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Gill Steele
@squirreltower.bsky.social
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Working in renewables since 2005.Believe in land reform & social justice.I want a fairer society & realise now I have to help make that happen. Sucker for volunteering.Owned by a cat,dog & children.Just don’t self build😜 .English bird 30 years in Scotland
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Gill Steele @squirreltower.bsky.social · Nov 21
Introduce yourself with four climbs
Cioch nose - A’ Chioch Ridge
Savage Slit - Cairn Lochan
Etive Slabs - Beinn Trilleachan
Tower Ridge - Beinn Nibheis
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 3d
Calls for transparency on political funding after first crypto donation made to UK party
Calls for transparency on political funding after first c...
Electoral Commission notified of financial contribution, which is understood to have been handed to Reform UK
observer.co.uk
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 2d
BREAKING: The SNP Government will 'step in' and sponsor care worker visas to get around UK Labour's ban, John Swinney has announced

Read more on this: www.thenational.scot/news/2...
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Gill Steele @squirreltower.bsky.social · 2d
That’s an unusually informative article from the DM. I usually rain scepticism down on my elderly mother when she quotes the Mail to tell me ‘it’s predicted to be snowy this winter’
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Gill Steele @squirreltower.bsky.social · 3d
It’s excellent a proper patisserie

My walk there (it’s my local patch) diverts up old paths in the oak woods above Tenandry Church. So up the zig-zag path to Creag na h-Uamha and the ruined settlement then loops down. Much quieter and great views
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Helen Todd @helenrambler.bsky.social · 3d
This is such a great manifesto from the main outdoor recreation organisations.

A set of clear, achievable actions that would benefit everyone, including land managers. Real win-wins. Hope the political parties are reading it!
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Ramblers Scotland @ramblersscotland.bsky.social · 7d
🌳Scotland needs Paths Into Nature!🚶

We’ve launched an ambitious joint manifesto ahead of the 2026 Holyrood election, backed by 7 partner orgs in Scottish Outdoor Recreation Alliance.

Our goal? ✅ Make Scotland’s world-class access rights an everyday reality for all!

ramblers.org.uk/scotmanifesto
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Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 3d
Israel used 3D scans developed by the Scottish Maritime Museum in propaganda animations, which were a key part of its attempts to justify attacks on hospitals and residential areas in Gaza, Syria and Iran. The 3D scans, developed for boatbuilding workshops, were used without the museum's knowledge.
How a Scottish maritime museum ended up in Israel’s 3D propaganda
An analysis of dozens of Israeli army animations discovered digital assets sourced not from classified intelligence but commercial libraries and content creators.
www.972mag.com
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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 3d
Westminster caused this cost of living crisis - and they’re unable and unwilling to fix it.

Independence is how we raise your living standards, grow our economy and make Scotland’s energy wealth work for the people who live here.
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Gill Steele @squirreltower.bsky.social · 3d
‘I’m also old enough to remember when mainstream British politicians, who should know better, stirred up racial hatred as a path to power.
You’re old enough to remember this too because it was last Tuesday. And it was Robert Jenrick.’
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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 3d
🔗 Read the full piece

www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
Stewart Lee: The thugs have taken my flag. So I’ve taken theirs
What do you do with a lot of cheap banners hanging from motorway bridges once you’ve torn them down?
www.thenerve.news
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Gill Steele @squirreltower.bsky.social · 4d
Yep Glasgows got some amazing places to eat.
You should check out The Skinny, it’s our local review mag

www.theskinny.co.uk/food-and-drink
Food and Drink Reviews, News and Features - The Skinny
The Skinny food and drink guide offering restaurant news and reviews of some of the most exciting venues across Scotland.
www.theskinny.co.uk
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Dave Watson @ecosystemunraveller.com · 6d
Good morning. And hey, it’s Friday!
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Hanna Wheatley @hannawheatley.bsky.social · 6d
Our recent research has shown that peatland restoration is a poor fit for private finance, unless the Scottish Government bends over backwards to de-risk investment. This ultimately shifts risk onto the public while allowing investors to capture profits. Our work explores a public-led alternative.
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Future Economy Scotland @futureeconscot.bsky.social · 6d
Last week, BrewDog sold its Kinrara estate to a natural capital investor

Some say the deal proves private investors can fund nature restoration. But in reality, it shows why private finance can’t fix the nature crisis

New blog by @hannawheatley.bsky.social:
Peat, Profit and the Myth of the Nature Finance Fix
BrewDog's sale of the Kinrara estate shows why private finance is unlikely to fix the nature crisis
www.futureeconomy.scot
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Neil Reid @cairngormwanderer.bsky.social · 6d
I still think the campfire ban in the @cairngormsnews.bsky.social Cairngorms National Park is right, but it's long past time landowners were held to account too and made to behave responsibly themselves.
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nickkempe.bsky.social @nickkempe.bsky.social · 6d
Prof Douglas MacMillan's post earlier this week on the cause of fires in the Cairngorms National Park shows the Scottish Government's sleekit announcement today that muirburn licensing will be delayed for another nine months is highly political parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2025/10/08/w...
Why the ban on camp fires in the Cairngorms National Park maybe political rather than sustainable..... - parkswatchscotland
NIMBYism’ and ‘Park politics’ rather than fire risk is probably behind the move to ban camp fires (see here).  My bet is that the Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNP) has caved in to pressure from...
parkswatchscotland.co.uk
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Adam Ramsay @adamramsay.bsky.social · 6d
I spoke to @neweconomics.bsky.social about why @zackpolanski.bsky.social’s strategy is working.
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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 6d
People want politicians to match the scale of the crises we face.

@adamramsay.bsky.social talking about Zack Polanski's shake-up of the Green Party on the New Economics Podcast. Subscribe on all good podcast apps.
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 7d
A new electric bus route between Glasgow and Inverness has been unveiled for October 👇
New electric bus service linking three Scottish cities unveiled
www.thenational.scot
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National Theatre of Scotland @ntsonline.bsky.social · 7d
#BlackHoleSign opens at the @traversetheatre.bsky.social tonight and plays until the 18 Oct, you don't miss it!

BOOK NOW🎟️
www.traverse.co.uk/whats-on/eve...

📸Mihaela Bodlovic
A porter and a nurse in a hospital ward, looking up at the ceiling. An elderly woman is in a wheelchair wearing a gown and sparkly silver boots. There is text overlaid which reads '4 Stars - "achieves a rare and subtle balance between tragedy and ecomedy, despair and faith, that tastes like reality itself", The Scotsman' A man is sitting up in a hospital bed, shouting, with a gown half hanging off his shoulder. There is text overlaid which reads '4 stars "a fine example of powerful, thought-provoking, disturbing dark comedy done well" Lisa in the Theatre' A nurse sits at a desk, looking at a computer monitor with a pensive expression. There is text overlaid which reads '5 stars "a masterful piece of theatre" North West End' A nurse wearing a raincoat is facing forward, in front of a dimly lit green curtain. There is text overlaid which reads '4 stars "sharp, funny and thought provoking" Theatre and Tonic"
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Ellie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 7d
This makes me want to go full gorilla mode www.theguardian.com/environment/...
National security threatened by climate crisis, UK intelligence chiefs due to warn
Report by joint intelligence committee delayed, with concerns expressed that it may not be published
www.theguardian.com
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Scottish History Society @scothistorysociety.bsky.social · 7d
We've joined the blue sky! Just as the skies darken for winter too

Please let your followers know that the Scottish History Society has arrived!

Find out more about memberships, the society, and events at our website: scottishhistorysociety.com
The Scottish History Society
scottishhistorysociety.com
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JR Tomlin (she/her) @jrtomlin.bsky.social · 8d
Scottish Government urged to prevent the super-rich from 'hoarding' land

Indeed!

www.thenational.scot/news/2552536...
Scottish Government urged to prevent super rich from 'hoarding' Scotland's land
THE Scottish Government has been urged to prevent the super wealthy from hoarding Scotland’s land ...
www.thenational.scot
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Mike Small @bellacaledonia.bsky.social · 8d
The Haunted House of Late Britain
open.substack.com/pub/fiftysix...
The Haunted House of Late Britain
Late Britain is like one giant haunted house, with ghosts everywhere.
open.substack.com
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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 8d
Am wondering if all of those suddenly deciding they’re against communities living “parallel lives” might reconsider their support of religious schools? Or indeed private ones?
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Lesley Riddoch @lesleyriddoch.bsky.social · 8d
Ron Greer & Derek Pretswell took 50 years to produce a broad leaf forest in the sub-arctic climate & barren wastes of Glen Garry - but achievement ignored by the authorities. Why? Film “Scotland’s Missing Forests” premieres Nov 8 Revive Coalition Perth conf & Nov 9 on www.youtube.com/@Lesley_Ridd...
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Abe Newman @abenewman.bsky.social · 10d
2/"We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies."
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
"Europeans, let's wake up!" — Defend Democracy
“We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.” President Macron on the occasion of German Unity Day, 3 October 2025.
defenddemocracy.eu
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Gill Steele @squirreltower.bsky.social · 9d
‘Real resilience means investing in ­systems that can function when fibre ­cannot: satellite terminals, community radio repeaters, off-grid mobile cells, & emergency hubs with their own power supply & open access for residents.’

www.thenational.scot/comment/2551...
Rhoda Meek: When Storm Amy hit, every network failed. The analogue lifeline must stay
I CHANGED my column topic at the 11th hour this week. Why? Because, as luck would have it, only a few weeks after I wrote about how island…
www.thenational.scot
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Dr Delyth Badder @folklorewales.com · 10d
Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.

After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
Tawny owl
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Gill Steele @squirreltower.bsky.social · 10d
Hopefully!
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