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Alistair Grant @alistairkgrant.bsky.social · 5h

Analysis: Swinney's new independence paper is simply tick-box party management

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Swinney's new independence paper is simply tick-box party management

The energy and urgency has gone from the independence debate

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Alistair Grant @alistairkgrant.bsky.social · 1d

Alastair King, the lord mayor of the City of London Corporation, said he had heard of workers in the financial sector choosing to live in northern English cities rather than move to Scotland where they would pay more tax.

Alistair Grant @alistairkgrant.bsky.social · 1d

🔴 EXC: The income tax gap between Scotland and England is creating difficulties for businesses north of the Border, the head of the governing body for London's financial district has warned.

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Scotland-England income tax gap causing difficulties for firms, says City of London

Alastair King, the lord mayor of the City of London Corporation, said the situation was ‘sad’

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Alistair Grant @alistairkgrant.bsky.social · 3d

🔴 🛥️ Superyachts floated as way to help secure Ferguson Marine shipyard's future

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Superyachts floated as way to help secure Ferguson Marine shipyard's future

Labour’s Paul Sweeney said the Clyde shipyard would be ‘well suited’ to the high-value market

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Alistair Grant @alistairkgrant.bsky.social · 5d

Yeah, total comfort watch. Massively quotable.

Alistair Grant @alistairkgrant.bsky.social · 5d

Your Man from Six Counties is a really great Play for Today. Moving and brilliantly acted.

Also, One Battle After Another: what a fucking film.

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Alistair Grant @alistairkgrant.bsky.social · 5d

Some week.

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Alistair Grant @alistairkgrant.bsky.social · 5d

🎧 🌹 The latest episode of The Steamie features a full debrief on the UK Labour conference.

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Alistair Grant @alistairkgrant.bsky.social · 8d

Also this great picture of ‘Carhenge’, Pollok Free State in Glasgow.

Alistair Grant @alistairkgrant.bsky.social · 8d

Very much enjoyed the ‘Resistance’ exhibition at Modern Two.

Loved this 1908 courtroom pic of Christabel Pankhurst, Flora Drummond and Emmeline Pankhurst, taken by a Daily Mirror photographer via a concealed camera in his top hat.

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Peter Ross @peteralanross.bsky.social · 10d

“A beautifully written book of traces and absences.” Many thanks to Stuart Kelly and Scotland on Sunday for this thoughtful review of Upon A White Horse. Great to share the pages with @megaheid.bsky.social

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Alistair Grant @alistairkgrant.bsky.social · 10d

🔴 100 pupils have moved from private schools to state secondaries in Edinburgh since Jan 2024, figs show

The council says it has had no problem accommodating this, but the Scottish Council of Independent Schools insists the true figure is much higher:

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Pupils switching from private schools to state secondaries in Edinburgh revealed

The Scottish Council of Independent Schools insisted the true figure is much higher

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Alistair Grant @alistairkgrant.bsky.social · 10d

"The lack of knowledge in this parliament, which leads to this bad legislation, is embarrassing.”

“The February recess will be cancelled, it is already gone.”

Great piece by Rachel Amery in today’s paper and online:

www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

The Holyrood squeeze: What will be the impact of MSPs rushing through Bills?

There are still 26 outstanding bills to be dealt with before the 2026 Holyrood election in just seven months’ time.

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Alistair Grant @alistairkgrant.bsky.social · 11d

🔴 Labour minister: SNP too 'marmite' to win next Holyrood election

Blair McDougall insisted his party can stitch together a winning coalition of voters in a way the SNP is no longer capable of doing

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Labour minister: SNP too 'marmite' to win next Holyrood election

Blair McDougall insisted Labour can stitch together a winning coalition of voters

www.scotsman.com

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 11d

'UK's oldest witch' dies in Sheffield aged 97. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

'UK's oldest witch' Patricia Crowther dies aged 97

She created the BBC Radio Sheffield show

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Alistair Grant @alistairkgrant.bsky.social · 12d

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Alistair Grant @alistairkgrant.bsky.social · 13d

Blair McDougall: Ian Murray is an 'absolute hero' who was our Rorke's Drift moment

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Blair McDougall: Ian Murray is an 'absolute hero' who was our Rorke's Drift moment

Mr McDougall said he was glad his colleague was still in government, following his sacking as Scottish Secretary

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Alistair Grant @alistairkgrant.bsky.social · 13d

Really looking forward to watching this BBC documentary series about Leverburgh in Harris, which starts tonight -- where my mum is from, & where I've spent a lot of time over the years.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC ALBA - Port an t-Òib, Series 1, Episode 1

We meet the Maclennan family, who run the Valhalla fishing boat.

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Alistair Grant @alistairkgrant.bsky.social · 15d

Ahead of today's "seagull summit" in Inverness, reposting my piece on Scotland's seagull wars from back in July...

Menace or misunderstood? The battle over Scotland's seagulls

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Menace or misunderstood? The battle over Scotland's seagulls, as tales of 'brazen' attacks grow

Pressures on their natural environment are driving gulls into urban areas, causing increasing friction.

www.scotsman.com

Alistair Grant @alistairkgrant.bsky.social · 17d

Who are the Scottish voters backing Nigel Farage's Reform UK?

Thanks to @ailsahenderson.bsky.social for her insights:

www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

Who are the Scottish voters backing Nigel Farage's Reform UK?

Data can shine a light on who is switching to Nigel Farage’s party - and why.

www.scotsman.com

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Alistair Grant @alistairkgrant.bsky.social · 25d

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Alistair Grant @alistairkgrant.bsky.social · 27d

💥 New episode of The Steamie out now!

We discuss Ian Murray’s sacking, Douglas Alexander’s appointment, and whisky tariffs

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