Calum Steele
@calumsteele.bsky.social
Retired General Secretary Scottish Police Federation, Past President EuroCop, Scot, Hebridean, Teuchter, Gaidhlig speaker. Still pontificating.
With announcements to further restrict the ability to protests Labour deserves to pay a heavy price for its demo ban. My thoughts in today’s @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
'There has never been a more pressing time for cool heads and dialogue'
Labour is trampling over the rights of us all with its move to ban repeat protests, argues columnist Calum Steele
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October 8, 2025 at 10:44 AM
With announcements to further restrict the ability to protests Labour deserves to pay a heavy price for its demo ban. My thoughts in today’s @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
What do the fire at Windsor Castle, the death of Princess Diana, and the Challenger Space Shuttle disaster all have in common? You can find out here in today’s @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
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August 6, 2025 at 9:48 AM
What do the fire at Windsor Castle, the death of Princess Diana, and the Challenger Space Shuttle disaster all have in common? You can find out here in today’s @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
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What a sorry state Police Scotland is in. This is a very important read from @calumsteele.bsky.social
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Police Scotland has lost the plot: it can't even log the sex of suspects properly
After costing the Scottish taxpayer £18 million in compensation pay-outs in the last few years, a smidgen of openness shouldn’t be demanded from…
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June 11, 2025 at 11:18 AM
What a sorry state Police Scotland is in. This is a very important read from @calumsteele.bsky.social
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May 7, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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May 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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May 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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'Quite simply this island’s lifeline doesn’t matter' ⛴️
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May 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
'Quite simply this island’s lifeline doesn’t matter' ⛴️
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“Unto the Lord belongs the earth, and all that it contains – except the Kyles and Western Isles for they are all MacBraynes” My latest for @heraldscotland.bsky.social here. www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
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May 7, 2025 at 7:13 AM
“Unto the Lord belongs the earth, and all that it contains – except the Kyles and Western Isles for they are all MacBraynes” My latest for @heraldscotland.bsky.social here. www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
Good morning all. In today’s @heraldscotland.bsky.social I look back at John Swinney’s anti-Farage summit last week and ask why the hell the polis were there? www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
Why did Police Scotland allow itself to play politics with Swinnney?
The police service of today is so blinded by sloganeering that it often misses wider issues of substance
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April 30, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Good morning all. In today’s @heraldscotland.bsky.social I look back at John Swinney’s anti-Farage summit last week and ask why the hell the polis were there? www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
Look around you - we are living in the age of the imbecile.
My latest piece for @heraldscotland.bsky.social out today
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My latest piece for @heraldscotland.bsky.social out today
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Look around you: you'll see we are in the age of the imbecile
Our nation is suddenly awash with imbeciles in positions of power and influence whose decisions now have a disproportionate influence on our daily…
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April 23, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Look around you - we are living in the age of the imbecile.
My latest piece for @heraldscotland.bsky.social out today
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My latest piece for @heraldscotland.bsky.social out today
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Seems as good a day as any to post this photo.
April 16, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Seems as good a day as any to post this photo.
An early online showing for my @heraldscotland.bsky.social piece ahead of the ruling in the ForWomenScot case vs the Scottish Ministers. If you can’t wait to buy the paper tomorrow - it’s worth the subscription on its own today. www.heraldscotland.com/politics/hol...
The 'what is a woman' verdict is due. But how did it come to this?
Everyone knows the story of when John F Kennedy visited the NASA space centre that was to later bear his name, and his encounter there with a…
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April 15, 2025 at 8:26 PM
An early online showing for my @heraldscotland.bsky.social piece ahead of the ruling in the ForWomenScot case vs the Scottish Ministers. If you can’t wait to buy the paper tomorrow - it’s worth the subscription on its own today. www.heraldscotland.com/politics/hol...
Will Keir Starmer’s Organised Immigration Crime Summit work? No - but it should be welcomed nonetheless.
Want to know why? Read my thoughts on this in today’s @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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Want to know why? Read my thoughts on this in today’s @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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Starmer is selling fake solutions to mass migration - and he knows it
Sir Keir Starmer’s Organised Immigration Crime Summit that took place in London over the past two days may turn out to be little more than a…
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April 3, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Will Keir Starmer’s Organised Immigration Crime Summit work? No - but it should be welcomed nonetheless.
Want to know why? Read my thoughts on this in today’s @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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Want to know why? Read my thoughts on this in today’s @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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Why the presumption of liberty has simply added more problems to an already broken system. My musings in today’s @heraldscotland.bsky.social (and at £20 for a years subscription that’s less than 5 1/2p a day) www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2501...
Calum Steele: Our justice system is broken, and you and I are the victims
Rather than fix the problems of remand our legislature has decided to create new ones to avoid having to do so.
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March 19, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Why the presumption of liberty has simply added more problems to an already broken system. My musings in today’s @heraldscotland.bsky.social (and at £20 for a years subscription that’s less than 5 1/2p a day) www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2501...
Quick question.
In today’s environment and you’re an earning a £140,000 salary - should you get a £21,500 pay rise?
And to see why I’m asking - read my latest for @heraldscotland.bsky.social here
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In today’s environment and you’re an earning a £140,000 salary - should you get a £21,500 pay rise?
And to see why I’m asking - read my latest for @heraldscotland.bsky.social here
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With Police Scotland in such dire straits, could we keep Trump safe?
The pay rise for Assistant Chief Constables has created an overt display of a them and us divide in policing, and it will hammer any belief that the…
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March 5, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Quick question.
In today’s environment and you’re an earning a £140,000 salary - should you get a £21,500 pay rise?
And to see why I’m asking - read my latest for @heraldscotland.bsky.social here
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
In today’s environment and you’re an earning a £140,000 salary - should you get a £21,500 pay rise?
And to see why I’m asking - read my latest for @heraldscotland.bsky.social here
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
I wonder why no one from the Scottish Government, the Scottish Police Authority, or the Police Service itself made any public announcement on this 😳
What?
Read it here @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
What?
Read it here @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
With Police Scotland in such dire straits, could we keep Trump safe?
The pay rise for Assistant Chief Constables has created an overt display of a them and us divide in policing, and it will hammer any belief that the…
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March 5, 2025 at 10:02 AM
I wonder why no one from the Scottish Government, the Scottish Police Authority, or the Police Service itself made any public announcement on this 😳
What?
Read it here @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
What?
Read it here @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
“Last Friday was genuinely jaw-dropping. Naked self-interest and dripping contempt were on full show and nothing short of ritual humiliation was required to put the plebian in his place.” What am I talking about? Find out in today’s @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
With Police Scotland in such dire straits, could we keep Trump safe?
The pay rise for Assistant Chief Constables has created an overt display of a them and us divide in policing, and it will hammer any belief that the…
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March 5, 2025 at 8:13 AM
“Last Friday was genuinely jaw-dropping. Naked self-interest and dripping contempt were on full show and nothing short of ritual humiliation was required to put the plebian in his place.” What am I talking about? Find out in today’s @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
There’s only one show in town and my @heraldscotland.bsky.social column this week looks at how failure in public sector leadership has led to cases like Sandie Peggie vs NHS Fife (not on herald website yet but you can get it here or buy a paper) pressreader.com/article/2820...
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February 12, 2025 at 9:03 AM
There’s only one show in town and my @heraldscotland.bsky.social column this week looks at how failure in public sector leadership has led to cases like Sandie Peggie vs NHS Fife (not on herald website yet but you can get it here or buy a paper) pressreader.com/article/2820...
A magnificent blend of stunning scenery - silent story telling, and a simply outstanding Gaelic soundtrack make this one of the best short videos I’ve seen in a very long time. youtu.be/Pp2KOx6ejzc?...
Stalking Red Deer on Knoydart | Loch Hourn Boat Hunt
YouTube video by Wild Woody Knoydart
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February 11, 2025 at 9:10 AM
A magnificent blend of stunning scenery - silent story telling, and a simply outstanding Gaelic soundtrack make this one of the best short videos I’ve seen in a very long time. youtu.be/Pp2KOx6ejzc?...
After the storm. Pure Nae Bad.
January 26, 2025 at 1:29 PM
After the storm. Pure Nae Bad.
There’s a lot to digest in this story by @martynmcl.bsky.social but how the police service is able to determine the allegations are “inaccurate, misleading, and defamatory” without an investigation being undertaken is the stand out of all of them www.scotsman.com/news/scottis...
January 26, 2025 at 11:44 AM
There’s a lot to digest in this story by @martynmcl.bsky.social but how the police service is able to determine the allegations are “inaccurate, misleading, and defamatory” without an investigation being undertaken is the stand out of all of them www.scotsman.com/news/scottis...
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One of these days we'll get an inquiry that blames the right people, the MPs who fail us constantly. Great stuff from @calumsteele.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
Endless inquiries won't prevent another Katie Allan or William Brown
Despite all the statements, pronouncements, head tilts, and hushed and sombre tones when talking about Katie Allan and William Brown last week, the…
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January 22, 2025 at 7:37 AM
One of these days we'll get an inquiry that blames the right people, the MPs who fail us constantly. Great stuff from @calumsteele.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
I wonder if Stuart Seldowitz uttered the cringeworthy “don’t you know who I am?” as he was being arrested.
November 23, 2023 at 1:45 PM
I wonder if Stuart Seldowitz uttered the cringeworthy “don’t you know who I am?” as he was being arrested.
Just because she used to be Home Secretary - doesn’t make her an authority. A xenophobic charlatan then - the same now.
Senior Tory says Suella Braverman wants to act like Putin with hardline alternative Rwanda proposals – UK politics live
Senior Tory says Suella Braverman wants to act like Putin with hardline alternative Rwanda proposals – UK politics live
Damien Green labels former home secretary’s controversial proposals ‘unconservative’
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November 17, 2023 at 9:51 AM
Just because she used to be Home Secretary - doesn’t make her an authority. A xenophobic charlatan then - the same now.