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Journalist, photographer, broadcaster, painter. Contributing Foreign Editor @heraldscotland @ScotNational Contributor @BBCScotland @BBCWorld - www.davidpratt.co.uk - views own

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UK: High Court finds Palestine Action ban unlawful and should be 'quashed' Judgment follows judicial review challenging ban brought by Palestine Action's co-founder Huda Ammori

UK: High Court finds Palestine Action ban unlawful and should be 'quashed' - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/palestine-action-judicial-review-high-court-judgment

13.02.2026 10:19 — 👍 49    🔁 19    💬 0    📌 3

Lebensraum.

12.02.2026 10:31 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Cuba - so close to paradise but so near to the United States.

12.02.2026 15:04 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Indeed Maureen

12.02.2026 13:22 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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David Pratt: Trump’s ambitions for regime change in Cuba make for a combustible mix IT was the first country I ever visited outside of Europe.

Trump’s ambitions for regime change in Cuba make for a combustible mix Today’s column👇
www.thenational.scot/politics/258...

12.02.2026 13:21 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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David Pratt: Trump’s ambitions for regime change in Cuba make for a combustible mix IT was the first country I ever visited outside of Europe.

Today’s column argues that Trump’s ambitions for regime change in Cuba is creating a combustible mix- 👇
www.thenational.scot/politics/258...

12.02.2026 10:10 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Isn’t it? @foreigncorr1.bsky.social is always worth reading because he is so knowledgeable and well researched.

08.02.2026 23:33 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Is Jeffrey Epstein the ‘perfect intelligence asset’ for Russia and Israel? Jeffrey Epstein ­undoubtedly was a 'perfect asset' of sorts, and the kompromat alone that he garnered is already having a profound ­impact on the…

Excellent piece from @foreigncorr1.bsky.social in today’s National, about Epstein, Kompromat etc. Interesting analogy re Epstein/Richard Onslow Roper, if you’ve been watching The Night
Manager.

www.thenational.scot/politics/258...

08.02.2026 20:24 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

As always David Pratt is worth a read. Long read but walks through the journey of accrued intelligence connections with wealth accumulation that scaffolded Epstein’s horrific crimes and influence.

08.02.2026 12:45 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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How did Jeffrey Epstein go from predator to one of the world's most influential men? With the release of more files and their content impacting on individuals and the geopolitical landscape alike, Foreign Editor David Pratt examines…

Was Epstein the ‘perfect intelligence asset’ for Israel and Russia? My assessment in today’s edition- 👇
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2583536...

08.02.2026 11:54 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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Is Jeffrey Epstein the ‘perfect intelligence asset’ for Russia and Israel? Jeffrey Epstein ­undoubtedly was a 'perfect asset' of sorts, and the kompromat alone that he garnered is already having a profound ­impact on the…

Was Epstein the ‘perfect intelligence asset’? My assessment in today’s edition👇
www.thenational.scot/politics/258...

08.02.2026 11:49 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Guitarist

Guitarist

Guitarist, 1903
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/15211

07.02.2026 18:03 — 👍 10    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

100%

07.02.2026 12:32 — 👍 8    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Loud boos for US vice president JD Vance at Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Milan, Italy. 🇮🇹

07.02.2026 00:40 — 👍 31    🔁 7    💬 3    📌 0
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This is what the press should be…👍

06.02.2026 22:38 — 👍 27    🔁 15    💬 0    📌 1

This is the way the press should be👍

06.02.2026 22:36 — 👍 16    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Tomorrow's front page 📰

In the public interest

06.02.2026 22:02 — 👍 287    🔁 126    💬 17    📌 26
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Love Bennie Green, love this👇

06.02.2026 22:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The presidential office of the US hits a new low with that Obama video. To all my many American friends the answer to this abomination of a president lies in your hands. The time for simply laughing at Trump is over- the threat he poses to us all is far too great. Pic: Reuters

06.02.2026 21:40 — 👍 17    🔁 11    💬 1    📌 0
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Epstein scandal lays bare security vulnerabilities that malign forces relish SUCH is the kaleidoscopic swirl and twist of information and misinformation that a serious dose of discernment is the order of the day right now.…

‘The gun's not quite smoking, but the barrel's plenty hot, and there are Russian shell casings all around.’ Today’s column on why the Epstein scandal lays bare security vulnerabilities that malign forces relish👇 www.thenational.scot/politics/258...

05.02.2026 10:56 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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What should alarm us about the Epstein files isn’t just the appalling details, which are horrific and criminal.

It’s that here is a growing sense that there is small number of elite who see themselves as above the law.

04.02.2026 18:34 — 👍 5196    🔁 1543    💬 272    📌 76
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The Hidden History of Trump’s First Trip to Moscow In 1987, a young real estate developer traveled to the Soviet Union. The KGB almost certainly made the trip happen.

Fascinating article from 2017 about how Trump may have been cultivated by Soviet intelligence as early as 1977…
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...

05.02.2026 10:35 — 👍 22    🔁 14    💬 0    📌 1

Just when you thought Farage and Johnson had cornered the UK treachery market with their connections Putin along comes old New Labour to elbow their way in.
They're all at it.

05.02.2026 10:37 — 👍 2    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

🙇‍♂️💅🔨

05.02.2026 10:12 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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The connections between Epstein and the Kremlin just keep coming - How could Starmer fail to see the security threat that Mandelson posed because of his links with Epstein?

05.02.2026 10:23 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1
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Epstein scandal lays bare security vulnerabilities that malign forces relish SUCH is the kaleidoscopic swirl and twist of information and misinformation that a serious dose of discernment is the order of the day right now.…

‘The gun's not quite smoking, but the barrel's plenty hot, and there are Russian shell casings all around.’ Today’s column on why the Epstein scandal lays bare security vulnerabilities that malign forces relish👇 www.thenational.scot/politics/258...

05.02.2026 10:08 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Epstein scandal lays bare security vulnerabilities that malign forces relish SUCH is the kaleidoscopic swirl and twist of information and misinformation that a serious dose of discernment is the order of the day right now.…

‘If Keir Starmer is reluctant to take seriously the threat posed by Mandelson’s leaks to Epstein and any connections the latter might have with Russian intelligence, then Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk to his credit sees it very differently.’ Today’s column
www.thenational.scot/politics/258...

05.02.2026 09:58 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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Nancy Pelosi warns press freedom is under attack after the arrest of an independent journalist, and on the same day the Washington Post, which is owned by Jeff Bezos, conducted mass layoffs of its reporters and editors worldwide.

“America is in a crisis of conscience.” @pelosi.house.gov

05.02.2026 04:09 — 👍 6293    🔁 2025    💬 256    📌 83
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David Pratt: The real victims are first and foremost women and girls SUCH is the kaleidoscopic swirl and twist of information and misinformation that a serious dose of discernment is the order of the day right now.…

Epstein scandal lays bare security vulnerabilities that malign forces relish
Today’s column- 👇
www.thenational.scot/politics/258...

05.02.2026 09:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I’ve been writing for years about Coltan mining and its impact Peter. The human toll is staggering and only getting worse. It really is time to push forward in highlighting this.

01.02.2026 21:09 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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