Ken MacLeod
@amendlocke.bsky.social
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Science fiction writer
The Glasgow Wrap π Weekend Guide 14 -16 November 2025
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The Glasgow Wrap π Weekend Guide 14 -16 November 2025
'First Lady of Govan' mural approved, teen arrested following city centre rape, not enough space for trees to help hit net zero, Village Hotel workers to strike over festive period + The Weekend Guide
https://open.substack.com/pub/theglasgowwrap/p/the-glasgow-wrap-weekend-guide-14-07f?r=7nj2e&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
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The London Minute β° Friday 14 November 2025
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The London Minute β° Friday 14 November 2025
Doctors strike, weather warning, Putney's Β£1m junction 'disaster' + jump into a great big pile of leaves in Newham
https://open.substack.com/pub/londonminute/p/london-minute-14-november-2025?r=7nj2e&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
about 1 hour ago
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The Edinburgh Minute β° Weekend edition: 14 - 16 November 2025
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The Edinburgh Minute β° Weekend edition: 24 - 26 October 2025
New concert hall gets Β£20m 'lifeline', St James Quarter in Westfield deal, weekend protests + Portobello Food Market returns
https://www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburgh-minute-weekend-edition-14-16-november-2025/
about 2 hours ago
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The Glasgow Wrap ποΈ Thursday 13 November 2025
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The Glasgow Wrap ποΈ Thursday 13 November 2025
City centre lane locked down after rape, Southside restaurant broken into, prisoners released early from Barlinnie, Glasgow's new Christmas lights trail + plans to turn barge into Airbnb
https://open.substack.com/pub/theglasgowwrap/p/the-glasgow-wrap-thursday-13-november?r=7nj2e&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
1 day ago
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The London Minute β° Thursday 13 November 2025
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The London Minute β° Thursday 13 November 2025
New Β£100 Lime bike fines, DLR safety probe, Hampstead Heath cafe update + Oval residents win their bin battle
https://open.substack.com/pub/londonminute/p/london-minute-13-november-2025?r=7nj2e&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
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The Edinburgh Minute β° Thursday 13 November 2025
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The Edinburgh Minute β° Thursday 13 November 2025
Haymarket bus crash, Southside robberies, CodeBase 'surprise' at demolition plan & could move 'elsewhere' + mysterious markings in Stockbridge
https://www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburgh-minute-thursday-13-november-2025/
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The Glasgow Wrap ποΈ Wednesday 12 November 2025
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The Glasgow Wrap ποΈ Wednesday 12 November 2025
Chinese officials insistent on Carmunnock, GMB warns council over fire safety, new images of plans for Drumchapel town centre, new East End First Bus route + Clyde Built Radio fundraiser
https://open.substack.com/pub/theglasgowwrap/p/the-glasgow-wrap-wednesday-12-november?r=7nj2e&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
2 days ago
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The London Minute β° Wednesday 12 November 2025
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The London Minute β° Wednesday 12 November 2025
Multibillion-pound Bitcoin fraud, Peckham festival plans to grow, more festival headliners announced, 'duck' bus-boats returning + London Football Book Market
https://open.substack.com/pub/londonminute/p/london-minute-12-november-2025?r=7nj2e&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
2 days ago
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I mean, what? Do we think the most destructive bit of tittle-tattle anyone could find on Wes is βHe just wants to be PM too much, even if he would be simply wonderful at itβ
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The Edinburgh Minute β° Wednesday 12 November 2025
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The Edinburgh Minute β° Wednesday 12 November 2025
Argyle House demolition plan, 'serious concerns' over tram plan, Gorgie residents dispute Β£19m bill + the history of North Edinburgh resistance and community activism
https://www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburgh-minute-wednesday-12-november-2025/
2 days ago
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Emily Herring
7 days ago
boosting this one again because I'm not seeing enough Bertrand Russell hate on the TL
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Lewis Goodall
4 days ago
The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think. New piece from me.
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The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
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Roland Smith
4 days ago
"They are so convinced their politics isnβt really politics, but just some default setting shared with much of the country..." True of so many commentators on the Right.
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ππ―π¦π° ππ―π’πΆπ‘ππ© πΊπ¦π΅πΈ
3 days ago
*maximum alpha at 1.25x speed* continuously lives on in my head, unfortunately.
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Neil Williamson
3 days ago
Pictcon is a brand new convention, celebrating the rich and multi-faceted Scottish genre community. This year's event was ace and I heartily recommend signing up for next year.
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3 days ago
"... it's tumbleweed from the government, even though Musk's behaviour constitutes overt interference in British politics that is corrosive of Labour's position."
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Why Won't Labour Take on Elon Musk?
On how many occasions has Elon Musk used Twitter to declare war on Keir Starmer's government? How often has he stoked racism, intervened in ...
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Chaminda Jayanetti
3 days ago
can't think of a headline that better sums up the BBC at present
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BBC slammed for asking Kelvin Mackenzie about journalism standards
Liverpool fans and others staggered by choice to invite former S*n editor to discuss ongoing issues at the BBC
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The Glasgow Wrap ποΈ Tuesday 11 November 2025
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The Glasgow Wrap ποΈ Tuesday 11 November 2025
Public trust in council drops, rapist of doctor jailed, Vue workers balloted to strike, 48 homes to be built on old school site, KPop Demon Hunters chaos + Glasgow Green winter wonderland works begin
https://open.substack.com/pub/theglasgowwrap/p/the-glasgow-wrap-tuesday-11-november?r=7nj2e&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
3 days ago
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3 days ago
I keep coming back to the idea that Silicon Valley thinks that it's luminaries have extremely high general intelligence and that their success isn't domain specific and ho boy, it absolutely is.
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The London Minute β° Tuesday 11 November 2025
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The London Minute β° Tuesday 11 November 2025
Shepherdβs Bush Market gentrification fears, Jenrick confronted at Hounslow Heath car boot sale, Lily Allen to headline Mighty Hoopla + why Londonβs jazz scene is thriving
https://open.substack.com/pub/londonminute/p/london-minute-11-november-2025?r=7nj2e&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
3 days ago
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PictCon
3 days ago
We've sold 26 tickets for PictCon2! I would love to sell 24 more before I pay the deposit next week.
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A Scottish science fiction convention about science fiction in Scotland. π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
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Adam Roberts
3 days ago
My thoughts on the Booker winner:
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David Szalay βFleshβ (2025)
The Luck of Barry IstvΓ‘n
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Jack
3 days ago
The News Agents is a great case study of centrism because they actively describe how the sausage is made and yet none of their audience say 'Wait - what the fuck do you mean you ran a story because some Labour spad told you to?'
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Come One Come All Scotland's foremost Science Fiction author Ken Macleod
@amendlocke.bsky.social
is in session at the Beacon Arts Theatre Greenock on 22nd Feb. Book Noo.
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Beacon Arts - Ken MacLeod
We are the Beacon, a contemporary theatre and arts venue in the heart of Inverclyde⦠and a whole lot more besides.
https://www.beaconartscentre.co.uk/events/ken-macleod
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The Edinburgh Minute β° Tuesday 11 November 2025
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The Edinburgh Minute β° Tuesday 11 November 2025
Lothian Buses sued, Cowgate road safety protest, trams 'false consultation' claim + Radical Road update
https://www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburgh-minute-tuesday-11-november-2025/
3 days ago
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Ian Potter
4 days ago
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
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Adam Roberts
4 days ago
In my inbox this morning, and email that begins: "Dear $Firstname, I have been a fan of yours for many years".
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The Glasgow Wrap ποΈ Monday 10 November 2025
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The Glasgow Wrap ποΈ Monday 10 November 2025
Nelson Mandela statue designs unveiled, care workers rally outside City Chambers, calls made for Glasgow devolution deal, slavery trail to be launched + Gaza student tells of journey to Glasgow
https://open.substack.com/pub/theglasgowwrap/p/the-glasgow-wrap-monday-10-november?r=7nj2e&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
4 days ago
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The Edinburgh Minute β° Monday 10 November 2025
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The Edinburgh Minute β° Monday 10 November 2025
Β£42m for Granton housing, new fears for Porty cinema, 20mph change for 66 streets + questions over Β£2bn tram plan consultation
https://www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburgh-minute-monday-10-november-2025/
4 days ago
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The Edinburgh Minute
4 days ago
Wondering whatβs going on with this historic building at the Shore in Leith? Well, stand by for newsβ¦..
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Gilly
4 days ago
Yes please. would watch this whole series. ππββ¬
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The London Minute β° Monday 10 November 2025
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The London Minute β° Monday 10 November 2025
Thunder forecast, West End arrests, bin strike threat, Borough Market denies influencer crackdown + how can London become more child-friendly?
https://open.substack.com/pub/londonminute/p/the-london-minute-monday-10-november?r=7nj2e&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
4 days ago
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Rebel Britannia by
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βHad it not been for him there would have been no Epping Forestβ
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Rebel Britannia
11th November 1865:
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Gourock sci-fi author invited to appear at inaugural Beacon Book Festival in 2026
A world-renowned sci-fi author from Gourock has been added to the bill of a new cultural celebration which will bring Inverclyde readers togetherβ¦
https://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/25605399.author-ken-macleod-will-appear-beacon-book-festival-2026/?ref=li
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The London Minute β° Friday 7 November 2025
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The London Minute β° Friday 7 November 2025
Another police racism report, bus drivers protest, GLA job fears + meet mystery history YouTuber Jago Hazzard
https://open.substack.com/pub/londonminute/p/the-london-minute-friday-7-november?r=7nj2e&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
7 days ago
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The Edinburgh Minute β° Weekend edition: 7 - 9 Nov 2025
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The Edinburgh Minute β° Weekend edition: 24 - 26 October 2025
New concert hall gets Β£20m 'lifeline', St James Quarter in Westfield deal, weekend protests + Portobello Food Market returns
https://www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburgh-minute-weekend-edition-7-nov-2025/
7 days ago
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The Glasgow Wrap π Weekend Guide 7 November - 9 November 2025
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The Glasgow Wrap π Weekend Guide 7 November - 9 November 2025
City centre store plagued by shoplifters, TRNSMT line-up announced, Castlemilk food desert raised in House of Commons, plans for nearly 6400 new homes approved + The Weekend Guide
https://open.substack.com/pub/theglasgowwrap/p/the-glasgow-wrap-weekend-guide-7-1da?r=7nj2e&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
7 days ago
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Eleanor Morton
3 months ago
We Have AI Now
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We Have AI Now
YouTube video by Eleanor Morton
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The London Minute β° Thursday 6 November 2025
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The London Minute β° Thursday 6 November 2025
Newham housing fraud, demolition plan for Gabrielβs Wharf on South Bank, Haverstock Hill trees face axe, Bake Off winner celebrates + new skatepark opens in former pool
https://open.substack.com/pub/londonminute/p/london-minute-6-november-2025?r=7nj2e&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
8 days ago
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Thursday's Edinburgh Minute
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The Edinburgh Minute β° Thursday 6 November 2025
'Considerable reduction' in bonfire night disorder, uni staff to strike, Christmas festival expansion denied + house prices rise again
https://www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburgh-minute-thursday-6-november-2025/
8 days ago
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The Glasgow Wrap ποΈ Thursday 6 November 2025
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The Glasgow Wrap ποΈ Thursday 6 November 2025
Body recovered from Clyde, councillor livestreams toilet trip during meeting, ScotRail plans to replace trains, doctors call for parking exemption + new community sauna opening
https://open.substack.com/pub/theglasgowwrap/p/the-glasgow-wrap-thursday-6-november?r=7nj2e&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
8 days ago
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Dan Davies
9 days ago
If I were Bill Ackman, I really would not tweet the mayor's office and say "please tell me what I can do", because I think they will.
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Hands down the best front page ever.
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The London Minute β° Wednesday 5 November 2025
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The London Minute β° Wednesday 5 November 2025
Tube strikes off as drivers win pay deal, Gooner wins NYC Mayor election, 800 near-misses at Borough Market, Spurs player 'threatened with gun' + Brixton locals rally for Jamaica
https://open.substack.com/pub/londonminute/p/london-minute-5-november-2025?r=7nj2e&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
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The Edinburgh Minute β° Wednesday 5 November 2025
Bonfire Night warning, Porty beach 'sewage scandal', protests as Rockstar North denies 'union-busting' + memorial plan for Dame Muriel Spark
https://www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburgh-minute-wednesday-5-november-2025/
9 days ago
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Neil Williamson
9 days ago
It's officially launch day for Blood In The Bricks! It's folk horror, but right here in our towns and cities, written by some of my absolute favourite contemporary writers. Get it now (or They'll pay you a visit).
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