Neil Drysdale
@neildrysdale.bsky.social
Aberdeen-based author, ghostwriter and crossword compiler. “Simmy”, the autobiography of Neil Simpson, will be published on May 11, 2026. Now looking for other book projects. Neil694@btinternet.com
I was delighted when Steve Clarke phoned and I can exclusively reveal I’m playing in midfield alongside 12 of my colleagues. Steve is a good guy, the Rev I M Jolly with a wicked sense of humour, and he will get the job done. I might be 65, but I’m 18 in spirit!
November 15, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I was delighted when Steve Clarke phoned and I can exclusively reveal I’m playing in midfield alongside 12 of my colleagues. Steve is a good guy, the Rev I M Jolly with a wicked sense of humour, and he will get the job done. I might be 65, but I’m 18 in spirit!
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OMG! I just got off the plane in Asheville and RFK Jr. Was boarding and someone passed by him and said “quack”
November 15, 2025 at 6:07 PM
OMG! I just got off the plane in Asheville and RFK Jr. Was boarding and someone passed by him and said “quack”
As long as Labour keep arguing this way, Labour is absolutely f***ed! They could call a referendum on rejoining the EU, but Starmer doesn’t have the conviction to do it.
Nigel Farage is today’s Enoch Powell and his appeal down to slow economy, says minister
Nigel Farage is today’s Enoch Powell and his appeal down to slow economy, says minister
Business secretary Peter Kyle says appeal of far-right parties like Reform due to ‘their dogma of disruption, division and despair’
Nigel Farage is “today’s incarnation of the politics of Enoch Powell”, the business secretary, Peter Kyle, said at the Co-operative party conference.
Kyle described Reform UK as “far right”, while stressing that boosting economic growth was needed to “build an economy and a politics that people can trust to deliver for themselves, their families and their communities”. Continue reading...
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November 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
As long as Labour keep arguing this way, Labour is absolutely f***ed! They could call a referendum on rejoining the EU, but Starmer doesn’t have the conviction to do it.
Taylor Swift is damned if she does and damned if she doesn’t! All the celebrities who backed Kamala Harris achieved the square root of sod all!
Taylor Swift’s silence on the Trump administration using her music speaks volumes | Alim Kheraj
Taylor Swift’s silence on the Trump administration using her music speaks volumes | Alim Kheraj
Official Trump social media accounts have been using The Life of a Showgirl snippets to promote his agenda. Why has Swift, who once wanted ‘to be on the right side of history’, said nothing?
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November 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Taylor Swift is damned if she does and damned if she doesn’t! All the celebrities who backed Kamala Harris achieved the square root of sod all!
The best solo you’ll ever hear! youtu.be/yBPRrsrj_6M
Steve Kipner - The Ending (1979)
YouTube video by West Coast 99
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November 15, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The best solo you’ll ever hear! youtu.be/yBPRrsrj_6M
I could moan about things. But look at these rainbows - there is a double one if you take a look!
November 14, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I could moan about things. But look at these rainbows - there is a double one if you take a look!
“It’s Your Party and I’ll Cry if I Want to, Cry if I Want to, Cry if I Want to…!”
November 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
“It’s Your Party and I’ll Cry if I Want to, Cry if I Want to, Cry if I Want to…!”
George Benson and Carlos Santana jamming is sensational!
George Benson’s “Breezin’” peaks at #63 today in 1976.
“I didn’t think I should record it,” he said. But composer Bobby Womack, assisting in the studio, “came in and he went, ‘Da-da-da-da-da-da-da DUH-daaa!’ .. I went with that little change to the melody. It made all the difference in the world.”
“I didn’t think I should record it,” he said. But composer Bobby Womack, assisting in the studio, “came in and he went, ‘Da-da-da-da-da-da-da DUH-daaa!’ .. I went with that little change to the melody. It made all the difference in the world.”
November 14, 2025 at 11:51 AM
George Benson and Carlos Santana jamming is sensational!
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libro.fm/audiobooks/9... Absolutely cannot recommend this book, Hawthorn, A Scottish Ghost Story, by Elaine Thomson, highly enough. A perfectly weighted classic in the style of Robert Louis Stevenson, and a delight to listen to, narrated here by Lorne MacNaughton. @elainethomson123.bsky.social
Hawthorn Audiobook on Libro.fm
For fans of Michelle Paver and Sarah Waters, the first in a haunting quartet of ghost stories set in the wilds of Scotland. 'I was so impressed by Hawthorn' MICHELLE PAVER, author of Dark Matter'Delig...
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November 14, 2025 at 9:55 AM
libro.fm/audiobooks/9... Absolutely cannot recommend this book, Hawthorn, A Scottish Ghost Story, by Elaine Thomson, highly enough. A perfectly weighted classic in the style of Robert Louis Stevenson, and a delight to listen to, narrated here by Lorne MacNaughton. @elainethomson123.bsky.social
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J.D. Vance once demanded answers on Epstein — now his old tweets are blowing up in his face
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J.D. Vance once demanded answers on Epstein — now his old tweets are Blowing up in his face
Vice President J.D.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:43 PM
J.D. Vance once demanded answers on Epstein — now his old tweets are blowing up in his face
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Congratulations to Grampian Hospital Radio, which has just been given the King’s Award for Voluntary Service. The station offers an eclectic 24/7 schedule for patients in NHS Grampian hospitals. I visited them earlier this year and it was a blast! www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/lifestyle...
Grampian Hospital Radio: Meet the team behind 24/7 service and hear what songs patients request
We meet some of the volunteer presenters and personalities who bring passion and a pulse to Grampian Hospital Radio.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Congratulations to Grampian Hospital Radio, which has just been given the King’s Award for Voluntary Service. The station offers an eclectic 24/7 schedule for patients in NHS Grampian hospitals. I visited them earlier this year and it was a blast! www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/lifestyle...
If that happens, Labour’s hopes of achieving anything, let alone being re-elected, are net zero!
Verdict of one Labour grandee I just bumped into: “Ed Miliband is the person most likely to be the most next Prime Minister”.
November 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
If that happens, Labour’s hopes of achieving anything, let alone being re-elected, are net zero!
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The soft pedaling language being used to describe the men in the Epstein files is enraging.
They didn’t “have sex with underage girls”.
They raped them.
Sex implies consent.
The survivors deserve better than this. Use the correct language. Say what these men did.
They didn’t “have sex with underage girls”.
They raped them.
Sex implies consent.
The survivors deserve better than this. Use the correct language. Say what these men did.
November 13, 2025 at 4:53 AM
The soft pedaling language being used to describe the men in the Epstein files is enraging.
They didn’t “have sex with underage girls”.
They raped them.
Sex implies consent.
The survivors deserve better than this. Use the correct language. Say what these men did.
They didn’t “have sex with underage girls”.
They raped them.
Sex implies consent.
The survivors deserve better than this. Use the correct language. Say what these men did.
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"That is why I will sign the discharge petition right now to release the Epstein files" -- Rep. Grijalva
November 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
"That is why I will sign the discharge petition right now to release the Epstein files" -- Rep. Grijalva
Because it’s being run by a PM and chancellor who are no more Labour than some of the Tories they welcomed into the fold. They have no vision, no big ideas, no coherent strategy and no left-leaning instincts. And they can’t even handle basic communication. None of this is a surprise, by the way!
Why is the Labour party in such a mess? – podcast
Why is the Labour party in such a mess? – podcast
Two institutions in crisis this week: the Labour party and the BBC. John Harris discusses the chaos in Westminster with Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey. Plus, Jane Martinson, the former head of media at the Guardian, talks about the future of the BBC
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Because it’s being run by a PM and chancellor who are no more Labour than some of the Tories they welcomed into the fold. They have no vision, no big ideas, no coherent strategy and no left-leaning instincts. And they can’t even handle basic communication. None of this is a surprise, by the way!
I think this is the beginning of the end for Trump and not a day too soon. He and his MAGA crowd demanded the release of the Epstein files before the election last year, but now, even some of his supporters are inching away from him. He can scream like Violet Elizabeth Bott, but he’s toast!
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released emails suggesting that President Trump knew more about Jeffrey Epstein’s activities than he has acknowledged.
Here's a look at what the emails show. nyti.ms/48aa1Uu
Here's a look at what the emails show. nyti.ms/48aa1Uu
What Epstein’s Emails Allege About Trump’s Knowledge of His Conduct
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released emails suggesting that President Trump knew more about Jeffrey Epstein’s activities than he has acknowledged.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I think this is the beginning of the end for Trump and not a day too soon. He and his MAGA crowd demanded the release of the Epstein files before the election last year, but now, even some of his supporters are inching away from him. He can scream like Violet Elizabeth Bott, but he’s toast!
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This is full of mildly astonishing revelations about right-wing influence at the BBC, but foremost among them is the fact that he was advised that writing for the New Statesman was effectively unacceptable but doing so for the Spectator was fine - indeed, advisable. I am flabbergasted.
The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
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New piece from me.
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The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
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November 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
This is full of mildly astonishing revelations about right-wing influence at the BBC, but foremost among them is the fact that he was advised that writing for the New Statesman was effectively unacceptable but doing so for the Spectator was fine - indeed, advisable. I am flabbergasted.
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The BBC in Scotland has been nothing but Unionist propaganda every day for at least the past decade. Why the fuck would anybody in Scotland who wants independence from the unending shitstorm that is Westminster care about the end of its State Broadcaster?
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If you care about the BBC, stand up and defend it: this could be the beginning of the end | Polly Toynbee
Replacing the TV licence with a means-tested alternative may help disarm the right of one of its most effective weapons, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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November 10, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The BBC in Scotland has been nothing but Unionist propaganda every day for at least the past decade. Why the fuck would anybody in Scotland who wants independence from the unending shitstorm that is Westminster care about the end of its State Broadcaster?
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s 100 years since Stonehaven-born John Reith became the first Director General of the BBC and was soon embroiled in political controversy. Churchill expected the BBC to back the Government unreservedly during the General Strike. Reith disagreed! www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aber...
Lord Reith: Meet the Stonehaven-born founding father of the BBC who admired Hitler and loathed Churchill
He was born in a house in Stonehaven which was known as "Beefy Castle" because it used to be the home of a prominent butcher. And even though John Reith
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November 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
It’s 100 years since Stonehaven-born John Reith became the first Director General of the BBC and was soon embroiled in political controversy. Churchill expected the BBC to back the Government unreservedly during the General Strike. Reith disagreed! www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aber...
There’s a lot of focus on Richard Burton today, but did you know that the actor and author Alistair MacLean were once involved in a punch-up at the Dorchester? (The Scot won). And that the two men are buried in the same graveyard in Switzerland? www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/past-time...
Alistair MacLean: Meet the Gaelic-speaking Highlander whose Arctic heroics fuelled his books
Alistair MacLean never had any pretensions about his literary talent even though many of his books became international blockbusters. As he said: "I don’t
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November 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
There’s a lot of focus on Richard Burton today, but did you know that the actor and author Alistair MacLean were once involved in a punch-up at the Dorchester? (The Scot won). And that the two men are buried in the same graveyard in Switzerland? www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/past-time...
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How ever since Labour came to power, the British media has started to notice a whole series of problems they spent the previous 14 years completely ignoring
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The 'Great Noticing' Era
Ever since Labour came to power, the British media has started to notice a whole series of problems they spent the previous 14 years completely ignoring
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November 8, 2025 at 12:23 PM
How ever since Labour came to power, the British media has started to notice a whole series of problems they spent the previous 14 years completely ignoring
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-great-...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-great-...
This is a very personal piece. I made a trip to Ypres and the Menin Gate this summer and it made me more convinced than ever that remembrance matters - otherwise all the lives lost in the trenches will have been for nothing! www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/lifestyle...
Neil Drysdale: The memorials to north-east teenage soldiers in Ypres show why Remembrance is still so important
The scale of the losses in Belgium during the Great War are a reminder of why Remembrance is so important in 2025, writes Neil Drysdale.
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November 8, 2025 at 8:43 AM
This is a very personal piece. I made a trip to Ypres and the Menin Gate this summer and it made me more convinced than ever that remembrance matters - otherwise all the lives lost in the trenches will have been for nothing! www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/lifestyle...