Author, digital content producer, journalist. Glasgow, Scotland. Views my own. MDANT Also on other platforms.
Joined March 2009
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23 Mar 2022
My new book 'The Golden Road: The Recorded History of Grateful Dead' is finally available! Published by @SonicbondP and from Amazon: amazon.co.uk/Golden-Road-Rec… or from the good people @burningshednews at burningshed.com/tag/John K… or from your favourite local bookshop. #GratefulDead
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Jun 7
No lies being told here. A journey on the M80 southbound that normally takes 20 mins took an hour and a half this afternoon.
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May 26
Making clear the target age of today's newspaper buyers with a front page referencing a 50-year-old TV show.
May 25
The Daily Record’s splash - Nicola Sturgeon as Manuel from Fawlty Towers.
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John Kilbride retweeted
May 19
“while the beatles were making girls swoon with their mop-top flips and youthful, cheeky grins, a different and profoundly darker performer was casting a spell on european audiences. the figure on stage wore conservative suits, howling like a turn-of-the-century delta bluesman.”
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May 8
Good luck and solidarity to the staff and former colleagues on strike at STV today. @NUJScotland @NUJofficial @bectu
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John Kilbride retweeted
May 1
President Trump called FM @JohnSwinney this afternoon about the deal to lift whisky tariffs. FM thanked him in a nine minute call.
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Regular weekend double decker night bus home, Bothwell Street, Glasgow.
May 1
I thought Spiderman actually traveled with his web, but all along it was a truck 😳
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Apr 29
Offord's going to blow when he hears his yachts are wind powered.
Apr 29
Reform UK’s warning Scotland faces a ‘Spain-style blackout risk’ by over-reliance on renewable energy.
Scotland leader Malcolm Offord’s been at Torness, committing to growing nuclear energy if he wins next week’s election.
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Apr 29
Malcolm "six boats" Offord. A man of the people... #reform
Apr 29
In a wee cafe in Edinburgh this morning, a group of elderly ladies at a table beside me. The subject of last night’s debate came up and “six boats” is all they’re talking about.
STV’s ‘cross examination’ format is a real standout for TV debates that have sadly become a bit routine. Credit to the team behind it.
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Apr 24
Crazy idea, but maybe employ check-out staff rather than help-yourself checkouts?
M&S chairman blames self-checkouts for middle-class shoplifting thetimes.com/uk/crime/articl…
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Apr 17
Colour me surprised.
Brewdog leaves £20m in unpaid bills to UK businesses bbc.in/3OrsvZO
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Apr 7
Lucky it looks like a quiet day in politics.
Apr 7
Kanye West should never have been invited to headline Wireless.
This government stands firmly with the Jewish community, and we will not stop in our fight to confront and defeat the poison of antisemitism.
We will always take the action necessary to protect the public and uphold our values.
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🚀 BREAKING: Sarwar has finally admitted he’s a rocket.
Apr 6
NEW: Anas Sarwar has said he is Labour’s 'Artemis rocket' in the Scottish Parliament election campaign thenational.scot/news/259980…
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Apr 2
Grass seed?
Lawns will be greener and less patchy if you scatter common item in garden
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Mar 18
Brilliant.
Mar 18
So far, feedback on the new Feedbacker column includes:
“That’s the best review of a Black Crowes album that I’ve ever read”
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Mar 9
The Glasgow fire brings out the worst in so many here. Immigrant-blaming racists, ill-informed conspiracists, political factions blaming each other...Be grateful there were no casualties, thank the emergency services, Scotrail staff & keep in mind those who lost their businesses.
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Mar 9
Lord, grant me the confidence of a blue tick account who can tweet his 150k followers a picture of completely the wrong building.
Mar 9
This is the Grade II-listed building destroyed by the Glasgow fire, yesterday.
It was designed by Sir John Burnet, who also created part of the British Museum and the Selfridges building on London's Oxford St.
His timeless work is now lost to a vape seller. Tragic.🏴
Community note
The building in the image is of the B listed Forsyth Building on the corner of Renfield and Gordon Street in Glasgow. The fire occurred at a B listed commercial building across the road on Union Street.
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Mar 2
If there’s one thing worse than your electric & gas bill, it’s dealing with @ScottishPower customer services on the phone.
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Feb 13
deserved to be repeated, especially to those who should know better
Information published or posted online about live criminal proceedings must be limited to formal court processes. Commentary, analysis or conclusions about evidence, witnesses or the accused risks prejudicing proceedings and may amount to contempt of court
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Jan 7
Solidarity with former news colleagues at STV on a day of strike action. @NUJScotland @NUJofficial
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