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Did you know that most MP’s like to leave early on a Thursday?
This is because most MP’s have events, surgeries or other meetings in their constituencies on Friday’s. And we all know what travelling back from London can be like. But what does that mean for debates at Westminster on a Thursday afternoon? Well… most are not well attended. Hemel Hempstead MP and former Minister for…
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If you could choose between exploring bottom of the ocean or exploring our galaxy which would you ch
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Help - any professionals on here who knows about degenerative disease?
Hello everyone if there's any professionals on here who knows about degenerative disease I just need to talk to someone who knows
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Silly nicknames for your pets.
Have you noticed your pet never keeps it's original name? Are their new nicknames even close to the original? My dogs have ended up with the nicknames; Mr Nibbles, Buttbutt and Doofy and my cat is Ham face. :D Have your pets real names morphed into new names over the years? I'd love to hear them and if there's a story…
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What would you pick
Hi all, If you had to pick an animal for a pet to protect tou for your whole life, What would it be and why?
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Every Day Carry
Not made a thread for a while just thought I'd randomly ask what peoples "EDC", as people like to call it today, is. I never go out without... Glasses Phone Wallet - even though there is rarely anything in it. :blush: Keys Also 9 times out of 10 I bring my trusty Swiss army knife if just walking the dog or something but I…
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It's National Hedgehog Day!
Today is the day we celebrate our snuffly little garden pals! While Americans will be celebrating Groundhog day, which was made more popular thanks to the Bill Murray film classic of the same name back in 1993, Europeans have been celebrating Hedgehog day since the early days of the Romans. It was originally thought by the…
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Random Acts of Kindness Challenge
Ahead of Random Acts of Kindness Day on 17 February, we're challenging Scope's online community to collectively come up with at least 25 different random acts of kindness we could all take part in. Random Acts of Kindness Day is an opportunity for people to spread positivity by doing something kind for others without…
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A poem called The Festival of Colours
A poem called The Festival of Colours In India, there is a festival called Holi where different colours of powders fill the air and on people's faces and colours are covered in bright colours like red orange yellow green and purple colours are vibrant and wonderful seeing everyone has amazing fun during the festival of…
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Advice
Family members are so mixed up. I don’t know what to do. My mother died in 2011. Now my family members are saying that is when I gave up working because of my condition when it was till 2017.We are not close but this is really bringing me down as they will not believe me. I could prove it but do not feel I should. How…
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Can't upload a picture
I am getting a message "the file failed to upload" when I try to upload a picture to the forum I have tried refreshing the page, tried multiple threads as well, also I have tried lots of different files, including some which are very small, so it's not a size issue either. Is this happening to anyone else?
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Upcoming pamper a pet day
I love this idea! I have 2 parrots & a cat (she us a re-home so very very special) I have daft names for them. The parrots are called IzzyBob & NellyNod (a far cry from Polly!!!). But the puddentat she was nicknamed Monday because that’s the day she was found in a stairwell amongst a block of flats in London? Why? Anyway I…
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Morning 😊
Good morning hope everyone has a lovely day 👍
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What shortage would bother you the most?
Apart from essentials like medicines and such, what is the thing that would bother you the most if there was a shortage of it? For me I like my food and drink but am not particularly attached to one thing ... if there was no steak I would happily substitute for pork chops etc. ... but I am going to say a mushroom shortage…
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Ash Wednesday
With Shrove Tuesday comes Ash Wednesday and many people whether religious or not, decide to give something up for Lent. For those who are religious, they may take a more orthodox and traditional approach by fasting strictly, abstaining from meat, fish, eggs and fats until Easter Sunday. A more modern approach, some give up…
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Happy Valentine's Day everyone
Happy Valentine's Day it won't let me upload a photo
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Advocate "Unable to attend"
Hi all, I don't know if anybody else has experienced this. I posted last week that I have been invited to attend a PIP assessment this coming Monday, at 08.45 hrs. I have been in contact over the last few months with a local group who provide advocates to attend WCA/PIP assessments with claimants (where I live, the rule of…
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DFN Project SEARCH 1st Newsletter of 2024
We are excited to announce our 1st Newsletter of 2024. Read what our interns have been up to since starting Project Search at St George's Hospital
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Valentine's poem
Valentine's poem Today is Valentine's Day Someone turning and churning with butterflies in their stomach. As they may want to express their love for their childhood sweetheart, this could be the start of their gorgeous love story with a beautiful young woman called Kerry who had glorious opal-coloured eyes and had joyful…
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Meme Of The Day!
I love a meme. I also love a GIF. If you ask any of the staff here at Scope, they'll tell you it's how I best communicate! 😂 I thought it would be fun to do a thread where we could post all the memes we come across and have a laugh! Disclaimer: If you can, please pop a brief description of the meme under the image for…