So cool. :o) Not so 'sauvage' now.

More than £100,000 worth of Champagne was drunk in House of Lords bars this year 👇

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Incredible scenes.

Four more from Linda on Lewis, taken yesterday.

My daughter Linda who lives on the Isle of Lewis sent me some photos. This is her at the Callanish Stones on Christmas Day.

Scotland already has shorter waiting lists, fewer 12-hour waits in A&E, better patient-to-GP ratios, and shorter waits to treat cancer, writes Dr Dan Goyal ✍️ Read here: www.thenational.scot/politi...

Sir James Dyson's most notable invention was a way to vacuum up money. He abandoned Britain following the Brexit he supported, his legacy is hot air, and we think of him whenever we dry our hands in a smelly public toilet.

It's not as if we weren't warned.

A couple of predictions for 2026. By this time next year and for very different reasons, we will have seen the back of both Starmer and Trump. weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/12/27/h...

Im addicted to cold turkey but I don’t know how to quit it.

Family member gifted some wooden salad serving spoons. Wonders aloud where it might come from. 10 yo pipes up… “Maybe Laos, it’s the only country in the world whose main export is wood products…” I think my 10 year old might be a secret CIA analyst.

Boxing Day hunts are happening, and while bellowing wankers gallop through the shires in search of creatures to slaughter, I hope entire families of urban foxes stroll through the tranquil town streets, gorging on post-Christmas delicacies scavenged from their upturned bins.

Burying the lede here by saying this is the competition one. But I’m not done lol. Tell me if it sucks. It’s not supposed to be particularly interactive, just massively high resolution, but it does do things when hovered

He was a lovely gentle mischievous soul, one of the many characters who make the Highlands & Islands sing with their individuality and presence. He passed away in F.W. some years ago, and is greatly missed by all of us who had the privilege of knowing him. A true gentleman of the road. 3/3

Merry Christmas!

This is really ephemeral stuff and can last for only a short while, sometimes only minutes before it's gone. But whilst its there...well...its a good reason to get out and poke around whatever the weather... 2/2

Frosty the Snowman (I thought I should post something Christmassy.)

Good fucking gawd. How much longer will the American people tolerate the monster in the White House? 😳👇

🎁 Edinburgh’s very own The Phoenix Choir sing ‘Twelve Days of Clickbait’ at Central Hall in Tollcross. Next time a friend or relative complains about the state of (some) local news websites, send them this video. Lyrics in the replies. On the 12th day of clickbait, the headlines screamed at me:

I'm usually averse to promoting Amazon in any way, but this is outweighed by my belief that everyone should read this series! Only £1.99 for all these terrific books!!! You're welcome! @dougjohnstone.bsky.social @orendabooks.bsky.social amzn.eu/d/1EUNa3P

Thanks to Social Security Scotland I'll receive £300 for Pension Age Winter Heating payment. Much appreciated. More info at: mygov.scot/benefits

BBC Scotland, poised to be cheerleaders for Farage as we approach the Scottish elections. weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/12/20/b...

NY Times: “This a presidency that celebrates nastiness and spite, not empathy or grace, a reflection, perhaps, of a coarser era in American life.”

BBC Scotland again bigging up Reform UK's council by-election win in West Lothian. It's the second time BBC Scotland has publicised it. No mention of the winning candidate's questionable past or the scandals besetting the party. BBC Scotland NEVER gives this much publicity to SNP or the Greens.

Staff were left stunned after a rock legend paid a surprise visit to a beloved Glasgow foodie spot

A number of people have been arrested outside HMP Bronzefield at a protest calling for an ambulance to be allowed in to treat hunger strikers

Reform UK is about to buy its way into the Scottish Parliament thanks to the cash it’s given by a small number of extremely rich donors, writes Paul Kavanagh ✍️ 🔗 www.thenational.scot/politi...

Absolutely shocking. We're offering an overall award of £10k for information that leads to a conviction in these cases. We need to make raptor persecution a thing of the past.

A doctor has been arrested outside HMP Bronzefield at a protest calling for an ambulance to be allowed in to treat hunger strikers 👇

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC and ITV should look to embed devolved nations in their day-to-day coverage more, an expert has said Research has found the SNP and Plaid Cymru have received 'scant' coverage on 10 o’clock news programmes in 2025 👇

Our evil, mentally ill president, celebrates the murder of Rob Reiner He - and all who enable him - will eventually go to hell. I pity them all.

🚨David McLennan is Reform UK's first elected councillor in Scotland. He won a by-election in Whitburn last week. He claims to be a retired police officer, but David actually left the force after being charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice, we reveal tonight.

'Throw the parcel at the door' - Evri couriers cutting corners to earn a better wage www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I heard Jane (my late wife) singing to me last night on my headphones with my phone on shuffle play of 3500 tracks. A pleasant surprise to hear Dream a Little Dream of Me, Jane accompanying herself on ukulele. www.henniker.scot/wp-content/u... 1957-2016 RIP

If we are really worried about the pressure put on the NHS by flu then shouldn’t we have offered the flu vaccine to more people for free?

Medicinal cannabis company to create 100 jobs in Scottish expansion www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Black Sheep Coffee opens in Bruntsfield, replacing the Royal Bank of Scotland. Will it prosper - or will people prefer independent coffee bars?

NEW: A top presenter has quit the BBC after a fallout with bosses over views which he said had been deemed 'problematic' 🔗 www.thenational.scot/news/2...

Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.

This had me laughing out loud: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

A thug launched a wild attack on two men with a glass bottle on board a Glasgow train

NEW: A documentary about Glasgow’s community resistance to a Home Office raid in 2021 will have its world premiere at a major international film festival in January Read here: www.thenational.scot/news/2...

EXCLUSIVE: The Scotland Office has been accused of 'Pravda-style' attempts to control the media by issuing a rare order blocking journalists from sharing information

Might apply to visit the US, even though I've got no intention of going there, just to force some random goon to waste time looking through the last five years of my social media history. Might do it every week.

***Exciting news*** I'm delighted to announce that I'll be running a photography tour in southern #Iceland in October 2026 with the talented Jeroen van Nieuwenhove! If you'd like to join us, please have a look at the tour page :)

Arthur’s Seat in the Mist All pictures taken 11 December 2009, shown in sequence. www.henniker.scot/arthurs-seat...

NEW: Independence support in the lead as Labour keep losing support in new Ipsos polling Meanwhile the Greens and Reform are tied on the list on 17% each - will the Scottish media start to better reflect that? Don't bet on it www.thenational.scot/news/2568720...