Angus content editor and senior news reporter in a previous life; now retired after six amazing years with the NHS. Proud mum and granny. Views my own.
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John Lewis may as well pull their Christmas advert. M and S have won this hands down. Hats (and shirt!) off to them. It’s superb 👌
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Forget all the huge supermarkets and their mawkish Christmas adverts, this was the best Christmas advert - Enniskillen pub Charlie's put out this advert back in 2023. It’s brilliant.
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Peter Murrell was not a criminal mastermind he just took advantage of a system devoid of adequate checks & balances and a culture where scrutiny and questioning were demonised. That culture has infected the Scottish government, our Parliament & our civic life. It needs to change.
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Several SNP and Green Party MSPs laughed and walked out of the chamber at the Scottish Parliament yesterday while MSP Amanda Lindsay was giving her excellent speech on child safeguarding, biological reality, and women’s rights. This appallingly rude and unprofessional behaviour has no place in Parliament. It sends a worrying message that those MSPs will most likely refuse to engage in any serious debate on the rights of women and girls. Their bullying activist tactics won’t work in Parliament, they will have to grow up and engage.
Amanda Lindsay,
(Reform MSP Shadow Minister for Women & Equalities) delivered a truly well-measured and factual speech in the Scottish Parliament today. She rightly acknowledged the common ground on supporting high-quality childcare and giving every child the best possible start, while courageously addressing the profound concerns so many parents and professionals have about the ideological capture of our education and childcare systems.
Social transition is not a neutral or kind act when applied to very young children who still believe in the Tooth Fairy. It’s deeply concerning that guidance promoting this was rolled out across Scotland.
This wasn’t rhetoric; it was a calm, evidence-led call to put child safeguarding, biological reality, and women’s rights first. Refreshing to hear such straight-talking common sense in Holyrood. Well done Amanda.
Janet Thomson retweeted
Is this a joke?
Our reporter @conor_matchett has just asked John Swinney if he thinks giving a 'no comment' interview (as Nicola Sturgeon did) is fully cooperating with police (as Sturgeon promised to do).
FM's response: "I've got no comment to offer about police investigations."
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My close friend and colleague Steve Sweeney @SweeneySteve is nearly killed by an Israeli strike in Lebanon.
Their vehicles are clearly marked as Press. They wear Press markings.
He's alive. What more can we say.
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Today marks exactly four years since Putin started his three-day push to take Kyiv. And that says a great deal about our resistance, about how Ukraine has fought all this time. Behind those words stand millions of our people, immense courage, incredibly hard work, endurance, and the long path Ukraine has been pursuing since February 24.
Looking back at the beginning of the invasion and reflecting on today, we have every right to say: we have defended our independence, we have not lost our statehood; Putin has not achieved his goals. He has not broken Ukrainians; he has not won this war. We have preserved Ukraine, and we will do everything to secure peace and justice. Glory to Ukraine!
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This list includes my husbands name & those of many of his friends… there’s no greater love than to lay down one’s life for your friends”
The names of the UK personnel who died in Afghanistan:
George, Darren John
Busuttil, Robert
Gregory, John
Kitulagoda, Jonathan
Sherwood, Steven
Cridge, Mark
Craddock, Peter Edward
Philippson, Jim
Bartlett, Paul
Patten, David
Hashmi, Jabron
Thorpe, Peter
Jackson, Damien Raymond
Eida, Alex
Johnson, Ralph
Nicholls, Ross
Cutts, Andrew Barrie
Reeves, Leigh
Tansey, Sean
Budd, Bryan James
Hetherington, Jonathan
Draiva, Anare
Andrews, Gary Wayne
Beattie, Stephen
Bell, Gerard Martin
Davies, Adrian
Dicketts, Oliver Simon
Johnson, Steven
Knight, Benjamin James
Langton, John Joseph
Mitchelmore, Leigh Anthony
Nicholas, Gareth Rodney
Quilliam, Gary Paul
Squires, Allan James
Swarbrick, Steven
Windall, Joseph David
O'Donnell, Craig
McCulloch, Luke
Muirhead, Paul
Wright, Mark William
Wright, Gary
Wigley, Jonathan
Watson, Richard J.
Dwyer, James
Curry, Thomas
Ford, Mathew
Holland, Jonathan
Summers, Scott
Clark, Ross
McLaughlin, Liam
Reddy, Benjamin
Smith, Michael
Gray, Chris
Davison, Simon
Davey, George Russell
Probyn, Daniel
Bonner, Darren
Gilyeat, Mike
Sandford, Paul "Sandy"
Downes, Neil "Tony"
Wright, Thomas
Dolan, Sean
Wilkinson, Dave
Hickey, Daryl
Hawkins, Alex
Atherton, David
Keen, Barry
Jones, Michael
Rawson, Tony
Hicks, David
Foster, Robert Graham
McClure, Aaron James
Thrumble, John
Bridge, Christopher
Ford, Ben
Wright, Damian
Botha, Johan
Brelsford, Craig
Violino, Ivano
Newman, Phillip
Tunnicliffe, Brian
Roberts, Alexis
Alderton, Jake
Mcdermid, John
Sadler, Jack
Johnson, Lee
Gardiner, Darryl
Lawrence, Damian Stephen
Mulvihill, Damian
Marsh, David
Thornton, John
Livingstone, Graham Keter
Thompson, Gary
Pearson, Robert
Babakobau, Ratu
Thompson, James Christopher
Gostick, Dale
Cuthbertson, Nathan
Gamble, Daniel
Murray, Charles David
Bateman, James
Doherty, Jeff
Bryant, Sarah
Larkin, Richard
Reeve, Sean Robert
Stout, Paul
Whittaker, Joe
Williams, Michael
Shirley, Dan
Johnson, James
Barnes, Jason Stuart
Rowe, Kenneth Michael
Mathews, Jonathan William
Cowton, Peter Joe
Bland, Wayne
Dempsey, Barry
Cupples, Justin James
O'Donnell, Gary
Rawstron, Jason Lee
Mason, Nicky
Munday, James
Rai, Yubraj
Dunstan, Neil David
McKibben, Robert Joseph
Dura, Krishnabahadur
Lucas, Alexander
Evans, Tony
Sparks, Georgie
Birch, Marc
Davies, Damian
Fellows, Steven
Manuel, John Henry
Lewis, Aaron
Nash, Stuart
Deering, Robert
Whatley, Benjamin
Elms, Liam
Reed, Chris
Mackin, Travis
Sawyer, Tom Herbert John
Winter, Danny
Robinson, Richard "Robbo"
Nield, Daniel "Danny"
Smith, Darren
Kingscott, Stephen
Gaden, Tom
Gunn, Jamie
Laski, Michael "Mick"
Upton, Paul "Uppers"
Harkett, Christopher
John, Dean
Stiff, Graeme
Fasfous, Tobie
Binnie, Sean
Pun, Kumar
Ross, Ben
Sheldon, Adrian
Evison, Mark Lawrence
Mackie, Jason
Suesue, Petero "Pat"
Rossi, Jordan
Richards, Robert Martin
Hill, Kieron
Bolger, Stephen
Moffett, Nigel
Thatcher, Cyrus
McLaren, Robert
Mervis, Paul
Birchall, Sean
Hammond, Joshua
Thorneloe, Rupert
Dennis, David
Laws, Robert
Elson, Dane
Babington Browne, Ben
Whiteside, Christopher
Brackpool, John
Hume, Daniel
Aldridge, William
Backhouse, James
Horne, Jonathan
Murphy, Joseph
Scott, Lee
Simpson, Daniel
Toge, Aminiasi
Etchells, Joseph
Shepherd, Daniel
King, Christopher
Hopson, Craig
Lawrence, Phillip
Upton, Sean
Lombardi, Anthony
Mulligan, Kevin
Hopkins, Dale Thomas
Adams, Kyle
Williams, Jason George
Hale, Mark
Wild, Daniel
Hatton, Matthew
Valentine, Simon
Hunt, Richard
Fullarton, James
Annis, Simon
Carter, Louis
McAleese, Paul
Young, Johnathon
Bush, Shaun
Houltram, Lee Andrew
Millar, Stuart
Elliott, Kevin
Brandon, Richard James
Elliott, Gavin
Harrison, John
Dunn Bridgeman, Jason
McGrath, Stuart
Hall, Brett
Lockett, Michael
Prosser, James
Wojtak, Marcin
Janes, Jamie
Hill, James
Oakland, James
Mason, Thomas
Schmid, Olaf
Chant, Darren
Telford, Matthew
Major, James
Boote, Steven
Webster Smith, Nicholas
Scott, Phillip
Allen, Phillip
Bassett, Samuel
Fentiman, Andrew
Marlton Thomas, Loren
Loughran Dickson, Robert David
Amer, John Paxton
Drane, Adam Paul
Janet Thomson retweeted
“Good news! Your parcel has been delivered!”
That’s good. I hope whoever has it enjoys it.
Janet Thomson retweeted
Powerful leader in today’s @thecourieruk after we learned NHS Tayside destroyed 40 log books with information about Eljamel. It’s horrifying but worst of all unsurprising. The lack of care shown to those harmed by Eljamel is the one constant in this story. @julesmrose
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I am currently on a train to Kings Cross from the North. Travelling the exact route of the train that was attacked. It’s extra busy as many of us changed our tickets from yesterday (us included).
I note talk of ‘increased police presence’, but I’m yet to see any.
I’m sitting here watching passengers come through the door, as they do, from the loo, or the buffet or wherever.
There is a split second between the door opening & that person reaching you. You’re wedged in with armrests & bags etc. Literally a sitting duck, with barely no way of defending yourself.
Stats will say that attacks are rare & thankfully they are, but the damage is done. For many (including me), things have changed & there will now a behavioural shift. The train is a place of higher-alert now, as opposed to a method that ‘took the strain’.
I will choose seats in the middle of a carriage, not by the door as I am right now. I immediately made mental note of where the emergency alarm is etc & I am more mindful of others around me. I will probably decide to drive instead.
We shouldn’t have to live like this, in a state of high alert - The job of the government is to keep us safe. Yet time & time again we are left unsafe and that old saying “lessons will be learnt” will be uttered, while you guessed it, nothing changes.
Inch by inch, life is becoming unrecognisable from the way it used to be.
My thoughts are with everyone who was on that train, especially those injured. I hope they make a full recovery.
Janet Thomson retweeted
🔥”10 yrs of blood sweat and tears” and we ARE NOT accepting omission of UK governing bodies from the #EljamelInquiry.
We call on @mspliz @JimFairlieLogie @willie_rennie @michaeljmarra @jackiebmsp @LiamKerrMSP to intervene and support this potential whitewash in the making!
The public inquiry into disgraced surgeon Sam Eljamel has officially started - but patients are not happy with the terms of reference set by the Scottish Government as @julesmrose tells @LBCNews
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NEW APPOINTMENT OPTIONS
For over 9 years, we've provided phone triage slots where patients received a call back for assessment by a clinician. Starting 17 March, we're excited to offer Face-to-Face appointments with our ANPs, Nurse Practitioners & Locums:
bit.ly/3FsPyyl
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I’m going to retweet the shite out of this for every windbag who rushed to condemn the officers under attack. You couldn’t walk a yard never mind a mile in their shoes. And if you’re one of the ACAB mob just unfollow now and save me blocking.
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Every year on the anniversary of #DDay, French citizens take sand from Omaha Beach and rub it onto the gravestones of fallen soldiers who gave their lives to liberate Europe.
It gives the letters a golden shine.
They do this for all 9,386 American soldiers buried there.
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"By the time that you watch this I will no longer be here"
We wanted to share Rob Burrow's poignant final message with you, recorded before his death for a special BBC documentary 'There's only one Rob Burrow'.
The Rugby League legend will never, ever be forgotten ❤️
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Parrot singing like a rock star and
📹Tico & the Man Frank Magliob
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Apparently there’s a total solar eclipse in north America tomorrow when the moon will block out the sun. We’ve had this in Scotland since last June 😩😂
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Don’t get the running order for @BBCNews at six. @BBCVickiYoung describes PM announcement in Downing Street as”highly unusual” but not lead story? PM had used “tough language”, “streets being hijacked”. Bizarre.
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These are exactly the conversations we had with our kids - when they simply couldn't understand why, if we loved them, we would risk our lives for other people.
NHS staff stepped up regardless.
Couldn't @10DowningStreet at least have given us half decent PPE?
#BREATHTAKING
“You can’t promise us you won’t die.”
Abbey has a tough conversation with her son Tommy over the phone📱
Watch the final episode of #BREATHTAKING tonight at 9pm on ITV1, or stream free on @ITVX