David Logan
@dscot999.bsky.social
I'm from Scotland, married and a dad. I've an interest in prison reform, especially in relation to Scotland.
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The Disability Cuts Bill is still a huge attack on disabled people, despite the changes.
I’ve written in The Guardian on why MPs must vote it down.
MPs face a simple choice: will you back a Bill that will hit 100,000s of disabled people from next year?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I’ve written in The Guardian on why MPs must vote it down.
MPs face a simple choice: will you back a Bill that will hit 100,000s of disabled people from next year?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
June 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The Disability Cuts Bill is still a huge attack on disabled people, despite the changes.
I’ve written in The Guardian on why MPs must vote it down.
MPs face a simple choice: will you back a Bill that will hit 100,000s of disabled people from next year?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I’ve written in The Guardian on why MPs must vote it down.
MPs face a simple choice: will you back a Bill that will hit 100,000s of disabled people from next year?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Making it actively harder to hold gov to account
June 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Making it actively harder to hold gov to account
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"Who controls the past controls the future; who controls the present controls the past"
June 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
"Who controls the past controls the future; who controls the present controls the past"
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"Complete humiliation and dehumanisation of a hungry, scared, injured, exhausted population."
Sam Rose, director of UNRWA Affairs in Gaza, tells
Jackie Long "everything has gone wrong" with the opening of a controversial aid depot in Gaza.
Read and watch here:
Sam Rose, director of UNRWA Affairs in Gaza, tells
Jackie Long "everything has gone wrong" with the opening of a controversial aid depot in Gaza.
Read and watch here:
Gaza aid chaos ‘completely avoidable’ says UNRWA director
Sam Rose works for the UN Relief and Works Agency, where he is the Director of UNRWA Affairs in Gaza.
www.channel4.com
May 28, 2025 at 10:34 AM
"Complete humiliation and dehumanisation of a hungry, scared, injured, exhausted population."
Sam Rose, director of UNRWA Affairs in Gaza, tells
Jackie Long "everything has gone wrong" with the opening of a controversial aid depot in Gaza.
Read and watch here:
Sam Rose, director of UNRWA Affairs in Gaza, tells
Jackie Long "everything has gone wrong" with the opening of a controversial aid depot in Gaza.
Read and watch here:
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'The UK must impose sanctions on the Israeli government and its ministers and also consider suspending it from the UN to meet its “fundamental international legal obligations”, more than 800 lawyers, academics and retired senior judges, including former supreme court justices, have said.'
May 26, 2025 at 11:08 PM
'The UK must impose sanctions on the Israeli government and its ministers and also consider suspending it from the UN to meet its “fundamental international legal obligations”, more than 800 lawyers, academics and retired senior judges, including former supreme court justices, have said.'
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Is this baby just "hungry", BBC?
Or is she being actively starved to death by Israel?
Or is she being actively starved to death by Israel?
May 26, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Is this baby just "hungry", BBC?
Or is she being actively starved to death by Israel?
Or is she being actively starved to death by Israel?
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A visual analysis shows the U.S. likely bombed a migrant detention center in Yemen on April 28. At least three U.S.-made GBU-39 bombs at the site of the attack, which killed 68 African migrants, according to the Houthis, a militant group that controls northern Yemen.
Video: Visual Analysis Shows U.S. Likely Bombed Yemen Migrant Detention Center
Videos and photos reveal remnants of at least three U.S.-made GBU-39 bombs at the site of an April 28 attack. The strike killed 68 African migrants, according to the Houthis, a militant group that con...
www.nytimes.com
May 3, 2025 at 8:09 PM
A visual analysis shows the U.S. likely bombed a migrant detention center in Yemen on April 28. At least three U.S.-made GBU-39 bombs at the site of the attack, which killed 68 African migrants, according to the Houthis, a militant group that controls northern Yemen.
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Poll Analysis: Survation 16th - 22nd of April 2025
Holyrood seats projection:
SNP ~ 59
Labour ~ 25
Conservative ~ 16
Reform UK ~ 11
Green ~ 10
Lib Dem ~ 8
Independence:
No ~ 51%
Yes ~ 49%
Holyrood seats projection:
SNP ~ 59
Labour ~ 25
Conservative ~ 16
Reform UK ~ 11
Green ~ 10
Lib Dem ~ 8
Independence:
No ~ 51%
Yes ~ 49%
Poll Analysis: Survation 16th – 22nd of April 2025
Labour continue to suffer the effects of the SNP's constituency dominance, with the suggestion of a Pro-Independence majority at Holyrood. Meanwhile, Reform UK slide back down from an outlier last poll.
ballotbox.scot
May 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Poll Analysis: Survation 16th - 22nd of April 2025
Holyrood seats projection:
SNP ~ 59
Labour ~ 25
Conservative ~ 16
Reform UK ~ 11
Green ~ 10
Lib Dem ~ 8
Independence:
No ~ 51%
Yes ~ 49%
Holyrood seats projection:
SNP ~ 59
Labour ~ 25
Conservative ~ 16
Reform UK ~ 11
Green ~ 10
Lib Dem ~ 8
Independence:
No ~ 51%
Yes ~ 49%
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If you missed it on Thursday, a wee reminder that estimated results for the 2021 Scottish Parliament election on the (almost certain) new boundaries for the 2026 election are available here; in map, interactive chart, and simple downloadable spreadsheet forms!
ballotbox.scot/scottish-par...
ballotbox.scot/scottish-par...
SP21: Notional Results on 2026 Boundaries
Notional results of the 2021 Scottish Parliament Election had it been fought on the new boundaries for the 2026 election.
ballotbox.scot
May 4, 2025 at 11:15 AM
If you missed it on Thursday, a wee reminder that estimated results for the 2021 Scottish Parliament election on the (almost certain) new boundaries for the 2026 election are available here; in map, interactive chart, and simple downloadable spreadsheet forms!
ballotbox.scot/scottish-par...
ballotbox.scot/scottish-par...
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Slower growth, higher inflation, higher interest rates, volatility, weaker currency and a weaker economy.
Canada's new Prime Minister, Mark Carney, on the Brexit effect.
Canada's new Prime Minister, Mark Carney, on the Brexit effect.
April 29, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Slower growth, higher inflation, higher interest rates, volatility, weaker currency and a weaker economy.
Canada's new Prime Minister, Mark Carney, on the Brexit effect.
Canada's new Prime Minister, Mark Carney, on the Brexit effect.
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As they should not.
🇺🇦🇫🇮 “Finland will not recognize Russia’s occupied Crimea as part of Russia.”
- Alexander Stubb
President of Finland
- Alexander Stubb
President of Finland
April 27, 2025 at 11:40 PM
As they should not.
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Booksellers have faced censorship and harassment defending the freedom to read. Celebrate your local bookstore and support their ongoing role in safeguarding intellectual freedom.
press.princeton.edu/ideas/bookst...
#BookstoreDay
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#BookstoreDay
April 26, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Booksellers have faced censorship and harassment defending the freedom to read. Celebrate your local bookstore and support their ongoing role in safeguarding intellectual freedom.
press.princeton.edu/ideas/bookst...
#BookstoreDay
press.princeton.edu/ideas/bookst...
#BookstoreDay
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💥 BREAKING: Levi Strauss shareholders voted today to reject a proposal calling on the company to cease / abolish all DEI efforts (tally TBD). LEVI Board: “Diversity and inclusion principles are critical in ensuring that our products reflect and are relevant to our diverse global consumer base.”
April 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
💥 BREAKING: Levi Strauss shareholders voted today to reject a proposal calling on the company to cease / abolish all DEI efforts (tally TBD). LEVI Board: “Diversity and inclusion principles are critical in ensuring that our products reflect and are relevant to our diverse global consumer base.”
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The US position on Ukraine reveals precisely who Trump is. He is a person who panders to the purveyors of violence, to which he thinks the victims must acquiesce. Why, precisely, do we want to deal with these people? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/04...
Why do we want a deal with the thugs running the USA?
Every day it seems that we learn more about Trump.
Yesterday, Vice President JD Vance gave us a clear insight into how he thinks complex should be resolved. The solution is, apparently, simple. The a...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
April 24, 2025 at 6:44 AM
The US position on Ukraine reveals precisely who Trump is. He is a person who panders to the purveyors of violence, to which he thinks the victims must acquiesce. Why, precisely, do we want to deal with these people? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/04...
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However frightened we might be right now - and many people are, and justifiably so - we need to speak out to prevent evil from happening by simply saying we care for each other, which is the opposite of everything Trump and those like him believe in.
youtu.be/LRdRn0SxqCQ?...
youtu.be/LRdRn0SxqCQ?...
Trump is a face of evil within politics, but he's not alone. We need to speak out and say we care.
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
April 24, 2025 at 6:07 AM
However frightened we might be right now - and many people are, and justifiably so - we need to speak out to prevent evil from happening by simply saying we care for each other, which is the opposite of everything Trump and those like him believe in.
youtu.be/LRdRn0SxqCQ?...
youtu.be/LRdRn0SxqCQ?...
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“It is important for Norway to be proactive in a demanding situation for academic freedom. We can make a difference for outstanding researchers and important knowledge, and we want to do that as quickly as possible.”
April 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM
“It is important for Norway to be proactive in a demanding situation for academic freedom. We can make a difference for outstanding researchers and important knowledge, and we want to do that as quickly as possible.”
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Marriott’s CEO said it straight: “We welcome all… we create opportunities for all… that’s who we are as a company.”
He went back to his hotel to find 40K emails from Marriott associates worldwide saying “thank you.”
Plenty of CEOs talk. Capuano showed up.
Marriott still has my business.
He went back to his hotel to find 40K emails from Marriott associates worldwide saying “thank you.”
Plenty of CEOs talk. Capuano showed up.
Marriott still has my business.
April 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Marriott’s CEO said it straight: “We welcome all… we create opportunities for all… that’s who we are as a company.”
He went back to his hotel to find 40K emails from Marriott associates worldwide saying “thank you.”
Plenty of CEOs talk. Capuano showed up.
Marriott still has my business.
He went back to his hotel to find 40K emails from Marriott associates worldwide saying “thank you.”
Plenty of CEOs talk. Capuano showed up.
Marriott still has my business.
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The @scottishgreens.org proposal to increase taxes on second homes in areas of acute housing shortages is welcome. But this should be a tax controlled by those local areas, not by Ministers in Edinburgh.
www.commonweal.scot/daily-briefi...
www.commonweal.scot/daily-briefi...
Taxing Second Homes is welcome, but they should be taxed locally — Common Weal
The Scottish Greens are proposing to add an amendment to the Housing Bill that would allow the Additional Dwelling Supplement (the extra tax paid if someone buys a second home in Scotland, currently...
www.commonweal.scot
April 23, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The @scottishgreens.org proposal to increase taxes on second homes in areas of acute housing shortages is welcome. But this should be a tax controlled by those local areas, not by Ministers in Edinburgh.
www.commonweal.scot/daily-briefi...
www.commonweal.scot/daily-briefi...
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Get out and recruit Yes voters, Soft No's and yes even unionists. We must put facts out there for them to challenge so that they could be educated as to how we could make Scotland a viable option to be a successful partner within Europe.
WE MUST ESCAPE THIS TYRANNY THAT IS WESTMINSTER RULE.
WE MUST ESCAPE THIS TYRANNY THAT IS WESTMINSTER RULE.
April 22, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Get out and recruit Yes voters, Soft No's and yes even unionists. We must put facts out there for them to challenge so that they could be educated as to how we could make Scotland a viable option to be a successful partner within Europe.
WE MUST ESCAPE THIS TYRANNY THAT IS WESTMINSTER RULE.
WE MUST ESCAPE THIS TYRANNY THAT IS WESTMINSTER RULE.
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From @reuters.com: Three more federal prosecutors who worked on the now-torpedoed corruption case against New York Mayor Eric Adams have quit "after they said the Justice Department wrongfully pressured them to admit to wrongdoing."
www.reuters.com/world/us/thr...
www.reuters.com/world/us/thr...
April 22, 2025 at 4:34 PM
From @reuters.com: Three more federal prosecutors who worked on the now-torpedoed corruption case against New York Mayor Eric Adams have quit "after they said the Justice Department wrongfully pressured them to admit to wrongdoing."
www.reuters.com/world/us/thr...
www.reuters.com/world/us/thr...
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It is still the case that not a single one of the Scottish Labour MPs in Edinburgh or nearby has posted anything in support of disabled people or against their government's plans for even deeper cuts to disability benefits.
Scottish Labour MPs in Edinburgh:
Chris Murray
@chrismurraymp.bsky.social
Edinburgh East
Tracy Gilbert
@tracygilbertmp.bsky.social
Edinburgh North
Dr Scott Arthur
@drscottarthurmp.bsky.social
Edinburgh South West
Ian Murray
@ianmurraymp.bsky.social
Edinburgh South
Chris Murray
@chrismurraymp.bsky.social
Edinburgh East
Tracy Gilbert
@tracygilbertmp.bsky.social
Edinburgh North
Dr Scott Arthur
@drscottarthurmp.bsky.social
Edinburgh South West
Ian Murray
@ianmurraymp.bsky.social
Edinburgh South
April 19, 2025 at 8:49 AM
It is still the case that not a single one of the Scottish Labour MPs in Edinburgh or nearby has posted anything in support of disabled people or against their government's plans for even deeper cuts to disability benefits.
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Starmer's Labour have a HUGE majority, yet we are seeing no:
- electoral reform
- media reform
- action to make the BBC properly independent & apolitical
- reversal of NHS outsourcing
- renationalisation of key infrastructure & public services
- clampdown on lobbying
- prosecution of corrupt MPs
- electoral reform
- media reform
- action to make the BBC properly independent & apolitical
- reversal of NHS outsourcing
- renationalisation of key infrastructure & public services
- clampdown on lobbying
- prosecution of corrupt MPs
April 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Starmer's Labour have a HUGE majority, yet we are seeing no:
- electoral reform
- media reform
- action to make the BBC properly independent & apolitical
- reversal of NHS outsourcing
- renationalisation of key infrastructure & public services
- clampdown on lobbying
- prosecution of corrupt MPs
- electoral reform
- media reform
- action to make the BBC properly independent & apolitical
- reversal of NHS outsourcing
- renationalisation of key infrastructure & public services
- clampdown on lobbying
- prosecution of corrupt MPs