Mostly unchanged section of Hillhead although the railway yard at Kelvin Bridge station is long gone and some of the terraces opposite the delightful Belmont Crescent have been rebuilt, subsidence being an issue in this area due to 18th century mine workings.

“ “What I want to know,” says an exasperated SNP backbencher, “is how we’ve ended up with a leader being held to ransom by f***ing cranks.” ..announcement by..Greens that there is to be an emergency meeting next month..has provoked an already unhappy SNP” scotsman.com/news/opinion/c…

This is a list of the major ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa. No one is shouting 'Ceasefire Now' about all the wars - only one conflict. Can you guess which one?

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Alan Zycinski Humza Yousaf LBC News Scotland SNP Minister. 'We would like WM to interfere in this devolved matter'.

SNP Lord Advocate 'Actually, WM should keep out of this devolved matter'

WM ' Errr.... what should we do?'

SNP 'It doesn't matter, whatever you do we'll use it as a grievance'.

This is true. But the financial services industry, serving mainly outside Scotland, would depart as soon as we voted for secession. As the SNP sustainable growth commission (but insouciantly) admitted.

He’d be “utterly furious” if Westminster had legislated for the wholly devolved Scottish justice system. Damned if they do, damned if they don’t. Facile grievance his modus operandi. Perhaps Scottish civil servants could draft legislation instead of fatuous independence papers?

Oh no! Hopefully satire given how often this arises. George was born in Cappadokia ( Καππαδοκία ) c800 years before the Turks began to invade and colonise ( mainly Greek) Asia Minor.

This is a really interesting exchange: a mistake of the campaign to have a Scottish parliament was to focus too much on the distinctiveness of Scotland & not so much on what was the best way for Scotland to be governed.

A bit too much romantic nationalism & not enough pragmatism

Brilliant Morrisons - you have doubled self service area in Newlands Glasgow but only use new part so with manned tills cut actually down on checkouts.

Mad and madder?

Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Hill House ( 1904 ) is drying as planned during its ongoing conservation programme. It is now planned to finally remove its problematic water-retaining external cement render later in the year.

Latest news (BBC):
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Same. Lacking a car I was dreading the Scottish Greens’ scheme which would have made recycling far more difficult than it is now. And more car journeys for many. Local Lidl (15 mins walk) has can/plastic recycling now but often isn’t working. What’s a pedestrian to do?

'Evening Sky over Church Street, Westminster' by Algernon Cecil Newton (1880–1968)

(Private Collection)

Fascinating given Yousaf’s recent statements on this issue. His stated comments not always the Nationalist government’s position.

21 Apr 1976: [From the excellent Kiss Me, Chudleigh - The World According to Auberon Waugh by William Cook] “We are both seriously worried about #PrincessMargaret ”

Visited when in Thessaloniki a number of years ago. Well worth seeing this exquisite very early mosaic of Christ.

Quoting “the Broons”? Laughable

As our city buckles under the weight of potholes and rat infestations this shower are flying in celebrities to raise flags and click their heels three times to get to the magical promised land. They're laughing at us. For the sake of our children let's stop this rot. #win24