Liam Kirkaldy
@liamkirkaldy.bsky.social
Comms and freelance journalism. Bylines in the FT, Guardian, the Times, Big Issue, the Herald, Scotsman etc. Still trying to convince the people of Nigeria to forgive Dundee United.
My latest column, about a seagull I found oddly captivating, as well as other seagulls I have seen in the past. There wasn't space to cover all the seagulls I have interacted with, because the column is meant to be about football, but it has a few seagulls www.nutmegmagazine.co.uk/issue-37/tan...
September 20, 2025 at 5:49 PM
My latest column, about a seagull I found oddly captivating, as well as other seagulls I have seen in the past. There wasn't space to cover all the seagulls I have interacted with, because the column is meant to be about football, but it has a few seagulls www.nutmegmagazine.co.uk/issue-37/tan...
Would the Prime Minister consider voting for Nigel Farage at the next election? From these quotes I can't see why he wouldn't, unless he just thinks he would adopt the same policies more efficiently.
September 1, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Would the Prime Minister consider voting for Nigel Farage at the next election? From these quotes I can't see why he wouldn't, unless he just thinks he would adopt the same policies more efficiently.
Never imagined I could have so much in common with a snail
August 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Never imagined I could have so much in common with a snail
Listen I'm not meant to say anything because of the security involved but I've got it on good authority that the Hoppy in Meadowbank has been booked all day for some secretive event. The locals are raging - they haven't been this angry since Vincent was told his spaniel had to be kept on lead.
July 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Listen I'm not meant to say anything because of the security involved but I've got it on good authority that the Hoppy in Meadowbank has been booked all day for some secretive event. The locals are raging - they haven't been this angry since Vincent was told his spaniel had to be kept on lead.
Poor guy's been monitoring a crust of bread and the remains of a clementine for 45 minutes now. He hasn't moved, just staring, staring, staring. Honestly I feel sorry for him sometimes.
July 18, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Poor guy's been monitoring a crust of bread and the remains of a clementine for 45 minutes now. He hasn't moved, just staring, staring, staring. Honestly I feel sorry for him sometimes.
Bit of soppy piece from me in latest issue of Nutmeg - on my decision to buy my toddler an adult size Dundee Utd shirt so I can give it to her when she turns 18, and how choosing to have a child represents an act of faith in the future of the world
June 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Bit of soppy piece from me in latest issue of Nutmeg - on my decision to buy my toddler an adult size Dundee Utd shirt so I can give it to her when she turns 18, and how choosing to have a child represents an act of faith in the future of the world
It has unfortunately come to my attention that the toddler cannot distinguish between me and the Bookbug. She seems to think we are the same person. For context, this is what the Bookbug looks like.
May 29, 2025 at 8:12 AM
It has unfortunately come to my attention that the toddler cannot distinguish between me and the Bookbug. She seems to think we are the same person. For context, this is what the Bookbug looks like.
A footballer yet again showing press and parliament how it's done
April 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
A footballer yet again showing press and parliament how it's done
Oh I see, so Glasgow dumps some dinosaur statues everywhere & we're all delighted, yet I release some live dinosaurs on my dinosaur island then leave some children trapped there, then accidentally release a T-Rex in San Francisco, then make very similar mistakes 3 or 4 more times, & I'm the bad guy?
April 4, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Oh I see, so Glasgow dumps some dinosaur statues everywhere & we're all delighted, yet I release some live dinosaurs on my dinosaur island then leave some children trapped there, then accidentally release a T-Rex in San Francisco, then make very similar mistakes 3 or 4 more times, & I'm the bad guy?
Tear down this wall
March 29, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Tear down this wall
Video footage of the excavation process. Unfortunately efforts have been hampered by some low level flooding, but that's common in this sort of mining operation.
March 2, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Video footage of the excavation process. Unfortunately efforts have been hampered by some low level flooding, but that's common in this sort of mining operation.
🚨 Personal news 🚨
The dog found this incredibly valuable manky old plank in the sand, so I am pleased to announce we are now extraordinarily wealthy. Excavation is already well underway and it will be ready for market soon. I won't ever need to work again. What a day!
The dog found this incredibly valuable manky old plank in the sand, so I am pleased to announce we are now extraordinarily wealthy. Excavation is already well underway and it will be ready for market soon. I won't ever need to work again. What a day!
March 2, 2025 at 10:49 AM
🚨 Personal news 🚨
The dog found this incredibly valuable manky old plank in the sand, so I am pleased to announce we are now extraordinarily wealthy. Excavation is already well underway and it will be ready for market soon. I won't ever need to work again. What a day!
The dog found this incredibly valuable manky old plank in the sand, so I am pleased to announce we are now extraordinarily wealthy. Excavation is already well underway and it will be ready for market soon. I won't ever need to work again. What a day!
Oddly similar to this morning on Portobello beach (thanks to my brother, who came to do the mile with Rudy on my behalf)
February 20, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Oddly similar to this morning on Portobello beach (thanks to my brother, who came to do the mile with Rudy on my behalf)
Oh I'm sorry so I'm not allowed to eat now??
February 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Oh I'm sorry so I'm not allowed to eat now??
I found this on Google images, which is the closest I have to proof any of this is true
January 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I found this on Google images, which is the closest I have to proof any of this is true
The dog losing patience with photography and demanding we play
January 16, 2025 at 9:09 AM
The dog losing patience with photography and demanding we play
Sunrise at Portobello beach this morning
January 16, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Sunrise at Portobello beach this morning
People talk a lot about Luka Modric's success in football but no one ever remembers how good he was in the Detectorists
January 4, 2025 at 10:03 PM
People talk a lot about Luka Modric's success in football but no one ever remembers how good he was in the Detectorists
From today's lunchtime walk - I like to call this photo 'Rudy denies all wrongdoing'
December 16, 2024 at 1:24 PM
From today's lunchtime walk - I like to call this photo 'Rudy denies all wrongdoing'
Mine's torn between hating cold rain/sleet and the knowledge he gets fed after the walk. It's particularly dumb because we'll walk to the beach then he'll immediately jump into freezing cold sea
November 23, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Mine's torn between hating cold rain/sleet and the knowledge he gets fed after the walk. It's particularly dumb because we'll walk to the beach then he'll immediately jump into freezing cold sea
What the people inside the cheese shop could see of my dog (he is obviously not allowed in)
November 10, 2024 at 5:18 PM
What the people inside the cheese shop could see of my dog (he is obviously not allowed in)
Me reading your guide on being kind and blocking anyone who I don't like
November 10, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Me reading your guide on being kind and blocking anyone who I don't like