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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This week's Media Watch podcast is now live 🎬 @lucyajackson.bsky.social is joined by Hannah Shedden to talk about Laura Kuenssberg's 'ignorant' Ed Sheeran question and whether Nicola Sturgeon's acting debut is blatant propaganda 👇

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Laura Kuenssberg's RIDICULOUS Ed Sheeran question & Is Nicola Sturgeon's acting debut PROPAGANDA?

Lucy Jackson is joined by Hannah Shedden on Media Watch, where this...

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Lucy Jackson @lucyajackson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Labour have been caught making stuff up about GB Energy (again) 🙃 Bit difficult to claim you didn’t pledge something when it is unfortunately on the record, multiple times

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Michael Shanks accused of 'rewriting history' over 'insulting' GB Energy claim

Michael Shanks has been accused of a 'vain attempt' to 'rewrite history' after making an 'insulting' claim about GB…

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Lucy Jackson @lucyajackson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It’s a delight to be able to host this podcast, but @ScotNational can’t do this without your support! You can subscribe for a whole year for just £20 right now 🗞️ 👉 thenational.scot/subscribe

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Lucy Jackson @lucyajackson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This week’s Media Watch podcast is out! 🎬 Lots of chat about Laura Kuenssberg / Ed Sheeran, Piers Morgan’s car-crash interview with an AI actress, and The Wargame 👀

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Laura Kuenssberg's RIDICULOUS Ed Sheeran question & Is Nicola Sturgeon's acting debut PROPAGANDA?

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Lucy Jackson @lucyajackson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The 2 other demands are 👇 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Ensure candidates have 'shared vision of an independent Scotland' which 'includes control of all political and economic levers for the benefit of the people of Scotland' 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Assist and participate in a constitutional convention

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Lucy Jackson @lucyajackson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Pro-indy activists have marked 12 years since the 2014 referendum by writing to John Swinney, Ross Greer and Gillian Mackay They want them to work together to put forward a single slate of pro-independence candidates at the next UK General Election 👀

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Lucy Jackson @lucyajackson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The SNP & the Scottish Greens have been urged to unite with a new Westminster strategy with the sole aim of achieving independence There's three main demands - but will it work? 🤔 @scotnational.bsky.social 🧵

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Lucy Jackson @lucyajackson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

North East England folk! The Gateshead International Film Festival is coming next year🎬 My wonderful dad has poured his heart and soul into this project and I'm so excited to see it come together! Please check out and support 👉 giffest.co.uk

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Lucy Jackson @lucyajackson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Is GB Energy a 'complete failure for Scotland?' New details have emerged this morning 🤨 🥀 Aberdeen HQ relying on temporary staff 🥀 Most staff could be earning at least £100k a year 🥀 HQ costs being kept secret Exclusive @scotnational.bsky.social 👇

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Files reveal new details about GB Energy's Aberdeen headquarters

GB Energy has been branded a 'complete failure for Scotland' after files revealed fresh details about the company's activities north…

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Lucy Jackson @lucyajackson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

It's a big day in Holyrood as MSPs are set to vote on whether there should be a moratorium on planning applications for new hyperscale data centres I'm running @scotnational.bsky.social's live blog - stay up to date with all the latest 👇

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Live updates as Holyrood to vote on AI data centre moratorium

The Scottish Parliament is set to vote on whether there should be a moratorium on new hyperscale data centres

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

A Palestinian mother has died of cancer in Gaza after she was refused help by the UK Home Office – just seven months after giving birth to her son Lucy Jackson has the story ✍️

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Palestinian mother dies of cancer in Gaza after Home Office refuses to help

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Lucy Jackson @lucyajackson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

A Palestinian mother has died of cancer in Gaza after she was refused help by the UK Government – just 7 months after giving birth Maryam’s brother-in-law, who has been evacuated to Scotland, has accused the Home Office of lacking ‘humanity’ 👇 @scotnational.bsky.social

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Palestinian mother dies of cancer in Gaza after Home Office refuses to help

A Palestinian mother has died of cancer in Gaza after she was refused help by the UK Home Office – just seven months after giving birth to her son

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Lucy Jackson @lucyajackson.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Andy Burnham has been spotted on a visit to Scotland, attending church with the King and Queen this morning near Balmoral He has now met the King more times in Scotland than he's met with Scottish voters 👀 Will Aberdeen be next on his visit? 🤔 @scotnational.bsky.social

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Andy Burnham joins royals on Scotland visit after 'UK listening tour' snub

Andy Burnham has been spotted with the royal family during a visit to Scotland

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Ross Greer (he/him) @ross-greer.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Israel has destroyed every university and hundreds of schools in Gaza. Young Palestinians want to rebuild their homeland, but Scotland and the UK must play our part by hosting them here for their studies. www.thenational.scot/news/2647367...

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I was offered a place to study at Glasgow University – but I'm still trapped in Gaza

Mohammad Ayyad, a 20-year-old Palestinian student, is hoping to find a way out of Gaza so he can attend university in Scotland ...

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Lucy Jackson @lucyajackson.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Seeing a lot of folk joking about the flash flooding in Edinburgh last night & how we should welcome it because it's 'cleaning the streets' This isn't something to laugh about, this is climate change. This is the new normal 👇

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Intense 'flash flooding' in Edinburgh as 'rivers' form in city centre

Edinburgh city centre streets were turned into 'rivers' after intense flash flooding hit the capital

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Lucy Jackson @lucyajackson.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Fun fact: I love space... In another life, I would have been an astronaut (if I wasn't so terrible at science) 🚀 I've put together a handy guide for today's solar eclipse - including when it will start, and where to see it in Scotland I hope you get the chance to see it! And stay safe! 🌘

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When today's solar eclipse will start – and how to see it in Scotland

The UK is set to see its fullest solar eclipse for the next 54 years – but will it be visible in Scotland?

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Lucy Jackson @lucyajackson.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

A member of a pro-Israel stall in Glasgow has been charged after a man was allegedly ‘sprayed with dye’ 🚨 The incident took place on Buchanan Street on Saturday Exclusive @scotnational.bsky.social 👇

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Pro-Israel stall helper charged after 'man sprayed with dye'

A member of a pro-Israel stall on Glasgow's Buchanan Street has been charged after a man was allegedly 'sprayed with dye'

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Lucy Jackson @lucyajackson.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

@scotnational.bsky.social summer sale is almost over – an entire year’s subscription for just £20! Support us today 👇 www.thenational.scot/news/transpo...

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Lucy Jackson @lucyajackson.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

This small bus operator is revolutionising Scotland’s public transport 🚎 Ember is ⚡️ Entirely electric 🏘️ Built to serve local communities Yet still manages to stay affordable I spoke with co-founder Pierce Glennie for @scotnational.bsky.social transport series 👇

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How this 'unique' Scottish bus operator is changing public transport

In the race to make public transport more climate-friendly, one small operator is revolutionising Scotland's bus network

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Lucy Jackson @lucyajackson.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Time is running out to take advantage of our super summer sale, where you can get an entire year's subscription for just £20! thenational.scot/subscribe

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Lucy Jackson @lucyajackson.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

All jobs are at risk at the Bannockburn battlefield centre after the National Trust for Scotland confirmed the site would be shutting for a multi-million-pound upgrade 🚨 The centre will be shut until at least mid-2028 Exclusive @scotnational.bsky.social 👇

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All jobs at risk as Bannockburn battlefield centre confirms closure

A number of jobs are at risk due to the temporary closure of the historic Battle of Bannockburn site, The National can reveal

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Lucy Jackson @lucyajackson.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

While you're here, @scotnational.bsky.social are currently running a super summer sale where you can get an entire year's subscription for just £20! Offer ends next week 👉 thenational.scot/subscribe

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Lucy Jackson @lucyajackson.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

A Highlands village is set to host a Palestinian film festival next weekend 📽️ The Assynt Festival of Palestinian Films is taking place in Lochinver – and has been organised by a former BBC journalist 👇 More @scotnational.bsky.social

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Highlands village to host Palestine film festival founded by ex-BBC journalist

A Highlands village with a population of just 650 people is set to host a Palestinian film festival

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Lucy Jackson @lucyajackson.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

🚨 I'm looking to speak to people with disabilities / additional needs who use ScotRail services for a feature on public transport & accessibility! Looking to find out what works & what else needs to be done If this applies, get in touch at lucy.jackson@newsquest.co.uk 📩

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Lucy Jackson @lucyajackson.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

🚨 NEW: Reform's deputy Scottish leader Thomas Kerr has accepted an invitation to join a 'fascist street patrol' led by a far-right vigilante group 🇬🇧 He said he'd 'really welcome' the opportunity to join them on a walk Exclusive @scotnational.bsky.social 👇

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Reform MSP Thomas Kerr accepts invite to join 'fascist street patrol'

Reform UK's deputy Scottish leader Thomas Kerr is set to go on a 'vigilante' street patrol organised by a fascist anti-immigration…

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

A Reform MSP has been accused of 'sickening fearmongering' after posting a bizarre video of himself walking through Glasgow 👇 www.thenational.scot/news/2...

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Lucy Jackson @lucyajackson.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Reform MSP Thomas Kerr has been on a 'walkabout' of Glasgow in which he films groups of (mostly non-white) people who are committing the crime of... standing 🤔 He's been accused of 'sickening fearmongering' and 'smearing teenagers to get a headline' Full exclusive @scotnational.bsky.social 👇

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Reform MSP Thomas Kerr accused of 'fearmongering' with bizarre 'Glasgow walkabout'

REFORM UK's deputy Scottish leader Thomas Kerr has been accused of "sickening fearmongering" in his latest attack on the…

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Reform UK have responded following backlash over their proposals to criminalise election campaign materials in Gaelic and Scots Exclusive @lucyajackson.bsky.social 👇 🔗 www.thenational.scot/news/2...

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Lucy Jackson @lucyajackson.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Let me get this straight 🤔 🔵 Reform lodge plans which would criminalise Gaelic & Scots on election campaign material 🔵 Party says I'm being 'grossly misleading' & that amendment doesn't apply to Scotland (it does) 🔵 Then backtrack, say it 'wasn't the intention' and blame 'administrative mess up'

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Reform UK respond to fury over bid to criminalise Scots and Gaelic election material

Reform UK have responded following backlash over their proposals to criminalise election campaign materials in Gaelic and Scots

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

There’s a sense of genuine pride here for Scotland that I often struggle to see back home. How lucky are we to live in a place admired by so many? // ✍️ @lucyajackson.bsky.social 🔗 www.thenational.scot/cultur...

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Lucy Jackson @lucyajackson.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

A damning indictment on how independent media is treated in the UK 🗞️ 🟨 @thecanaryuk.bsky.social has been de-banked by Lloyds w/ no explanation 🟨 The bank holds a 'substantial amount' of money and no word on when it will be returned 🟨 Staff currently can't be paid

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'Outrage' as left-wing news outlet 'de-banked without explanation'

A left-wing news outlet has reportedly been de-banked by Lloyds Banking Group without explanation

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Tomorrow's front page 📰 GB Energy forks out millions "to be told how to do its job"

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Lucy Jackson @lucyajackson.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Here’s what GB Energy had to say 🤔

A GB Energy spokesperson said: “Great British Energy is focussed on driving the clean energy transition which will deliver a more secure and independent energy system for the UK.”

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Lucy Jackson @lucyajackson.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Richard Thomson, @snp.org’s Aberdeen South by-election candidate, said the north east ‘doesn't need more so-called energy experts based in Whitehall dictating what is best for Scotland from afar’

Richard Thomson, the SNP’s candidate for the Aberdeen South by-election

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Lucy Jackson @lucyajackson.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

@scottishgreens.org MSP Patrick Harvie told me that ‘GB Energy's ability to underdeliver against Labour's grand claims has become an absolute joke’ 🗣️ ‘It’s a sign of just how little political energy Labour is putting into a just transition for the north east of Scotland’

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Lucy Jackson @lucyajackson.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

And now they’re spending millions of public money on basic stuff like ‘operational design’ instead of building expertise and capacity in-house This is despite Labour previously pledging to halve government spending on consultancy!

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Lucy Jackson @lucyajackson.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Labour vowed to set up GB Energy’s HQ in Aberdeen, where it would create up to 1000 jobs, and that it would save £350 on energy bills 22 months later and there’s no HQ, just 30 permanent staff (many of them based in London) and energy bills have just risen yet again

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Energy Secretary Ed Miliband

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Lucy Jackson @lucyajackson.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Why do we even care about GB Energy? 💡 It’s been nearly two years since Labour took power – and the promise of GB Energy was a key element of the party’s Scottish campaign

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar pictured with Prime Minister Keir Starmer

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Lucy Jackson @lucyajackson.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Here’s some clarity on how the contract actually works 👇 The total value of the tender is listed as £20m, but the two firms will share up to £10m This is because one firm is responsible for delivering the bulk of the contract, with the other only stepping in to plug any gaps

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Lucy Jackson @lucyajackson.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

London-based firms Deloitte and Baringa Partners are handling many aspects of the day-to-day running of GB Energy This includes - organisational set up support - operational design and delivery - market strategy - technical support

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Lucy Jackson @lucyajackson.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

EXCLUSIVE: GB Energy is handing out millions of pounds in taxpayers' cash to private consultants to tell it ‘how to do its job’ Here’s what you need to know – and why you should care 🧵

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Here's your first look at tomorrow's front page 📰 Scot grateful to be alive after Israeli 'torture' ordeal

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