends for life from all over the world. Since visiting my Mum’s guide unit as a baby now to being a Lead Volunteer at 19, I’ve known
#IBelong
Something pretty off brand for me, but I am nonetheless delighted to share that I am a Miss Scotland 2024 finalist and my chosen charity is of course
@GirlguidingScot
. I’m really excited for this all new journey! Photo credits to the lovely Euan from the Miss Scotland team
Casual week in the life- speaking in Parliament today, miss Scotland final tomorrow. I am so grateful for opportunities like these and it’s so important to me to be a part of organisations that help make my dreams happen. Thank you
@youngwomenscot
💚
I had the best time at the
@youngwomenscot
100th Anniversary event last night, and took hardly any pictures because I was too busy gabbing! So grateful to know and work with the most wonderful collective of women across Scotland, who were all in one room last night!
#YWM100
🚨 LAW STUDENTS/GRADS 🚨
I’m starting a podcast aimed at people thinking of applying to law next year. The first episodes will be on the application process so I need some valuable insight, what are the things you wish you’d known before starting law school?
@sam_2705
@JamesBarnby
@_NicoleIreland
There’s a difference between general personal safety and then going out of your way to avoid being raped eg. keys between your hands, rape alarms, going the long way home, not running in the dark, not wearing revealing clothing, not wearing headphones
well it was 50 mins behind target time but I RAN A MARATHON! after being knocked out with tonsillitis this week I’m so pleased that I even finished the race! Thank you to everyone who sent me messages of support during the race and to everyone who sponsored me
Thank you so much to everyone who has commented or sent me a message to congratulate me this week- I’m so grateful that there are so many I’m still getting through them. This article explains my work that got me here, if you’re interested
Super excited to be attending
@thesgacademy
in Vilnius this week. This is such a great training and networking opportunity and I’m very grateful to be going, thank you
@Girlguiding
@GirlguidingScot
supporting me to go!
it would appear that I’m an extremely good influence on my baby sister
@naomiiihazel
who did not stop talking this afternoon about how much she enjoyed her first in person
@GirlguidingScot
Speak Out meeting. So excited to see her have all of the amazing opportunities that I did!
Very emosh last
@GirlguidingScot
Speak Out meeting yesterday! I’m so lucky to have been given SO many opportunities, to have launched our campaign together, to have grown so much as a person and to have made the best friends you could imagine (sob) ❤️
🧵today is the start of National Stalking Awareness Week
#NSAW2022
and I wanted to share that this month I was a victim of stalking by an ex partner. I feel extremely lucky to be able to say that the criminal justice system served me in my situation
I am SO proud of myself for achieving and learning everything I did this year so I’m doing a corny top 2021 moments thread purely for my own satisfaction
@deanachka_xo
@ALISHAMARIE
Can you even define socialism? Your political scale is so skewed, the US is so far right that anything even slightly centrist is “socialism”.
3 years ago today my childhood best friend took her life. Earlier this week, we learned that 805 people died by suicide in 2020. There’s not many times I’m lost for words, but all I can say today is be kind, hug your pals tight and please reach out if you’re struggling 💕
Today an anti choice protester (literally an old man??) forced a leaflet on me about how abortion is murder and for a second my anxiety disappeared so I ripped it up and threw it back in his face and I really hope it hurt his ego just a little bit
Yeah speaking in Parliament and being in Miss Scotland was great, but today has topped all of that because I officially became a godmother !!!!
@wenyingggggg
just wrote a scary email where I didn’t use any unnecessary exclamation marks or add anything else to make the impact softer and now feeling like I’ve single handedly crushed the patriarchy
this interview will be on BBC Alba tomorrow night (23rd) at 8:30pm! please tune in to hear me chatting about girls’ experiences with body image and
@GirlguidingScot
Girls in Scotland research 🥰
such a fun morning being interviewed for
@bbcalba
Eòrpa on all things body image + social media! Grateful for
@GirlguidingScot
giving me the platform and skills to talk about the issues I care about bc girls are experts in their own lives!
Overwhelmed at all of the congratulations and well wishes I have received since sharing my Miss Scotland news, thank you to everyone who has taken the time to message me! Excited to share what I’m going to get up to in the lead up to the competition
#MissScotland2024
we all gave up studying JUST as the “not exams” were announced, we were all burnt out and then 3x the usual amount of assessments were loaded on us. I went from straight As to walking into exams without revising because my brain had no more capacity to work
At last night's
@SQAOurSay
event, young people shared their frustration at how alternative assessments have been managed this year.
Today, we'll share those frustrations with you.
They echo the experiences of our young advisers, who raised their fears at
@ScotParl
in March.
I will be running the virtual London Marathon on 03/10/2021 for
@Girlguiding
! I’m so excited to be taking on this challenge to help the charity who have helped me the most. The JustGiving link will be up in my bio and I have 6 months to raise the money. Bring on October :)
Blinked and it’s been 4 years since my childhood best friend left earth. 14 years was not long enough. You had so much light left to bring to the world. There’s so much that I have to tell you just now. I love you and I wish you’d known that, see you at the finish line 🕊
I’ve written an open letter with
@magicbfast_scot
to local council candidates ahead of next week’s elections. It highlights young people’s policy calls for local governments, and it’s been co-signed by multiple youth organisations
it’s
#EatingDisordersAwarenessWeek
and whilst it’s great to see so many people feeling empowered enough to share their testimonies, eating disorders are competitive illnesses and sharing graphic images and behaviours are not helpful to anyone’s recovery.
i hate that I’m putting this on the internet ew ew ew but I have had a really bad day. grief hit me hard and I just really miss my friend today. no nice concise thoughts other than you matter sm to people, you are so loved, so important and the world needs you in it
unsure if u know (not like I’ve had a countdown on my Insta story every day) but it’s my 18th birthday and I’m just letting you know that I will be celebrating every night for the foreseeable, here’s to being an adult <3
I just want to know WHY WAS I TOLD THAT MY COURSEWORK WOULD BE MOST IMPORTANT AND I SHOULD FOCUS ON THAT IN THE THREE MONTH LOCKDOWN AND NOT TO BOTHER DOING REVISION when now the SQA are saying that EVIDENCE MUST BE PRODUCED UNDER EXAM CONDITIONS that’s all
So over the moon to be typing this, we’re finalists for the
#YSAwards
for Equality and Diversity! So proud of myself and all of the Speak Out Champions
@GirlguidingScot
for producing such a great campaign to tackle sexism in the media, such a privilege to work with you all ❤️
@dylan_bradley
@LBCNews
No it’s within 28 days of a positive test. You wouldn’t be well enough to be out anywhere to get hit by a bus. If you bothered your backside to do some research into what constitutes a Covid death, you’d know that.