Rosemary Watt
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This is fabulous. Owens was always underrated, but every one of her published books was a gem.
It's the centenary of the wonderful Agnes Owens' birth this year. Her books are being reissued & a satellite archive has officially opened within the Alasdair Gray archive. I spoke to her son, John, & wrote about this "most unfairly neglected of Scottish authors" in the @heraldscotland.bsky.social.
Finally, recognition for 'unfairly neglected' Scottish author Agnes Owens
Writer Agnes Owens was once seen as “part of a golden age of Scottish literature,” and influenced younger writers, including Janice Galloway,…
www.heraldscotland.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:17 PM
This is fabulous. Owens was always underrated, but every one of her published books was a gem.
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Professionals are being recruited to plot sabotage and assassinations for Russia, Iran and China. Some don’t even know it
More than 100 Britons suspected of spying for hostile states
Professionals are being recruited to plot sabotage and assassinations for Russia, Iran and China. Some don’t even know it
www.thetimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Professionals are being recruited to plot sabotage and assassinations for Russia, Iran and China. Some don’t even know it
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A White House insider has allegedly leaked that King Donald the Mad will invoke the Insurrection Act on MLK Day 1/19/26.
1500 US troops are being moved to MN today and will be immediately moved into position after he invokes it.
Watch this space.
1500 US troops are being moved to MN today and will be immediately moved into position after he invokes it.
Watch this space.
January 18, 2026 at 1:26 PM
A White House insider has allegedly leaked that King Donald the Mad will invoke the Insurrection Act on MLK Day 1/19/26.
1500 US troops are being moved to MN today and will be immediately moved into position after he invokes it.
Watch this space.
1500 US troops are being moved to MN today and will be immediately moved into position after he invokes it.
Watch this space.
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‘War for Greenland is boring, let’s talk about the Tories’ is genuinely the weirdest thing for a former ambassador *to Denmark* to say, apart from anything else
This intro to David Frost's Telegraph column sums up so much that is wrong with British politics.
January 16, 2026 at 9:37 AM
‘War for Greenland is boring, let’s talk about the Tories’ is genuinely the weirdest thing for a former ambassador *to Denmark* to say, apart from anything else
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Pictured: Someone who actually won a Nobel Peace Prize
January 16, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Pictured: Someone who actually won a Nobel Peace Prize
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This intro to David Frost's Telegraph column sums up so much that is wrong with British politics.
January 16, 2026 at 8:46 AM
This intro to David Frost's Telegraph column sums up so much that is wrong with British politics.
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Minneapolis groups call for ‘general strike’. "...several local unions—including Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005, SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, CWA Local 7250, and St. Paul Federation of Educators Local 28—have lent their support to the strike." www.commondreams.org/news/minneap...
Minneapolis Labor, Community Leaders Join Call for Jan. 23 General Strike to Demand ICE Out | Common Dreams
Minneapolis labor unions and community groups call for a general strike to push out federal immigration agents.
www.commondreams.org
January 16, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Minneapolis groups call for ‘general strike’. "...several local unions—including Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005, SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, CWA Local 7250, and St. Paul Federation of Educators Local 28—have lent their support to the strike." www.commondreams.org/news/minneap...
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The court has asked the Trump administration to respond to lawmakers’ request by Friday.
Independent Epstein Files ‘Special Master’ Could Be Named Next Week—And May Speed Up Release
The court has asked the Trump administration to respond to lawmakers’ request by Friday.
www.forbes.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The court has asked the Trump administration to respond to lawmakers’ request by Friday.
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Dad's Army! Veterans aged up to 65 to be recalled to serve as Russia threat grows trib.al/ADn9qJj
Veterans aged up to 65 to be recalled to serve as Russia threat grows
Ageing former soldiers are to be recalled in a desperate bid to prepare Britain for possible war against Russia. Veterans as old as 65 will return due to threat of conflict with Kremlin.
www.dailymail.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Dad's Army! Veterans aged up to 65 to be recalled to serve as Russia threat grows trib.al/ADn9qJj
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Ukraine easing curfew in areas hit by energy emergencies - civilians can move at night without permits, stay in warming centers.
Russian strikes on the power grid and -15°C temperatures forced authorities to adapt wartime rules.
euromaidanpress.com/2026/01/16/u...
Russian strikes on the power grid and -15°C temperatures forced authorities to adapt wartime rules.
euromaidanpress.com/2026/01/16/u...
Wartime curfew relaxed as Russian attacks on power grid leave civilians freezing
Private vehicles and pedestrians allowed to move during blackout emergencies.
euromaidanpress.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Ukraine easing curfew in areas hit by energy emergencies - civilians can move at night without permits, stay in warming centers.
Russian strikes on the power grid and -15°C temperatures forced authorities to adapt wartime rules.
euromaidanpress.com/2026/01/16/u...
Russian strikes on the power grid and -15°C temperatures forced authorities to adapt wartime rules.
euromaidanpress.com/2026/01/16/u...
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Kyiv, near midnight.
Everything’s almost discharged.
Twenty hours without power is hard for any device.
Generators outside stopped singing.
Curfew soon.
Saving the battery, as I never know when, or if, power will return.
Everything’s almost discharged.
Twenty hours without power is hard for any device.
Generators outside stopped singing.
Curfew soon.
Saving the battery, as I never know when, or if, power will return.
January 15, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Kyiv, near midnight.
Everything’s almost discharged.
Twenty hours without power is hard for any device.
Generators outside stopped singing.
Curfew soon.
Saving the battery, as I never know when, or if, power will return.
Everything’s almost discharged.
Twenty hours without power is hard for any device.
Generators outside stopped singing.
Curfew soon.
Saving the battery, as I never know when, or if, power will return.
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Labour introduce Armed Forces Bill to strengthening support for personnel, families and national security.
It creates the Defence Housing Service, sets the Armed Forces Covenant in law (delivering a manifesto committement), Strengthening the UK’s Strategic Reserve and much more!
Well done Labour!
It creates the Defence Housing Service, sets the Armed Forces Covenant in law (delivering a manifesto committement), Strengthening the UK’s Strategic Reserve and much more!
Well done Labour!
Armed Forces Bill to strengthening support for personnel, families and national security
Today, the Labour government have introduced a new Armed Forces Bill to Parliament.
open.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Labour introduce Armed Forces Bill to strengthening support for personnel, families and national security.
It creates the Defence Housing Service, sets the Armed Forces Covenant in law (delivering a manifesto committement), Strengthening the UK’s Strategic Reserve and much more!
Well done Labour!
It creates the Defence Housing Service, sets the Armed Forces Covenant in law (delivering a manifesto committement), Strengthening the UK’s Strategic Reserve and much more!
Well done Labour!
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ICE Jails Oglala Sioux Members at Fort Snelling, Site of 19th-Century Concentration Camp
ICE Jails Oglala Sioux Members at Fort Snelling, Site of 19th-Century Concentration Camp
Among nonimmigrants who’ve been swept up by ICE’s campaign of racial profiling are four members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, three of whom remain jailed at an ICE facility at Fort Snelling south of the ...
www.democracynow.org
January 15, 2026 at 9:10 PM
ICE Jails Oglala Sioux Members at Fort Snelling, Site of 19th-Century Concentration Camp
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CORNWALL HAS CHANGED ITS MIND!
New poll shows 78% would vote rejoin in a referendum.
smry.ai/proxy?url=ht...
New poll shows 78% would vote rejoin in a referendum.
smry.ai/proxy?url=ht...
January 15, 2026 at 10:40 PM
CORNWALL HAS CHANGED ITS MIND!
New poll shows 78% would vote rejoin in a referendum.
smry.ai/proxy?url=ht...
New poll shows 78% would vote rejoin in a referendum.
smry.ai/proxy?url=ht...
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LDN: Our first Dementia Friendly Tour of 2026 takes place on 29 Jan. ✈️💙
It will be a free, relaxed Battle of Britain tour for people living with early-stage dementia and their carers, with hands-on objects and inspiring stories 🤲📸
Full details at: bit.ly/4bA9m0N
@alzheimerssoc.bsky.social
It will be a free, relaxed Battle of Britain tour for people living with early-stage dementia and their carers, with hands-on objects and inspiring stories 🤲📸
Full details at: bit.ly/4bA9m0N
@alzheimerssoc.bsky.social
Dementia Friendly Tour - RAF Museum
Discover more about the history of flight and the Royal Air Force in this bespoke dementia friendly tour at our London site
bit.ly
January 15, 2026 at 10:00 AM
LDN: Our first Dementia Friendly Tour of 2026 takes place on 29 Jan. ✈️💙
It will be a free, relaxed Battle of Britain tour for people living with early-stage dementia and their carers, with hands-on objects and inspiring stories 🤲📸
Full details at: bit.ly/4bA9m0N
@alzheimerssoc.bsky.social
It will be a free, relaxed Battle of Britain tour for people living with early-stage dementia and their carers, with hands-on objects and inspiring stories 🤲📸
Full details at: bit.ly/4bA9m0N
@alzheimerssoc.bsky.social
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🔴 Last week the Free Speech Union got a High Court writ to prevent the publication of a list of its donors
So we decided to investigate who *does* fund Toby Young's outfit
Wanna see? 🫣
New on Democracy for Sale:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...
So we decided to investigate who *does* fund Toby Young's outfit
Wanna see? 🫣
New on Democracy for Sale:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...
Who funds the Free Speech Union?
Toby Young’s outfit went to court to hide its donors. Today we reveal that funders include US anti-abortion groups, Brexit politicians and Tufton Street insiders.
democracyforsale.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:31 AM
🔴 Last week the Free Speech Union got a High Court writ to prevent the publication of a list of its donors
So we decided to investigate who *does* fund Toby Young's outfit
Wanna see? 🫣
New on Democracy for Sale:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...
So we decided to investigate who *does* fund Toby Young's outfit
Wanna see? 🫣
New on Democracy for Sale:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...
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Most importantly, growth has to mean something for normal working households. Abstract economic wins must translate into lower living costs and more money in people’s pockets.
January 15, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Most importantly, growth has to mean something for normal working households. Abstract economic wins must translate into lower living costs and more money in people’s pockets.
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Better than expected GDP growth — driven by rebounds in services and manufacturing — is a welcome sign. It suggests the government’s growth plans may be starting to pay off. 🧵
UK economy grew by better-than-expected 0.3% in November despite budget uncertainty
UK economy grew by better-than-expected 0.3% in November despite budget uncertainty
ONS says GDP expanded in news that is unlikely to deter Bank of England from making more interest rate cuts
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Business live – latest updates
The UK economy grew by a stronger than expected 0.3% in November despite uncertainty around the chancellor Rachel Reeves’s budget, official figures show.
Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Thursday showed the improvement, up from a 0.1% fall in October. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Better than expected GDP growth — driven by rebounds in services and manufacturing — is a welcome sign. It suggests the government’s growth plans may be starting to pay off. 🧵
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While purporting to care deeply about the funding of other organisations and the importance of free speech, Lord Young's FSU won't reveal who funds the er ... Free Speech Union
Excellent work from @petergeoghegan.bsky.social
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...
Excellent work from @petergeoghegan.bsky.social
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...
Who funds the Free Speech Union?
Toby Young’s outfit went to court to hide its donors. Today we reveal that funders include US anti-abortion groups, Brexit politicians and Tufton Street insiders.
democracyforsale.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:53 AM
While purporting to care deeply about the funding of other organisations and the importance of free speech, Lord Young's FSU won't reveal who funds the er ... Free Speech Union
Excellent work from @petergeoghegan.bsky.social
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...
Excellent work from @petergeoghegan.bsky.social
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...
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Amazon launches new Europe-based cloud service to address user concerns reut.rs/49D622y
Amazon launches new Europe-based cloud service to address user concerns
Amazon's AWS launched a new cloud service located entirely in Europe on Thursday, addressing user concerns about the data security delivered by mainly U.S.-based providers by offering the continent's own independent alternative.
reut.rs
January 15, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Amazon launches new Europe-based cloud service to address user concerns reut.rs/49D622y
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We have to classify, X, Facebook and the rest of the tech platforms as ”publishers“, legally responsible for everything that appears. It’s unnaceptable that they hide behind their users & use the “nothing to do with me, guv” defence.
They make untold billions.
It’s up to THEM to police their sites
They make untold billions.
It’s up to THEM to police their sites
January 15, 2026 at 7:09 AM
We have to classify, X, Facebook and the rest of the tech platforms as ”publishers“, legally responsible for everything that appears. It’s unnaceptable that they hide behind their users & use the “nothing to do with me, guv” defence.
They make untold billions.
It’s up to THEM to police their sites
They make untold billions.
It’s up to THEM to police their sites
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Masts coming down in Sailing Ship Glenlee at the Transport Museum Glasgow (taken 15/1/26). Being refurbished as part of a planned maintenance project.
January 15, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Masts coming down in Sailing Ship Glenlee at the Transport Museum Glasgow (taken 15/1/26). Being refurbished as part of a planned maintenance project.
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Earlier reports said Erfan Soltani's case proceeded over just a few days without a fair trial. He was denied access to a lawyer of his choice and other legal rights from arrest until sentencing.
Tehran denies death sentence for protester despite executions threat
Earlier reports said Erfan Soltani's case proceeded over just a few days without a fair trial. He was denied access to a lawyer of his choice and other legal rights from arrest until sentencing.
l.euronews.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Earlier reports said Erfan Soltani's case proceeded over just a few days without a fair trial. He was denied access to a lawyer of his choice and other legal rights from arrest until sentencing.
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This from former British diplomat @alexhh.bsky.social, who now is now based in the US, really hits home about the nightmare currently playing out in Trump's America
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/15/a...
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/15/a...
A Year of Living Dangerously in Trump's America
I no longer feel safe to speak or act freely in a country where people are being arbitrarily detained and killed and where the truth is becoming whatever Donald Trump says it is, reports Alexandra Hal...
bylinetimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:06 AM
This from former British diplomat @alexhh.bsky.social, who now is now based in the US, really hits home about the nightmare currently playing out in Trump's America
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/15/a...
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/15/a...