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Law Lecturer; Writer & EIS/FELA Member. Former Vice Convener of CoGC EIS/FELA Branch. Author of Introductory Scots Law: Theory & Practice. Check out my Law Blog: https://seancrossansscotslaw.com

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Stop Palantir taking over our public services! Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.

Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

18.02.2026 15:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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No lockout for University of Sheffield staff UCU members have been standing up against the continual cutting and restructuring of the last several years which has significantly damaged the University’s international standing, the quality of educ...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/no...

30.01.2026 21:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 3
sacha.in.scotland on Instagram: "On this day in 1570 the very first assassination by firearm took place. And it happened to be in Scotland!On 23rd January, 1570, Ja…" On this day in 1570 the very first assassination by firearm took place. And it happened to be in Scotland!On 23rd January, 1570, James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray and Regent for the young King James VI, was assassinated in Linlithgow.The assassination was carried out by James Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh (seen above), a fervent supporter of Mary, Queen of Scots.As the Regent’s cavalcade passed through the main street, Hamilton fired a single shot from an Italian matchlock hunting carbine from the window of his uncle’s house, killing Stewart.This event is significant because it’s considered the first time a firearm was used for a political assassination. The use of a firearm, especially one that could be concealed and fired from a distance, marked a new and alarming threat to the security of powerful individuals at the time.The Regent’s body was shipped to Leith then taken to Holyrood Abbey. Moray was buried on 14 February 1570 in St. Giles Kirk in Edinburgh.Following the murder, Hamilton fled to France, where he was offered further assassination work, but refused. Whilst Hamilton remained safe in exile, his uncle, the Archbishop of St. Andrews, was executed for complicity. 🖼️:1) Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh about to shoot the Regent Murray, at Linlithgow (c. 1846) by George Cattermole (1800-68). Painting part of @vamuseum collection.2) James Stewart (c. 1531-1570), 1st Earl of Moray (1562), Regent of Scotland (1567-1570). Artist unknown. #otd #onthisday #onthisdayinhistory #weapon #scotland #scottishhistory #firearms #guns #scottish #scotspirit #thisisscotland #lovescotland #instascotland #visitscotland #watercolour #watercolor #watercolorpainting #watercolourpainting #scottishart #britishartist #discoverscotland #arthistory #armour #assassination #historynerd #historybuff #weapons #weaponsdaily #oilpainting #oiloncanvas

A very modern type of assassination and it happened in Scotland:

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28.01.2026 08:39 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Words can be deadly … literally Pictures at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem Photo by Yang Jing on Unsplash Sometimes words can kill: the 15 high ranking members of the Nazi Party certainly knew this when they met at …

Today is Holocaust Memorial Day in the UK. A commemoration of the 6 million Jews slaughtered by the Nazis.

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