Thought I’d look at representation in the House of Lords: SNP - 0 NI Republican - 0 NI Unionist - 11 Plaid Cymru - 2 Greens - 2 Scot Labour- 24 Scot Conservative- no separate list, total 246 members. Scot Lib Dem, no separate list, 74 members. HoL is not representative at all. Games rigged.

No smoking or drinking to fund an alternative hobby for another year….. Lucky boy part 1,267.

Trump hot mic: “Wow all these people booing Gianni, they’re not being nice to him” Probably. #Boo

As England & Argentina meet again in the World Cup, is worth reflecting on the Scottish perspective again. I don’t make the etiquette rules on supporting your closest neighbours, sorry.

My partner has declared Andy Burnham looks like a muppet. Now every time he’s speaking on TV, I see his mouth move as a muppet mouth.

The Forth Bridges on a July Sunday morning.

No Glastonbury this year. The Corbynesta’s had a new chant sorted too: Oooooh Jonathon Count-Bin Oooooh Jonathon Count-Bin #binface

Seriously hope the joke candidate in Clacton loses his deposit. On a positive note, Count Binface is also standing. #teambinface

Just heard everyone’s best buddy Mitch McConnell has decided to run in the Clacton By Election to give Count Binface a serious challenger. Mitch says CBin shouldn’t just get a coronation. Fair point.

I’m imagining Trump in his lair just now planning a World Cup betting grift in his best gangster voice “Tell Lukaku his ass goes down in the 67th minute”

I’m delighted Scotland are boycotting the later stages of the World Cup.

Belgium, games rigged, forget the football, I suggest you challenge the USA to a duel, chose your weapon carefully: •Cyclocross • or mayonnaise.

Simple rule: Any company awarded U.K. government contracts has to U.K. Corporation Tax and all other applicable taxes on U.K. profits. No exceptions, no excuses. This isn’t hard. Earn profits here? Pay your taxes like the rest of us or fuck the fuck off. Sick of this shite.

A full week without riding a bicycle. I feel: •more on edge •jittery •getting to sleep is harder •prone to poor mood •out of sorts •unfit This unscientific test with a control sample of 1, is absolutely conclusive. Ride bicycles.

Breaking: President of Fédération Internationale de Football Association, Gianni Infantino, congratulates the USA on winning the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

I’ve dismantled a bed frame today. We’ve had the bed since 1997, I noticed some pencil text underneath & I’ve got 2 wishes: • I hope Scottie’s mom is still with us. • I hope Scottie’s mom is still loved. 🥰 ♥️

When DIYing, play quality music. Martyn Bennett. Grit.

Searching for a 13mm spanner this morning, I found 3no. 14mm spanner’s. Fecking useless. Only time I can ever think I’ve used a 14mm was on a KTM. Still haven’t found a 13 either. FS.

Happy Tour Day to all those who celebrate. 🙌 Enjoy a day or two of racing before you realise the Tour podium will probably be the same as last year. #tdf2026

One day someone will rise to the office of Prime Minister with a spine & will be truthful about economic reality. Until that day, as the sensational Alex Harvey mused, NEXT. “Make Brexit Work” © 6 useless pieces of skin that’s held the office of PM since 2016.

Maybe it’s just me but wish Remco was over the gold bike thing now, mate it was 2 years ago. We know you won the Olympic Race. Maybe a subtle gold band on the fork or something? #LeTour #TdF

So far I’ve done a super job of convincing myself I don’t need a Tarmac SL9. 4 watts is nothing to my wee fat 240W legs. Less confident about my ability to avoid the new Crux though, I give me 6 months tops before I cave for one.

Maverick Viñales losing his ride for both KTM teams in a few weeks because of Maverick Viñales not keeping Maverick Viñales’ mouth shut, is the most Maverick Viñales thing ever. #motogp Gotta love Maverick for being Maverick 😁

Just want to say I f88king love this bicycle. The Tarmac SL9 will probably be ever so slightly better in some areas, just like the SL8 is slightly better than the SL7. In the real world they’ll be nothing in it. SL8 is the best all round road bike I’ve ever ridden and the includes the Cervelo S5.

Tried my carbon 6 spoke wheels on the road out of sheer curiosity: Better than I thought, very direct, you can feel everything to the point of zero compliance. Overall, better for the silky smooth cycle circuit where I normally use them. #specialized #tarmacSL7 #velosix

Never in my life did I ever think I’d sit on a cruiser. Ever. Turns out it’s quite comfy. Bought this morning for my youngest, Honda Rebel 500. It’s what he likes & that’s ok with me. I’ll be getting an open face lid next. 😂

It’s time Scotland / Glasgow to have a big statue of a traffic cone. It would be hard to climb up it, so bonus points to anyone who puts a cone on top of the cone. Maybe a prize competition for that bit.

Happy England fucked the rest of the U.K. against their will day to all who celebrate. #brexit #unforgiven

I predict 20+ U.K. Emergency Political Podcasts in the next 3 hours.

America, just in case the huge 1 carrot golden statue ever happens, worth building the 30ft tall traffic cone now so you are ready. #tartanarmy #statuecones #cones

Can’t do a Simpson’s gif, I’ve managed to get through how ever many years it’s been on without watching a single episode. Just me?

Today was the first time I’ve ever heard the version of Rock the Casba The Clash did with Ranking Roger. Jeez, it’s brilliant. The world was a better place with Strummer & Charlery in it.

When you completely f-up the route & it turns into hike-a-bike & you’re still smiling. #gravel

2 pairs of bibs binned in 2 weeks for worn out pads. Indoor training kills them. Cycling, laughing in the face of those who think it’s a cheap past time. 🫣

Almost like I had a clue what I was talking about. 😉 #tartanarmy #Boston

Bicyclists: 6 seconds off taking a Strava KoM last night, whilst this isn’t news, at my age you make the little wins big. 🙂 3 linked woods sections with a nice drop at the end. Don’t care if I only have it for a day, but I am going to take that KoM. 😁 For the oldies 🤘

Clips surfacing of Americans putting traffic cones on the heads of statues is the best thing to come out of Scotland being in the World Cup. Hands across the sea 🤝 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 😘

Just found some training motivation. 7 hour XC MTB endurance race at the start of September. Perfect timing for Cyclocross season. It would be rude not to.

Figured out why I don’t watch football: Being depressed & happy at the same time isn’t normal, but still, I watched Scotland last night. All I can say is the definition of a good team is one who can grind out a win on an off day. Well done #Scotland, that was awful, but also great. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

When I’m in charge of everything: Dog walking with big headphones on - jail. Dog walking with big headphones on and an extending lead- double jail. Dog walking with big headphones ruining my Strava PR whilst I shout “rider” 6 times - triple jail. Dogs 100% innocent obvs, & I stop for them.

Might be build day. #titanium #bikesky

The world is a better place when women who don’t back down & take the piss out of their detractors are elected into parliament. More Hannah Spencer’s everywhere please.

All the money and still a worthless human being.

I don’t follow football. But as a Scott, it’s ingrained as to what the 3 best goals are in the history of football: 1. Archie Gemmill Scotland v Netherlands 1978. 2. Scott McTominay, Scotland v Denmark, 2025. 3. Diego Maradona, Argentina v England, 1986. No other answers are correct.

Got a million work things to do but it’s Friday, it’s 5 to five, it’s crackerjack.

The annual ride to the MoT station to get the Ducati tested. The annual embarrassment at how few miles are logged on the certificate. Need To Ride Motorcycles More.

Dear people of Boston: you are about to be swarmed by unintelligible hairy people in plaid and kilts. Please approach without caution, they will smile, laugh, sing loudly and be slightly drunk in public. Your only danger is being hugged to death. Oh, and burst eardrums from bagpipes.

Maybe, just maybe journalists are starting to take on board Surron’s & there ilk are not e-bikes.

Smooth landing on Staffa.

You looking at me?