#  @newsandpics Gethin Chamberlain Gethin Chamberlain posts on X about police, edinburgh, law, supreme court the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [---] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [---] [#](/creator/twitter::99648586/interactions)  - [--] Week [------] -53% - [--] Month [-------] -34% - [--] Months [---------] +149% - [--] Year [---------] +356% ### Mentions: [--] [#](/creator/twitter::99648586/posts_active)  - [--] Months [--] +35% - [--] Year [---] -8.70% ### Followers: [------] [#](/creator/twitter::99648586/followers)  - [--] Week [-----] no change - [--] Month [-----] +6.40% - [--] Months [-----] +57% - [--] Year [-----] +110% ### CreatorRank: [---------] [#](/creator/twitter::99648586/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) [finance](/list/finance) [countries](/list/countries) [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) [products](/list/products) [stocks](/list/stocks) [celebrities](/list/celebrities) [luxury brands](/list/luxury-brands) [us election](/list/us-election) [social networks](/list/social-networks) **Social topic influence** [police](/topic/police), [edinburgh](/topic/edinburgh), [law](/topic/law), [supreme court](/topic/supreme-court), [in the](/topic/in-the), [public](/topic/public), [sound](/topic/sound), [single](/topic/single), [apple](/topic/apple), [money](/topic/money) **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@policescotland](/creator/undefined) [@scotgov](/creator/undefined) [@idruprofen](/creator/undefined) [@edinburghflex](/creator/undefined) [@oldtownrez](/creator/undefined) [@thesnp](/creator/undefined) [@dalgetysusan](/creator/undefined) [@forwomenscot](/creator/undefined) [@chinalaborwatch](/creator/undefined) [@histenvscot](/creator/undefined) [@edinburghcc](/creator/undefined) [@savescscotland](/creator/undefined) [@jkrowling](/creator/undefined) [@painteyhands](/creator/undefined) [@lindamacintosh2](/creator/undefined) [@broomview71](/creator/undefined) [@lumensmith11](/creator/undefined) [@brumcityguy](/creator/undefined) [@xerxes5th](/creator/undefined) [@lizzielabour](/creator/undefined) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "The trial of the free Montblanc pen for every Scottish voter policy was quickly discontinued after negative reviews of the pilot scheme https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/parents-fury-sturgeons-500-plus-26152082.amp https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/parents-fury-sturgeons-500-plus-26152082.amp" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/2022087287082029209) 2026-02-12T23:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Well this is interesting. Peter Murrell [--] is alleged to have used the cash to buy items including cars a motorhome luxury goods shoes cosmetics and jewellery over a twelve-and-a-half year period. Nicola Sturgeons ex Peter Murrells EIGHT court charges REVEALED including 460K SNP embezzlement and falsifying docs https://t.co/ww1Kl0ne71 https://t.co/AFvxDT1Z6Q Nicola Sturgeons ex Peter Murrells EIGHT court charges REVEALED including 460K SNP embezzlement and falsifying docs https://t.co/ww1Kl0ne71 https://t.co/AFvxDT1Z6Q" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/2022076778685378961) 2026-02-12T22:34Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@WingsScotland Interesting to see the list of alleged purchases included Montblanc pens. His wife was a big fan of them. Maybe it was that shared love of a quality pen that drew them together. She doubtless bought her own though. The trial of the free Montblanc pen for every Scottish voter policy was quickly discontinued after negative reviews of the pilot scheme https://t.co/xvop4HyPXd The trial of the free Montblanc pen for every Scottish voter policy was quickly discontinued after negative reviews of the pilot scheme https://t.co/xvop4HyPXd" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/2022095240627466530) 2026-02-12T23:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@euanmccolm Exquisite. The detail. Oh the detail. Montblanc pens. It would be criminal in itself if it didnt go to trial" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/2022100824324026544) 2026-02-13T00:09Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@DMScotPol There are leaders of banana republics looking on at this decision tonight slack-jawed in disbelief at the sheer audacity of it and with admiration for the total lack of shame" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/2022455268991287594) 2026-02-13T23:38Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Horrifying truth of the brutal life of free range hens laid bare - The Mirror Up to [-----] hens are crammed onto shelves in sheds with the end of their beaks cut off and male chicks gassed at just a DAY old" [X Link](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/horrifying-truth-brutal-life-free-7634201) 2016-03-27T10:48Z 1.3M followers, [--] engagements "On the same day in [----] that Edinburgh council announced a crack down on holiday letting in the Scottish capital plans were announced to turn its old Royal Mile headquarters into luxury holiday lets. The council still owns the building. 🧵" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1681752379685740547) 2023-07-19T22:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Ill be writing about Scotlands short term let crisis for @Independent this weekend. Weve got some disturbing figures revealing how the future of tens of thousands of small Scottish tourism businesses is in peril. Can the Scottish Government save the day #travel #STL #tourism" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1689717351959191552) 2023-08-10T19:16Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@AliCampbellAC Time to decide what matters most - an unnecessary political alliance or the concerns of ordinary Scottish voters. This isnt a constitutional issue so it makes no sense to wreck the Scottish grassroots tourism economy and peoples holidays. Announce a pause and fix the issues" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1689731256768942083) 2023-08-10T20:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "From Oct [--] thousands of Scottish B&Bs holiday cottages and guesthouses will go out of business. Scottish Government law will criminalise operators who dont have a licence many cant get. Thousands have already decided to quit. Holiday prices will rise. Availability will fall" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1690082348035928065) 2023-08-11T19:26Z [----] followers, 10.4K engagements "@MoiAliEdinburgh @SaveSCScotland @RichardLochhead It makes no sense. For a government committed to achieving Scottish independence wrecking the multi-million pound grassroots tourism industry is all sorts of crazy. Were basically telling tourists to head south of the border. The Greens might not care but surely the SNP should" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1690087423391236096) 2023-08-11T19:46Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "According to the Scottish Government fewer than 10% of self catering businesses have been granted the licences everyone will need to operate from October [--]. I wrote for @Independent about why this should be a concern for grassroots Scottish tourism. https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/airbnb-scotland-self-catering-tourism-business-b2391421.html https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/airbnb-scotland-self-catering-tourism-business-b2391421.html" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1690325884715048960) 2023-08-12T11:34Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "One of the oddest aspects of the crisis engulfing grassroots Scottish tourism is the reluctance of @VisitScotland and @scotgov ministers @PaulMcLennan7 and @RichardLochhead to discuss the potential loss of holidays jobs & tourism income. #travel #tourism" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1690819486851461121) 2023-08-13T20:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Alex Salmonds SNP understood Scottish businesses would generate revenue to fund an independent Scotland 🏴 Nicola Sturgeons coalition with the Greens changed that. Businesses became the enemy. Result is many self catering and B&Bs are closing. #travel" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1691206335629516801) 2023-08-14T21:53Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "The best of Scotland 🏴 begins at the border. #tourism #travel @HereScotland" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1693011958683910230) 2023-08-19T21:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Planning a holiday in Scotland Book it now because its going to get a lot more expensive. Read a deep dive into how a new law supposed to make more Scottish housing available and tackle antisocial behaviour is backfiring. #travel #tourism #selfcatering" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1693370322349666390) 2023-08-20T21:12Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Theres an imbalance and incoherence in Scottish tourism. Scottish Government quango Visit Scotland promotes Edinburgh and the Highlands. Government then tries to wipe out small tourism businesses while supporting big hotel companies. Its a mess. #travel" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1693738102693691750) 2023-08-21T21:33Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Too many Airbnb properties in Edinburgh and Highlands. Law to fix situation threatens to wreck Scottish grassroots tourism. Edinburgh council says 80% of short term lets will close: invests in hotels. Visitors will pay price: fewer rooms higher prices" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1693743448161931391) 2023-08-21T21:54Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@JohnErs57632171 Like a stripped down hotel yes. High end rather than the traditional B&B/self catering. But Ill bet you the staff will be base minimum wage. And no tax paid on profits in Scotland. I had a crack at explaining why I dont think this is progressive:" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1694825585338380625) 2023-08-24T21:34Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "This seems to have gone under the radar. England has its own looming short term let deadline. Looks like hotel lobby has won. But will be interesting to see what the listing platforms do about it. Best guess is nothing. Whos running enforcement #travel" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1699159886876344445) 2023-09-05T20:37Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "The argument made that this is simply a health and safety issue that responsible operators should embrace has been undermined by political statements making it clear that its about reducing STLs" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1699515981515628799) 2023-09-06T20:12Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "@ewo_media @SharonDowey_ @ScotTories The rich have easier ways to make money than running STL properties with all the work involved. Many operators use this as a pension: if you have a public sector pension youre probably making your money from fossil fuels and tobacco. Its complicated" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1701697890412859634) 2023-09-12T20:42Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@DodgyDawn @fionahtweet @LindaMacintosh2 @PLACEEdinburgh @heraldscotland I can see a couple of other people who share a surname and who have been involved in promoting it - one a Scottish Government employee who lives in the New Town - but essentially it seems to be a logo and a blog with no evidence to suggest a genuine grassroots movement" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1702239942892535873) 2023-09-14T08:36Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Interesting to see the level of denial around the Brand story. There was a similar conspiracy-led backlash in [----] when I revealed he was selling [--] sweatshirts made by workers on just 25p an hour. Now its the right: then it was the left. #RussellBrand" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1703506162719617200) 2023-09-17T20:28Z [----] followers, 116.5K engagements "The excellent investigation thats now the subject of so much online bile faces similar questions. Why Brand Why now The simple answer is that hes high-profile those reporting it are happy with their evidence and celebrities taking advantage of fans is a valid story" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1703506251076730971) 2023-09-17T20:28Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "And on and on it goes. Meanwhile the original piece even found its way onto a GCSE English syllabus" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1703864324236751201) 2023-09-18T20:11Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Anyway I took an enforced break from it thanks to the Covid lockdowns and did something a bit different - @GoWild_Scotland - but Ive not lost my determination to investigate and write about this stuff. Get in touch if you want to work with me" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1703864326275092541) 2023-09-18T20:11Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Im writing about the Scottish short-term lets legislation for the Mail tomorrow trying to make sense of where we are a week out from an unnecessary experiment. Spoiler alert: I think it will go ahead but it is fundamentally flawed unenforceable and will have to be amended" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1705348353679036886) 2023-09-22T22:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Fundamentally flawed and hard to enforce Scotlands new short-term lets law threatens small family businesses and will leave those looking for short breaks at the mercy of international hotel chains and expensive aparthotels. My piece for @DailyMailUK" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1705476881288417750) 2023-09-23T06:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@GuidingScotland @DailyMailUK I think very few people have realised whats happening. The debate on this platform has been very polarised but its a very small group of engaged people on both sides. And even then theres a lot of misunderstanding of opposing positions" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1705652101144002682) 2023-09-23T18:35Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "@JacobiteMcGraw @libram @broomview71 Again I agree. I think that would be the sensible route. The issue right now though is that a lot of places are in limbo. Rules keep changing. If they cant trade theyll close. The big hotel and apart hotel companies will move in to fill the gap" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1705668143673204824) 2023-09-23T19:39Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "The Scottish short-term lets legislation deadline looms. Is it the end for small family businesses & a victory for big international hotel chains Will you be able to afford a Scottish holiday next year 🧵 #travel #STL #holiday #Scotland via @MailOnline" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1705683532692009033) 2023-09-23T20:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Edinburgh was the catalyst for sweeping legislation applying a punitive nationwide solution to a metropolitan problem. But is there a conflict of interest with the city council investing in & granting permission for the citys biggest new hotel and backing overseas aparthotels" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1705683538824093789) 2023-09-23T20:40Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Were participants in the consultation that led to the introduction of the law and planning controls transparent about their agenda Are grassroots organisations what they claim to be or just at most a handful of activists with an agenda and a logo Did the city council know" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1705683541915242767) 2023-09-23T20:40Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "@LindaMacintosh2 If I was an Edinburgh operator Id be doing a bit more research on this group and looking into a legal challenge based on false representation to the consultation process" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1706053624038580333) 2023-09-24T21:10Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Worth a read. This is what happens when you allow an ideological spat between housing activists and Airbnb in Edinburgh to form the basis for sweeping and ill-considered national legislation" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1706559849494982988) 2023-09-26T06:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@MCrothall Quick summary of #STL story so far. Responsible owners face increased costs tourists trades and everyone else using STL face higher prices and reduced availability the problem operators will remain under the radar. A bad law badly executed. #nimby" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1708202313209217385) 2023-09-30T19:29Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "As a ban on unlicensed Scottish short term lets begins tourists trades and everyone using STL face higher prices and reduced availability. But bad operators will remain below the radar escaping enforcement. Its a bad law badly applied. #nimby #STL" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1708227940805193858) 2023-09-30T21:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Tributes paid to former Leader journalist Les Chamberlain. Old school in a good way. #wrexham" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1712190019014680769) 2023-10-11T19:34Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@AttitudeMag @VirginAtlantic Meanwhile the Nobel Peace Prize judges had a different opinion on the woman of the year: Narges Mohammadi an imprisoned Iranian human rights activist who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her unwavering commitment to womens rights in the country" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1712577032964461033) 2023-10-12T21:12Z [----] followers, 12.4K engagements "Labour rights people Im looking for some help on a story about the strikes and wage demands in Bangladesh. #labour #humanrights #labourrights" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1727092343281467434) 2023-11-21T22:31Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@JohnJohndonald1 @nats_tired I understand from another poster that theres nothing to see here. But Im sure its all included on his tax return" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1728854148010127486) 2023-11-26T19:12Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "@landinsight I'm quite aware of the overheads and indeed broke them down in terms of a one-week booking. For tax purposes you can only include mortgage interest. And fees cleaning and heating depend (largely) on the volume of bookings. But I'm curious - why run a business at a loss" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1729549411049463859) 2023-11-28T17:14Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "@landinsight Don't know. Though I did read in the papers that they quite like Morocco" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1729550499785945247) 2023-11-28T17:19Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "How whistleblower Tang Mingfang was hung out to dry by Amazon after revealing schoolkids were making the companys Kindle and Echo Alexa devices. We covered this at length in the Observer last year but good to see the FT shining a light on it again. 🧵" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1733223424779067902) 2023-12-08T20:34Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Tang told us he was tortured before being jailed for speaking out about conditions at the Foxconn plant making the devices in Hengyang China. He appealed to Jeff Bezos to help clear his name. He received no support" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1733223456345350286) 2023-12-08T20:34Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "This is the story that he risked everything to tell. He did so knowing the price he might pay because he believed it had to be told. His father died while he was in prison. Hes received no apology or support from Amazon" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1733223460573474996) 2023-12-08T20:34Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "He spoke out after I worked with The Observer and China Labor Watch to reveal the human cost of the manufacture of Amazons Alexa devices" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1733223463832133929) 2023-12-08T20:34Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "@AHalegua @FT Amazon has a lot of questions to answer. This is the original investigation" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1733234390350627300) 2023-12-08T21:17Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Best way to plug Scottish budget black hole Stop subsidising the middle class through free university tuition. Scottish universities only get [----] a year for Scottish students. They have to limit Scottish places and rely on English/overseas students. Its crazy. #education" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1735070072740155789) 2023-12-13T22:51Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@hardlyperennial The middle class subsidies are ridiculous. Id love tuition fees to be free - but repayments are based on income and dont even kick in until earning 27k. The English and Welsh manage it. Its a tax that costs us hundreds of thousands of pounds a year" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1735082932232962343) 2023-12-13T23:43Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Its time to scrap council tax in Scotland and replace it with local income tax - or revalue. No-one in their right mind would now suggest funding local services with a tax based on the value of properties [--] years ago. Freezing council tax means cuts. Time to bite the bullet" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1735389295664377874) 2023-12-14T20:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@HumzaYousaf Full time workers on minimum wage dont qualify for the lowest income tax rate. Thats not progressive" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1737193976430538996) 2023-12-19T19:31Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "As always its worth remembering that correlation does not imply causation. Why Brianna Ghey police quickly ruled out transphobia as motive - Helen Pidd for The Guardian" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1737561441463415269) 2023-12-20T19:51Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "I set up a community woodland. Decided to build a forest school. The mother of a young man who is no longer with us picked it up. She started a Go Fund Me in his memory. Can you help get us over the 5k mark so we can promote mental health for young men" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1738640673920700925) 2023-12-23T19:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@idruprofen Minimum wage is [-----]. So [-----] is just short of 50% more than that. Minimum wage workers put in the same hours the same effort. They have to support families. Their services are almost always necessary. The lower the pay the more essential the job. What makes you special" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1739731285201899654) 2023-12-26T19:33Z [----] followers, 470.4K engagements "@lumensmith11 @BrumCityGuy @idruprofen Well I investigate and write about labour rights so Im just trying to apply some perspective. I could show you how the clothes most people commenting here are made by people on pennies per hour. How do we assign value Is the cleaner who mops up the piss worth less Why" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1739736440592896508) 2023-12-26T19:54Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@simon_fluendy @idruprofen Sigh. At the moment I get paid minimum wage running a social enterprise delivering nature education. I also investigate and expose labour rights and wage abuses. Ive worked with a Nobel Prize winner to rescue a slave. You" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1739740322626670696) 2023-12-26T20:09Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@warreworrior @idruprofen ErI investigate and expose labour rights abuse. My point is that we dont understand how to assign value to jobs. But if you want to read something complicated about how middle class abuse minimum wage workers try this:" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1739743390231851291) 2023-12-26T20:22Z [--] followers, 10.4K engagements "@toes_pointy @idruprofen The condescending attitude towards the cleaner in all these posts says so much. You care about the doctor who will go on to earn plenty. You dont care about the cleaner who is stuck on minimum wage. She saves lives too keeping the ward clean" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1739746244010860804) 2023-12-26T20:33Z [----] followers, 21.1K engagements "@cokeandcustard @idruprofen The same effort You try doing a cleaning shift. The sheer entitlement in some of these replies the sneering arrogance. Youre not better than someone else because you could afford the education to do a job you chose" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1739773843957305627) 2023-12-26T22:23Z [--] followers, 26.4K engagements "@jezzle9 @geoeverything @lumensmith11 @BrumCityGuy @idruprofen My own kid is just off to university so I understand the costs. Personally I think the loans should be 0% interest and would hope Labour implements this - but Im not sure everyone understands how and when those loans have to be repaid" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1739776240083489156) 2023-12-26T22:32Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "@Saramac7 @lumensmith11 @BrumCityGuy @idruprofen Mmm. Like a lot of the respondents the way you refer to those on minimum wage is quite dismissive. As a parent sending a kid off to university I now understand how the debt is repaid in line with earnings. I am not sure many people do. Have a read" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1739778101247201453) 2023-12-26T22:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@VincentVanGrump @Saramac7 @lumensmith11 @BrumCityGuy @idruprofen Personally I think the interest rate on student loans should be 0%. Hopefully Labour will start by addressing this. I dont have the experience on pay rates within medicine. My specialty is low wages and slave labour" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1739788420568768561) 2023-12-26T23:20Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Never suggest here that the middle class should behave decently. It never goes well. For everyone shouting at me for suggesting its ok for a 1st year doctor to earn just 50% more than a cleaner - go away. Unfollow. And what have ever I done This. You" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1739803386747232292) 2023-12-27T00:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@booler @cokeandcustard @idruprofen Bet you dont clean your own operating theatre though I appreciate youre very special but why are you so much better than the cleaners" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1739835247703830986) 2023-12-27T02:27Z [--] followers, [----] engagements "@FionaCampbell74 @macdon3026 @PLACEEdinburgh @xerxes5th @broomview71 @hilburs @MacdonaldHome @SaveSCScotland @DodgyDawn @ASSCnews @LivingRent_Edi And heres Deirdre again talking to the BBC about her antipathy towards self catering" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1742648720649224651) 2024-01-03T20:46Z [--] followers, [---] engagements "@colinrtalbot Worth noting that according to Computer Weekly the situation was different in Scotland where the subpostmasters were prosecuted by the Crown Office acting on information provided by the Post Office" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1744346532990579178) 2024-01-08T13:13Z [--] followers, [----] engagements "The Crown Office claims Scotland has fewer Post Office cases than England and Wales because Scotland handled it better. But the number of cases seems proportional when you consider that the population of England and Wales is [--] times that of Scotland. 🧵" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1745013713252254018) 2024-01-10T09:24Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "ITV did the Post Office so maybe the BBC could dramatise the other huge private prosecution scandal - how the BBC pursues the licence fee. More than [-----] convictions in [----]. Mostly women using the dreadful Single Justice Procedure. Follow Tristan for more. #PostOffice A woman from County Durham with learning difficulties and depression. Prosecuted & convicted last week in the Single Justice Procedure for not paying her TV Licence. She's a constituent of Conservative Party chairman @RicHolden This is the letter she sent to the court. https://t.co/wCokGUpvR6 A woman from County Durham with" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1745557658990411826) 2024-01-11T21:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@mariom @EdwardJDavey Ladies and gentlemen of the jury the defendant admits that he did commit the murder but asks you to consider just how much of his life he spent not murdering anyone" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1747891869290205542) 2024-01-18T08:01Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "This is Nicola Sturgeon giving a firm public assurance that she would hand over all her Covid correspondence. And now we learn that she deleted all her WhatsApps messages. #Sturgeon Can you guarantee to the bereaved families that you will disclose emails WhatsApps private emails if youve been using them. Whatever. That nothing will be off limits in this inquiry My question to @NicolaSturgeon August [----] https://t.co/OJDCBTESCe Can you guarantee to the bereaved families that you will disclose emails WhatsApps private emails if youve been using them. Whatever. That nothing will be off limits in" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1748319776332505457) 2024-01-19T12:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "As Nicola Sturgeons lies and duplicity are laid bare by the Covid inquiry this extraordinary propaganda clip from [----] is a reminder of just how far shes fallen. It was filmed & published by STV News. You need the sound on to appreciate the full awfulness. #Sturgeon #WhatsApp" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1748381571608907837) 2024-01-19T16:27Z [--] followers, 30.6K engagements "The messages Sturgeon deleted: 🧵" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1748466710531768510) 2024-01-19T22:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "How she hid the fact that the Nike conference in Edinburgh was the first super-spreader event in the UK" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1748466875736961063) 2024-01-19T22:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Wear a mask they said. It's the law they said. It's science they said. Here's Scotland's clinical director Jason Leitch telling FM Humza Yousaf - then health secretary - to get round the rules by holding a drink in his hand. These people deserve the jail. #CovidInquiry" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1749755831766208524) 2024-01-23T11:27Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "On [--] November [----] Nicola Sturgeon told the Scottish Parliament that face coverings remained a legal requirement. Three days later national clinical director Jason Leitch advised current First Minister Humza Yousaf how to get around the rules by holding a drink. #CovidInquiry" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1749875471007842337) 2024-01-23T19:23Z [----] followers, 16.3K engagements "@UFTScotland Thats science that is. It moves in mysterious ways. Like Covid apparently" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1749889348995080443) 2024-01-23T20:18Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Sturgeon facing brutal questioning from Jamie Dawson KC now: would it be a "considerable betrayal of the Scottish people" if the inquiry concludes she politicised the pandemic and used it to pursue her goal of independence #CovidInquiry" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1752730270359224554) 2024-01-31T16:27Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@brianjaffa A huge number of former residential properties in Edinburgh city centre are now offices for businesses particularly in the New Town. I dont remember any campaign against this and dont see any current campaign - but may have missed it though. Is this use of housing ok" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1758980643675836732) 2024-02-17T22:24Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@katebevan With an eye on the upcoming election they tried to lay a trap for Labour but it all went a bit Wile E. Coyote" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1760412508706296089) 2024-02-21T21:13Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "The crisis in Sudan still doesnt register with those involved in the performative politics at Westminster tonight. Signal your virtue if you must dog whistle all you like lay your political traps - but have the decency to admit that its not about the human cost. #sudan #gaza Whats the biggest displacement crisis in the world Its not Ukraine or Gaza - terrible though those conflicts are. Its #Sudan where nearly [--] million people have fled their homes. Our @Channel4News story @Zahra_ZW @heidipett https://t.co/NLigWDBuDl Whats the biggest displacement crisis in the world Its not Ukraine or Gaza -" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1760422205500891191) 2024-02-21T21:52Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@LindaMacintosh2 @MoiAliEdinburgh @outofunion @SaveSCScotland @ASSCnews @AngryFromManch @marramgrass252 @ralphaverbuch @DickinsEdin @oldtownrez @FionaCampbell74 @GildedLily13 @broomview71 @BrenReil84 @RarityBreaks In this case it seems the management company is Glasgow-based Klarent Hospitality - but it is owned by London-based investor Henderson Park which describes itself as an international private equity real estate manager" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1764363254082507177) 2024-03-03T18:52Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@MoiAliEdinburgh @LindaMacintosh2 @outofunion @SaveSCScotland @ASSCnews @AngryFromManch @marramgrass252 @ralphaverbuch @DickinsEdin @oldtownrez @FionaCampbell74 @GildedLily13 @broomview71 @BrenReil84 @RarityBreaks However initially well-intended the result has been the closure of countless small Scottish businesses a boom in higher-priced aparthotels and an unregulated grey market outflanking the regulations for those who require multi-room accommodation and cant afford this new model" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1764371767659794867) 2024-03-03T19:26Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@SaveSCScotland @BrianDonnellyHT @donturvLDR @mediawummin Funny that. Predicted happened. And what happens when you restrict supply Prices rocket. Good luck to those trying to book somewhere for a group to stay for the Fringe. This is a price for six people on a major booking site. [----] for six people for a week on the Mile. Enjoy" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1764388256496374212) 2024-03-03T20:31Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Ten years on from arriving back in Scotland from India and struggling for acceptance as an outsider the kid leaves school as head boy and with a last minute rendition of the Bare Necessities that left me in tears that I insist were from laughter. #theygrowupsofast" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1773143935495426227) 2024-03-28T00:23Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Nice to see the first day of Scotlands new Hate Crime Act going as smoothly as everyone predicted #HateCrime" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1774877832725885045) 2024-04-01T19:13Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@conor_matchett Maybe shouldn't have sent a minister onto the Today programme so say misgendering could be investigated as a crime. Might also have helped if Police Scotland had adopted College of Policing guidelines on not recording trivial complaints as Hate Incidents. If the Scottish Government thinks it has problems now with the #HateCrime Act just imagine what will happen when @jk_rowling mounts a legal challenge to being recorded as the perpetrator in a Hate Incident report as police are currently required to do. https://t.co/djQ67Nla9J" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1775475553765613674) 2024-04-03T10:48Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Genuine question for friends of the Scottish Government airily dismissing concerns about Hate Crime Act. Aside from police promising to record hate incidents without evidence under what circumstances would anyone call [---] to report a non-criminal hate incident #HateCrime" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1775629386395373895) 2024-04-03T21:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@LeaskyHT It would really help if someone who understands how law is enforced was sent out to explain the law. But surely its the hate incident recording that needs scrutiny Its been happening for ages but its into the light now and the messaging is incoherent. Genuine question for friends of the Scottish Government airily dismissing concerns about Hate Crime Act. Aside from police promising to record hate incidents without evidence under what circumstances would anyone call [---] to report a non-criminal hate incident #HateCrime https://t.co/aVtZBsvaLv" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1775634935916699723) 2024-04-03T21:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "A quick update on the progress of the Scottish Governments Hate Crime Act courtesy of Batman and a bomb. #HateCrime https://youtu.be/G4v1hAnfy1I https://youtu.be/G4v1hAnfy1I" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1775647282035073488) 2024-04-03T22:11Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@DalgetySusan @PoliceScotland It was extraordinary. Struggling to think of any other situation which would be policed this way. Watching police stand by and allow men to surround and scream abuse at a peaceful gathering of women even facilitating their actions felt deeply uncomfortable" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1776689128085549231) 2024-04-06T19:11Z [----] followers, 25.5K engagements "Women have a right to gather peacefully in a public place to talk to each other about the challenges they face. They should not have to do so surrounded by a hostile mob of men facilitated by Police Scotland. No other situation would be policed this way. 🧵 #LetWomenSpeak" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1776709635887501370) 2024-04-06T20:32Z [----] followers, 335.6K engagements "It is not progressive for men to shout down female speakers and to drown them out with amplified music and rhetoric" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1776709645949698052) 2024-04-06T20:32Z [----] followers, 15.8K engagements "In Edinburgh today police allowed groups of demonstrators right up to the edge of the pen in which the women were allowed to congregate even affording them a protective cordon. Those allowed to disrupt the event did so noisily and with signs many of the women found offensive" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1776709655768494429) 2024-04-06T20:32Z [----] followers, 15.5K engagements "Policing must never be partisan: how women were failed by @PoliceScotland today. #LetWomenSpeakEdinburgh https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1776709635887501370.html https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1776709635887501370.html" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1776736297270309258) 2024-04-06T22:18Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Could we get the name of the speaker here and what was said Anyone know" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1776756147787018393) 2024-04-06T23:37Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Anti-transgender rights activists and transgender rights counter protestors at the Let Women Speak rally. Er surely the word youre looking for there @edinburghpaper is women. There was a clue in the name of the event. #LetWomenSpeak" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1777217559235866697) 2024-04-08T06:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@JasonManford This was predicted: now it is happening. "Now something is changing in Scotland that will delight the head-shakers and leave the millions hoping to visit next year wondering why it suddenly got harder and more expensive to find somewhere to stay." https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/airbnb-scotland-self-catering-tourism-business-b2391421.html https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/airbnb-scotland-self-catering-tourism-business-b2391421.html" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1777771026480238990) 2024-04-09T18:50Z [----] followers, 19.2K engagements "When the Scottish Government decided to slash the number of Airbnb-style properties in Edinburgh traditional self catering operators and Festival organisers warned it would devastate supply and send prices through the roof. Now its happening. #Fringe https://substack.com/home/post/p-136862713 https://substack.com/home/post/p-136862713" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1777786213543342256) 2024-04-09T19:50Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "And then they came for the wood burning stoves and looked around and discovered that it was just them and a few die-hard supporters left and everyone else was fading away" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1777822794081787991) 2024-04-09T22:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "At what point did patience snap Probably at different points for different people. But as Labour discovered in [----] when it snaps it takes a long time to repair" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1777822796640338183) 2024-04-09T22:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@CasMillar @MairiGougeon It seems most people missed the consultation not that it would have made any difference. Thats not how Scottish Government consultations work. https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1777822716772393197s=46 In the life of every doomed government comes a moment when they finally lose touch with the majority of the electorate and begin the inexorable slide towards electoral defeat. Though its unusual for that point to be marked by a row over wood burning stoves. 🧵 #stove https://t.co/9KSA6YcQFp https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1777822716772393197s=46 In the life of every" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1777833100753444979) 2024-04-09T22:56Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Accommodation fiasco hits Edinburgh. Whod have thought that shutting down all the established self catering operators to leave the field clear for big hotel chains and unlicensed apart-hotels would send prices through the roof #EdinburghFringe https://scottishbusinessnews.net/accommodation-fiasco-hits-edinburgh-as-leading-trade-body-calls-for-urgent-regulations-change/ https://scottishbusinessnews.net/accommodation-fiasco-hits-edinburgh-as-leading-trade-body-calls-for-urgent-regulations-change/" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1778512970294690165) 2024-04-11T19:58Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "I investigate and expose how big brands exploit their workers. Any help appreciated on where Nike is manufacturing this stuff. Particularly that horrendous womens outfit. I need country of manufacture - it will be on the nape label or on the washing instructions. You can reply or message me. #labourrights #WomensRights" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1778900455822651877) 2024-04-12T21:38Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Interesting NYT piece on Cass Review. There are few other areas of health care where professionals are so afraid to openly discuss their views where people are vilified on social media and where name-calling echoes the worst bullying behavior. Cass https://bit.ly/3w27CLt https://bit.ly/3w27CLt" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1781210021046444528) 2024-04-19T06:35Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "@xerxes5th Quite baffling. Out go the stated health and safety concerns the concerns about disruption to neighbours the removal of housing stock - but only for six weeks. Have these issues all been resolved now And what happens to the properties for the rest of the year" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1781251529061666821) 2024-04-19T09:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@Edinburgh_flex @tunny11192 @xerxes5th Another policy rammed through with no consideration of the consequences. It was clear that wiping out an entire accommodation sector would have an impact on the Festivals. This reeks of panic and seems too late to fix the problem" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1781440372419314143) 2024-04-19T21:50Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@Edinburgh_flex @tunny11192 @xerxes5th Whats happened as predicted is that professional small businesses have been knocked out leaving the field clear for the councils own hotel and hotels and (unlicensed) aparthotels it is approving. Plus the unregulated cowboys. But too late to fix this season hence the panic" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1781449465984946574) 2024-04-19T22:27Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "The BMJ appears to have assumed that people would understand how systematic reviews worked: they didnt though or didnt want to. That allowed those with an interest in discrediting the report to come up with and share the incorrect 98% figure. https://cass.independent-review.uk/home/publications/final-report/ https://cass.independent-review.uk/home/publications/final-report/" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1781813746320507102) 2024-04-20T22:34Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "But the BBCs More or Less is clear: All in all its not true that the Cass review overlooked 98% of relevant research but the systematic reviews which informed Cass found around 40% of the research was low quality and as a result was not used to form the conclusions" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1781813748786741639) 2024-04-20T22:34Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@fliceverett Mango chutney must be exempt from the cull. I would happily eat mango chutney by the spoonful straight from the jar and am indeed now fighting the urge to head for the fridge to do just that" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1782116554617868475) 2024-04-21T18:37Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "But Ive also been creating a community woodland in the Scottish Borders so you may have to put up with pics of red squirrels" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1782129135612998054) 2024-04-21T19:27Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@BenGoldsmith We have this on farms in the Scottish Borders. It looks awful (I run a community wildlife project here) but farmers insist cattle can break a leg if they stand on a mole hole. Why hang them up So the catcher can prove theyve caught and killed the number they charged for" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1782520208722210965) 2024-04-22T21:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Listening to and reading some of the emotional commentary on Humza Yousafs resignation you could be forgiven for thinking hed been assassinated rather than having shot himself in the foot. He had a chance to start over: he threw it away. #snp #Yousaf https://archive.ph/lHC9x https://archive.ph/lHC9x" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1785060154641141885) 2024-04-29T21:34Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@oldtownrez @scotgov @theSNP STL licensing inevitably pushed up prices to cover costs but Edinburgh and Highlands owners are really not helping by using dynamic pricing that responds to reduced availability by boosting prices. Its not a good look and its clearly affecting Scotlands popularity" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1787231221539340794) 2024-05-05T21:21Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@AlasdairStephen @_JamieMcIntyre Visit Scotlands strategy has long been to promote Edinburgh and the Highlands as the only definitive Scottish experience. It needs to start telling would-be visitors that there are many more authentic Scottish destinations. Tourism is an important element of the rural economy" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1787561441228173741) 2024-05-06T19:13Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@Edinburgh_flex @oldtownrez @scotgov @theSNP I appreciate the work youve done but the bottom line here is that raising prices is a choice. It looks bad. It is creating a narrative that Scotland is expensive and maybe better avoided. For those outwith Edinburgh and the Highlands already struggling its disastrous" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1787602582657028235) 2024-05-06T21:57Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@oldtownrez @Edinburgh_flex @scotgov @theSNP To try to gain some public support owners would do better to exercise restraint. That way the people seen to be being greedy are the big hotel chains profiteering from much of their competition being knocked out" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1787763857294872768) 2024-05-07T08:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@oldtownrez @Edinburgh_flex @scotgov @theSNP You may think higher prices will put more pressure on the government and the council but all they are doing is driving people who can't afford them into the arms of unlicensed unregulated accommodation providers like these. https://www.facebook.com/groups/193624720686313/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/193624720686313/" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1787764338414989616) 2024-05-07T08:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@oldtownrez @Edinburgh_flex @scotgov @theSNP Meanwhile Edinburgh - and by extension Scotland - gets a reputation for being unaffordable. The legislation was a mistake but you'd get more sympathy if you allowed the hotels to take the blame. People generally like a plucky underdog and dislike rip-off companies" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1787766062169121014) 2024-05-07T08:46Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "@oldtownrez @Edinburgh_flex @scotgov @theSNP And as I said increasing prices to cover the costs incurred as a result of the legislation is entirely justified and supports the arguments made that the law would push up prices. Raising prices beyond that to match profiteering hotels and to make a point is harder to defend" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1787771825230852223) 2024-05-07T09:09Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@Edinburgh_flex @oldtownrez @scotgov @theSNP I mean I've called them rip-off merchants and profiteers but if you say so. Behaving the same way doesn't strike me as a great strategy for winning public support. You have an opportunity to prove the critics wrong by showing restraint: why not take it" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1787773476176011550) 2024-05-07T09:16Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "@marramgrass252 @Edinburgh_flex @scotgov @theSNP I am looking at writing a follow-up on what's happened but I do think owners have to be aware that there is limited public sympathy for their situation. Unfair it may be but being seen to be doing the right thing on pricing would help with reputation management" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1787798421081841665) 2024-05-07T10:55Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "@angryollie @Edinburgh_flex @scotgov @theSNP I don't think it is an exact science more a sniff test. Most places lower prices in low season. But look at the range of prices on Airbnb for August - there are similar places charging from [---] up to [---] per night for a one bed apartment. Big differences with hotels too" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1787883869569441870) 2024-05-07T16:35Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Pricing is complicated. I think its fair to regard the highest price charged as the test of whats reasonable. The other rates should be regarded as discounted to try to encourage bookings for less popular dates. Winter is low season but thats when it costs most to run so you also have to try to recoup that in summer. Our family business has a top rate (four bedrooms sleeping 8) of [----] for a week over Christmas and New Year. Thats [--] per person per night. I think thats a very reasonable price for a boutique Scottish Baronial place that gets straight five star reviews and has been featured in" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1787927656597471642) 2024-05-07T19:29Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Bought the kid an accordion for his 18th. Ebay. Nice vintage Hohner model but couple of bass keys sticking. Any suggestions for where to get it fixed Were in the Scottish Borders. #accordion #repair #music" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1789031528908886322) 2024-05-10T20:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "The Scottish Government withdrawing the (already pathetic) funding to the Mens Sheds charity is an appalling decision. These places are lifelines. They tackle isolation. If @JohnSwinney is serious about a reset then this is an easy win. Reverse it fund them. They save lives. Men's Shed charity facing collapse after government pulls funding https://t.co/7Hgw8hpAca https://t.co/M3NrkYSK7k Men's Shed charity facing collapse after government pulls funding https://t.co/7Hgw8hpAca https://t.co/M3NrkYSK7k" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1789750261080080599) 2024-05-12T20:11Z [----] followers, 24.2K engagements "The ongoing harassment of women gathering to discuss issues related to their rights is bizarre. People have a right to protest but shouting others down isnt a good look. Neither is stealing the mike as happened today in Kirkcaldy. @WWWheesht #womenwontwheesht #letwomenspeak" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1791953666351436003) 2024-05-18T22:07Z [----] followers, 13.2K engagements "Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre discriminated against a worker who questioned its policy of refusing to offer female-only care. Tribunal: it was a completely spurious and mishandled disciplinary processsomewhat reminiscent of the work of Frank Kafka https://thecritic.co.uk/why-roz-adams-won/ https://thecritic.co.uk/why-roz-adams-won/" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1792465114441863333) 2024-05-20T07:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Big questions now for the Scottish Government over funding and future of unrepentant Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre - but also for the UK Government (which oversees the Tampon Tax fund) the BBC (Children in Need) and Comic Relief. Will funders continue to back the board #ERCC" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1792644525761917286) 2024-05-20T19:52Z [----] followers, 12.7K engagements "Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre is a charity regulated by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator. You can use their form to report ERCC. Dont expect a response but they are required to consider complaints. https://www.oscr.org.uk/concern-form/ Not a word of contrition or accountability. No mention of the woman put through three years of severe stress and unwarranted investigation. No mention of rape survivors who self-excluded from their service. For whom are they 'saddened' - the persecutors https://t.co/TjU5CPJy5U https://www.oscr.org.uk/concern-form/ Not a word of contrition or" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1792672630023291067) 2024-05-20T21:43Z [----] followers, 19.9K engagements "Edinburgh City Council paid Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre [-----] to employ a man as CEO. Mridul Wadhwa took a job intended - and protected by law - to be filled by a woman. Youd expect the local paper to be all over this. Youd be wrong. #ercc" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1793030109118468598) 2024-05-21T21:24Z [----] followers, 131K engagements "Im looking for a new director to join the board of Scottish Borders wildlife community interest company @GoWild_Scotland overseeing finance. Successful candidate will generate their own income through funding applications or would consider a commission-based sales expert. #jobs" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1793404211973284191) 2024-05-22T22:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@mrmarksteel Rishi Sunaks main photo opportunity will be clubbing a Scottish wildcat kitten to death. While someone plays Bow Wow Wows Go Wild In The Country in the background. Plus an announcement of a tax rebate for mink farms" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1794845378153746776) 2024-05-26T21:37Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Edinburgh Book Festival bows to pressure to ditch funders Baillie Gifford. The pressure on our team has simply become intolerable. Baillie Gifford manage Scottish Parliament pension scheme and pension funds for many public sector organisations. Are they next #edinburgh #EIBF An update on our partnership with Baillie Gifford is now available on our website. Read the full statement here: https://t.co/AB3gOEqmBy https://t.co/HHA5x6sdjq An update on our partnership with Baillie Gifford is now available on our website. Read the full statement here: https://t.co/AB3gOEqmBy https://t.co/HHA5x6sdjq" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1796277653735137362) 2024-05-30T20:29Z [----] followers, 11.7K engagements "@iainmacwhirter And who manages the Scottish Parliament pension scheme Baillie Gifford. https://www.parliament.scot/msps/scottish-parliamentary-pension-scheme https://www.parliament.scot/msps/scottish-parliamentary-pension-scheme" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1796622049542131904) 2024-05-31T19:17Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@DalgetySusan @MaggieChapman She does know that Baillie Gifford manages the Scottish Parliament pension fund doesnt she https://www.parliament.scot/msps/scottish-parliamentary-pension-scheme https://www.parliament.scot/msps/scottish-parliamentary-pension-scheme" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1796632970687545695) 2024-05-31T20:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "That sound you can hear all over Scotland right now Its people who run grass-roots community projects slamming their heads against walls as they discover the Scottish Government was sitting on [---] million of EU money they desperately needed. #community #poverty EXC: More than [---] million of EU money earmarked for key economic and anti-poverty projects is due to be handed back to Brussels by the Scottish government Scotland is an outlier across the continent - and w/in UK - in failure to spend structural funds https://t.co/XVNdrcDN7M EXC: More than [---] million of EU money earmarked for key" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1797027405241958796) 2024-06-01T22:08Z [----] followers, 12.9K engagements "Weve managed to secure some funding that gets us few months leeway. The official assessment of our last funding for the Scottish Government says the [-----] of funding we received generated half a million pounds worth of benefits" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1797032738437968209) 2024-06-01T22:29Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "But for every project like ours core funding to pay wages is a constant battle. Im going to have to make myself redundant this week to balance the books. So no money coming in while [---] million wasnt distributed. Its just incompetence" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1797033871386497137) 2024-06-01T22:33Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Just to be clear then. The activists targeting book festivals have failed to make any impact on investment in companies they dislike but have massively set back the promotion of reading and damaged support for authors. How utterly crazy. #bookfestival #BaillieGifford" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1798635085358621183) 2024-06-06T08:36Z [----] followers, [----] engagements ""Baillie Gifford confirmed on Wednesday night that it was having ongoing conversations with the book festivals it supported about its future relationship with them." https://archive.ph/FL2Fi https://archive.ph/FL2Fi" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1798635089624170979) 2024-06-06T08:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@blablafishcakes Hope this helps" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1799535159147896914) 2024-06-08T20:13Z [----] followers, 17.2K engagements "The Labour party should not pick and choose candidates to support. Rosie is an approved party candidate: if she feels unsafe campaigning for the party then the leadership should rally round to support her. https://t.co/zokdggdazq https://t.co/zokdggdazq" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1801744488571785470) 2024-06-14T22:32Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@cathydevine56 Because its counterproductive It alienates people who are naturally sympathetic on the issue of climate change just as Fossil Free Books campaign against a key sponsor of UK book festivals backfired. It doesnt increase involvement; it just comes across as an entitled tantrum" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1803505693284340174) 2024-06-19T19:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@DalgetySusan Baffling. Particularly from Scottish Labour who could really do with demonstrating they are aware that women do now have the vote" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1803516010206478391) 2024-06-19T19:51Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "@gladvert @cathydevine56 No more sponsored free books for children. Book festivals where we could talk about climate change and debate conflicts are left scrabbling for funds. So yes it backfired. The no publicity is bad publicity trope remains an utter nonsense. More people now loathe Just Stop Oil" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1803529820711621076) 2024-06-19T20:46Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Every time I hear gambling commission Im hearing Springsteen and Atlantic City. And the gambling commission's hanging on by the skin of its teeth Just me" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1803913292110319866) 2024-06-20T22:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Apart from anything else this band isnt even punk: its just another nothing indie band. Vice Squad X-Ray Spex The Slits Plasmatics. Proper punk. As a punk band I think we are a far more credible source than either J.K or the mob of dead-eyed morons in the comments. TERF is not punk TERF is a weird little Internet cult that forgot what it means to be human and as such has no place in our community. As a punk band I think we are a far more credible source than either J.K or the mob of dead-eyed morons in the comments. TERF is not punk TERF is a weird little Internet cult that forgot what it" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1804272443520954458) 2024-06-21T21:57Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@DalgetySusan @polblonde @Keir_Starmer Would be good to see Starmer pressed on the video of the nurses posted by @treesey and asked to explain why he believes their legal rights should be trumped by the feelings of a few men. This is not a culture war: this is a total failure by politicians to address an assault on womens legal rights. Female nurses told they must accept the presence of biological men when they are getting dressed at work is not being kind. Its misogyny and it needs to stop now. This is not a culture war: this is a total failure by politicians to address an assault on womens" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1805331733342306517) 2024-06-24T20:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@paulhutcheon Some women want Labour to make clear that their legal rights are protected before they vote. https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1805327697557836112s=46 This is not a culture war: this is a total failure by politicians to address an assault on womens legal rights. Female nurses told they must accept the presence of biological men when they are getting dressed at work is not being kind. Its misogyny and it needs to stop now. https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1805327697557836112s=46 This is not a culture war: this is a total failure by politicians to address an assault on womens legal" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1805360283721851247) 2024-06-24T22:00Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "@AllianceLGB @jk_rowling @Keir_Starmer Interviewers need to pin him down on this. He cant continue to swither: will Labour back the rights of biological womens or the rights of a small number of men who want to be women https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1805327697557836112s=46 This is not a culture war: this is a total failure by politicians to address an assault on womens legal rights. Female nurses told they must accept the presence of biological men when they are getting dressed at work is not being kind. Its misogyny and it needs to stop now." [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1805363034245738543) 2024-06-24T22:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@AllianceLGB @jk_rowling @Keir_Starmer *women" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1805363246116823327) 2024-06-24T22:11Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "@soniasodha Labour still has time before women cast their vote. Theres no excuse for failing to back womens rights. This is not a culture war: this is a total failure by politicians to address an assault on womens legal rights. Female nurses told they must accept the presence of biological men when they are getting dressed at work is not being kind. Its misogyny and it needs to stop now. This is not a culture war: this is a total failure by politicians to address an assault on womens legal rights. Female nurses told they must accept the presence of biological men when they are getting dressed" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1805374203689943194) 2024-06-24T22:55Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Someone in my replies has decided to put someone else straight on the workings of the law. Unfortunately the other person is one of the UK's leading legal experts editor of The Criminal Law Review and reader in law at King's College London. It's going as well as you'd expect" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1805617033830093084) 2024-06-25T15:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@ForWomenScot Lots. Its still not entirely clear they recognise who they are debating but if youre going to pick a fight over the law taking on @HannahQuirk1 and @michaelpforan at the same time seems a sub-optimal life choice" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1805676924905079101) 2024-06-25T18:58Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "A week ahead of voting a man still runs Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre. A tribunal found he was behind a heresy hunt against a female employee. Mridul Wadhwa got [-----] from the council. Apparently its not an issue for politicians or worth reporting. The Edinburgh paper today:" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1806099871075635345) 2024-06-26T22:58Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Superb. Its the most incredible giftbecause of rising prices rising need and falling donations weve been having to subsidise our food ourselves for a long whileits fair to say that Taylor Swift has essentially paid our food bill for [--] months. https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/jun/25/taylor-swift-donation-enables-cardiff-food-bank-lorry-supplies https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/jun/25/taylor-swift-donation-enables-cardiff-food-bank-lorry-supplies" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1808041514934681652) 2024-07-02T07:34Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "🎶 Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you when you think everything's okay and everything's going right and isnt it ironic dont you think🎶 #election #snp" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1809124416468472206) 2024-07-05T07:17Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Quality red squirrel moment this afternoon. #NaturePhotography" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1810399859104756012) 2024-07-08T19:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@LizzieLabour Theyre a lot of fun. I spend a ludicrous amount of time looking for them" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1810405675815645470) 2024-07-08T20:08Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Mark Steel spot on as always. Could someone stick the Trump assassination conspiracy theorists in a box with the England wanna-be managers Then seal it. Where our tactics were wrong is that they were better than us and better than anyone else throughout the tournament. Where our tactics were wrong is that they were better than us and better than anyone else throughout the tournament" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1812605908289249720) 2024-07-14T21:51Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@Baddiel Jurgen Klopp in charge would have won that" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1812606697275298258) 2024-07-14T21:54Z [----] followers, 73.7K engagements "How we discuss suicide matters. We need to extend media guidance to social media No-one has justified the dead child rhetoric. Can we agree it should stop Good measured thread from someone who actually understands the subject of suicide prevention. My conclusions so far Start with the fundamental issue. Young people with gender dysphoria face bullying family conflict isolation - risk factors for suicide. The risk is real. It is also complex. Single causes are unusual. Depression/anxiety are common. Also treatable. My conclusions so far Start with the fundamental issue. Young people with" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1814943799056974225) 2024-07-21T08:41Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Nature abhors a vacuum. Journalists must observe legal reporting restrictions. But most people dont know or understand that. Still theres leeway to explain context. And you can challenge misinformation. Otherwise this happens: #Southport #journalism https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jul/30/far-right-attack-police-outside-southport-mosque-after-knife-killings https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jul/30/far-right-attack-police-outside-southport-mosque-after-knife-killings" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1818412691469332580) 2024-07-30T22:25Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Those of us who worked for the Daily Record at the time remember when we stood shoulder to shoulder pad with Isobel as the editor forced us down into the brutal Tunnocks Teacake mines before sending us out to interview the ferocious haggis clans that ruled the Gorbals. #tough @mardybum17 I grew up in Scotland. I trained as a tabloid reporter in Glasgow. Dont tell me what tough looks like. @mardybum17 I grew up in Scotland. I trained as a tabloid reporter in Glasgow. Dont tell me what tough looks like" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1819490250692935825) 2024-08-02T21:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@LizzieLabour Millennium night balcony of the Daily Record office in Edinburgh" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1819497530725466370) 2024-08-02T22:16Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "@jk_rowling @VictoriaPeckham And still the IOC prevaricates. At least it has one consistent position that Coca-Cola is a healthy option for athletes. "These are not bottles of Coca-Cola they are bottles of mineral water. What we see now is that some want to own the definition of what is mineral water. There I can only invite them to come up with a scientific-based new definition of what is a bottle of mineral water." https://t.co/pgpbdNkYMa "These are not bottles of Coca-Cola they are bottles of mineral water. What we see now is that some want to own the definition of what is mineral water." [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1819877763253211526) 2024-08-03T23:27Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Good grief. People arrive for Edinburgh festivals local paper reports people are tutting. As usual. One woman complained her phone was not working properly and complained it was due to the higher population. How do big cities manage This. Isnt. News. #EdinburghFringe" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1821632390126592091) 2024-08-08T19:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@Scott_Wortley Yes I know I stay in the Borders but Ive lived in Edinburgh worked there and muttered all manner of abuse at the tourists as Ive tried to fight my way out of the Scotsmans Lounge of a morning to get to work at the Evening News. The Cockburn remain the nimbiest NIMBYs " [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1821661847117816047) 2024-08-08T21:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@WingsScotland What was needed were a few tweaks to restore a bit of balance to the tourism/housing market. Instead responsible operators obeying the rules were deliberately wiped out. The predictable result is a thriving unregulated black market charging a fortune. https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/airbnb-scotland-self-catering-tourism-business-b2391421.html https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/airbnb-scotland-self-catering-tourism-business-b2391421.html" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1825585530236538973) 2024-08-19T17:28Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@ClovisSangraill @WingsScotland Facebook. There are various groups where people offer accommodation and others ask for places to book. It sidesteps all the licensing requirements that have crippled legitimate businesses" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1825619821704393017) 2024-08-19T19:44Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "How on earth did Amnesty International choose this Adobe Stock image to illustrate its post on the Tickle v Giggle case Is the image captioned transgender woman or photo of pretty lady Oh its the latter" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1827141639267119221) 2024-08-24T00:31Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Journalist and photographer available for work. Human rights/labour rights specialist. Also environment. Former Guardian Telegraph Observer Scotsman correspondent. #freelance" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1834684664256012764) 2024-09-13T20:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Its really simple. If you want to be regarded as a clean politician dont accept freebies. MP basic pay is [-----]. Cabinet ministers receive at least 67k more. Its more than enough to pay for their own Taylor Swift tickets. 'It was a hard one to turn down. one of my children was keen to go' Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson explains why she accepted free @taylorswift13 tickets earlier this year @bphillipsonMP is in Liverpool for the @UKLabour party conference https://t.co/0B2P8Ej4Vi 'It was a hard one to turn down. one of my children was keen to go' Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1837920218036785260) 2024-09-22T18:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Would have expected profiles of Labour donor and Sir Keir Starmer host Lord Waheed Alli to mention that hes a director of Executive Pipeline Ltd which provides diversity coaching for many of the big UK government departments. It seems relevant. #Starmer" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1839024567332884911) 2024-09-25T19:29Z [----] followers, 12.5K engagements "@PattleRichard And therefore business as usual would be desirable" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1839070778614030411) 2024-09-25T22:33Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "They should have had some good years left. Instead they and all the other care home residents were locked away. They were convinced they were a burden. They never expected to be treated that way but the worst of it was that they accepted it and signed Do Not Resuscitate letters" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1842309558082949497) 2024-10-04T21:03Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Thats why I share the concerns of @soniasodha about the proposed assisted dying law. It needs much more scrutiny. And no law should be introduced because the prime minister promised one well-known campaigner that hed make it happen. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/sep/22/a-rushed-uk-law-is-no-way-to-make-such-a-vital-painful-decision-as-how-to-die https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/sep/22/a-rushed-uk-law-is-no-way-to-make-such-a-vital-painful-decision-as-how-to-die" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1842309560863690768) 2024-10-04T21:03Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "If the Trump campaign thinks Labour activists campaigning for Harris is anti-American election interference it would be interesting to know what they think of the Lib-Dems Scottish leader announcing hes heading to the US to knock on doors for her. Taking a weeks leave to go knock doors for Kamala in Pennsylvania. 💪 https://t.co/ltyZn6J5It Taking a weeks leave to go knock doors for Kamala in Pennsylvania. 💪 https://t.co/ltyZn6J5It" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1848981516560347272) 2024-10-23T06:55Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "If the Trump campaign thinks Labour activists campaigning for Harris is anti-American election interference it would be interesting to know what they think of the Lib-Dem Scottish leader announcing hes heading to the US to knock on doors for her. Taking a weeks leave to go knock doors for Kamala in Pennsylvania. 💪 https://t.co/ltyZn6J5It Taking a weeks leave to go knock doors for Kamala in Pennsylvania. 💪 https://t.co/ltyZn6J5It" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1848983365371703597) 2024-10-23T07:02Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "The UK currently funds a number of anti-slavery programmes through the [--] billion aid budget. It could be spent a lot more effectively. https://icai.independent.gov.uk/html-version/tackling-modern-slavery-through-the-aid-programme/ https://icai.independent.gov.uk/html-version/tackling-modern-slavery-through-the-aid-programme/" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1849537967129264420) 2024-10-24T19:46Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Another report from the Caribbean Court of Justice suggests that sex trafficking domestic servitude and forced labour are the key issues in the Caribbean: it is also a jumping off point for trafficking into the United States. https://ccj.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Paper-by-the-Hon.-Justice-Peter-Jamadar-Laurissa-Pena_Human-TraffickingForced-Labour-and-Modern-Forms-of-Slavery_Commonwealth-Caribbean-Perspective_20220331-1.pdf" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1849537969767543009) 2024-10-24T19:46Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@LizzieLabour @mrs_creynolds This doesnt scream positive" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1850662632644059306) 2024-10-27T22:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "@LizzieLabour @mrs_creynolds Is it really unreasonable to want an insight into the thinking of someone taking on such an important role" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1850832241510777233) 2024-10-28T09:29Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Off to put my feet up with a nice cup of ricin and a good read of a training manual. Its what the Welsh do: Iechyd da. Might tune in later to the BBC to listen to reporters explaining why they werent actually technically wrong about dismissing the terrorism thing. #Southport" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1851394307409752394) 2024-10-29T22:42Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Its been [--] years since photographing these girls in Afghanistan as they were given the brief opportunity to have an education again. Theyll be in their late 20s/early 30s now with the Taliban back in control of their lives. What a waste. Why does no one march for them" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1851740680500187330) 2024-10-30T21:39Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Women demonstrate outside the German Consulate in Edinburgh today against Germanys new self-ID law. The peaceful protest was one of a number of demonstrations in multiple countries against the impact of the new legislation on womens rights to single sex spaces. #WomenRise Pleased to read my freshly updated poem "Wise Women Song" at today's protest against the new German self-ID legislation outside the German Consulate in Edinburgh. Fabulous turnout to stand in solidarity with our German sisters. #SelfIDHarms #NoToSelfID #WomenRise @ForWomenScot https://t.co/1BaEB9GyfT Pleased to read my" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1852444619939987568) 2024-11-01T20:16Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@jk_rowling Scenes from the protest outside the German Consulate in Edinburgh today and Magi Gibsons poem. https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1852444619939987568s=46 Women demonstrate outside the German Consulate in Edinburgh today against Germanys new self-ID law. The peaceful protest was one of a number of demonstrations in multiple countries against the impact of the new legislation on womens rights to single sex spaces. #WomenRise https://t.co/0obWND5wJj https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1852444619939987568s=46 Women demonstrate outside the German Consulate in Edinburgh today against" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1852446124876927366) 2024-11-01T20:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@MForstater Edinburgh today. https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1852444619939987568s=46 Women demonstrate outside the German Consulate in Edinburgh today against Germanys new self-ID law. The peaceful protest was one of a number of demonstrations in multiple countries against the impact of the new legislation on womens rights to single sex spaces. #WomenRise https://t.co/0obWND5wJj https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1852444619939987568s=46 Women demonstrate outside the German Consulate in Edinburgh today against Germanys new self-ID law. The peaceful protest was one of a number of demonstrations" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1852446532827849125) 2024-11-01T20:24Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@Serena_Partrick Edinburgh today. Women demonstrate outside the German Consulate in Edinburgh today against Germanys new self-ID law. The peaceful protest was one of a number of demonstrations in multiple countries against the impact of the new legislation on womens rights to single sex spaces. #WomenRise https://t.co/0obWND5wJj Women demonstrate outside the German Consulate in Edinburgh today against Germanys new self-ID law. The peaceful protest was one of a number of demonstrations in multiple countries against the impact of the new legislation on womens rights to single sex spaces." [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1852462514254008589) 2024-11-01T21:27Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Women making a point in Edinburgh today. #WomenRise" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1852467735415898563) 2024-11-01T21:48Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@JeanHatchet Edinburgh today https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1852467735415898563s=46 Women making a point in Edinburgh today. #WomenRise https://t.co/FsVF7U0HyC https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1852467735415898563s=46 Women making a point in Edinburgh today. #WomenRise https://t.co/FsVF7U0HyC" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1852471077068280263) 2024-11-01T22:01Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@HerringTree This happened in Afghanistan and Iraq. Troops trained at vast expense by professional armies folded the moment they came into contact" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1852491677891735957) 2024-11-01T23:23Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "@JournalismSEEN Edinburgh today. https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1852444619939987568s=61&t=gwCktr5NvR3WMNK0WkZJeg Women demonstrate outside the German Consulate in Edinburgh today against Germanys new self-ID law. The peaceful protest was one of a number of demonstrations in multiple countries against the impact of the new legislation on womens rights to single sex spaces. #WomenRise https://t.co/0obWND5wJj https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1852444619939987568s=61&t=gwCktr5NvR3WMNK0WkZJeg Women demonstrate outside the German Consulate in Edinburgh today against Germanys new self-ID law. The" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1852498876734767339) 2024-11-01T23:52Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "A man jailed for raping two women writes to a newspaper verbally attacking another woman. He calls her "sad and pathetic". His views are published and she is asked to comment - in effect to defend herself against his attack. This is all sorts of wrong" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1853037410189267313) 2024-11-03T11:32Z [----] followers, 68.2K engagements "@stormrobinson Theyre planning to launch some 100k+ electric vehicles and are trying to transition away from cars to just become a luxury brand. https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1859629055416709369s=46 That Jaguar ad campaign spoiler alert: they're going to be selling three [------] electric cars and as they won't shift many of those they're also planning to open some shops selling things that aren't cars. Or as they put it "a space beyond automotive with modern luxury". https://t.co/6OnB8yo8oE https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1859629055416709369s=46 That Jaguar ad campaign spoiler alert:" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1859729578111140211) 2024-11-21T22:44Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Both had signed DNRs - do not resuscitate orders. They were convinced to do so by the GPs and the home they inhabited. They didnt want to be a burden" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1860810710575403138) 2024-11-24T22:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Pretty much every penny they worked for and saved went to pay their stay in care homes. Ive no doubt both would have accepted an assisted dying bill to avoid that. But it is far too complicated to be rushed through. https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/lockdown-killed-my-mother-and-thousands-like-her/ https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/lockdown-killed-my-mother-and-thousands-like-her/" [X Link](https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1860810713041691117) 2024-11-24T22:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
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Social Influence
Social category influence travel destinations finance countries technology brands products stocks celebrities luxury brands us election social networks
Social topic influence police, edinburgh, law, supreme court, in the, public, sound, single, apple, money
Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by @policescotland @scotgov @idruprofen @edinburghflex @oldtownrez @thesnp @dalgetysusan @forwomenscot @chinalaborwatch @histenvscot @edinburghcc @savescscotland @jkrowling @painteyhands @lindamacintosh2 @broomview71 @lumensmith11 @brumcityguy @xerxes5th @lizzielabour
Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours
"The trial of the free Montblanc pen for every Scottish voter policy was quickly discontinued after negative reviews of the pilot scheme https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/parents-fury-sturgeons-500-plus-26152082.amp https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/parents-fury-sturgeons-500-plus-26152082.amp"
X Link 2026-02-12T23:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Well this is interesting. Peter Murrell [--] is alleged to have used the cash to buy items including cars a motorhome luxury goods shoes cosmetics and jewellery over a twelve-and-a-half year period. Nicola Sturgeons ex Peter Murrells EIGHT court charges REVEALED including 460K SNP embezzlement and falsifying docs https://t.co/ww1Kl0ne71 https://t.co/AFvxDT1Z6Q Nicola Sturgeons ex Peter Murrells EIGHT court charges REVEALED including 460K SNP embezzlement and falsifying docs https://t.co/ww1Kl0ne71 https://t.co/AFvxDT1Z6Q"
X Link 2026-02-12T22:34Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@WingsScotland Interesting to see the list of alleged purchases included Montblanc pens. His wife was a big fan of them. Maybe it was that shared love of a quality pen that drew them together. She doubtless bought her own though. The trial of the free Montblanc pen for every Scottish voter policy was quickly discontinued after negative reviews of the pilot scheme https://t.co/xvop4HyPXd The trial of the free Montblanc pen for every Scottish voter policy was quickly discontinued after negative reviews of the pilot scheme https://t.co/xvop4HyPXd"
X Link 2026-02-12T23:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@euanmccolm Exquisite. The detail. Oh the detail. Montblanc pens. It would be criminal in itself if it didnt go to trial"
X Link 2026-02-13T00:09Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@DMScotPol There are leaders of banana republics looking on at this decision tonight slack-jawed in disbelief at the sheer audacity of it and with admiration for the total lack of shame"
X Link 2026-02-13T23:38Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Horrifying truth of the brutal life of free range hens laid bare - The Mirror Up to [-----] hens are crammed onto shelves in sheds with the end of their beaks cut off and male chicks gassed at just a DAY old"
X Link 2016-03-27T10:48Z 1.3M followers, [--] engagements
"On the same day in [----] that Edinburgh council announced a crack down on holiday letting in the Scottish capital plans were announced to turn its old Royal Mile headquarters into luxury holiday lets. The council still owns the building. 🧵"
X Link 2023-07-19T22:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Ill be writing about Scotlands short term let crisis for @Independent this weekend. Weve got some disturbing figures revealing how the future of tens of thousands of small Scottish tourism businesses is in peril. Can the Scottish Government save the day #travel #STL #tourism"
X Link 2023-08-10T19:16Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@AliCampbellAC Time to decide what matters most - an unnecessary political alliance or the concerns of ordinary Scottish voters. This isnt a constitutional issue so it makes no sense to wreck the Scottish grassroots tourism economy and peoples holidays. Announce a pause and fix the issues"
X Link 2023-08-10T20:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"From Oct [--] thousands of Scottish B&Bs holiday cottages and guesthouses will go out of business. Scottish Government law will criminalise operators who dont have a licence many cant get. Thousands have already decided to quit. Holiday prices will rise. Availability will fall"
X Link 2023-08-11T19:26Z [----] followers, 10.4K engagements
"@MoiAliEdinburgh @SaveSCScotland @RichardLochhead It makes no sense. For a government committed to achieving Scottish independence wrecking the multi-million pound grassroots tourism industry is all sorts of crazy. Were basically telling tourists to head south of the border. The Greens might not care but surely the SNP should"
X Link 2023-08-11T19:46Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"According to the Scottish Government fewer than 10% of self catering businesses have been granted the licences everyone will need to operate from October [--]. I wrote for @Independent about why this should be a concern for grassroots Scottish tourism. https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/airbnb-scotland-self-catering-tourism-business-b2391421.html https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/airbnb-scotland-self-catering-tourism-business-b2391421.html"
X Link 2023-08-12T11:34Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"One of the oddest aspects of the crisis engulfing grassroots Scottish tourism is the reluctance of @VisitScotland and @scotgov ministers @PaulMcLennan7 and @RichardLochhead to discuss the potential loss of holidays jobs & tourism income. #travel #tourism"
X Link 2023-08-13T20:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Alex Salmonds SNP understood Scottish businesses would generate revenue to fund an independent Scotland 🏴 Nicola Sturgeons coalition with the Greens changed that. Businesses became the enemy. Result is many self catering and B&Bs are closing. #travel"
X Link 2023-08-14T21:53Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"The best of Scotland 🏴 begins at the border. #tourism #travel @HereScotland"
X Link 2023-08-19T21:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Planning a holiday in Scotland Book it now because its going to get a lot more expensive. Read a deep dive into how a new law supposed to make more Scottish housing available and tackle antisocial behaviour is backfiring. #travel #tourism #selfcatering"
X Link 2023-08-20T21:12Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Theres an imbalance and incoherence in Scottish tourism. Scottish Government quango Visit Scotland promotes Edinburgh and the Highlands. Government then tries to wipe out small tourism businesses while supporting big hotel companies. Its a mess. #travel"
X Link 2023-08-21T21:33Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Too many Airbnb properties in Edinburgh and Highlands. Law to fix situation threatens to wreck Scottish grassroots tourism. Edinburgh council says 80% of short term lets will close: invests in hotels. Visitors will pay price: fewer rooms higher prices"
X Link 2023-08-21T21:54Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@JohnErs57632171 Like a stripped down hotel yes. High end rather than the traditional B&B/self catering. But Ill bet you the staff will be base minimum wage. And no tax paid on profits in Scotland. I had a crack at explaining why I dont think this is progressive:"
X Link 2023-08-24T21:34Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"This seems to have gone under the radar. England has its own looming short term let deadline. Looks like hotel lobby has won. But will be interesting to see what the listing platforms do about it. Best guess is nothing. Whos running enforcement #travel"
X Link 2023-09-05T20:37Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"The argument made that this is simply a health and safety issue that responsible operators should embrace has been undermined by political statements making it clear that its about reducing STLs"
X Link 2023-09-06T20:12Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@ewo_media @SharonDowey_ @ScotTories The rich have easier ways to make money than running STL properties with all the work involved. Many operators use this as a pension: if you have a public sector pension youre probably making your money from fossil fuels and tobacco. Its complicated"
X Link 2023-09-12T20:42Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@DodgyDawn @fionahtweet @LindaMacintosh2 @PLACEEdinburgh @heraldscotland I can see a couple of other people who share a surname and who have been involved in promoting it - one a Scottish Government employee who lives in the New Town - but essentially it seems to be a logo and a blog with no evidence to suggest a genuine grassroots movement"
X Link 2023-09-14T08:36Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Interesting to see the level of denial around the Brand story. There was a similar conspiracy-led backlash in [----] when I revealed he was selling [--] sweatshirts made by workers on just 25p an hour. Now its the right: then it was the left. #RussellBrand"
X Link 2023-09-17T20:28Z [----] followers, 116.5K engagements
"The excellent investigation thats now the subject of so much online bile faces similar questions. Why Brand Why now The simple answer is that hes high-profile those reporting it are happy with their evidence and celebrities taking advantage of fans is a valid story"
X Link 2023-09-17T20:28Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"And on and on it goes. Meanwhile the original piece even found its way onto a GCSE English syllabus"
X Link 2023-09-18T20:11Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Anyway I took an enforced break from it thanks to the Covid lockdowns and did something a bit different - @GoWild_Scotland - but Ive not lost my determination to investigate and write about this stuff. Get in touch if you want to work with me"
X Link 2023-09-18T20:11Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Im writing about the Scottish short-term lets legislation for the Mail tomorrow trying to make sense of where we are a week out from an unnecessary experiment. Spoiler alert: I think it will go ahead but it is fundamentally flawed unenforceable and will have to be amended"
X Link 2023-09-22T22:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Fundamentally flawed and hard to enforce Scotlands new short-term lets law threatens small family businesses and will leave those looking for short breaks at the mercy of international hotel chains and expensive aparthotels. My piece for @DailyMailUK"
X Link 2023-09-23T06:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@GuidingScotland @DailyMailUK I think very few people have realised whats happening. The debate on this platform has been very polarised but its a very small group of engaged people on both sides. And even then theres a lot of misunderstanding of opposing positions"
X Link 2023-09-23T18:35Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@JacobiteMcGraw @libram @broomview71 Again I agree. I think that would be the sensible route. The issue right now though is that a lot of places are in limbo. Rules keep changing. If they cant trade theyll close. The big hotel and apart hotel companies will move in to fill the gap"
X Link 2023-09-23T19:39Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"The Scottish short-term lets legislation deadline looms. Is it the end for small family businesses & a victory for big international hotel chains Will you be able to afford a Scottish holiday next year 🧵 #travel #STL #holiday #Scotland via @MailOnline"
X Link 2023-09-23T20:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Edinburgh was the catalyst for sweeping legislation applying a punitive nationwide solution to a metropolitan problem. But is there a conflict of interest with the city council investing in & granting permission for the citys biggest new hotel and backing overseas aparthotels"
X Link 2023-09-23T20:40Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Were participants in the consultation that led to the introduction of the law and planning controls transparent about their agenda Are grassroots organisations what they claim to be or just at most a handful of activists with an agenda and a logo Did the city council know"
X Link 2023-09-23T20:40Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@LindaMacintosh2 If I was an Edinburgh operator Id be doing a bit more research on this group and looking into a legal challenge based on false representation to the consultation process"
X Link 2023-09-24T21:10Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Worth a read. This is what happens when you allow an ideological spat between housing activists and Airbnb in Edinburgh to form the basis for sweeping and ill-considered national legislation"
X Link 2023-09-26T06:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@MCrothall Quick summary of #STL story so far. Responsible owners face increased costs tourists trades and everyone else using STL face higher prices and reduced availability the problem operators will remain under the radar. A bad law badly executed. #nimby"
X Link 2023-09-30T19:29Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"As a ban on unlicensed Scottish short term lets begins tourists trades and everyone using STL face higher prices and reduced availability. But bad operators will remain below the radar escaping enforcement. Its a bad law badly applied. #nimby #STL"
X Link 2023-09-30T21:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Tributes paid to former Leader journalist Les Chamberlain. Old school in a good way. #wrexham"
X Link 2023-10-11T19:34Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@AttitudeMag @VirginAtlantic Meanwhile the Nobel Peace Prize judges had a different opinion on the woman of the year: Narges Mohammadi an imprisoned Iranian human rights activist who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her unwavering commitment to womens rights in the country"
X Link 2023-10-12T21:12Z [----] followers, 12.4K engagements
"Labour rights people Im looking for some help on a story about the strikes and wage demands in Bangladesh. #labour #humanrights #labourrights"
X Link 2023-11-21T22:31Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@JohnJohndonald1 @nats_tired I understand from another poster that theres nothing to see here. But Im sure its all included on his tax return"
X Link 2023-11-26T19:12Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@landinsight I'm quite aware of the overheads and indeed broke them down in terms of a one-week booking. For tax purposes you can only include mortgage interest. And fees cleaning and heating depend (largely) on the volume of bookings. But I'm curious - why run a business at a loss"
X Link 2023-11-28T17:14Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@landinsight Don't know. Though I did read in the papers that they quite like Morocco"
X Link 2023-11-28T17:19Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"How whistleblower Tang Mingfang was hung out to dry by Amazon after revealing schoolkids were making the companys Kindle and Echo Alexa devices. We covered this at length in the Observer last year but good to see the FT shining a light on it again. 🧵"
X Link 2023-12-08T20:34Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Tang told us he was tortured before being jailed for speaking out about conditions at the Foxconn plant making the devices in Hengyang China. He appealed to Jeff Bezos to help clear his name. He received no support"
X Link 2023-12-08T20:34Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"This is the story that he risked everything to tell. He did so knowing the price he might pay because he believed it had to be told. His father died while he was in prison. Hes received no apology or support from Amazon"
X Link 2023-12-08T20:34Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"He spoke out after I worked with The Observer and China Labor Watch to reveal the human cost of the manufacture of Amazons Alexa devices"
X Link 2023-12-08T20:34Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@AHalegua @FT Amazon has a lot of questions to answer. This is the original investigation"
X Link 2023-12-08T21:17Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Best way to plug Scottish budget black hole Stop subsidising the middle class through free university tuition. Scottish universities only get [----] a year for Scottish students. They have to limit Scottish places and rely on English/overseas students. Its crazy. #education"
X Link 2023-12-13T22:51Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@hardlyperennial The middle class subsidies are ridiculous. Id love tuition fees to be free - but repayments are based on income and dont even kick in until earning 27k. The English and Welsh manage it. Its a tax that costs us hundreds of thousands of pounds a year"
X Link 2023-12-13T23:43Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Its time to scrap council tax in Scotland and replace it with local income tax - or revalue. No-one in their right mind would now suggest funding local services with a tax based on the value of properties [--] years ago. Freezing council tax means cuts. Time to bite the bullet"
X Link 2023-12-14T20:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@HumzaYousaf Full time workers on minimum wage dont qualify for the lowest income tax rate. Thats not progressive"
X Link 2023-12-19T19:31Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"As always its worth remembering that correlation does not imply causation. Why Brianna Ghey police quickly ruled out transphobia as motive - Helen Pidd for The Guardian"
X Link 2023-12-20T19:51Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"I set up a community woodland. Decided to build a forest school. The mother of a young man who is no longer with us picked it up. She started a Go Fund Me in his memory. Can you help get us over the 5k mark so we can promote mental health for young men"
X Link 2023-12-23T19:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@idruprofen Minimum wage is [-----]. So [-----] is just short of 50% more than that. Minimum wage workers put in the same hours the same effort. They have to support families. Their services are almost always necessary. The lower the pay the more essential the job. What makes you special"
X Link 2023-12-26T19:33Z [----] followers, 470.4K engagements
"@lumensmith11 @BrumCityGuy @idruprofen Well I investigate and write about labour rights so Im just trying to apply some perspective. I could show you how the clothes most people commenting here are made by people on pennies per hour. How do we assign value Is the cleaner who mops up the piss worth less Why"
X Link 2023-12-26T19:54Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@simon_fluendy @idruprofen Sigh. At the moment I get paid minimum wage running a social enterprise delivering nature education. I also investigate and expose labour rights and wage abuses. Ive worked with a Nobel Prize winner to rescue a slave. You"
X Link 2023-12-26T20:09Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@warreworrior @idruprofen ErI investigate and expose labour rights abuse. My point is that we dont understand how to assign value to jobs. But if you want to read something complicated about how middle class abuse minimum wage workers try this:"
X Link 2023-12-26T20:22Z [--] followers, 10.4K engagements
"@toes_pointy @idruprofen The condescending attitude towards the cleaner in all these posts says so much. You care about the doctor who will go on to earn plenty. You dont care about the cleaner who is stuck on minimum wage. She saves lives too keeping the ward clean"
X Link 2023-12-26T20:33Z [----] followers, 21.1K engagements
"@cokeandcustard @idruprofen The same effort You try doing a cleaning shift. The sheer entitlement in some of these replies the sneering arrogance. Youre not better than someone else because you could afford the education to do a job you chose"
X Link 2023-12-26T22:23Z [--] followers, 26.4K engagements
"@jezzle9 @geoeverything @lumensmith11 @BrumCityGuy @idruprofen My own kid is just off to university so I understand the costs. Personally I think the loans should be 0% interest and would hope Labour implements this - but Im not sure everyone understands how and when those loans have to be repaid"
X Link 2023-12-26T22:32Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"@Saramac7 @lumensmith11 @BrumCityGuy @idruprofen Mmm. Like a lot of the respondents the way you refer to those on minimum wage is quite dismissive. As a parent sending a kid off to university I now understand how the debt is repaid in line with earnings. I am not sure many people do. Have a read"
X Link 2023-12-26T22:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@VincentVanGrump @Saramac7 @lumensmith11 @BrumCityGuy @idruprofen Personally I think the interest rate on student loans should be 0%. Hopefully Labour will start by addressing this. I dont have the experience on pay rates within medicine. My specialty is low wages and slave labour"
X Link 2023-12-26T23:20Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Never suggest here that the middle class should behave decently. It never goes well. For everyone shouting at me for suggesting its ok for a 1st year doctor to earn just 50% more than a cleaner - go away. Unfollow. And what have ever I done This. You"
X Link 2023-12-27T00:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@booler @cokeandcustard @idruprofen Bet you dont clean your own operating theatre though I appreciate youre very special but why are you so much better than the cleaners"
X Link 2023-12-27T02:27Z [--] followers, [----] engagements
"@FionaCampbell74 @macdon3026 @PLACEEdinburgh @xerxes5th @broomview71 @hilburs @MacdonaldHome @SaveSCScotland @DodgyDawn @ASSCnews @LivingRent_Edi And heres Deirdre again talking to the BBC about her antipathy towards self catering"
X Link 2024-01-03T20:46Z [--] followers, [---] engagements
"@colinrtalbot Worth noting that according to Computer Weekly the situation was different in Scotland where the subpostmasters were prosecuted by the Crown Office acting on information provided by the Post Office"
X Link 2024-01-08T13:13Z [--] followers, [----] engagements
"The Crown Office claims Scotland has fewer Post Office cases than England and Wales because Scotland handled it better. But the number of cases seems proportional when you consider that the population of England and Wales is [--] times that of Scotland. 🧵"
X Link 2024-01-10T09:24Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"ITV did the Post Office so maybe the BBC could dramatise the other huge private prosecution scandal - how the BBC pursues the licence fee. More than [-----] convictions in [----]. Mostly women using the dreadful Single Justice Procedure. Follow Tristan for more. #PostOffice A woman from County Durham with learning difficulties and depression. Prosecuted & convicted last week in the Single Justice Procedure for not paying her TV Licence. She's a constituent of Conservative Party chairman @RicHolden This is the letter she sent to the court. https://t.co/wCokGUpvR6 A woman from County Durham with"
X Link 2024-01-11T21:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@mariom @EdwardJDavey Ladies and gentlemen of the jury the defendant admits that he did commit the murder but asks you to consider just how much of his life he spent not murdering anyone"
X Link 2024-01-18T08:01Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"This is Nicola Sturgeon giving a firm public assurance that she would hand over all her Covid correspondence. And now we learn that she deleted all her WhatsApps messages. #Sturgeon Can you guarantee to the bereaved families that you will disclose emails WhatsApps private emails if youve been using them. Whatever. That nothing will be off limits in this inquiry My question to @NicolaSturgeon August [----] https://t.co/OJDCBTESCe Can you guarantee to the bereaved families that you will disclose emails WhatsApps private emails if youve been using them. Whatever. That nothing will be off limits in"
X Link 2024-01-19T12:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"As Nicola Sturgeons lies and duplicity are laid bare by the Covid inquiry this extraordinary propaganda clip from [----] is a reminder of just how far shes fallen. It was filmed & published by STV News. You need the sound on to appreciate the full awfulness. #Sturgeon #WhatsApp"
X Link 2024-01-19T16:27Z [--] followers, 30.6K engagements
"The messages Sturgeon deleted: 🧵"
X Link 2024-01-19T22:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"How she hid the fact that the Nike conference in Edinburgh was the first super-spreader event in the UK"
X Link 2024-01-19T22:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Wear a mask they said. It's the law they said. It's science they said. Here's Scotland's clinical director Jason Leitch telling FM Humza Yousaf - then health secretary - to get round the rules by holding a drink in his hand. These people deserve the jail. #CovidInquiry"
X Link 2024-01-23T11:27Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"On [--] November [----] Nicola Sturgeon told the Scottish Parliament that face coverings remained a legal requirement. Three days later national clinical director Jason Leitch advised current First Minister Humza Yousaf how to get around the rules by holding a drink. #CovidInquiry"
X Link 2024-01-23T19:23Z [----] followers, 16.3K engagements
"@UFTScotland Thats science that is. It moves in mysterious ways. Like Covid apparently"
X Link 2024-01-23T20:18Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Sturgeon facing brutal questioning from Jamie Dawson KC now: would it be a "considerable betrayal of the Scottish people" if the inquiry concludes she politicised the pandemic and used it to pursue her goal of independence #CovidInquiry"
X Link 2024-01-31T16:27Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@brianjaffa A huge number of former residential properties in Edinburgh city centre are now offices for businesses particularly in the New Town. I dont remember any campaign against this and dont see any current campaign - but may have missed it though. Is this use of housing ok"
X Link 2024-02-17T22:24Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@katebevan With an eye on the upcoming election they tried to lay a trap for Labour but it all went a bit Wile E. Coyote"
X Link 2024-02-21T21:13Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"The crisis in Sudan still doesnt register with those involved in the performative politics at Westminster tonight. Signal your virtue if you must dog whistle all you like lay your political traps - but have the decency to admit that its not about the human cost. #sudan #gaza Whats the biggest displacement crisis in the world Its not Ukraine or Gaza - terrible though those conflicts are. Its #Sudan where nearly [--] million people have fled their homes. Our @Channel4News story @Zahra_ZW @heidipett https://t.co/NLigWDBuDl Whats the biggest displacement crisis in the world Its not Ukraine or Gaza -"
X Link 2024-02-21T21:52Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@LindaMacintosh2 @MoiAliEdinburgh @outofunion @SaveSCScotland @ASSCnews @AngryFromManch @marramgrass252 @ralphaverbuch @DickinsEdin @oldtownrez @FionaCampbell74 @GildedLily13 @broomview71 @BrenReil84 @RarityBreaks In this case it seems the management company is Glasgow-based Klarent Hospitality - but it is owned by London-based investor Henderson Park which describes itself as an international private equity real estate manager"
X Link 2024-03-03T18:52Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@MoiAliEdinburgh @LindaMacintosh2 @outofunion @SaveSCScotland @ASSCnews @AngryFromManch @marramgrass252 @ralphaverbuch @DickinsEdin @oldtownrez @FionaCampbell74 @GildedLily13 @broomview71 @BrenReil84 @RarityBreaks However initially well-intended the result has been the closure of countless small Scottish businesses a boom in higher-priced aparthotels and an unregulated grey market outflanking the regulations for those who require multi-room accommodation and cant afford this new model"
X Link 2024-03-03T19:26Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@SaveSCScotland @BrianDonnellyHT @donturvLDR @mediawummin Funny that. Predicted happened. And what happens when you restrict supply Prices rocket. Good luck to those trying to book somewhere for a group to stay for the Fringe. This is a price for six people on a major booking site. [----] for six people for a week on the Mile. Enjoy"
X Link 2024-03-03T20:31Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Ten years on from arriving back in Scotland from India and struggling for acceptance as an outsider the kid leaves school as head boy and with a last minute rendition of the Bare Necessities that left me in tears that I insist were from laughter. #theygrowupsofast"
X Link 2024-03-28T00:23Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Nice to see the first day of Scotlands new Hate Crime Act going as smoothly as everyone predicted #HateCrime"
X Link 2024-04-01T19:13Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@conor_matchett Maybe shouldn't have sent a minister onto the Today programme so say misgendering could be investigated as a crime. Might also have helped if Police Scotland had adopted College of Policing guidelines on not recording trivial complaints as Hate Incidents. If the Scottish Government thinks it has problems now with the #HateCrime Act just imagine what will happen when @jk_rowling mounts a legal challenge to being recorded as the perpetrator in a Hate Incident report as police are currently required to do. https://t.co/djQ67Nla9J"
X Link 2024-04-03T10:48Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Genuine question for friends of the Scottish Government airily dismissing concerns about Hate Crime Act. Aside from police promising to record hate incidents without evidence under what circumstances would anyone call [---] to report a non-criminal hate incident #HateCrime"
X Link 2024-04-03T21:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@LeaskyHT It would really help if someone who understands how law is enforced was sent out to explain the law. But surely its the hate incident recording that needs scrutiny Its been happening for ages but its into the light now and the messaging is incoherent. Genuine question for friends of the Scottish Government airily dismissing concerns about Hate Crime Act. Aside from police promising to record hate incidents without evidence under what circumstances would anyone call [---] to report a non-criminal hate incident #HateCrime https://t.co/aVtZBsvaLv"
X Link 2024-04-03T21:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"A quick update on the progress of the Scottish Governments Hate Crime Act courtesy of Batman and a bomb. #HateCrime https://youtu.be/G4v1hAnfy1I https://youtu.be/G4v1hAnfy1I"
X Link 2024-04-03T22:11Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@DalgetySusan @PoliceScotland It was extraordinary. Struggling to think of any other situation which would be policed this way. Watching police stand by and allow men to surround and scream abuse at a peaceful gathering of women even facilitating their actions felt deeply uncomfortable"
X Link 2024-04-06T19:11Z [----] followers, 25.5K engagements
"Women have a right to gather peacefully in a public place to talk to each other about the challenges they face. They should not have to do so surrounded by a hostile mob of men facilitated by Police Scotland. No other situation would be policed this way. 🧵 #LetWomenSpeak"
X Link 2024-04-06T20:32Z [----] followers, 335.6K engagements
"It is not progressive for men to shout down female speakers and to drown them out with amplified music and rhetoric"
X Link 2024-04-06T20:32Z [----] followers, 15.8K engagements
"In Edinburgh today police allowed groups of demonstrators right up to the edge of the pen in which the women were allowed to congregate even affording them a protective cordon. Those allowed to disrupt the event did so noisily and with signs many of the women found offensive"
X Link 2024-04-06T20:32Z [----] followers, 15.5K engagements
"Policing must never be partisan: how women were failed by @PoliceScotland today. #LetWomenSpeakEdinburgh https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1776709635887501370.html https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1776709635887501370.html"
X Link 2024-04-06T22:18Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Could we get the name of the speaker here and what was said Anyone know"
X Link 2024-04-06T23:37Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Anti-transgender rights activists and transgender rights counter protestors at the Let Women Speak rally. Er surely the word youre looking for there @edinburghpaper is women. There was a clue in the name of the event. #LetWomenSpeak"
X Link 2024-04-08T06:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@JasonManford This was predicted: now it is happening. "Now something is changing in Scotland that will delight the head-shakers and leave the millions hoping to visit next year wondering why it suddenly got harder and more expensive to find somewhere to stay." https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/airbnb-scotland-self-catering-tourism-business-b2391421.html https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/airbnb-scotland-self-catering-tourism-business-b2391421.html"
X Link 2024-04-09T18:50Z [----] followers, 19.2K engagements
"When the Scottish Government decided to slash the number of Airbnb-style properties in Edinburgh traditional self catering operators and Festival organisers warned it would devastate supply and send prices through the roof. Now its happening. #Fringe https://substack.com/home/post/p-136862713 https://substack.com/home/post/p-136862713"
X Link 2024-04-09T19:50Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"And then they came for the wood burning stoves and looked around and discovered that it was just them and a few die-hard supporters left and everyone else was fading away"
X Link 2024-04-09T22:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"At what point did patience snap Probably at different points for different people. But as Labour discovered in [----] when it snaps it takes a long time to repair"
X Link 2024-04-09T22:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@CasMillar @MairiGougeon It seems most people missed the consultation not that it would have made any difference. Thats not how Scottish Government consultations work. https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1777822716772393197s=46 In the life of every doomed government comes a moment when they finally lose touch with the majority of the electorate and begin the inexorable slide towards electoral defeat. Though its unusual for that point to be marked by a row over wood burning stoves. 🧵 #stove https://t.co/9KSA6YcQFp https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1777822716772393197s=46 In the life of every"
X Link 2024-04-09T22:56Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Accommodation fiasco hits Edinburgh. Whod have thought that shutting down all the established self catering operators to leave the field clear for big hotel chains and unlicensed apart-hotels would send prices through the roof #EdinburghFringe https://scottishbusinessnews.net/accommodation-fiasco-hits-edinburgh-as-leading-trade-body-calls-for-urgent-regulations-change/ https://scottishbusinessnews.net/accommodation-fiasco-hits-edinburgh-as-leading-trade-body-calls-for-urgent-regulations-change/"
X Link 2024-04-11T19:58Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"I investigate and expose how big brands exploit their workers. Any help appreciated on where Nike is manufacturing this stuff. Particularly that horrendous womens outfit. I need country of manufacture - it will be on the nape label or on the washing instructions. You can reply or message me. #labourrights #WomensRights"
X Link 2024-04-12T21:38Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Interesting NYT piece on Cass Review. There are few other areas of health care where professionals are so afraid to openly discuss their views where people are vilified on social media and where name-calling echoes the worst bullying behavior. Cass https://bit.ly/3w27CLt https://bit.ly/3w27CLt"
X Link 2024-04-19T06:35Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@xerxes5th Quite baffling. Out go the stated health and safety concerns the concerns about disruption to neighbours the removal of housing stock - but only for six weeks. Have these issues all been resolved now And what happens to the properties for the rest of the year"
X Link 2024-04-19T09:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@Edinburgh_flex @tunny11192 @xerxes5th Another policy rammed through with no consideration of the consequences. It was clear that wiping out an entire accommodation sector would have an impact on the Festivals. This reeks of panic and seems too late to fix the problem"
X Link 2024-04-19T21:50Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@Edinburgh_flex @tunny11192 @xerxes5th Whats happened as predicted is that professional small businesses have been knocked out leaving the field clear for the councils own hotel and hotels and (unlicensed) aparthotels it is approving. Plus the unregulated cowboys. But too late to fix this season hence the panic"
X Link 2024-04-19T22:27Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"The BMJ appears to have assumed that people would understand how systematic reviews worked: they didnt though or didnt want to. That allowed those with an interest in discrediting the report to come up with and share the incorrect 98% figure. https://cass.independent-review.uk/home/publications/final-report/ https://cass.independent-review.uk/home/publications/final-report/"
X Link 2024-04-20T22:34Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"But the BBCs More or Less is clear: All in all its not true that the Cass review overlooked 98% of relevant research but the systematic reviews which informed Cass found around 40% of the research was low quality and as a result was not used to form the conclusions"
X Link 2024-04-20T22:34Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@fliceverett Mango chutney must be exempt from the cull. I would happily eat mango chutney by the spoonful straight from the jar and am indeed now fighting the urge to head for the fridge to do just that"
X Link 2024-04-21T18:37Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"But Ive also been creating a community woodland in the Scottish Borders so you may have to put up with pics of red squirrels"
X Link 2024-04-21T19:27Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@BenGoldsmith We have this on farms in the Scottish Borders. It looks awful (I run a community wildlife project here) but farmers insist cattle can break a leg if they stand on a mole hole. Why hang them up So the catcher can prove theyve caught and killed the number they charged for"
X Link 2024-04-22T21:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Listening to and reading some of the emotional commentary on Humza Yousafs resignation you could be forgiven for thinking hed been assassinated rather than having shot himself in the foot. He had a chance to start over: he threw it away. #snp #Yousaf https://archive.ph/lHC9x https://archive.ph/lHC9x"
X Link 2024-04-29T21:34Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@oldtownrez @scotgov @theSNP STL licensing inevitably pushed up prices to cover costs but Edinburgh and Highlands owners are really not helping by using dynamic pricing that responds to reduced availability by boosting prices. Its not a good look and its clearly affecting Scotlands popularity"
X Link 2024-05-05T21:21Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@AlasdairStephen @_JamieMcIntyre Visit Scotlands strategy has long been to promote Edinburgh and the Highlands as the only definitive Scottish experience. It needs to start telling would-be visitors that there are many more authentic Scottish destinations. Tourism is an important element of the rural economy"
X Link 2024-05-06T19:13Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@Edinburgh_flex @oldtownrez @scotgov @theSNP I appreciate the work youve done but the bottom line here is that raising prices is a choice. It looks bad. It is creating a narrative that Scotland is expensive and maybe better avoided. For those outwith Edinburgh and the Highlands already struggling its disastrous"
X Link 2024-05-06T21:57Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@oldtownrez @Edinburgh_flex @scotgov @theSNP To try to gain some public support owners would do better to exercise restraint. That way the people seen to be being greedy are the big hotel chains profiteering from much of their competition being knocked out"
X Link 2024-05-07T08:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@oldtownrez @Edinburgh_flex @scotgov @theSNP You may think higher prices will put more pressure on the government and the council but all they are doing is driving people who can't afford them into the arms of unlicensed unregulated accommodation providers like these. https://www.facebook.com/groups/193624720686313/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/193624720686313/"
X Link 2024-05-07T08:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@oldtownrez @Edinburgh_flex @scotgov @theSNP Meanwhile Edinburgh - and by extension Scotland - gets a reputation for being unaffordable. The legislation was a mistake but you'd get more sympathy if you allowed the hotels to take the blame. People generally like a plucky underdog and dislike rip-off companies"
X Link 2024-05-07T08:46Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@oldtownrez @Edinburgh_flex @scotgov @theSNP And as I said increasing prices to cover the costs incurred as a result of the legislation is entirely justified and supports the arguments made that the law would push up prices. Raising prices beyond that to match profiteering hotels and to make a point is harder to defend"
X Link 2024-05-07T09:09Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@Edinburgh_flex @oldtownrez @scotgov @theSNP I mean I've called them rip-off merchants and profiteers but if you say so. Behaving the same way doesn't strike me as a great strategy for winning public support. You have an opportunity to prove the critics wrong by showing restraint: why not take it"
X Link 2024-05-07T09:16Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@marramgrass252 @Edinburgh_flex @scotgov @theSNP I am looking at writing a follow-up on what's happened but I do think owners have to be aware that there is limited public sympathy for their situation. Unfair it may be but being seen to be doing the right thing on pricing would help with reputation management"
X Link 2024-05-07T10:55Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@angryollie @Edinburgh_flex @scotgov @theSNP I don't think it is an exact science more a sniff test. Most places lower prices in low season. But look at the range of prices on Airbnb for August - there are similar places charging from [---] up to [---] per night for a one bed apartment. Big differences with hotels too"
X Link 2024-05-07T16:35Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Pricing is complicated. I think its fair to regard the highest price charged as the test of whats reasonable. The other rates should be regarded as discounted to try to encourage bookings for less popular dates. Winter is low season but thats when it costs most to run so you also have to try to recoup that in summer. Our family business has a top rate (four bedrooms sleeping 8) of [----] for a week over Christmas and New Year. Thats [--] per person per night. I think thats a very reasonable price for a boutique Scottish Baronial place that gets straight five star reviews and has been featured in"
X Link 2024-05-07T19:29Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Bought the kid an accordion for his 18th. Ebay. Nice vintage Hohner model but couple of bass keys sticking. Any suggestions for where to get it fixed Were in the Scottish Borders. #accordion #repair #music"
X Link 2024-05-10T20:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"The Scottish Government withdrawing the (already pathetic) funding to the Mens Sheds charity is an appalling decision. These places are lifelines. They tackle isolation. If @JohnSwinney is serious about a reset then this is an easy win. Reverse it fund them. They save lives. Men's Shed charity facing collapse after government pulls funding https://t.co/7Hgw8hpAca https://t.co/M3NrkYSK7k Men's Shed charity facing collapse after government pulls funding https://t.co/7Hgw8hpAca https://t.co/M3NrkYSK7k"
X Link 2024-05-12T20:11Z [----] followers, 24.2K engagements
"The ongoing harassment of women gathering to discuss issues related to their rights is bizarre. People have a right to protest but shouting others down isnt a good look. Neither is stealing the mike as happened today in Kirkcaldy. @WWWheesht #womenwontwheesht #letwomenspeak"
X Link 2024-05-18T22:07Z [----] followers, 13.2K engagements
"Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre discriminated against a worker who questioned its policy of refusing to offer female-only care. Tribunal: it was a completely spurious and mishandled disciplinary processsomewhat reminiscent of the work of Frank Kafka https://thecritic.co.uk/why-roz-adams-won/ https://thecritic.co.uk/why-roz-adams-won/"
X Link 2024-05-20T07:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Big questions now for the Scottish Government over funding and future of unrepentant Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre - but also for the UK Government (which oversees the Tampon Tax fund) the BBC (Children in Need) and Comic Relief. Will funders continue to back the board #ERCC"
X Link 2024-05-20T19:52Z [----] followers, 12.7K engagements
"Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre is a charity regulated by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator. You can use their form to report ERCC. Dont expect a response but they are required to consider complaints. https://www.oscr.org.uk/concern-form/ Not a word of contrition or accountability. No mention of the woman put through three years of severe stress and unwarranted investigation. No mention of rape survivors who self-excluded from their service. For whom are they 'saddened' - the persecutors https://t.co/TjU5CPJy5U https://www.oscr.org.uk/concern-form/ Not a word of contrition or"
X Link 2024-05-20T21:43Z [----] followers, 19.9K engagements
"Edinburgh City Council paid Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre [-----] to employ a man as CEO. Mridul Wadhwa took a job intended - and protected by law - to be filled by a woman. Youd expect the local paper to be all over this. Youd be wrong. #ercc"
X Link 2024-05-21T21:24Z [----] followers, 131K engagements
"Im looking for a new director to join the board of Scottish Borders wildlife community interest company @GoWild_Scotland overseeing finance. Successful candidate will generate their own income through funding applications or would consider a commission-based sales expert. #jobs"
X Link 2024-05-22T22:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@mrmarksteel Rishi Sunaks main photo opportunity will be clubbing a Scottish wildcat kitten to death. While someone plays Bow Wow Wows Go Wild In The Country in the background. Plus an announcement of a tax rebate for mink farms"
X Link 2024-05-26T21:37Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Edinburgh Book Festival bows to pressure to ditch funders Baillie Gifford. The pressure on our team has simply become intolerable. Baillie Gifford manage Scottish Parliament pension scheme and pension funds for many public sector organisations. Are they next #edinburgh #EIBF An update on our partnership with Baillie Gifford is now available on our website. Read the full statement here: https://t.co/AB3gOEqmBy https://t.co/HHA5x6sdjq An update on our partnership with Baillie Gifford is now available on our website. Read the full statement here: https://t.co/AB3gOEqmBy https://t.co/HHA5x6sdjq"
X Link 2024-05-30T20:29Z [----] followers, 11.7K engagements
"@iainmacwhirter And who manages the Scottish Parliament pension scheme Baillie Gifford. https://www.parliament.scot/msps/scottish-parliamentary-pension-scheme https://www.parliament.scot/msps/scottish-parliamentary-pension-scheme"
X Link 2024-05-31T19:17Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@DalgetySusan @MaggieChapman She does know that Baillie Gifford manages the Scottish Parliament pension fund doesnt she https://www.parliament.scot/msps/scottish-parliamentary-pension-scheme https://www.parliament.scot/msps/scottish-parliamentary-pension-scheme"
X Link 2024-05-31T20:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"That sound you can hear all over Scotland right now Its people who run grass-roots community projects slamming their heads against walls as they discover the Scottish Government was sitting on [---] million of EU money they desperately needed. #community #poverty EXC: More than [---] million of EU money earmarked for key economic and anti-poverty projects is due to be handed back to Brussels by the Scottish government Scotland is an outlier across the continent - and w/in UK - in failure to spend structural funds https://t.co/XVNdrcDN7M EXC: More than [---] million of EU money earmarked for key"
X Link 2024-06-01T22:08Z [----] followers, 12.9K engagements
"Weve managed to secure some funding that gets us few months leeway. The official assessment of our last funding for the Scottish Government says the [-----] of funding we received generated half a million pounds worth of benefits"
X Link 2024-06-01T22:29Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"But for every project like ours core funding to pay wages is a constant battle. Im going to have to make myself redundant this week to balance the books. So no money coming in while [---] million wasnt distributed. Its just incompetence"
X Link 2024-06-01T22:33Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Just to be clear then. The activists targeting book festivals have failed to make any impact on investment in companies they dislike but have massively set back the promotion of reading and damaged support for authors. How utterly crazy. #bookfestival #BaillieGifford"
X Link 2024-06-06T08:36Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
""Baillie Gifford confirmed on Wednesday night that it was having ongoing conversations with the book festivals it supported about its future relationship with them." https://archive.ph/FL2Fi https://archive.ph/FL2Fi"
X Link 2024-06-06T08:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@blablafishcakes Hope this helps"
X Link 2024-06-08T20:13Z [----] followers, 17.2K engagements
"The Labour party should not pick and choose candidates to support. Rosie is an approved party candidate: if she feels unsafe campaigning for the party then the leadership should rally round to support her. https://t.co/zokdggdazq https://t.co/zokdggdazq"
X Link 2024-06-14T22:32Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@cathydevine56 Because its counterproductive It alienates people who are naturally sympathetic on the issue of climate change just as Fossil Free Books campaign against a key sponsor of UK book festivals backfired. It doesnt increase involvement; it just comes across as an entitled tantrum"
X Link 2024-06-19T19:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@DalgetySusan Baffling. Particularly from Scottish Labour who could really do with demonstrating they are aware that women do now have the vote"
X Link 2024-06-19T19:51Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@gladvert @cathydevine56 No more sponsored free books for children. Book festivals where we could talk about climate change and debate conflicts are left scrabbling for funds. So yes it backfired. The no publicity is bad publicity trope remains an utter nonsense. More people now loathe Just Stop Oil"
X Link 2024-06-19T20:46Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Every time I hear gambling commission Im hearing Springsteen and Atlantic City. And the gambling commission's hanging on by the skin of its teeth Just me"
X Link 2024-06-20T22:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Apart from anything else this band isnt even punk: its just another nothing indie band. Vice Squad X-Ray Spex The Slits Plasmatics. Proper punk. As a punk band I think we are a far more credible source than either J.K or the mob of dead-eyed morons in the comments. TERF is not punk TERF is a weird little Internet cult that forgot what it means to be human and as such has no place in our community. As a punk band I think we are a far more credible source than either J.K or the mob of dead-eyed morons in the comments. TERF is not punk TERF is a weird little Internet cult that forgot what it"
X Link 2024-06-21T21:57Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@DalgetySusan @polblonde @Keir_Starmer Would be good to see Starmer pressed on the video of the nurses posted by @treesey and asked to explain why he believes their legal rights should be trumped by the feelings of a few men. This is not a culture war: this is a total failure by politicians to address an assault on womens legal rights. Female nurses told they must accept the presence of biological men when they are getting dressed at work is not being kind. Its misogyny and it needs to stop now. This is not a culture war: this is a total failure by politicians to address an assault on womens"
X Link 2024-06-24T20:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@paulhutcheon Some women want Labour to make clear that their legal rights are protected before they vote. https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1805327697557836112s=46 This is not a culture war: this is a total failure by politicians to address an assault on womens legal rights. Female nurses told they must accept the presence of biological men when they are getting dressed at work is not being kind. Its misogyny and it needs to stop now. https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1805327697557836112s=46 This is not a culture war: this is a total failure by politicians to address an assault on womens legal"
X Link 2024-06-24T22:00Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@AllianceLGB @jk_rowling @Keir_Starmer Interviewers need to pin him down on this. He cant continue to swither: will Labour back the rights of biological womens or the rights of a small number of men who want to be women https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1805327697557836112s=46 This is not a culture war: this is a total failure by politicians to address an assault on womens legal rights. Female nurses told they must accept the presence of biological men when they are getting dressed at work is not being kind. Its misogyny and it needs to stop now."
X Link 2024-06-24T22:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@AllianceLGB @jk_rowling @Keir_Starmer *women"
X Link 2024-06-24T22:11Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@soniasodha Labour still has time before women cast their vote. Theres no excuse for failing to back womens rights. This is not a culture war: this is a total failure by politicians to address an assault on womens legal rights. Female nurses told they must accept the presence of biological men when they are getting dressed at work is not being kind. Its misogyny and it needs to stop now. This is not a culture war: this is a total failure by politicians to address an assault on womens legal rights. Female nurses told they must accept the presence of biological men when they are getting dressed"
X Link 2024-06-24T22:55Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Someone in my replies has decided to put someone else straight on the workings of the law. Unfortunately the other person is one of the UK's leading legal experts editor of The Criminal Law Review and reader in law at King's College London. It's going as well as you'd expect"
X Link 2024-06-25T15:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@ForWomenScot Lots. Its still not entirely clear they recognise who they are debating but if youre going to pick a fight over the law taking on @HannahQuirk1 and @michaelpforan at the same time seems a sub-optimal life choice"
X Link 2024-06-25T18:58Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"A week ahead of voting a man still runs Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre. A tribunal found he was behind a heresy hunt against a female employee. Mridul Wadhwa got [-----] from the council. Apparently its not an issue for politicians or worth reporting. The Edinburgh paper today:"
X Link 2024-06-26T22:58Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Superb. Its the most incredible giftbecause of rising prices rising need and falling donations weve been having to subsidise our food ourselves for a long whileits fair to say that Taylor Swift has essentially paid our food bill for [--] months. https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/jun/25/taylor-swift-donation-enables-cardiff-food-bank-lorry-supplies https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/jun/25/taylor-swift-donation-enables-cardiff-food-bank-lorry-supplies"
X Link 2024-07-02T07:34Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"🎶 Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you when you think everything's okay and everything's going right and isnt it ironic dont you think🎶 #election #snp"
X Link 2024-07-05T07:17Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Quality red squirrel moment this afternoon. #NaturePhotography"
X Link 2024-07-08T19:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@LizzieLabour Theyre a lot of fun. I spend a ludicrous amount of time looking for them"
X Link 2024-07-08T20:08Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Mark Steel spot on as always. Could someone stick the Trump assassination conspiracy theorists in a box with the England wanna-be managers Then seal it. Where our tactics were wrong is that they were better than us and better than anyone else throughout the tournament. Where our tactics were wrong is that they were better than us and better than anyone else throughout the tournament"
X Link 2024-07-14T21:51Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@Baddiel Jurgen Klopp in charge would have won that"
X Link 2024-07-14T21:54Z [----] followers, 73.7K engagements
"How we discuss suicide matters. We need to extend media guidance to social media No-one has justified the dead child rhetoric. Can we agree it should stop Good measured thread from someone who actually understands the subject of suicide prevention. My conclusions so far Start with the fundamental issue. Young people with gender dysphoria face bullying family conflict isolation - risk factors for suicide. The risk is real. It is also complex. Single causes are unusual. Depression/anxiety are common. Also treatable. My conclusions so far Start with the fundamental issue. Young people with"
X Link 2024-07-21T08:41Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Nature abhors a vacuum. Journalists must observe legal reporting restrictions. But most people dont know or understand that. Still theres leeway to explain context. And you can challenge misinformation. Otherwise this happens: #Southport #journalism https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jul/30/far-right-attack-police-outside-southport-mosque-after-knife-killings https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jul/30/far-right-attack-police-outside-southport-mosque-after-knife-killings"
X Link 2024-07-30T22:25Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Those of us who worked for the Daily Record at the time remember when we stood shoulder to shoulder pad with Isobel as the editor forced us down into the brutal Tunnocks Teacake mines before sending us out to interview the ferocious haggis clans that ruled the Gorbals. #tough @mardybum17 I grew up in Scotland. I trained as a tabloid reporter in Glasgow. Dont tell me what tough looks like. @mardybum17 I grew up in Scotland. I trained as a tabloid reporter in Glasgow. Dont tell me what tough looks like"
X Link 2024-08-02T21:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@LizzieLabour Millennium night balcony of the Daily Record office in Edinburgh"
X Link 2024-08-02T22:16Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@jk_rowling @VictoriaPeckham And still the IOC prevaricates. At least it has one consistent position that Coca-Cola is a healthy option for athletes. "These are not bottles of Coca-Cola they are bottles of mineral water. What we see now is that some want to own the definition of what is mineral water. There I can only invite them to come up with a scientific-based new definition of what is a bottle of mineral water." https://t.co/pgpbdNkYMa "These are not bottles of Coca-Cola they are bottles of mineral water. What we see now is that some want to own the definition of what is mineral water."
X Link 2024-08-03T23:27Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Good grief. People arrive for Edinburgh festivals local paper reports people are tutting. As usual. One woman complained her phone was not working properly and complained it was due to the higher population. How do big cities manage This. Isnt. News. #EdinburghFringe"
X Link 2024-08-08T19:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@Scott_Wortley Yes I know I stay in the Borders but Ive lived in Edinburgh worked there and muttered all manner of abuse at the tourists as Ive tried to fight my way out of the Scotsmans Lounge of a morning to get to work at the Evening News. The Cockburn remain the nimbiest NIMBYs "
X Link 2024-08-08T21:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@WingsScotland What was needed were a few tweaks to restore a bit of balance to the tourism/housing market. Instead responsible operators obeying the rules were deliberately wiped out. The predictable result is a thriving unregulated black market charging a fortune. https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/airbnb-scotland-self-catering-tourism-business-b2391421.html https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/airbnb-scotland-self-catering-tourism-business-b2391421.html"
X Link 2024-08-19T17:28Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@ClovisSangraill @WingsScotland Facebook. There are various groups where people offer accommodation and others ask for places to book. It sidesteps all the licensing requirements that have crippled legitimate businesses"
X Link 2024-08-19T19:44Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"How on earth did Amnesty International choose this Adobe Stock image to illustrate its post on the Tickle v Giggle case Is the image captioned transgender woman or photo of pretty lady Oh its the latter"
X Link 2024-08-24T00:31Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Journalist and photographer available for work. Human rights/labour rights specialist. Also environment. Former Guardian Telegraph Observer Scotsman correspondent. #freelance"
X Link 2024-09-13T20:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Its really simple. If you want to be regarded as a clean politician dont accept freebies. MP basic pay is [-----]. Cabinet ministers receive at least 67k more. Its more than enough to pay for their own Taylor Swift tickets. 'It was a hard one to turn down. one of my children was keen to go' Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson explains why she accepted free @taylorswift13 tickets earlier this year @bphillipsonMP is in Liverpool for the @UKLabour party conference https://t.co/0B2P8Ej4Vi 'It was a hard one to turn down. one of my children was keen to go' Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson"
X Link 2024-09-22T18:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Would have expected profiles of Labour donor and Sir Keir Starmer host Lord Waheed Alli to mention that hes a director of Executive Pipeline Ltd which provides diversity coaching for many of the big UK government departments. It seems relevant. #Starmer"
X Link 2024-09-25T19:29Z [----] followers, 12.5K engagements
"@PattleRichard And therefore business as usual would be desirable"
X Link 2024-09-25T22:33Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"They should have had some good years left. Instead they and all the other care home residents were locked away. They were convinced they were a burden. They never expected to be treated that way but the worst of it was that they accepted it and signed Do Not Resuscitate letters"
X Link 2024-10-04T21:03Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Thats why I share the concerns of @soniasodha about the proposed assisted dying law. It needs much more scrutiny. And no law should be introduced because the prime minister promised one well-known campaigner that hed make it happen. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/sep/22/a-rushed-uk-law-is-no-way-to-make-such-a-vital-painful-decision-as-how-to-die https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/sep/22/a-rushed-uk-law-is-no-way-to-make-such-a-vital-painful-decision-as-how-to-die"
X Link 2024-10-04T21:03Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"If the Trump campaign thinks Labour activists campaigning for Harris is anti-American election interference it would be interesting to know what they think of the Lib-Dems Scottish leader announcing hes heading to the US to knock on doors for her. Taking a weeks leave to go knock doors for Kamala in Pennsylvania. 💪 https://t.co/ltyZn6J5It Taking a weeks leave to go knock doors for Kamala in Pennsylvania. 💪 https://t.co/ltyZn6J5It"
X Link 2024-10-23T06:55Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"If the Trump campaign thinks Labour activists campaigning for Harris is anti-American election interference it would be interesting to know what they think of the Lib-Dem Scottish leader announcing hes heading to the US to knock on doors for her. Taking a weeks leave to go knock doors for Kamala in Pennsylvania. 💪 https://t.co/ltyZn6J5It Taking a weeks leave to go knock doors for Kamala in Pennsylvania. 💪 https://t.co/ltyZn6J5It"
X Link 2024-10-23T07:02Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"The UK currently funds a number of anti-slavery programmes through the [--] billion aid budget. It could be spent a lot more effectively. https://icai.independent.gov.uk/html-version/tackling-modern-slavery-through-the-aid-programme/ https://icai.independent.gov.uk/html-version/tackling-modern-slavery-through-the-aid-programme/"
X Link 2024-10-24T19:46Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Another report from the Caribbean Court of Justice suggests that sex trafficking domestic servitude and forced labour are the key issues in the Caribbean: it is also a jumping off point for trafficking into the United States. https://ccj.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Paper-by-the-Hon.-Justice-Peter-Jamadar-Laurissa-Pena_Human-TraffickingForced-Labour-and-Modern-Forms-of-Slavery_Commonwealth-Caribbean-Perspective_20220331-1.pdf"
X Link 2024-10-24T19:46Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@LizzieLabour @mrs_creynolds This doesnt scream positive"
X Link 2024-10-27T22:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@LizzieLabour @mrs_creynolds Is it really unreasonable to want an insight into the thinking of someone taking on such an important role"
X Link 2024-10-28T09:29Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Off to put my feet up with a nice cup of ricin and a good read of a training manual. Its what the Welsh do: Iechyd da. Might tune in later to the BBC to listen to reporters explaining why they werent actually technically wrong about dismissing the terrorism thing. #Southport"
X Link 2024-10-29T22:42Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Its been [--] years since photographing these girls in Afghanistan as they were given the brief opportunity to have an education again. Theyll be in their late 20s/early 30s now with the Taliban back in control of their lives. What a waste. Why does no one march for them"
X Link 2024-10-30T21:39Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Women demonstrate outside the German Consulate in Edinburgh today against Germanys new self-ID law. The peaceful protest was one of a number of demonstrations in multiple countries against the impact of the new legislation on womens rights to single sex spaces. #WomenRise Pleased to read my freshly updated poem "Wise Women Song" at today's protest against the new German self-ID legislation outside the German Consulate in Edinburgh. Fabulous turnout to stand in solidarity with our German sisters. #SelfIDHarms #NoToSelfID #WomenRise @ForWomenScot https://t.co/1BaEB9GyfT Pleased to read my"
X Link 2024-11-01T20:16Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@jk_rowling Scenes from the protest outside the German Consulate in Edinburgh today and Magi Gibsons poem. https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1852444619939987568s=46 Women demonstrate outside the German Consulate in Edinburgh today against Germanys new self-ID law. The peaceful protest was one of a number of demonstrations in multiple countries against the impact of the new legislation on womens rights to single sex spaces. #WomenRise https://t.co/0obWND5wJj https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1852444619939987568s=46 Women demonstrate outside the German Consulate in Edinburgh today against"
X Link 2024-11-01T20:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@MForstater Edinburgh today. https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1852444619939987568s=46 Women demonstrate outside the German Consulate in Edinburgh today against Germanys new self-ID law. The peaceful protest was one of a number of demonstrations in multiple countries against the impact of the new legislation on womens rights to single sex spaces. #WomenRise https://t.co/0obWND5wJj https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1852444619939987568s=46 Women demonstrate outside the German Consulate in Edinburgh today against Germanys new self-ID law. The peaceful protest was one of a number of demonstrations"
X Link 2024-11-01T20:24Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@Serena_Partrick Edinburgh today. Women demonstrate outside the German Consulate in Edinburgh today against Germanys new self-ID law. The peaceful protest was one of a number of demonstrations in multiple countries against the impact of the new legislation on womens rights to single sex spaces. #WomenRise https://t.co/0obWND5wJj Women demonstrate outside the German Consulate in Edinburgh today against Germanys new self-ID law. The peaceful protest was one of a number of demonstrations in multiple countries against the impact of the new legislation on womens rights to single sex spaces."
X Link 2024-11-01T21:27Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Women making a point in Edinburgh today. #WomenRise"
X Link 2024-11-01T21:48Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@JeanHatchet Edinburgh today https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1852467735415898563s=46 Women making a point in Edinburgh today. #WomenRise https://t.co/FsVF7U0HyC https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1852467735415898563s=46 Women making a point in Edinburgh today. #WomenRise https://t.co/FsVF7U0HyC"
X Link 2024-11-01T22:01Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@HerringTree This happened in Afghanistan and Iraq. Troops trained at vast expense by professional armies folded the moment they came into contact"
X Link 2024-11-01T23:23Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@JournalismSEEN Edinburgh today. https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1852444619939987568s=61&t=gwCktr5NvR3WMNK0WkZJeg Women demonstrate outside the German Consulate in Edinburgh today against Germanys new self-ID law. The peaceful protest was one of a number of demonstrations in multiple countries against the impact of the new legislation on womens rights to single sex spaces. #WomenRise https://t.co/0obWND5wJj https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1852444619939987568s=61&t=gwCktr5NvR3WMNK0WkZJeg Women demonstrate outside the German Consulate in Edinburgh today against Germanys new self-ID law. The"
X Link 2024-11-01T23:52Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"A man jailed for raping two women writes to a newspaper verbally attacking another woman. He calls her "sad and pathetic". His views are published and she is asked to comment - in effect to defend herself against his attack. This is all sorts of wrong"
X Link 2024-11-03T11:32Z [----] followers, 68.2K engagements
"@stormrobinson Theyre planning to launch some 100k+ electric vehicles and are trying to transition away from cars to just become a luxury brand. https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1859629055416709369s=46 That Jaguar ad campaign spoiler alert: they're going to be selling three [------] electric cars and as they won't shift many of those they're also planning to open some shops selling things that aren't cars. Or as they put it "a space beyond automotive with modern luxury". https://t.co/6OnB8yo8oE https://x.com/newsandpics/status/1859629055416709369s=46 That Jaguar ad campaign spoiler alert:"
X Link 2024-11-21T22:44Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Both had signed DNRs - do not resuscitate orders. They were convinced to do so by the GPs and the home they inhabited. They didnt want to be a burden"
X Link 2024-11-24T22:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Pretty much every penny they worked for and saved went to pay their stay in care homes. Ive no doubt both would have accepted an assisted dying bill to avoid that. But it is far too complicated to be rushed through. https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/lockdown-killed-my-mother-and-thousands-like-her/ https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/lockdown-killed-my-mother-and-thousands-like-her/"
X Link 2024-11-24T22:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
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