Douglas Fraser
@douglasffraser.bsky.social
BBC Scotland journalist. Human, mostly. Based on the Black Isle.
When @washingtonpost.com goes full @theonion.com
April 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
When @washingtonpost.com goes full @theonion.com
More money needed, from government or better off students or graduates - pols have to choose: @EdinburghUni principal says it’s not enough to be against tuition fees, warning other universities could face the same battle for survival as Dundee:
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Funding warning from Edinburgh University principal Mathieson
Sir Peter Mathieson says ministers must act over the future funding model for Scotland's universities.
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April 18, 2025 at 1:17 PM
More money needed, from government or better off students or graduates - pols have to choose: @EdinburghUni principal says it’s not enough to be against tuition fees, warning other universities could face the same battle for survival as Dundee:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Where Lobsters Dare: what is Russia up to on the seabed, why, and how to detect and deter it? on @BBCRadio4 and @BBCSounds
#implausibledeniability
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#implausibledeniability
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BBC Radio 4 - The Subsea War
Douglas Fraser investigates the struggle to defend critical subsea infrastructure.
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March 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Where Lobsters Dare: what is Russia up to on the seabed, why, and how to detect and deter it? on @BBCRadio4 and @BBCSounds
#implausibledeniability
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#implausibledeniability
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As Sir Keir Starmer boosts UK defence spending, how far is Britain from battle-readiness?
What’s needed? How to procure it? More collabs with EU allies? What to learn from Ukraine and Russia?
I made ‘Re-arming the UK’, for @BBCRadio4, now on @BBCSounds
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What’s needed? How to procure it? More collabs with EU allies? What to learn from Ukraine and Russia?
I made ‘Re-arming the UK’, for @BBCRadio4, now on @BBCSounds
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Rearming the UK
Douglas Fraser asks what it will take to get the UK defence sector on a war footing.
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February 25, 2025 at 10:45 PM
As Sir Keir Starmer boosts UK defence spending, how far is Britain from battle-readiness?
What’s needed? How to procure it? More collabs with EU allies? What to learn from Ukraine and Russia?
I made ‘Re-arming the UK’, for @BBCRadio4, now on @BBCSounds
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
What’s needed? How to procure it? More collabs with EU allies? What to learn from Ukraine and Russia?
I made ‘Re-arming the UK’, for @BBCRadio4, now on @BBCSounds
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Lloyds Banking Group results are out. Charlie Nunn, chief executive, said: “We successfully completed the first phase of our ambitious and purpose-driven strategy, exceeding our revenue target and transforming our propositions and capabilities as we returned the business to growth.”
a man in a suit and tie is sitting in a chair with his hands in the air .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting in a chair with his hands in the air .
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February 20, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Lloyds Banking Group results are out. Charlie Nunn, chief executive, said: “We successfully completed the first phase of our ambitious and purpose-driven strategy, exceeding our revenue target and transforming our propositions and capabilities as we returned the business to growth.”
One Norwegian minister: "207 weeks to go, one week down". He was referring to NATO, as it awaits the Donald Trump wrecking ball. Less than 2 weeks in, though, POTUS is focussed on tariffs, a word he loves...
February 3, 2025 at 7:41 AM
One Norwegian minister: "207 weeks to go, one week down". He was referring to NATO, as it awaits the Donald Trump wrecking ball. Less than 2 weeks in, though, POTUS is focussed on tariffs, a word he loves...
Liking the look of this: Fred Goodwin and the RBS calamity, on stage at the Edinburgh Festival featuring the ghost of Logan Roy.
January 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Liking the look of this: Fred Goodwin and the RBS calamity, on stage at the Edinburgh Festival featuring the ghost of Logan Roy.
How will Trump 2.0 affect us across the Atlantic? Possibly tariffs, exports, inflation, energy and climate change, and (in)security in Europe:
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Trump's Scottish links may bring no special favours
The President's vow to use tariffs to protect America could have negative effects on Scotland's economy.
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January 21, 2025 at 9:15 AM
How will Trump 2.0 affect us across the Atlantic? Possibly tariffs, exports, inflation, energy and climate change, and (in)security in Europe:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Good article by @douglasffraser.bsky.social looking at child poverty which recognises that solving this problem isn't just the responsibility of one part of government, or government alone www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Ending child poverty remains complex issue for John Swinney'
Recent figures suggest a quarter of Scotland's children were living in poverty in the early years of this decade.
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January 16, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Good article by @douglasffraser.bsky.social looking at child poverty which recognises that solving this problem isn't just the responsibility of one part of government, or government alone www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
So here it is, Merry Easter at the Co-op
December 28, 2024 at 5:08 PM
So here it is, Merry Easter at the Co-op
A late arrival, as usual, and a refugee from the other planet. I nearly failed the 'are you human?' test, and I'm not always as grumpy as that picture indicates.
December 26, 2024 at 12:05 PM
A late arrival, as usual, and a refugee from the other planet. I nearly failed the 'are you human?' test, and I'm not always as grumpy as that picture indicates.