Rebecca McQuillan

Winter Olympics 2026: 'Unbelievable racing' - Josie Baff takes snowboard cross gold Australia's Josie Baff takes home the gold medal in the women's snowboard cross final at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

I’m no expert but I do wonder if the Winter Olympics is the best sports event of them all. Things like this happen:
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'Since when was it the job of politicians to tell women when to have children?' The French government is to write to 29-year-olds reminding them that their biological clock is ticking in a bid to boost the birth rate. This is…

The French government is to write to 29-year-olds reminding them that their biological clock is ticking in a bid to boost the birth rate. It’s worrying over-reach that treats women like economic pawns, says @becmcq.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social

Beautiful Fyrish Hill, Dingwall, featured on #Traitors tonight. Went up it for the first time in November with old mates Mark Smith and Fiona Russell #stunningScotland

'Good luck to Aussies: They’re doing us a favour by banning social media for kids' Rebecca McQuillan: Good luck to the Aussies: an under-16 social media ban is a good idea

Why I think the Aussies are doing the right thing to try and ban social media for under-16s: www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...

Transforming Scotland’s Health - Holyrood Events Holyrood’s ‘Transforming Scotland's Health’ summit will bring together Scotland’s leading health voices from the public and private sectors to share innovation, make connections and explore the practi...

Very much looking forward to chairing this timely @HolyroodEvents conference tomorrow in Edinburgh on Transforming Scotland’s Health #TransformScotHealth

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Former Lib Dem leader and Olympic athlete Lord Campbell dies aged 84 Lord Menzies Campbell, former Liberal Democrat leader and Olympic sprinter, has died aged 84.

Bit choked by this. A thoroughly decent man. Will never forget getting a lift back with him in his beloved Jaguar from Dumfries Grand Committee 1996. He insisted on taking the scenic route because I hadn’t been that way and he thought I should see it. Rest well www.heraldscotland.com/news/2548036...

My cat just brought this in on her paw. It’s a teeny tiny perfectly formed snail. It must be no more than 1.5mm in size. Beautiful. 🐌❤️

You could raise Scottish Child Payment if you wanted to, Mr Swinney What was really underlying John Swinney’s comments to The Herald that the Scottish Child Payment shouldn’t be raised further?

"The Scottish Child Payment has been hailed as a game-changer, so why won't John Swinney raise it further?"

A good question and insightful comment from @becmcq.bsky.social in today's @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇

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Will MAGA Make Canada Liberal Again? Podcast Episode · The News Agents · 28/04/2025 · 44m

If you have time, it’s worth listening to the last seven or so minutes of this podcast where #emilymaitlis reflects on the life of Virginia Giuffre and what her story tells us about our attitude to abused women
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Nigel Farage thinks net zero is the new Brexit. Starmer can prove him wrong | Rafael Behr Labour must deliver the green transition voters want, leaving Reform and the Tories on the side of economic decline and dictators, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

Good piece. Please Labour, hold your nerve on net zero. It will pay back better for you than pandering to overhyped climate scepticism. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Catholics around the world mourn Pope Francis Members of the Catholic Church's global community of 1.4bn people are remember the late Pope on Easter Monday.

It’s not just Catholics mourning the pope. I’m not a believer, but welcomed the humanity and compassion the Pope brought to social and international issues. The way he exercised his office enhanced it. 'God chose this day' - World's Catholics mourn Pope's Easter death www.bbc.com/news/article...

Bitchy and backstabbing? Nicola Sturgeon hasn't seen anything yet “Whenever a friend succeeds,” said Gore Vidal, “a little something in me dies.” I thought of that when Nicola Sturgeon, having finally been…

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Great piece by Rosemary Goring on the vicious “world of books” and how Sturgeon will cope…

“Yet the false notion that men are getting a raw deal as a direct consequence of women being treated more equally has a worrying degree of traction”

Really important & powerful article from @becmcq.bsky.social in today’s @heraldscotland.bsky.social ⬇️

How do we stop the global misogynist backlash against women? Hysterical inadequates like Andrew Tate feature prominently in an online world where young men are taught that women should obey them and that…

Not much obvious good news this International Women’s Day but there are still hopeful signs if you look for them. www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...

Swinney's trap for Anas Sarwar In an age of iconoclasm and insurgency, the ultimate political insider is holding sway in Scotland.

John Swinney has been an effective leader for the SNP - but can it last? www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...

Child protection isn't just a matter for the professionals It is one of the most horrific cases ever to be aired in a Scottish court.

Can we prevent child abuse happening behind closed doors? Yes, but it will take an honest conversation about the why the current system isn’t always working www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...

Good piece by @becmcq.bsky.social on long Covid sufferers, who like those with ME, have been largely ignored by the NHS and Scottish Government

Long Haulers: People suffering the debilitating effects of long Covid say they feel abandoned Scots suffering with long Covid have felt disbelieved, unrecognised and badly supported for years. But with more funding...

My 25-yr-old nephew Oscar is among 180,000 people in Scotland laid low by Long Covid. He has struggled badly to get recognition, support and even a clear diagnosis - something that’s all too common. People are at the end of their tether. My piece ⬇️
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Proper snow on the Pentlands even though the rest of the city has none 😯

Musk bankrolling Farage is the last thing our democracy needs Do you recoil at the thought of the world’s richest man and US resident Elon Musk potentially donating nearly £80m to Reform UK to try and win…

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'In a sense, what we are seeing is a simple but powerful recognition that children are all individuals'

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Former First Minister was belted at school aged six for not eating his carrots At a time when politicians on the populist right promote more authoritarian practices, some even speaking favourably of a return to corporal…

The rule of the tawse: a reminder of why we got rid of corporal punishment
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