Sarah McArthur
@smcarthurreports.bsky.social
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Research and Journalism | Climate, Conflict and all things Edinburgh
pinned post!
This is the only article that's pinned to the wall above my desk. Providing fact-based analysis amid the chaos of election reporting, in time for a Sunday front page, is exactly what I aim for as a journalist.
www.thenational.scot/politics/244...
@scotnational.bsky.social
11 months ago
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The NHS has an impressive and robust system for ensuring everyone has access to the same medication. But when it comes to new drugs, and rare conditions, things could be improved.
@cajardinemp.bsky.social
told me what she's doing on the issue
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/swimming-c...
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Swimming champion's fight for time highlights life and death struggle
High achieving Archie Goodburn helps carry the fight over access to cancer drugs to Scotland's medical authorities
https://www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/swimming-champions-fight-for-time
about 1 month ago
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Who's afraid of getting old? Not these folks. And, after chatting with them, not me either.
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/were-not-v...
#zeroto50
#art
#edinburgh
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“We’re not vanilla” - creativity driving new lives
The exhibition aiming to smash perceptions about age and artistry
https://www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/were-not-vanilla-creativity-driving
about 1 month ago
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Everyones been writing about firework control zones and police helicopters. They're important- but what about everything else?
@edinburghcouncil.bsky.social
@cajardinemp.bsky.social
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/what-went-...
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What went so right on Bonfire Night?
How months of work culminated in one of the city's quietest 5 Novembers in years
https://www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/what-went-so-right-on-bonfire-night
about 2 months ago
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This is, hands down, the cutest subject I ever researched for an article. I love my job!
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/no-selfies...
@n-t-s.bsky.social
@seabirdcentre.bsky.social
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'No selfies': A spotters guide to the east coast's seal pups
Plus: A surreal homecoming at the Filmhouse for playwright David Ireland
https://www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/no-selfies-a-spotters-guide-to-the
about 2 months ago
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#Scottish
communities could see £90 million each year in
#communitybenefitfunds
from
#windfarms
. Where does it actually go though?
www.thenational.scot/news/2558939...
#windenergy
#Scotland
#communitybenefit
@scotnational.bsky.social
@invenergy.bsky.social
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What benefits can wind farms unlock for communities?
In the last year, more than £29 million in community benefit funding has been committed by onshore wind farms developers in Scotland
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25589396.benefits-can-wind-farms-unlock-communities/
about 2 months ago
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reposted by
Sarah McArthur
Simon Holledge
about 2 months ago
***Recommended article on CITY CENTRE LIFE***:
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@edoldtowncoco.bsky.social
@finlaymcf.bsky.social
@cllrcmiller.bsky.social
@cllrjomo.bsky.social
@spurtle.bsky.social
@edinburghwh.bsky.social
@pgkeady.bsky.social
@smcarthurreports.bsky.social
add a skeleton here at some point
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Have you tried reading smut? Seems everyone else has...
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/where-ther...
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Where there’s smut there’s brass
The wonderful success of the UK’s first romance bookshop
https://www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/where-theres-smut-theres-brass
about 2 months ago
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What do you do with an endless stream of unwanted pianos? Build an amphitheatre, obviously...
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/like-a-hug...
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‘Like a huge, walnut, mahogany, musical hug’
Welcome to the (new) Pianodrome
https://www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/like-a-huge-walnut-mahogany-musical
2 months ago
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Anyone who's tried climbing
#Arthur'sSeat
in the rain or finding a patch of grass on
#CaltonHill
in the summer knows- we have an
#erosion
problem. But just how big is the issue?
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/are-the-ca...
#Edinburgh
@caltonhill.bsky.social
@holledge.bsky.social
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Are the Capital’s green spaces as green as they used to be?
As volunteers returf one city park, blaming the council for dragging its feet - how big a problem is erosion in Edinburgh?
https://www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/are-the-capitals-green-spaces-as
2 months ago
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I got new subscribers, restacks, comments and even emails telling me how much people liked this article. I'm just delighted to know that there are so many map nerds like me out there!
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/mapping-th...
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Mapping the radical changes in the way we use the city's roads
From the 'traffic-light' city centre to the cycle route that has proved a surprise hit
https://www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/mapping-the-radical-changes-in-the
3 months ago
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If Helsinki can go a year without road deaths, why can't Edinburgh?
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/helsinki-j...
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Helsinki just had a year with no road deaths
What can Scotland’s second most deadly city learn from the Finnish capital?
https://www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/helsinki-just-had-a-year-with-no
3 months ago
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Almost everyone is professional and helpful. HOWEVER, some people got pretty pissed off with the questions I asked them for this article- does that mean I'm doing my job properly?
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/checking-u...
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Checking up on the work of our Lothian list MSPs
Plus: Tory-turned-Independent Jeremy Balfour declares his plan for next May’s election
https://www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/checking-up-on-the-work-of-our-lothian
3 months ago
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Another week, another insight into Edinburgh's fabulous cultural world:
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/how-polish...
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How Polish artists are shaping the Capital's next generation
Unique cross-cultural collaboration taking new art into city classrooms
https://www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/how-polish-artists-are-shaping-the
3 months ago
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There are always lots of opinions flying around when roads close in
#Edinburgh
, but what did the locals think of Cowgate's closure this summer?
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/was-closed...
@stephenjenkinson.bsky.social
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Was ‘traffic-free’ Cowgate the pedestrian paradise we dreamed of?
Bars and music venues were bursting at the seams but the traffic closure experiment was not without its issues
https://www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/was-closed-cowgate-the-pedestrian
3 months ago
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It's been a tumultuous parliamentary term in Holyrood- but what's been going on behind the politics? And what have our Edinburgh MSPs got to do with it all?
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/what-your-...
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What your MSPs have prioritised since they were elected
Tracking the performance of your local representatives ahead of next year's election
https://www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/what-your-msps-have-prioritised-since
3 months ago
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As someone who adores greenspace and cycle routes, I have to confess I'm torn over the proposed new tram routes. What do you think?
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/battery-po...
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Battery-powered trams, cycling squeezed and a cash conundrum
The Capital tries to plot a route to a bigger tram network
https://www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/battery-powered-trams-cycling-squeezed
4 months ago
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A free event? In
#Edinburgh
? In August?!
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/rules-ther...
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Rules? There are no rules. Just turn up and play
Big Beach Busk founder Paul Lambie on creating an alternative to Edinburgh's commercially-driven festivals
https://www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/rules-there-are-no-rules-just-turn
4 months ago
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From the perspective of damp, boggy Scotland, it seems ludicrous to be afraid of
#wildfires
... was the massive blaze on Arthur's Seat a freak accident, or the beginning of a new trend?
@scottishfirerescue.bsky.social
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Are wildfires the new normal for Edinburgh and the Lothians?
Blazes are on the rise and our assumptions about 'soggy Scotland' are not helping
https://www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/are-wildfires-the-new-normal-for
4 months ago
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I will be sad to see Kafe Kweer shut its physical doors, but it was very exciting sitting down with
@mystikaglamoor.bsky.social
to learn about what's coming next for the business!
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/dazzling-o...
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Dazzling on stage is harder after getting up at 7am to make coffees all day
Drag star Oskar Kirk Hansen on combining a stage career and running hit LGBTI+ venue Kafe Kweer
https://www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/dazzling-on-stage-is-harder-after
5 months ago
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Part 4: a deep dive into the scary world of Fringe finances
@joznorris.bsky.social
@barryferns.bsky.social
@comedylopez.bsky.social
@freefringe.bsky.social
@freefringefestival.bsky.social
@monkeybarrelcomedy.bsky.social
@standcomedyclub.bsky.social
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/the-fringe...
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The Fringe venues putting more money in the pockets of new comedians
Prefer your laughs from performers who aren't risking bankruptcy? Try these Festival spots
https://www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/the-fringe-venues-putting-more-money
5 months ago
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The big link catch-up part 3: checking in on our Edinburgh MPs a year into the new government
@cajardinemp.bsky.social
@ianmurraymp.bsky.social
@chrismurraymp.bsky.social
@drscottarthurmp.bsky.social
@tracygilbertmp.bsky.social
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/first-year...
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First year report cards on your city MPs
What the Capital's representatives at Westminster have been up to since the General Election
https://www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/first-year-report-cards-on-your-city
5 months ago
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Link dump part 2: getting some hefty inspiration from the greatest Scottish adventurer you've never heard of
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/the-girl-w...
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The girl who became one of Britain's great Arctic adventurers
How quiet explorer Isobel Wylie Hutchison continues to inspire down the years
https://www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/the-girl-who-became-one-of-britains
5 months ago
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Link dump part 1: gathering thoughts and images at Edinburgh
#Pride
2025 Is Pride a party or a protest for you?
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/party-prot...
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Party, protest and no politicians please
Thoughts from the street at Edinburgh Pride 2025
https://www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/party-protest-and-no-politicians
5 months ago
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I've had a busy few weeks accidentally coming second female in an ultra marathon and trying to pitch an article on why women seem to be breaking long distance records every second day (still looking for a commission, hmu!) Prepare for a link dump...
5 months ago
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On Wednesday, 5000 people and over 120 organisations came to Westminster this week to push for stronger action on climate and nature. I asked
@carolinelucas.bsky.social
@richardburgon.bsky.social
and
@sioldridge.bsky.social
what this might mean for the
#CANBill
:
the-european.eu/story-48636/...
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UK climate lobby 2025 in a Decade Calls for Urgent Action in Westminster
Over 5,000 people gathered in Westminster for the UK climate lobby 2025 in 10 years, urging MPs to support the Climate and Nature Bill.
https://the-european.eu/story-48636/thousands-descend-on-westminster-in-uks-largest-climate-lobby-in-a-decade.html
6 months ago
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I think this is my fifth bike-related article for a single newspaper... can you tell I am a bit into cycling?
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/bikes-brea...
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Bikes, breakfast beer, midnight chips and 'no dickheads'
The incredible 100-mile, all-night ride to watch the sunrise at Cramond
https://www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/bikes-breakfast-beer-midnight-chips
6 months ago
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Excited to be getting into some more of my own photography on this article about
#Scotland
's first ever
#breastcancersupport
centre
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/how-one-wo...
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How one woman's battle for Hope can help support tens of thousands
Scotland’s only breast cancer support centre opens in Edinburgh
https://www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/how-one-womans-battle-for-hope-can
6 months ago
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It's only since writing local news that I have discovered how rich and cool Edinburgh's creative scene is. Thanks to
@hiddendoorarts.bsky.social
for doing to much work to keep the grassroots arts scene thriving!
#festival
#hiddendoor2025
#music
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/a-beginner...
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A beginner's guide to the Hidden Door festival
How to get the most out of Edinburgh's upstart celebration of grassroots arts
https://www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/a-beginners-guide-to-the-hidden-door
7 months ago
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The UK's greatest rail disaster happened just outside Gretna- but it shook the Leith community to the core. One fourth generation Leither shared her family's history with me... prepare yourself for some heavy reading.
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/she-never-...
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'She never married because all the good men died there'
The greatest rail tragedy in UK history and how it helped shape the unique Leither identity
https://www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/she-never-married-because-all-the
7 months ago
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Think you smell garlic? Think again. Think it doesn't matter? Think again!
@wolct.bsky.social
#Edinburgh
#biodiversity
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/the-impost...
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The imposter invading the Water of Leith's banks
Invasive plants and their long-term risks to our beloved river
https://www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/the-imposter-invading-the-water-of
7 months ago
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Leith is well on it's way to gentrification, with all the tourism and tensions that brings. Can its newest tourist attraction bring value to all Leithers, old and new?
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/creating-s...
@shbt-charity.bsky.social
#CustomHouse
#Leith
#Edinburgh
#tourism
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Creating Scotland's first fully digital museum on Leith's Shore
Ambitious Custom House redesign hopes to attract Visitor Levy funding
https://www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/creating-scotlands-first-fully-digital
8 months ago
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I am a huge fan of trad fusion, but I had no idea how much the genre owes to one fabulously contradictory human:
#martynbennett
#trad
#music
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/the-edinbu...
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The Edinburgh schoolboy who revolutionised trad music
From Broughton High to dance fusion pioneer: celebrating Martyn Bennett
https://www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/the-edinburgh-schoolboy-who-revolutionised
8 months ago
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A perfect storm is brewing for elderly care in
#Edinburgh
- but the third sector is determined to weather it.
@nhslothian.bsky.social
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'Third sector organisations are remarkably resilient and adaptable'
Even in the midst of a deepening funding crisis, care providers in the Capital are finding some hope
https://www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/third-sector-organizations-are-remarkably
8 months ago
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It caused uproar when it arrived, but almost a year on, there are early signs of success for Edinburgh's LEZ.
@stephenjenkinson.bsky.social
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/revealed-l...
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Revealed: LEZ is pushing us towards healthier commutes
First impact study shows signs of early success for climate and public health
https://www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/revealed-lez-is-pushing-us-towards
8 months ago
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Somebody once told me that FE colleges are a government's best ally for achieving a
#justtransition
. The more I write about
#greenjobs
, the more I believe them.
@scotnational.bsky.social
#grangemouth
www.thenational.scot/news/2503057...
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What options are out there for Grangemouth oil refinery workers losing their jobs?
PETROINEOS announced in September last year that it would close the Grangemouth oil refinery in the second quarter of 2025, laying off 400 staff in…
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25030573.options-grangemouth-workers-losing-jobs/
9 months ago
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“The idea of over tourism is more complicated than how many feet are on the Royal Mile." With
#over-tourism
dominating discourse across major international destinations, it was great to chat with a certified positive
#tourism
company in
#Edinburgh
#BCorp
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/making-tou...
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Making tourism a force for good in the Capital
The history walks for tourists that help to bring locals together
https://www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/making-tourism-a-force-for-good-in
9 months ago
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This article was a dream- covering exciting sports, smart local business, *and* getting to go out on my bike and call it work! This summer I'm keen to publish my favourite corners of Scotland, and how to get there by foot or bicycle. Editors, hit me up!
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/if-the-cyc...
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‘If the cyclists weren't coming to us, we wouldn't be here’
As the Tour de France picks Edinburgh, we talk to a tasty rural business that’s tapping into cycling culture, and how to get there yourself
https://www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/if-the-cyclists-werent-coming-to
9 months ago
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77% of Scots are in favour of onshore wind farms- but new developments still face local opposition. Will this ever change?
@scotnational.bsky.social
www.thenational.scot/business/249...
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Wind farms are popular but they will never be free from opposition
Onshore wind energy is the largest component of Scotland’s renewable energy supply, contributing up to 62 of Scotland’s electricity.
https://www.thenational.scot/business/24938680.wind-farms-will-never-free-opposition-despite-popularity/
9 months ago
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Fed up of "reckless" Deliveroo cyclists on the roads? It's not as simple as you'd think- through the Workers Observatory, cycle delivery courriers are shedding light on their gruelling and unsafe working conditions. Believe me, they're fed up too.
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/you-can-ma...
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‘You can make as little as £3 in an hour’: Inside Edinburgh's gig economy
The delivery riders facing dangerous conditions for low pay in the Capital
https://www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/you-can-make-as-little-as-3-in-an
9 months ago
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One last nostalgia post before we start on the current publications- I had an excellent time writing for
@foresight-ce.bsky.social
last year, covering everything from climate innovations on remote Scottish islands, to decarbonising whisky, to green jobs:
foresightmedia.com/story/sVewyz...
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Bridging the gap: Connecting the UK’s green jobs potential with reality
In the UK, the new government’s GB Energy power company suggests increased investment in the clean energy sector but concerns over whether the skills are available
https://foresightmedia.com/story/sVewyz2K-aeKDyknb-51367
9 months ago
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This is the only article that's pinned to the wall above my desk. Providing fact-based analysis amid the chaos of election reporting, in time for a Sunday front page, is exactly what I aim for as a journalist.
www.thenational.scot/politics/244...
@scotnational.bsky.social
11 months ago
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I cut my teeth not as a news reporter, but as a researcher. It's made me a rigorous journalist, but it's work that I cherish in and of itself too. My most recent study was on the
#conflict
in
#Sudan
, and I hope there will be more to come soon
www.mercycorps.org/research-res...
#humanitarianaid
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Anticipating Agriculture Conditions in Sudan
These papers provide an overview of findings from satellite imagery analysis, aiming to identify opportunities and risks to agricultural production in four states of Sudan, based on tentative predicti...
https://www.mercycorps.org/research-resources/anticipating-agriculture-conditions
11 months ago
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Finally catching up on admin and cementing my move over to BlueSky from you-know-where. Shall we start with some previous highlights?
#nostalgia
#journalist
#freelance
geographical.co.uk/culture/came...
@rgsibg.bsky.social
@geographical.co.uk
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The fight for fish in Cameroon's disputed waters
Along Cameroon's coastline, a battle for once-rich waters is taking place, pitting artisanal fishers against huge industrial trawlers
https://geographical.co.uk/culture/cameroons-disputed-waters
11 months ago
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