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John Edward 🙊

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'What a child can comprehend and what shall not yet be absolutely uninteresting to the grown reader.' Now with @scga.bsky.social Got the June 2016 1000 metre stare 🇪🇺 🇨🇴

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John Edward 🙊 @jde22ix.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This was a really thoughtful, almost philosophical, session
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Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This sums up almost everything I felt about 70 UP - especially Jackie. I could watch her having a go at Michael Apted (and then speaking warmly of him years later, because people are not one thing) all day
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The unanswered questions of 70 Up
The death of Nick, goodbye to Neil, and the power of watching fourteen real lives in time-lapse – the return of my Mid-Week Culture Culture Blast
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Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Happy Stanislav Petrov Day He passed in 2017. As Encyclopedia Britannica puts it, “He is survived by his two children, two grandchildren, and the entire human race.” If you don't know his story, please take 3 minutes now to learn it. @gchalliance.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social
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Happy Stanislav Petrov Day
Take five minutes to not destroy civilization
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Edward Tissiman @edtiss.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
An insight into cycling trends - the introduction of Voi bikes has added about 500 additional cyclists per day to Leith Walk; the tram closure added another 250 at the peak. The Voi effect is much larger at the weekend, while the inverse is true for the tram.
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John Edward 🙊 @jde22ix.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This 👇
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Canada is not seeking to become an EU 28th member - but does seek a "unique alliance" given shared interests + values. If Canada could forge a new form of association with EU, might that one day reshape options for European countries outside EU (eg UK,Ukraine,Turkey) too? www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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What we know about Carney's push for a 'unique alliance' with the EU | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney has said Canada plans to begin discussions on a "unique alliance" with the 27-nation European Union that will be based on shared values but be short of a full membership. Co...
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John Edward 🙊 @jde22ix.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Unstitching the 1,000-Year-Old Story of the Bayeux Tapestry www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/a...
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Unstitching the 1,000-Year-Old Story of the Bayeux Tapestry
The medieval masterpiece has traveled from France to England for a once-in-a-lifetime show. It is not what our critic Jason Farago expected.
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
One reason England does so well is our second generation immigrants outperform their peers which is not true in most OECD countries. We are also very good at integration. And it's v sad that this is never acknowledge in debates on immigration.
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John Edward 🙊 @jde22ix.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea
Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
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Centre for European Reform @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social is looking for an EU institutions & EU politics fellow to join its research team in Brussels. Deadline for applications 18/09/26 Please see the #job description and details on how to apply below 👇 buff.ly/AbxXqg3
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Journalists who follow me - you can have this one for free, if you get a chance to ask any of them a q.
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
It’s really a very good interview and you should read it all www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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‘I don’t chase the dollar. I never did’: the astonishing hidden life of Mr T
He grew up in the ghetto, became a global superstar – then gave it all up. Why did he step away from the spotlight?
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Asylum backlog halved to 40k. Peaked 150k in 2023 with processing suspended (on the fiction that 30-50k people could be removed to Rwanda, when the attempt to send 300 failed).
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Mark Watson @watsoncomedian.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I think the sorry phenomenon of gig-filming is 90 percent about socials, rather than believing you'll ever watch it back. I feel like in the past decade or so we've been reprogrammed bit by bit to believe if we don't share what we're doing with everyone, it almost doesn't count as doing it at all.
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
imagine a world where Bezos and Musk gave the same percentage of their net worth to direct service - like physically putting books in kids’ hands and equipment in school band rooms - as she did, instead of putting their profits into their weird self-insert scifi fanfic
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John Edward 🙊 @jde22ix.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
THE MIDDLE EAST – WHERE ARE WE NOW? Panel discussion on recent events in the #MiddleEast Saturday 5th September 2026, the Royal Scots Club, 29-31 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE, 11 am to 2 PM lnkd.in/eeFTrd2E
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LI Scotland - Liberal International British Group
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John Edward 🙊 @jde22ix.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Without downloading any new pics, where are you at mentally?
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John Edward 🙊 @jde22ix.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
www.eif.co.uk/events/the-l... @eji.org
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The Legacy of Slavery | Edinburgh International Festival
Discover a comprehensive history of the legacy of slavery and racial injustice – from Scotland to America – in the first international exhibition from the
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Alistair Davidson @moh-kohn.eurosky.social · 14/08/2026
The Asian dad Tommy Robinson falsely accused of being a predator has launched a defamation crowdfunder www.crowdjustice.com/case/tommy-r...
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HOLDING TOMMY ROBINSON TO ACCOUNT
I never expected to end up here. Tommy Robinson's accusation about me, a Glaswegian dad, went viral before it was ever checked - and I'm not willing to just let that stand, or let him do it again.
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John Edward 🙊 @jde22ix.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
And very good it was too...
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John Edward 🙊 @jde22ix.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
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Musicians will perform using eye-controlled instruments at BBC Proms
The National Open Youth Orchestra will play at the BBC Proms in Bristol for the first time.
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UofG Centre for Public Policy @uofgpolicy.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
🗳️Brexit: Ten years on Thursday 27 August, 9.45am ‐ 11am Co-hosted with us, @uofgpolicy.bsky.social. With our expert panel: @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social @antonmuscatelli.bsky.social @katyhayward.bsky.social @anandmenon.bsky.social Tickets: festivalofpolitics.citizenticket.co.uk/events/the-f...
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Brexit - ten years on - Buy tickets
Where does the UK, and Scotland, stand in its relationship with the European Union? What are the risks and opportunities in terms of politics, policy, the economy, and security in the coming years?
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Songs of the People @songsotpeople.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
We've been delighted by the response to the idea of bringing the conversation around human rights up to date with our podcast 'Could we do more to secure human rights' We put our 6 questions to John Edward, Head of Operations of Scottish Council on Global Affairs. Listen🎙️⬇️ youtu.be/MXRv2HMqRQw
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Could we do more to secure Human Rights | John Edward
YouTube video by Songs of the People
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John Edward 🙊 @jde22ix.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
What's your sign?
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Your occasional reminder that Reform are never going to form a government.
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David Anderson @bricksilk.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
The House of Lords Constitution Committee is starting a wide-ranging inquiry into strengthening our constitutional safeguards - as proposed by (Lord) Peter Hennessy. Look East, look West, and see the urgency. Written evidence requested by 28th of September. committees.parliament.uk/committee/17...
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The UK’s constitutional safeguards inquiry launched by Lords Constitution Committee - Committees - UK Parliament
The House of Lords Constitution Committee has today published a call for evidence for its inquiry into the UK’s constitutional safeguards. It is inviting interested individuals and organisations...
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John Edward 🙊 @jde22ix.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
In the style of Marjorie Taylor Greene, the cautious backing away from you-know-who continues....
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The government will take a £12 billion hit on the public finances if/when it belatedly reduces the current [unrealistically high] OBR projection of net migration averaging 235k for next 3 years to about 130-150k. (But it could double that cost if it wants to stay closer to zero net migration).
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Scottish Council on Global Affairs scga.scot @scga.scot · 23/07/2026
A fitting session on opening day of the XXIII Commonwealth Games Team @scottishgov.bsky.social on Sports Diplomacy. Many thanks to Gayle McPherson, Helen Phillips MBE, Grant Jarvie, Ivy Kondowe-Chinwanga and Stephen Gethins - and broad and expert guest list. #CommonwealthGames #SportsDiplomacy
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John Edward 🙊 @jde22ix.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
The USAID Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget allocated funds toward development and humanitarian support, including approximately *$8 billion* in humanitarian aid specifically.
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Hamish Falconer will lead on intergovernmental + European relations, working from the Cabinet Office + FCDO (attending cabinet).
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John Edward 🙊 @jde22ix.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
What a thoroughly unserious country we are sometimes
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Small boats to UK now down 45% year on year to mid-July. The BBC continues to (mistakenly) tend to hypothesise a weather effect. It is neither weather nor UK govt policy. It is a change in EU-wide flows.
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John Edward 🙊 @jde22ix.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness
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Laurel And Hardy: Who Me?
ALT: Laurel And Hardy: Who Me?
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 14/07/2026
An amazing quote from Lindsey Graham in this Atlantic story. It really captures an essential truth about politics that too few people ever really come to terms with. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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John Edward 🙊 @jde22ix.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
As the Scottish Kings and the Jacobites were familiar with, the French did not turn up. ⚽️
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John Edward 🙊 @jde22ix.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
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One Foot in Arthur's Seat
Actor Ian Richardson walks up the hill to Arthur's Seat, which overlooks the city of Edinburgh, as he did during lunch hours as a bored office clerk 50 years ago.
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Robert Smith @bondhack.ft.com · 12/07/2026
Good article on the EU fingerprint scanning at airports fiasco. Didn’t even realise you’re supposedly able to register at a kiosk to speed things up for three years. Didn’t see these on recent trips to Split and Copenhagen... but apparently they don’t work anyway! www.thetimes.com/business/com...
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The simple reason EES ruined your summer holiday: no one tested it
The EU’s Entry/Exit System is causing ‘mega queues’ and businesses say it’s ‘not fit for purpose’. Who are the companies behind it?
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Ringgo is one of the best apps on my phone – an example of genuine technological progress making people's lives easier. Remember carrying around loads of pound coins? Only an idiot would want to go backwards.
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Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 08/07/2026
A Brit in the semis of Wimbledon, England still in the World Cup and Nigel Farage spending the summer arguing with a bin. Oh this happy breed of men, this little world, This precious stone set in the silver sea
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
On my way, Clacton.
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Ruth Fox @ruthfox.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
🧵 Amid all the speculation about Nigel Farage's 2pm statement, it's worth noting paragraph 40 of the Procedural Protocol to the MPs' Code of Conduct. If he announces he's resigning and seeking a by-election, that would not automatically end the investigation into whether he breached the Code in...
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John Edward 🙊 @jde22ix.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
This is how much Farage's supported Leveson www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
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Nigel Farage: I was never scared of being out on a limb
As discontent grows about Europe's financial and political crisis, could this be the Ukip leader's big moment, asks Tim Adams
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Two MPs have been murderered in the last 10 years but Nigel Farage claims AGAIN to be the most attacked politician in modern times
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John Edward 🙊 @jde22ix.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Nigel. Being in the European Parliament was not costing you anything, you weren't losing money, you were being paid more than most of your "countrymen". Read the room.
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John Edward 🙊 @jde22ix.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
An interesting listen, not least on tax and growth, with @stephenboydippr.bsky.social at @ipprscotland.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...
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B-SIDE: The Scotland Lab
Podcast Episode · Quiet Riot · 3 July · 1hr 1min
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John Edward 🙊 @jde22ix.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
With progress for Scotland now mathematically as well as reasonably impossible, now focused entirely on Selección Colombia #worldcup
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Anand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
There’s something incredibly tasteless about Steve Bray and his mates trying to drown the PM out. This is many things, but it’s partly a hugely difficult personal moment for an individual.
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Kathleen Nutt @kathleennutt.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
And in an interview lead Remainer John Edward lifts the lid on flaws in the Remain campaign. @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/politics/wes...
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'Complacency, naivety': Why the Remain campaign lost the EU referendum
The leader of the campaign in Scotland to stay in the European Union has lifted the lid on why Remain lost the landmark vote across the UK in June…
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John Edward 🙊 @jde22ix.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
NF has always been brittle, touchy, non-collegiate and secretive. It should not have taken this long for folk to take the fight to him.
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