Jillian

No worries, I search later.

Did he run there and put his jacket over the back?

Roger Bannister - the first man to run the four-minute mile - once misheard something I'd said and tried to find me a seat in Parliament.

At today's press conference, Karoline Leavitt assured us that Spain is now cooperating with the US military.

She lied.

FFS

We paid an ex-Tory MP to lobby for our fake Chinese firm - and authorities did nothing Investigation finds no rules were broken. It just goes to show how few rules there are.

Last week, UK lobbying regulator closed investigation into ex Tory MP Ben Howlett

We offered Howlett money to work for a fake Chinese investor. He introduced us to a dozen Labour MPs

Regulator didn't even speak to us. Our system is broken

New, by me: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/we-paid-an...

Oh, care to share their account?

On #WorldBookDay & opening day of Kirkcudbright Book Festival worth remembering how many people in the UK do not read a single book. 40% of people had not read a single book in the past year; median number: 3 books in a year; am in the hyper-book category of 51+ over a year!

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Spring is springing

Keep meaning to get myself one of those.

Happy #WorldBookDay mind you, every day is book day at Lost Glasgow Towers...

Pic: A book barrow, in Greendyke Street, c 1916 (Glasgow Museums).

Not for the first time, see also denial of citizenship for refugees based on manner of entry for example, Labour appears to have forgotten that Article 34 of the Refugee Convention exists. It very explicitly was the intention of the framers that refugee protection would lead to naturalisation.

Spain’s Defiance in a World of Coercion Madrid’s Moment of Defiance and the Unravelling of Unipolar Assumptions

"Spain’s Defiance in a World of Coercion"

open.substack.com/pub/savagemi...

This is great. Labour pledges to half the attainment gap in English education... by changing the definition of the attainment gap. Success!

I cannot wait for the insights on this! He's going to:

1. Sample some local street food.
2. Ride a train.
3. Visit a temple.
4. Not mention the pogroms that the serving Prime Minister presided over.
5. Smile at some elephants.
6. Top up his kids' private school fees.
7. Say "India is changing".

Joani Reid company received £20k from husband accused of spying for China

Scottish Labour MP Joani Reid's company received £20k from her husband who is accused of spying for China

Major new Holyrood poll predicts huge SNP win as party just short of majority

🚨 A major new Holyrood poll has predicted a huge SNP win with the party just short of majority

In case anyone thought maybe Starmer was on the verge of learning from his mistakes any time soon...

A little reported fact is that the Iranian frigate destroyed 2000 miles from the combat zone was carrying ZERO AMMUNITION (a condition of the exercise it was invited to participate in).

The ship was, by any definition, defenceless.

Much like the 80+ sailors left to drown.

Infamy.

The Western media is bending over BACKWARDS as a propaganda machine for this war.

Darkly disturbing.

Palantir, of course, now in possession of our NHS data.

Spring is a time full of new beginnings.

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'It’s couthy, it’s cringey, embarrassing and twee: that’s Bonnie Scotland on the BBC' Whilst the BBC across Britain has serious problems, the broadcaster nationally has at least some elegance and intelligence. BBC Scotland is like the…

'It's couthy, it's cringey, embarrassing and twee: that's how Bonnie Scotland is presented on the BBC'

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My @heraldscotland.bsky.social Counter Culture column

Your regular reminder than a large majority of voters - and overwhelming majority of Labour voters - favour giving settled migrants access to the welfare state after five years or less. The Home Secretary is not reforming rules in line with public opinion. She is doing the opposite.

*SAVE THE DATE*
Annual Archaeology Day

Saturday 28th March
10am - 4pm
Stanton Drew

A morning of talks with guided tours of the Stanton Drew stone circles in the afternoon.

Tickets £25 (including refreshments and buffet lunch)
Booking essential - please email office@sanhs.org or call 01823 272429

Genealogy books for sale at the Glasgow and West of Scotland Family History Society research centre.

Shelves of genealogy reference books at GWSFHS

Reference books and collections of journals on shelves at GWSFHS

Genealogy reference books on display, including Mining the Lothians.

On #WorldBookDay why not plan a visit to our genealogy library in the West End of Glasgow?

Kirkcudbright Book Festival opens today: four days on books, ideas, culture, writing, creativity, imagination & fun. Lots of events for every taste & while there are some sold out events most still have tickets available at the door. Fab coverage in the Galloway News just out today. #buyapaper

We are all waiting for the Police Tents 🏕️ go up in East Kilbride 🤓🙄🙄