I really enjoyed this conversation with Laura, Natalie and Calum on Scotcast. As the dust settles after the Union Street fire, we talked about who owns our cities, what that means for our heritage and how we can give ordinary people more ownership over their cities. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
NEW: Keir Starmer has broken his silence on the leaked memo that showed his "direct attack" on devolution
Speaking in the Commons, the PM said he wouldn't apologise - and attacked John Swinney instead
I have asked the Scottish Government provide financial support for the businesses affected by this week’s fire at Union Corner and will continue to provide updates. Any businesses who would like help can email me at Kaukab.stewart.msp@parliament.scot
This is hilarious.
Also, completely enraging.
A Scottish independent bookshop has won a prestigious award, beating out competition from across the UK and Ireland
Read @maxroser.bsky.social's article, “The end of progress against extreme poverty?”, which goes into this question in much more detail: ourworldindata.org/end-progress...
a new contrapoints video, what a concept
Or, if you can’t be bothered with that 250-year old prose, How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life as a pop summary of it isn’t bad either.
The gulf between what Smith actually believed and wrote and the caricature of him is considerable. Theory of Moral Sentiments is really worth reading
An investigation has been launched into the cause of the Union Street fire in Glasgow, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service have confirmed
While child poverty has reduced in Scotland, even one young person growing up in poverty is one too many.
Today I announced £5.8m for organisations supporting families across Scotland – joined-up help, delivered locally, to improve life chances for children.
This morning I went to Union Street to see the damage and talk to Network Rail, the Police, Fire Services and the First Minister about how best we can support the people and businesses affected by the fire.
My hairdresser and friend opened her business last week. Tonight it burned to the ground. This is devastating.
I’ve set up a fundraiser. If you haven’t done anything for international women’s day yet, here’s a chance to support a women-run business in need: www.paypal.com/pools/c/9nhn...
Quite a feat to have stopped the fire spreading to the station itself. The collapsed building is directly adjoining.
Two firefighters resting, sitting on the plinth of the "Citizen Firefighter" statue.
Quite an image on the BBC live page (www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...; no photographer credited).
Sounds as if they've saved the station and the hotel, and more importantly, without loss of life.
Citizens; heroes.
Medical transition for trans kids is now banned for new referrals on the NHS. Trans kids in the UK can still go private or DIY (for now).
This means the new clinics that replaced GIDS are close to useless at best, conversion therapy at worst. 1/5
My office is maintaining contact with the Police and Fire services, as well as Network Rail, and will provide updates as the situation progresses. We are also here to support any of the local businesses affected in any way we can.
The fire on Union Street yesterday and overnight is absolutely devastating, a dark day for Glasgow. Central Station remains closed for the time being. I am hugely grateful to the emergency services who have worked throughout the night to contain the blaze and limit the damage.
Reddit screenshot from Glasgow thread. Bright flames rising out the side of a Victorian building.
Video screenshot from Reddit. Building is now a shell with flames visible in every window.
The roof has collapsed embers rise into the night sky.
The fire at Glasgow central station is utterly devastating. Shops, homes and our transport link to England are being wiped out.
I am amazed by the limited news coverage.
SP26: Scotland’s right-wingers shouldn’t be dismissed or exaggerated
Scotland was for a long time assumed to be resolutely opposed to the right. Whilst Reform's rise overturns those prior claims, some are overcorrecting their narratives, glossing over a lingering divergence.
Transmisogyny directly hurts not only the lives of trans women, but it comes to hurt cis women as well, now cisgender athletes will have to pay for testing to "prove they're cis" due to transmisogynist policy. www.thetimes.com/sport/athlet...
we can explain how an LLM works because we can alter it trivially. we can build it from scratch. you cannot build a human mind.
The Welsh Labour Govt is planning to include glass in its deposit return scheme. Yes, the same glass the UK Govt vetoed from the Scottish deposit return scheme using the UK Internal Market Act. How is it that Wales is allowed to include glass but not Scotland? 👇
I still can’t believe Joani Reid’s husband is an alleged Chinese spy and an Alba plant snuck into the number one spot on the Labour Lothian list and Anas Sarwar tried and failed to coup Starmer. What a month for the Scottish Labour Party.
BREAKING: Scottish Labour MP Joani Reid has resigned the Labour Whip after her husband was arrested on suspicion of spying for China.
Story to follow.
I have listened to the same Beaches song at least seven times in a row today
