Neil Mackay
@neilmackay.bsky.social
Journalist, author, filmmaker and broadcaster. Writer at Large with @heraldscotland.bsky.social
Made in Ireland, found in Scotland
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AKA ‘the kind of strutting cosmopolitan socialist who’s made for Bluesky’
Made in Ireland, found in Scotland
MDANT🎖️
AKA ‘the kind of strutting cosmopolitan socialist who’s made for Bluesky’
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The latest evidence that America is becoming a land of idiots:
November 27, 2025 at 7:18 AM
The latest evidence that America is becoming a land of idiots:
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This is the best Scottish ghost story written in the 21st century so far. I devoured the novel in one sitting. It had that rare ability: it made me forget that I’m a critic. I simply lost myself in its pages as a reader.
My review of Hawthorn by Elaine Thomson
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My review of Hawthorn by Elaine Thomson
In @heraldscotland.bsky.social
'This the best Scottish ghost story of the 21st century … I read it in one sitting'
Hawthorn: A Scottish Ghost by Elaine Thomson is wonderfully and unapologetically Scottish, filled with delicious Gaelic words like ‘turadh’…
www.heraldscotland.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
This is the best Scottish ghost story written in the 21st century so far. I devoured the novel in one sitting. It had that rare ability: it made me forget that I’m a critic. I simply lost myself in its pages as a reader.
My review of Hawthorn by Elaine Thomson
In @heraldscotland.bsky.social
My review of Hawthorn by Elaine Thomson
In @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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'In terms of its effect on me as a reader, this book was unforgettable. It had that rare ability: it made me forget that I’m a critic. I simply lost myself in its pages as a reader,' says @neilmackay.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social
'This the best Scottish ghost story of the 21st century … I read it in one sitting'
Hawthorn: A Scottish Ghost by Elaine Thomson is wonderfully and unapologetically Scottish, filled with delicious Gaelic words like ‘turadh’…
www.heraldscotland.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
'In terms of its effect on me as a reader, this book was unforgettable. It had that rare ability: it made me forget that I’m a critic. I simply lost myself in its pages as a reader,' says @neilmackay.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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It's fucking infuriating the "mistakes" the posh make are just brushed aside and off they trot to a plum gig as an overpaid advisor or whatever. No consequences. By contrast those on minimum wage are responsible for human lives in social care. It's harder work than the elite will ever do too
November 27, 2025 at 1:07 PM
It's fucking infuriating the "mistakes" the posh make are just brushed aside and off they trot to a plum gig as an overpaid advisor or whatever. No consequences. By contrast those on minimum wage are responsible for human lives in social care. It's harder work than the elite will ever do too
The Daily Mail and The Daily Telegraph seem very quiet on the allegations of antisemitism against Nigel Farage. I wonder why that is?
November 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The Daily Mail and The Daily Telegraph seem very quiet on the allegations of antisemitism against Nigel Farage. I wonder why that is?
Next up: Mr Bean on the art of war
November 27, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Next up: Mr Bean on the art of war
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"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
From the Brexit-backing genius who brought you such hits as ‘Liz Truss gave Britain its best budget ever’
November 27, 2025 at 9:51 AM
From the Brexit-backing genius who brought you such hits as ‘Liz Truss gave Britain its best budget ever’
Has anyone else had a flu/Covidy thing/hideous cold for weeks, then it seemed to get better, only to come roaring back even worse than before? Or am I a lone victim of the plague?
November 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Has anyone else had a flu/Covidy thing/hideous cold for weeks, then it seemed to get better, only to come roaring back even worse than before? Or am I a lone victim of the plague?
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oh so grok is *fucked* fucked
November 19, 2025 at 11:13 PM
oh so grok is *fucked* fucked
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Marjorie Taylor Greene has been hated by the left for years and never feared for her life. She’s been hated by the right for two days and had to hire security.
November 20, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene has been hated by the left for years and never feared for her life. She’s been hated by the right for two days and had to hire security.
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Very good from Neil.
For the first time, the MAGA base has turned on Trump - over Epstein. And significantly the rebels were led by a once ultra loyal woman. It shows there’s a limit to the cult’s acceptance, and Trump’s power. It also reveals his weak spot: Epstein and female rage
My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column
My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column
Epstein is Trump’s breaking point – and Greene shows where MAGA’s limits lie
The power dynamic in the Trump movement has shifted, Neil Mackay argues, with his most loyal supporter Marjorie Taylor Greene turning on the…
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November 20, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Very good from Neil.
For the first time, the MAGA base has turned on Trump - over Epstein. And significantly the rebels were led by a once ultra loyal woman. It shows there’s a limit to the cult’s acceptance, and Trump’s power. It also reveals his weak spot: Epstein and female rage
My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column
My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column
Epstein is Trump’s breaking point – and Greene shows where MAGA’s limits lie
The power dynamic in the Trump movement has shifted, Neil Mackay argues, with his most loyal supporter Marjorie Taylor Greene turning on the…
www.heraldscotland.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:16 AM
For the first time, the MAGA base has turned on Trump - over Epstein. And significantly the rebels were led by a once ultra loyal woman. It shows there’s a limit to the cult’s acceptance, and Trump’s power. It also reveals his weak spot: Epstein and female rage
My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column
My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column
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Oh my.
James Talarico is incredibly skilled in dismantling Christian Nationalists.
Get this man in the Senate.
James Talarico is incredibly skilled in dismantling Christian Nationalists.
Get this man in the Senate.
November 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Oh my.
James Talarico is incredibly skilled in dismantling Christian Nationalists.
Get this man in the Senate.
James Talarico is incredibly skilled in dismantling Christian Nationalists.
Get this man in the Senate.
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A message from the leader of the frog resistance
November 18, 2025 at 9:14 PM
A message from the leader of the frog resistance
Yip, one here
Reminder that there are people who walk among us who think that international football is boring.
November 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Yip, one here
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I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk?
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
November 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk?
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
The global mood in the 21st century
November 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The global mood in the 21st century
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'It wasn’t refugees who broke the NHS or the economy, it was politicians. It’s not refugees lining their pockets at your expense, it’s billionaires' || @neilmackay.bsky.social
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November 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
'It wasn’t refugees who broke the NHS or the economy, it was politicians. It’s not refugees lining their pockets at your expense, it’s billionaires' || @neilmackay.bsky.social
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Fuck these digital ghouls … it’s like someone going through your knicker drawer
Your Reservation Isn’t Just a Time Slot Anymore — It's a Profile of You
Your reservation history builds a dining profile that can influence seating and service. Learn what restaurants see and how to manage what follows you.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Fuck these digital ghouls … it’s like someone going through your knicker drawer
It’s all total bullshit. Stop listening to corporate liars and charlatans. Be the boy who dared tell the emperor he was naked
November 18, 2025 at 12:28 PM
It’s all total bullshit. Stop listening to corporate liars and charlatans. Be the boy who dared tell the emperor he was naked
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Labour under Keir Starmer is now so far from its roots that it is no longer Labour; it has journeyed so far from the shore upon which it began its journey that the point of departure is no longer visible. The price it will pay for abandoning its beliefs is destruction
In @heraldscotland.bsky.social
In @heraldscotland.bsky.social
If Tommy Robinson is celebrating Labour, then the party deserves to die
The UK government’s new asylum and immigration rules are the antithesis of everything Labour is supposed to represent, Neil Mackay argues. By…
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November 18, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Labour under Keir Starmer is now so far from its roots that it is no longer Labour; it has journeyed so far from the shore upon which it began its journey that the point of departure is no longer visible. The price it will pay for abandoning its beliefs is destruction
In @heraldscotland.bsky.social
In @heraldscotland.bsky.social