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Nicola Love

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Policy and comms head @ Rape Crisis Scotland. Formerly Scottish Refugee Council, and some newspapers. Sometimes lecturing, sometimes writing. Likes comics, supports Dundee United.

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A screenshot of Douglas Ross on his arse

A screenshot of Douglas Ross on his arse

Few things in life are universal, except Scottish football's collective contempt for Douglas Ross.

07.03.2026 12:17 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I would love to tell you that.

06.03.2026 20:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh mate, don't.

06.03.2026 20:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The 'relief' line coming from a pressure group who, a few days earlier, managed to get the editor of the Daily Record to issue a grovelling apology for some coverage which referred to them as "anti-trans". Make it make sense.

15.02.2026 11:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Today The Sun has a front page story about how Beth Upton has quit the NHS, which they have framed as β€œa relief for female patients,” misgendering her throughout. You have to go to 3/4 down page 7 to read a three-line paragraph noting that Dr. Upton was cleared of any wrongdoing in the tribunal.

15.02.2026 08:32 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

The talk to your friends app and the witness the horrors app being the same app is not great for the mental health is it

13.02.2026 21:37 πŸ‘ 8357 πŸ” 2424 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 4

Ha! I just associate you with hockey.

13.02.2026 20:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Our current guy's been doing doughnuts on the pitch with a tractor by looks of it

13.02.2026 20:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Joined a Dundee United forum. It's just me and a dozen middle aged men arguing about whether or not we need a new manager, and it's probably the most wholesome corner of the internet I've found since 2007.

13.02.2026 19:26 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Hahaha, might bring some funds in.

09.02.2026 19:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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09.02.2026 18:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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300,000 children face 10-year wait for settled status under UK plans, says IPPR Thinktank analysis says proposed β€˜earned settlement’ changes could trap families in prolonged insecurity

Good to see some Labour MPs showing a backbone, but the problems with these proposals on settlement aren't limited to being applied retrospectively: they also favour the well-off, discriminate vs disabled people, women & people with caring responsibilities and are probably unworkable

09.02.2026 08:28 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0

A big fan of 00s Scottish feminists.

04.02.2026 17:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I like the wee "hate hate" at the end.

04.02.2026 17:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Going through the Rape Crisis archives, I enjoyed this gem of a hate letter by a Mike Tyson fan who was so affronted by the Glasgow centre's bid to block Tyson from entering the country that he took the time to write this note in green glittery gel pen.

04.02.2026 17:09 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Biographies of J.R.R. Tolkien and Angela Lansbury

Biographies of J.R.R. Tolkien and Angela Lansbury

Mordor she wrote

#LibraryShelfieDay

28.01.2026 11:49 πŸ‘ 746 πŸ” 160 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 7
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Support organisations had no interest in helping to implement this dehumanising farce the first time around and, 10 years later, our position has not changed.

28.01.2026 16:24 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just a Scottish political party trying to reintroduce the rape clause in 2026. Cool.

28.01.2026 16:18 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ahhhhhhhh. Lots of love to all three of you. ❀️

15.01.2026 22:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

What a sweetheart. Went through this with my wee guy last year and it's not easy, but you're doing everything you can. Lots of love ❀️

15.01.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations. πŸ₯‚

08.01.2026 21:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Don't worry, that'll be the last time they put a Dundee derby on the telly. πŸ˜…

03.01.2026 18:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A real news outlet publishing the phrase "Grok apologized" should result in like a week-long timeout. Think about what you've done.

02.01.2026 22:31 πŸ‘ 8570 πŸ” 1235 πŸ’¬ 72 πŸ“Œ 46

And you! ✨

01.01.2026 01:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A scene from When Harry Met Sally, where Harry and Sally wish each other a happy New year.

A scene from When Harry Met Sally, where Harry and Sally wish each other a happy New year.

Happy Hogmanay! x

01.01.2026 00:33 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œWell, here’s to survival. Hopefully, we’ll be doing this again next New Year’s Eve.”

#TheBatman @mattreevesla.bsky.social

31.12.2025 15:37 πŸ‘ 101 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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Chuffed to bits with this gift from my very kind pal @iainhepburn.me. It will have pride of place in my office. Harchester United forever. πŸ‰πŸ’œ

30.12.2025 15:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How I'm walking out of 2025.

27.12.2025 20:45 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
A LEADING Scottish newspaper editor has been suspended after he was arrested and charged in connection with β€œindecent online communications”.
David McCann, the editor of The Times and The Sunday Times in Scotland, was charged after police officers β€œexecuted a search warrant at a property in the Edinburgh area” on November 25.
McCann has been suspended from the business while he is subject to a β€œcriminal investigation unrelated to his work”, a spokesperson for Times owner News UK said.

A LEADING Scottish newspaper editor has been suspended after he was arrested and charged in connection with β€œindecent online communications”. David McCann, the editor of The Times and The Sunday Times in Scotland, was charged after police officers β€œexecuted a search warrant at a property in the Edinburgh area” on November 25. McCann has been suspended from the business while he is subject to a β€œcriminal investigation unrelated to his work”, a spokesperson for Times owner News UK said.

Depressing yet utterly unsurprising that it's taken two weeks for any media to report that the editor of The Times has been arrested and charged. Any newsroom trying to claim they had to wait for indictment doesn't seem to apply that logic to literally any other arrest/initial court appearance.

11.12.2025 16:22 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Will Labour’s move to limit ECHR deter the far right or alienate progressive voters? Previously sceptical MPs now want to modernise human rights law to prevent an overreach of the law and losing to the far right

Ooh gosh let me think about this one

10.12.2025 23:06 πŸ‘ 218 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 1