Andrew Learmonth
Political Editor of the world's longest-running national newspaper @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Andrew LearmonthWe've lost the great Allan Massie. An absolute giant of Scottish literature and journalism, and an inspirational, kind and generous man, too. I think his son @alexmassie.bsky.social is only sporadically on Bluesky, but he has written a beautiful obituary. alexmassie.substack.com/p/allan-mass...
- Record numbers of people in Scotland, including more than 10,000 children, are trapped in temporary homelessness accommodation, according to official figures www.heraldscotland.com/politics/wes...
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- “I think there will be things that I miss when we stop. I just cannot particularly identify them at the moment.” Had a frank conversation with the SNP’s Ruth Maguire about quitting Holyrood, cancer, and assisted dying for today’s @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2581238...
- Glasgow’s Centre for Contemporary Arts has gone into liquidation just a year after receiving £3.4m in new Scottish Government funding. All staff have been made redundant. @brianjaffa.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2581206...
- Tributes paid to former deputy first minister Jim Wallace, who has died at the age of 71. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2580952...
- 🧵Scotland’s GPs are slamming “stagnant” NHS IT systems with some saying computers can take 20 minutes to switch on and still can’t safely share information across the health service. @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2580617...
- Our January sale ends tomorrow. A whole year of @heraldscotland.bsky.social for £20. Sign up here: www.heraldscotland.com/subscribe/?u...
- Reposted by Andrew LearmonthInside story: the death of a Scottish charity Nearly 1000 UK charities are closing every year now. You may not have heard of WEvolution in Glasgow but it changed the lives of 1500 women. This week it closes for good as funding dries up It’s a story of our times In @heraldscotland.bsky.social
- Reposted by Andrew LearmonthSome Holyrood election thoughts. Could Scottish Labour win back votes by standing up to Reform in a way Starmer hasn't & creating a more distinctively Scottish party? (takes in the Easdale brothers & the need for some, y'know, bold and practical policies). www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
- The mother of a 10-year-old girl who died after contracting an infection at Glasgow’s QEUH has urged former first minister Nicola Sturgeon to “come forward and be honest” about what she knew before the troubled facility opened. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2579231...
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- Anas Sarwar has called for a criminal investigation into Nicola Sturgeon and managers at NHSGGC admitted that contaminated water at the QEUH probably caused serious infections among vulnerable patients, including children with cancer. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2577702...
- Research published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation ahead of the 2026 Holyrood election shows that two in five economically insecure Scots are also politically disaffected, with the figure rising to more than half of the very economically insecure www.heraldscotland.com/news/2577491...
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- The Survation poll for True North Advisors found 73% of Scots would back rejoining the EU if there were another referendum — up from 62% who voted Remain in 2016.
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- Reposted by Andrew LearmonthTrump says he'll impose a 10% tariff (rising to 25% in June) on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland, because they've sent people to Greenland, until the US can buy Greenland.
- Brian Taylor: The nightmare which will greet the new First Minister – whoever it is www.heraldscotland.com/politics/hol...
- Is Scotland’s Local Growth Fund allocation really about photo-ops to “help Labour politicians save their skins”? That's how one Glasgow Council source feels about the different rules on how the cash can be spent in England and Scotland. heraldscotland.com/news/2577320... @heraldscotland.bsky.social
- John Swinney and Anas Sarwar are 'away with the fairies' and Russell Findlay is 'very best person to be First Minister' insists Kemi Badenoch during visit to Aberdeen lifeboat training centre www.heraldscotland.com/news/2577246...
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- Keir Starmer, Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch all north of the border today.
- Thousands of Scottish workers on near-average salaries are set to be pulled into the higher income tax band by the end of the decade, according to analysis of the budget by the Scottish Fiscal Commission. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2576496...
- The @heraldscotland.bsky.social Budget live blog is up and running. Here's what we can expect... www.heraldscotland.com/news/2576067...
