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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

View from our Paris flat for the next week

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Wee post swim Sunday lunch with my beau by the Aegean.

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

“I’ve never met him” Nigel Farage said. #Reform

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Landmark meeting in Cardiff today as the First Ministers of Scotland, Wales, and the north of Ireland chart a route out of the UK for their respective countries. Will be discussing tomorrow morning on @JeremyVineOn5 with @theJeremyVine - at around 09.30

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Of course it might not have been the hat.

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Impressive performance from the President of Ireland speaking truth to #Trump “I conveyed the strong view of the Irish people that the normalisation of war and genocide can never be accepted.” She then sent him on his way.

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

For anyone on Insta I have a newish account (I’m locked out of the two ex parliamentary ones!) So feel free to give me a follow! @mrjohnmackenzienicolson is the Insta account name.

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Truly terrifying. And it will be the ignorant and the poor who will suffer most - as in the States with Trump.

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Not as Orange as he looks… “Donald #Trump says he would ‘love’ to see a united #Ireland “

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I’ll be on @BBCRadioScot shortly talking about the #TwinTowers atrocities & being a journalist live on air as the attacks happened.

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I will be talking about my memories of being on air covering these harrowing events later today on Radio Scotland Drive #NeverForget911 “Suddenly there was mayhem. One of the towers was on fire.”

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Twenty five years ago this week I was on air for @BBCNews when the Twin Towers were struck. In the hours to follow I covered the most harrowing event of my career live on air. I wrote this for @guardian on the anniversary. #TwinTowers #NeverForget911 www.theguardian.com/world/2011/s...

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9/11 anniversary: 'Suddenly there was mayhem. One of the towers was on fire'

John Nicolson was presenting BBC News 24 and expecting a routine day when the first plane hit the World Trade Centre

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

You’d think the Germans might have learnt a thing or two from their recent history….

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

“There will be no downsides to #Brexit only upsides” Really? Meanwhile “Sweden confirms 458 Britons deported or forcibly removed since Brexit.”

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Nine years ago today I introduced my Commons #TuringBill Its aim: to ‘pardon’ gay men found guilty of ‘crimes’ no longer on the statute book. The Tory Government promised support but then filibustered the bill to kill it off. Have a watch. m.youtube.com/watch?v=06Wi...

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John Nicolson's Turing Bill speech

YouTube video by Lynda Williamson

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Four years ago today Facebook reminds me. My lovely constituency staff. @lynda_cllr absent from the photo. And dear Irene to my left now gone and much missed.

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Twelve years ago today this went into the post. ‘Should Scotland be an independent country?’ Yes!

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

“Yes, I support gay marriage. They have every right to be as miserable as straight people." #DollyParton #lgbt

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Warwick William Lendon. English. 1883 - 1971 ‘Anatole France’s Gardener. Anatole France 1844 – 1924 was a French poet, journalist, and novelist. Wee eBay find.

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

My beau a decade ago today. He doesn’t seem to age. ❤️

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Jason Arday wasn't the first academic to be accused of plagiarism. But he was the first to be pursued & mocked relentlessly & for days on end by shameless, cruel hacks. As @SadiqKhan said: “a pernicious public shaming that other people in his position wouldn’t have faced.”

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I’m so thrilled to become a trustee of @NatGalleriesSco not least since I’ve been collecting pictures since I was a wee boy. From car boot sales, markets, junk shops, and eBay - but mostly from Anita @GWauction

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

It’s #InternationalCatDay and here are the much adored rescue cats who’ve adopted us over the years. First came glamorous magazine cover cat Honky & Rory who loved flowers and disco dancing. Then our beloved, much missed Rojo, followed by wee Grace, and now our new kitten Karl.

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I’m thrilled to have been appointed a trustee of the National Galleries @NatGalleriesSco With an extraordinary collection, and exciting future plans I can’t wait to get to work with Catherine Muirden and her team. Here’s a wee painting of RLS from the collection to celebrate!

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

The Biden legacy : “Soon after taking power, the Taliban barred women and girls from secondary and higher education. Women have also faced severe restrictions in employment, freedom of expression, and movement outside their homes.” x.com/kenroth/stat...

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Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) on X

Here is a visual summary of life under the Taliban, who returned to power five years ago today. We must not forget -- and work to improve -- the abysmal life for women and girls under their ruthless g...

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Facebook reminds me I was on the cover of @thetimes ‘Bricks and Mortar’ supplement 19 years ago today! The story - how I’d rescued a derelict “beyond repair” house which then kickstarted the restoration of a whole block of houses facing demolition.

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Wee flashback for #caturday & our lovely much missed Rory. He loved to dance round the kitchen. The Scissor Sisters were his favourite.

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

1983 world student debating championship trophy back from restoration in Paisley & heading for its new permanent home @UofGlasgow @GUUnion @Princeton Did I ever mention I was the world student debating champion? 😊

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

As Anas Sarwar prepares to join the numerous Scottish Labour retirees in the House of Lords a reminder of his recent and past Lords pledges. #ReadMyLips etc.

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I do love Facebook ‘on this day’ reminders. Here’s today’s. A @BBCScotland publicity still.

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Lord Offord parrots the #Farage whine. I thought the #Reform lot were British patriots? Proud unionists? The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards is a key part of the Westminster system they love so much. Yet Farage seems terrified of him. Go figure. x.com/bbcscotlandn...

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BBC Scotland News (@BBCScotlandNews) on X

Nigel Farage is victim of 'stitch-up', claims Reform's Scottish leader https://t.co/z1xzVcQw3q

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Kate Forbes deserved to lose over equal marriage. She’s perfectly entitled to choose not to enter a same sex union herself. But she has no right to impose her bigoted views on me or any other #LGBT person. Fortunately most Scots don’t share her prejudices. x.com/bbcscotlandn...

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Wee birthday gift of a @TOMFORD @gucci ring for my beau to add his collection!

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

It’s my beau’s birthday. Four decades of being effortlessly suave. Happy birthday darling Juliano ❤️

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

I strongly support this @scotcivictrust initiative to protect the Hillhead Baptist Church from demolition. The last thing Glasgow needs is yet more civic vandalism. The @scotgov needs to call this in as the Trust asks. @newglasgowsociety.bsky.social

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

We’d a private funeral for my Mum six years ago today. Covid restrictions meant no mourners were allowed. So no friends & family to celebrate her life. Instead here are love notes I found from my Dad: he dropped these surreptitiously on her office desk as they dated in secret.

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Scotland versus Brazil tonight. The countdown begins! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇧🇷

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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Happy birthday to me. Happy birthday to me. Happy birthday dear me-eeee etc.

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