#Scotland

All journalism is suffering from the same illness. Nick Robinson no more than anyone else. Nor any less either. The illness I'm talking about is the boneheaded refusal of English
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Scottish Parliament's COVID-19 committee now discussing Freedom of Information. @JennyGilruth says transitional arrangements are needed for timescales - but the original changes not only took immediate effect, they were also
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Eid is here! Eid during #lockdown is packed! Here's a thread of some #virtual #eid #prayers & #celebrations happening today, so tune in locally, or celebrate with #Muslims in
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Members of an #Irish group arrested on terrorist charges after seeking arms from #Hezbollah met with officials at #Iran’s Dublin Embassy. Former members of the Provisional #IRA reactivated Hezbollah contacts
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The @britishlibrary have put up a really great scan of this Paul Sandby watercolour sketch of the vista north from Edinburgh Castle in 1750. (https://www.flickr.com/photos/britishlibrary/50263334808) It's a moment before a
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The next time my Principal Teacher or Head Teacher try to engage me in a conversation about exam results or use the phrase "professional judgement" I am going to get
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Ohafia women with long braids fashionable in Ohafia at the time. Photographed by Rev. William T. Weir. From The Women's Missionary Magazine of the United Free Church of Scotland, 1904.
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All right, doing a deep dive on one of the NYT's articles about rump's taxes. It let me sign in with Google?? Anyway, we'll start with this one because as
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Today, @NicolaSturgeon sets out the SNP @scotgov’s Programme for Government. We’re building back fairer, greener, and stronger. Watch live at 2:20pm on https://www.scottishparliament.tv/  @NicolaSturgeon: "The pandemic contin
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@paulmasonnews Paul,you absolutely •nailed it, describing the population as voting essentially upon their (perceived /felt) personal identity.and no more so than in Scotland.that is exactly what is happening (just about
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Our Work of the Day is Caravaggio's The Taking of Christ. The painting depicts the events of Holy Thursday, but did you know that it also has another Easter connection,
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A few 'levelling-up' related maps today, after looking at recent ONS data release on local authority populations for each year 1981 to 2019 (based on 2020 boundaries)- simple overall population
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Important Bridging Bursary info We want to thank everyone who has requested funds from the Bridging Bursary (Arts and Creative) so far. As indicated, we’ll respond to all requests as
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It might sound strange for a Yes supporter to have a poem above his desk that was written by a member of the House of Lords. But ultimately he was
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Important Bridging Bursary info We want to thank everyone who has applied to the Bridging Bursary (Arts and Creative) so far. As indicated, we’ll respond to all applications
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It has nothing to do with weakness," said Professor Lupin sharply, as though he had read Harry's mind. "The Dementors affect you worse than the others because there are horrors
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