Mistreatment of an incredibly brave woman in Belarus

It's still going on. How can this be?

Still this much coffee in my mug...and I'm thinking about a second. Hmmm.

A perfect example of who gets on in this country. theguardian.com/business/artic…

Patterns of today.

No children or young people under the age of 18 are in prison in Scotland. A historic achievement. Removal of the last remaining children from Polmont - and the guarantee no Scottish child will be jailed again - is a fitting legacy for William Lindsay. heraldscotland.com/politics/24555…

Our response to today's publication of the Grenfell Inquiry Phase 2 Report

James O'Brien Following the announcement of the Grenfell Tower report, I thought I would pass on my experience. As you know I was a senior trading standards officer made redundant in 2010, one of the first to go as a result of Cameron's austerity cuts.

It comes as no surprise that the House emptied just hours after the judge announced the publication of the phase 2 report. It shows how many of those within the political elite are a part of the disregard, indifference and incompetence that contributed to the deaths of our 72.

Yesterday morning.

Seeing off the fascists in George Square today.

UK’s science minister declares end to Tory ‘war on universities’. (It's still so strange to read anything positive about higher education from ministers responsible for it.) theguardian.com/education/arti…

Perfect, perfect swim.

A Conservative politician who has reflected and has some shame. Is he the only one? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Kyhyje.

Shining paths. (Non- Maoist)

'More than 100000 people were displaced' in September 2023. 'People' should read 'Armenians'. theguardian.com/environment/20…

How to kill a state and get away with it. The death of Nagorno-Karabakh a year ago raises many important questions about the weaknesses of rules-based international order. Piece by Dr Andrew Forde Andrew Forde of Law and Gov DCU for RTÉ Brainstorm. Read here: launch.dcu.ie/3Zv5Ui8

Poorly informed remarks by David Lammy replicate a totally 1-sided view of #Azerbaijan’s actions last year. Azerbaijan indeed recovered territory but also enacted a sustained campaign aimed at cleansing the territory of its ethnic Armenian population - and succeeded. Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

“We must kill Armenians. No matter whether a woman, a child, an old man.. We should not feel pity. If we do not kill (them), our children will be killed.” Here I expose genocidal language still used against Armenians. Yet Lammy talks of 'liberation'. bylinetimes.com/2021/02/03/how…