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31 Oct 2019
Something I never dreamed I would write: I have a six-page feature in the new edition of @TIME magazine. It's connected to the 30th anniversary of Fall of the Berlin Wall. It's published together with a piece penned by Mikhail Gorbachev.
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19 Nov 2025
Coldest graphic.
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18 Nov 2025
I’m not even Scottish but what a moment a what a bit of iconic commentary
“Shoot, SHOOT!!” 😂😂
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2 Oct 2025
Has anybody on here had a deal to buy a home in Scotland collapse at the last minute? Perhaps within days, or even on the day, of moving in? If so I would be very interested to talk to you for an article I'm working on. DMs open and email address in bio. #journorequest
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1 Apr 2025
I am happy for this man but this story is completely misleading. Uppsala is in no way “Stockholm”. Nobody arriving in Stockholm is getting a rent-controlled flat without being on a waiting list many years. Even if they do it won’t cost anything like £630. news.stv.tv/world/can-sweden…
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1 Apr 2025
I can understand why people love “Scandi socialist utopia does it better” stories, and I wish more of them were true (some are). But the housing situation in Stockholm is just as savage as anywhere else.
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12 Mar 2025
Very much enjoyed Michael’s book, and for a change asking him some questions that weren’t “what do you think about bebra?”
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Introducing Mustache Funk: The underground sounds that flourished in Soviet-controlled Ukraine. 🎶
@MBJack uncovers a 20th-century Ukrainian music scene that flourished in spite of the risks. ✍️ ⬇️
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1 Oct 2024
Scotland’s media so needs this. I for one totally support it. Get behind it any way you can. A simple RT would be a great start - 👇Further calls to Culture Secretary for a public interest journalism institute - The Edinburgh Reporter theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2…
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27 Sep 2024
Calling all budding storytellers! @dundeechangehub are searching for two Community Journalists to join them for five months, working to identify, record and elevate the stories of two communities.
📅 Applications close: Wed 2 Oct
Find out more & apply: creativedundee.com/2024/09/o…
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27 Sep 2024
🪩 PSA for anyone that likes to stay out past 2am...
I've built maps to show you every pub, bar and club that's open until a reasonable hour
They're free & interactive
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ALT Map of every bar, pub and club open past 2am on a Friday in London
27 Sep 2024
🚨 NEW: Where's the UK's worst night out?
London was once a world-class nightlife destination, but the data shows it's now the worst night out in Britain
@EdHalford1 and I decided to find the best places to party
Here's what we found 👇🧵
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24 Sep 2024
The BBC sound effects library is now completely free to access.
This is news.
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17 Sep 2024
EXCLUSIVE: Guardian Media Group is in exclusive talks to sell The Observer, the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper, to Tortoise Media, a news start-up founded five years ago, in a deal which would further reshape the British national newspaper market. Full story on @SkyNews soon.
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31 Aug 2024
Like most people it seems, I had a bad/unsuccessful experience this morning (and afternoon) trying to get Oasis tickets. Reminded me of this @BigIssue piece I wrote last year about Ticketmaster/Springsteen. Even angrier about it all now than I was then.
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31 Aug 2024
Springsteen’s 2024 tour dates didn’t have surge pricing to my understanding, and were reasonably priced (I got a standing ticket for about £70) so fair play to him.
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1 Jul 2024
🚨 Do you know any great journalists in Glasgow? Please share this job ad with them because there are just *six days left* to apply.
It's a staff writer position on our new Glasgow title, which is launching soon and will be brilliant. Please share.
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1 Jul 2024
HTFP Jobs: @joshi Mill Media is looking for a Staff Writer, based Glasgow. Job closes 07-Jul holdthefrontpage.co.uk/jobsb…
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24 Apr 2024
This Is Memorial Device by Stephen Pastel and Gavin Thomson.
The soundtrack accompaniment to David Keenan's novel turned play. An ode to Airdrie and the people who made it.
Monorail exclusive LP CD signed bundles here, including riso by Annabel Wright: monorailmusic.com/product/th…
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Founded on Eigg, a tiny Scottish island with a population of roughly 110, Lost Map Records isn't just a label; it's a community.
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3 Mar 2024
In the 00s, I was in the world's best and most forgotten indie punk band, We Are The Physics, and I've written a whole book about what it's like to be a massive international failure.
Unbelievably, it's being printed, and you can now pre-order it from @LNFGlasgow - link below.
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