Mark McGeoghegan
@markmcgeoghegan.bsky.social
@uofglasgow.bsky.social PhD studying political contention of self-determination groups | 📊 Quant PoliSci | 🗳️ Scots politics & elections | Associate Member @ccc-research.bsky.social | ✍🏻 @heraldscotland.bsky.social | Some 📊 @uofgpolicy.bsky.social
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New Scottish Parliament poll tracker, incorporating yesterday's @moreincommonuk.bsky.social polling. Thanks to 12 marginal holds and 3 marginal gains, the SNP match their 2021 result.
Seats (+/- 2021):
SNP: 64 (-)
Lab: 18 (-4)
Ref: 16 (+16)
LD: 11 (+7)
Con: 10 (-21)
Grn: 10 (+2)
Alba: 0 (-)
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Seats (+/- 2021):
SNP: 64 (-)
Lab: 18 (-4)
Ref: 16 (+16)
LD: 11 (+7)
Con: 10 (-21)
Grn: 10 (+2)
Alba: 0 (-)
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With all due respect to VLs, this is the most VL behaviour I've ever witnessed.
Uefa orders Scotland fans to remove celebration videos from X
European football's governing body claimed clips of fans cheering Scotland's World Cup qualification in front of TV screens breached copyright.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
With all due respect to VLs, this is the most VL behaviour I've ever witnessed.
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Labour are in quite the predicament ahead of the Holyrood elections, but they'll find it's all been of their own making, from blowing their own feet off with WFA cuts to an industrial strategy that's botching the 'just transition'.
My latest for @heraldscotland.bsky.social:
My latest for @heraldscotland.bsky.social:
Labour faces uphill battle as Scots snub Sarwar ahead of Holyrood vote
Few Scots would now consider voting Labour in the upcoming Holyrood elections as Anas Sarwar’s hopes of becoming First Minister continue to fade,…
www.heraldscotland.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Labour are in quite the predicament ahead of the Holyrood elections, but they'll find it's all been of their own making, from blowing their own feet off with WFA cuts to an industrial strategy that's botching the 'just transition'.
My latest for @heraldscotland.bsky.social:
My latest for @heraldscotland.bsky.social:
If we're serious about this, there are many, many more UK politicians guilty of taking Russian bribes. Mostly in the Conservative Party.
Reform UK’s former Wales leader jailed for taking bribes for pro-Russia speeches
Police say Nathan Gill received at least £40,000 while he was an MEP from Oleg Voloshyn, an alleged Russian asset
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
If we're serious about this, there are many, many more UK politicians guilty of taking Russian bribes. Mostly in the Conservative Party.
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Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
November 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
"bad boy of Maga"
He's a fucking neo-nazi! What is this framing!?
He's a fucking neo-nazi! What is this framing!?
Why Republicans can’t ignore Nick Fuentes, the new bad boy of Maga
The antisemitic far-right provocateur has grown into a voice for angry young white nationalists who feel betrayed by Trump
The antisemitic far-right provocateur has grown into a voice for angry young white nationalists who feel betrayed by Trump
Why Republicans can’t ignore Nick Fuentes, the new bad boy of Maga
Why Republicans can’t ignore Nick Fuentes, the new bad boy of Maga
www.thetimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
"bad boy of Maga"
He's a fucking neo-nazi! What is this framing!?
He's a fucking neo-nazi! What is this framing!?
Jumper weather 🐾
November 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Jumper weather 🐾
As this article points out, the unemployment rate in Cowdenbeath is double the national average. But house prices in Dunfermline have increased faster than anywhere in the country in the past 2 years, indicating a growing population and economy.
Both will be hit by disorganised deindustrialisation.
Both will be hit by disorganised deindustrialisation.
This kind of story, about the impact of deindustrialisation, is just one of dozens playing out across Scotland:
Mossmorran: 'This area is really struggling so this is bad news'
The closure of the petrochemical plant could hit the already struggling town of Cowdenbeath.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 12:40 PM
As this article points out, the unemployment rate in Cowdenbeath is double the national average. But house prices in Dunfermline have increased faster than anywhere in the country in the past 2 years, indicating a growing population and economy.
Both will be hit by disorganised deindustrialisation.
Both will be hit by disorganised deindustrialisation.
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On the announced closure of Exxon's Mossmorran facility.
November 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
On the announced closure of Exxon's Mossmorran facility.
Ukrainian officials are right to call this a capitulation. There's no world in which this deal is acceptable.
It's up to the Ukrainians to decide what's best for their country. But under no circumstances should other European states validate this by e.g. accepting Russia back into the G7/8.
It's up to the Ukrainians to decide what's best for their country. But under no circumstances should other European states validate this by e.g. accepting Russia back into the G7/8.
🚨🚨This is no "peace" plan, it is a recipe for further suffering and #Russian imperialist expansion in the #west. It is difficult to appreciate just how much damage the #trump administration has done to #Ukraine and its war efforts. It is disgusting beyond words. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Ukraine banned from Nato, Russia readmitted to the G8 and territory ceded: what’s in Trump’s draft plan
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he expects to discuss the plan – which was reportedly drafted by Russian and US officials – with Trump
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Ukrainian officials are right to call this a capitulation. There's no world in which this deal is acceptable.
It's up to the Ukrainians to decide what's best for their country. But under no circumstances should other European states validate this by e.g. accepting Russia back into the G7/8.
It's up to the Ukrainians to decide what's best for their country. But under no circumstances should other European states validate this by e.g. accepting Russia back into the G7/8.
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🚨🚨This is no "peace" plan, it is a recipe for further suffering and #Russian imperialist expansion in the #west. It is difficult to appreciate just how much damage the #trump administration has done to #Ukraine and its war efforts. It is disgusting beyond words. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Ukraine banned from Nato, Russia readmitted to the G8 and territory ceded: what’s in Trump’s draft plan
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he expects to discuss the plan – which was reportedly drafted by Russian and US officials – with Trump
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:48 AM
🚨🚨This is no "peace" plan, it is a recipe for further suffering and #Russian imperialist expansion in the #west. It is difficult to appreciate just how much damage the #trump administration has done to #Ukraine and its war efforts. It is disgusting beyond words. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Labour are in quite the predicament ahead of the Holyrood elections, but they'll find it's all been of their own making, from blowing their own feet off with WFA cuts to an industrial strategy that's botching the 'just transition'.
My latest for @heraldscotland.bsky.social:
My latest for @heraldscotland.bsky.social:
Labour faces uphill battle as Scots snub Sarwar ahead of Holyrood vote
Few Scots would now consider voting Labour in the upcoming Holyrood elections as Anas Sarwar’s hopes of becoming First Minister continue to fade,…
www.heraldscotland.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Labour are in quite the predicament ahead of the Holyrood elections, but they'll find it's all been of their own making, from blowing their own feet off with WFA cuts to an industrial strategy that's botching the 'just transition'.
My latest for @heraldscotland.bsky.social:
My latest for @heraldscotland.bsky.social:
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New blog!
For our series by @regfedst.bsky.social, Onyedikachi Madueke writes that Nigeria is drifting towards federal autocracy as power concentrates across every tier of government.
Read more: edin.ac/4oTR92h
For our series by @regfedst.bsky.social, Onyedikachi Madueke writes that Nigeria is drifting towards federal autocracy as power concentrates across every tier of government.
Read more: edin.ac/4oTR92h
November 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM
New blog!
For our series by @regfedst.bsky.social, Onyedikachi Madueke writes that Nigeria is drifting towards federal autocracy as power concentrates across every tier of government.
Read more: edin.ac/4oTR92h
For our series by @regfedst.bsky.social, Onyedikachi Madueke writes that Nigeria is drifting towards federal autocracy as power concentrates across every tier of government.
Read more: edin.ac/4oTR92h
This is a great column in an annoyingly "god I could be such a better writer than I am" way.
More importantly, it hits the nail on the head re things like otherwise sane people staying on X and continuing to poison their minds, in a way lots of us have tried to articulate but haven't done this well
More importantly, it hits the nail on the head re things like otherwise sane people staying on X and continuing to poison their minds, in a way lots of us have tried to articulate but haven't done this well
this week's newsletter is titled "aren't you tired of feeling insane all the time?" and I think it speaks for itself
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
November 21, 2025 at 12:05 PM
This is a great column in an annoyingly "god I could be such a better writer than I am" way.
More importantly, it hits the nail on the head re things like otherwise sane people staying on X and continuing to poison their minds, in a way lots of us have tried to articulate but haven't done this well
More importantly, it hits the nail on the head re things like otherwise sane people staying on X and continuing to poison their minds, in a way lots of us have tried to articulate but haven't done this well
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I would be pretty embarrassed/ashamed to be associated with a company (and company) this stupid. But I guess the payday is worth it to some people
November 20, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I would be pretty embarrassed/ashamed to be associated with a company (and company) this stupid. But I guess the payday is worth it to some people
COVID inquiry findings are incredibly damning.
"They had no choice by then [to implement lockdown in March], but it was through their own acts and omissions that they had no choice."
If lockdown had been implemented a week later, the death toll of the first wave could have been reduced by 48%.
"They had no choice by then [to implement lockdown in March], but it was through their own acts and omissions that they had no choice."
If lockdown had been implemented a week later, the death toll of the first wave could have been reduced by 48%.
November 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
COVID inquiry findings are incredibly damning.
"They had no choice by then [to implement lockdown in March], but it was through their own acts and omissions that they had no choice."
If lockdown had been implemented a week later, the death toll of the first wave could have been reduced by 48%.
"They had no choice by then [to implement lockdown in March], but it was through their own acts and omissions that they had no choice."
If lockdown had been implemented a week later, the death toll of the first wave could have been reduced by 48%.
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"JPMorgan filed suspicious activity reports covering $4.3 million in transactions by Mr. Epstein from 2002 to 2016. But it waited until after Mr. Epstein’s arrest on sex trafficking charges in 2019 and subsequent death to file reports that described some $1.3 billion in transactions as suspicious."
Wyden Presses for Investigation Into JPMorgan Chase and Epstein
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
"JPMorgan filed suspicious activity reports covering $4.3 million in transactions by Mr. Epstein from 2002 to 2016. But it waited until after Mr. Epstein’s arrest on sex trafficking charges in 2019 and subsequent death to file reports that described some $1.3 billion in transactions as suspicious."
Actual achievements must be pretty thin on the ground when you have to start including a Brown-era policy maintained by five Tory PMs, writing a report, a US 'trade deal' that isn't a trade deal, a spending commitment you haven't fulfilled, scrapping something that never got off the ground...
November 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Actual achievements must be pretty thin on the ground when you have to start including a Brown-era policy maintained by five Tory PMs, writing a report, a US 'trade deal' that isn't a trade deal, a spending commitment you haven't fulfilled, scrapping something that never got off the ground...
Just saw a mate's edit of last night's Scotland game set to Lewis Capaldi's "Survive".
I don't think there's anything more tailored to reducing Scottish men to tears...
I don't think there's anything more tailored to reducing Scottish men to tears...
November 19, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Just saw a mate's edit of last night's Scotland game set to Lewis Capaldi's "Survive".
I don't think there's anything more tailored to reducing Scottish men to tears...
I don't think there's anything more tailored to reducing Scottish men to tears...
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Trump's economy is being held up by a massive AI bubble.
A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments.
We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.
A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments.
We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Trump's economy is being held up by a massive AI bubble.
A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments.
We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.
A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments.
We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.
-No
-No
-No
From a wider European POV, seeing the war in Ukraine as a war Ukrainians are fighting on our behalf, this is all totally unacceptable.
-No
-No
From a wider European POV, seeing the war in Ukraine as a war Ukrainians are fighting on our behalf, this is all totally unacceptable.
New: I can confirm hasty US-Russia proposal being pushed to Ukrainians via Dmitriev-Witkoff to Umerov. It would amount to Ukraine’s capitulation, with people familiar saying it’s Kremlin’s maximalist demands.
-Ukraine army cut 1/2
-Give up certain weapons
-Give up Donbas
-Zelensky displeased
More tk
-Ukraine army cut 1/2
-Give up certain weapons
-Give up Donbas
-Zelensky displeased
More tk
November 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
-No
-No
-No
From a wider European POV, seeing the war in Ukraine as a war Ukrainians are fighting on our behalf, this is all totally unacceptable.
-No
-No
From a wider European POV, seeing the war in Ukraine as a war Ukrainians are fighting on our behalf, this is all totally unacceptable.
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‘He used to say things like “Hitler was right”’: Farage faces more allegations of racist behaviour at school
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘He used to say things like “Hitler was right”’: Farage faces more allegations of racist behaviour at school
A former friend and others who were at Dulwich college with the now Reform UK leader speak of his behaviour
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
‘He used to say things like “Hitler was right”’: Farage faces more allegations of racist behaviour at school
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Some alien civilisation is going to find one of these in a couple billion years time and immediately incinerate it, having at least learned the phrase "what the fuck?".
Good news everybody: Grokipedia will contain all knowledge about the universe and will be distributed periodically throughout the solar system
November 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Some alien civilisation is going to find one of these in a couple billion years time and immediately incinerate it, having at least learned the phrase "what the fuck?".
Questions about gendered differences in young people are becoming increasingly loud. It should be noted that the 2025 UK Youth Poll by the John Smith Centre at @uofglasgow.bsky.social poured cold water on a lot of them:
November 19, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Questions about gendered differences in young people are becoming increasingly loud. It should be noted that the 2025 UK Youth Poll by the John Smith Centre at @uofglasgow.bsky.social poured cold water on a lot of them:
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NEW: Only a minority of Britons think there is much tension between men and women in the UK today – despite a gender divide among young people in perceptions of tension and how optimistic they are about their futures
Our latest study with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social & @giwlkings.bsky.social 🧵 ⬇️
Our latest study with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social & @giwlkings.bsky.social 🧵 ⬇️
November 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
NEW: Only a minority of Britons think there is much tension between men and women in the UK today – despite a gender divide among young people in perceptions of tension and how optimistic they are about their futures
Our latest study with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social & @giwlkings.bsky.social 🧵 ⬇️
Our latest study with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social & @giwlkings.bsky.social 🧵 ⬇️