Rachel Watson
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Rachel Watson
@RachelWatson27
Work in strategic communications. Former political editor.
Edinburgh Katılım Ekim 2011
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@ginadavidsonlbc @mmgeissler I can barely take much more - total nervous wreck at this point.
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@mmgeissler can you all stop talking now - especially about ‘86. Otherwise will have to curl up in a ball and not go to work.
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Hospitality Giveaway 🌟
@OFX are giving away a pair of tickets for the Big Matchday Experience for our final home game of the 2025/26 season.
TO ENTER ➡️ Like this post and comment below with who you would bring with you!
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Ahead of tomorrow's Scottish budget I thought I'd share some thoughts on why it's time for the government to be brave and finally address the challenges facing our vital public services which are crying out not just for money, but for fundamental reforms.
Charlotte Street Partners@cstreetpartners
With the latest Scottish budget on the horizon, associate partner @RachelWatson27 Watson writes in this week's View from the Street that addressing the sustainability challenges of Scotland's public services will require a longer-term funding strategy. charlottestreetpartners.com/view-from-the-…
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Back on the Sunday Show this morning chatting through today’s papers with @therachelamery and @sgmcginty.
Lots of politics to get through - the Scottish Tory leadership race, a new Holyrood 2026 poll and Keir Starmer’s admission that “things will get worse before we get better”
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Sia mìle taing Na h-Eileanan an Iar. This is a win for the Western Isles.
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Rachel Watson retweetledi
Keir Starmer has taken some heat for his intention to prioritise family time. But in this week's View from the Street, associate partner @RachelWatson27 argues that, even in public service, work-life balance is a boundary that should be celebrated.
charlottestreetpartners.com/view-from-the-…
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Some personal news... Delighted to say I've been appointed Political Editor at @heraldscotland. It's a real honour to get to do this job and work with some of the best journalists in the country. We've big plans for the future, but a busy week to get through first.
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On a typically calm day in Scottish politics, some different breaking news:
I’ll be stepping back for a few weeks to focus on another, very important new job…
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ICYMI: Why I think this election campaign needs more policy detail and hope for voters - and less drama.
Although given events over the weekend and this morning it feels I might be hoping for a little too much......
PubAffairs@PubAffairs
Opinion: read @cstreetpartners Associate Partner @RachelWatson27: "Our politicians must give people hope – not drama" --> on the #PublicAffairs industry #news page: tinyurl.com/mr3a64np
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Rachel Watson retweetledi
Are election messages really resonating outside our individual political bubbles? Associate partner @RachelWatson27 writes that to grab voters' attention, candidates would do well to swap the mudslinging for more substantive policy debates.
charlottestreetpartners.com/view-from-the-…
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Rachel Watson retweetledi
Great to win Team of the Year at the Scottish Press Awards for our print and digital coverage of the SNP police investigation. Top
@scottishsun team included
@RachelWatson27
@LewisMcKenzie94
and our formidable digital desk
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@wornoutmumhack Sorry for your loss, Gina. Thinking of you and your family x
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Lost my lovely wee dad just before midnight on Monday night. 84 years full of love (but fewer chances to ride tigers as he might have imagined when this was taken).
Feel oddly rootless.
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BREAKING: Former Chancellor Alistair Darling has died aged 70, a spokesperson on behalf of his family said. Via @PA
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Registered my daughter's birth yesterday. She's called Hannah.
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He adds: “We go on from here - there is much more work to do. This is the first step on a very, very important journey for all of us.”
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Sir Keir tells Michael Shanks “you blew the doors off” with his by-election win.
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Sir Keir Starmer arrives in Rutherglen and Hamilton West with his newest MP Michael Shanks and Anas Sarwar
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Delighted to be joining @STVNews as Westminster Correspondent - can't wait to join @STVColin and the team to cover an exciting general election & beyond!
stvplc.tv/newsroom/2023/…
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Thrilled to say I'm moving to @LBC in September to become their new political editor!
So sad to be leaving my amazing Sun colleagues who are like family to me after six amazing years, but I'm really excited for a new challenge - bring it on 🙌 📻 🎙
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