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JohnNicolson

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Journalist. Scottish. European. Harvard & U of Glasgow alumnus. Harkness Fellow. Kennedy scholarship. Ex US Senate speechwriter, BBC & ITV news anchor and Member of Parliament. He/him. http://www.youtube.com/@JohnNicolsonChannel

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Words have no meaning for these charlatans.

04.03.2026 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Marco Rubio: β€œIran is run by lunatics – religious fanatic lunatics.”

Meanwhile in the United States…

04.03.2026 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Karlito our sweet kitten is 1 year old today. He may be all grown up but he still loves the teddy he brought home from @CatsProtection when we adopted him.

01.03.2026 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m loving #TheMorningShow on @AppleTV Takes me back to my days of 3am rises and duplicitous bosses.

Fortunately when I presented the @LBC breakfast show my lovely co-presenter (and now dear friend) Jane Moore had my back… :)

01.03.2026 11:47 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gordon Brown’s choice for a lifetime sinecure in the House of Lords. Brown knew we could never then get rid of him.

Keir Starmer’s choice for Ambassador - despite knowing he’d stayed in Epstein’s home post trafficking conviction.

#Mandelson #Starmer #Brown #Epstein

23.02.2026 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sunday roast in the ashet ready for the oven..… halloumi & sweet potato fries on the side.

22.02.2026 17:17 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rooting for Scotland’s curlers today as @teammout go for gold at the Winter Olympics. Thrilling! πŸ₯Œ πŸ΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ ΏπŸ…

@scottishcurling #curling #Scotland #Olympics #MilanoCortina2026

21.02.2026 09:11 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3
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Managed to source my Uncle Bobby’s first published work (from the collection of interesting American politician Samuel Bellman.) I now have all his books both UK & US editions on my bookshelf #RobertNicolson

16.02.2026 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Bella Caledonia highlights some of the silliest journalistic takes on Sarwar: β€œMethod actors prepare for a role by inhabiting the character they intend to play. Sarwar did method politics, inhabiting the role of First Minister.” WTA…

bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/02/11/a...

13.02.2026 11:41 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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After his failed putsch it’s striking that Anas Sarwar is ignored when he’s being obsequious and ignored when he’s trying to be brutal. No one in the Labour leadership cares much what he says or thinks.

β€˜Scottish’ Labour is utterly pointless.

10.02.2026 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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JOHN NICOLSON πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡± on X: "I had a near death experience with sepsis three years ago. My life was saved by my partner’s language skills & the speed and efficiency of the Madrid ambulance crew and hospital emergency team who identified sepsis immediately. ⁦@UKSepsisTrust⁩ https://t.co/bxphDqKAWb" / X I had a near death experience with sepsis three years ago. My life was saved by my partner’s language skills & the speed and efficiency of the Madrid ambulance crew and hospital emergency team who identified sepsis immediately. ⁦@UKSepsisTrust⁩ https://t.co/bxphDqKAWb

I had a near death experience with sepsis three years ago. My life was saved by my partner’s language skills & the speed and efficiency of the Madrid ambulance crew and hospital emergency team who identified sepsis immediately. x.com/mrjohnnicols...

10.02.2026 09:20 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Scotland and England far apart in the latest @YouGov poll. #Reform majority in England. In Scotland Labour collapse & @theSNP yellow across the country.

Polling: @YouGov
Graphics: @LeftieStats

03.02.2026 09:58 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Nine years ago today Westminster voted to drag Scotland out of the EU against our will. Some Union of Equals: β€œIf you believe John Nicolson MP tonight will in future be seen as the coup de grΓ’ce which finished off the UK. And it may well.”

01.02.2026 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œJeffrey Epstein sent thousands of pounds in bank transfers after his release from prison in 2009 to Peter Mandelson’s husband, according to emails published by the US Department of Justice.”

Mandelson was Starmer’s choice as Ambassador to Washington. He remains a Labour Party peer.

30.01.2026 21:07 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s our 18th anniversary. 18 years ago today I met this handsome man. He asked me on a date. We fell in love. We’ve travelled the world together, sharing both heartache & joy. I can’t imagine life without him. Thank you darling Juliano for the days, months & years together. ❀️

29.01.2026 09:52 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lovely to be in Edinburgh for the @moleskine Scotland launch party - an evening of good conversation, fine poetry & wonderful pipe music.

28.01.2026 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Errrr…,

27.01.2026 10:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sharp contrast between Scotland & England. #Reform retains a huge lead south of the Border whilst in Scotland @theSNP dominant as Labour collapses.

Polling: @YouGov
Graphics: @LeftieStats

27.01.2026 10:46 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Andy Burnham bad for geopolitical tensions apparently…. β€œAt a time of great geopolitical tensions and in the middle of a cost of living crisis, the country would be aghast if the government turned inwards.”

25.01.2026 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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I have a new Instagram account if you fancy following? It won’t be focussing on politics but instead other stuff that interests me like buildings, music, and happy family photos. See you there! www.instagram.com/mrjohnmacken...

24.01.2026 12:40 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Karlito is 11 months old and adorable. He gets bigger every day, eating like a small horse. When we adopted him from the wonderful @CatsProtection we didn’t quite appreciate we were adopting a Maine Coone mix who’d soon struggle to squeeze through the cat flap!

24.01.2026 12:34 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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New polling for Holyrood. Clear lead for @theSNP

Labour & #Reform fighting it out for third place. Tories & LibDems nowhere to be seen.

And #AlbaNotRising on 0 seats.

Polling: @NorstatUKPolls
Graphics: @ElectionMapsUK
Seat projection @BallotBoxScot

18.01.2026 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Huge #Reform lead. The more Reform leaning voters hear first hand accounts of #Farage student racism the more they seem to like him as a potential PM.

Scotland a very different country with a clear @theSNP lead.

Polling: Freshwater Stategies
Graphic: @LeftieStats

12.01.2026 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Disastrous polling for Starmer at minus 46 according to @OpiniumResearch in today’s @ObserverUK This places him lower than May, Sunak & Johnson at the same point in their premierships.

Emulating the right on race & immigration pleases neither Reform nor progressive voters.

11.01.2026 11:15 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3
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Reform stretch their lead in England. Labour now in fourth place.

Scotland a very different picture with @theSNP way out in front.

Graphic: @LeftieStats
Polling: @FindoutnowUK

09.01.2026 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Keir Starmer Refuses To Condemn Trump's Venezuela Takeover As A Breach Of International Law "We shed no tears" over the end of Nicolas Maduro's regime, the PM said.

β€œWe shed no tears about the end of his regime” Starmer says - missing the point entiteiy. Kidnapping foreign leaders to effect regime change is a flagrant breach of international law. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/keir-s...

04.01.2026 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Grace says happy first #Caturday of 2026.

03.01.2026 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Chilling by the fire with my beau.

02.01.2026 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Ne’er Day from the two of us. Wishing you peace, happiness & love in 2026.

β€œLet our three-voiced country
Sing in a new world
Joining the other rivers without dogma
But with friendliness to all around her.”

β€˜The Beginning of a New Song’ : Iain Crichton Smith.

01.01.2026 13:04 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œOpen the door for the auld year
It is the pairtin-time
Open the door for the new year
And lat the bairn win hame.
Bundle your winter’d joy and grief
On the back o’ the year that’s dune
Open your hert for the new life
And lat the bairn come in.”

Poem for Hogmanay : William
Soutar

31.12.2025 12:33 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0