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Proud Scot, husband and girl-Dad. Chair Aberlour CCT https://www.aberlour.org.uk/ Retired civil servant. Occasional cyclist. Born at 319.65 ppm. Twitter/X emigree @DavidRobb22

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Also loving the new tune for Flower of Scotland 🫀#MSixNations

21.02.2026 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Those heaters at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff look very inefficient… πŸ˜‰

21.02.2026 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@paulaflucas.bsky.social
isn’t it marvelous?!

20.02.2026 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Mon the Mouat! #curling

19.02.2026 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The last time a senior member of the reigning royal family was arrested: Charles I in 1647

19.02.2026 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 815    πŸ” 178    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 25

Good to see another big, long overdue, crack in the glass ceiling. Now let’s judge her on merit…

19.02.2026 12:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Valentines Day! πŸ’ͺ❀️

14.02.2026 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Heartbreaking to hear Lindsey Vonn howling in pain after her terrible crash 😱😒 #olympics

08.02.2026 13:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

nice glass btw πŸ˜‰

06.02.2026 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

*smacks lips…*

06.02.2026 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A ENTRADA DOS NOSSOS BRASILEIROS! πŸ‡§πŸ‡· #WinterOlympics

06.02.2026 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 100    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 5

Fair enough…

06.02.2026 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And the line-dancing πŸ˜‰

06.02.2026 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Brazil wins the costume hold medal 😳 πŸ‘ #Olympics

06.02.2026 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œHang on a sec - where’s the triangle player gone?”

Conductor of the Bermuda Philharmonic.

01.02.2026 08:13 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Very sad news indeed - I had the great pleasure of working with Jim during his time as DFM, and all the warm tributes are no surprise. He was a true gent, and a dedicated public servant. Condolences to his family πŸ•ŠοΈ

30.01.2026 07:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Reforming public sector pensions would save Β£37 billion a year.

With public sector pensions constituting a Β£1.4 trillion unfunded liability, new employees should be moved to funded defined contribution schemes.

New report by Ben Sweetman and me.

🧡

27.01.2026 09:51 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Big nostalgic milestone today. It is exactly 10 years since January began.

27.01.2026 07:55 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

More soporific than anyone ever imagined…

21.01.2026 13:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Some perspective: The S&P opened down -1.3% on Trump's Greenland saber-rattling. That's $750 billion of wealth destroyed -- roughly equal to estimates of the value of Greenland.

And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.

20.01.2026 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 14760    πŸ” 5842    πŸ’¬ 594    πŸ“Œ 380
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Trump wins his peace prize from Fifa – any chance of a VAR review? At a gaudy and gauche World Cup draw, Gianni Infantino went all out to flatter the world’s most precious ego

David Smith, unsurprisingly, cooked with this scene piece.

"To the surprise of no one, Donald Trump won the inaugural Fifa peace prize on Friday at a cheesy, gaudy and gauche World Cup draw expertly designed to flatter the world’s most precious ego." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

06.12.2025 00:18 β€” πŸ‘ 126    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 6

The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow

06.12.2025 04:29 β€” πŸ‘ 38733    πŸ” 7488    πŸ’¬ 508    πŸ“Œ 302
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Great ideaβ™₯️

01.12.2025 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our CEO, Justina Murray, and Ashley, mum supported by Aberlour, have kicked off our Families Voices event. We believe services designed to support families must be shaped by the perspectives of the families we support, ensuring their voices are elevated, amplified & influence future care & support.

01.12.2025 10:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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InΒ @sundaypost.com, Debbie* shared the support she received on her recovery journey while staying with us. Mums supported by our Mother & Child Recovery Houses & Intensive Perinatal services shared their experiences of support during their recovery journey as part of our Families Voices Project.

01.12.2025 13:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Thousands gather in Newcastle Harbour as Rising Tide flotilla blocks coal exports" #RisingTide πŸ‘‡πŸ½

www.news.com.au/national/nsw...

29.11.2025 06:04 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Reform UK's 'Cost Cutting' Council Prepares to Raise Taxes After Presiding Over Β£46 Million Overspend Nigel Farage's flagship Kent County Council, which promised to "reduce waste and cut your taxes" is set to raise bills on local taxpayers, after spending tens of millions of pounds over its budget

πŸ”΄Reform UK’s β€˜Cost Cutting’ Council Prepares to Raise Taxes After Presiding Over Β£46 Million Overspend

Nigel Farage’s flagship council, which promised to β€œreduce waste and cut your taxes” is set to raise bills after spending tens of millions of pounds over its budget
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/24/r...

24.11.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 168    πŸ” 113    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 9
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Seven reasons we still need heat pump subsidies Accelerating the switch from gas to electricity, make electricity cheaper, and balancing electrification with insulation are key policies that could reduce bills and carbon emissions for households

There have been rumours swirling that the Chancellor might cut subsidies for heat pumps in the budget. This would be a terrible idea, and I've written a blog with all the reasons why...

www.nesta.org.uk/blog/seven-r...
@nestauk.bsky.social

20.11.2025 12:07 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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Cop30 live: Brazil aims for early agreement on β€˜big four’ issues In an unorthodox move, the Brazilian organisers have hatched a plan to wrap up the trickiest topics at the climate summit by this evening, two days earlier than normal

β€˜Why do we need to prove that we’re afraid in order to be taken seriously?’

- Five young people from around the world calling for a COP for children, who will be the most impacted of all by the

#climatecrisis
#cop30
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

19.11.2025 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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