Lucy Jackson
@lucyajackson.bsky.social
Journalist @scotnational.bsky.social 📰 // ✍️ lucy.jackson@newsquest.co.uk
Real delight to speak with Kai Reesu, Scottish Album of the Year winners 🏆
We spoke about being the ‘underdogs’, Scotland’s thriving jazz scene & what ‘jazz’ even means ⬇️
We spoke about being the ‘underdogs’, Scotland’s thriving jazz scene & what ‘jazz’ even means ⬇️
'Bellowing screams': Kai Reesu on winning Scottish Album of the Year as 'underdogs'
THE winners of the Scottish Album of the Year have said it is a 'huge honour' to receive one of the top awards in Scotland's music scene ...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Real delight to speak with Kai Reesu, Scottish Album of the Year winners 🏆
We spoke about being the ‘underdogs’, Scotland’s thriving jazz scene & what ‘jazz’ even means ⬇️
We spoke about being the ‘underdogs’, Scotland’s thriving jazz scene & what ‘jazz’ even means ⬇️
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NEW: Meet the Scottish activist taking part in the largest civilian aid mission to Gaza, as part of the Global Sumid Flotilla
James Hickey, a 52-year-old Glasgow removals driver and dad, says he's taking part for his future grandchildren
www.thenational.scot/news/2543634...
James Hickey, a 52-year-old Glasgow removals driver and dad, says he's taking part for his future grandchildren
www.thenational.scot/news/2543634...
September 2, 2025 at 5:12 PM
NEW: Meet the Scottish activist taking part in the largest civilian aid mission to Gaza, as part of the Global Sumid Flotilla
James Hickey, a 52-year-old Glasgow removals driver and dad, says he's taking part for his future grandchildren
www.thenational.scot/news/2543634...
James Hickey, a 52-year-old Glasgow removals driver and dad, says he's taking part for his future grandchildren
www.thenational.scot/news/2543634...
News coming from City of Edinburgh Council this afternoon - councillors have finally voted to ban arms firms from testing equipment in public green spaces
It comes after outcry over Leonardo testing in Braid Hills
Full story in @scotnational.bsky.social 👇
It comes after outcry over Leonardo testing in Braid Hills
Full story in @scotnational.bsky.social 👇
Scottish council bans arms testing in public parks
A Scottish council has officially banned arms companies and weapons manufacturers from using public parks to test their equipment ...
www.thenational.scot
August 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
News coming from City of Edinburgh Council this afternoon - councillors have finally voted to ban arms firms from testing equipment in public green spaces
It comes after outcry over Leonardo testing in Braid Hills
Full story in @scotnational.bsky.social 👇
It comes after outcry over Leonardo testing in Braid Hills
Full story in @scotnational.bsky.social 👇
April 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Will the media finally do their job & ask No.10 who blocked the arrest warrant for Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar during his UK visit?
It’s astonishing the PM insists he had no role in blocking a warrant for an unindicted war criminal.
So who’s lying? Because someone is.
It’s astonishing the PM insists he had no role in blocking a warrant for an unindicted war criminal.
So who’s lying? Because someone is.
April 23, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Will the media finally do their job & ask No.10 who blocked the arrest warrant for Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar during his UK visit?
It’s astonishing the PM insists he had no role in blocking a warrant for an unindicted war criminal.
So who’s lying? Because someone is.
It’s astonishing the PM insists he had no role in blocking a warrant for an unindicted war criminal.
So who’s lying? Because someone is.
BREAKING: An arrest warrant has been sought for Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar during his secret visit to the UK
Sa'ar met with David Lammy on Tuesday
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Sa'ar met with David Lammy on Tuesday
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Arrest warrant sought for top Israeli minister as secret UK visit revealed
An arrest warrant has been sought for Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar during his secret visit to the UK ...
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April 16, 2025 at 4:11 PM
BREAKING: An arrest warrant has been sought for Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar during his secret visit to the UK
Sa'ar met with David Lammy on Tuesday
@scotnational.bsky.social
Sa'ar met with David Lammy on Tuesday
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ICYMI: David Lammy met with Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar yesterday during a secret visit
The meeting was only confirmed when I reached out to the Foreign Office
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The meeting was only confirmed when I reached out to the Foreign Office
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David Lammy meets with Israel minister in secret UK visit
Foreign Secretary David Lammy has met with Israel's foreign minister during a secret visit to the UK ...
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April 16, 2025 at 8:44 AM
ICYMI: David Lammy met with Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar yesterday during a secret visit
The meeting was only confirmed when I reached out to the Foreign Office
@scotnational.bsky.social
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The meeting was only confirmed when I reached out to the Foreign Office
@scotnational.bsky.social
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David Lammy met with Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar on Tuesday
The meeting was not announced and was only confirmed when @scotnational.bsky.social asked the Foreign Office 👇
The meeting was not announced and was only confirmed when @scotnational.bsky.social asked the Foreign Office 👇
David Lammy meets with Israel minister in secret visit
Foreign Secretary David Lammy has met with Israel's foreign minister during a secret visit to the UK ...
www.thenational.scot
April 15, 2025 at 9:18 PM
David Lammy met with Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar on Tuesday
The meeting was not announced and was only confirmed when @scotnational.bsky.social asked the Foreign Office 👇
The meeting was not announced and was only confirmed when @scotnational.bsky.social asked the Foreign Office 👇
My analysis of @scottishgreens.org spring conference 👇
The party has been given a fresh start this weekend – all eyes will be looking to see what it does with it
The party has been given a fresh start this weekend – all eyes will be looking to see what it does with it
Inside story: Are the Scottish Greens at war? What conference showed
The Scottish Greens are currently engaged in what appears to be a bitter feud between members and the party leadership ...
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April 12, 2025 at 5:57 PM
My analysis of @scottishgreens.org spring conference 👇
The party has been given a fresh start this weekend – all eyes will be looking to see what it does with it
The party has been given a fresh start this weekend – all eyes will be looking to see what it does with it
I’m in sunny Stirling today covering the Scottish Greens Spring Conference ☀️
Stay tuned here and at @scotnational.bsky.social for all the latest…
Stay tuned here and at @scotnational.bsky.social for all the latest…
April 12, 2025 at 8:09 AM
I’m in sunny Stirling today covering the Scottish Greens Spring Conference ☀️
Stay tuned here and at @scotnational.bsky.social for all the latest…
Stay tuned here and at @scotnational.bsky.social for all the latest…
It was great to speak to Karen Dunbar for @scotnational.bsky.social about winning her first Bafta award in her video game debut 🏆
Still Wakes the Deep picked up three awards at Tuesday's ceremony 👇
Still Wakes the Deep picked up three awards at Tuesday's ceremony 👇
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April 12, 2025 at 6:58 AM
It was great to speak to Karen Dunbar for @scotnational.bsky.social about winning her first Bafta award in her video game debut 🏆
Still Wakes the Deep picked up three awards at Tuesday's ceremony 👇
Still Wakes the Deep picked up three awards at Tuesday's ceremony 👇
EXC: Israel avoiding 'international scrutiny' by refusing entry to MPs, @humzayousaf.bsky.social says
Israel avoiding 'international scrutiny' by refusing entry to MPs, says Humza Yousaf
Israel "does not want to the world to see the atrocities being committed in Palestine", Humza Yousaf has said after two Labour MPs were…
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April 6, 2025 at 2:41 PM
EXC: Israel avoiding 'international scrutiny' by refusing entry to MPs, @humzayousaf.bsky.social says
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April 4, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Here’s some Pollok Park cows to cleanse the timeline ✨
April 2, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Here’s some Pollok Park cows to cleanse the timeline ✨
EXCLUSIVE: @chrisgpackham.bsky.social tells me that the UK Government is focused on 'bad business as usual' amid an ongoing legal battle over 31 new North Sea oil and gas licences
Read more in @scotnational.bsky.social
Read more in @scotnational.bsky.social
'Bad business as usual': Chris Packham slams Labour for defending Tory oil licences
CHRIS Packham has said the UK Government is focused on "bad business as usual" amid an ongoing legal battle over 31 new North Sea oil and…
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March 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
EXCLUSIVE: @chrisgpackham.bsky.social tells me that the UK Government is focused on 'bad business as usual' amid an ongoing legal battle over 31 new North Sea oil and gas licences
Read more in @scotnational.bsky.social
Read more in @scotnational.bsky.social
The UK Government is being taken to court over its decision to grant 31 North Sea oil and gas licences
@oceanauk.bsky.social argues that the licences put marine protected areas at risk – and the Government failed to take this into account
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@oceanauk.bsky.social argues that the licences put marine protected areas at risk – and the Government failed to take this into account
@scotnational.bsky.social 👇
UK Government taken to court over 'unlawful' 31 oil and gas licences
The UK Government is being taken to court over its decision to grant 31 oil and gas licences ...
www.thenational.scot
March 26, 2025 at 9:36 AM
The UK Government is being taken to court over its decision to grant 31 North Sea oil and gas licences
@oceanauk.bsky.social argues that the licences put marine protected areas at risk – and the Government failed to take this into account
@scotnational.bsky.social 👇
@oceanauk.bsky.social argues that the licences put marine protected areas at risk – and the Government failed to take this into account
@scotnational.bsky.social 👇
Nicola Sturgeon appeared at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival, where she thanked the audience ‘from the bottom of my heart’ for their support
Plus, a wee dig at Douglas Ross 👀
@scotnational.bsky.social
Plus, a wee dig at Douglas Ross 👀
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Nicola Sturgeon opens up with heartfelt message at comedy festival
Nicola Sturgeon has given a heartfelt message to a Glasgow International Comedy Festival audience in her first public appearance since being cleared…
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March 23, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Nicola Sturgeon appeared at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival, where she thanked the audience ‘from the bottom of my heart’ for their support
Plus, a wee dig at Douglas Ross 👀
@scotnational.bsky.social
Plus, a wee dig at Douglas Ross 👀
@scotnational.bsky.social
We’re just a few hundred pounds off our £50,000 fundraising goal for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social!
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March 16, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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This week’s Snippet is out now! 🗞️
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March 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
This week’s Snippet is out now! 🗞️
📩 Read more at www.snippetscotland.com/p/the-snippet-14th-march-2025
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I’ve spent the past few days reporting on Labour’s welfare cuts and, as a journalist with a disability, I am fed up of seeing the same, tired narrative
It isn’t about ‘getting people back into work’
Read my latest piece in @scotnational.bsky.social 👇
It isn’t about ‘getting people back into work’
Read my latest piece in @scotnational.bsky.social 👇
I'm disabled, working, and on benefits – why does Labour say I’m the problem?
BROKEN. Indefensible. Taking the mickey. This is how the welfare system and people who claim benefits have been described ...
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March 11, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I’ve spent the past few days reporting on Labour’s welfare cuts and, as a journalist with a disability, I am fed up of seeing the same, tired narrative
It isn’t about ‘getting people back into work’
Read my latest piece in @scotnational.bsky.social 👇
It isn’t about ‘getting people back into work’
Read my latest piece in @scotnational.bsky.social 👇
Latest newsletter out now 👇
This week’s Snippet is out now! 🗞️
📩 Read more at www.snippetscotland.com/p/the-snippet-7th-march-2025
📩 Read more at www.snippetscotland.com/p/the-snippet-7th-march-2025
March 7, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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EXCLUSIVE: The UK Government is facing questions over whether there are any GB Energy employees working in Aberdeen
It comes as it emerged there is still no GB HQ ⬇️
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It comes as it emerged there is still no GB HQ ⬇️
@scotnational.bsky.social
Doubts over whether GB Energy has any staff working in Aberdeen
The UK Government is facing questions over whether there are any GB Energy employees working in Aberdeen ...
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February 28, 2025 at 10:28 AM
EXCLUSIVE: The UK Government is facing questions over whether there are any GB Energy employees working in Aberdeen
It comes as it emerged there is still no GB HQ ⬇️
@scotnational.bsky.social
It comes as it emerged there is still no GB HQ ⬇️
@scotnational.bsky.social
What’s going on at universities in Scotland?
I spoke with Mary Senior of @ucuscotland.bsky.social about the latest slew of cuts 👇
@scotnational.bsky.social
www.thenational.scot/news/2495210...
I spoke with Mary Senior of @ucuscotland.bsky.social about the latest slew of cuts 👇
@scotnational.bsky.social
www.thenational.scot/news/2495210...
‘A perfect storm': Why are universities in Scotland facing issues?
Universities in Scotland are facing a fresh wave of strike action amid threats of cuts and closures.
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February 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
What’s going on at universities in Scotland?
I spoke with Mary Senior of @ucuscotland.bsky.social about the latest slew of cuts 👇
@scotnational.bsky.social
www.thenational.scot/news/2495210...
I spoke with Mary Senior of @ucuscotland.bsky.social about the latest slew of cuts 👇
@scotnational.bsky.social
www.thenational.scot/news/2495210...
I hopped on the newsletter train and I’m really enjoying it so far! Here’s this week’s edition of The Snippet…
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The Snippet: 31st January 2025
Scottish Budget set to pass, Rosebank challenge success, and more MSPs to step down...
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January 31, 2025 at 8:13 AM
I hopped on the newsletter train and I’m really enjoying it so far! Here’s this week’s edition of The Snippet…
If you’re interested in Scottish politics please do give it a read and subscribe! 💌
If you’re interested in Scottish politics please do give it a read and subscribe! 💌
If anyone needs a pick me up (judging by the news I think we all do), I met a very chaotic baby Haggis today 🦛
January 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM
If anyone needs a pick me up (judging by the news I think we all do), I met a very chaotic baby Haggis today 🦛