She took money from him, then called him a paedophile, then apologised to him for so doing: “I know you feel hellaciously let down by me. I must humbly apologise to you and your heart. You’ve always been a steadfast, generous and supreme friend.” #Epstein www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Even big boys aged six months still need their teddy bears. Karl with his teddy on #caturday

Jeremy versus Zarah. Fights break out at the Peace Conference. #YourParty

Another 10 point lead for Reform. Dominating in England. Labour in third place. In Scotland @theSNP set to inflict heavy defeats on Keir Starmer’s party.

11 years ago we went to vote with such hopes. The only day in our long history Scots were allowed, without hindrance, to decide our nation’s future. I went with my Mum. She first voted in 1945. Her final vote was in 2019. She was a proud Yes voter in 2014.

On this day 2012: with my beau in Italy. We were as happy as could be, staying in the most gorgeous house in dreamy countryside and chilling in the land of the Zinis....

Oh no! Looks as if Melania needs to be rebooted. #Trump #Windsor

Following the ‘Unite the Kingdom’ march I posted to say my partner was abused by homophobic thugs in London. More than 1 million people read my post. Thousands commented, most sending more abuse. Should we appease these “concerned citizens? Have a watch. youtu.be/7P-Na-Usbqo?...

Treat ahead! #SkyArtsAwards

“The joy of this campaign is that I sense a surge of self-belief. The No campaign has been so angry, so negative, so utterly transparent in its orchestrated chorus of doom that I detect a collective roar of disbelieving laughter at its sheer absurdity.” www.nationalcollective.com/2014/09/15/j...

When I reported the homophobic bullying of my partner on the tube yesterday I was deluged by online abuse from ‘Unite the Kingdom’ thugs. Very depressing. And then a nice English stranger sends me this….

Facebook reminds me I was interviewing the BBC Chair #OnThisDay nine years ago. I revealed she’d been (re)appointed without due process by the Tory PM. She resigned shortly afterwards. PM then made her a Tory peer. Have a watch! m.youtube.com/watch?v=TNGG...

“Bow down to your imperial masters!” When Labour leaders trained up scores of their MPs to love bomb Glaswegians at the end of the #indyref campaign they found themselves extras in one man’s Star Wars tribute…. www.itv.com/news/2014-09...

I was on air at the BBC anchoring the news as the #TwinTowers were struck. These are my memories: telling the world that terrible news as it happened 24 years ago today. #September11

At minus 47 Starmer’s weak position “follows a decline in popularity that is unprecedented for a new prime minister in modern British politics.” “No governing party has seen its polling fall so far in its first year in power.”

A tragic story of Labour election lies & the betrayal of the people of #Grangemouth: “In a TV debate Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar claimed Labour would save the jobs. The electoral result in the local constituency was a huge swing from SNP to Labour.” theferret.scot/grangemouth-...

The SNP now projected to win an outright majority in next year’s Holyrood election. Labour collapse as hard line unionists migrate to Reform. Tories reduced to a rump. Graphics: @LeftieStats polling: @Moreincommon_

A week on & Western politicians & the media have stopped talking about the Israeli attack on the #NasserHospital in #Gaza - another monstrous Israeli war crime killing civilians, medics, & journalists. The Israelis deployed a ‘double tap’. So what is that? I explain below…

More inauthentic flag nonsense from Labour: ‘The strange journey of Keir Starmer from 'taking the knee' to waving England flags. Starmer says his Downing St flat is bedecked with St George’s flags. Moreover “I always sit in front of the Union Jack,” he claims.’ www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...

Labour twenty points behind @theSNP in the latest 2026 Holyrood poll. Tories in meltdown. Reform overtake Labour in Westminster voting intentions as hard line Scottish unionists coalesce behind Farage. Courtesy @Moreincommon_

My beau & his wee maw Silvana Zini in the garden. Three years ago today….

It’s not hard to make a distinction between “free speech” arrests. You have no free speech right to call for arson at immigrant hostels or violent assault on trans people. You should have the right to wear a Palestine T shirt calling for an end to genocide.

Labour heading for a General Election collapse. Reform set to sweep much of England. @theSNP to win in Scotland.

Keir Starmer sacked the 56 Labour MPs who voted for an “immediate #Gaza ceasefire”. Now he’s calling for “an immediate Gaza ceasefire.” How does this make any sense?

Poll of polls for August. Labour facing General Election meltdown. Graphics: @LeftieStats

Nine years ago today I introduced my Commons #TuringBill Its aim: to ‘pardon’ gay men found guilty of ‘crimes’ no longer on the statute book. The Tory Government promised support but then filibustered the bill to kill it off. Have a watch. m.youtube.com/watch?v=06Wi...

I’ve a new YouTube channel! I’d appreciate a follow on YouTube. Latest post here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFHI...

The “decorative medallions that festoon the walls of the ( #Trump Oval Office) bear more than a passing resemblance to “Foam Veneer Accessories” available from Chinese e-commerce site Ali Baba for just $1 a piece.”

Facebook reminds me: my lovely mother-in-law Silvana Zini met the First Minister (who could not have been more charming to her) three years ago today. Sweet picture.

Analysis by @BBCNews of footage shows the Israelis struck Nasser Hospital in #Gaza 4 times including their ‘double tap’ murdering at least 20 people including journalist Hussam Al-Masri who was operating a live feed for @Reuters My take on this atrocity. youtu.be/GFHIC-C8vWI?...

An important announcement by #Trump "Take a look at bacon. Some people don’t eat bacon anymore. We’re going to get energy prices down. When we get energy down you know this was caused by their horrible energy. Wind."

Karl on #Caturday He turns 6 months old this weekend - his default facial expression is either sleep, excitement or shock! Many thanks again to the wonderful @CatsProtection for the work they do.

11 years ago today this went off in the post…. #IndyRef #Yes 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Facebook reminds me - an anniversary of sorts for the Better Together #PatronisingBTLady indyref campaign ad. Remember her? Politics made her brain hurt. Independence was too complicated to contemplate. Breakfast cereal was her soothing balm.

Labour heading for a crushing defeat with these figures. Reform set to dominate in England & @theSNP in Scotland. Graphics: @LeftieStats Polling: Lord Ashcroft polls.

It’s Marsha P. Johnson Day! She was a central figure in the Stonewall uprising of 1969, which ignited the LGBTQ rights movement.

Today is Ukraine’s Independence Day. What a heroic people. 11 years of Russian occupation, bombing & Putin war crimes. Ukrainians are on the front line defending freedom & democracy for all of Europe. Slava Ukraini. #Ukraine 🇺🇦 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Grace in reflective mood for #caturday

Imagine if, instead, they’d dug an extension to the subway system, relaid the trams, and reopened the redundant overground links? We’d have a 21st century transport system & tens of thousands of homes would have been spared.

It’s #WorldPhotographyDay My Dad was a photographer in the RAF & loved taking photos when we were growing up - using his trusty ‘Box Brownie’. Here are a few.

Just finished the Nicola autobiography. Fascinating insight into the life of one of Europe’s best known politicians. Repeated focus on the almost crippling shyness & imposter syndrome insecurities which make her ascent all the more remarkable.

Trump’s enthusiasm for dictators is well known. But Russia’s aggression must never be rewarded in #Ukraine Here’s my take on my new You Tube channel. Please watch and subscribe. And let me know your thoughts. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SD5...

Facebook reminds me… My beau ten years ago tonight in Spitalfields. He doesn’t seem to have aged a day. ❤️

Extraordinary collapse for Starmer’s Labour Government after only a year. Minus 56 is dire. Only 13% approval rating. Polling: @YouGov Graphics: @LeftieStats

What sad news about #TerenceStamp Possibly the most handsome film star in history - he was a wonderful actor too, mesmerising in movies from Billy Budd to Priscilla. Searingly honest in interviews too.

Thank you for all the supportive comments & DMs re my trolls. In answer to the question you’ve been asking… It’s this (a present from my beau.)

My beau is arachnophobic. This little guy has strolled in from the garden. Juliano wants to get out the Hoover. I’ve said we’re all God’s creatures. Live and let live. Views?

I get homophobic abuse on a regular basis. The insults tend to be archaic: “perfumed” & “Liberace.” Here’s today’s. In any Venn diagram of extremism there’s a huge Alba / angry unionist / transphobic / homophobic / vaccine sceptic / Sturgeon obsessive overlap. They’re a sad lot. #LGBT

Grace on #caturday

As @MhairiBlack has noted @NicolaSturgeon always created a stir when she visited Westminster. Here she is on her first visit after the triumphant 2015 elections. The newly elected SNP MPs - 56 of us - gather outside to welcome her. Curious Commons doorkeepers look on.