As a student at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social Robert Louis Stevenson was arrested for taking part in a 2-day snowball riot between the university & Surgeons’ Hall… but as he was only a spectator (he claimed, successfully) he was let off with a warning #C19 www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-arti...

This is good news. Environmentally friendly tourism is an important part of what national parks are about, but it needs to be in an appropriate form, and developments need to be in keeping with the natural surroundings and suitably sustainable, which this proposed development was not.

A rather heartwarming story about how a #tandem #bicycle offered secondhand in #Scotland ended up helping out the #paracycling team in #Kenya. 😎 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Tonight, we adorn our European institutions with the colours of Ukraine. Two colours, carrying the spirit of courage. 
Two colours, burning with resistance. Four years into Russia’s full-scale war, these colours are shining brighter than ever Slava Ukraini.

Tonight, the Council's Europa building is lit up in blue and yellow in solidarity with Ukraine. The EU will continue to #StandWithUkraine and support a comprehensive, just and lasting peace.

Tonight, the colours of Ukraine are illuminating our headquarters. They stand as a reminder of the courage and resilience of its people, and the enduring pain of a war that continues, after four years. Our commitment to a just and lasting peace is unwavering. #StandWithUkraine

British electricity mix at 10am on 23rd Feb 2026 🔥Gas 9.6% Biomass 3.9% 🍃Wind 48.8% Solar 11.5% Hydro 1.3% ⚛️Nuclear 10.6% ➡️Imports 14.4% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.0% 🔌Generation 37GW 🌍Carbon intensity 90 gCO2e/kWh vs target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030

Today I publish Who Owns Scotland 2025, an annual analysis of landownership across rural Scotland. The most significant finding is the continuing trend over past 15 years of fewer and fewer owners owning more and more of rural Scotland. andywightman.scot/2026/02/who-...

Used an Urban Arrow to get the Ember bus today to go skiing (4.5 miles village to stop on A93). With car park at centre so busy it's not such a crazy idea as it stops beside main building. 😆 14 miles on skis today and 9 miles on bike. Weather a whiteout although snow cover best it's been for years

ScotRail to introduce a “minimum fare”, where passengers have not bought a ticket before boarding, to tackle fare dodging. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The sort of area of innovation where UK also has skills/experience. Luckily we can still apply, but as #BrexitStillBreaksBritain unable to propose projects in UK. “Applicants from any nationality [can] apply [if] project, concept, or idea is implemented in EU, Western Balkans, Ukraine or Moldova.”

A recent YouGov poll found that 63% of the UK population would vote to rejoin the EU, and further polling by Savanta on behalf of ITV found that it rises to 83% with 16-25 year olds. It's time to regain our rightful place at the heart of Europe.

Gibraltar to regain freedom of movement within days, in post-Brexit legal tidy-up What about the rest of us? @cluthaman.bsky.social @euromovescotland.bsky.social euobserver.com/203406/gibra...

British truck drivers are facing the risk of unemployment as new digital border checks for non-EU travellers, and the 90 day limit is resulting in British employers starting to favour European drivers over British ones. How is this fair?

Very good to see a UK Parliament debate on the importance of our relationship with #OurEU and the damage caused by #BrexitBreaksBritain being organised by Scottish MP Stephen Gethins, the SNP Spokesperson for International Affairs. #LeaveALightOn #RejoinEU

This year’s Festival of #Europe Scotland will take place in various cities and towns across #Scotland, during the days around #EuropeDay, from 7 – 17 May 2026. Follow their account for information about this year’s events, details coming soon! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺

🌤️  Good morning Edinburgh. Today’s headlines: GP warned over Legionella risk, New Town hotel plans, Portobello Food Market returns + Chinese New Year Market this weekend ⏰ Edinburgh’s ad-free local news: www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg... #edinburgh

A recent poll by Savanta on behalf of ITV Youth Tracker found that 83% of 16-25 year olds would vote to rejoin the EU. Young people are the future - it's time we listen to them and ensure that future generations are not held back by the disastrous decision to cut our ties with the EU.

2 million people in the UK are paid the national minimum wage. Reform are a party of the rich, for the rich.

It’s not just that a large majority want Britain to rejoin the EU, it’s the fact that the majority steadily continues to grow…

Spoiler: Even when GeeBeebies vox-pops, the people will tell you that #Brexit certainly has not been a “sucess” [sic]… #BrexitStillBreaksBritain

While sudden cliff falls at Birling Gap (near my home town of Eastbourne) are no joke, I really love how much it looks like we’ve roused a grumpy, sleepy sea-wizard.

The Japanese ambassador to the UK pays a visit to one of Glasgow’s most well-known landmarks, the Duke of Wellington statue 🇯🇵🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 He shared the image with the caption: “Found the world's most famous traffic cone in the centre of Glasgow!” 👇

Oh, is it that time already? Yes, it’s colourful political map nerdery season again… #ScotParl #ScotParl2026

Anyone know why there’s a rather noisy #helicopter repeatedly flying over central #Edinburgh just now in the middle of the night?

Don’t you know that nobody ever cycles in Edinburgh and Scotland in the winter… And that’s only the figures for the city bike scheme usage, let alone everyone else. Build it and they will come. 🚲

The Voi shared e-bike scheme is expanding northwest; Stockbridge, down to Crewe Toll, and along the Hawthornvale Path towards Newhaven, along with an increase to 700 bikes and new parking locations. Voi have had over 500 suggested parking locations from the public across the city since launching.

Well, I guess the reason that ScotRail •still• •only• post travel updates to certain dodgy right wing social networks (with declining numbers of users) is becoming clear, I guess… 😒

📢Customer information From the start of service on Sunday 22 February, fare changes will come into effect on the Edinburgh Trams network. To find out more information about the fare change, visit 👉 edinburghtrams.com/news/changes... #EdinburghTrams

Some unwelcomingly large price rises (esp day caps, season tkts) for @lothianbuses.bsky.social (who still only post to (and therefore endorse) certain sleazy cesspit social networks), from Sun 22 Feb. Still generally good value #municipal public service, though! www.lothianbuses.com/news/2026/01...

I found this weird image and need help to understand what's going on in it. Taken at Lorimer & Clark's Caledonian Brewery in Edinburgh, 1982, and features: ⛏️A miner holding a pint and keg 👩A young woman wearing a sash 🧑‍🚀A large inflatable astronaut called "COAL AGE MAN" 🚗A Rover SD1 🍺A Camra poster

We're putting your opinions into a LIVE SHOW. Catch the full show in Leicester (12–13 Feb 2026), and Glasgow (17th March 2026) Come argue your bollocks opinion - live. https://sites.google.com/view/fesshole

If Bilbo had Chat GPT

Community cinema Leith Kino is returning to its Leith Depot home in February with a trio of screenings that shine a light on underappreciated films.

Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers. This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.

Very sorry to hear this.

We have come up with a brilliant plan to turn Reform UK into an unstoppable election-winning machine! The first thing we do is scrape all the fetid dregs from the bottom of the barrel of the last 14 years of Tory misery and failure…

With only some very slight changes to Westminster voting patterns, the electoral map of Scotland could become an aesthetically pleasing layered trifle… (Or maybe we might just end up with cream and custard on our faces 🤨☹️)

Palantir is using medical records to help ICE target its victims in the US. And Wes Streeting is pitch-rolling for Farage to do the same in the UK.

Horsley (Derbyshire) Council By-Election Result: 🌍 GRN: 43.6% (+16.7) ➡️ RFM: 35.5% (+0.6) 🌳 CON: 13.9% (-9.0) 🌹 LAB: 3.8% (-6.5) ☑️ ADV: 1.9% (New) 🔶 LDM: 1.4% (-2.0) No Ind (-1.7) as previous. Green GAIN from Reform. Changes w/ 2025.

⏳ Where's @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social when you need them, eh @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social ? /cc'ing the tireless @jackrmcaldwell.bsky.social

This is an exciting time for international rail, with new operators gearing up to run services through the Channel Tunnel, and Eurostar ordering a fleet of double-decker trains. There's a lot happening - read about it in our latest blog: bettertransport.org.uk/blog/all-abr... #TrainNotPlane

Our ancestors fought hard for universal healthcare at the source of need. #humanrights

What was once a simple journey to the mainland continent is now filled with long waits, bureaucracy, and extra costs. It's time to join the single market.

Europe stands with Greenland and Denmark. Sovereignty and territorial integrity, as enshrined in the UN Charter, are not for sale. Decisions concerning Denmark and Greenland belong to Denmark and Greenland alone. Our common statement with the leaders of S&D, Renew and EPP.

I will never stop until the Labour Govt’s toolkit for authoritarians has been dismantled piece by piece. Today mandatory Digital ID, and next we stop police facial rec and preserve protest rights and trial by jury. Human rights matter more than ever right now. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

A new film from Scottish producer Lesley Riddoch and Inverness-born filmmaker Gavin Hanigan is set to start a 12-venue run across Scotland