Gill Steele
@squirreltower.bsky.social
Working in renewables since 2005.Believe in land reform & social justice.I want a fairer society & realise now I have to help make that happen. Sucker for volunteering.Owned by a cat,dog & children.Just don’t self build😜 .English bird 30 years in Scotland
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Gill Steele
@squirreltower.bsky.social
· Nov 21
Introduce yourself with four climbs
Cioch nose - A’ Chioch Ridge
Savage Slit - Cairn Lochan
Etive Slabs - Beinn Trilleachan
Tower Ridge - Beinn Nibheis
Cioch nose - A’ Chioch Ridge
Savage Slit - Cairn Lochan
Etive Slabs - Beinn Trilleachan
Tower Ridge - Beinn Nibheis
Good wander today to a new spot (within 2km of the house), after living here 20 years….
Out this evening to the square, so should be good….recognition skills will be needed to spot folk….due to woolly hats/darkness….at least until the fireworks kick off
Have a fab Hogmanay all!
Out this evening to the square, so should be good….recognition skills will be needed to spot folk….due to woolly hats/darkness….at least until the fireworks kick off
Have a fab Hogmanay all!
December 31, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Good wander today to a new spot (within 2km of the house), after living here 20 years….
Out this evening to the square, so should be good….recognition skills will be needed to spot folk….due to woolly hats/darkness….at least until the fireworks kick off
Have a fab Hogmanay all!
Out this evening to the square, so should be good….recognition skills will be needed to spot folk….due to woolly hats/darkness….at least until the fireworks kick off
Have a fab Hogmanay all!
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Happy Hogmanay from the Cairngorms National Park! 🌟
Wishing you all a very happy New Year when it arrives 💜
📸 Kenny Lam / VisitScotland
Wishing you all a very happy New Year when it arrives 💜
📸 Kenny Lam / VisitScotland
December 31, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Happy Hogmanay from the Cairngorms National Park! 🌟
Wishing you all a very happy New Year when it arrives 💜
📸 Kenny Lam / VisitScotland
Wishing you all a very happy New Year when it arrives 💜
📸 Kenny Lam / VisitScotland
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Huge Pro-Independence Majority for Holyrood 2026 bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/12/30/h...
Huge Pro-Independence Majority for Holyrood 2026
The latest polls show us a close glimpse of voter intentions for the Scottish election in May. This is the Scottish Holyrood projection based on @FindoutnowUK polling of 1000 people: It would resul…
bellacaledonia.org.uk
December 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Huge Pro-Independence Majority for Holyrood 2026 bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/12/30/h...
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BREAKING: SCOTS would vote to leave the Union should a referendum be held tomorrow, a new poll has found.
Yes has a six-point lead over No in our latest exclusive polling with Find Out Now
www.thenational.scot/news/2...
Yes has a six-point lead over No in our latest exclusive polling with Find Out Now
www.thenational.scot/news/2...
December 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
BREAKING: SCOTS would vote to leave the Union should a referendum be held tomorrow, a new poll has found.
Yes has a six-point lead over No in our latest exclusive polling with Find Out Now
www.thenational.scot/news/2...
Yes has a six-point lead over No in our latest exclusive polling with Find Out Now
www.thenational.scot/news/2...
Headed up the hill above the inversion on the community land at Dun Coillich.
It’s always joyful to see the regenerating woodland and rather splendid ground flora
It’s always joyful to see the regenerating woodland and rather splendid ground flora
December 30, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Headed up the hill above the inversion on the community land at Dun Coillich.
It’s always joyful to see the regenerating woodland and rather splendid ground flora
It’s always joyful to see the regenerating woodland and rather splendid ground flora
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The ever-odious Reform UK plc. have sent a letter to the house of one of our admin team.
So they have used the prepaid envelope to sent a suitable reply
#AllJockTamsonsBairns
#ScottishIndependence
So they have used the prepaid envelope to sent a suitable reply
#AllJockTamsonsBairns
#ScottishIndependence
December 29, 2025 at 12:27 PM
The ever-odious Reform UK plc. have sent a letter to the house of one of our admin team.
So they have used the prepaid envelope to sent a suitable reply
#AllJockTamsonsBairns
#ScottishIndependence
So they have used the prepaid envelope to sent a suitable reply
#AllJockTamsonsBairns
#ScottishIndependence
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Hey folks. I just got a letter from Nigel. He signed his name with a wee cross after it➕like a Catholic bishop, and that made me pay attention. I’ll not be wasting the Freepost envelope. I’ll be sending it back with one of my wee cards of the Beattitudes (or blessings) of Jesus.
December 30, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Hey folks. I just got a letter from Nigel. He signed his name with a wee cross after it➕like a Catholic bishop, and that made me pay attention. I’ll not be wasting the Freepost envelope. I’ll be sending it back with one of my wee cards of the Beattitudes (or blessings) of Jesus.
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Breaking News: “As 2025 draws to a close, Sarwar’s dream of becoming First Minister is over.” Inside the feverdream of Scotland's Unionist Media ... bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/12/28/a...
Anas Sarwar’s Dream
As Betwixtmas trundles on, it’s a plaintive time of year for some. Here, Euan McColm rues the decline in fortunes of the First Minister in Waiting ‘Anas Sarwar’s dream of ousting John S…
bellacaledonia.org.uk
December 28, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Breaking News: “As 2025 draws to a close, Sarwar’s dream of becoming First Minister is over.” Inside the feverdream of Scotland's Unionist Media ... bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/12/28/a...
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Cold landing with electric heater but festive pillow - no duvet yet though #DuvetKnowItsChristmas @rhodri.biz
December 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Cold landing with electric heater but festive pillow - no duvet yet though #DuvetKnowItsChristmas @rhodri.biz
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This year we’ve been upgraded to “The Annexe of Estrangement”.
Apart from a model shark on the bed and an excess of gym equipment, all is looking good.
But what the hell is going on with the pumpkin summoning charm on the other side of the room? And who needs 5 freezers?
#duvetknowitschristmas
Apart from a model shark on the bed and an excess of gym equipment, all is looking good.
But what the hell is going on with the pumpkin summoning charm on the other side of the room? And who needs 5 freezers?
#duvetknowitschristmas
December 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
This year we’ve been upgraded to “The Annexe of Estrangement”.
Apart from a model shark on the bed and an excess of gym equipment, all is looking good.
But what the hell is going on with the pumpkin summoning charm on the other side of the room? And who needs 5 freezers?
#duvetknowitschristmas
Apart from a model shark on the bed and an excess of gym equipment, all is looking good.
But what the hell is going on with the pumpkin summoning charm on the other side of the room? And who needs 5 freezers?
#duvetknowitschristmas
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I've got to be honest, we may as well call it a night #DuvetKnowItsChristmas
I’m entering The Teenager as potential winner of #Duvetknowitschristmas
He’s had to move from his bedroom to the unconverted attic
Cardboard floor & headboard is a nice touch which I’m sure he appreciates
He think it looks like he’s living in a meth den
#DuvetKnowItsChristmas
He’s had to move from his bedroom to the unconverted attic
Cardboard floor & headboard is a nice touch which I’m sure he appreciates
He think it looks like he’s living in a meth den
#DuvetKnowItsChristmas
December 24, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I've got to be honest, we may as well call it a night #DuvetKnowItsChristmas
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It hasn’t started properly until the Stool of Chastity has made an appearance 😂
#DuvetKnowItsChristmas
#DuvetKnowItsChristmas
#DuvetKnowItsChristmas 2025
The Peach Room of Doom awaits, with a bonus clothes dryer, his and hers towels, and after 24 years of marriage the Formica Stool of Chastity guarantees a hankypanky-free night
Donate to @centrepointuk.bsky.social at www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know... h/t to @rhodri.biz
The Peach Room of Doom awaits, with a bonus clothes dryer, his and hers towels, and after 24 years of marriage the Formica Stool of Chastity guarantees a hankypanky-free night
Donate to @centrepointuk.bsky.social at www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know... h/t to @rhodri.biz
December 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
It hasn’t started properly until the Stool of Chastity has made an appearance 😂
#DuvetKnowItsChristmas
#DuvetKnowItsChristmas
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Sister in law sleeping in her nephews bed tonight, welcomed by Hey Duggee, Eeyore and the cast of In the Night Garden #duvetknowitschristmas
December 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Sister in law sleeping in her nephews bed tonight, welcomed by Hey Duggee, Eeyore and the cast of In the Night Garden #duvetknowitschristmas
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TBH I think a duvet would spoil the glorious austerity of this beautiful Christmas scene #DuvetKnowItsChristmas
Cold landing with electric heater but festive pillow - no duvet yet though #DuvetKnowItsChristmas @rhodri.biz
December 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
TBH I think a duvet would spoil the glorious austerity of this beautiful Christmas scene #DuvetKnowItsChristmas
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Tomorrow evening it’ll be my annual duty to vaguely shepherd the activity on the #duvetknowitschristmas hashtag and urge people to give small sums to charity. 7.30pm? Something like that?
December 23, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Tomorrow evening it’ll be my annual duty to vaguely shepherd the activity on the #duvetknowitschristmas hashtag and urge people to give small sums to charity. 7.30pm? Something like that?
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It is clear that many nations no longer want to be wholly aligned with superpowers such as the US or China. A new multilateralism is emerging.
Read Bronwen Maddox's review of 2025 and Chatham House's contribution to the understanding international affairs⤵️
Read Bronwen Maddox's review of 2025 and Chatham House's contribution to the understanding international affairs⤵️
Chatham House in 2025: A message from the Director
Institute Director and Chief Executive Bronwen Maddox reviews Chatham House’s response to an extraordinary year of turbulence in international affairs.
www.chathamhouse.org
December 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
It is clear that many nations no longer want to be wholly aligned with superpowers such as the US or China. A new multilateralism is emerging.
Read Bronwen Maddox's review of 2025 and Chatham House's contribution to the understanding international affairs⤵️
Read Bronwen Maddox's review of 2025 and Chatham House's contribution to the understanding international affairs⤵️
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it's almost as if this is a warning from the future...
Driverless cars are malfunctioning in SF’s power outage & are blocking intersections, turn lanes, and streets all over the city right now. This is impeding buses, emergency vehicles, and other traffic. It is forcing pedestrians outside crosswalks and cars to use oncoming traffic lanes. It’s a mess.
December 21, 2025 at 8:24 AM
it's almost as if this is a warning from the future...
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Did you know that the US hasn’t had an ambassador in Moscow in 6 months?
Or that our chief envoy to Russia won’t take briefings from the CIA?
But wait, there’s more. Much more in this 6-byline WSJ piece on the Witkoff-Putin axis.
Free link www.wsj.com/world/putin-...
Or that our chief envoy to Russia won’t take briefings from the CIA?
But wait, there’s more. Much more in this 6-byline WSJ piece on the Witkoff-Putin axis.
Free link www.wsj.com/world/putin-...
December 20, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Did you know that the US hasn’t had an ambassador in Moscow in 6 months?
Or that our chief envoy to Russia won’t take briefings from the CIA?
But wait, there’s more. Much more in this 6-byline WSJ piece on the Witkoff-Putin axis.
Free link www.wsj.com/world/putin-...
Or that our chief envoy to Russia won’t take briefings from the CIA?
But wait, there’s more. Much more in this 6-byline WSJ piece on the Witkoff-Putin axis.
Free link www.wsj.com/world/putin-...
19.12.25
Periodic reminder that Carbon intensity of electricity in Scotland is 0%
It’s the same most days
Periodic reminder that Carbon intensity of electricity in Scotland is 0%
It’s the same most days
December 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
19.12.25
Periodic reminder that Carbon intensity of electricity in Scotland is 0%
It’s the same most days
Periodic reminder that Carbon intensity of electricity in Scotland is 0%
It’s the same most days
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Several locations across Angus are seeing red squirrel numbers rise in the battle against invading greys.
How Angus red squirrels are helping lead the Highland Line for the native favourite
Several locations across Angus are seeing red squirrel numbers rise in the battle against invading greys.
dlvr.it
December 19, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Several locations across Angus are seeing red squirrel numbers rise in the battle against invading greys.
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Scottish multi-rotor wind turbine firm Myriad Wind secures £865,000 seed funding #energysky
Scottish multi-rotor wind turbine firm Myriad Wind secures £865,000 seed funding
Myriad Wind is developing crane free, multi-rotor wind turbines for Scottish businesses.
dlvr.it
December 19, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Scottish multi-rotor wind turbine firm Myriad Wind secures £865,000 seed funding #energysky
Interesting for the work to build four interconnecters in Scotland, Orkney, Skye, Argyll and the Eastern Green Link (subsea to take Scottish renewable electricity to England)
UK’s National Wealth Fund backs £1bn Scottish grid investment #energysky
UK’s National Wealth Fund backs £1bn Scottish grid investment
SSEN Transmission sign loan facility for major Scottish grid upgrades.
dlvr.it
December 19, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Interesting for the work to build four interconnecters in Scotland, Orkney, Skye, Argyll and the Eastern Green Link (subsea to take Scottish renewable electricity to England)
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Scotland is first UK nation to make residential outdoor education a legal requirement for all pupils, after MSPs backed landmark legislation guaranteeing every child access to a week-long outdoor learning experience. Well done Liz Smith MSP plus all campaigners. www.thenational.scot/politics/254...
Lesley Riddoch: Access to outdoor education is a dream that can’t be allowed to die
AN important thing happens on September 26. A wee dream could die for the want of roughly £40 million, which would buy 1.3 miles of new motorway.
www.thenational.scot
December 18, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Scotland is first UK nation to make residential outdoor education a legal requirement for all pupils, after MSPs backed landmark legislation guaranteeing every child access to a week-long outdoor learning experience. Well done Liz Smith MSP plus all campaigners. www.thenational.scot/politics/254...
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BLOG - You can have this information but it will cost you £630. Following a previous blog highlighting how land sale prices are being concealed, Registers of Scotland, has refused an FoI request & will charge £630 for the info on the price paid for land. andywightman.scot/2025/12/you-...
You can have this Information but it will Cost You £630 - Land Matters
Regular readers will recall my blog of 21 November 2025 where I expose the growing practice of entering “Implementation of Missives” as the consideration in deeds transferring ownership of land in Sco...
andywightman.scot
December 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
BLOG - You can have this information but it will cost you £630. Following a previous blog highlighting how land sale prices are being concealed, Registers of Scotland, has refused an FoI request & will charge £630 for the info on the price paid for land. andywightman.scot/2025/12/you-...