Well said. First time I’d heard your voice too. Lots of ordinary Glaswegians ,myself included have been adversely affected by this for years. And the two pile ons on Twitter I’ve had both came from that quarter too, once just agreeing with a colleague of yours after the George Square ‘party’ .

I notice that none of the GC brigade have bothered to voice concern about this -deafening silence as per usual when their side fucks up

Re the Glasgow School of Art: there was supposedly a confidential insurance arbitration hearing scheduled in February- Be good to know the outcome and see if any grounds for hope.
And I agree with much of your piece- we need to know how to help

MAGA Crashes Out As Donald’s War Sends Gas Prices Soaring It's 100% their fault.

Operation Epstein Distraction isn’t going well.

Tinderbox: The Bell launches a new map of Glasgow's many fires The propensity for so many buildings to catch fire has stoked conspiracy theories galore. Is there anything to them?

My feed is already awash with Glasgow fire conspiracy theorists talking mince. For some actual facts about the prevalence of conflagrations in the city, it’s well worth reading this brilliant, long-in-the-making analysis with map from @glasgowbell.bsky.social www.glasgowbell.co.uk/tinderbox-fi...

This is a good piece which also addresses the disinformation online

Alba members can't 'just pay a direct debit' and rejoin SNP, John Swinney says ALBA members cannot “just fill in a direct debit” and re-join the SNP, John Swinney has said ...

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Good

MP Hannah Spencer Harrased In Central Manchester. Social media clout chasers get a viral moment they can monetise.

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I'm told some Labour MPs are unhappy with this latest act of hostility towards trans people being blamed on Streeting. That feels silly or naïve. It's happening because Wesley kept in place in the NHS, indeed encouraged, the ideologues that Kemi Badenoch *told us* she introduced to key positions.

Worth a read 🧵

I ❤️ Glasgow so I'm reposting this thread re the culture of the city (sex & chips). So, ages ago (when I didn't live here) I visited my daughter. We had dinner up at the bar near her pad. High excitement cos the barman, I swear to God, *winked* at me. Now I was 51 & (as you know) a serious novelist.

I thought this was a joke, but "Ms Badenoch has ranked MPs based on how well they are performing on X" is an actual quote from this article.

Several ‘feminists’ over on x decrying IWD because other women disagree with their point of view is certainly a look- all the usual suspects

The fire on Union Street yesterday and overnight is absolutely devastating, a dark day for Glasgow. Central Station remains closed for the time being. I am hugely grateful to the emergency services who have worked throughout the night to contain the blaze and limit the damage.

They also curated a raft of toxic commentators on every Peggie ‘exclusive’ for months for rage bait. One of the reasons I’ve not renewed my subscription and K mckenna’s bile filled articles is the other. Clearly the editorial team is promoting that and I don’t wish to pay for that.

Alba to wind up and deregister as party won't stand candidates in May THE Alba Party has decided to wind-up and de-register as a party, leader Kenny MacAskill has said.

Read more here: www.thenational.scot/news/2591798...

Lmao

Oh aye, the only press reporting it is the despicable Sun and Scottish Daily Express rags and if the one throwing insults was doing so in any official capacity at that event that needs to be addressed too- it did look like that from the film.

So these ‘feminists’ think it’s acceptable to stage a premeditated confrontation with Nicola Sturgeon at an official International Women’s Day event in the city chambers -shameful behaviour which probably upset other guests too

Scottish Ballet boss hits back at Timothee Chalamet comments The boss of Scottish Ballet has responded after Timothee Chalamet claimed 'no-one cares' about opera and ballet

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Well said Christopher and btw that ‘Mary Queen of Scots ‘ ballet is fantastic- I hope Chalamet takes up the offer

The actor David Tennant, a man wearing glasses, smiles and holds aloft a sign that reads “Will you sign the letter?” As Georgia Tennant chats to people stood behind at an event

We’ve seen some amazing feedback and support for the campaign this week, perhaps most importantly from the trans+ community themselves, although a couple of higher profile allies have really helped boost our message.

Thank you David and Georgia Tennant 🙏

Attending @doughtystreet.bsky.social's annual International Women's Day Conference. A large lecture theatre full of women deeply traumatized by their attempts to engage with the legal system. You have to start to wonder, who is it for?

Obama: "We are living in a time where it can be hard to hope. Each day we wake up to some new assault on our democratic institutions. Another setback to the idea of the rule of law ... but this man - Rev. Jesse Jackson - inspires us to take a harder path ... bc if we don't step up, nobody else will"

This isn’t a hallucination, Michael Gove. You’ve never explained the millions you disbursed to buddies with your crony Covid Contracts.

Cashing in on the worst public health crisis in a century should disbar people from public life permanently.

www.bylinesupplement.com/p/we-need-to...

'Alba is now at the two bald men fighting over a comb stage of absurdity' The hardline nationalist party set up by Alex Salmond is in a state of utter collapse. Neil Mackay surveys the chaos, with his tongue planted firmly…

The Alba Party has now reached the ‘two bald men fighting over a comb’ stage of absurdity

Alex Salmond’s vanity project and revenge vehicle has driven itself into a ditch. It’s collapsing in a storm of demented factionalism. To be honest, it is a joy to watch

My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column

Westminster is baying for blood as Labour inch towards war in Iran KEMI Badenoch thinks Keir Starmer is too focused on “catching arrows rather than stopping the archer”.

www.thenational.scot/news/2591632...
Spot on

They were also very abusive on ‘X’ which the leadership did nothing to discourage both to SNP politicians particularly Nicola Sturgeon and members of the public openly encouraging the likes of ‘Wings’ . Watching some well kent figures radicalise in real time was an eye opener

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Strongly suspect that the GC voices clamouring for him to be reinstated knew this all along. There was an immediate coordinated response when he was recused. Incidentally Chris Whitty (CMO) in the BMJ yesterday stated too many non experts are trying to influence the fate of the trial .

This emerged in the High Court this morning.

Our lawyers will be writing to the Secretary of State imminently in connection with his decision to act on 'evidence' that was clearly biased and ascientific.