Dr Malcolm Harvey
@malch.bsky.social
Lecturer in Politics at the University of Aberdeen.
Off to see Wicked: For Good, and all the kids at the cinema are dressed in pink or green.
I've gone for yellow.
#TeamYellowBrickRoad
I've gone for yellow.
#TeamYellowBrickRoad
November 23, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Off to see Wicked: For Good, and all the kids at the cinema are dressed in pink or green.
I've gone for yellow.
#TeamYellowBrickRoad
I've gone for yellow.
#TeamYellowBrickRoad
So... the guy who is planning to sue the BBC for having the temerity to insinuate he might have incited violence today called for political opponents to be executed?
Huh. I wonder where we got the idea he incited political violence? I guess we'll never know.
Huh. I wonder where we got the idea he incited political violence? I guess we'll never know.
November 20, 2025 at 9:03 PM
So... the guy who is planning to sue the BBC for having the temerity to insinuate he might have incited violence today called for political opponents to be executed?
Huh. I wonder where we got the idea he incited political violence? I guess we'll never know.
Huh. I wonder where we got the idea he incited political violence? I guess we'll never know.
Is anyone else doing a lecture in an original 1998 Scotland World Cup shirt (that still fits) today, or have I taken this too far?
November 19, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Is anyone else doing a lecture in an original 1998 Scotland World Cup shirt (that still fits) today, or have I taken this too far?
John McGinn is right "I thought we were pretty terrible to be honest".
Well quite.
Well quite.
November 18, 2025 at 10:11 PM
John McGinn is right "I thought we were pretty terrible to be honest".
Well quite.
Well quite.
When Scotland qualify for the World Cup its a university holiday the following day, right?
Asking for my 10am class tomorrow...
Asking for my 10am class tomorrow...
November 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
When Scotland qualify for the World Cup its a university holiday the following day, right?
Asking for my 10am class tomorrow...
Asking for my 10am class tomorrow...
We might be the worst team ever to qualify for the World Cup.
Some of the worst football I've ever seen us play over the 6 qualifying games.
Somehow, somehow, it didn't matter.
Luck of the Scots?
Some of the worst football I've ever seen us play over the 6 qualifying games.
Somehow, somehow, it didn't matter.
Luck of the Scots?
November 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
We might be the worst team ever to qualify for the World Cup.
Some of the worst football I've ever seen us play over the 6 qualifying games.
Somehow, somehow, it didn't matter.
Luck of the Scots?
Some of the worst football I've ever seen us play over the 6 qualifying games.
Somehow, somehow, it didn't matter.
Luck of the Scots?
Hans Christian Andersen are you watching?
November 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Hans Christian Andersen are you watching?
What the fuck is the ref playing at??
Who cares!
We're there.
Who cares!
We're there.
November 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM
What the fuck is the ref playing at??
Who cares!
We're there.
Who cares!
We're there.
Ridiculous qualifying campaign.
November 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Ridiculous qualifying campaign.
We've all got cramp now.
November 18, 2025 at 9:42 PM
We've all got cramp now.
Let's not pretend that if we were leading we wouldn't be lying on the ground with cramp too...
November 18, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Let's not pretend that if we were leading we wouldn't be lying on the ground with cramp too...
10 minutes to go against 10 men.
We've scored two ridiculous goals from 2 attempts.
And unsurprisingly we can't see it out.
We've scored two ridiculous goals from 2 attempts.
And unsurprisingly we can't see it out.
November 18, 2025 at 9:30 PM
10 minutes to go against 10 men.
We've scored two ridiculous goals from 2 attempts.
And unsurprisingly we can't see it out.
We've scored two ridiculous goals from 2 attempts.
And unsurprisingly we can't see it out.
Chris Iwelemo would have missed that.
November 18, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Chris Iwelemo would have missed that.
18 attempts at goal from Denmark. Eighteen.
We've had one.
We've had one.
November 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
18 attempts at goal from Denmark. Eighteen.
We've had one.
We've had one.
We've still had no control of the ball or the game.
Now with the need to score, we're headless chickens so no ability to control things.
Twas ever thus.
Now with the need to score, we're headless chickens so no ability to control things.
Twas ever thus.
November 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
We've still had no control of the ball or the game.
Now with the need to score, we're headless chickens so no ability to control things.
Twas ever thus.
Now with the need to score, we're headless chickens so no ability to control things.
Twas ever thus.
Never a penalty.
Never a red card.
Never a red card.
November 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Never a penalty.
Never a red card.
Never a red card.
Well, at least it happened with half an hour to go.
That said, it's not like Steve Clarke will go gung go now is it?
That said, it's not like Steve Clarke will go gung go now is it?
November 18, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Well, at least it happened with half an hour to go.
That said, it's not like Steve Clarke will go gung go now is it?
That said, it's not like Steve Clarke will go gung go now is it?
When we get the ball down and have a bit of possession we look decent, but those moments are few and far between.
When Denmark have the ball, its a terrifying watch.
When Denmark have the ball, its a terrifying watch.
November 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
When we get the ball down and have a bit of possession we look decent, but those moments are few and far between.
When Denmark have the ball, its a terrifying watch.
When Denmark have the ball, its a terrifying watch.
We better score a couple more.
We're a bombscare at the back remember.
But holy hell, what a start.
We're a bombscare at the back remember.
But holy hell, what a start.
November 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
We better score a couple more.
We're a bombscare at the back remember.
But holy hell, what a start.
We're a bombscare at the back remember.
But holy hell, what a start.
SCOTT MCTOMINAY THAT WAS FUCKING RIDICULOUS.
November 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
SCOTT MCTOMINAY THAT WAS FUCKING RIDICULOUS.
Might be a good idea for MPs to watch 'Empire' by @davidolusoga.bsky.social to get a handle on how responsible we collectively are for global demographic shifts before they start introducing new rules.
Would also be worth the wider electorate giving it a watch too, might cure some ignorance...
Would also be worth the wider electorate giving it a watch too, might cure some ignorance...
November 16, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Might be a good idea for MPs to watch 'Empire' by @davidolusoga.bsky.social to get a handle on how responsible we collectively are for global demographic shifts before they start introducing new rules.
Would also be worth the wider electorate giving it a watch too, might cure some ignorance...
Would also be worth the wider electorate giving it a watch too, might cure some ignorance...
"Rugby is an 80 minute game," says Gregor Townsend for the umpteenth time after his Scotland side lose a game by switching off for a large part of it.
Maybe he should have told the players that at some point during the coaching sessions during his lengthy tenure in charge, eh?
Maybe he should have told the players that at some point during the coaching sessions during his lengthy tenure in charge, eh?
November 16, 2025 at 5:37 PM
"Rugby is an 80 minute game," says Gregor Townsend for the umpteenth time after his Scotland side lose a game by switching off for a large part of it.
Maybe he should have told the players that at some point during the coaching sessions during his lengthy tenure in charge, eh?
Maybe he should have told the players that at some point during the coaching sessions during his lengthy tenure in charge, eh?
Yes, I'm fickle, but at 21-0 up, and we're doing everything we need to get into pot 1 of the RWC draw, I'm starting to think I might be wrong and perhaps we've found an edge in the autumn this year and can be ruthless.
And then, like clockwork, the collapse.
We're so done.
And then, like clockwork, the collapse.
We're so done.
November 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Yes, I'm fickle, but at 21-0 up, and we're doing everything we need to get into pot 1 of the RWC draw, I'm starting to think I might be wrong and perhaps we've found an edge in the autumn this year and can be ruthless.
And then, like clockwork, the collapse.
We're so done.
And then, like clockwork, the collapse.
We're so done.
Lots made of 'millennials' and 'gen alpha' types and their concentration levels being impacted by social media shorts, Tik-Tok and podcasts.
But they pale in comparison to Scottish rugby sides that can't manage to concentrate enough to see out rugby games.
But they pale in comparison to Scottish rugby sides that can't manage to concentrate enough to see out rugby games.
November 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Lots made of 'millennials' and 'gen alpha' types and their concentration levels being impacted by social media shorts, Tik-Tok and podcasts.
But they pale in comparison to Scottish rugby sides that can't manage to concentrate enough to see out rugby games.
But they pale in comparison to Scottish rugby sides that can't manage to concentrate enough to see out rugby games.