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Joseph Anderson

@janderson_news

2 years

Spoke to the protestor who was arrested on the Royal Mile today for shouting abuse at Prince Andrew during the Queen’s procession - his name is Rory, here’s what he had to say:

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Police have split off a socialist contingent of the march - protestors on the main Glasgow march are chanting ‘let them go’, while the splintered group sings the Internationale #COP26 #GlobalDayofAction #COP26Glasgow

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Breaking: No transgender women with a history of violent and sexual offences against women will be housed in female prisons, the Scottish Government has announced, while a review of Scottish Prison Service policy is carried out

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2 years

Breaking: The Scottish Government has been referred to the UK statistics watchdog over 'inconsistencies' in A&E waiting times reporting, as revealed by The Scotsman earlier this week...

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@janderson_news

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@WelshSocialism He's been taking Diana-bol

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Joseph Anderson

@janderson_news

3 years

First @DaftLimmy placard of the day… #COP26 #GlobalDayofAction #Glasgow

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Joseph Anderson

@janderson_news

2 months

Bad news: The Scotsman is making the role of Health Correspondent - and therefore me - redundant. I’ve spent nearly two years in my dream job, and in that time have amassed 100+ front pages across the daily and Scotland on Sunday titles. I’m now looking for opportunities…

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@janderson_news

3 years

Scottish Tories’ Pam Gosal asks Sturgeon what action she is taking to stamp out racism in her party, after Dr Tim Rideout, a member of the SNP's Policy Development Committee, was suspended for suggesting Priti Patel be sent “back to Uganda” #FMQs

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Joseph Anderson

@janderson_news

5 years

Me, strolling into the newsroom tomorrow after staying up to watch The Cure’s set #Glastonbury2019

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@janderson_news

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Joseph Anderson

@janderson_news

2 years

Breaking: Police Scotland have confirmed that the 22-year-old man arrested on the Royal Mile yesterday has been charged with a breach of the peace. He is due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on an undisclosed date

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Joseph Anderson

@janderson_news

2 years

Sorry to interrupt your morning with some *personal news* but I'm very excited to say that today I start at @TheScotsman as the new Health Correspondent! I'll be covering all things NHS Scotland, health stories & politics. Email is joseph.anderson @jpress .co.uk - say hello!

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Joseph Anderson

@janderson_news

2 years

Breaking: Police Scotland have confirmed that the 22-year-old man arrested on the Royal Mile yesterday has been charged with a breach of the peace. He is due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on an undisclosed date

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Joseph Anderson

@janderson_news

3 years

. @Ianblackford_MP tells the Commons: "This week was supposed to be 'operation save big dog' but it has quickly become 'operation dog's dinner'... will he finally take responsibility and resign? Go, Prime Minister!"

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Joseph Anderson

@janderson_news

3 years

Prince William has arrived for the conference in the Pen Y Fan plenary - his entourage nearly bowled me over earlier while I was trying to buy an lrn Bru. No hard feelings lads.

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Joseph Anderson

@janderson_news

5 years

I met Charles Kennedy on a school trip and he said I looked like a bouncer - still not sure if that was a compliment?

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Joseph Anderson

@janderson_news

4 years

Middle class people talking about how Erasmus ‘changed their life’ on Twitter

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Joseph Anderson

@janderson_news

2 years

The SNP has been the dominant electoral force in Scotland for more than a decade – why does it still act like an opposition, under siege from a hostile media? // @janderson_news

Secret Scotland: Scrutiny, accountability, and the media

The SNP has been the dominant electoral force in Scotland for more than a decade – but still acts like an opposition par...

www.holyrood.com

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Joseph Anderson

@janderson_news

2 years

The measures will be in place until the reviews are completed and will mean that no newly convicted transgender person with any history of violence against women will be placed in a female prison

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Joseph Anderson

@janderson_news

1 year

Exclusive: Hundreds of deaths left out of Scottish drug death stats - Data excludes deaths from infections, contamination, & long term health effects of drug abuse - in contrast to England & Wales - Hundreds of 'inconclusive' drug deaths are being missed

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@janderson_news

2 years

A Scottish Prison Service spokesperson said: “We have commenced an urgent review of all transgender cases currently managed in our establishments [...] We have therefore paused the movement of all transgender individuals, until the review has been completed."

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Joseph Anderson

@janderson_news

2 years

Good to hear our exclusive mentioned in parliament today... Scottish Conservative leader @Douglas4Moray asks DFM John Swinney about the 2,000+ patients a month missed off QEUH A&E waiting time statistics - Swinney chooses to go nowhere near it in his response

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@janderson_news

2 years

SPS: “Until the review is completed, any trans individuals, with a history of violence towards women, will only be admitted to the male estate, in segregation, when they first enter our care."

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Joseph Anderson

@janderson_news

3 years

EXCL: Edinburgh’s transport chief has hit back at critics - saying the council is not waging a war on motorists but is instead sticking up for the 45 per cent of the city’s residents who don’t have access to a car. @TheScotsman

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Joseph Anderson

@janderson_news

3 years

Hello all - sorry for being a cliche but I have some 🚨 𝓅𝑒𝓇𝓈𝑜𝓃𝒶𝓁 𝓃𝑒𝓌𝓈 🚨… From Friday I’ll begin covering the inner workings of the Scottish Parliament for @HolyroodDaily - a long-time career goal of mine, so to say I’m chuffed would be an understatement! 🎉

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Joseph Anderson

@janderson_news

2 years

“Our emergency departments are in crisis and it feels like A&E waiting times are getting worse every week, yet these deeply worrying reports show that we may only be hearing half the story." - @Sandeshgulhane

NHS Scotland A&E waiting times: Scottish Government referred to statistics watchdog

The Scottish Government has been referred to the UK’s statistics watchdog over alleged inconsistencies in the reporting of accident-and-emergency (A&E) figures.

www.scotsman.com

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Joseph Anderson

@janderson_news

2 years

“This review will consider any history of violence or sexual offending against women, and associated risk, with a view to determining the most appropriate location for the individual to be accommodated."

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Joseph Anderson

@janderson_news

4 years

Some personal news - very excited to be moving to the @edinburghpaper from Oct 19, covering the council & all things local politics! Chuffed to be working for a team I've long admired 📰✏️ Is there something I should be looking at? joseph.anderson @jpimedia .co.uk / DMs always open

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Joseph Anderson

@janderson_news

2 years

Someone shouted ‘Andrew, you’re a sick old man’, as the Queen’s procession travelled along the Royal Mile - met with a chorus of ‘God save the King’ by the crowd

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Joseph Anderson

@janderson_news

2 years

Both Tories and Labour challenging the SNP’s two-day suspension for Patrick Grady - who made unwanted sexual advances towards a young member of staff. Anas Sarwar accuses SNP of “support for the perpetrator, not support for the victim” #FMQs

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@janderson_news

2 years

Justice Secretary Keith Brown: “I understand that the issue of any trans woman being convicted of violent and sexual offences is a highly emotive subject and that the public concern is understandable....

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@janderson_news

2 years

Excl: Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has been warned by doctors that cuts to health and social care could lead to “the collapse of the NHS”:

Doctors warn Scottish Government funding cuts could lead to “the collapse of the NHS”

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has been warned by doctors that the Scottish Government's cuts to health and social care are "undermining our profession and crushing morale", and could lead to “the...

www.scotsman.com

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Joseph Anderson

@janderson_news

2 years

The Scottish Government has announced a pause of any movement of transgender prisoners into female prisons as it conducts an urgent review:

Scottish Government pauses movement of transgender prisoners amid urgent review

The Scottish Government has announced a pause of any movement of transgender prisoners into female prisons as it conducts an urgent review.

www.scotsman.com

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@janderson_news

2 years

EXC: Thousands of patients are being “deliberately hidden” from A&E figures, amid claims the Scottish Government is trying to “cover-up the true scale of the humanitarian crisis in our NHS”.

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@janderson_news

2 years

And here's our exclusive from Tuesday:

Thousands of patients 'deliberately hidden' from Scottish Government's A&E stats

Thousands of patients are being “deliberately hidden” from accident-and-emergency (A&E) figures, a whistleblower has warned, amid claims the Scottish Government is trying to “cover-up the true scale...

www.scotsman.com

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Joseph Anderson

@janderson_news

4 years

@IndiaWilloughby Flag is the wrong way round mind... 😉

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@janderson_news

5 years

There’s a growing trend of people on social media (where else? 🙄) criticising local papers for reporting on deaths, car accidents and legal cases - it’s literally our job and w/o it there would only be rumour and conspiracy to fill the gap

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Joseph Anderson

@janderson_news

1 year

When is a drug death not a drug death? 56 fatalities caused by “mental and behavioural disorders due to use of drugs” - NOT drug deaths. 23 deaths from hepatitis-C & AIDs caused by injecting - NOT drug deaths. 43 deaths caused by drug abuse complications - NOT drug deaths.

Joseph Anderson

@janderson_news

1 year

Exclusive: Hundreds of deaths left out of Scottish drug death stats - Data excludes deaths from infections, contamination, & long term health effects of drug abuse - in contrast to England & Wales - Hundreds of 'inconclusive' drug deaths are being missed

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Joseph Anderson

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4 years

I had to stop twice but I ran my first ever 10K today - it was awful, don't let anyone tell you that running is fun they are LIARS

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Joseph Anderson

@janderson_news

2 years

Senior medics have warned Scotland is “sleepwalking into a two-tier healthcare system”, after reports emerged NHS Scotland chiefs have discussed charging wealthier patients for healthcare:

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Joseph Anderson

@janderson_news

3 years

“I’m from a very tough part of Jamaica, in Kingston, and I have put up with worse than them. I’m doing a job, for the city, for the people of Edinburgh, and abuse will not stop me.” - @SirGeoffPalmer @TheScotsman

'They are minnows, in terms of trying to abuse me' - human rights campaigner Sir Geoff Palmer...

Council chiefs have refused to reveal the names of officials sitting on a panel reviewing Edinburgh’s historic links to slavery – fearing they will become targets for abuse

www.scotsman.com

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@janderson_news

3 years

Angus Robertson speaking to myself & @ianswansonen following his Edinburgh Central victory - he says the people of Edinburgh want ‘a way back into the EU’ and is sure ‘they will vote yes’ in a 2nd referendum @TheScotsman @edinburghpaper #SP2021 #indyref2 #ScottishElections2021

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2 years

"As the First Minister pointed out last week, we must not allow any suggestion to take root that trans women pose an inherent threat to women. Predatory men are the risk to women. However, as with any group in society, a small number of trans women will offend...

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Joseph Anderson

@janderson_news

2 years

It's important to note the current SPS policy predates the Gender Recognition Reform Bill, which in any event, isn't yet in effect

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Joseph Anderson

@janderson_news

2 years

"...and be sent to prison. Therefore, I hope that the measures I am about to highlight will offer reassurance in the ongoing ability of the prison service to manage trans individuals and ensure the safety of all prisoners."

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Joseph Anderson

@janderson_news

3 years

I need to have words with whoever wrote this… 🏃‍♂️ 💨

THE OFFSIDE LINE

@theoffsideline

3 years

Premiership: late try seals bonus point for Edinburgh Accies versus Selkirk - @EdinburghAccies @SelkirkRFCInfo @Scotlandteam Read: -

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Joseph Anderson

@janderson_news

2 years

Here's the full text of @Sandeshgulhane 's letter to the @UKStatsAuth :

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Joseph Anderson

@janderson_news

3 years

🟡 SNP Westminster Leader @Ianblackford_MP says: "Boris Johnson's position is now completely untenable... he must resign - or be removed from office. Adds that "it is clear the PM knew about events, attended them - and was lying to Parliament when he claimed otherwise."

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Joseph Anderson

@janderson_news

2 years

Recently spent a morning with @djohnsonmsp for @HolyroodDaily - in an very honest and revealing interview, we talked through his adult diagnosis of ADHD, and how he went from depression and career burnout to the charismatic MSP we know today 1/

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@janderson_news

2 years

Reaction to the protest arrests in Edinburgh:

Royal protests: Concerns raised over policing following Queen’s death

Politicians and human rights organisations speak out after arrests in Edinburgh and Oxford

www.holyrood.com

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Joseph Anderson

@janderson_news

3 years

. @murdo_fraser - Why do school children have to wear masks in school, when the FM has been pictured meeting people without them? Is it one rule for them and one rule for others?

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Joseph Anderson

@janderson_news

3 months

Breaking: A Scottish child, less than a year old, has died from whooping cough, Public Health Scotland has confirmed. Comes as the number of infections hits 5,000, and against a backdrop of declining vaccination rates which health figures have blamed on 'anti-vax' conspiracies

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@janderson_news

3 years

EDINBURGH CENTRAL - Angus Robertson has won the seat with 16,276 votes, Tories' Scott Douglas in second with 11,544. Labour 6,839, Greens 3,921, Lib Dems 2,555 #ScottishElections2021 #SP2021

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Joseph Anderson

@janderson_news

2 years

Another day on this normal island

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2 years

NEW: The 22-year old woman who was arrested after holding up this anti-monarchy placard at St Giles' Cathedral has now been CHARGED “in connection with a breach of the peace", @PoliceScotland confirm. Will appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court at a later date.

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EDINBURGH CENTRAL - Tories not confident of taking seat, SNP’s Angus Robertson looking like the frontrunner to retake it #ScottishElection2021

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Joseph Anderson

@janderson_news

4 years

Edinburgh budget latest - a Tory/LibDem/Greens coalition, organised late last night, has defeated the SNP/Labour administration and won a rent freeze for council tenants.

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Joseph Anderson

@janderson_news

3 years

Excl: Capital cab firm @CityCabsEdin have produced a video attacking Edinburgh Council’s Spaces for People arrangements on George IV Bridge - describing them as ‘an accident waiting to happen’ @TheScotsman

Cab firm video challenges council over Edinburgh road scheme safety fears

A capital taxi firm has produced a video attacking the council’s controversial Spaces for People traffic schemes - describing them as ‘an accident waiting to happen’.

www.scotsman.com

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Joseph Anderson

@janderson_news

4 years

Now I don't speak French but I think I've got the gist of this

Le Nouvel Obs

@Le_NouvelObs

4 years

Vous appelez cela un débat ? Le « shitshow » de Donald Trump

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@janderson_news

3 years

Jokes on him - I’m shit at rugby too…

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@janderson_news

3 years

AND THEY’RE OFF 🐎 Vote counting has started at the Royal Highland Centre for the Edinburgh Central, Western & Southern constituencies - results expected after 5.30pm tonight! @edinburghpaper @TheScotsman #ElectionResults2021 #ScottishElections2021

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@janderson_news

2 years

Here's the full story from Tuesday: Thousands of patients are being “deliberately hidden” from accident-and-emergency (A&E) figures, a whistleblower has warned, amid claims the SG is trying to “cover-up the true scale of the humanitarian crisis in our NHS”

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@janderson_news

2 months

Carlisle actually dispels the myth of immigration causing societal pressure - it has all of the housing, healthcare and cost-of-living problems as the rest of the country, but has a muslim population of just 0.4%. Our problems aren’t caused by immigration.

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@janderson_news

9 months

Breaking: First Minister Humza Yousaf has announced Scotland will replicate England's ban on XL Bullies. Comes after dogs were transported north of the border following the Westminster ban.

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Joseph Anderson

@janderson_news

2 years

The Scottish Government has been accused of putting “vulnerable people in harm’s way” after it emerged 31 per cent of patients discharged to care homes in Edinburgh were done so unlawfully:

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Joseph Anderson

@janderson_news

4 years

YESSSS! Wales denied the jammiest Grand Slam of all time. Red cards v 🇮🇪 & 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, two gifted tries v 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, two disallowed French tries, another jammy try decision and a red card couldn’t do it for them. Rugby Union is (possibly) saved. #FRAvsWAL

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@janderson_news

1 year

Thursday's @TheScotsman : - Scotland's long-term NHS waiting times 'demonstrably worse' than England's - 7,849 Scots have waited over 2 years for treatment, versus just 599 English patients - Opposition says SNP previously "quick to draw comparisons to England when it suits them"

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@janderson_news

1 year

Wednesday's @TheScotsman : - Last summer, then-health secretary Humza Yousaf promised to "eradicate" one year waiting times for outpatients by March 2023. - Currently, nearly 32,000 people have waited more than a year. - One in seven Scots are on a waiting list for NHS treatment.

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@janderson_news

4 years

In Hawick in November the First Minister told me “there is nothing in what I am proposing that makes borders inevitable” - here’s Alex Neil contradicting that somewhat

Representing Border

@ITVBorderRB

4 years

Former SNP Cabinet Secretary Alex Neil warns re-joining EU won't wash with Scottish voters. @AlexNeilSNP : 'By definition there are going to be customs barriers at the border between Scotland and the rest of the UK' He says people won't vote for that in #indyref2

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Matt Hancock tells UK Covid Inquiry that the UK Government learned Covid-19 had a 1% fatality rate on February 28. If they had acted then, and locked down on March 2, Hancock says, they'd have saved 90% of the lives lost during the first wave. Instead, they waited three weeks.

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@janderson_news

3 years

The march is moving steadily through Glasgow - looks like an enormous turnout despite the weather #COP26 #Glasgow

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@janderson_news

2 years

@markisgallus His Twitter profile which includes his full name, title, picture, and a link to his website, you mean? You want me to scan in a picture of his passport next time?

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@janderson_news

3 years

Hello from a rather wet and grey George Street - I’m off to check out the Old Town polling stations now so do say hi if you spot a ginger bloke cutting about #ScottishElections2021 @TheScotsman @edinburghpaper

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@janderson_news

4 years

Breaking tonight: the first survey to take place after both Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon gave evidence at the Holyrood Inquiry shows a majority of Scots back remaining in the UK - Only in tomorrow’s @scotonsunday

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5 years

You can see the top of Dixon's Chimney from just about everywhere in Carlisle - can't put into words the atmosphere around the town. Spoke to a lot of people who are horrified and trying to not look up. Everyone hoping for a positive outcome

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@janderson_news

4 years

. @SirGeoffPalmer has hailed a new plaque on the Melville Monument - detailing Henry Dundas' involvement in the slave trade - as an "enormous victory, not just for the people of Edinburgh, but for the people of Scotland." | @edinburghpaper

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@janderson_news

3 years

One thing missing from the hard border debate, as usual, is voices from the actual border region - here the leaders of the four border authorities warn of ‘guards in sentry boxes’ and ‘barbed wire’ being the only way to police the border - @TheScotsman

A hard Scotland-England border would be impossible to police warn politicians

The prospect of a hard border has alarmed community leaders either side of the Scotland/England dividing line, with one councillor warning of ‘border guards in sentry boxes’ and barbed wire being...

www.scotsman.com

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@janderson_news

3 years

@JohnFerry18 What Val seems to describe here is class differences, not national differences… often see ‘English’ used as a synonym for middle/upper class establishment in Scotland, which has always seemed very strange to me coming from the north of England

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@janderson_news

4 years

I mean there’s a LOT wrong with the Brexit deal but not sending Rupert and Tarquin to study in Barcelona for a year isn’t the worst thing about it

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@janderson_news

4 years

"Oh, it's pronounced Cer-stor-fin? Sorry! Oh, it's pronounced Merkiston? Sorry!" - Me, for the last three weeks

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@janderson_news

3 years

Edinburgh City Council has confirmed it will provide 3,744 Glacier mints/fruits per day for it's vote counting teams. I'm honestly not making that up.

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@janderson_news

4 years

🚨 Exclusive 🚨 Edinburgh set to be moved down to level two this week, if ministers agree with Public Health chiefs - @edinburghpaper

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@janderson_news

2 years

I was a local news ed at the time - I remember having police at my home after we were told we'd be "burned out" for being part of some gang/media conspiracy. Chief reporter had to flee the county. Businesses were vandalised. The far right was vitalised.

How one woman’s fictitious Facebook post about rape claims nearly tore a town apart

Eleanor Williams used a hammer to inflict injuries to herself before posting on Facebook bogus claims that she had been raped by an Asian grooming gang.

www.nationalworld.com

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@janderson_news

5 years

And there ends my last shift as a local democracy reporter - been published by some amazing titles @BBCNews @SReporter @bordertelegraph @yourbordersnews @ITVborder @TheScotsman but mostly I got to meet lots of lovely Scottish folk who only gently teased me for being English 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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@janderson_news

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Had the pleasure of sitting down with @JeremyRBalfour last week to hear his life story: his traumatic birth, his loving upbringing, and how he has survived - and thrived - against the odds... [1/5]

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@janderson_news

2 years

Emails published today show that while Derek Mackay signed off on the ferries contract, it was ultimately approved by Deputy First Minister John Swinney...

Holyrood magazine

@HolyroodDaily

2 years

Scottish Government officials discussed the "absence of banana skins" in emails showing Deputy First Minister John Swinney was briefed on controversial ferry contract

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3 years

Can you tell how nervous I am? Lovely to speak with @MichelleDewbs this evening about @SirGeoffPalmer 's Slavery and Colonialism Legacy Review - he's a very interesting man and has a lot to say about Edinburgh's links to slavery and facing up to our past

GB News

@GBNEWS

3 years

Scottish journalist Joseph Anderson praises Edinburgh City Council's slavery and colonialism legacy review which, instead of removing statues, aims to "retain and explain the city's links to slavery."

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@janderson_news

5 years

So French. So unbelievably, stereotypically French. #SCOvFRA

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@janderson_news

3 years

NEW: Drivers of older cars (diesels registered before 2015 & petrols registered before 2006) are set to be banned from the city centre - with fines of up to £420 for non-compliance @edinburghpaper

Keep out or be fined: Older buses, trucks and cars to be banned from Edinburgh city centre

Older vehicles that produce higher emissions are set to be banned from the city centre - with heavy fines for drivers who fail to comply.

www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com

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@janderson_news

2 years

Every now and again you write up a story that makes you so angry at the world. This is one of them.

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@janderson_news

2 years

Autocorrect blunder means I’ve just emailed a press office saying I’m a correspondent for the ‘Scots Mam’

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@janderson_news

3 years

Had a thought about GB News last night - when's the last time you seen two northern working class people, with regional accents, talking politics on national TV? Understand some people disagree with output, but representation like this is v important, and long overdue in UK...

GB News

@GBNEWS

3 years

Scottish journalist Joseph Anderson praises Edinburgh City Council's slavery and colonialism legacy review which, instead of removing statues, aims to "retain and explain the city's links to slavery."

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The descendants of Henry Dundas say their ancestor was actually an abolitionist - but @SirGeoffPalmer , chair of the capital’s statue review panel, says he has evidence proving he was complicit in slavery | @TheScotsman

Dundas plaque row: Descendants of Dundas 'surprised and disappointed' at 'false' plaque wording

The descendants of Henry Dundas say they are ‘surprised and disappointed’ that plans to install a ‘false and misleading’ plaque on the Melville Monument have been approved - and are insisting their...

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This is in stark contrast to the narrative of Scottish exceptionalism - that Scotland is the least racist and more welcoming of the home nations - despite clearly having a problem with racism, and in particular sectarianism

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Football fans across Europe tend to support players taking the knee before matches 🇵🇹 Support 79% / Oppose 15% 🇮🇹 73% / 19% 🇪🇸 71% / 22% 🇩🇪 60% / 27% 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 54% / 39% 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 53% / 37% 🇫🇷 52% / 32% 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 49% / 42% 🇳🇱 44% / 45%

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Had the cutest lil supporter today 👶🏻

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BREAKING: An Edinburgh City Council employee – whose family were targeted with vile abuse after he blew the whistle on ‘institutional corruption’ within the council – has won a legal battle against his employer // @edinburghpaper @TheScotsman

Sheriff orders Edinburgh council to hand over secret whistleblower report

Council chiefs have been ordered to hand over a secret report into a 'dirty tricks' campaign waged against members of its own staff.

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🚨 Breaking: Councillors have approved the addition of a plaque to Edinburgh's Melville Monument - denouncing Henry Dundas' role in delaying the abolition of slavery and his expansion of the British Empire - @TheScotsman

Slavery plaque approved for Edinburgh's Henry Dundas monument

Edinburgh City Council has approved plans to add a plaque to the Melville Monument – denouncing Henry Dundas’ role in deferring abolition of the slave trade and his role in expanding the British...

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EDINBURGH BUDGET: A coalition of Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Green Party councillors has defeated Edinburgh City Council’s ruling SNP/Labour coalition to win a rent freeze for council tenants - @edinburghpaper

Rainbow coalition of opposition parties forces council U-turn on home rents rise across Edinburgh

A coalition of Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Green Party councillors has defeated the Edinburgh City Council’s ruling SNP/Labour coalition to win a rent freeze for council tenants.

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✨Good morning!✨ Today is my first day at @HolyroodDaily - my new email address is, rather obviously, joseph.anderson @holyrood .com - reach out and say hi while I fill in HR forms....

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Your weekly reminder that Exeter is based in region of the UK with a rich history of Celtic chiefs - and so could rebrand very very easily. The fact they keep burying their head in the sand over this is just making it worse for them in the long run

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The National Congress of American Indians has called on the Premiership Rugby club to drop their Native American branding.

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'Frankly ludicrous' - @RuthDavidsonMSP @DJohnsonMSP & @agcolehamilton raise concerns after we exclusively revealed charity volunteers received jabs ahead of care home residents and staff - and the health board blamed SG advice - @edinburghpaper

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Joseph Anderson

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Also, can I admit something? I had no idea jabs were jags up here and I've been politely pointing out what I thought were typos. People were just laughing and I had no idea why

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EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS: Capital Jag Lag #TomorrowsPapersToday

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