Peter Newman
@pajnewman.bsky.social
Writer, blogger, teacher, politico.
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Four of the five Nordic nations are in Scotland's top 20 export destinations. Our reporter Steph Brawn writes on what she learned in the Denmark base aimed at expanding those relationships 🇩🇰
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January 31, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Four of the five Nordic nations are in Scotland's top 20 export destinations. Our reporter Steph Brawn writes on what she learned in the Denmark base aimed at expanding those relationships 🇩🇰
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Wow. Some story
I'm not prone to exaggeration but this is probably the biggest scoop I've ever been involved in
Mandelson's partner took £10,000 from Epstein to pay for his osteopath course while Mandelson was de facto UK deputy prime minister, according to new files
more to follow
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Mandelson's partner took £10,000 from Epstein to pay for his osteopath course while Mandelson was de facto UK deputy prime minister, according to new files
more to follow
www.ft.com/content/c950...
Jeffrey Epstein sent £10,000 to Mandelson’s husband, emails show
Epstein sent Reinaldo Avila da Silva payment in 2009
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January 30, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Wow. Some story
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Biffa has had its £51.4m case against the Scottish Government over the bungled deposit return scheme throw out after the court branded its argument "wishful thinking"
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Deposit return scheme case against SNP government thrown out by court
Scotland’s deposit return scheme has been paused by ministers
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January 16, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Biffa has had its £51.4m case against the Scottish Government over the bungled deposit return scheme throw out after the court branded its argument "wishful thinking"
www.scotsman.com/news/politic...
www.scotsman.com/news/politic...
A long post about the discrepancy between the behaviour of the local newspapers and the reality of the service provided by NHS Highlands
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January 17, 2026 at 11:02 AM
A long post about the discrepancy between the behaviour of the local newspapers and the reality of the service provided by NHS Highlands
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Today’s email from @holyroodmag.bsky.social contains a belter of a title
January 14, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Today’s email from @holyroodmag.bsky.social contains a belter of a title
The unfettered behaviour of the banks to continue hoarding shareholder profits at the expense of rural communities must be tackled.
Please sign and share @MareeToddMSP’s petition:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
Please sign and share @MareeToddMSP’s petition:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
Petition: Review access to cash in rural areas, require FCA to reform rules and criteria
Review access to cash in rural areas and require the FCA to reform its rules, and LINK’s criteria, so more rural communities like the Highlands can have banking hubs. It must better reflect rural issu...
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January 13, 2026 at 11:55 AM
The unfettered behaviour of the banks to continue hoarding shareholder profits at the expense of rural communities must be tackled.
Please sign and share @MareeToddMSP’s petition:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
Please sign and share @MareeToddMSP’s petition:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
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Managed to work the theme tune of 'The Littlest Hobo' into tomorrow's Route One which meant explaining to 20 year old Producer Helena that, yes, this nation's youth used to watch a TV series about a stray dog who wandered around solving crimes.
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A Special Friend | The Littlest Hobo | Season 3 | Episode 16
YouTube video by The Littlest Hobo
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January 8, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Managed to work the theme tune of 'The Littlest Hobo' into tomorrow's Route One which meant explaining to 20 year old Producer Helena that, yes, this nation's youth used to watch a TV series about a stray dog who wandered around solving crimes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho4C...
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This is published on the @spybrary site today. Head over to the website and check it out - then join the Facebook group (the friendliest place on the internet) and listen to the brilliant podcast.
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January 7, 2026 at 4:33 PM
This is published on the @spybrary site today. Head over to the website and check it out - then join the Facebook group (the friendliest place on the internet) and listen to the brilliant podcast.
spybrary.com/goldeneye-30...
spybrary.com/goldeneye-30...
In the Highlands, there’s only one choice for who is on Scotland’s side. Voters are not a vehicle for vainglorious ambition.
“Scottish” Liberal Democrats - Never on the Side of Scotland: Only in it for Themselves.
“Scottish” Liberal Democrats - Never on the Side of Scotland: Only in it for Themselves.
January 7, 2026 at 1:21 PM
In the Highlands, there’s only one choice for who is on Scotland’s side. Voters are not a vehicle for vainglorious ambition.
“Scottish” Liberal Democrats - Never on the Side of Scotland: Only in it for Themselves.
“Scottish” Liberal Democrats - Never on the Side of Scotland: Only in it for Themselves.
Erm…
The United States has sent a fleet of specialised aircraft to UK bases following its attack on Venezuela
Read here: www.thenational.scot/news/2...
Read here: www.thenational.scot/news/2...
January 6, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Erm…
“Local”.
Doesn’t live in the constituency.
Thought he was going to get an easy run on Jamie Stone’s coattails and now is in a dog fight.
A carpetbagger getting desperate.
Doesn’t live in the constituency.
Thought he was going to get an easy run on Jamie Stone’s coattails and now is in a dog fight.
A carpetbagger getting desperate.
January 6, 2026 at 8:09 PM
“Local”.
Doesn’t live in the constituency.
Thought he was going to get an easy run on Jamie Stone’s coattails and now is in a dog fight.
A carpetbagger getting desperate.
Doesn’t live in the constituency.
Thought he was going to get an easy run on Jamie Stone’s coattails and now is in a dog fight.
A carpetbagger getting desperate.
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Anas Sarwar has pleaded with Keir Starmer and other senior UK ministers to 'stay behind their doors' in Westminster instead of campaigning in Scotland for the Holyrood elections in May
Anas Sarwar pleads with Keir Starmer to 'stay behind his door' ahead of Holyrood 2026
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January 5, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Anas Sarwar has pleaded with Keir Starmer and other senior UK ministers to 'stay behind their doors' in Westminster instead of campaigning in Scotland for the Holyrood elections in May
Leaving aside the whole “Bonnie Blue writing for The Spectator” thing, isn’t this called fraud?
January 5, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Leaving aside the whole “Bonnie Blue writing for The Spectator” thing, isn’t this called fraud?
It was a privilege to review @rnmorris latest novel ‘Cover Story’.
One of the best of the year - and thanks to @jeremyduns and @Spybrary for the tip:
pajnewman.com/2025/12/27/i...
One of the best of the year - and thanks to @jeremyduns and @Spybrary for the tip:
pajnewman.com/2025/12/27/i...
It’s Not Paranoid If They’re After You…
‘Cover Story’ by R.N Morris A Member of Parliament once described me as, “a Walter Mitty-like man” in the press. Now, I should say that he had received quite a lot of provocation from me, as …
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December 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
It was a privilege to review @rnmorris latest novel ‘Cover Story’.
One of the best of the year - and thanks to @jeremyduns and @Spybrary for the tip:
pajnewman.com/2025/12/27/i...
One of the best of the year - and thanks to @jeremyduns and @Spybrary for the tip:
pajnewman.com/2025/12/27/i...
The lastest episode of the podcast is out now. In the Footsteps of a Polymath: @RobGibsonSNP
shows.acast.com/in-the-foots... via @acast
shows.acast.com/in-the-foots... via @acast
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July 31, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The lastest episode of the podcast is out now. In the Footsteps of a Polymath: @RobGibsonSNP
shows.acast.com/in-the-foots... via @acast
shows.acast.com/in-the-foots... via @acast
Literally the first time for everything…
July 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Literally the first time for everything…
I’m delighted to announce I’ll be on stage at the St Duthac Book & Arts Festival this year, interviewing film maker @AsadQureshi and Booker Prize nominee Graeme MacRae Burnet. An exciting opportunity at an exciting festival with a spectacular line up: www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on?q=S...
July 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I’m delighted to announce I’ll be on stage at the St Duthac Book & Arts Festival this year, interviewing film maker @AsadQureshi and Booker Prize nominee Graeme MacRae Burnet. An exciting opportunity at an exciting festival with a spectacular line up: www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on?q=S...
@iainmacintosh.bsky.social Hello Iain, I was wondering if you could DM an email address. I'm hoping to get in touch regarding a couple of things. Many thanks, Peter
July 16, 2025 at 5:49 PM
@iainmacintosh.bsky.social Hello Iain, I was wondering if you could DM an email address. I'm hoping to get in touch regarding a couple of things. Many thanks, Peter
Sir John Curtice is the UK’s best known psephologist.
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YouTube youtube.com/@footstepsof... don’t forget to hit that like and subscribe.
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YouTube youtube.com/@footstepsof... don’t forget to hit that like and subscribe.
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July 12, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Sir John Curtice is the UK’s best known psephologist.
shows.acast.com/in-the-foots...
YouTube youtube.com/@footstepsof... don’t forget to hit that like and subscribe.
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YouTube youtube.com/@footstepsof... don’t forget to hit that like and subscribe.
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By-Election Result analysis: Cromarty Firth (2025)
Not unexpectedly an Independent beats the SNP for this one, but the Lib Dems perform unexpectedly poorly, and Reform show how much progress they've made since September.
Not unexpectedly an Independent beats the SNP for this one, but the Lib Dems perform unexpectedly poorly, and Reform show how much progress they've made since September.
By-Election Result: Cromarty Firth (2025)
A typically strong showing for Highland Independents leads one to victory over a slightly rebounding, but not fully recovered SNP, whilst the Lib Dems experience a surprising slide and we see how far Reform have come in the past 9 months.
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June 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
By-Election Result analysis: Cromarty Firth (2025)
Not unexpectedly an Independent beats the SNP for this one, but the Lib Dems perform unexpectedly poorly, and Reform show how much progress they've made since September.
Not unexpectedly an Independent beats the SNP for this one, but the Lib Dems perform unexpectedly poorly, and Reform show how much progress they've made since September.
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Do have a listen. We kinda make sense of the world via cricket.
Here’s a link to buying my book too just in case you’re inspired to buy it 😊 www.thenightwatchman.net/buy/cricket-...
Here’s a link to buying my book too just in case you’re inspired to buy it 😊 www.thenightwatchman.net/buy/cricket-...
March 27, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Do have a listen. We kinda make sense of the world via cricket.
Here’s a link to buying my book too just in case you’re inspired to buy it 😊 www.thenightwatchman.net/buy/cricket-...
Here’s a link to buying my book too just in case you’re inspired to buy it 😊 www.thenightwatchman.net/buy/cricket-...
This week's episode is out now and features the charming @annie.chavs talking about her debut, "Cricket Changed My Life" published on Friday 11th April and available in hardback and ebook formats. You can listen to the interview here:
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March 27, 2025 at 6:45 AM
This week's episode is out now and features the charming @annie.chavs talking about her debut, "Cricket Changed My Life" published on Friday 11th April and available in hardback and ebook formats. You can listen to the interview here:
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i...