Kenneth MacRae.
@kennethmacrae.bsky.social
I'm from Plockton in the Highlands of Scotland.
Gordon Brown is right.
February 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Gordon Brown is right.
Devolution protects Scotland from far-right populism.
Independence would not.
Something I just thought about tonight.
Independence would not.
Something I just thought about tonight.
February 2, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Devolution protects Scotland from far-right populism.
Independence would not.
Something I just thought about tonight.
Independence would not.
Something I just thought about tonight.
Donald Trump literally pardoned a lot of criminals.
You don’t need to look at his other executive orders and try and defend them.
No one can defend him pardoning dangerous criminals.
You don’t need to look at his other executive orders and try and defend them.
No one can defend him pardoning dangerous criminals.
On January 6th, Matthew Krol beat and attacked police officers.
Donald Trump just gave him a full pardon.
Donald Trump just gave him a full pardon.
January 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Donald Trump literally pardoned a lot of criminals.
You don’t need to look at his other executive orders and try and defend them.
No one can defend him pardoning dangerous criminals.
You don’t need to look at his other executive orders and try and defend them.
No one can defend him pardoning dangerous criminals.
Reposted by Kenneth MacRae.
May life treat you the way you treat animals. TGIF.
January 10, 2025 at 11:14 AM
May life treat you the way you treat animals. TGIF.
Plockton in the snow.
January 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Plockton in the snow.
My cousin, on the left, at demo in Edinburgh last year.
January 8, 2025 at 10:10 PM
My cousin, on the left, at demo in Edinburgh last year.
@jaybizz68.bsky.social a good man to follow 🙂
January 8, 2025 at 10:09 PM
@jaybizz68.bsky.social a good man to follow 🙂
How it started. How it's going.
December 15, 2024 at 7:52 PM
How it started. How it's going.
Reposted by Kenneth MacRae.
Me and @valmcdermid.bsky.social prepping for our festive book show with @alancumming.bsky.social and Paula Hawkins (with a cheeky wee cocktail courtesy of @profjosharp.bsky.social). If you are joining us on Sunday, we can't wait to see you. It is going to be fun.
edwinterfest.com/edinburgh-ch...
edwinterfest.com/edinburgh-ch...
December 13, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Me and @valmcdermid.bsky.social prepping for our festive book show with @alancumming.bsky.social and Paula Hawkins (with a cheeky wee cocktail courtesy of @profjosharp.bsky.social). If you are joining us on Sunday, we can't wait to see you. It is going to be fun.
edwinterfest.com/edinburgh-ch...
edwinterfest.com/edinburgh-ch...
Eddie Redmayne in The Day of the Jackal 👌
December 12, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Eddie Redmayne in The Day of the Jackal 👌
Christmas 2024 display in Plockton 🎄🧑🎄🎅
December 11, 2024 at 8:37 PM
Christmas 2024 display in Plockton 🎄🧑🎄🎅
The NHS is in serious trouble both north and south of the border.
We can't bury our heads in the sand anymore.
We can't bury our heads in the sand anymore.
Revealed: two year waits for NHS treatment in Scotland 100 times higher than England
Number of patients waiting more than 104 weeks for treatment in Scottish hospitals is almost 100 times higher than in England
www.thetimes.com
December 11, 2024 at 8:20 PM
The NHS is in serious trouble both north and south of the border.
We can't bury our heads in the sand anymore.
We can't bury our heads in the sand anymore.
What's gone wrong for Scottish Labour? ask Bernard Ponsonby and @alexmassie.bsky.social
Judging by the polls. A lot.
Judging by the polls. A lot.
As a new poll reports a sharp increase in support for the SNP, Bernard and Alex ask: What's Gone Wrong for Scottish Labour?
Plus: was the Scottish government budget actually as effective as the SNP think it is?
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...
YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_03...
Plus: was the Scottish government budget actually as effective as the SNP think it is?
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...
YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_03...
WHAT'S GONE WRONG FOR SCOTTISH LABOUR?
YouTube video by The Ponsonby & Massie Podcast
www.youtube.com
December 10, 2024 at 5:19 PM
What's gone wrong for Scottish Labour? ask Bernard Ponsonby and @alexmassie.bsky.social
Judging by the polls. A lot.
Judging by the polls. A lot.
Balmacara site can “be preserved for generations to come” following a successful community bid.
A determined campaign by a Lochalsh community to acquire a former campsite for community use has borne fruit with the receipt of a £162,130 funding award.
www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/news/ross-sh...
A determined campaign by a Lochalsh community to acquire a former campsite for community use has borne fruit with the receipt of a £162,130 funding award.
www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/news/ross-sh...
Ross-shire site ‘can be preserved for generations’
A Ross-shire site can “be preserved for generations to come” following a successful community bid.
www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk
December 8, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Balmacara site can “be preserved for generations to come” following a successful community bid.
A determined campaign by a Lochalsh community to acquire a former campsite for community use has borne fruit with the receipt of a £162,130 funding award.
www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/news/ross-sh...
A determined campaign by a Lochalsh community to acquire a former campsite for community use has borne fruit with the receipt of a £162,130 funding award.
www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/news/ross-sh...
Joe Biden says Assad has lost power in Syria because Russia, Iran and Hezbollah could no longer support him.
He says this is down to Ukraine, Israel and America.
He says this is down to Ukraine, Israel and America.
December 8, 2024 at 7:09 PM
Joe Biden says Assad has lost power in Syria because Russia, Iran and Hezbollah could no longer support him.
He says this is down to Ukraine, Israel and America.
He says this is down to Ukraine, Israel and America.
Reposted by Kenneth MacRae.
Meanwhile over in “the other place” a Reform party MP is actually threatening to shut down the BBC - a public service broadcaster - because a political satire show made fun of party leader NigelFarage
We can never allow this dangerous bunch anywhere near power
We can never allow this dangerous bunch anywhere near power
December 8, 2024 at 10:27 AM
Meanwhile over in “the other place” a Reform party MP is actually threatening to shut down the BBC - a public service broadcaster - because a political satire show made fun of party leader NigelFarage
We can never allow this dangerous bunch anywhere near power
We can never allow this dangerous bunch anywhere near power
Young Scots nurse pioneers new MND pain management approach. 👇
Cousin of mine from Plockton 🙂
Cousin of mine from Plockton 🙂
Nurse’s bright idea sparks national interest in new approach to pain management
Hayleigh Bloomfield, who works for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, gained attention from top healthcare professionals for her work helping MND patients.
www.dailyrecord.co.uk
December 8, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Young Scots nurse pioneers new MND pain management approach. 👇
Cousin of mine from Plockton 🙂
Cousin of mine from Plockton 🙂
Blimey, Labour vote is collapsing in Scotland.
Keir Starmer's decision to means test the Winter Fuel Payment is destroying Anas Sarwar's hopes of becoming First Minister.
Keir Starmer's decision to means test the Winter Fuel Payment is destroying Anas Sarwar's hopes of becoming First Minister.
Projecting Norstat Dec ?? into seats (changes vs 30 Oct - 1 Nov / vs 2021):
SNP ~ 60 (+8 / -4)
Lab ~ 21 (-8 / -1)
Con ~ 18 (+1 / -13)
Reform UK ~ 13 (+1 / +13)
Lib Dem ~ 10 (+1 / +6)
Green ~ 6 (-4 / -2)
Alba ~ 1 (+1 / +1)
(Projection caveats: ballotbox.scot/projections) Third time lucky ugh
SNP ~ 60 (+8 / -4)
Lab ~ 21 (-8 / -1)
Con ~ 18 (+1 / -13)
Reform UK ~ 13 (+1 / +13)
Lib Dem ~ 10 (+1 / +6)
Green ~ 6 (-4 / -2)
Alba ~ 1 (+1 / +1)
(Projection caveats: ballotbox.scot/projections) Third time lucky ugh
December 8, 2024 at 10:24 AM
Blimey, Labour vote is collapsing in Scotland.
Keir Starmer's decision to means test the Winter Fuel Payment is destroying Anas Sarwar's hopes of becoming First Minister.
Keir Starmer's decision to means test the Winter Fuel Payment is destroying Anas Sarwar's hopes of becoming First Minister.
Saddest moment in the history of cinema.
December 6, 2024 at 9:54 PM
Saddest moment in the history of cinema.
Reposted by Kenneth MacRae.
Four major Romanian political parties formed a coalition on Wednesday night, vowing to keep Romania on a pro-EU and pro-NATO path👏
www.politico.eu/article/roma...
www.politico.eu/article/roma...
Romanian pro-EU parties unite to crowd out far-right candidate Georgescu
Social Democrat Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu threw his support behind reformist Elena Lasconi for president.
www.politico.eu
December 5, 2024 at 2:54 PM
Four major Romanian political parties formed a coalition on Wednesday night, vowing to keep Romania on a pro-EU and pro-NATO path👏
www.politico.eu/article/roma...
www.politico.eu/article/roma...
Tourism experts report a surge in German visitors to Scotland, with some attributing this trend to the friendships forged by the Tartan Army during the Euros.
Tartan Army Euros fun boosts tourism in Scotland
Tourism experts are reporting a surge in German visitors to Scotland, with some attributing this trend to the friendships forged by the Tartan Army.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 5, 2024 at 7:35 AM
Tourism experts report a surge in German visitors to Scotland, with some attributing this trend to the friendships forged by the Tartan Army during the Euros.
66% of Scots think the two-child benefit cap should be kept. 👇
I'm certainly in the 34% of Scots that welcome the SNP abolishing it in Scotland.
It takes children out of poverty, improves their life chances and is better for the long term future of the Scottish economy.
I'm certainly in the 34% of Scots that welcome the SNP abolishing it in Scotland.
It takes children out of poverty, improves their life chances and is better for the long term future of the Scottish economy.
December 4, 2024 at 4:32 PM
66% of Scots think the two-child benefit cap should be kept. 👇
I'm certainly in the 34% of Scots that welcome the SNP abolishing it in Scotland.
It takes children out of poverty, improves their life chances and is better for the long term future of the Scottish economy.
I'm certainly in the 34% of Scots that welcome the SNP abolishing it in Scotland.
It takes children out of poverty, improves their life chances and is better for the long term future of the Scottish economy.
Reposted by Kenneth MacRae.
The SNP's promise to scrap the two-child benefits cap is very welcome, even if they have waited until their backs were against the wall to do it. It shames Starmer and makes it v tricky for Scottish Labour (although where the money is going to come from is another question).
December 4, 2024 at 4:01 PM
The SNP's promise to scrap the two-child benefits cap is very welcome, even if they have waited until their backs were against the wall to do it. It shames Starmer and makes it v tricky for Scottish Labour (although where the money is going to come from is another question).
Reposted by Kenneth MacRae.
