Nicola Love
@nicolalove.bsky.social
Policy and comms head @ Rape Crisis Scotland. Formerly Scottish Refugee Council, and some newspapers. Sometimes lecturing, sometimes writing. Likes comics, supports Dundee United.
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"I arrived here as a child refugee — now I’m a chef at Michelin-star restaurants"
Delighted to see our friend Nestor featured in today's Standard. What a superstar 🌟
www.standard.co.uk/news/nestor-...
Delighted to see our friend Nestor featured in today's Standard. What a superstar 🌟
www.standard.co.uk/news/nestor-...
‘I arrived here as a child refugee — now I’m a chef at Michelin-star restaurants’
As This Day donates £900K to our campaign taking the total raised to £1.4M, we reveal how the Scottish Refugee Council helped an unaccompanied child who came with nothing
www.standard.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
"I arrived here as a child refugee — now I’m a chef at Michelin-star restaurants"
Delighted to see our friend Nestor featured in today's Standard. What a superstar 🌟
www.standard.co.uk/news/nestor-...
Delighted to see our friend Nestor featured in today's Standard. What a superstar 🌟
www.standard.co.uk/news/nestor-...
What a night. One pal sends me a photo of him crying in the middle of the pub, another video calls from the Middle East to tell me he's going to name his firstborn Kenny. We're going to win the World Cup.
November 18, 2025 at 11:31 PM
What a night. One pal sends me a photo of him crying in the middle of the pub, another video calls from the Middle East to tell me he's going to name his firstborn Kenny. We're going to win the World Cup.
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The BBC Scotland commentary for Kenny McLean’s halfway line goal is glorious. Stuff of dreams. 🔥
Congratulations #Scotland, see you at the World Cup.
Congratulations #Scotland, see you at the World Cup.
November 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The BBC Scotland commentary for Kenny McLean’s halfway line goal is glorious. Stuff of dreams. 🔥
Congratulations #Scotland, see you at the World Cup.
Congratulations #Scotland, see you at the World Cup.
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Look how high up he got! The man beside him is jumping!
November 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Look how high up he got! The man beside him is jumping!
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Settling in after Thought Bubble, which remains a tonic, and pure comics. I was chatting to newbubber Chloe Maveal about it and she summed it up simply: "I haven't seen a Funko in three days." For a con to be as big as it is, and still be as comics as it is makes it a treasure
November 18, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Settling in after Thought Bubble, which remains a tonic, and pure comics. I was chatting to newbubber Chloe Maveal about it and she summed it up simply: "I haven't seen a Funko in three days." For a con to be as big as it is, and still be as comics as it is makes it a treasure
🧵 Welcome statement from the Lord Advocate but the support of the Scottish judiciary is not the main concern here - this is a senior bench which has paved way for more progressive approach to sexual offences trials and, even in wake of ruling, are unlikely to concede more than they have to.
Rape victims in Scotland will be protected when giving evidence, says lord advocate
Rape victims in Scotland will be protected when giving evidence, says lord advocate
Supreme court ruled ‘rape shield’ laws to limit intrusive cross-examination may breach men’s right to fair trial
Scotland’s most senior law officer has moved to reassure victims of sexual abuse that they will be protected after a supreme court ruling warned that Scottish laws designed to limit intrusive cross-examination could be breaching men’s right to a fair trial.
In a strongly worded statement, the lord advocate, Dorothy Bain KC, said: “I would like to make clear that I understand sexual abuse inflicted upon women and children to be the single greatest challenge our justice system faces. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:21 AM
🧵 Welcome statement from the Lord Advocate but the support of the Scottish judiciary is not the main concern here - this is a senior bench which has paved way for more progressive approach to sexual offences trials and, even in wake of ruling, are unlikely to concede more than they have to.
Thought Bubble continues to be an absolute dream of a show.
November 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Thought Bubble continues to be an absolute dream of a show.
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Come find me at table B9 2000AD hall all @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social weekend
November 15, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Come find me at table B9 2000AD hall all @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social weekend
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All set up for Thought Bubble tomorrow. Sink! Orla! Grawlgore & Shanks! The Nasty! The Crimson Cage! And Mr. Dig plushies! Come find all this comics goodness at Table C50 in 2000AD Hall at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this weekend!
November 15, 2025 at 12:26 AM
All set up for Thought Bubble tomorrow. Sink! Orla! Grawlgore & Shanks! The Nasty! The Crimson Cage! And Mr. Dig plushies! Come find all this comics goodness at Table C50 in 2000AD Hall at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this weekend!
Arrived in Harrogate. Having checked into my digs, I'm now facing a real dilemma about whether I should actually go to Thought Bubble or just live in this bath for three days instead.
November 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Arrived in Harrogate. Having checked into my digs, I'm now facing a real dilemma about whether I should actually go to Thought Bubble or just live in this bath for three days instead.
Annual rewatch of Jennifer's Body. ✅
October 20, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Annual rewatch of Jennifer's Body. ✅
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Whatever you think of the SNP in Glasgow, some remarks from Scottish Labour MPs who should know better, have been embarrassing.
This today, incorrectly claiming SNP housing policies have any impact on asylum cases which is reserved to Westminster and dealt with by Home Office contractors, is mince.
This today, incorrectly claiming SNP housing policies have any impact on asylum cases which is reserved to Westminster and dealt with by Home Office contractors, is mince.
October 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Whatever you think of the SNP in Glasgow, some remarks from Scottish Labour MPs who should know better, have been embarrassing.
This today, incorrectly claiming SNP housing policies have any impact on asylum cases which is reserved to Westminster and dealt with by Home Office contractors, is mince.
This today, incorrectly claiming SNP housing policies have any impact on asylum cases which is reserved to Westminster and dealt with by Home Office contractors, is mince.
It doesn't matter if a government consultation has been open for weeks. If the deadline is 11.55pm, you better believe I'm filing that thing at 11.54pm.
October 17, 2025 at 11:07 PM
It doesn't matter if a government consultation has been open for weeks. If the deadline is 11.55pm, you better believe I'm filing that thing at 11.54pm.
A GP has been charged over the social media harassment of a woman who was raped by his son. He is also accused of behaving inappropriately by a former patient and former colleague, which resulted in a complaint to NHS Highland. He is still able to practice as a GP.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Calls to suspend doctor who 'harassed' woman raped by his son
Rape Crisis Scotland argues Dr Andrew McFarlane has distressed his son's victim and may cause harm to other rape survivors.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 17, 2025 at 8:50 AM
A GP has been charged over the social media harassment of a woman who was raped by his son. He is also accused of behaving inappropriately by a former patient and former colleague, which resulted in a complaint to NHS Highland. He is still able to practice as a GP.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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September 29, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Join the over 200 women MSPs, cultural figures, campaigners and organisations, including the STUC Women's Committee and NASUWT Scotland activists, in signing the open letter below to show that we will not let the far right speak in our name:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/wo...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/wo...
Women against the Far Right Scotland
We reject the far right’s racist lies about “protecting” women and girls. They are not defenders of women—they exploit violence against women to fuel hate and division. Standing up for women’s rights ...
actionnetwork.org
September 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Join the over 200 women MSPs, cultural figures, campaigners and organisations, including the STUC Women's Committee and NASUWT Scotland activists, in signing the open letter below to show that we will not let the far right speak in our name:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/wo...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/wo...
🗣️ "A verdict that was impossible to define, confused jurors and the wider public, prevented closure for victims, and was ultimately no different than a verdict of not guilty."
www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a...
www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a...
“Scotland has made major changes to the way rape cases are judged: this is why it's a victory for survivors”
After years of campaigning, the controversial ‘not proven’ verdict is finally being scrapped amid a legal system overhaul for women in Scotland
www.cosmopolitan.com
September 20, 2025 at 10:15 AM
🗣️ "A verdict that was impossible to define, confused jurors and the wider public, prevented closure for victims, and was ultimately no different than a verdict of not guilty."
www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a...
www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a...
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UNHCR official warns that the 1951 Refugee Convention is increasingly under threat
UNHCR official warns that the 1951 refugee convention is increasingly under threat
The U.N. refugee agency says that governments around the world are increasingly undermining the global convention on refugees and asylum-seekers even threatening its very existence.
apnews.com
September 18, 2025 at 10:31 AM
UNHCR official warns that the 1951 Refugee Convention is increasingly under threat
🧵 Today marks the final debate and vote on the Scottish Government's Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform Bill. Expected to pass, the Bill will implement significant criminal justice reform - including the removal of the not proven verdict and the creation of a new sexual offence court.
September 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
🧵 Today marks the final debate and vote on the Scottish Government's Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform Bill. Expected to pass, the Bill will implement significant criminal justice reform - including the removal of the not proven verdict and the creation of a new sexual offence court.
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this city is afraid of me. i have seen its true face.
September 9, 2023 at 3:34 AM
this city is afraid of me. i have seen its true face.