Neil McIntosh
@neiltosh.bsky.social
Editor-in-chief, Reach Scotland. Editor, the Daily Record. Also: earlyline.co. Trustee of the Palace for Life Foundation. Previous @ The Scotsman, BBC, WSJ & Guardian.
I follow some terrific newsletters, but their alerts over the last hour have been quite... dark.
April 9, 2025 at 10:55 AM
I follow some terrific newsletters, but their alerts over the last hour have been quite... dark.
Wondering if I should try to spot the April Fools' in tomorrow's newspapers and link to the best ones in The Early Line... or if it's simply too high-risk a strategy at 5am in the morning, in these surreal times...
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March 31, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Wondering if I should try to spot the April Fools' in tomorrow's newspapers and link to the best ones in The Early Line... or if it's simply too high-risk a strategy at 5am in the morning, in these surreal times...
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With the happy news that abrdn has finally rebranded back to something sensible - aberdeen - The Early Line's readers are having a little fun this morning, and voting for the world's worst rebrand.
Join in the fun - link in the 🧵
Join in the fun - link in the 🧵
March 5, 2025 at 8:17 AM
With the happy news that abrdn has finally rebranded back to something sensible - aberdeen - The Early Line's readers are having a little fun this morning, and voting for the world's worst rebrand.
Join in the fun - link in the 🧵
Join in the fun - link in the 🧵
Any birdwatchers among my followers? I'm keen to discover what this majestic bird was peering down at me while out with the dog first thing this morning. It looked a little more exotic than the usual...
March 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Any birdwatchers among my followers? I'm keen to discover what this majestic bird was peering down at me while out with the dog first thing this morning. It looked a little more exotic than the usual...
In which I heroically, I think, managed to avoid using the headline "Sir Keir Charmer", but did round up the reaction to those talks between Starmer and Trump in Washington.
There are real implications for Scotland, too (beyond Trump's mooted visit)
scotland.earlyline.co/p/praise-for...
There are real implications for Scotland, too (beyond Trump's mooted visit)
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Praise for Starmer after Trump talks
Deals on trade and Ukraine mooted | PLUS the weeklies reviewed, and could away fans return to Old Firm games?
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February 28, 2025 at 7:17 AM
In which I heroically, I think, managed to avoid using the headline "Sir Keir Charmer", but did round up the reaction to those talks between Starmer and Trump in Washington.
There are real implications for Scotland, too (beyond Trump's mooted visit)
scotland.earlyline.co/p/praise-for...
There are real implications for Scotland, too (beyond Trump's mooted visit)
scotland.earlyline.co/p/praise-for...
Just how bad is Edinburgh University's cash crisis?
Staff say it could be resolved without big cuts. The University's management disagrees.
This, plus a briefing on Scotland, the UK and the world, in today's Early Line.
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Staff say it could be resolved without big cuts. The University's management disagrees.
This, plus a briefing on Scotland, the UK and the world, in today's Early Line.
scotland.earlyline.co/p/the-meetin...
"The meeting of his life"
Starmer meets Trump. PLUS: Staff dispute Edinburgh University's crisis claims, Scottish self-ID plans abandoned, and Rangers win a game, eventually
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February 27, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Just how bad is Edinburgh University's cash crisis?
Staff say it could be resolved without big cuts. The University's management disagrees.
This, plus a briefing on Scotland, the UK and the world, in today's Early Line.
scotland.earlyline.co/p/the-meetin...
Staff say it could be resolved without big cuts. The University's management disagrees.
This, plus a briefing on Scotland, the UK and the world, in today's Early Line.
scotland.earlyline.co/p/the-meetin...
The University of Edinburgh will feature a fair bit in tomorrow's edition of The Early Line - readers have been in touch to point me towards a few interesting documents on the University's financial situation.
More tomorrow at 7am - sign up for free!
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More tomorrow at 7am - sign up for free!
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February 26, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The University of Edinburgh will feature a fair bit in tomorrow's edition of The Early Line - readers have been in touch to point me towards a few interesting documents on the University's financial situation.
More tomorrow at 7am - sign up for free!
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More tomorrow at 7am - sign up for free!
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Subscribers to Scotland's free 7am briefing, The Early Line, are enjoying - if that's the word - a swift primer on German election results, and who might take over at Ibrox (among other stories at home and abroad).
Join them, and get yours from tomorrow.
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Join them, and get yours from tomorrow.
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Welcome to The Early Line
The Early Line is the smarter way to start your day: a daily email with the best coverage of Scotland, the UK and the world. Join for free.
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February 24, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Subscribers to Scotland's free 7am briefing, The Early Line, are enjoying - if that's the word - a swift primer on German election results, and who might take over at Ibrox (among other stories at home and abroad).
Join them, and get yours from tomorrow.
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Join them, and get yours from tomorrow.
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Just finished this weekend's Party Line, for my gang of paid subscribers.
There are links to good advice on surviving the grim news agenda, the rebirth of a classic game, the best TV and film... but I suspect we all only care about the rugby, amiright?
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There are links to good advice on surviving the grim news agenda, the rebirth of a classic game, the best TV and film... but I suspect we all only care about the rugby, amiright?
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Welcome to The Early Line
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February 22, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Just finished this weekend's Party Line, for my gang of paid subscribers.
There are links to good advice on surviving the grim news agenda, the rebirth of a classic game, the best TV and film... but I suspect we all only care about the rugby, amiright?
earlyline.co
There are links to good advice on surviving the grim news agenda, the rebirth of a classic game, the best TV and film... but I suspect we all only care about the rugby, amiright?
earlyline.co
I'm upset not to have not got this into today's Early Line. Have taken myself into my office for a proper bollocking, old school style.
In happier news, I find it even better if you imagine it being spoken by the Rt Hon Peter Mannion, from The Thick of It.
www.thetimes.com/article/e25f...
In happier news, I find it even better if you imagine it being spoken by the Rt Hon Peter Mannion, from The Thick of It.
www.thetimes.com/article/e25f...
Sex scandals! Fights! Egos! Confessions of the chief whip
Simon Hart was chief whip during Rishi Sunak’s crisis-ridden premiership. In his hilarious diaries, he reveals what was going on behind the scenes
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February 19, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I'm upset not to have not got this into today's Early Line. Have taken myself into my office for a proper bollocking, old school style.
In happier news, I find it even better if you imagine it being spoken by the Rt Hon Peter Mannion, from The Thick of It.
www.thetimes.com/article/e25f...
In happier news, I find it even better if you imagine it being spoken by the Rt Hon Peter Mannion, from The Thick of It.
www.thetimes.com/article/e25f...
Anas Sarwar has embarked on a world tour of Scotland's newsrooms, it seems: The Early Line, Scotland's breakfast-time briefing, tracks his movements and what he's saying ahead of Scottish Labour's conference this week:
scotland.earlyline.co/p/sarwar-sta...
scotland.earlyline.co/p/sarwar-sta...
Sarwar starts his fightback
PLUS: Trump says Ukraine is to blame, and football is a cruel business
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February 19, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Anas Sarwar has embarked on a world tour of Scotland's newsrooms, it seems: The Early Line, Scotland's breakfast-time briefing, tracks his movements and what he's saying ahead of Scottish Labour's conference this week:
scotland.earlyline.co/p/sarwar-sta...
scotland.earlyline.co/p/sarwar-sta...
Reposted by Neil McIntosh
Just arrived in Paris for crucial talks.
Europe’s security is at a turning point.
Yes, it is about Ukraine—but it is also about us.
We need an urgency mindset.
We need a surge in defense.
And we need both of them now.
Europe’s security is at a turning point.
Yes, it is about Ukraine—but it is also about us.
We need an urgency mindset.
We need a surge in defense.
And we need both of them now.
February 17, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Just arrived in Paris for crucial talks.
Europe’s security is at a turning point.
Yes, it is about Ukraine—but it is also about us.
We need an urgency mindset.
We need a surge in defense.
And we need both of them now.
Europe’s security is at a turning point.
Yes, it is about Ukraine—but it is also about us.
We need an urgency mindset.
We need a surge in defense.
And we need both of them now.
📣If you're wondering what just happened in Munich, maybe The Early Line can help.
Today, I look at five ways we can see our world has changed. Free to read and subscribe.
(The wolf relates to another story in the same edition. That's interesting, too)
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Today, I look at five ways we can see our world has changed. Free to read and subscribe.
(The wolf relates to another story in the same edition. That's interesting, too)
scotland.earlyline.co/p/how-our-wo...
How our world has changed
Understanding what just happened in Munich. PLUS: Scottish water pay row, Labour poll gloom, and should wolves roam Scotland once more?
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February 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
📣If you're wondering what just happened in Munich, maybe The Early Line can help.
Today, I look at five ways we can see our world has changed. Free to read and subscribe.
(The wolf relates to another story in the same edition. That's interesting, too)
scotland.earlyline.co/p/how-our-wo...
Today, I look at five ways we can see our world has changed. Free to read and subscribe.
(The wolf relates to another story in the same edition. That's interesting, too)
scotland.earlyline.co/p/how-our-wo...
I should be enjoying the football.
Instead I've been devouring analysis on the Munich Security Conference, & typing away.
We now know how our world has changed... I'll brief you in tomorrow's edition of The Early Line, Scotland's free morning digest.
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Instead I've been devouring analysis on the Munich Security Conference, & typing away.
We now know how our world has changed... I'll brief you in tomorrow's edition of The Early Line, Scotland's free morning digest.
Sign up for free at earlyline.co
February 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I should be enjoying the football.
Instead I've been devouring analysis on the Munich Security Conference, & typing away.
We now know how our world has changed... I'll brief you in tomorrow's edition of The Early Line, Scotland's free morning digest.
Sign up for free at earlyline.co
Instead I've been devouring analysis on the Munich Security Conference, & typing away.
We now know how our world has changed... I'll brief you in tomorrow's edition of The Early Line, Scotland's free morning digest.
Sign up for free at earlyline.co
Ah, Arianna, so many questions.
February 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Ah, Arianna, so many questions.
I'm very sad to learn of the death of the great Tim Radford, the Guardian's science correspondent for many years. We sat beside each other for almost five years: he was a wonderful, clever, witty colleague who produced some outstanding journalism.
www.absw.org.uk/articles/tim...
www.absw.org.uk/articles/tim...
Tim Radford (1940-2025)
A formidable intellect, Tim was a genial company and never tried to impress. By Roger Highfield
www.absw.org.uk
February 13, 2025 at 8:42 AM
I'm very sad to learn of the death of the great Tim Radford, the Guardian's science correspondent for many years. We sat beside each other for almost five years: he was a wonderful, clever, witty colleague who produced some outstanding journalism.
www.absw.org.uk/articles/tim...
www.absw.org.uk/articles/tim...
It was a fun newsletter to put together this morning... Today's Early Life briefing includes:
📈Unexpectedly good news on the UK economy
🎓Why are Scotland's universities running out of money?
📞The world reacts to Trump's call with Putin
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📈Unexpectedly good news on the UK economy
🎓Why are Scotland's universities running out of money?
📞The world reacts to Trump's call with Putin
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Trump and Putin agree to talk
PLUS: Why all the money worries at Scotland's Universities? And big nights at Celtic Park and Goodison
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February 13, 2025 at 7:31 AM
It was a fun newsletter to put together this morning... Today's Early Life briefing includes:
📈Unexpectedly good news on the UK economy
🎓Why are Scotland's universities running out of money?
📞The world reacts to Trump's call with Putin
Sign up for free!
📈Unexpectedly good news on the UK economy
🎓Why are Scotland's universities running out of money?
📞The world reacts to Trump's call with Putin
Sign up for free!
Readers of my morning newsletter are now briefed on...
💰Concerns about big Scottish council tax hikes
✍️Scotland's best opinion writing
⚽️Tonight's big game
🐕🦺America's top dog
You can get Scotland's snappy morning briefing too, for free!
Link is ⬇️
💰Concerns about big Scottish council tax hikes
✍️Scotland's best opinion writing
⚽️Tonight's big game
🐕🦺America's top dog
You can get Scotland's snappy morning briefing too, for free!
Link is ⬇️
February 12, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Readers of my morning newsletter are now briefed on...
💰Concerns about big Scottish council tax hikes
✍️Scotland's best opinion writing
⚽️Tonight's big game
🐕🦺America's top dog
You can get Scotland's snappy morning briefing too, for free!
Link is ⬇️
💰Concerns about big Scottish council tax hikes
✍️Scotland's best opinion writing
⚽️Tonight's big game
🐕🦺America's top dog
You can get Scotland's snappy morning briefing too, for free!
Link is ⬇️
Just finished typing... and subscribers to The Early Line, Scotland's 7am briefing, now know all about...
🍴Scotland's new Michelin-starred restaurants
🥂 The fallout from Queen's Park's amazing Cup win
🍹 Trump's paper straw ban (really)
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🍴Scotland's new Michelin-starred restaurants
🥂 The fallout from Queen's Park's amazing Cup win
🍹 Trump's paper straw ban (really)
Sign up for free! earlyline.co
Welcome to The Early Line
The Early Line is the smarter way to start your day: a daily email with the best coverage of Scotland, the UK and the world. Join for free.
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February 11, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Just finished typing... and subscribers to The Early Line, Scotland's 7am briefing, now know all about...
🍴Scotland's new Michelin-starred restaurants
🥂 The fallout from Queen's Park's amazing Cup win
🍹 Trump's paper straw ban (really)
Sign up for free! earlyline.co
🍴Scotland's new Michelin-starred restaurants
🥂 The fallout from Queen's Park's amazing Cup win
🍹 Trump's paper straw ban (really)
Sign up for free! earlyline.co
📣 One thing about Scottish cat bans* is that they certainly get readers opening emails and clicking first thing in the morning.
Or maybe it's all the insight on Trump's tariffs?
*There is no Scottish cat ban. All is explained ⬇️
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Or maybe it's all the insight on Trump's tariffs?
*There is no Scottish cat ban. All is explained ⬇️
scotland.earlyline.co/p/china-reta...
China retaliates after US tariffs
PLUS: Scottish cat ban latest! (tl;dr: they're not banned). And the transfer window reviewed
scotland.earlyline.co
February 4, 2025 at 8:50 AM
📣 One thing about Scottish cat bans* is that they certainly get readers opening emails and clicking first thing in the morning.
Or maybe it's all the insight on Trump's tariffs?
*There is no Scottish cat ban. All is explained ⬇️
scotland.earlyline.co/p/china-reta...
Or maybe it's all the insight on Trump's tariffs?
*There is no Scottish cat ban. All is explained ⬇️
scotland.earlyline.co/p/china-reta...
So often get to this point with video games. Apart from Football Manager, which I don't allow on any machine I own because it'll suck me into a spiral of addiction.
Started Fallout 4 again over weekend and remembered why I bailed before. Lockpicking! For whatever reason that’s the video game task that makes me think “wait, I’m going to be dead one day, this is no way to spend my life.”
January 30, 2025 at 8:48 AM
So often get to this point with video games. Apart from Football Manager, which I don't allow on any machine I own because it'll suck me into a spiral of addiction.
Free subscribers to The Early Line are getting their briefing on…
📣 Why yesterday’s AI news impacts us all
📣 A big increase in Scottish water bills
📣 John Swinney’s plans to reform the NHS
Take a look yourself, and sign up for free to daily briefings.
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📣 Why yesterday’s AI news impacts us all
📣 A big increase in Scottish water bills
📣 John Swinney’s plans to reform the NHS
Take a look yourself, and sign up for free to daily briefings.
scotland.earlyline.co/p/swinney-s-...
Swinney's plan to revive the NHS
PLUS: Explained - what just happened in the AI world, and why it matters to us all
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January 28, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Free subscribers to The Early Line are getting their briefing on…
📣 Why yesterday’s AI news impacts us all
📣 A big increase in Scottish water bills
📣 John Swinney’s plans to reform the NHS
Take a look yourself, and sign up for free to daily briefings.
scotland.earlyline.co/p/swinney-s-...
📣 Why yesterday’s AI news impacts us all
📣 A big increase in Scottish water bills
📣 John Swinney’s plans to reform the NHS
Take a look yourself, and sign up for free to daily briefings.
scotland.earlyline.co/p/swinney-s-...
Scottish football's biggest problem is the standard of refereeing, at every level.
This is the hill on which I will die.
This is the hill on which I will die.
January 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Scottish football's biggest problem is the standard of refereeing, at every level.
This is the hill on which I will die.
This is the hill on which I will die.