Ian
@afc42.bsky.social
Aberdeen, Scotland. Outdoors, science and Engineering. 🏴
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I am thrilled to announce that Substack have sent me a bland looking tile inside which my name features near the word 'bestseller'.
I will try and remain authentic to my true self, but no promises. The stress and isolation associated with fame are well documented and I have already ignored the dog.
I will try and remain authentic to my true self, but no promises. The stress and isolation associated with fame are well documented and I have already ignored the dog.
December 16, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I am thrilled to announce that Substack have sent me a bland looking tile inside which my name features near the word 'bestseller'.
I will try and remain authentic to my true self, but no promises. The stress and isolation associated with fame are well documented and I have already ignored the dog.
I will try and remain authentic to my true self, but no promises. The stress and isolation associated with fame are well documented and I have already ignored the dog.
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When you sell out to psychopaths it doesn't normally end so well. Farage will roll in on a promise of jam tomorrow from Trump. Sooner Scotland is out of this disaster UK the sooner we get back onside with our European neighbours.
December 16, 2025 at 6:34 AM
When you sell out to psychopaths it doesn't normally end so well. Farage will roll in on a promise of jam tomorrow from Trump. Sooner Scotland is out of this disaster UK the sooner we get back onside with our European neighbours.
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Airbnb fined £56m by Spain for advertising unlicensed properties
What is it doing in the UK?
Too many companies flout laws and game the system and count on regulatory inertia to boost profits, exec pay.
Nothing will change until they face personal penalties
What is it doing in the UK?
Too many companies flout laws and game the system and count on regulatory inertia to boost profits, exec pay.
Nothing will change until they face personal penalties
Airbnb fined £56m by Spain for advertising unlicensed properties
The government has been cracking down on the rentals firm as neighbourhoods protest against holiday lets.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Airbnb fined £56m by Spain for advertising unlicensed properties
What is it doing in the UK?
Too many companies flout laws and game the system and count on regulatory inertia to boost profits, exec pay.
Nothing will change until they face personal penalties
What is it doing in the UK?
Too many companies flout laws and game the system and count on regulatory inertia to boost profits, exec pay.
Nothing will change until they face personal penalties
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Curse of Private Equity
Throw the parcel at the door' - Evri couriers cutting corners to earn a decent wage.
Evri couriers are self-employed, company dodges employer NIC.
Couriers paid by the parcel, must meet targets or earn less than the minimum wage.
Throw the parcel at the door' - Evri couriers cutting corners to earn a decent wage.
Evri couriers are self-employed, company dodges employer NIC.
Couriers paid by the parcel, must meet targets or earn less than the minimum wage.
'Throw the parcel at the door' - Evri couriers cutting corners to earn a decent wage
BBC Panorama investigates the delivery firm - a market leader with the worst reputation for non-deliveries.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Curse of Private Equity
Throw the parcel at the door' - Evri couriers cutting corners to earn a decent wage.
Evri couriers are self-employed, company dodges employer NIC.
Couriers paid by the parcel, must meet targets or earn less than the minimum wage.
Throw the parcel at the door' - Evri couriers cutting corners to earn a decent wage.
Evri couriers are self-employed, company dodges employer NIC.
Couriers paid by the parcel, must meet targets or earn less than the minimum wage.
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Scotland's new Reform UK councillor left police after criminal charges
Scottish Reform UK councillor left police after criminal charges
REFORM UK’s first elected councillor in Scotland left his job as a police officer after being charged with attempting to pervert the course of…
www.thenational.scot
December 16, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Scotland's new Reform UK councillor left police after criminal charges
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Kaja Kallas: what we have to keep in mind is why countries want to be in NATO is because they don't want Russia to invade them. That's why Sweden and and Finland joined NATO, that's why the Baltic States joined NATO, to have this defense umbrella.
December 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Kaja Kallas: what we have to keep in mind is why countries want to be in NATO is because they don't want Russia to invade them. That's why Sweden and and Finland joined NATO, that's why the Baltic States joined NATO, to have this defense umbrella.
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Dear fellow Scots, if you are considering voting for Reform please give yer heids a wobble ffs.
Because only the hardened of forelock tugging flagshaggers could possible contemplate allowing yet another Trojan horse over our border.
Because only the hardened of forelock tugging flagshaggers could possible contemplate allowing yet another Trojan horse over our border.
December 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Dear fellow Scots, if you are considering voting for Reform please give yer heids a wobble ffs.
Because only the hardened of forelock tugging flagshaggers could possible contemplate allowing yet another Trojan horse over our border.
Because only the hardened of forelock tugging flagshaggers could possible contemplate allowing yet another Trojan horse over our border.
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possible explanation
December 14, 2025 at 6:54 PM
possible explanation
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Actually, I'd rather that the News was slow and *accurate* than quick and wrong.
December 15, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Actually, I'd rather that the News was slow and *accurate* than quick and wrong.
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🇪🇺🇺🇦 Kallas: The Donbas isn’t Putin’s end game. If he gets it, he will demand more. We know this from history and we should learn from history.
December 15, 2025 at 8:40 AM
🇪🇺🇺🇦 Kallas: The Donbas isn’t Putin’s end game. If he gets it, he will demand more. We know this from history and we should learn from history.
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This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
December 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
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Word of the day, should you be feeling a little huffish, is ‘apanthropy’ (18th century): a love of solitude and the desire to be away from other people.
December 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Word of the day, should you be feeling a little huffish, is ‘apanthropy’ (18th century): a love of solitude and the desire to be away from other people.
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Phenomenal photos.
Photojournalists are amazing people.
Photojournalists are amazing people.
Top 25 News Photos of 2025
Powerful images from the past 12 months
www.theatlantic.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Phenomenal photos.
Photojournalists are amazing people.
Photojournalists are amazing people.
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Wonderfully funny man who brought joy to millions of people. How many human beings can claim that?
RIP #stanleybaxter
RIP #stanleybaxter
December 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Wonderfully funny man who brought joy to millions of people. How many human beings can claim that?
RIP #stanleybaxter
RIP #stanleybaxter
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Corporate welfare is out of control.
One example - Drax produces electricity by burning trees, most expensive electricity, UK's biggest single polluter.
In 2024, Drax had £1.06bn operating profit, paid £100m dividend, £300m in share buyback.
Received billions in subsidies for decades. Why?
One example - Drax produces electricity by burning trees, most expensive electricity, UK's biggest single polluter.
In 2024, Drax had £1.06bn operating profit, paid £100m dividend, £300m in share buyback.
Received billions in subsidies for decades. Why?
December 11, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Corporate welfare is out of control.
One example - Drax produces electricity by burning trees, most expensive electricity, UK's biggest single polluter.
In 2024, Drax had £1.06bn operating profit, paid £100m dividend, £300m in share buyback.
Received billions in subsidies for decades. Why?
One example - Drax produces electricity by burning trees, most expensive electricity, UK's biggest single polluter.
In 2024, Drax had £1.06bn operating profit, paid £100m dividend, £300m in share buyback.
Received billions in subsidies for decades. Why?
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Nigel Farage’s Russian influence advent calendar.
It’s funny coz it’s true. Also deeply depressing that he’s not being asked more questions about all this
It’s funny coz it’s true. Also deeply depressing that he’s not being asked more questions about all this
Nigel Farage's Russian Influence Advent Calendar
Byline Times has compiled a festive offering of the prize moments when the Reform leader has gifted the political agenda to Vladimir Putin and Russia
bylinetimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Nigel Farage’s Russian influence advent calendar.
It’s funny coz it’s true. Also deeply depressing that he’s not being asked more questions about all this
It’s funny coz it’s true. Also deeply depressing that he’s not being asked more questions about all this
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www.theguardian.com/education/20...
The rest presumably went up his nose 🐽
Whatever
What we can achieve without Westminster's stupid plans .....
#Unabhängigkeit 🏴🏴
The rest presumably went up his nose 🐽
Whatever
What we can achieve without Westminster's stupid plans .....
#Unabhängigkeit 🏴🏴
Tory governments spent £325m on free schools that failed or disappeared
More than £10bn was committed to building new schools between 2014-15 and 2023-24, compared with £6.8bn for rebuilding existing schools
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:46 PM
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
The rest presumably went up his nose 🐽
Whatever
What we can achieve without Westminster's stupid plans .....
#Unabhängigkeit 🏴🏴
The rest presumably went up his nose 🐽
Whatever
What we can achieve without Westminster's stupid plans .....
#Unabhängigkeit 🏴🏴
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The Swiss Government has rejected using Palantir saying it presents devastating security risks.
Why are we using it?
Why are we using it?
December 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The Swiss Government has rejected using Palantir saying it presents devastating security risks.
Why are we using it?
Why are we using it?
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"And tonight in 'Cutting off your nose to spite your face'...."
Tighter visa rules will cost UK up to £10.8bn
Home Office assessment shows impact of latest changes to immigration regime over next five years
www.ft.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:52 AM
"And tonight in 'Cutting off your nose to spite your face'...."