Derek Douglas
@derekdouglas.bsky.social
Hack (retired): Glasgow Herald chief reporter, Edinburgh editor, chief rugby writer; Scotsman newsdesk; Hawick weeklies; Wrote some books | Did some PR | Murrayfield flak catcher | Liking old race & rally cars, rock, rugby, history, art and flyting…
He’s channeling his very best Rev IM Jolly again! Rob Robertson in this morning’s Herald Sport. And he’s got a point. Edinburgh were awful again at the weekend. Change needed on and off the field …
December 29, 2025 at 5:52 PM
He’s channeling his very best Rev IM Jolly again! Rob Robertson in this morning’s Herald Sport. And he’s got a point. Edinburgh were awful again at the weekend. Change needed on and off the field …
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House of the Bins
December 28, 2025 at 9:57 AM
House of the Bins
The fourth Ashes Test (Boxing Day match) about to get underway in Melbourne. We were there 14 years ago for the Indian match. Can’t recall much about the game but what a stadium the MCG is. It’s got amenities coming out of its amenities. Arty snap by my arty college laddie …
December 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The fourth Ashes Test (Boxing Day match) about to get underway in Melbourne. We were there 14 years ago for the Indian match. Can’t recall much about the game but what a stadium the MCG is. It’s got amenities coming out of its amenities. Arty snap by my arty college laddie …
Everitt deserves so much more from the seasoned Test players under his charge and perhaps even more so from his Murrayfield bosses. Pro rugby is a tough old gig but there’s a certain shabbiness about the ‘will he go or should he stay’ game that seems to be going on around Everitt’s future:
December 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Everitt deserves so much more from the seasoned Test players under his charge and perhaps even more so from his Murrayfield bosses. Pro rugby is a tough old gig but there’s a certain shabbiness about the ‘will he go or should he stay’ game that seems to be going on around Everitt’s future:
Even by Trump’s standards this is beyond awful. The man has no moral compass or capacity for empathy. He is a loathsome egotistical sociopath yet millions of Americans, knowing exactly his record of mendacity and brutish, childish behaviour, voted to give him a second presidency. Beyond belief.
December 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Even by Trump’s standards this is beyond awful. The man has no moral compass or capacity for empathy. He is a loathsome egotistical sociopath yet millions of Americans, knowing exactly his record of mendacity and brutish, childish behaviour, voted to give him a second presidency. Beyond belief.
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When Paul Pelosi was nearly murdered, and Trump responded with conspiracy theories and jokes, it reminded the world that Trump is a man devoid of grace and decency.
Targeting Rob Reiner, he did it again, digging a hole in the bottom of the barrel and falling even further.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Targeting Rob Reiner, he did it again, digging a hole in the bottom of the barrel and falling even further.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Trump responds to Rob Reiner’s death in the most Trumpian way possible
The president could have said nothing, but his worst instincts appeared to get the better of him.
www.ms.now
December 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
When Paul Pelosi was nearly murdered, and Trump responded with conspiracy theories and jokes, it reminded the world that Trump is a man devoid of grace and decency.
Targeting Rob Reiner, he did it again, digging a hole in the bottom of the barrel and falling even further.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Targeting Rob Reiner, he did it again, digging a hole in the bottom of the barrel and falling even further.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Don't fall for the manipulative "censorship" framing of EU's fines against X for DSA violations. The EU is trying to enforce their laws. X is breaking them. And the U.S. government is defending big tech, billionaries, & bullshitters rather than protecting users. www.linkedin.com/posts/daphne...
Don't let anyone tell you that the Commission's DSA enforcement against X is about speech or censorship. https://lnkd.in/g3Cyeeyk
That would, indeed, be interesting! But this is just the EU… ...
Don't let anyone tell you that the Commission's DSA enforcement against X is about speech or censorship. https://lnkd.in/g3Cyeeyk
That would, indeed, be interesting! But this is just the EU enforcing...
www.linkedin.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Don't fall for the manipulative "censorship" framing of EU's fines against X for DSA violations. The EU is trying to enforce their laws. X is breaking them. And the U.S. government is defending big tech, billionaries, & bullshitters rather than protecting users. www.linkedin.com/posts/daphne...
Just 12 weeks. Lucky lucky laddie. Vicious and prolonged assault. Deserved more …
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Eben Etzebeth banned for 12 weeks over eye-gouge against Wales
South African double World Cup winner Eben Etzebeth is banned until March following his red card for gouging Wales' Alex Mann on Saturday.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Just 12 weeks. Lucky lucky laddie. Vicious and prolonged assault. Deserved more …
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-...
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Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
H-ell-o.
A Herald Sport column from Rob Robertson to be read in the inner voice of Rikki Fulton’s Rev IM Jolly - the prospects of Scotlands’ two pro clubs’ in Europe. We can always live in hope …
A Herald Sport column from Rob Robertson to be read in the inner voice of Rikki Fulton’s Rev IM Jolly - the prospects of Scotlands’ two pro clubs’ in Europe. We can always live in hope …
December 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
H-ell-o.
A Herald Sport column from Rob Robertson to be read in the inner voice of Rikki Fulton’s Rev IM Jolly - the prospects of Scotlands’ two pro clubs’ in Europe. We can always live in hope …
A Herald Sport column from Rob Robertson to be read in the inner voice of Rikki Fulton’s Rev IM Jolly - the prospects of Scotlands’ two pro clubs’ in Europe. We can always live in hope …
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High School Wynd, Cowgate, photo by Archibald Burns from his book 'Picturesque “Bits” from Old Edinburgh', 1868 (MacKinnon Collection, National Galleries of Scotland/National Library of Scotland).
November 29, 2025 at 8:21 PM
High School Wynd, Cowgate, photo by Archibald Burns from his book 'Picturesque “Bits” from Old Edinburgh', 1868 (MacKinnon Collection, National Galleries of Scotland/National Library of Scotland).
Nicked from FB.
Jim Clark in the Elite at Bo’ness hillclimb in 1959:
Jim Clark in the Elite at Bo’ness hillclimb in 1959:
November 29, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Nicked from FB.
Jim Clark in the Elite at Bo’ness hillclimb in 1959:
Jim Clark in the Elite at Bo’ness hillclimb in 1959:
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Out of the three phone hacking/illegal information trials involving Prince Harry that I covered this was always the messiest and least slam dunk case.
It’s interesting the Mail is wanting to put Paul Dacre in the witness box when the Sun paid enormous sums to keep Rebekah Brooks out of court.
It’s interesting the Mail is wanting to put Paul Dacre in the witness box when the Sun paid enormous sums to keep Rebekah Brooks out of court.
Former Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre to be witness in trial brought by Prince Harry and others
Former Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre to be witness in trial brought by Prince Harry and others
Judge warns he will not permit case ‘to descend into a wide-ranging public inquiry’
The former editor of the Daily Mail, Paul Dacre, is to be called as a witness in the legal action brought by the Duke of Sussex and six other household names against the newspaper’s publishers over allegations of unlawful information gathering, the high court was told.
Antony White KC, for Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), said Dacre, 77, now the editor-in-chief of ANL’s DMG Media company, and Peter Wright, a former editor of the Mail on Sunday, could be called as early witnesses in the trial, scheduled to begin on 19 January. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Out of the three phone hacking/illegal information trials involving Prince Harry that I covered this was always the messiest and least slam dunk case.
It’s interesting the Mail is wanting to put Paul Dacre in the witness box when the Sun paid enormous sums to keep Rebekah Brooks out of court.
It’s interesting the Mail is wanting to put Paul Dacre in the witness box when the Sun paid enormous sums to keep Rebekah Brooks out of court.
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Scotland’s Autumn Test series is in the books, so Barney and Burnsy sat down to unpack it all 🎒- the standouts, the concerns, and what it really tells us heading into 2026 🍂🏉
Catch the full episode now! 🎙️
shows.acast.com/the-offside-...
#ScottishRugby #AutumnTests #Podcast #RugbyReview #Townsend
Catch the full episode now! 🎙️
shows.acast.com/the-offside-...
#ScottishRugby #AutumnTests #Podcast #RugbyReview #Townsend
The Autumn Wrap | The Offside Line Podcast
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November 27, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Scotland’s Autumn Test series is in the books, so Barney and Burnsy sat down to unpack it all 🎒- the standouts, the concerns, and what it really tells us heading into 2026 🍂🏉
Catch the full episode now! 🎙️
shows.acast.com/the-offside-...
#ScottishRugby #AutumnTests #Podcast #RugbyReview #Townsend
Catch the full episode now! 🎙️
shows.acast.com/the-offside-...
#ScottishRugby #AutumnTests #Podcast #RugbyReview #Townsend
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“I guess they created the page, got it ready, and then didn’t realise people would just guess the link,” an economist close to OBR told Guardian about the Budget leaking 40 minutes early. “They should have put it behind a password.” www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
How Rachel Reeves’s budget was leaked 40 minutes early
By the time the chancellor reached the dispatch box, the OBR had accidentally published its verdict in full online
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:20 AM
“I guess they created the page, got it ready, and then didn’t realise people would just guess the link,” an economist close to OBR told Guardian about the Budget leaking 40 minutes early. “They should have put it behind a password.” www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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I know who Nus Ghani MP is - not because we always agree - but because she’s been serving her constituency (as well as lewks) since 2015.
Who the hell is Lucy White?!
Ah, a quick google search reveals her as a rentagob for GB ‘news.’
I know which one is qualified to chair the budget debate.
Who the hell is Lucy White?!
Ah, a quick google search reveals her as a rentagob for GB ‘news.’
I know which one is qualified to chair the budget debate.
November 26, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I know who Nus Ghani MP is - not because we always agree - but because she’s been serving her constituency (as well as lewks) since 2015.
Who the hell is Lucy White?!
Ah, a quick google search reveals her as a rentagob for GB ‘news.’
I know which one is qualified to chair the budget debate.
Who the hell is Lucy White?!
Ah, a quick google search reveals her as a rentagob for GB ‘news.’
I know which one is qualified to chair the budget debate.
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Unacceptable …
Scotland 24 Argentina 33 - Hosts stunned by comeback at Murrayfield
www.heraldscotland.com/sport/256257...
www.heraldscotland.com/sport/256257...
Scotland 24 Argentina 33 - Hosts stunned by comeback at Murrayfield
Scotland 24 Argentina 33 - Hosts stunned by comeback at Murrayfield.
www.heraldscotland.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Unacceptable …
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Australia's 14th international since the start of July, counting the Lions.
No wonder they were there for the taking.
System's broken ⛓️💥
No wonder they were there for the taking.
System's broken ⛓️💥
November 15, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Australia's 14th international since the start of July, counting the Lions.
No wonder they were there for the taking.
System's broken ⛓️💥
No wonder they were there for the taking.
System's broken ⛓️💥
Half century of Caps for Darcy Graham against the Pumas tomorrow. Nae airs or graces. Just a joyous player who plays with a smile on his face and makes us smile too …
November 15, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Half century of Caps for Darcy Graham against the Pumas tomorrow. Nae airs or graces. Just a joyous player who plays with a smile on his face and makes us smile too …
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My next book, ‘THESE ISLES: A People’s History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales’, is due out from HarperNorth on 26 February 2026! Kaleidoscopic account of the entwined story of Britain’s and Ireland’s peoples. harpercollins.co.uk/products/the...
October 31, 2025 at 4:34 PM
My next book, ‘THESE ISLES: A People’s History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales’, is due out from HarperNorth on 26 February 2026! Kaleidoscopic account of the entwined story of Britain’s and Ireland’s peoples. harpercollins.co.uk/products/the...
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18 Rankeillor Street, Edinburgh—built around 1820. Eight flats in the stair, over two ground-floor flats. Notable former residents include:
October 13, 2025 at 11:32 AM
18 Rankeillor Street, Edinburgh—built around 1820. Eight flats in the stair, over two ground-floor flats. Notable former residents include: