All you ever wanted to know about emergency planning. On new #RTEBrainstorm @researchireland.ie podcast, Ronan Kelly talks to Caroline McMullan @dublincityuni.bsky.social @lucygobag.bsky.social & Mark Maguire @maynoothuniversity.ie about how you plan for the unplannable www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Written for these times

How issues of “secrecy” will be tackled in the new law intrigues me. Not just specifically the interactions with MI5 and MI6 but also other uses of “official secret” or even sensitive classification. IME one of the biggest ways to obstruct truth telling….

NEW But what about international law? What happens to an international legal order when a superpower goes rogue Substack: emptycity.substack.com/p/but-what-a... Personal Blog: davidallengreen.com/2026/01/but-...

This is the funniest thing that's ever happened on Threads.

Had many questions today - I write about the complexity of identification processes after fire here

Lucy Easthope @lucygobag.bsky.social When the Dust Settles

Spend some time with this one - so so important. Make 2026 the year that you upgrade your first aid kit and first aid skills ❎ www.thetimes.com/life-style/h...

Feedback like this is what makes doing online chats and webinars so worthwhile. Thanks to @lucygobag.bsky.social for joining me and sharing her wisdom last night.

Joy to the world, the Lord is come!" Fr Liam Bradley explores what true Christian joy means - not fleeting emotion, but the fruit of Christ's presence within us. Watch now on YouTube: youtu.be/8Ji1r8HwomQ

This is also excellent: well worth a listen and acting on. @lucygobag.bsky.social

This is an excellent piece and very important

I can't believe that I have had to extend the number of available spots for the end of year chat with @lucygobag.bsky.social. The relaxed conversation will look at prepping and 2025. There are already 700 people signed up and I have today added some more tickets. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1932956658...

Morning all. If you remember #Peoptog from Guy and James, this star-studded #Resilience pod from Prof @lucygobag.bsky.social is 30 mins well spent. #TheFall #YELLOWHAMMER Cc @quilterdown.bsky.social @dimozz.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Really good edition of The Briefing Room on Ukraine and the peace deal chaos... www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Amazing that more than 200 people have registered to join @lucygobag.bsky.social and me for our latest chat on 16 Dec. Free and online looking at 2025, 2026 and being crisis ready. Find out more here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1932956658...

I AM on a mission ❤️ ⚡️

Catch me at about 39 minutes talking about the inquiry, things that have changed for next time and how to live alongside the risks of a pandemic (without fear)

Could do with some 2000yo living standards right now 🥶

Useful summary

As someone who's worked with children with communication difficulties I know that art is an essential form of self expression. This fantastic project set up, I think, in the wake of the Grenfell fire, is just such a precious community. And we should all be more Lucy Easthope!!

Thank you all so much for supporting this wonderful charity. It’s allowed us to dare to dream. Please please do consider a donation if you can as everything counts at the moment

Every single thing I hear about the World Cup planning makes me significantly more concerned about the World Cup. The best thing that could happen is that people don’t go.

@hindshelen.bsky.social @rubonist.bsky.social @lucygobag.bsky.social @hasisd.bsky.social Last week saw DDoS attacks on Danish institutions including transport infrastructure. www.thelocal.dk/20251114/new...

When The Dust Settles is out in the Czech Republic 🇨🇿 🎉

The basic problem with the temporary refugee status policy - especially one lasting up to 20 years - is it leads to very few removals (based on Denmark's experience) but does significantly worsen integration.

Teenager on train: I'm not a feminist. Mum: Do you want to own things and decide who you sleep with? Teen: Yeah. Mum: You're a feminist.

A Washington resident has been hospitalized with bird flu, according to the Washington State Health Department, and they’re infected with a strain of the virus that hasn’t been seen in humans before. https://cnn.it/4oIRswI

Congratulations and respect to you all. ❤️ Lisa Nandy acknowledges that the grief of Covid bereaved "is profound. With friends and families unable to mark people’s passing in the normal ways it felt as if people were disappearing." We wrote about this in 'When This is Over': tinyurl.com/48v8nb8y

Thank you! And we are proud that our Chair, @franfd.bsky.social, contributed to 'When This is Over' - an important book. ❤️

Get yourself ready for Storm Claudia. Torches in easy reach and storm lamps and power banks charged. Charge your phone, fill the kettle and get your snacks on standby

It may be a month away but I am really looking forward to chatting with @lucygobag.bsky.social about crisis preparedness and what has happened during 2025. You can join us for this free online event on 16 December. Check it out here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1932956658...

A book that helped me make sense of visiting a domestic abuse war zone (abandoned house) reminds me of effects so precious after disaster @lucygobag.bsky.social seeks to preserve for traumatised survivors The biggest impact on me were seeing letters, pregnancy notes & scans after 15 yrs

Thrilled to see @monisharajesh.bsky.social Moonlight Express on here as it’s one that I will be gifting this year ❤️

Written before the BBC resignations but this by @arusbridger.bsky.social is really worth reading. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...