Gaza hospitals are running out of essential supplies, medical workers say

Hugely disappointing, with world now on track to yet more heating & chaos, & poorest hit first & hardest. This process needs radically rethinking - meantime it’s vital that the Brazil-led coalition of the willing urgently delivers on plans to leave fossil fuels in the ground #COP30

50k nurses could quit over tough indefinite leave to remain. How many in the care sector? Immoral and incompetent government www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Westminster Voting Intention: RFM: 30% (-1) LAB: 20% (=) CON: 20% (+1) LDM: 14% (=) GRN: 11% (-1) SNP: 3% (+1) Via @moreincommonuk.bsky.social, 14-17 Nov. Changes w/ 7-10 Nov.

Spot on from Albania's PM who asks why Mahmood is using rhetoric of populist far right? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Starmer’s government heads further right, in a vain hope of impressing a few Reform voter with its ugly migration stance. Starmer’s shambolic, unstable government continues for now, but he is unlikely to still be prime minister this time next year My latest blog. open.substack.com/pub/kirstyhu...

Starmer’s shambolic government continues but he may not be prime minister this time next year. In these unstable times, the fundamental question is can serious, strategic, genuinely progressive alliances be built at home & internationally. My latest blog. open.substack.com/pub/kirstyhu...

The public think people arriving by small boats make up not only the largest share of asylum seekers, but the largest share of *all* immigrants. In fact, it's just 4% of the total number, write @bobbyduffy.bsky.social & @elielcohen.bsky.social ➡️ blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsand...

Thinking about my own father, who arrived in 1946 with the Free Polish Army - when would Labour have sent him back to communist Poland? How could he have done anything to build a life and have children in the UK if he had had to beg to stay every two years? Disgusting. www.bbc.com/news/article...

If the government really intends to seize jewellery and other valuables from refugees, either - it is staggeringly ignorant of the historical precedents or - it's aware of the precedents, and thinks, yeah, we'll have some of that. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

When your MPs think you're a joke and only the succession matters that looks set to rapidly become a self-fulfilling prophecy www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Forced Labour - one more great government idea (in a week of many) www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

NEW: Tesco has suspended its deal with a Scottish salmon farm after allegations of 'unlawful and cruel' treatment of fish

#waterofleith hurtling down

Over the summer, @beckermax.bsky.social, @johannaflach.bsky.social and I wrote about the 'creeping integration of the far-right' into EU decision-making. Now it looks increasingly likely that this week a major part of the Omnibus package will be passed by an EPP-far-right majority.

Ullapool dawn (2)

Coigach after the rain

Ullapool before dawn

Loch Garten at dawn today

The BBC's senior leadership resigning en masse over one dodgy edit in one programme, simply because the right wing press demands it, tells you everything you need to know about where the power really lies in that relationship

Tell Oil Companies: Don’t drill in the 1.5 million acres of critical wildlife wilderness habitat on the coastal plain of Alaska’s #Arctic Refuge, threatening migratory and breeding grounds for millions of birds and many other #wildlife #climate Please sign environmentamerica.org/center/take-...

Ullapool in November

Loch an Eilein and loch Garten today

Glen Cunie very atmospheric today

New publication! Devolution has reshaped how Scotland is governed. Yet power and prosperity have become ever more concentrated in and around Edinburgh. Our new report makes the case for a distinctive Scottish approach for reform to rebalance central–local relations. Read more: edin.ac/3JonpLb

The EU has finally agreed an NDC ahead of COP30 (although it's not submitted it yet as the bloc only agreed it late last night!) Goal of 66.25%-72.5% cut below 1990 levels until 2035 www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...

The xenophobia increasingly on display in what passes for UK political debate must be confronted if we are to tackle our many urgent challenges, including that of a rapidly ageing UK & Europe. My latest blog dedicated to the memory of David Gow @gowdav.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/kirstyhu...

Acclaimed Scottish journalist and trade unionist David Gow has passed away, it has been announced

David Gow, former Guardian Germany correspondent, dies aged 80

As things stand, child poverty is on track to reach record highs by 2029-30. By then, we predict that more than one-in-three British children (34 per cent) would be growing up in poverty. That's the highest rate of child poverty we'd have seen since 1961 ⤵️ buff.ly/qVc9CWs

Very sad to hear David Gow has left us today. A brilliant journalist, great friend and colleague, great European. His passion and energy and robust political insight will be much missed.

Autumn day on the #WaterofLeith

EXC - Scotland is set to supply 70% of UK wind energy by 2030, sparking fears it is being exploited to fuel England #Scotland #WindPower #RenewableEnergy #EnergyExploitation #NESO #UKPolitics

Sunset over Edinburgh castle

Worries about immigration are ‘manufactured panic’ says charity as poll shows issue not a local concern – UK politics live

BBC News - Plaid Cymru and SNP in talks to form 'progressive alliance' www.bbc.com/news/article...

Chancellor casually unaware of the rules on renting out a house while parents lose child benefits through deep and deeply incompetent/vindictive surveillance from HMRC using border agency/travel data. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

EU concerned at UK deregulation of planning hitting environmental protection www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Otter on the #WaterofLeith today, great to see

Our latest Westminster voting intention (26-27 Oct) has Labour on their lowest figure ever recorded by YouGov, with the Greens on their highest Reform UK: 27% (+1 from 19-20 Oct) Labour: 17% (-3) Conservatives: 17% (=) Greens: 16% (+1) Lib Dems: 15% (=) SNP: 3% (-1) yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...

It is the first time a poll has Reform in second place on both the constituency and regional list votes — overtaking Labour.

After Plaid's stunning result, re-posting my blog from Tuesday on UK/Scottish politics & how unprepared we are for the likely speed/ instability of change: "A fracturing, destabilised UK will not, in this environment, become a polite, cooperative confederation." open.substack.com/pub/kirstyhu...

Excellent overview of the Caerphilly result

As summer came to an end, a short journey in Wester Ross - my new photo blog. open.substack.com/pub/kirstyhu...

Big win for Plaid www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

As summer came to an end, a short journey in Wester Ross - my new photo blog. open.substack.com/pub/kirstyhu...

Great to see one of Scotland's leading rewilding groups on bluesky - do give them a follow

Hello Bluesky! We’re new here, so here’s a little introductory film that shows what we’re about – #MakingRewildingHappen for nature, climate and people. We’re excited to be here and connect. As the newcomer at this party, we’ll be hovering by the refreshments, hoping someone will come say hi.

Great to see and hear about some of Scotland: the Big Picture great rewilding work, including some super short films at their Edinburgh event tonight.

inequality and demonisation of benefit claimants fuels the far right - UN expert www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...