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Scottish environmentalist, ex advisor, regulator, EU & rights advocate. b.315.98 Worked in: 🇮🇸, Antarctica, 🇳🇴, Oxford, Seattle, Alaska,🇨🇭, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Brussels, Glasgow, Shotts, Stirling, Adelaide, 🇮🇹, 🇵🇹, 🇲🇩, 🇳🇱.
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NatWest has scrapped its recognition scheme, which let staff nominate colleagues for small gift-voucher rewards - a valued perk for many low-paid employees who don’t qualify for bonuses.
Full story by the Eye’s new business columnist ‘Gold Digger’ in the latest issue.
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Full story by the Eye’s new business columnist ‘Gold Digger’ in the latest issue.
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November 28, 2025 at 11:02 AM
NatWest has scrapped its recognition scheme, which let staff nominate colleagues for small gift-voucher rewards - a valued perk for many low-paid employees who don’t qualify for bonuses.
Full story by the Eye’s new business columnist ‘Gold Digger’ in the latest issue.
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Full story by the Eye’s new business columnist ‘Gold Digger’ in the latest issue.
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Good morning
Listening to Radio Wales and their tracking of David Coburn to France
Coburn was a former Brexit/UKIP (Farage) Party MEP
BBC News - Former Brexit Party MEP denies taking payment from pro-Russian campaign - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Listening to Radio Wales and their tracking of David Coburn to France
Coburn was a former Brexit/UKIP (Farage) Party MEP
BBC News - Former Brexit Party MEP denies taking payment from pro-Russian campaign - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Former Brexit Party MEP denies taking payment from pro-Russian campaign
A prominent former MEP for Nigel Farage's old party denies taking bribes in a pro-Russian campaign.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Good morning
Listening to Radio Wales and their tracking of David Coburn to France
Coburn was a former Brexit/UKIP (Farage) Party MEP
BBC News - Former Brexit Party MEP denies taking payment from pro-Russian campaign - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Listening to Radio Wales and their tracking of David Coburn to France
Coburn was a former Brexit/UKIP (Farage) Party MEP
BBC News - Former Brexit Party MEP denies taking payment from pro-Russian campaign - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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SNP buy Prestwick Airport for just £1, make £10 million profit and create 4 500 jobs in only 4 years while its sister airport in Kent goes out of business in only 6 months to become just a lorry park talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/28/s...
SNP buy Prestwick Airport for just £1, make £10 million profit and create 4 500 jobs in only 4 years while its sister airport in Kent goes out of business in only 6 months to become just a lorry park
The Ayrshire Daily New’s Doug Maclean, has a fine piece of journalism serving the information needs of the community. Professor John Robertson OBA Thanks to Robert Martin for alerting me to t…
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November 28, 2025 at 8:32 AM
SNP buy Prestwick Airport for just £1, make £10 million profit and create 4 500 jobs in only 4 years while its sister airport in Kent goes out of business in only 6 months to become just a lorry park talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/28/s...
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Un premier cas humain du virus de #GrippeAviaire H5N5 a été identifié : une personne âgée aux États-Unis, qui en est morte.
Un millier de cas de son "cousin" H5N1 ont déjà été recensés dans le monde.
Petit fil ⤵️ @leparisien.fr
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Un millier de cas de son "cousin" H5N1 ont déjà été recensés dans le monde.
Petit fil ⤵️ @leparisien.fr
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www.leparisien.fr/so...
November 28, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Un premier cas humain du virus de #GrippeAviaire H5N5 a été identifié : une personne âgée aux États-Unis, qui en est morte.
Un millier de cas de son "cousin" H5N1 ont déjà été recensés dans le monde.
Petit fil ⤵️ @leparisien.fr
1/5
www.leparisien.fr/so...
Un millier de cas de son "cousin" H5N1 ont déjà été recensés dans le monde.
Petit fil ⤵️ @leparisien.fr
1/5
www.leparisien.fr/so...
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320 000 THANK YOUs to SNP as their policies benefit 16 times as many children as Labour today – luckily 99% of Scots are not buying it talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/28/3...
320 000 THANK YOUs to SNP as their policies benefit 16 times as many children as Labour today – luckily 99% of Scots are not buying it
Professor John Robertson OBA Have a look at the Daily Record news website. It’s quite a shock. Endless utterly naked propaganda trying to claim far more for Labour achievements than they effe…
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November 28, 2025 at 8:33 AM
320 000 THANK YOUs to SNP as their policies benefit 16 times as many children as Labour today – luckily 99% of Scots are not buying it talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/28/3...
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So… go see it! As I say, I’m far from impartial, but I basically wanted to hug the entire cast. Except Gunnar Cauthery because he’s *really* scary (despite being, as far as I can tell, terribly nice. Sorry, Gunnar.)
November 28, 2025 at 8:34 AM
So… go see it! As I say, I’m far from impartial, but I basically wanted to hug the entire cast. Except Gunnar Cauthery because he’s *really* scary (despite being, as far as I can tell, terribly nice. Sorry, Gunnar.)
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I see The Times wants it to be better than the movie. It’s *different* from the movie. The complicity of theatre means it must be. (There‘s a visceral sequence where you’re *genuinely* uneasy that Rory Keenan may be seriously hurt.) Live theatre is something else…
November 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM
I see The Times wants it to be better than the movie. It’s *different* from the movie. The complicity of theatre means it must be. (There‘s a visceral sequence where you’re *genuinely* uneasy that Rory Keenan may be seriously hurt.) Live theatre is something else…
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The Woman In Black does this really well - you laugh yourself out in the firsT half and you have nowhere to run in the second. There’s a similar thing here…
November 28, 2025 at 8:24 AM
The Woman In Black does this really well - you laugh yourself out in the firsT half and you have nowhere to run in the second. There’s a similar thing here…
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First of all: yes, it’s really good. It rattles along, makes you care, hurts at all the right moments.
Yes, also, it takes a moment to explain the Cold War and signpost things. You may find that redundant if you’re, er, my age-ish?
Yes, also, it takes a moment to explain the Cold War and signpost things. You may find that redundant if you’re, er, my age-ish?
November 28, 2025 at 8:12 AM
First of all: yes, it’s really good. It rattles along, makes you care, hurts at all the right moments.
Yes, also, it takes a moment to explain the Cold War and signpost things. You may find that redundant if you’re, er, my age-ish?
Yes, also, it takes a moment to explain the Cold War and signpost things. You may find that redundant if you’re, er, my age-ish?
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I went to see the show! :)
November 28, 2025 at 8:09 AM
I went to see the show! :)
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There is a lot of appalling shit in the world right now. But this really made my blood boil
Money buys *everything*, even things that were previously beyond its reaches
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Money buys *everything*, even things that were previously beyond its reaches
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Cristiano Ronaldo clear to start World Cup after Fifa suspends two games of his ban
Cristiano Ronaldo will serve the final two games of his ban only if he is guilty of a similar infringement in the next year
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:35 AM
There is a lot of appalling shit in the world right now. But this really made my blood boil
Money buys *everything*, even things that were previously beyond its reaches
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Money buys *everything*, even things that were previously beyond its reaches
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Ajax armoured vehicles, 12 years late, way over budget at £10 million each, twice the cost of the US equivalent, 30 sick soldiers – Yes but what about the ferries? No, what about swarms of £20k drones talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/28/a...
Ajax armoured vehicles, 12 years late, way over budget at £10 million each, twice the cost of the US equivalent, 30 sick soldiers – Yes but what about the ferries? No, what about swarms of £20k drones
Professor John Robertson OBA Thanks to rtpscott for alerting me to this. Andrew, above is hanging on to his title just in case his Ajax armoured vehicle soon becomes less useful than a horse. I pre…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Ajax armoured vehicles, 12 years late, way over budget at £10 million each, twice the cost of the US equivalent, 30 sick soldiers – Yes but what about the ferries? No, what about swarms of £20k drones talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/28/a...
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This wee mite would have grown up with all the potential to be an asset to society here.
The UK is not 'full',
It has been broken by cruel and poor political decisions at Westminster: years of austerity and Brexit.
The UK is not 'full',
It has been broken by cruel and poor political decisions at Westminster: years of austerity and Brexit.
This is a “success” story of immigration policy. Not mentioned in the “who should get credit for bringing down migration” debate this morning.
She would be fleeing a climate disaster. So if you’re wondering how we’ll deal with that in future, it’s this x500 million.
She would be fleeing a climate disaster. So if you’re wondering how we’ll deal with that in future, it’s this x500 million.
UK rejects visa for girl left destitute in Jamaica by Hurricane Melissa
Lati-Yana Brown’s parents had asked for application to be expedited so she could join them in UK after house ruined
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:37 AM
This wee mite would have grown up with all the potential to be an asset to society here.
The UK is not 'full',
It has been broken by cruel and poor political decisions at Westminster: years of austerity and Brexit.
The UK is not 'full',
It has been broken by cruel and poor political decisions at Westminster: years of austerity and Brexit.
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🟥 If Scotland were an independent country, we would have our own Treasury. We could make our own decisions, instead of waiting for an afterthought from a neighbouring country.
🟪 Here are 3 ways the UK budget is just another FAIL for Scottish business: www.businessforscotland.com/the_uk_budge...
🟪 Here are 3 ways the UK budget is just another FAIL for Scottish business: www.businessforscotland.com/the_uk_budge...
November 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
🟥 If Scotland were an independent country, we would have our own Treasury. We could make our own decisions, instead of waiting for an afterthought from a neighbouring country.
🟪 Here are 3 ways the UK budget is just another FAIL for Scottish business: www.businessforscotland.com/the_uk_budge...
🟪 Here are 3 ways the UK budget is just another FAIL for Scottish business: www.businessforscotland.com/the_uk_budge...
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Srsly. Does Heath not have anyone? A partner, a mother, a sibling? Anyone who loves him? A cousin that remembers him fondly to stage an intevention? An editor who does not loathe him to stop this? ANYONE?
November 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Srsly. Does Heath not have anyone? A partner, a mother, a sibling? Anyone who loves him? A cousin that remembers him fondly to stage an intevention? An editor who does not loathe him to stop this? ANYONE?
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❌ Russia's only operational launch pad for manned Soyuz and Progress launches suffered serious damage after the Soyuz MS-28 accident on November 27 at Baikonur, - Militarnyi
Mobile service cabin fell several meters into the fire protection channel, deforming the service bridges and access elements.
Mobile service cabin fell several meters into the fire protection channel, deforming the service bridges and access elements.
November 27, 2025 at 7:21 PM
❌ Russia's only operational launch pad for manned Soyuz and Progress launches suffered serious damage after the Soyuz MS-28 accident on November 27 at Baikonur, - Militarnyi
Mobile service cabin fell several meters into the fire protection channel, deforming the service bridges and access elements.
Mobile service cabin fell several meters into the fire protection channel, deforming the service bridges and access elements.
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“Russia has neither a vote nor a veto over who can be a member of NATO,” – Rutte
November 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
“Russia has neither a vote nor a veto over who can be a member of NATO,” – Rutte
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perfect column on Nigel Farage's racist, schoolboy past, by @hugorifkind.bsky.social. "The boy haunts the man." www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
Was Nigel Farage a bit of a Nazi? Only he knows
The Reform leader was a teenager when he made crass remarks but we’re entitled to ask a would-be prime minister what lay behind them
www.thetimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:10 AM
perfect column on Nigel Farage's racist, schoolboy past, by @hugorifkind.bsky.social. "The boy haunts the man." www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
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In the richest city in the richest country on the planet, the thing we can’t afford is to forget those who are left hungry.
November 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
In the richest city in the richest country on the planet, the thing we can’t afford is to forget those who are left hungry.
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Still incredible how a terminally stupid person can have such an influence over the world.
Denmark now has a team monitoring Trump’s crazed pronouncements throughout the night for an early morning intelligence briefing.
Denmark now has a team monitoring Trump’s crazed pronouncements throughout the night for an early morning intelligence briefing.
Denmark sets up ‘night watch’ to monitor Trump after Greenland row
US president’s threat to seize territory prompts intelligence briefings reminiscent of Game of Thrones patrol
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Still incredible how a terminally stupid person can have such an influence over the world.
Denmark now has a team monitoring Trump’s crazed pronouncements throughout the night for an early morning intelligence briefing.
Denmark now has a team monitoring Trump’s crazed pronouncements throughout the night for an early morning intelligence briefing.
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Rachel Reeves on #C4News saying Labour are now lifting 450,000 children out of poverty by removing the two child benefit cap
So an admission that Labour kept 450,000 children in poverty for the past year because they didn't care enough about child poverty to lift them out of it last year
So an admission that Labour kept 450,000 children in poverty for the past year because they didn't care enough about child poverty to lift them out of it last year
November 27, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Rachel Reeves on #C4News saying Labour are now lifting 450,000 children out of poverty by removing the two child benefit cap
So an admission that Labour kept 450,000 children in poverty for the past year because they didn't care enough about child poverty to lift them out of it last year
So an admission that Labour kept 450,000 children in poverty for the past year because they didn't care enough about child poverty to lift them out of it last year
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One of Glasgow’s most iconic buildings is to receive a £2 million plus upgrade to its heating system, thanks to the Scottish Government
Iconic library set for £2 million upgrade with Scottish Government funding
www.thenational.scot
November 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
One of Glasgow’s most iconic buildings is to receive a £2 million plus upgrade to its heating system, thanks to the Scottish Government
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#YouYesYet
How the D'hont formula is designed to keep SNP off the List as in West Scotland Region
9 constituencies currently 7 SNP, 1 CON, 1 LAB
7 List 0 SNP, 2 CON, 3 LAB
SNP, LAB and CON voted 1&2
[SNP 2/7]=0 SNP
[CON 2/1]=2 CON
[LAB 2/1]=3 LAB
SNP 1 and SGP 2 becomes a no-brainer
How the D'hont formula is designed to keep SNP off the List as in West Scotland Region
9 constituencies currently 7 SNP, 1 CON, 1 LAB
7 List 0 SNP, 2 CON, 3 LAB
SNP, LAB and CON voted 1&2
[SNP 2/7]=0 SNP
[CON 2/1]=2 CON
[LAB 2/1]=3 LAB
SNP 1 and SGP 2 becomes a no-brainer
November 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM
#YouYesYet
How the D'hont formula is designed to keep SNP off the List as in West Scotland Region
9 constituencies currently 7 SNP, 1 CON, 1 LAB
7 List 0 SNP, 2 CON, 3 LAB
SNP, LAB and CON voted 1&2
[SNP 2/7]=0 SNP
[CON 2/1]=2 CON
[LAB 2/1]=3 LAB
SNP 1 and SGP 2 becomes a no-brainer
How the D'hont formula is designed to keep SNP off the List as in West Scotland Region
9 constituencies currently 7 SNP, 1 CON, 1 LAB
7 List 0 SNP, 2 CON, 3 LAB
SNP, LAB and CON voted 1&2
[SNP 2/7]=0 SNP
[CON 2/1]=2 CON
[LAB 2/1]=3 LAB
SNP 1 and SGP 2 becomes a no-brainer
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November 25, 2025 at 12:11 PM