Graeme Purves
@gaspurves.bsky.social
Citizen. Environmentalist. European. Spatial Planner. Democrat. Geddesian. Withered Botanist. Lapsed Munro-Bagger.
US tech giants in lobbying bliz of Scottish Parliament:
#ScottishPolitics #TechLords #CorridorLice #AIBubble🫧
www.thenational.scot/news/2585427...
#ScottishPolitics #TechLords #CorridorLice #AIBubble🫧
www.thenational.scot/news/2585427...
Revealed: US tech giants in lobbying blitz of Scottish Parliament
US tech firms have ramped up their lobbying efforts at the Scottish Parliament ...
www.thenational.scot
February 15, 2026 at 8:46 AM
US tech giants in lobbying bliz of Scottish Parliament:
#ScottishPolitics #TechLords #CorridorLice #AIBubble🫧
www.thenational.scot/news/2585427...
#ScottishPolitics #TechLords #CorridorLice #AIBubble🫧
www.thenational.scot/news/2585427...
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"The peace dividend we had hoped for after the cold war, that is completely gone, and we are seeing this Russian aggression as a persistent threat now"
Whereas we haven't bombed or invaded anyone since the end of the cold war, right?
Whereas we haven't bombed or invaded anyone since the end of the cold war, right?
February 15, 2026 at 8:41 AM
"The peace dividend we had hoped for after the cold war, that is completely gone, and we are seeing this Russian aggression as a persistent threat now"
Whereas we haven't bombed or invaded anyone since the end of the cold war, right?
Whereas we haven't bombed or invaded anyone since the end of the cold war, right?
The High Court ruling has vindicated every activist who stood against Genocide | Mike Small in 'The National':
#Palestine #GazaGenocide
www.thenational.scot/politics/258...
#Palestine #GazaGenocide
www.thenational.scot/politics/258...
The High Court ruling has vindicated every activist who stood against genocide
The judgment ruling the proscription of Palestine Action was unlawful is an important win but it is unlikely to be the end of a shameful period in…
www.thenational.scot
February 15, 2026 at 8:27 AM
The High Court ruling has vindicated every activist who stood against Genocide | Mike Small in 'The National':
#Palestine #GazaGenocide
www.thenational.scot/politics/258...
#Palestine #GazaGenocide
www.thenational.scot/politics/258...
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Wow! This is some top-notch investigative journalism. The report claims the 3 million Epstein files released are only 2% of the total.
The massive scale of what’s still missing is hard to comprehend.
The massive scale of what’s still missing is hard to comprehend.
February 15, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Wow! This is some top-notch investigative journalism. The report claims the 3 million Epstein files released are only 2% of the total.
The massive scale of what’s still missing is hard to comprehend.
The massive scale of what’s still missing is hard to comprehend.
Major leak at Highland nuclear site triggers hunt for underground bunkers | James Walker in 'The National'
#NuclearWaste #RadiationHazard☢️
#NuclearWaste #RadiationHazard☢️
Major leak at Highland nuclear site triggers hunt for mystery underground bunkers
A 1960s bunker at Scotland’s Dounreay nuclear site quietly leaked radioactive water for at least a year before the alarm was raised – and…
www.thenational.scot
February 15, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Major leak at Highland nuclear site triggers hunt for underground bunkers | James Walker in 'The National'
#NuclearWaste #RadiationHazard☢️
#NuclearWaste #RadiationHazard☢️
What BBC Scotland needs to do for Scottish music to restore trust | Stephen McAll in 'Bella Caledonia:
#ScottishMusic #ScottishCulture #PublicDisserviceBroadcasting
bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/02/14/t...
#ScottishMusic #ScottishCulture #PublicDisserviceBroadcasting
bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/02/14/t...
bellacaledonia.org.uk
February 15, 2026 at 7:53 AM
What BBC Scotland needs to do for Scottish music to restore trust | Stephen McAll in 'Bella Caledonia:
#ScottishMusic #ScottishCulture #PublicDisserviceBroadcasting
bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/02/14/t...
#ScottishMusic #ScottishCulture #PublicDisserviceBroadcasting
bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/02/14/t...
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Zelensky said he'd stop bombing Russia so we can have an election that's free. But our elections are free
Of opposition candidates.
Of opposition candidates.
February 14, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Zelensky said he'd stop bombing Russia so we can have an election that's free. But our elections are free
Of opposition candidates.
Of opposition candidates.
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Another Royal dragged into the Epstein scandal as founder and donor of William’s Earthshot Prize, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, is named in Epstein papers in embarrassing detail bit.ly/3My1nXX Charity Commission is investigating
Prince William’s charity reported over businessman’s links to Epstein files
The Earthshot prize is being examined by the Charity Commission over Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem’s donations of at least £1 million
bit.ly
February 14, 2026 at 6:29 AM
Another Royal dragged into the Epstein scandal as founder and donor of William’s Earthshot Prize, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, is named in Epstein papers in embarrassing detail bit.ly/3My1nXX Charity Commission is investigating
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Fighting age man flees his homeland to seek asylum on overcrowded island.
February 14, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Fighting age man flees his homeland to seek asylum on overcrowded island.
Roman altar stones from Inveresk, East Lothian, now restored.
#RomanBritain
#RomanBritain
Rare Roman altars acquired for the nation will go on display in the autumn | National Museums Scotland News
Two spectacular stone altars from a Roman fort near Edinburgh have been acquired for the National Collection ahead of a major exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland. The rare carvings are among...
media.nms.ac.uk
February 14, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Roman altar stones from Inveresk, East Lothian, now restored.
#RomanBritain
#RomanBritain
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Farage, as he constantly does when challenged, laughs off the fact he's mentioned in the Epstein files.. "I didn't know him, I never met him...". But when have you heard any media pundit challenge him on why he's named? As part of a plan to destabalise western democracy for the benefit of Oligarchs.
February 14, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Farage, as he constantly does when challenged, laughs off the fact he's mentioned in the Epstein files.. "I didn't know him, I never met him...". But when have you heard any media pundit challenge him on why he's named? As part of a plan to destabalise western democracy for the benefit of Oligarchs.
Instead of paying landowners to reduce deer density to levels that allow native woodland to regenerate naturally, the public are paying them to plant trees to maintain deer numbers at high levels. | Nick Kempe for Parkswatch Scotland:
#ForestryGrants
parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2026/02/13/f...
#ForestryGrants
parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2026/02/13/f...
Forestry grants, tree planting and native woodland (1) - 30 years on in Glen Shiel - parkswatchscotland
This is the first in a series of posts which looks at what forestry grants to large landowners to plant trees has done for native woodland in Scotland based mainly on the evidence I have seen on the g...
parkswatchscotland.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Instead of paying landowners to reduce deer density to levels that allow native woodland to regenerate naturally, the public are paying them to plant trees to maintain deer numbers at high levels. | Nick Kempe for Parkswatch Scotland:
#ForestryGrants
parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2026/02/13/f...
#ForestryGrants
parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2026/02/13/f...
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Fantastic result, well done to all who fought for this
Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful
Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful
Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful but group remains proscribed for now - live updates
Three judges rule against the Home Office in a massive blow to the government, but say the ban must remain until a further hearing.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Fantastic result, well done to all who fought for this
Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful
Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful
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Wow!
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule
Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Wow!
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Absolutely we should fear terrorism and seek to prevent it.
But we should also fear those who use either real terrorism or bogus claims about terrorism to boost their own powers, restrict our freedoms and corrode our democracy.
Both present major threats to public life.
But we should also fear those who use either real terrorism or bogus claims about terrorism to boost their own powers, restrict our freedoms and corrode our democracy.
Both present major threats to public life.
February 13, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Absolutely we should fear terrorism and seek to prevent it.
But we should also fear those who use either real terrorism or bogus claims about terrorism to boost their own powers, restrict our freedoms and corrode our democracy.
Both present major threats to public life.
But we should also fear those who use either real terrorism or bogus claims about terrorism to boost their own powers, restrict our freedoms and corrode our democracy.
Both present major threats to public life.
Sir Keir Starmer 'spends his weekend complaining that he hates being Prime Minister | Alasdair Ferguson in 'The National'.🕰️
#UKPolitics
#UKPolitics
Keir Starmer 'spends his weekend complaining he hates being Prime Minister'
KEIR Starmer spends his weekends “complaining” about how much he “hates” being Prime Minister, reports say, as his Government faces…
www.thenational.scot
February 13, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Sir Keir Starmer 'spends his weekend complaining that he hates being Prime Minister | Alasdair Ferguson in 'The National'.🕰️
#UKPolitics
#UKPolitics
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Excellent column on the Epstein class, vibe shifts, and how Americans across the spectrum are no longer relaxed about people being obscenely rich www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o...
Opinion | Affordability and the ‘Epstein Class’ Will Define American Politics
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Excellent column on the Epstein class, vibe shifts, and how Americans across the spectrum are no longer relaxed about people being obscenely rich www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o...
Dead Buzzard | Henry Morris:
#Environment🌱
#Environment🌱
Dead Buzzard
I’m lucky to live in a valley lined with Celtic rainforest.
substack.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Dead Buzzard | Henry Morris:
#Environment🌱
#Environment🌱
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How American politics were bought by the billionaire class.
February 13, 2026 at 9:16 AM
How American politics were bought by the billionaire class.
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Hardly needs to be said, but Brexit is the *polar opposite* of finishing the single market or uniting to face down threats from outside our continent.
Good op-ed in Politico. We have to start considering more radical solutions.
Firstly, on the problems, the three main ones identified are the oil shock; Chinese industrial overcapacity; and US withdrawal from the world.
A 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Firstly, on the problems, the three main ones identified are the oil shock; Chinese industrial overcapacity; and US withdrawal from the world.
A 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Europe is chasing the wrong fix for its growth crisis
The continent’s old growth model no longer works in today’s world. And EU leaders need a plan that matches the scale of this shift.
www.politico.eu
February 13, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Hardly needs to be said, but Brexit is the *polar opposite* of finishing the single market or uniting to face down threats from outside our continent.
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The accoustic panels are now installed in the studio.
February 12, 2026 at 7:04 PM
The accoustic panels are now installed in the studio.
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Courting capercaillies up 50% on Cairngorms reserve
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Courting capercaillies up 50% on Cairngorms reserve
Conservationists counted 30 lekking males on the RSPB's Abernethy nature reserve last year.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Courting capercaillies up 50% on Cairngorms reserve
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I’m not playing this stupid game with Reform or any of their multimillionaire groupies, vilifying immigrants and moaning about the benefits bill from their tax havens and Dubai penthouses. Then lying about what they said and why.
Reform is a racist party. Relying on racist votes for power. End of.
Reform is a racist party. Relying on racist votes for power. End of.
February 13, 2026 at 7:21 AM
I’m not playing this stupid game with Reform or any of their multimillionaire groupies, vilifying immigrants and moaning about the benefits bill from their tax havens and Dubai penthouses. Then lying about what they said and why.
Reform is a racist party. Relying on racist votes for power. End of.
Reform is a racist party. Relying on racist votes for power. End of.
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Light Shining Through theorkneynews.scot/2026/02/13/l...
Light Shining Through
Photographs by Rosie Hopkins.
theorkneynews.scot
February 13, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Light Shining Through theorkneynews.scot/2026/02/13/l...