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JohnNicolson

@johnnicolson.bsky.social

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Journalist. Scottish. European. Harvard & U of Glasgow alumnus. Harkness Fellow. Kennedy scholarship. Ex US Senate speechwriter, BBC & ITV news anchor and Member of Parliament. He/him. http://www.youtube.com/@JohnNicolsonChannel

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JohnNicolson @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 15h

How can it possibly take Ofcom more than six months to investigate a straightforward & egregious breach of its own code? More Ofcom timidity when dealing with ghastly GB News.

Good Law Project @goodlawproject.bsky.social · 15h

More than 70,000 people complained over GB News’s use of a hateful, homophobic trope.

This week, the regulator finally acted and declared the channel in breach.
https://bit.ly/4h5ZvAK

goodlawproject.org

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JohnNicolson @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 15h

I’m getting ready to join Bernard Ponsonby and guests for his Sunday politics show. Have a wee listen if you can. www.radio-uk.co.uk/go-radio-gla...

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JohnNicolson @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 2d

“Harris’s lack of generosity toward others makes it hard to be generous toward her..The book makes it more difficult to see her as the kind of leader that the Democrats need now. We’re left with burst balloons and buckets of ice water. And Donald Trump.” www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

Who Can Lead the Democrats?

Kamala Harris almost won in 2024. So why does her new book feel like another defeat?

www.newyorker.com

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JohnNicolson @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you Bob. We are!

JohnNicolson @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 4d

Sights, sounds and tastes of #Hydra Leaving with my beau today 😞

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JohnNicolson @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 5d

Stravaigin in the gloamin with my beau in #Hydra

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JohnNicolson @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 6d

Well put. Her combination of arrogance and stupidness is deeply unappealing. But very Tory Party now…

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JohnNicolson @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 6d

The Tories putting the Grate back in Britian !

#GoKemi #torypartyconference

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JohnNicolson @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 6d

Remember when #KemiBadenoch claimed school kids were identifying as cats & called in ⁦‪Ofsted‬⁩? “less a party leader & more a provocative statement generator. She embodies the legacy of a flight from seriousness, taking refuge in attack and rupture.”

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JohnNicolson @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 7d

Sunday lunch on the beach with my beau. #Hydra

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JohnNicolson @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 7d

Farcical & chaotic Labour Government legislation. How can this be sustained?: “the youngest person arrested was 18, the oldest 89…The Police Federation said “Enough is enough. Our concentration should be on keeping people safe.”

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JohnNicolson @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 9d

He doesn’t pretend to be unbiased. He’s a columnist. We know his views. But he’s perfectly courteous to those who stop and answer his questions. Moreover I like the way he challenges those who dissemble or lie.

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JohnNicolson @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 9d

Speeding towards lunch with my beau. #Hydra

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JohnNicolson @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 9d

Well worth a watch. Owen Jones at the Labour Party Conference. Interviewees don’t all sound entirely sober. Some bizarre performances. #GazaGenocide denial. And many robotically claiming all fine for Labour at home - just messaging which is the problem.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLAp...

They Kicked Me Out For THIS? Owen Jones Visits LABOUR CONFERENCE

YouTube video by Owen Jones

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JohnNicolson @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 10d

The SDP was never remotely comparable to Reform. The Alliance lead was never as sustained. Nor were the two ‘main’ parties & their leaders both so unpopular at the same time. Nor was there social media. It’s a perfect storm for Farage.

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JohnNicolson @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 10d

Thought he’d decided to fight Farage? Instead yet more grotesque pandering to the racist right: “Labour Condemned As A 'Moral Void' As Starmer Vows To Remove Asylum 'Golden Ticket.” www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/a-mora...

Labour Condemned As A 'Moral Void' As Starmer Vows To Remove Asylum 'Golden Ticket'

"You are not any better than Reform," one critic said.

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk

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JohnNicolson @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 10d

Keir Starmer’s Party Conference bounce. Labour set to lose 351 seats.

Graphics: @LeftieStats Polling: @FindoutnowUK

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JohnNicolson @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 10d

My lovely friend @Historic_Ally has been nominated for a Scottish @BAFTA award
alongside his @BBCScotland Burns Night 2025 colleagues.

Well deserved. He’s an outstanding tv presenter. And great to see presentation not just about but in Scots. #Scotsleid

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JohnNicolson @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 10d

Beach lunch with my beau. #Hydra

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JohnNicolson @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 11d

Depressing holiday read - #KamalaHarris Few insights. She’s not to blame for anything. Chaotic #Afghanistan withdrawal? Down to #Trump Blind support for #Israel ?#Biden. She shows little empathy for the people of #Gaza Very dismissive of Waltz. Probably planning another run….

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JohnNicolson @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 14d

“Remind you of anyone? “One of many things Wilhelm was convinced he was brilliant at was “personal diplomacy.” In fact his meetings rarely went well. The Kaiser was a compulsive liar, and seemed to have a limited understanding of cause and effect.” #Trump www.newyorker.com/culture/cult...

What Happens When a Bad-Tempered, Distractible Doofus Runs an Empire?

Donald Trump is reminiscent of Kaiser Wilhelm II, during whose reign the upper echelons of the German government began to unravel into a free-for-all.

www.newyorker.com

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JohnNicolson @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you. :)

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JohnNicolson @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 15d

Riding high in the polls #Farage has said that if he wins the election he’ll look to remove the “indefinite right to remain” granted to tens of thousands of our friends & neighbours. British values?

Please watch & tell me what you think?

youtu.be/emtDLT-LtBs?...

Nigel Farage Could Win – But At What Cost? | John Nicolson's Urgent Warning

YouTube video by John Nicolson

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JohnNicolson @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 17d

I’m giving the annual Caledonian Club lecture tonight. My subject - the BBC’s first Director General Lord Reith. I doubt we’d have been friends….

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JohnNicolson @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 17d

Wee market find which I’m selling in the upcoming Lyon & Turnbull ‘Art Since 1860’ auction : a beautiful Charles Rennie Mackintosh designed programme for the Glasgow Architectural Association.

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