Listening to a story on audible set in 16thC Edinburgh where the nobles have the accents of 20thC Glasgow hard men. So inconguous to the ear it's hard to carry on.
February 9, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Listening to a story on audible set in 16thC Edinburgh where the nobles have the accents of 20thC Glasgow hard men. So inconguous to the ear it's hard to carry on.
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“Stevenson… could write his name on ice as readily as on paper, & could execute the most difficult figures with perfect grace & ease”
A loss to #FigureSkating was a gain to literature… Robert Louis Stevenson at Saranac Lake
#WinterOlympics #C19 ⛸️
www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/opinion/colu...
A loss to #FigureSkating was a gain to literature… Robert Louis Stevenson at Saranac Lake
#WinterOlympics #C19 ⛸️
www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/opinion/colu...
RLS on ice
“Walking over the fields, with a stick in his hand and his skates thrown over his shoulders, he looked and seemed his happiest.” — Bertha Baker, Saranac Lake Behind glass in Robert Louis Stevenson’s f...
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February 7, 2026 at 1:56 PM
“Stevenson… could write his name on ice as readily as on paper, & could execute the most difficult figures with perfect grace & ease”
A loss to #FigureSkating was a gain to literature… Robert Louis Stevenson at Saranac Lake
#WinterOlympics #C19 ⛸️
www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/opinion/colu...
A loss to #FigureSkating was a gain to literature… Robert Louis Stevenson at Saranac Lake
#WinterOlympics #C19 ⛸️
www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/opinion/colu...
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Isn'ti t? Felt for the first time in 2010 that whatever was happening in the UK election had nothing to do with me. Logically, I knew it did...but emotionally? Nope. Nada.
Felt weird.
Felt weird.
Wrote something, just to get it out of my head, about how fundamentally weird it is watching the panicked flailing and pathetic self-soothing defences of the UK Government from a Scottish perspective medium.com/@allanfaulds...
It’s weird being Scottish in today’s UK
As Keir Starmer’s Labour Government limps past the 18 months mark I find myself viewing this all as if from a completely separate country.
medium.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Isn'ti t? Felt for the first time in 2010 that whatever was happening in the UK election had nothing to do with me. Logically, I knew it did...but emotionally? Nope. Nada.
Felt weird.
Felt weird.
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Wrote something, just to get it out of my head, about how fundamentally weird it is watching the panicked flailing and pathetic self-soothing defences of the UK Government from a Scottish perspective medium.com/@allanfaulds...
It’s weird being Scottish in today’s UK
As Keir Starmer’s Labour Government limps past the 18 months mark I find myself viewing this all as if from a completely separate country.
medium.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Wrote something, just to get it out of my head, about how fundamentally weird it is watching the panicked flailing and pathetic self-soothing defences of the UK Government from a Scottish perspective medium.com/@allanfaulds...
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They’re on site cutting down the Muirhead Oaks for the AI data centre that’s been all over the news today and I swear it’s going to become my villain origin story
January 29, 2026 at 7:54 PM
They’re on site cutting down the Muirhead Oaks for the AI data centre that’s been all over the news today and I swear it’s going to become my villain origin story
I like the rich tapestry of accents etc but please stop pronouncing mayor as 'meh'
January 26, 2026 at 11:15 PM
I like the rich tapestry of accents etc but please stop pronouncing mayor as 'meh'
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TRUMP: honk honk honk, I'm a big goose. everyone tells me whenever I enter a room, that's the biggest goose I've ever seen and I say yes. I'm a big goose. in a good way. a lot of Somalians are small stupid gooses but I'm a big goose
BBC NEWS: a disciplined Trump sticks to the script on the economy
BBC NEWS: a disciplined Trump sticks to the script on the economy
January 21, 2026 at 1:58 PM
TRUMP: honk honk honk, I'm a big goose. everyone tells me whenever I enter a room, that's the biggest goose I've ever seen and I say yes. I'm a big goose. in a good way. a lot of Somalians are small stupid gooses but I'm a big goose
BBC NEWS: a disciplined Trump sticks to the script on the economy
BBC NEWS: a disciplined Trump sticks to the script on the economy
Until I read the replies I didn't realise that people outwith Scotland don't know who Stephen Daisley is
how is it that this weirdo managed to get worse while we weren't looking. mathematically, how is that possible. his takes were always catastrophic. but they weren't this
How about no, he can get stuffed? (1/2)
January 21, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Until I read the replies I didn't realise that people outwith Scotland don't know who Stephen Daisley is
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Canadian PM Carney’s speech at Davos reportedly received a standing ovation.
The speech marked the end of an era.
It will no doubt be looked to as part of the historical record of the end of the transatlantic rules-based international order.
You can read the speech in full here:
The speech marked the end of an era.
It will no doubt be looked to as part of the historical record of the end of the transatlantic rules-based international order.
You can read the speech in full here:
The Carney doctrine
Open comment thread on the PM's Davos speech
open.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Canadian PM Carney’s speech at Davos reportedly received a standing ovation.
The speech marked the end of an era.
It will no doubt be looked to as part of the historical record of the end of the transatlantic rules-based international order.
You can read the speech in full here:
The speech marked the end of an era.
It will no doubt be looked to as part of the historical record of the end of the transatlantic rules-based international order.
You can read the speech in full here:
Waiting for Starmer to say something meaningful
January 19, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Waiting for Starmer to say something meaningful
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Holy hell, what an obituary
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Holy hell, what an obituary
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As a more general point, those who worry about the rise of British nationalism should remember that there is more than one form of nationalism within the U.K., and that those different forces may be pulling the country in different directions. You underestimate that underlying tension at your peril.
January 13, 2026 at 7:29 PM
As a more general point, those who worry about the rise of British nationalism should remember that there is more than one form of nationalism within the U.K., and that those different forces may be pulling the country in different directions. You underestimate that underlying tension at your peril.
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If these models predict next GE, the lie at the heart of “Great Britain“ will be clearer than at any time since 1746: it will no longer be about a tactical alliance (aka “Labour”) of the North + London 5th column + the Celts vs the Tory South but a straight fight against English Nationalism.
January 14, 2026 at 12:32 PM
If these models predict next GE, the lie at the heart of “Great Britain“ will be clearer than at any time since 1746: it will no longer be about a tactical alliance (aka “Labour”) of the North + London 5th column + the Celts vs the Tory South but a straight fight against English Nationalism.
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media focus on Reform UK has obscured the likelihood that Plaid Cymru will lead the next Welsh government
January 13, 2026 at 6:11 PM
media focus on Reform UK has obscured the likelihood that Plaid Cymru will lead the next Welsh government
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Kind of extraordinary that the new Local Growth Fund is to be distributed by the Welsh Government in Wales, but directly by the UK Government in Scotland, and that the rationale for the difference seems to be no more than "we don't trust the Scottish Government".
January 9, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Kind of extraordinary that the new Local Growth Fund is to be distributed by the Welsh Government in Wales, but directly by the UK Government in Scotland, and that the rationale for the difference seems to be no more than "we don't trust the Scottish Government".
Looking at flight radar. It's mobbed out there.
January 7, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Looking at flight radar. It's mobbed out there.
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There we go. That there’s a headline.
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent
www.ft.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
There we go. That there’s a headline.
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the photographer was definitely like, "ok everybody, look tough!" but we know they're all just reading tweets with their arms crossed in a country club dining room divided up by bedsheets tacked to the beams
January 3, 2026 at 6:36 PM
the photographer was definitely like, "ok everybody, look tough!" but we know they're all just reading tweets with their arms crossed in a country club dining room divided up by bedsheets tacked to the beams
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Take three "nowcasts": mine, @devolvedelections.bsky.social, and @ballotbox.scot, and the seat projections right now are in these ranges:
SNP: 63-64
Lab: 18
Ref: 17-18
Grn: 10-12
Con: 9-11
LD: 8-10
So a pretty strong consensus on a large SNP minority and pro-independence majority.
SNP: 63-64
Lab: 18
Ref: 17-18
Grn: 10-12
Con: 9-11
LD: 8-10
So a pretty strong consensus on a large SNP minority and pro-independence majority.
Final Scottish Parliament poll tracker of the year, before the Christmas holidays start in earnest. SNP projected one short of a majority.
Seats (+/- 2021):
SNP: 64 (-)
Lab: 18 (-4)
Ref: 18(+18)
Grn: 12 (+4)
Con: 9 (-22)
LD: 8 (+4)
Alba: 0 (-)
20 marginals: 16 SNP, 3 Labour, 1 Conservative.
1/3
Seats (+/- 2021):
SNP: 64 (-)
Lab: 18 (-4)
Ref: 18(+18)
Grn: 12 (+4)
Con: 9 (-22)
LD: 8 (+4)
Alba: 0 (-)
20 marginals: 16 SNP, 3 Labour, 1 Conservative.
1/3
December 22, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Take three "nowcasts": mine, @devolvedelections.bsky.social, and @ballotbox.scot, and the seat projections right now are in these ranges:
SNP: 63-64
Lab: 18
Ref: 17-18
Grn: 10-12
Con: 9-11
LD: 8-10
So a pretty strong consensus on a large SNP minority and pro-independence majority.
SNP: 63-64
Lab: 18
Ref: 17-18
Grn: 10-12
Con: 9-11
LD: 8-10
So a pretty strong consensus on a large SNP minority and pro-independence majority.
A night out in the town. Involves stashing wellies at the road end before proceeding in good shoes.
December 18, 2025 at 11:46 PM
A night out in the town. Involves stashing wellies at the road end before proceeding in good shoes.
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Our projection for Scottish Parl '26 based on the latest @Ipsos_in_the_UK / @STVNews poll
🎗️ SNP — 63
🌹 Lab — 18
🌳 Con — 10
🌱 GP — 16
🐤 LD — 5
➡️ Ref — 17
🔵 Alba — 0
⚪ Other — 0
devolvedelections.co.uk/scotland/
🎗️ SNP — 63
🌹 Lab — 18
🌳 Con — 10
🌱 GP — 16
🐤 LD — 5
➡️ Ref — 17
🔵 Alba — 0
⚪ Other — 0
devolvedelections.co.uk/scotland/
December 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Our projection for Scottish Parl '26 based on the latest @Ipsos_in_the_UK / @STVNews poll
🎗️ SNP — 63
🌹 Lab — 18
🌳 Con — 10
🌱 GP — 16
🐤 LD — 5
➡️ Ref — 17
🔵 Alba — 0
⚪ Other — 0
devolvedelections.co.uk/scotland/
🎗️ SNP — 63
🌹 Lab — 18
🌳 Con — 10
🌱 GP — 16
🐤 LD — 5
➡️ Ref — 17
🔵 Alba — 0
⚪ Other — 0
devolvedelections.co.uk/scotland/
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Good Q. The short answer is yes, provided that's how someone concerned about anti-migrant rhetoric would themselves see the immigration code in the question.
We can't tease that apart in this data, but we might make inferences based on how voters concerned about immigration intend to vote 1/3
We can't tease that apart in this data, but we might make inferences based on how voters concerned about immigration intend to vote 1/3
Something I've noticed canvassing/in survey responses recently is a lot of people bring up immigration as one of their top issues, as they're concerned about the anti-migrant sentiment on the rise. Would be very interested to know if pollsters include that in "concerned about immigration"
New @ipsosinscotland.bsky.social poll published by STV, finding that Reform now lead Labour on the constituency vote as immigration becomes a top 3 issue for Scottish voters for the first time.
December 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Good Q. The short answer is yes, provided that's how someone concerned about anti-migrant rhetoric would themselves see the immigration code in the question.
We can't tease that apart in this data, but we might make inferences based on how voters concerned about immigration intend to vote 1/3
We can't tease that apart in this data, but we might make inferences based on how voters concerned about immigration intend to vote 1/3
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Bad flu season in England: Filed under "Health" with doctors asked for comment.
Bad flu season in Scotland: Filed under "Politics" with Labour BritNat fanatic Dame Jackie Baillie asked to comment.
Bad flu season in Scotland: Filed under "Politics" with Labour BritNat fanatic Dame Jackie Baillie asked to comment.
December 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Bad flu season in England: Filed under "Health" with doctors asked for comment.
Bad flu season in Scotland: Filed under "Politics" with Labour BritNat fanatic Dame Jackie Baillie asked to comment.
Bad flu season in Scotland: Filed under "Politics" with Labour BritNat fanatic Dame Jackie Baillie asked to comment.
A good result as far as I'm concerned. A high reform vote, but the anti-reform vote was enough. Probably one of the most likely seats in Scotland for reform to have won.
Stranraer and the Rhins (Dumfries and Galloway) by-election transfers, votes at final stage:
Conservative: 1565 (39.7%)
Reform UK: 1523 (38.7%)
Didn't Transfer: 851 (21.6%)
No detailed data to follow as this was a hand count.
Conservative: 1565 (39.7%)
Reform UK: 1523 (38.7%)
Didn't Transfer: 851 (21.6%)
No detailed data to follow as this was a hand count.
November 21, 2025 at 8:38 PM
A good result as far as I'm concerned. A high reform vote, but the anti-reform vote was enough. Probably one of the most likely seats in Scotland for reform to have won.