David Pratt
@foreigncorr1.bsky.social
Journalist, photographer, broadcaster, painter. Contributing Foreign Editor @heraldscotland @ScotNational Contributor @BBCScotland @BBCWorld - www.davidpratt.co.uk - views own
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David Pratt photographer, journalist, writer, broadcaster, artist.
David Pratt photographer, journalist, writer, broadcaster, artist.
davidpratt.co.uk
For those interested in my war, documentary and fine art photography, please check out the new website at davidpratt.co.uk
All prints are available to purchase, details available davidpratt.co.uk/fine-art-prints or email [email protected]
All prints are available to purchase, details available davidpratt.co.uk/fine-art-prints or email [email protected]
Is this the end of the transatlantic alliance and can Europe go it alone? Today’s in-depth international read👇 👇
www.thenational.scot/politics/257...
www.thenational.scot/politics/257...
David Pratt: This 'Troubled Partnership' is under more strain than ever
It was former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger who called it a “Troubled Partnership”. Back in 1965, when his book of the same name was…
www.thenational.scot
January 25, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Is this the end of the transatlantic alliance and can Europe go it alone? Today’s in-depth international read👇 👇
www.thenational.scot/politics/257...
www.thenational.scot/politics/257...
Is this the end of the transatlantic alliance and can Europe go it alone? Today’s in depth international read👇 👇
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2579397...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2579397...
'David Pratt: It may take the most capable marriage counsellor reconcile differences'
Some say Donald Trump’s fickle disregard for America’s allies suggests that something fundamental has changed. Foreign Editor David Pratt…
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January 25, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Is this the end of the transatlantic alliance and can Europe go it alone? Today’s in depth international read👇 👇
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2579397...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2579397...
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It should be David but at the hands of treacherous sycophants it's highly unlikely.
January 25, 2026 at 11:59 AM
It should be David but at the hands of treacherous sycophants it's highly unlikely.
Is this the end of the transatlantic alliance and can Europe go it alone? Today’s in depth international read👇
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2579397...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2579397...
'David Pratt: It may take the most capable marriage counsellor reconcile differences'
Some say Donald Trump’s fickle disregard for America’s allies suggests that something fundamental has changed. Foreign Editor David Pratt…
www.heraldscotland.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Is this the end of the transatlantic alliance and can Europe go it alone? Today’s in depth international read👇
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2579397...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2579397...
Is this the end of the transatlantic alliance and can Europe go it alone? Today’s in-depth international read👇 www.thenational.scot/politics/257...
David Pratt: This 'Troubled Partnership' is under more strain than ever
It was former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger who called it a “Troubled Partnership”. Back in 1965, when his book of the same name was…
www.thenational.scot
January 25, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Is this the end of the transatlantic alliance and can Europe go it alone? Today’s in-depth international read👇 www.thenational.scot/politics/257...
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In the company of great writers and thinkers tomorrow including @foreigncorr1.bsky.social @bellacaledonia.bsky.social in @scotnational.bsky.social
January 25, 2026 at 12:03 AM
In the company of great writers and thinkers tomorrow including @foreigncorr1.bsky.social @bellacaledonia.bsky.social in @scotnational.bsky.social
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David Hockney (2002)
by Lucian Freud
by Lucian Freud
January 24, 2026 at 6:27 PM
David Hockney (2002)
by Lucian Freud
by Lucian Freud
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Landscape of the Vernal Equinox (III) https://www.wikiart.org/en/paul-nash/landscape-of-the-vernal-equinox-iii-1944
January 22, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Landscape of the Vernal Equinox (III) https://www.wikiart.org/en/paul-nash/landscape-of-the-vernal-equinox-iii-1944
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Mark Rothko, Untitled, 1961, pen and ink and wash on woven paper.
January 24, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Mark Rothko, Untitled, 1961, pen and ink and wash on woven paper.
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Yemeni Architecture from the early 20th Century by photographer/explorer Wilfred Thesiger.
The city of Hadhramaut.
The city of Hadhramaut.
January 24, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Yemeni Architecture from the early 20th Century by photographer/explorer Wilfred Thesiger.
The city of Hadhramaut.
The city of Hadhramaut.
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Powerful and moving 🥺
January 24, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Powerful and moving 🥺
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If you saw this happening in another country, what would you call it?
[Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
[Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
January 23, 2026 at 5:17 PM
If you saw this happening in another country, what would you call it?
[Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
[Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
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Powerful reporting David! First time I’ve seen this. 👏
January 23, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Powerful reporting David! First time I’ve seen this. 👏
Not the frontline? Watch this rough piece of video from Afghanistan I shot quickly back in 2009 along with
@heraldscotland.bsky.social photographer colleague Colin Mearns. Alleged Vietnam draft dodger Trump's comments are both insulting and nonsense. www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9aU...
@heraldscotland.bsky.social photographer colleague Colin Mearns. Alleged Vietnam draft dodger Trump's comments are both insulting and nonsense. www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9aU...
Ambushed by the Taliban in Afghanistan
YouTube video by Herald Glasgow
www.youtube.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Not the frontline? Watch this rough piece of video from Afghanistan I shot quickly back in 2009 along with
@heraldscotland.bsky.social photographer colleague Colin Mearns. Alleged Vietnam draft dodger Trump's comments are both insulting and nonsense. www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9aU...
@heraldscotland.bsky.social photographer colleague Colin Mearns. Alleged Vietnam draft dodger Trump's comments are both insulting and nonsense. www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9aU...
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@foreigncorr1.bsky.social Hi David, very much enjoying your columns in The National and on social media.
You might recall my maxin that to find the truth - follow the money. General opinion is Trump is in cognitive decline but I keep thinking that the impact on share prices of his decisions
You might recall my maxin that to find the truth - follow the money. General opinion is Trump is in cognitive decline but I keep thinking that the impact on share prices of his decisions
January 23, 2026 at 8:46 AM
@foreigncorr1.bsky.social Hi David, very much enjoying your columns in The National and on social media.
You might recall my maxin that to find the truth - follow the money. General opinion is Trump is in cognitive decline but I keep thinking that the impact on share prices of his decisions
You might recall my maxin that to find the truth - follow the money. General opinion is Trump is in cognitive decline but I keep thinking that the impact on share prices of his decisions
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'For the foreseeable future, two distinct versions of Iran remain – one embracing and welcoming, the other suspicious and despotic.
Only time will tell which of them will eventually prevail.'
David Pratt, via The National
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Only time will tell which of them will eventually prevail.'
David Pratt, via The National
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January 22, 2026 at 1:01 PM
'For the foreseeable future, two distinct versions of Iran remain – one embracing and welcoming, the other suspicious and despotic.
Only time will tell which of them will eventually prevail.'
David Pratt, via The National
archive.is/33zMJ
Only time will tell which of them will eventually prevail.'
David Pratt, via The National
archive.is/33zMJ
Today’s column👇
www.thenational.scot/politics/257...
www.thenational.scot/politics/257...
David Pratt: Both Europe and US are at last waking up to Trump’s dictatorial traits
AS the old saying goes, you couldn’t make it up. To begin with, you have US president Donald Trump’s obsession with “having” Greenland,…
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January 22, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Today’s column👇
www.thenational.scot/politics/257...
www.thenational.scot/politics/257...
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'Casting a glance at John Maclean's "The Coming war With America" again, and in view of the world we currently inhabit, there is – with obvious caveats – an eerie resonance in a few of its passages, and not least its title.'
David Pratt, via The National
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David Pratt, via The National
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January 19, 2026 at 9:00 AM
'Casting a glance at John Maclean's "The Coming war With America" again, and in view of the world we currently inhabit, there is – with obvious caveats – an eerie resonance in a few of its passages, and not least its title.'
David Pratt, via The National
archive.is/6Dimz
David Pratt, via The National
archive.is/6Dimz
Is the possibility of political change in Iran real or just an illusion? Today’s in-depth international read.👇 www.thenational.scot/politics/257...
David Pratt: Is the possibility of political change in Iran real or just an illusion?
JUST before the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, I found myself in the Iranian capital, Tehran
www.thenational.scot
January 18, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Is the possibility of political change in Iran real or just an illusion? Today’s in-depth international read.👇 www.thenational.scot/politics/257...
Is the possibility of political change in Iran real or just an illusion? Today’s in-depth international read.👇 www.thenational.scot/politics/257...
David Pratt: Is the possibility of political change in Iran real or just an illusion?
JUST before the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, I found myself in the Iranian capital, Tehran
www.thenational.scot
January 18, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Is the possibility of political change in Iran real or just an illusion? Today’s in-depth international read.👇 www.thenational.scot/politics/257...
Is the likelihood of political change in Iran real or an illusion? Today’s in depth international read👇 www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
'Iran regime not ready to fall yet - amid fears what comes next could be even worse'
After weeks of protests the regime’s crackdown has kicked in and as Foreign Editor David Pratt writes, those hoping for a shift for the better may…
www.heraldscotland.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Is the likelihood of political change in Iran real or an illusion? Today’s in depth international read👇 www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
A Scottish revolutionary once warned of war between Europe and America. These days his prediction seems less than far fetched. Today’s column 👇
www.thenational.scot/news/world/2...
www.thenational.scot/news/world/2...
David Pratt: A Scottish revolutionary warned of war with America. He may be right
IT was many years ago now that I first read The Coming War With America. For those unfamiliar with the work, it was the title of a political…
www.thenational.scot
January 15, 2026 at 11:52 AM
A Scottish revolutionary once warned of war between Europe and America. These days his prediction seems less than far fetched. Today’s column 👇
www.thenational.scot/news/world/2...
www.thenational.scot/news/world/2...
https Europe’s coming ‘war‘ with America over NATO is a result of Trump’s imperial posturing- Today’s column👇👇
://www.thenational.scot/news/world/25766823.scottish-revolutionary-warned-war-america/?ref=li
://www.thenational.scot/news/world/25766823.scottish-revolutionary-warned-war-america/?ref=li
David Pratt: A Scottish revolutionary warned of war with America. He may be right
IT was many years ago now that I first read The Coming War With America. For those unfamiliar with the work, it was the title of a political…
www.thenational.scot
January 15, 2026 at 11:47 AM
https Europe’s coming ‘war‘ with America over NATO is a result of Trump’s imperial posturing- Today’s column👇👇
://www.thenational.scot/news/world/25766823.scottish-revolutionary-warned-war-america/?ref=li
://www.thenational.scot/news/world/25766823.scottish-revolutionary-warned-war-america/?ref=li
Europe’s coming ‘war‘ with America over NATO is a result of Trump’s imperial posturing- Today’s column👇
www.thenational.scot/news/world/2...
www.thenational.scot/news/world/2...
David Pratt: A Scottish revolutionary warned of war with America. He may be right
IT was many years ago now that I first read The Coming War With America. For those unfamiliar with the work, it was the title of a political…
www.thenational.scot
January 15, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Europe’s coming ‘war‘ with America over NATO is a result of Trump’s imperial posturing- Today’s column👇
www.thenational.scot/news/world/2...
www.thenational.scot/news/world/2...
Check out why a political pamphlet first published in 1919 by the Scottish Marxist and revolutionary John Maclean has an eerie resonance in today’s global geopolitical madness- my column in Thursday’s @ScotNational 👇
January 14, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Check out why a political pamphlet first published in 1919 by the Scottish Marxist and revolutionary John Maclean has an eerie resonance in today’s global geopolitical madness- my column in Thursday’s @ScotNational 👇