Wrote a letter to my MP, it’s probably not the most coherent thing in the world but I couldn’t not say anything.

Imagine this was a Jewish person who wasn't left-wing or pro-Palestinian.

If journalists were doing their job properly, it would simply not be possible for the public to be labouring under this degree of ignorance when it comes to immigration. inews.co.uk/opinion/immi...

🔴NEW: A group leading the push to overturn Scotland’s opposition to new nuclear power says it is “independent” and “grassroots”. But we found links between campaign and a lobbying firm representing EDF, which owns Torness nuclear station www.theferret.scot/britain-rema...

A production company has been blasted for creating a 'two-tier' review system, which allegedly implies that both critics and audiences in Scotland are 'less important' than their London counterparts

And so if you really *mean* "never again" -- if you're serious about it -- then the time to intervene, the time to speak up, the time to stop it, is *when it is still small*. When it's just a casual slur. When it's just sports. When it's just asking questions. When it's framed as anti-PC.

I Am Loud is 12 today! Our directors, Kevin, Katie, and Mark, are excited for this new chapter and can't wait to see how our new team supports our ongoing work in bringing the best of spoken word and poetry to Scotland. Read more: open.substack.com/pub/iamloudp...

Healthcare in Greenland is publicly funded, free at the point of use, and despite geographical challenges considered very good. Healthcare costs in the USA are extortionate and responsible for 60% of all US bankruptcies. So maybe Denmark should be sending hospital ships the other way.

AI posters for theatre productions really put me off. Get your five year old to make a poster, I'll be there. Make it reflect the Art and Creativity and Love of the play. Don't just push that button

Brilliant work here from LondonCentric!

Good morning folks and thanks for supporting Bylines Scotland! It's been another busy week so there's some great reading and listening here! 👇 Huv a gid weekend, yin an' aw! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #CitizenJournalism

Applications are open for Creative Scotland's Go See Share, a small fund for individuals, organisations and creative businesses to undertake trips to explore new ways to expand their business activity and make them more financially sustainable buff.ly/ptXI20R (deadline - 5 Feb 2026)

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT If you are interested in colour, photography, meaning, and what it means to be human, visit www.joelsternfeld.net/bodies-of-wo.... It's a generous and thoughtful journey of a lifetime's quest to discover the world and who we are in it. Thank you, #JoelSternfeld

This is a really useful read... It doesn't solve anything itself, but it helps provide understanding - and without that, we can't even start to solve the issue of GPs, appointments and best use of limited funds.

Announcing Gray Day 2026! New Lanark audiobook by @canongate.co.uk narrated by Alan Cumming + five commissioned animations. Celebrating 45 years of Alasdair Gray’s Lanark. 25 Feb 2026, Òran Mór, Glasgow. Tickets via link in bio.

If ICE are this comfortable executing a white woman on a public street, just imagine what they're comfortable doing to minorities in private. Last year, I read Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. There are some deeply alarming similarities in what's happening in America right now.

🌤️  Good morning Edinburgh. Thursday’s headlines: Masked gang's cash machine ram-raid, £7.5m revamp for Porty pool, Venezuela protest planned + rooftop pilates ⏰ Edinburgh’s ad-free local news: www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg... Photo by: @tomduffinphotos.bsky.social #edinburgh #scotland

💪 Big game, big result 🧱 Defensive depth ⭐ Devlin dominance 😮‍💨 Set-piece threat 👀 'Bring on the Hibees' How Hearts made 65-year feat with another big game win over Rangers | @sked21.bsky.social & @craigcairns.bsky.social 🔗 onlrl.co/xof0cd

Beating the Old Firm is just a routine day’s work for Hearts at the moment. Long may it continue.

All very well beating Celtic, but Hearts proving they can take care of those niggly mid-table sides too

Happy winter solstice, one and all. To mark the occasion, Hugh Nankivell and I have released a Christmas album. Do take a listen. Dance vigorously... sweethumanafi.bandcamp.com/album/the-mi...

Thank you @alledintheatre.bsky.social for listing #Placeholder as a top tip across Edinburgh stages this week! 💜 Sat show nearly sold out, grab tickets while you can! @summerhallarts.bsky.social www.alledinburghtheatre.com/listings-mon...

www.heraldscotland.com/politics/hol... @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social

"Fake Noozzzz....zzzzz....zzzzz...zzzzz."

Remembrance & White Poppies bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/11/08/r...

Obituary: Nabil Shaban — Actor who co-founded disabled-led theatre company Graeae and performed at theatres including London’s Royal Court and the National Theatre 👇

Wikipedia has a mild conservative bias, as it insists on what it calls 'reliable sources' - which mostly means they have been published by capitalist gatekeeping institutions. The only reason anybody imagines that it has a liberal or left-wing bias is because it's largely accurate. They hate that.

This is probably the funniest headline of the year.

Anyone seen any mega wooden pyramids ahead of Bonfire Night yet? Keen to see (and publish) photos from around the city if anyone spots any in the coming days. Have news in tomorrow's newsletter about the council's plans for these (and guess what: it's not to set them on fire).

This is a very positive step forward for the future of The Brunton theatre. The question now is who might seen this as an opportunity... And then how the ELC winnows the sharks from the good guys!

NEWS: East Lothian Council tests market for Brunton replacement. ELC issues Preliminary Market Consultation (PMC) for Musselburgh’s Brunton Hall, in an attempt to find suppliers, funders, or developers who are capable of delivering a new theatre. www.alledinburghtheatre.com/elc-tests-th...

RIP Prunella Scales. Does so much with a fag, a box of chocolates, and little more than three words. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zva...

The horrible irony is that the recent treatment of poppies shows that actually they're doing nothing to help remember their origins.

📣 RESIDENT ARTIST 2026 CALLOUT We are so excited to be recruiting one Resident Artist to join us on a 10 month, part-time, paid placement. This role is designed for an emerging theatre-maker who wants to learn more about running a theatre company in Scotland 🎭🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Adverts should be representative of traditional British families

Tonight’s preset for LITTLE WOMEN from EUTC at the Bedlam. Pics by @clairevpf.bsky.social for Hugh Simpson who is on reviewing duty for @alledintheatre.bsky.social

The @theguardian.com on the truth of the Maccabi fan ban from the Aston Villa game in November. This has been known and written about in the football chats for a while - obviously not read by Starmer who promised to fund any necessary policing. Est cost? £6m. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

When was the last time you heard a politician in the media asked anything like- -How will you make sure asylum seekers can reach the UK safely & refugees are protected? -How will you make sure people coming to this country to work or study are treated equally & with respect? I cannot remember.

Unmasking the Lies: Maccabi Tel Aviv Ban Is About Hooliganism, Not Anti-Semitism www.andymuirhead.com/p/unmasking-... #astonvilla #birmingham #maccabitelaviv #uefa #europaleague #celticfc

A new article I've written about a new exhibition in an old building. magazine.dailybusinessgroup.co.uk/2025/10/12/3...

Friday's Scotsman column, on Margaret Thatcher's 100th anniversary. The sad recent history of the UK shows her to have been wrong about almost everything. But in an age of failing politics, we now need leaders who can do as she did, in one crucial way.... www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

Kraftwerk: Multimedia Tour 2026 at Edinburgh Playhouse Tue 9 Jun 2026 Tickets on sale now! 🎟️ prf.hn/l/QLjkLBl/

Looking forward to a theatre double-bill in Edinburgh today, starting with 'War Horse' at the Festival Theatre this afternoon, followed by Uma Nada-Rajah's 'Black Hole Sign' @traversetheatre.bsky.social tonight. I loved War Horse in 2014, while Black Hole Sign is a new production for me to enjoy.

I was once commissioned to give a short talk on the history of Edinburgh to a group of Chinese businessmen. This was the result. I think its OK. @htenuk.bsky.social @newtscotland.bsky.social @secretedinburgh.bsky.social @nexuseduk.bsky.social georgehharris.blogspot.com/2015/04/an-i...

Asking people to pay for goods would kill the shoplifting industry ...

Let's get this straight...the Israeli PM accuses Keir Starmer of being responsible for the attack in Manchester, while his government invites Tommy Robinson to speak in Israel? A line is being crossed all right...and all on the 99th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street.