Malcolm MacFarlane

Prince Andrew under pressure to vacate Royal Lodge as negotiations ramp up, say reports King Charles’ aides reportedly in daily talks over prince’s home which has come under increased scrutiny this week Prince Andrew is reportedly in advanced talks with King Charles’s senior aides over moving out of his Royal Lodge home after a week in which his “peppercorn” rent tenancy has come under scrutiny. Pressure has mounted on the royal family for Andrew to vacate the 30-room mansion in Windsor Great Park amid the continuing controversy over his links to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and the posthumous publication of the memoirs of the prince’s sexual assault accuser Virginia Giuffre. Continue reading...

Prince Andrew under pressure to vacate Royal Lodge as negotiations ramp up, say reports

Boris Johnson breached rules designed to stop abuse of contacts made in public office, watchdog finds Johnson found to have breached rules after refusing to answer specific questions about allegations published by the Guardian Boris Johnson breached rules designed to stop the abuse of contacts and access made in public office, an ethics watchdog has found. Last month the Guardian published revelations about Johnson’s conduct since leaving office. The Boris Files, a trove of documents from the former prime minister’s private office seen by the Guardian, suggested he repeatedly broke rules forbidding him from exploiting contacts made in office for private gain. Continue reading...

Boris Johnson breached rules designed to stop abuse of contacts made in public office, watchdog finds

quite an achievement considering he produced over 80 albums! 😀 #zappa #prolific #output #unheard

Stand with Indigenous People in Brazil! Stand with Indigenous People in Brazil as they demand a real seat at the table in the world’s top climate talks. Let’s make sure their voices rise above the fossil fuel lobbyists! Sign the petition no...

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it’s a typically grey and windy Scottish autumn day, this music is a very fitting accompaniment! 😀 #radiohead #grey #weather #music

today, just in case anyone is in the Callander area! 😀 #solo

November solo gig!

The Soundhouse Winter Festival

a fun launch last night for this exciting @soundhouse.org.uk festival at which I will be playing a very small part as special guest for the amazing Niki King on November 29th! 😀
www.soundhousewinterfest.com

absolutely!!!

not long to go, my new solo set gets premiered here... 😀
#newmusic #live #solo #Callander #festival

Eurovision - Ban Israel now! More and more countries are calling for Israel to be banned. Join in this critical moment – and push Eurovision to act!

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nice, I'll try to check this out! (I have a busy week...) #poetry

YouTube video by Hermeto Pascoal Hermeto Pascoal - Bebê

RIP Hermeto, a maverick and one-off!
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24 Hours, by Lolabored from the album Joy Division Covers by Scottish Artists

nice project by young Scottish artists, covers of Joy Division songs in aid of the CALM charity - please have a listen! 👍
#CALM #charity #JoyDivision #ScottishArtists #music #health
soboringband.bandcamp.com/track/24-hours

Sumud Flotilla – Safe Passage Now They’re risking their lives to break the blockade on Gaza - join to demand safe passage and an end to the siege!

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I bought a copy of this for a friend of mine assuming that, once she'd read it, she would then lend it to me - she's obviously enjoying so much that there's still no sign of it coming in my direction 😀 #books #possession #lender #borrower #johnmartyn #biography

just heard about his nomination on the radio, nice news!

they're not the only ones - energy companies, banks, Amazon, landlords, big oil, the whole shareholder culture etc... maybe we could fairly tax them all for the common good?
#equality #justice #fairness

Stop Israel’s president from visiting the UK While Gaza is being bombed and starved, Israel’s president is about to be welcomed by the UK. Even Starmer’s own MPs oppose this. Let’s show the public won’t stand for it - sign and share the petition...

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Revealed: how Boris Johnson traded PM contacts for global business deals Exclusive: Leak exposes how former leader has used publicly subsidised office to manage commercial interests

The grift goes on.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

YouTube video by Apple Music David Byrne: Who Is The Sky?, Social Media in Music, & Looking Forward | Zane Lowe Interview

good interview, watch what happens around 12:54! 😀
#upstaged #interloper #unscripted #nyc #davidbyrne
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FIFA are rolling out the red carpet for Israel But together with these brave Italian football coaches, we can do something about it. Join us.

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This is how dictatorships behave

yes, one of the greats IMHO! #music #songs #guitarplaying

Screenwriter Paul Laverty arrested at protest under terror act The 68-year-old, who wrote the film I, Daniel Blake, was arrested outside a police station in Edinburgh.

ludicrous!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It's not asylum seekers who jack up rents, undermine the NHS, hold down wages and keep people insecure.
It's capital.
The role of the far right is to shift the blame for decades of economic attacks by the rich and powerful onto powerless people who have only just arrived here.

last show today! 😀 #edfringe2025 #festival #show
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14:30 today, George Street, Edinburgh at LeMonde - only 2 shows to go, we hope you can make it along! 😀 #show

only two shows to go! 😀 #edfringe2025
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Polluters broke it, we're paying for it. Make Polluters Pay Big Oil is fueling the climate crisis and leaving us to pay the price - Sign the Polluters Pay Pact.

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