#Scotland

Stephen Barlow

SteB777

1) This illustrates the whole climate and ecological emergency in a nutshell. The world is heading towards a climate catastrophe, but the most obvious ways to reduce our carbon emissions

Sunder Katwala

sundersays

RIP Jack Charlton That final image is from the Ireland v England friendly in Dublin in 2015 when Jack Charlton, 80, was given a standing ovation by the Ireland and

Irish Political Maps

IrishPolMaps

Half of all US Presidents (22 out of 44) have made claims of Irish ancestry. Like a lot of things in history, the evidence is stronger for some than it

Robert Colvile

rcolvile

The vaccine passports debate is a perfect illustration of my new working theory: that the most important part of modern government, and its most important limitation, is database management. Please

Michael

TFWriter

A thread in hope of ending ANY comparisons between Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Sir Alex Ferguson, arguably the greatest manager of all time.Starting with Ferguson's achievements before United. Ferguson took

Jonathan Ashworth 😷💙

JonAshworth

1. Last night I finished #ItsASin @russelldavies63, the director, amazing cast have given us a beautiful gift with #ItsASin. The 80s music, the politics, the friendship. Perfect. Fun but also

Susan Smith

susanmsmith

1. #COVID-19 has laid bare existing #HealthInequalities in Ireland and globally. We must address it in our planning now and for the future - #BuildBackBetter 2. UK Biobank data indicates

Untold Stories Retold

retoldstories

*THREAD* Caroline Sheridan, born 22 March 1808 in London into a poor family. In 1827, aged 19, she married Tory MP George Norton. They had three sons. Fletcher, Brinsley and

Enigma Beth

EnigmaBeth

#BonfireNightFacts No. 1 - The 1605 plot was designed to kill the Protestant King James VI of and I of Scotland and England and replace him with a Catholic Queen

Sooz Kempner

SoozUK

THREAD: How the characters from Thomas the Tank Engine have been coping in the pandemic.THOMAS: Really chuffed with the news of the two different vaccines. Has tweeted “pump it in

Socialist Voice 🌐

SocialistVoice

British politics has gone back to the 1980s. In 1983, Neil Kinnock shifted Labour to the right and lost support from trade unions, miners and working class voters after he

UBIK

SapientHetero

THREAD Regarding the propriety of praising a song performed by someone who doesn’t share your precise political opinions…https://twitter.com/COsweda/status/1323152855562289152 A wise teacher from the days when schools existed to educate

Steve Hunnisett

Blitzwalker

This morning as usual, I made a point of going for a walk to get some exercise and to break the tedium of lockdown. By chance, last night I had

Wrath Of Gnon

wrathofgnon

Beekeeping or apiculture has left a small but charming legacy in European agricultural architecture, from the early 12th century to roughly the mid 19th, when the modern Langstroth hives made

Roxani Krystalli

rkrystalli

As end-of-year book-buying approaches for ourselves and our loved ones, here is a thread of books I loved this year: 2020 started with @Kapka_Kassabova's *stunning* To the Lake. Like all

🍒 Andrew Fletcher 🍒

ScotiaIndyref2

Radical War - Meetings at Meikleriggs Muir, 1819.The years following the defeat of Napoleonic France at Waterloo in 1815 were years of hardship for Paisley and the textile manufacturing villages

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