Sarah McArthur
@smcarthurreports.bsky.social
Research and Journalism | Climate, Conflict and all things Edinburgh
Pinned
This is the only article that's pinned to the wall above my desk. Providing fact-based analysis amid the chaos of election reporting, in time for a Sunday front page, is exactly what I aim for as a journalist.
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The NHS has an impressive and robust system for ensuring everyone has access to the same medication. But when it comes to new drugs, and rare conditions, things could be improved. @cajardinemp.bsky.social told me what she's doing on the issue
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Swimming champion's fight for time highlights life and death struggle
High achieving Archie Goodburn helps carry the fight over access to cancer drugs to Scotland's medical authorities
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 8:45 AM
The NHS has an impressive and robust system for ensuring everyone has access to the same medication. But when it comes to new drugs, and rare conditions, things could be improved. @cajardinemp.bsky.social told me what she's doing on the issue
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Who's afraid of getting old? Not these folks. And, after chatting with them, not me either.
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#zeroto50 #art #edinburgh
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#zeroto50 #art #edinburgh
“We’re not vanilla” - creativity driving new lives
The exhibition aiming to smash perceptions about age and artistry
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November 17, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Who's afraid of getting old? Not these folks. And, after chatting with them, not me either.
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#zeroto50 #art #edinburgh
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#zeroto50 #art #edinburgh
Everyones been writing about firework control zones and police helicopters. They're important- but what about everything else?
@edinburghcouncil.bsky.social @cajardinemp.bsky.social
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What went so right on Bonfire Night?
How months of work culminated in one of the city's quietest 5 Novembers in years
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Everyones been writing about firework control zones and police helicopters. They're important- but what about everything else?
@edinburghcouncil.bsky.social @cajardinemp.bsky.social
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@edinburghcouncil.bsky.social @cajardinemp.bsky.social
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This is, hands down, the cutest subject I ever researched for an article. I love my job!
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'No selfies': A spotters guide to the east coast's seal pups
Plus: A surreal homecoming at the Filmhouse for playwright David Ireland
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 8:39 AM
This is, hands down, the cutest subject I ever researched for an article. I love my job!
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@n-t-s.bsky.social @seabirdcentre.bsky.social
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@n-t-s.bsky.social @seabirdcentre.bsky.social
#Scottish communities could see £90 million each year in #communitybenefitfunds from #windfarms. Where does it actually go though?
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www.thenational.scot/news/2558939... #windenergy #Scotland #communitybenefit
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What benefits can wind farms unlock for communities?
In the last year, more than £29 million in community benefit funding has been committed by onshore wind farms developers in Scotland
www.thenational.scot
November 3, 2025 at 8:52 AM
#Scottish communities could see £90 million each year in #communitybenefitfunds from #windfarms. Where does it actually go though?
www.thenational.scot/news/2558939... #windenergy #Scotland #communitybenefit
@scotnational.bsky.social @invenergy.bsky.social
www.thenational.scot/news/2558939... #windenergy #Scotland #communitybenefit
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Reposted by Sarah McArthur
***Recommended article on CITY CENTRE LIFE***: @ntbcc.bsky.social @edoldtowncoco.bsky.social @finlaymcf.bsky.social @cllrcmiller.bsky.social @cllrjomo.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social @edinburghwh.bsky.social @pgkeady.bsky.social @smcarthurreports.bsky.social
EDINBURGH CITY CENTRE LIFE: Another great article from Sarah McArthur @smcarthurreports.bsky.social and the Edinburgh Inquirer: "No other UK city of comparable size comes close."
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‘It’s similar to arriving at a Taylor Swift concert, 20 hours a day, 8 months a year’
As tourists flock back to Edinburgh, just how livable is the city centre?
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November 1, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Have you tried reading smut? Seems everyone else has...
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Where there’s smut there’s brass
The wonderful success of the UK’s first romance bookshop
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Have you tried reading smut? Seems everyone else has...
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What do you do with an endless stream of unwanted pianos? Build an amphitheatre, obviously...
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‘Like a huge, walnut, mahogany, musical hug’
Welcome to the (new) Pianodrome
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October 20, 2025 at 2:14 PM
What do you do with an endless stream of unwanted pianos? Build an amphitheatre, obviously...
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/like-a-hug...
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/like-a-hug...
Anyone who's tried climbing #Arthur'sSeat in the rain or finding a patch of grass on #CaltonHill in the summer knows- we have an #erosion problem. But just how big is the issue?
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#Edinburgh @caltonhill.bsky.social @holledge.bsky.social
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#Edinburgh @caltonhill.bsky.social @holledge.bsky.social
Are the Capital’s green spaces as green as they used to be?
As volunteers returf one city park, blaming the council for dragging its feet - how big a problem is erosion in Edinburgh?
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk
October 16, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Anyone who's tried climbing #Arthur'sSeat in the rain or finding a patch of grass on #CaltonHill in the summer knows- we have an #erosion problem. But just how big is the issue?
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/are-the-ca...
#Edinburgh @caltonhill.bsky.social @holledge.bsky.social
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#Edinburgh @caltonhill.bsky.social @holledge.bsky.social
I got new subscribers, restacks, comments and even emails telling me how much people liked this article. I'm just delighted to know that there are so many map nerds like me out there!
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Mapping the radical changes in the way we use the city's roads
From the 'traffic-light' city centre to the cycle route that has proved a surprise hit
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October 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I got new subscribers, restacks, comments and even emails telling me how much people liked this article. I'm just delighted to know that there are so many map nerds like me out there!
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www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/mapping-th...
If Helsinki can go a year without road deaths, why can't Edinburgh?
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Helsinki just had a year with no road deaths
What can Scotland’s second most deadly city learn from the Finnish capital?
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October 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
If Helsinki can go a year without road deaths, why can't Edinburgh?
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Almost everyone is professional and helpful. HOWEVER, some people got pretty pissed off with the questions I asked them for this article- does that mean I'm doing my job properly?
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Checking up on the work of our Lothian list MSPs
Plus: Tory-turned-Independent Jeremy Balfour declares his plan for next May’s election
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September 24, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Almost everyone is professional and helpful. HOWEVER, some people got pretty pissed off with the questions I asked them for this article- does that mean I'm doing my job properly?
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Another week, another insight into Edinburgh's fabulous cultural world:
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How Polish artists are shaping the Capital's next generation
Unique cross-cultural collaboration taking new art into city classrooms
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September 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Another week, another insight into Edinburgh's fabulous cultural world:
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There are always lots of opinions flying around when roads close in #Edinburgh, but what did the locals think of Cowgate's closure this summer?
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Was ‘traffic-free’ Cowgate the pedestrian paradise we dreamed of?
Bars and music venues were bursting at the seams but the traffic closure experiment was not without its issues
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September 12, 2025 at 8:16 AM
There are always lots of opinions flying around when roads close in #Edinburgh, but what did the locals think of Cowgate's closure this summer?
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It's been a tumultuous parliamentary term in Holyrood- but what's been going on behind the politics? And what have our Edinburgh MSPs got to do with it all?
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What your MSPs have prioritised since they were elected
Tracking the performance of your local representatives ahead of next year's election
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September 12, 2025 at 8:08 AM
It's been a tumultuous parliamentary term in Holyrood- but what's been going on behind the politics? And what have our Edinburgh MSPs got to do with it all?
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As someone who adores greenspace and cycle routes, I have to confess I'm torn over the proposed new tram routes. What do you think?
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Battery-powered trams, cycling squeezed and a cash conundrum
The Capital tries to plot a route to a bigger tram network
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September 1, 2025 at 9:04 AM
As someone who adores greenspace and cycle routes, I have to confess I'm torn over the proposed new tram routes. What do you think?
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From the perspective of damp, boggy Scotland, it seems ludicrous to be afraid of #wildfires... was the massive blaze on Arthur's Seat a freak accident, or the beginning of a new trend?
@scottishfirerescue.bsky.social
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Are wildfires the new normal for Edinburgh and the Lothians?
Blazes are on the rise and our assumptions about 'soggy Scotland' are not helping
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August 17, 2025 at 5:17 AM
From the perspective of damp, boggy Scotland, it seems ludicrous to be afraid of #wildfires... was the massive blaze on Arthur's Seat a freak accident, or the beginning of a new trend?
@scottishfirerescue.bsky.social
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@scottishfirerescue.bsky.social
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I will be sad to see Kafe Kweer shut its physical doors, but it was very exciting sitting down with @mystikaglamoor.bsky.social to learn about what's coming next for the business!
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Dazzling on stage is harder after getting up at 7am to make coffees all day
Drag star Oskar Kirk Hansen on combining a stage career and running hit LGBTI+ venue Kafe Kweer
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August 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I will be sad to see Kafe Kweer shut its physical doors, but it was very exciting sitting down with @mystikaglamoor.bsky.social to learn about what's coming next for the business!
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Part 4: a deep dive into the scary world of Fringe finances
@joznorris.bsky.social @barryferns.bsky.social @comedylopez.bsky.social @freefringe.bsky.social @freefringefestival.bsky.social @monkeybarrelcomedy.bsky.social @standcomedyclub.bsky.social
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@joznorris.bsky.social @barryferns.bsky.social @comedylopez.bsky.social @freefringe.bsky.social @freefringefestival.bsky.social @monkeybarrelcomedy.bsky.social @standcomedyclub.bsky.social
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The Fringe venues putting more money in the pockets of new comedians
Prefer your laughs from performers who aren't risking bankruptcy? Try these Festival spots
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August 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Part 4: a deep dive into the scary world of Fringe finances
@joznorris.bsky.social @barryferns.bsky.social @comedylopez.bsky.social @freefringe.bsky.social @freefringefestival.bsky.social @monkeybarrelcomedy.bsky.social @standcomedyclub.bsky.social
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@joznorris.bsky.social @barryferns.bsky.social @comedylopez.bsky.social @freefringe.bsky.social @freefringefestival.bsky.social @monkeybarrelcomedy.bsky.social @standcomedyclub.bsky.social
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The big link catch-up part 3: checking in on our Edinburgh MPs a year into the new government
@cajardinemp.bsky.social @ianmurraymp.bsky.social @chrismurraymp.bsky.social @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social @tracygilbertmp.bsky.social
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@cajardinemp.bsky.social @ianmurraymp.bsky.social @chrismurraymp.bsky.social @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social @tracygilbertmp.bsky.social
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First year report cards on your city MPs
What the Capital's representatives at Westminster have been up to since the General Election
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August 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The big link catch-up part 3: checking in on our Edinburgh MPs a year into the new government
@cajardinemp.bsky.social @ianmurraymp.bsky.social @chrismurraymp.bsky.social @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social @tracygilbertmp.bsky.social
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@cajardinemp.bsky.social @ianmurraymp.bsky.social @chrismurraymp.bsky.social @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social @tracygilbertmp.bsky.social
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Link dump part 2: getting some hefty inspiration from the greatest Scottish adventurer you've never heard of
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The girl who became one of Britain's great Arctic adventurers
How quiet explorer Isobel Wylie Hutchison continues to inspire down the years
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk
August 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Link dump part 2: getting some hefty inspiration from the greatest Scottish adventurer you've never heard of
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Link dump part 1: gathering thoughts and images at Edinburgh #Pride 2025
Is Pride a party or a protest for you?
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Is Pride a party or a protest for you?
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Party, protest and no politicians please
Thoughts from the street at Edinburgh Pride 2025
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk
August 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Link dump part 1: gathering thoughts and images at Edinburgh #Pride 2025
Is Pride a party or a protest for you?
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/party-prot...
Is Pride a party or a protest for you?
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I've had a busy few weeks accidentally coming second female in an ultra marathon and trying to pitch an article on why women seem to be breaking long distance records every second day (still looking for a commission, hmu!)
Prepare for a link dump...
Prepare for a link dump...
August 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I've had a busy few weeks accidentally coming second female in an ultra marathon and trying to pitch an article on why women seem to be breaking long distance records every second day (still looking for a commission, hmu!)
Prepare for a link dump...
Prepare for a link dump...
On Wednesday, 5000 people and over 120 organisations came to Westminster this week to push for stronger action on climate and nature. I asked @carolinelucas.bsky.social @richardburgon.bsky.social and @sioldridge.bsky.social what this might mean for the #CANBill :
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UK climate lobby 2025 in a Decade Calls for Urgent Action in Westminster
Over 5,000 people gathered in Westminster for the UK climate lobby 2025 in 10 years, urging MPs to support the Climate and Nature Bill.
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July 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
On Wednesday, 5000 people and over 120 organisations came to Westminster this week to push for stronger action on climate and nature. I asked @carolinelucas.bsky.social @richardburgon.bsky.social and @sioldridge.bsky.social what this might mean for the #CANBill :
the-european.eu/story-48636/...
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