Depressing yet utterly unsurprising that it's taken two weeks for any media to report that the editor of The Times has been arrested and charged. Any newsroom trying to claim they had to wait for indictment doesn't seem to apply that logic to literally any other arrest/initial court appearance.

Ooh gosh let me think about this one

“Am I right, guys?” [realising that the guys are suddenly no longer standing behind me] “Guys?”

It is absolutely stunning that, even after the ludicrously disproportionate journalistic capacity that has gone into reporting the Peggie case in the last several months, way too many media outlets still have absolutely no idea quite what they are reporting.

That MSPs are now openly saying stuff like this is chilling. "Controversial groups like LGBT Youth Scotland"? LGBTYS didn't need to be in my schools for me to be gay, but they sure as hell would have helped me avoid 9 years of fear and self-loathing if they had been. Despicable stuff.

Cheers to @evawuk.bsky.social for having me on their steering group this year. It was a real joy to read so much in-depth, powerful reporting. Some incredibly important journalism here.

Should I...?

"I arrived here as a child refugee — now I’m a chef at Michelin-star restaurants" Delighted to see our friend Nestor featured in today's Standard. What a superstar 🌟 www.standard.co.uk/news/nestor-...

What a night. One pal sends me a photo of him crying in the middle of the pub, another video calls from the Middle East to tell me he's going to name his firstborn Kenny. We're going to win the World Cup.

The BBC Scotland commentary for Kenny McLean’s halfway line goal is glorious. Stuff of dreams. 🔥 Congratulations #Scotland, see you at the World Cup.

Look how high up he got! The man beside him is jumping!

Settling in after Thought Bubble, which remains a tonic, and pure comics. I was chatting to newbubber Chloe Maveal about it and she summed it up simply: "I haven't seen a Funko in three days." For a con to be as big as it is, and still be as comics as it is makes it a treasure

🧵 Welcome statement from the Lord Advocate but the support of the Scottish judiciary is not the main concern here - this is a senior bench which has paved way for more progressive approach to sexual offences trials and, even in wake of ruling, are unlikely to concede more than they have to.

Thought Bubble continues to be an absolute dream of a show.

Come find me at table B9 2000AD hall all @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social weekend

All set up for Thought Bubble tomorrow. Sink! Orla! Grawlgore & Shanks! The Nasty! The Crimson Cage! And Mr. Dig plushies! Come find all this comics goodness at Table C50 in 2000AD Hall at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this weekend!

Arrived in Harrogate. Having checked into my digs, I'm now facing a real dilemma about whether I should actually go to Thought Bubble or just live in this bath for three days instead.

Annual rewatch of Jennifer's Body. ✅

Whatever you think of the SNP in Glasgow, some remarks from Scottish Labour MPs who should know better, have been embarrassing. This today, incorrectly claiming SNP housing policies have any impact on asylum cases which is reserved to Westminster and dealt with by Home Office contractors, is mince.

It doesn't matter if a government consultation has been open for weeks. If the deadline is 11.55pm, you better believe I'm filing that thing at 11.54pm.

A GP has been charged over the social media harassment of a woman who was raped by his son. He is also accused of behaving inappropriately by a former patient and former colleague, which resulted in a complaint to NHS Highland. He is still able to practice as a GP. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Happy October.

Happy #NationalCoffeeDay! An oldie but a favourite #Batman

Join the over 200 women MSPs, cultural figures, campaigners and organisations, including the STUC Women's Committee and NASUWT Scotland activists, in signing the open letter below to show that we will not let the far right speak in our name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/wo...

🗣️ "A verdict that was impossible to define, confused jurors and the wider public, prevented closure for victims, and was ultimately no different than a verdict of not guilty." www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a...

UNHCR official warns that the 1951 Refugee Convention is increasingly under threat

🧵 Today marks the final debate and vote on the Scottish Government's Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform Bill. Expected to pass, the Bill will implement significant criminal justice reform - including the removal of the not proven verdict and the creation of a new sexual offence court.

this city is afraid of me. i have seen its true face.

People using the safety of women and girls as an excuse to campaign against marginalised people usually turn out not to care about the safety of women and girls at all. This one, involved in anti-refugee demos in Aberdeen, managed to avoid jail after throwing his then-partner down a set of stairs.

The most exciting editorial commission of my life.

Just for perspective, a few weeks ago roughly 100,000 turned up for the London Trans+ Pride march. By contrast fewer than 3,000 ACROSS THE WHOLE COUNTRY, have turned up to anti-asylum "protests". Yet we are meant to take the latter as "the voice of the people" and the former as "the minority".

Let the record show that I just got IDed trying to get into the Horseshoe Bar.

A smashing time at the Pumpkins.

This is the first page I turn to when I’m showing people @molcher.bsky.social’s book about Judge Dredd and modern policing: shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/XB...

Saw this set photo today, had to do my spin (pun intended) on it #Spiderman #SpiderManBrandNewDay

Bothwell Street, New York.

Time for the comics community to put our money where our mouth is and back Boxes, one of the best indie comic anthologies out there. 2 days to get this over the line - it can be done!

A modest but mighty haul from @sequential-scot.bsky.social. Such lovely energy in the room and a chance to see some of my favourite people. Topped off the day with a lovely dinner organised - but not attended - by @johnlees.bsky.social.

Just as well no one leapt in to give unconditional political support before the tribunal was done, eh. That would have been awkward.

The far right terrorising asylum seekers in hotels love to spread the lie they’re worried about the risk of sexual assault. But here’s the truth: Two in five men arrested for last summer’s riots had been reported for domestic abuse. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Meet my new pal Rogue.

It’s just two weeks to go until the first ever Sequential Scotland! We’ve updated our website with the map, walking videos to help you plan your route on the day, and our policies regarding behaviour and safeguarding sequentialscotland.co.uk

Pretty smitten with Manchester.

We are MOVING! To our new, 2 story superstore around the corner from the store you all know and love. More details will come soon but it’s literally 55 seconds walk to the left here in Dundrum Town Centre. So yeah, we’re going bigger, badder and better then ever before. #bigbangcomics

If the EHRC’s proposals were to be adopted by services and organisations, “trans people’s lives would be made very much worse” www.scotsman.com/news/politic... Thanks to @davidbol.bsky.social for covering our concerns with the EHRC's proposed Code of Practice archive.is/uSkFM