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Andrew Learmonth

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Richard Tice came to Glasgow today to reveal Reform UK’s latest defectors. It did not go well. Got stuck when the Daily Mail’s Tom Gordon asked him for their names.

March 6, 2025 at 7:47 PM

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The Glasgow Bell

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“Everyone keeps saying this street’s dying — it’s no dying, it’s the best it’s been since Covid.”

Since the 1970s, successive generations have declared Sauciehall Street destroyed. Current prognosis isn't great. But is a phoenix-like revival on the cards?

How to save Sauchiehall

Can a new Culture and Heritage District turn the street’s fortunes around?

www.glasgowbell.co.uk

February 8, 2025 at 9:25 AM

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Lesley Riddoch

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The Scottish Budget. A politically smart challenge to Labour?
How significant a moment was Alex Salmond's memorial service?
Reform UK. Too many appeasers not enough opposers?
These are the headlines. Listen to the podcast at lesleyriddoch.com/podcast

December 5, 2024 at 4:27 PM

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Carla Denyer

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Hugely significant report from @amnesty.org finds Israel has perpetrated 3 acts against Palestinians in Gaza which are prohibited under genocide convention

Overwhelming case for full UK arms sales ban & for UK to fulfil duty to prevent further genocide
vimeo.com/1035909869

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Israel's Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza Revealed Through Evidence and Analysis

Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza strip. Watch this video to understand how Amnesty International arrived at this conclusion.   For…

vimeo.com

December 5, 2024 at 8:03 AM

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Scottish Currency Group

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I think you will find this a surprising read from Jim Byrne a member of the SCG
bylines.scot/economics/uk...

UK Government spending – how you think it works versus how it actually works - Bylines Scotland

Jim Byrne exposes the holes in the story we believe about the UK Government expenditure.

bylines.scot

December 4, 2024 at 1:25 AM

Ross Campbell

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Been a while since I’ve been in the hills, hoping to get out at some point over the winter to experience waking up to this again, can’t beat winter wild camping 🏕️❄️🗻
#wildcamping #munros #scotland

Winter moonset looking towards Ben Nevis

November 28, 2024 at 9:38 AM

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Jen Scotney

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A beautifully wintery Ben Lui yesterday ❄️

Days like this are why I moved to Scotland this year 😻🏔️

November 28, 2024 at 6:37 AM

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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans

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🥳 Congratulations to the Dundee Astronomical Society who have successfully fought tooth and nail to save the #Mills Observatory! By securing charitable funding+sponsorship & showing the Council just how special it is, the recommendation is that Mills remains open!!🔭🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
ℹ️: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · May 19

Sad news: the stay of execution for Dundee's Mills Observatory didn't last long. The council want to save the £40k yearly running costs. What a loss for Scotland's Youth 💔. Will a community collective form to take on this historic public observatory? 🤞 🔭🧪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

ℹ️: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A redbrick 1 story building in the trees, not too big, with the sign "Mills Observatory". The tell-tale sign is the hemisphere dome reaching out of the roof.
From Google

November 27, 2024 at 8:21 AM

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jedi-luke.bsky.social

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I've watched Benn Jordan video on YouTube and immediately deactivated Twitter and it will be deleted in 30 days. That was eye opening and completely messed up.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ5X...