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Alan Ferrier

@alanferrier

I live in Glasgow and my hobbies include arranging my CDs in alphabetical order, discovering new and exotic whiskies, sheep-spotting and flying my kite.

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“We do not want an independent Scotland because we dislike the English, but because we want separation from that Union of financial, military and monarchic establishments calling itself Great Britain.”
—Alasdair Gray

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Dear Rishi Sunak,

The era of government officials ignoring health experts is over. If you pursue a policy that will harm the public, you will hear from all of us. It’s time to listen to experts like @Lu_Hiam and Sir Michael Marmot and end this assault on the British people.

Dear @RishiSunak, The era of government officials ignoring health experts is over. If you pursue a policy that will harm the public, you will hear from all of us. It’s time to listen to experts like @Lu_Hiam and @MichaelMarmot and end this assault on the British people. #SOSNHS
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I wish BBC wd stop saying Tory rebels are trying to ‘beef up’ & ‘strengthen’ the Rwanda bill. These phrases are far too positive for a horrible and pointless bit of legislation. Try saying far-right Tories want UK beyond international law even if it destroys country’s reputation.

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The entire screenplay for the Yorgos Lanthimos adaptation of Alasdair Gray's 'Poor Things' is free to download here: deadline.com/wp-content/upl…
(The book's better, of course. Visit your local independent bookshop.)

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Keir Starmer, 2020: 'Blindly following the Americans is the wrong thing to do. I'd pass legislation that said military action could only be taken if first, the lawful case for it was made; secondly, there was a viable objective; and thirdly, if you got consent of the Commons.'

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If my son was a nonce and I had to give away 12 million quid in hush money I think I'd be angrier than if someone named their kid after me.

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In 2020, when he was campaigning for the leadership of the Labour Party, Keir Starmer promised that he would never take the UK into another war without the prior consent and approval of Parliament.
x.com/BBCBreakfast/s…

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There's a small possibility the Tory collapse may be so complete that the SNP could become the official Westminster opposition, which would obviously be extremely funny.

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Yesterday, South Africa presented devastating evidence to the International Court of Justice that Israel is committing genocide - from intent to conduct.

Radio silence from BBC News (UK)

Today, the BBC is broadcasting Israel's defence against accusations of genocide.

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I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.
x.com/GordonRamsay/s…

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'The road from job creation employee to legendary Scottish artist was a long and painful one for Alasdair Gray. If he's left one lesson for Glasgow it's that the Poor Things are Glaswegians themselves, perpetually and serially robbed of their own culture.'
yoursforscotlandcom.wordpress.com/2024/01/10/poo…

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It's neither the right nor the responsibility of Scotland to stop England getting the government it votes for.

And vice versa.
x.com/blairmcdougall…

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Dirty tricks, eh? Sarwar promised no deals or coalitions, but in Edinburgh, West Lothian, Fife, Stirling, South Lanarkshire, Moray and South Ayrshire the Labour Party entered into agreements with the Tories to take joint control of local authorities.
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/…

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