Andrew Learmonth
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Political Editor of the world's longest-running national newspaper @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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The inside story of Anas Sarwar’s big gamble www.heraldscotland.com/news/2584009...
The inside story of Anas Sarwar’s biggest gamble yet
Anas Sarwar’s decision to call on Sir Keir Starmer to quit was, a senior Scottish Labour source insists, something the Holyrood leader had been…
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February 9, 2026 at 6:56 PM
The inside story of Anas Sarwar’s big gamble www.heraldscotland.com/news/2584009...
Huge breaking news. Anas Sarwar is going to call for Sir Keir Starmer to quit. Emergency press conference at 2.30pm. Follow @heraldscotland.bsky.social live blog here www.heraldscotland.com/news/2583840...
Anas Sarwar to call for Keir Starmer to stand down as Prime Minister
Anas Sarwar is set to address reporters in Glasgow city centre this afternoon.
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February 9, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Huge breaking news. Anas Sarwar is going to call for Sir Keir Starmer to quit. Emergency press conference at 2.30pm. Follow @heraldscotland.bsky.social live blog here www.heraldscotland.com/news/2583840...
No decision on Scottish grooming gang probe for at least 18 months www.heraldscotland.com/news/2583808...
Ministers slammed as watchdogs outline 18-month review before grooming gangs decision
The SNP faces mounting criticism after watchdogs confirmed an 18-month national review into grooming gangs — a process that will only then inform…
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February 9, 2026 at 1:02 PM
No decision on Scottish grooming gang probe for at least 18 months www.heraldscotland.com/news/2583808...
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'The Prime Minister must look at his own position and question whether he should follow Mr McSweeney’s lead one last time'
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February 9, 2026 at 9:25 AM
'The Prime Minister must look at his own position and question whether he should follow Mr McSweeney’s lead one last time'
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On yesterday’s RadMac a guy from Rutherglen was taking part in The Chain and mentioned, almost in passing, plans for a Scottish Rock Museum in Glasgow. Managed to track down some of the folk involved and learned it could be ready to open in a couple of years www.heraldscotland.com/news/2583631...
Scotland's music scene could finally get the museum it deserves
Plans for a Scottish Rock Museum are gathering pace, with music insiders lining up artefacts, venues and artists’ backing.
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February 9, 2026 at 9:53 AM
On yesterday’s RadMac a guy from Rutherglen was taking part in The Chain and mentioned, almost in passing, plans for a Scottish Rock Museum in Glasgow. Managed to track down some of the folk involved and learned it could be ready to open in a couple of years www.heraldscotland.com/news/2583631...
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Who really drives the game of golf? ⛳
There are the names on the leaderboards, but what about the course owners, the investors, the technology and the tourism?
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There are the names on the leaderboards, but what about the course owners, the investors, the technology and the tourism?
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February 6, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Who really drives the game of golf? ⛳
There are the names on the leaderboards, but what about the course owners, the investors, the technology and the tourism?
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There are the names on the leaderboards, but what about the course owners, the investors, the technology and the tourism?
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We've lost the great Allan Massie. An absolute giant of Scottish literature and journalism, and an inspirational, kind and generous man, too. I think his son @alexmassie.bsky.social is only sporadically on Bluesky, but he has written a beautiful obituary. alexmassie.substack.com/p/allan-mass...
Allan Massie, 1938-2026
Father died this afternoon.
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February 3, 2026 at 9:35 PM
We've lost the great Allan Massie. An absolute giant of Scottish literature and journalism, and an inspirational, kind and generous man, too. I think his son @alexmassie.bsky.social is only sporadically on Bluesky, but he has written a beautiful obituary. alexmassie.substack.com/p/allan-mass...
Record numbers of people in Scotland, including more than 10,000 children, are trapped in temporary homelessness accommodation, according to official figures www.heraldscotland.com/politics/wes...
Number of children stuck in temporary accommodation hits a record high
Scotland has recorded the highest levels of homelessness on record, according to official figures.
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February 3, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Record numbers of people in Scotland, including more than 10,000 children, are trapped in temporary homelessness accommodation, according to official figures www.heraldscotland.com/politics/wes...
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NEW: Lord Mandelson Resigns From Labour Party After Latest Jeffrey Epstein Revelations
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Lord Mandelson Resigns From Labour Party After Latest Jeffrey Epstein Revelations
The peer said he was quitting to avoid causing "“further embarrassment”.
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February 1, 2026 at 10:44 PM
NEW: Lord Mandelson Resigns From Labour Party After Latest Jeffrey Epstein Revelations
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“I think there will be things that I miss when we stop. I just cannot particularly identify them at the moment.”
Had a frank conversation with the SNP’s Ruth Maguire about quitting Holyrood, cancer, and assisted dying for today’s @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2581238...
Had a frank conversation with the SNP’s Ruth Maguire about quitting Holyrood, cancer, and assisted dying for today’s @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2581238...
Resurrection, not retreat: Ruth Maguire’s quiet goodbye to politics
After cancer treatment, conscience-testing votes and 14 intense years in public office, SNP MSP Ruth Maguire is stepping away from Holyrood. She…
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February 1, 2026 at 9:01 AM
“I think there will be things that I miss when we stop. I just cannot particularly identify them at the moment.”
Had a frank conversation with the SNP’s Ruth Maguire about quitting Holyrood, cancer, and assisted dying for today’s @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2581238...
Had a frank conversation with the SNP’s Ruth Maguire about quitting Holyrood, cancer, and assisted dying for today’s @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2581238...
Glasgow’s Centre for Contemporary Arts has gone into liquidation just a year after receiving £3.4m in new Scottish Government funding. All staff have been made redundant. @brianjaffa.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2581206...
Long-running Glasgow arts centre shuts with 'immediate effect' as staff lose jobs
Venue pulls the plug despite securing new Scottish Government funding worth £3.4 million.
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January 30, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Glasgow’s Centre for Contemporary Arts has gone into liquidation just a year after receiving £3.4m in new Scottish Government funding. All staff have been made redundant. @brianjaffa.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2581206...
Tributes paid to former deputy first minister Jim Wallace, who has died at the age of 71. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2580952...
Former deputy first minister Jim Wallace dies aged 71
Former Scottish deputy first minister Jim Wallace has died after suffering complications as a result of surgery, his family have said.
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January 29, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Tributes paid to former deputy first minister Jim Wallace, who has died at the age of 71. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2580952...
🧵Scotland’s GPs are slamming “stagnant” NHS IT systems with some saying computers can take 20 minutes to switch on and still can’t safely share information across the health service.
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Frustrated GPs say 'stagnant' IT systems risking patient safety
RCGP Scotland warns outdated IT systems in GP practices are risking patient safety and urges the next Scottish Government to act.
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January 29, 2026 at 10:17 AM
🧵Scotland’s GPs are slamming “stagnant” NHS IT systems with some saying computers can take 20 minutes to switch on and still can’t safely share information across the health service.
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January 28, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Our January sale ends tomorrow. A whole year of @heraldscotland.bsky.social for £20. Sign up here: www.heraldscotland.com/subscribe/?u...
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Inside story: the death of a Scottish charity
Nearly 1000 UK charities are closing every year now. You may not have heard of WEvolution in Glasgow but it changed the lives of 1500 women. This week it closes for good as funding dries up
It’s a story of our times
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Nearly 1000 UK charities are closing every year now. You may not have heard of WEvolution in Glasgow but it changed the lives of 1500 women. This week it closes for good as funding dries up
It’s a story of our times
In @heraldscotland.bsky.social
WEvolution took lessons from women in India’s slums and transformed lives in Scotland
WEvolution changed the lives of more than 1500 Scottish women from some of the country’s poorest communities over the last 15 years, turning them…
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January 25, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Inside story: the death of a Scottish charity
Nearly 1000 UK charities are closing every year now. You may not have heard of WEvolution in Glasgow but it changed the lives of 1500 women. This week it closes for good as funding dries up
It’s a story of our times
In @heraldscotland.bsky.social
Nearly 1000 UK charities are closing every year now. You may not have heard of WEvolution in Glasgow but it changed the lives of 1500 women. This week it closes for good as funding dries up
It’s a story of our times
In @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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Some Holyrood election thoughts. Could Scottish Labour win back votes by standing up to Reform in a way Starmer hasn't & creating a more distinctively Scottish party? (takes in the Easdale brothers & the need for some, y'know, bold and practical policies). www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
'Frustrating to think events down south may help push exhausted SNP to victory'
SO, we’re back in Scottish election campaign mode.
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January 25, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Some Holyrood election thoughts. Could Scottish Labour win back votes by standing up to Reform in a way Starmer hasn't & creating a more distinctively Scottish party? (takes in the Easdale brothers & the need for some, y'know, bold and practical policies). www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
The mother of a 10-year-old girl who died after contracting an infection at Glasgow’s QEUH has urged former first minister Nicola Sturgeon to “come forward and be honest” about what she knew before the troubled facility opened. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2579231...
Mother of Milly Main urges Nicola Sturgeon to tell truth about hospital
The mother of Milly Main, who died after contracting an infection at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, has urged Nicola Sturgeon to be honest…
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January 23, 2026 at 3:54 PM
The mother of a 10-year-old girl who died after contracting an infection at Glasgow’s QEUH has urged former first minister Nicola Sturgeon to “come forward and be honest” about what she knew before the troubled facility opened. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2579231...