JohnNicolson
@johnnicolson.bsky.social
Journalist. Scottish. European. Harvard & U of Glasgow alumnus. Harkness Fellow. Kennedy scholarship. Ex US Senate speechwriter, BBC & ITV news anchor and Member of Parliament. He/him.
http://www.youtube.com/@JohnNicolsonChannel
http://www.youtube.com/@JohnNicolsonChannel
I’ve been a picture addict since I was a kid, picking up sketches from jumble sales, markets and auctions. I’m selling these two by the great Scottish artist John Bellany next month at Lyon & Turnbull. One is a rare early self portrait.
December 27, 2025 at 11:25 AM
I’ve been a picture addict since I was a kid, picking up sketches from jumble sales, markets and auctions. I’m selling these two by the great Scottish artist John Bellany next month at Lyon & Turnbull. One is a rare early self portrait.
“The only post–World War II president to match Trump’s current poor job approval at this point in his presidency was Trump in his first term.” x.com/nymag/status...
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December 24, 2025 at 11:21 AM
“The only post–World War II president to match Trump’s current poor job approval at this point in his presidency was Trump in his first term.” x.com/nymag/status...
Karl’s first Christmas tree. He’s fascinated!
December 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Karl’s first Christmas tree. He’s fascinated!
A few winters ago #onthisday my beau & I were travelling by horse drawn sleigh through the snow to stay at King Charles’s beautifully restored house in #Transylvania
December 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM
A few winters ago #onthisday my beau & I were travelling by horse drawn sleigh through the snow to stay at King Charles’s beautifully restored house in #Transylvania
Goodbye to Berlin.
December 15, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Goodbye to Berlin.
Visiting a surviving stretch of the Berlin Wall with the excavated SS and Gestapo cellars behind. Crowds of teenagers in the Topography of Terror Museum file silently past the photos of children murdered. #Berlin
December 15, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Visiting a surviving stretch of the Berlin Wall with the excavated SS and Gestapo cellars behind. Crowds of teenagers in the Topography of Terror Museum file silently past the photos of children murdered. #Berlin
Wee absinthe aperitif at the #AbsinthDepot in #Berlin Delightfully louche.
December 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Wee absinthe aperitif at the #AbsinthDepot in #Berlin Delightfully louche.
Sad to read the news about Stanley Baxter. He thought no one would love him if they knew he was gay. When he came out in his 90s he discovered a new generation loved him just as much. Here’s a wee piece I wrote for the @alloatiser Rest in peace Stanley. #ParliamoGlasgow #LGBT
December 12, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Sad to read the news about Stanley Baxter. He thought no one would love him if they knew he was gay. When he came out in his 90s he discovered a new generation loved him just as much. Here’s a wee piece I wrote for the @alloatiser Rest in peace Stanley. #ParliamoGlasgow #LGBT
The genius that was Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Died on this day in 1928 aged only 60. If he could only have known how revered he was to become in the century to come….
December 10, 2025 at 10:51 AM
The genius that was Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Died on this day in 1928 aged only 60. If he could only have known how revered he was to become in the century to come….
Do you send Christmas cards? I do. I like keeping the tradition alive. This year I’m sending these wee 1960s originals I found still in their original packaging on eBay. My Dad loved sending tiny cards with robins to my Mum so these make me think of them both.
December 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Do you send Christmas cards? I do. I like keeping the tradition alive. This year I’m sending these wee 1960s originals I found still in their original packaging on eBay. My Dad loved sending tiny cards with robins to my Mum so these make me think of them both.
“The Liz Truss Show review – hapless ravings from a cupboard : I don’t know if you’ve ever spent 40 seconds looking at Liz Truss wordlessly blinking and gulping, but it’s a genuinely disturbing sight. I wouldn’t wish it on anybody.”
December 6, 2025 at 11:32 AM
“The Liz Truss Show review – hapless ravings from a cupboard : I don’t know if you’ve ever spent 40 seconds looking at Liz Truss wordlessly blinking and gulping, but it’s a genuinely disturbing sight. I wouldn’t wish it on anybody.”
There seem to be no sewer into which transphobes will not dive. They hate prominent progressive barrister Jolyon Maugham & his Good Law Project. Here’s one of them speculating that he might have “secretly enjoyed” being raped as a child.
December 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
There seem to be no sewer into which transphobes will not dive. They hate prominent progressive barrister Jolyon Maugham & his Good Law Project. Here’s one of them speculating that he might have “secretly enjoyed” being raped as a child.
“Holocaust survivors call on Nigel Farage to apologise: “teenage Farage would sidle up and say “Hitler was right” & “gas them”sometimes adding a long hiss to simulate the sound of the gas chambers. Eight contemporaries have corroborated the claim.” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Holocaust survivors call on Nigel Farage to apologise over alleged antisemitic comments
Exclusive: Group’s open letter says Reform UK leader must take responsibility for behaviour as a schoolboy
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December 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
“Holocaust survivors call on Nigel Farage to apologise: “teenage Farage would sidle up and say “Hitler was right” & “gas them”sometimes adding a long hiss to simulate the sound of the gas chambers. Eight contemporaries have corroborated the claim.” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Decorations collected from around the world - this year’s Christmas tree theme is travel memories!
December 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Decorations collected from around the world - this year’s Christmas tree theme is travel memories!
“I am proud to have scrapped the two-child limit,” #Starmer intoned yesterday “and lifted half a million children out of poverty.” Fascinating to hear he’s extremely proud of doing something he last year suspended seven of his MPs for voting for.”
December 2, 2025 at 8:39 PM
“I am proud to have scrapped the two-child limit,” #Starmer intoned yesterday “and lifted half a million children out of poverty.” Fascinating to hear he’s extremely proud of doing something he last year suspended seven of his MPs for voting for.”
Immigration is good for us. So why is it so hard for politicians to say so. Here’s my take.
December 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Immigration is good for us. So why is it so hard for politicians to say so. Here’s my take.
Immigration is a good thing. Why don’t journalists ever challenge the cowardly politicians who pretend otherwise? Why do they follow the racist narrative promoted by Reform & right wing tabloids? Here’s my take. Please watch & tell me whether you agree. youtu.be/6RaCQJ278qU
I Despise the Immigration Lies on UK News — Here’s the Reality
YouTube video by John Nicolson
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November 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Immigration is a good thing. Why don’t journalists ever challenge the cowardly politicians who pretend otherwise? Why do they follow the racist narrative promoted by Reform & right wing tabloids? Here’s my take. Please watch & tell me whether you agree. youtu.be/6RaCQJ278qU
To Scots & our friends around the world a very happy #StAndrewsDay
November 30, 2025 at 10:43 AM
To Scots & our friends around the world a very happy #StAndrewsDay
A sad day. I’m heading to the funeral of my friend & former agent Dave Lewis. A kind and gentle man Dave had a sharp political mind & was a passionate advocate for progressive political causes. He’ll be much missed. Thinking today of his family especially his beloved wife Helen.
November 28, 2025 at 8:15 AM
A sad day. I’m heading to the funeral of my friend & former agent Dave Lewis. A kind and gentle man Dave had a sharp political mind & was a passionate advocate for progressive political causes. He’ll be much missed. Thinking today of his family especially his beloved wife Helen.
My Tory opponent from the 2015 General Election: “the fraudster embezzled £9,018 from now dissolved Revival FM. Polson, the Christian radio station's financial director used the charity's direct debit card to pay for a casino outing. news.sky.com/story/ex-eas...
Ex-East Dunbartonshire Council leader Andrew Polson jailed for romance fraud and stealing money from Christian radio station
Andrew Polson, 53, preyed on the 72-year-old woman by persuading her to transfer money under the false pretence she was investing in two homes and a letting firm.
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November 27, 2025 at 8:37 AM
My Tory opponent from the 2015 General Election: “the fraudster embezzled £9,018 from now dissolved Revival FM. Polson, the Christian radio station's financial director used the charity's direct debit card to pay for a casino outing. news.sky.com/story/ex-eas...
We now know - from the #CovidInquiry - that 23000 people in England died because Boris Johnson wouldn’t focus & agree to a lockdown in time. Where we needed a serious & focussed Prime Minister we had instead a lazy, lying clown. People lost their lives as a result.
November 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
We now know - from the #CovidInquiry - that 23000 people in England died because Boris Johnson wouldn’t focus & agree to a lockdown in time. Where we needed a serious & focussed Prime Minister we had instead a lazy, lying clown. People lost their lives as a result.