Retired academic in Portuguese Studies. Lives in Portugal. From Scotland. Enjoys talking about books, football, music, history and politics. Some would say disturbingly Leftie. Enjoys his red wine and nice food.
This is what we are dealing with today. And we are seeing the fruits of the pronouncements of Musk, Tommy Robinson and all the other vile racists today in places like Glasgow Green on Saturday. It comes down to the local level. Everywhere. So it needs to be combatted everywhere.
John MaguireCalling on the Irish government and state agencies to immediately close their X accounts. Continued use of a fascist agitator's social media site is both incompatible with democratic values and immoral.
If these allegations are true, this is a very serious incident indeed. No European country should be allowing the diplomats of the USA to arbitrarily determine who is or is not a security threat on the soil of the host country.
Ketan JoshiTwo Belgian journalists asked a Q of the US ambassador at an event they were invited to, and were immediately expelled because the ambassador told police they were an "active threat" Could've ended up with the journalists being badly hurt europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/the-us-...
Excellent news that Colin Bramwell's Scots translations of Fernando Pessoa have won the Oxford Weidenfeld translation prize for this year. 'Fower Pessoas' was a wonderful read: I recommend it heartily. @billykayscot.bsky.social. www.carcanet.co.uk/978180017464...
Fower PessoasShortlisted for the Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize 2026
A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year 2025
Shortlisted for the Scots Book O' the Year Awa...www.carcanet.co.ukWorth bearing in mind in view of the events in Belfast overnight (and all the pop-up protests elsewhere around the UK organised by chancers like Tommy Robinson). Outrage can be selective at times.
Bremain in SpainImagine if every time a white person committed a crime, you and you children lived in fear because rioters would target and terrorise your community.
'Predictive policing'? This sounds suspiciously like racial profiling to me. And Starmer is still wanting to pass huge sections of the UK public sector over to Palantir? (Palantir, which is owned by arch-right winger Peter Thiel, remember...)
OliverPalantir's Thiel appoints Objection to silence all criticism Expect lawsuits costing $billions Then zero media mention of * Palantir-Mossad links * Palantir software used on Gaza & Iran schools * Thiel + paedo Jeffrey Epstein closeness as it wins umpteen UK NHS/Defence etc contracts Info PEye
Yes, well said, Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez.
RaiderThank you for your courage to publicly address abusive language.
I'm honestly not having a go at Plaid Cymru politically (and there probably is an issue there about rail funding in Wales), but why have they located their party at the very northern tip of the Scottish mainland? Should they not be out canvassing in Wales?
Plaid CymruLabour are denying Wales our fair share of rail funding 😤 A Plaid Cymru government won't stand by and let Westminster underfund us - we'll stand up for Wales and push for full rail devolution to better connect our communities. Vote Plaid Cymru on 7 May. ❤️🗳️