Allan Robertson (@dba_hba) 's Twitter Profile
Allan Robertson

@dba_hba

Staff TSE @VMWare - Mostly Databases. OCP, VCP and EMCPP qualified. Back in Scotland after a decade in the Emerald Isle. Opinions and Faux Pas are my own.

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Harry Eccles (@heccles94) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I seem to have upset the Nigel Farage MP fan club - so let me be clear. This man sows hate, lies and division. He is a grifter and a conman. He does not represent the vast majority of Britons. RT if you agree P.s. multiculturalism is great.

I seem to have upset the <a href="/Nigel_Farage/">Nigel Farage MP</a> fan club - so let me be clear. 

This man sows hate, lies and division.

He is a grifter and a conman. 

He does not represent the vast majority of Britons. 

RT if you agree 

P.s. multiculturalism is great.
Douglas A. Boneparth (@dougboneparth) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Eat now, pay later is an awful trap. If you need to borrow to have a burrito delivered to you, you are the product. Nothing more. These companies aren't helping people. In fact, they are taking advantage of them.

Dev (@sleepy_devo) 's Twitter Profile Photo

this is what "15 minute city" actually means btw. the idea that within 15 minutes of travel time, you should have access to your job, shopping, food, entertainment, and outdoor common spaces it doesn't mean "you aren't allowed to travel outside of this radius".

James MacCleary MP (@jamesmaccleary) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The idea that the UK will be spared Trump's tariffs is over. First steel and aluminium, and now cars. The govt must accept that this is an economic emergency, ditch its self-imposed red lines, and start talks on a new UK-EU customs union immediately. theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m…

Nick Cohen (@nickcohen4) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This government is getting ridiculous. It has a majority so big you can see it from space but is too frightened to rescue the country. It's as if Clement Attlee had scrapped plans for a National Health Service in 1945 because he was scared of the Daily Telegraph

Octopus Energy (@octopusenergy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Scotland produces so much clean energy, yet Scots pay some of the world's highest bills. Just yesterday, Britain wasted enough wind to power Scottish homes for 3 DAYS. It cost £7,504,366. Zonal pricing could give Scots some of the lowest bills in Europe: youtu.be/8-WUhBtB_CM

OptaJonny (@optajonny) 's Twitter Profile Photo

20 - Scottish Rugby's Francesca McGhie has beaten over twice as many defenders (20) as any other player in the 2025 Guinness Women's Six Nations and also tops the charts for both line breaks (6) and metres gained (197), while only teammate Emma Orr (62%) has a higher tackle evasion rate (62%)

20 - <a href="/Scotlandteam/">Scottish Rugby</a>'s Francesca McGhie has beaten over twice as many defenders (20) as any other player in the 2025 <a href="/Womens6Nations/">Guinness Women's Six Nations</a> and also tops the charts for both line breaks (6) and metres gained (197), while only teammate Emma Orr (62%) has a higher tackle evasion rate (62%)
Internet Archive (@internetarchive) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This lawsuit isn't just about music. It's about preservation in the digital age. And we need your help. Defend the Internet Archive. Protect the Wayback Machine. ➡️ Please consider signing our open letter to the record labels today: change.org/p/defend-the-i… Thank you.

Marcus Carslaw (@marcuscarslaw1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Anas Sarwar is today accusing the SNP of fuelling the rise of Reform UK. If that were the case then why is Labour’s decline in the polls a near mirror image of Reform’s rise?

Anas Sarwar is today accusing the SNP of fuelling the rise of Reform UK.

If that were the case then why is Labour’s decline in the polls a near mirror image of Reform’s rise?
Kevin Millar (@topofthemoongw) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Worth reiterating just how raw the Glasgow Warriors' pack was that just stood up to Leinster. 3 academy players - Stephen (19, 0 previous starts), Duncan (22, 0), Oguntibeju (23, 7). Samuel (22, 19), Ferrie (23, 15), Darge (25, 55), Richardson (26, 6), Bhatti (31, 79).

Derek Douglas (@derek_douglas50) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Surely I can’t be the only one who is heartily fed up of cheerleading in-house social media folk marking their own side’s homework. Lookin’ at you British & Irish Lions Scottish Rugby Welsh Rugby Union 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 and Irish Rugby &co. It’s journalism Jim but not as we knew it. #lions2025

Prem Sikka (@premnsikka) 's Twitter Profile Photo

UK govt to review state pension age (SPA). SPA rising to 67 in 2026-28. Further rises likely. Rich retire whenever they want. Others work till bones ache. Life on low wage and low pension. Many won't live long enough to get pension. It is euthanasia. independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…

Allan Robertson (@dba_hba) 's Twitter Profile Photo

.Evernote Triple price rise for my subscription. The lesser Starter subscription is more expensive than Professional for features I don’t need. Will be trimming down for the starter plan then moving on from .Evernote after over a decade.

joycemcmillan (@joycemcm) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I must say I’m baffled by the number of people in Scotland who suggest that we must inevitably move towards a student fee and loan system similar to England’s. It’s not only a complete outlier in Europe, it also seems to be a right old mess…

Malcolm Robertson (@mrobertson) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It’s the 30th anniversary of Dunblane later this week. Here’s a reminder from one former pupil of that school (me) that there is no justification at all for images of that wretched man to appear anywhere. This is what I wrote ten years ago and I believe it still.

It’s the 30th anniversary of Dunblane later this week. Here’s a reminder from one former pupil of that school (me) that there is no justification at all for images of that wretched man to appear anywhere. This is what I wrote ten years ago and I believe it still.