Calton Hill, 12.30am. I’m homeward bound. Perhaps tomorrow night… #AuroraBoreal #edinburgh

It’s gone midnight and this wimp’s knees have had it so considering bed. I’ll give it a bit longer.

Big crowds at 10.30pm and it’s been getting busier since then. Quite a few picnickers. Very sensible. #aurora #Edinburgh Nothing to see as yet though.

Nearly 11pm, Calton Hill. Beautiful sky but no sign of the aurora borealis, but the place is heaving.

I am pleased to have been present at the launch of our new The SNP scheme this evening: “The Leader Return Scheme”

This lady returned an old leader she found under her patio, next to IndyRef2 and her career, in exchange for 20p! Lucky us!😄✊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Just did the yougov poll …

The lampposts at the bottom of the Mound will need repainting. I hope they send the bill to the culprits. Didn’t see any 💚🤍💜 vandalism. For Women Scotland

The message today was simple. Unfortunately, it was drowned out by a crowd of (mainly) men, some masked and with sirens and megaphones, trying to prevent us. For Women Scotland

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VIP treatment for a certain passenger and is entourage on my flight to London this morning.

Humza Yousaf is 'gaslighting' Scotland, says charity boss heraldscotland.com/news/24158330.…

So English people can only live in Scotland if they support independence? Civic and joyous it ain’t. More like North Korea. scotlands Future

I’d be interested in the views of Patrick Harvie 🇪🇺🌈 on unlawful discrimination.

Spot on alexmassie “Something Scottish must always be preferable to something that isn’t Scottish. Even if it doesn’t work. You should vote for the SNP, even if you disagree with them and think their policies dubious, because voting SNP is an act of national affirmation.”

👏👏 Lewis McKenzie

And the Oscar goes to...............

thetimes.co.uk/article/b76715…

“when nationalist ministers are working on all these papers, they’re not doing the job they were elected to do -run Scotland's devolved govt. The culture sector, which employs nearly 80,000 people & is worth almost £4.4b, is in a state of crisis with dire warnings of job cuts…”

“Screaming matches when thwarted. Bullying. Mean girl gangs. Ghosting former friends. Lying when caught out. Fear of responsibility. All typical behaviour of an angry, sullen teenager, not of a mature woman who presented herself to the electorate as a progressive leader…”