@iancolour profile picture
Ian Ballantyne @iancolour

Colourist and dog walker - views probably my own.

Joined July 2017
  • Tweets 8,128
  • Following 596
  • Followers 327
216 Photos and videos
Fascinating and thoughtful long read from @MrEwanMorrison and @bellacaledonia 👇👇👇 The AI Backlash Is Real. And It’s Winning bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/0…

1
1
4
527
Oh, this is good...
Cold War Steve
@coldwarsteve
Feb 12
33
👇👇👇
BELLA CALEDONIA@bellacaledonia
Feb 6
This is the moral context in which Malcolm Offord demands that Scotland “rolls out the red carpet” for Trump
16
If you haven't watched this... then please do. Amazing. BBC iPlayer
64
👇
Rupert Myers
@RupertMyers
17 Dec 2025
I've got to say, blockading and possibly invading Venezuela is putting a bit of a tarnish on the fine reputation of the FIFA Peace Prize.
29
Ian Ballantyne retweeted
Grant McPhee@GrantMcPheeFilm
17 Dec 2025
Just in time to arrive for Christmas. monorailmusic.com/product/ca…
3
8
496
Ian Ballantyne retweeted
Into Creative@intocreative
15 Dec 2025
Great article by @LeadbetterHT focussed on @GrantMcPheeFilm's new book, Caledonia Screaming which is out in limited quantities now and publishes in full in 2026... heraldscotland.com/life_styl…

Scotland's first punk gig took place far away from where you might imagine

The first punk gig in Scotland took place in the Tower Hotel, Hawick, on August 28, 1976, and the "London rock group" that proved to be of…

heraldscotland.com
2
5
251
Ian Ballantyne retweeted
May Miles Thomas@MayMilesThomas
3 Dec 2025
At least it’s not closure. I trust the GFT Board and staff will find a way to fill the funding gap.
The Herald
@heraldscotland
2 Dec 2025
EXCLUSIVE Glasgow’s historic art house cinema is set to lose its long-term funding support from the city council, The Herald can reveal 👇
2
1
10
988
Ian Ballantyne retweeted
Peter Hook@peterhook
27 Nov 2025
Tomorrow at 9pm a new 3 part documentary series ‘Greatest Basslines’ will air on @SkyArts, and the very first episode is led by me… I’ll deconstruct the basslines that have defined my career & reveal the stories behind the music. More info: skygroup.sky/en-gb/article/s…
35
96
871
50,726
Ian Ballantyne retweeted
Celtic Football Club
@CelticFC
27 Nov 2025
This is the day that we win away!! 🎶 #FeyenoordCeltic | #UEL | #CelticFC🍀
252
861
6,607
355,189
Ian Ballantyne retweeted
Gavin Mitchell@GavsterNo1
24 Nov 2025
83rd ? How absurd ! Happy Birthday to the brightest , the boldest , the best ….. The Big Yin ! 🎁🎂🎈♥️
81
186
4,630
154,151
Ian Ballantyne retweeted
Tom Morton@thebeatcroft
20 Nov 2025
Coming soon! Pre-publication copies now at The Beatcroft Shop on Etsy. @EdwynCollins @wetwetwetuk @deaconbluemusic #TheProclaimers #LoveandMoney #Glasgow #1980s
0:57
2
10
38
3,192
👇👇👇
This tweet is unavailable
41
👇 This could be true...
Badger@Bertrom
27 Oct 2025
Replying to @markcousinsfilm
The best British film ever made.
126
Ian Ballantyne retweeted
Alison Watt@alisonjfwatt
13 Oct 2025
How beautiful does this look ..⁦@CallumFT⁩ ⁦@thebathersoffi1⁩ ⁦@LNFGlasgow⁩
6
7
59
5,259
Ian Ballantyne retweeted
welshjb@welshjb
2 Oct 2025
Wow! This is worth a read through
Dan Neidle
@DanNeidle
2 Oct 2025
Douglas Barrowman and Michelle Mone's company, PPE Medpro, has just been ordered to refund the Government £122m from a PPE contract. There are two very odd things about PPE Medpro that may affect the odds of the Government ever getting that £122m... Thread:
2
1
9
667
👇
Mark Cousins@markcousinsfilm
1 Oct 2025
Fantastic production images from Don't Look Now theguardian.com/film/gallery…
25
👇
Ralph Ineson@ralphineson
27 Sep 2025
Fuck off
65
Sad news... 👇
Louder@LouderPosts
24 Sep 2025
Danny Thompson was a founding member of Pentangle and worked with John Martyn, Kate Bush, Nick Drake, Peter Gabriel, Talk Talk and more loudersound.com/bands-artist…
11
Load more