What an appalling thing to say! 😡🤬🤯 My lovely German hubby is certainly no stranger to me, my family, our neighbours or our friends! Nor, having worked in our NHS for over 30 years, was he a stranger to his patients! #Labour: not just aping #Tories - now a #ReformTributeAct!

"[Universities] are based in reasoned fact and discourse which he finds threatening..." Gillian Tett, Provost of Kings College, Cambridge, explains why she thinks Donald Trump’s administration has halted Harvard University's ability to enroll international students. #Newsnight

This is a tragedy for international students, for academic freedom and for any democratic society to try to stop voices of reason and understanding. #Trump at his worst.

Oh dear. Uk economy shrinks by 0.3% in April. Worst since Oct 2023 and worse than expected...

This already calls into question some of the Chancellor’s rhetoric accompanying spending review yesterday. A combination of NI rises on employers and tariffs (both factors known well before yesterday) important in driving down economic performance.

TFN is SCVO's magazine for the #VoluntarySector  This month Graham Martin takes looks at #SLAPPs – legal instruments devised to silence campaigners, with expert input from:   Roger Mullin  Campaign for Freedom of Information in Scotland  Index on Censorship  and many more  Read it all here: okt.to/E8jx6m

TFN is SCVO's magazine for the #VoluntarySector  This month Graham Martin takes looks at #SLAPPs – legal instruments devised to silence campaigners, with expert input from:   Roger Mullin  Campaign for Freedom of Information in Scotland  Index on Censorship  and many more  Read it all here: okt.to/Oj2b6L

This is a fine blog about Neil MacCormick. I’ve reviewed Maksymilian’s book on Neil for today’s Sunday National. Let’s not forget a voice of reason. Cambridge University Press

Really insightful review by Roger Mullin of the recently published book on Neil MacCormick. A giant whose shoulders we nationalists stand on. I won't pretent I've read the whole thing (yet) but the chapters I have read are utterly fascinating. thenational.scot/culture/252749…

1/ MPs debating the Royal Albert Hall Bill doesn’t sound like the stuff of nightmares. But one line in it is chilling: "to make further provision regarding the exclusion of the Members from the hall." It made me look further and - a few dystopian notes later - 🧵👇

Sweet Jesus. Just. Stop. DIGGING.

In my view the only way NHS Fife can now get its act together is with a completely new cast of players in lead roles. There would appear to be a complete lack of effective governance in particular, and urgent action is needed.

🚨We believe and see that opponents of women's rights have reported our page in an attempt to silence the voices of Afghan women. As a result, our posts are no longer easily visible. Please, we ask everyone to share and promote our page so the voice of Afghan women is not

Rachael Cummings of Save the Children International on Sky News this morning spelling out the catastrophic scale of starvation in #Gaza . I am reminded of the words of STC founder Eglantyne Jebb “All wars are wars against children” . We need action now. Words are not enough.

If you want to better understand the consequences of UK arms sales strategy, read this 👇report from Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) .

According to UNICEF children account for 80% of deaths from starvation in #Gaza . Each day that passes without appropriate action from the International Community condemns yet more children. The tragedy is man made so it is up to mankind to save the children.

Censorship like this never serves the public interest. A real test of anyone proclaiming to believe in free speech is whether they support the rights of those with whom they disagree. “Free speech blow as national library bans book opposing gender self-ID” thetimes.com/uk/scotland/ar…

This is dreadful news. I had a long chat with George at the Memorial Service for Alex Salmond. I first met him many years ago via our mutual friend the late Michael Grieve. An extraordinary talented man will be hugely missed.

Thanks Andy for such clarity of analysis and conclusions 👇. My only quibble is that you are overly temperate in calling such inflammatory speculation irresponsible. Who Leaked the Salmond Harassment Report? - Land Matters andywightman.scot/2025/08/who-le…

It is both depressing and a threat to a democratic society, to find so many people keen to silence those with whom they disagree. I am with Noam Chomsky who has put it thus “If we don’t believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don’t believe in it at all”.