Brian Devlin
@briandevlin.bsky.social
Author, Campaigner, Civil Rights, Ethics, Collapsed Catholic.
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Some people touch your life and inspire you and give you hope in a dark place. Jeanne Freeman was one such person. Devastated by her sudden death. She worked for the good of others and we are the poorer for her passing. Deep condolences to those who loved her. www.scotsman.com/news/politic...
Former health secretary Jeane Freeman dies aged 72
The former SNP MSP served as Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport from 2018-2021.
www.scotsman.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Some people touch your life and inspire you and give you hope in a dark place. Jeanne Freeman was one such person. Devastated by her sudden death. She worked for the good of others and we are the poorer for her passing. Deep condolences to those who loved her. www.scotsman.com/news/politic...
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This letter has been on my mind for a long time. So many people reaching out and so many stories from different health boards. Something has to change. It’s not just about the QEUH and infections. That’s been just one symptom of a deeper malaise.
February 2, 2026 at 9:22 PM
This letter has been on my mind for a long time. So many people reaching out and so many stories from different health boards. Something has to change. It’s not just about the QEUH and infections. That’s been just one symptom of a deeper malaise.
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From my experience the INWO experiment for external whistleblowing for the Scottish NHS is not fit for purpose. It was very well intentioned by Jeanne Freeman. Unfortunately they report to the board CEO and cannot insist on actions = chocolate teapot - non transparent lacking stringent oversight
This is WHY whistleblowing matters. Who you choose to listen to can make the difference between life and death, harm and healing, truth and lies, timely action and disastrous delay www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politic...
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John Swinney says it 'looks like' families were lied to over hospital scandal
The First Minister issued his strongest criticism yet of the past leadership at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
www.dailyrecord.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 8:12 PM
From my experience the INWO experiment for external whistleblowing for the Scottish NHS is not fit for purpose. It was very well intentioned by Jeanne Freeman. Unfortunately they report to the board CEO and cannot insist on actions = chocolate teapot - non transparent lacking stringent oversight
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It’s really not enough to claim “new team” optimism @johnswinney.bsky.social
Who in the top team has had nothing to do with the clear and embedded positioning of NHS GGC prior to last week’s Scottish Hospitals Inquiry hearing? Regarding both facts re building and whistleblowers.
Who in the top team has had nothing to do with the clear and embedded positioning of NHS GGC prior to last week’s Scottish Hospitals Inquiry hearing? Regarding both facts re building and whistleblowers.
January 25, 2026 at 6:32 PM
It’s really not enough to claim “new team” optimism @johnswinney.bsky.social
Who in the top team has had nothing to do with the clear and embedded positioning of NHS GGC prior to last week’s Scottish Hospitals Inquiry hearing? Regarding both facts re building and whistleblowers.
Who in the top team has had nothing to do with the clear and embedded positioning of NHS GGC prior to last week’s Scottish Hospitals Inquiry hearing? Regarding both facts re building and whistleblowers.
Surgery at the end of this week. So I’m concocting my own prehabilitation programme. A nice stroll around Rosehaugh Estate on the Black Isle. A ruin now. But absolutely enchanting.
November 30, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Surgery at the end of this week. So I’m concocting my own prehabilitation programme. A nice stroll around Rosehaugh Estate on the Black Isle. A ruin now. But absolutely enchanting.
Response to the budget is published by the OBR before the budget is delivered. This has descended into Keystone Cops territory. What an utter mess. I despair
November 26, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Response to the budget is published by the OBR before the budget is delivered. This has descended into Keystone Cops territory. What an utter mess. I despair
I mangled the Latin a bit. But anyway… Salve Regina
November 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I mangled the Latin a bit. But anyway… Salve Regina
Frosty Morning on the Black Isle today #PhotosFromTheFrontDoor
November 21, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Frosty Morning on the Black Isle today #PhotosFromTheFrontDoor
I’ve not been able to read a book for three years due to my heart issues. But I broke the spell yesterday with this from my beloved friend and mentor, Richard Holloway. Former Primus of Episcopal Church I strongly recommend it for anyone trying to make sense of this life and this world. Astonishing
October 31, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I’ve not been able to read a book for three years due to my heart issues. But I broke the spell yesterday with this from my beloved friend and mentor, Richard Holloway. Former Primus of Episcopal Church I strongly recommend it for anyone trying to make sense of this life and this world. Astonishing
It’s worth remembering that if Prince Charles had died before he had children then (soon to be ex) Prince Andrew would now be king.
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October 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM
It’s worth remembering that if Prince Charles had died before he had children then (soon to be ex) Prince Andrew would now be king.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social @shelaghfogarty.bsky.social
@mrjamesob.bsky.social @shelaghfogarty.bsky.social
My (95 y.o.) mum’s news tonight is that Judge Judy has changed her hairstyle. She does NOT approve
October 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM
My (95 y.o.) mum’s news tonight is that Judge Judy has changed her hairstyle. She does NOT approve
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Lead the way
Canada 🇨🇦🇨🇦
Canada 🇨🇦🇨🇦
October 22, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Lead the way
Canada 🇨🇦🇨🇦
Canada 🇨🇦🇨🇦
Fascinating piece on the birth of nuclear industry in the far north of the Highlands. @charlielynch.bsky.social
Here’s the online version of the National piece with Linda: www.thenational.scot/culture/2556...
How the nuclear age transformed life in the Highlands
In the days before Chernobyl, awareness of dangers associated with the technology, and widespread campaigning against it, Dounreay was hailed as an…
www.thenational.scot
October 23, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Fascinating piece on the birth of nuclear industry in the far north of the Highlands. @charlielynch.bsky.social
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In today’s public history column in the @scotnational.bsky.social I interview @linda83ross.bsky.social about the social history of the coming of nuclear power to the Highlands of Scotland in the 1950s. And why almost everyone at the time seemed to think it was a great idea…
October 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
In today’s public history column in the @scotnational.bsky.social I interview @linda83ross.bsky.social about the social history of the coming of nuclear power to the Highlands of Scotland in the 1950s. And why almost everyone at the time seemed to think it was a great idea…
I’m reading Nobody’s Girl by Virginia Giuffre.
It’s sickening. All of it.
This level of abuse could never have gone on without others knowing, staying silent and being casual witnesses. This ‘action’ by the ‘Palace’ is utter bullshit. We need a “No King” movement in the UK
It’s sickening. All of it.
This level of abuse could never have gone on without others knowing, staying silent and being casual witnesses. This ‘action’ by the ‘Palace’ is utter bullshit. We need a “No King” movement in the UK
October 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I’m reading Nobody’s Girl by Virginia Giuffre.
It’s sickening. All of it.
This level of abuse could never have gone on without others knowing, staying silent and being casual witnesses. This ‘action’ by the ‘Palace’ is utter bullshit. We need a “No King” movement in the UK
It’s sickening. All of it.
This level of abuse could never have gone on without others knowing, staying silent and being casual witnesses. This ‘action’ by the ‘Palace’ is utter bullshit. We need a “No King” movement in the UK
Up above the clouds this dawn
October 18, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Up above the clouds this dawn
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Drop in number of men starting studies for priesthood at Maynooth ‘disappointing, but not unexpected’
— Mandatory celibacy and not allowing women to become priests are among the reasons given for the decrease
www.independent.ie/irish-news/d...
— Mandatory celibacy and not allowing women to become priests are among the reasons given for the decrease
www.independent.ie/irish-news/d...
Drop in number of men starting studies for priesthood at Maynooth ‘disappointing, but not unexpected’
A drop in the number of men starting studies for the priesthood at the national seminary in Maynooth is “disappointing” but “not unexpected”, a spokesman for the Association of Catholic Priests (ACP) ...
www.independent.ie
September 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Drop in number of men starting studies for priesthood at Maynooth ‘disappointing, but not unexpected’
— Mandatory celibacy and not allowing women to become priests are among the reasons given for the decrease
www.independent.ie/irish-news/d...
— Mandatory celibacy and not allowing women to become priests are among the reasons given for the decrease
www.independent.ie/irish-news/d...
Four years since Cardinal Sin’s first public outing.
September 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Four years since Cardinal Sin’s first public outing.
Have you ever been utterly enthralled by a movie and at the end said ‘ I don’t really understand what that was about. But I don’t regret a second of it’? ‘The Man in the Hat’ did it for me tonight. Free on Prime. And utterly enchanting. A movie that only the French could make.
September 13, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Have you ever been utterly enthralled by a movie and at the end said ‘ I don’t really understand what that was about. But I don’t regret a second of it’? ‘The Man in the Hat’ did it for me tonight. Free on Prime. And utterly enchanting. A movie that only the French could make.
My best wee pal
In the whole wide world
In the whole wide world
September 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
My best wee pal
In the whole wide world
In the whole wide world
Beautiful day in Cromarty
September 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Beautiful day in Cromarty
It was an unusual look I agree.
September 3, 2025 at 8:24 PM
It was an unusual look I agree.
I’ve been a whistleblower twice. Once in my job as Director of Corporate Affairs in @NHSHighland where I was bullied out of my job by an inadequate fool with power over me. It literally nearly killed me. But ten years later hundreds stood up and said they’d been bullied too
September 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I’ve been a whistleblower twice. Once in my job as Director of Corporate Affairs in @NHSHighland where I was bullied out of my job by an inadequate fool with power over me. It literally nearly killed me. But ten years later hundreds stood up and said they’d been bullied too