A small island just off Cumbrae, North Ayrshire. A yoga mat? 😳

Are we really about to loose our sixth Prime Minister in 6 years. David Cameron Theresa May Boris Johnson Liz Truss Rishi Sunak Keir Starmer Unbelievable really.

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Refurbishment of an old hunting lodge outside Tarbert, Argyll & Bute nearing completion. Before and after! #Scotland #Architecture #Retrofit

Pretty incredible chart from More in Common Holyrood Polling on Labours woes. However what’s even more troubling is that a lot of Scottish and Welsh voters are going to vote for Reform UK. That’s 100% due to the abject failure of the main stream parties. #Holyrood #ScottishParliament

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Beinn Alligin, Torridon Had the whole mountain to myself yesterday #Scotland #Landscape #photography #Hillwalking

Who else saw the DJT US passport and thought Vigo the Carpathian from Ghostbusters.

There’s just always a suitable Yes Minister or Yes Minister clip. youtu.be/NX45hc0aZt0?...

If I had a pound for every time the PM has said “I didn’t know, but if I had known, I wouldn’t have appointed him” #primeminister #epsteinfiles #parliament

Beach clean Sunday! 30mins with several volunteers collected 6 bags of cans, plastic bottles and other crap. We shouldn’t have to but we will! #KeepScotlandBeautiful

First chance to sit on the balcony this year 😊 Looking over the Clyde to Rothesay. #Scotland #Seashore #Landscapes

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Inside Bernat Klein’s modernist studio before restoration work begins www.thetimes.com/article/5003...

Went to an election hustings in Largs tonight but place was overflowing with folk so it had to be cancelled. Good I guess that these events are attracting so much attention. Rescheduled for next week I think. #ScottishElection2026 #ScotlandPolitics

Hilarious!

Snow on the tops again this morning.

Tough ParkRun this morning in Largs. Strong headwind and waves breaking over the promenade 😳 @parkrunuk.bsky.social #ParkRun

Superb!

How beautiful

Sconetastic! …..or emotional treacle scones as @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social might say 😊

For me this is what I’ll be looking for in the forthcoming Scottish Parliamentary election. Concrete proposals to wean Scotland off its dependence on fossil fuels……. And don’t say Scottish Green Party who were part of the Scottish Government for several years……

The energy performance rating of Scotlands homes has barely shifted since 2018 (data up to 2024)

So as well as an architect, I’m also a Scottish House Condition Surveyor on behalf of the Scottish Government. The latest SHCS 2024 has been published and is a wealth of knowledge about Scotlands homes www.gov.scot/binaries/con...

For reasons I'm not sure I can fully explain, I seem to have arranged to do the Affric Kintail Way at Easter - wish me luck (or perhaps a quick death by heavy, persistent rain?) www.walkhighlands.co.uk/lochness/aff...

Must not buy……must not buy…….😬

Political parties are an inevitable part of politics. I get it. But every time a politician puts party before themselves or their constituents, this is by how much they are diminishing themselves.

Regardless of any of the positions, the Assisted Dying Bill debate in Holyrood is really, once again, showing that political debates are at their best when the parties step out of the room and let their members speak for themselves.

Love the Trump message to Starmer “I’m an autocrat so why can’t you be!” “Stupid democracy ….. just gets in the way of everything”

That Trump Q&A was mad …… even by his standards. Really can see how the line “America is our greatest friend and ally” can hold. Doolally

Local community beach clean today. Stuff recovered….. loads of the usual plastic plus brake discs, empty patio cleaner tubs and some kitchen units. We don’t deserve this planet #plasticpollution #oceans

One of the best people watching coffee shops in Scotland. Gone in the fire last night but hopefully back soon. #GlasgowFire #CentralStation #SexyCoffee

The fire at Glasgow central station is utterly devastating. Shops, homes and our transport link to England are being wiped out. I am amazed by the limited news coverage.

Terrible fire at Glasgow Central station just now www.facebook.com/share/r/1CK7...

Beautiful day looking out over the Clyde towards Arran and Rothesay. #Spring #Scotland #Coast #Landscapes

@lizforleicester.bsky.social doing the media rounds this morning. You might not agree with her political views but she’s a great example of a comfortable public speaker. Clear, confident and eloquent.

Stone carvings in Helensburgh

My dog’s interpretation of the Labour parties approach to a leadership coup through the medium of zoomies…. #Labour #leadership

Seems a bit daft calling for Starmer to resign now. Even if he did resign then any leadership election would be running parallel with national elections campaigns in Wales/Scotland. It would be chaos.

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Visit to GoMA Glasgow

Month by month, day by day, politics and politicians are increasingly diverging from the issues impacting the majority of people and becoming consumed by the world of social media, moving in the spheres of influence and the pursuit of recognition. No wonder people are disillusioned.

This is incredible and deeply shocking

The Nazi SA - Sturmabteilung, or Storm Troopers - were often recruited from the dregs of society: barely literate failures incapable of holding down a job and only fit for murder and terror. The scum of Germany. Hitler gave them free rein to vent their rage on their betters. Sound familiar, America?

Hard to believe he’s been President for just a year. One wonders where America will be this time next year. How long before States turn against the Federal Government? #USA #CivilWar

Well January is seeing me travel one end of the UK to the other. Last week in Portsmouth for a funeral , this week in Dornoch. Managed a trip down to the Historic Docks in Portsmouth and a visit to the Mary Rose and Victory. I always love the small details. #photography

Today couldn’t get any madde… …oh sorry no: breaking news 👇

Excuse my language but …..WTF 😳 news.sky.com/story/putin-...

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