TheScottishHistorian

Having once met a winded 'rescue' (i.e. discarded) greyhound and owner on a country walk I think this proposal one of the SG's rare good ideas. They are lovely, gentle animals that deserve better from humans (this one's human was truly kind). bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

This case (about climbing) has significant implications for #scubadiving. Ultimately, everybody participating in a sport with risk should take personal responsibility for their own safety, unless a commercial provider is negligent. In my opinion. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

temporary 4-way traffic lights stuck on red all day junctions Murrayfield Road, Ellersly Road, Murrayfield Avenue. Much blowing of horns, shouting, frustration, aggressive behaviour. @PSOSEdinburgh

@PSOSEdinburgh How do we persuade your colleagues in south-west (Murrayfield/Corstorphine) to do the same? Murrayfield CC Road Safety Group have been trying for 2 years and been fobbed off with excuses.

In response to concerns raised by local residents, SE CPT conducted speed checks on Frogston Road East. A number of drivers were spoken to and provided advice, and 1 speeding ticket was issued. It was good to see so many people adhering to the 30mph speed limit.

This link is to an AV lecture I gave on the history of Scottish tourism from pilgrims to package tours. Free. #tourism #History #Scotland @NatRecordsScot eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%…

This is a brilliantly produced piece about an important archaeological finding. With all sorts of graphics and images as well as text. Informative and fun, it deserves to go viral. bbc.co.uk/news/resources…

On Saturday I talked about the history of #tourism to the Edinburgh branch of @Saltire_Society. On the left my wife and on the right a Trustee. A lively and welcoming audience, members of a thoroughly worthwhile body promoting Scottish culture, past and present.

This brief radio program is shows the dangers of raising income tax rates for purely political reasons, regardless of how much income is raised. The presenter is a member of the Scottish Government's tax advisory group. But that's a story in itself ... bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

This man is wholly disconnected from reality. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

" #IDCards are a social democratic cause, because they help define security not only as border controls for who comes in, but as the right for everyone here to share in our mutual social security." Polly Toynbee, The Guardian (9/6/25)

Delighted another repulsive abuser, one of many at EA in the 1960s and 1970s, is 'out'. The boys called him 'Jake Spray' because he used to stand at the entrance to the shower staring at their bodies after PE. Scandalous delay of justice. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

I spent a few seconds pondering what this will do to the average standard of capability of SNP MSPs ... bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Interested in 18th century medicine? This invaluable new free resource contains a wealth of evidence about conditions and their treatment. 'Hypochondria' is one, a mainstream diagnosis of a serious psycho-somatic ailment rather than our imaginary disease. rcpe.ac.uk/peoplesdispens…

Mobbed by #gulls at bus stop today, remains of Italian convenience meal their target. Moved 3 steps out of reach and the mess someone (human) left was entirely cleaned up within 20 seconds. I conclude gulls perform a social service and should be thanked.

Robert the Bruce won the battle of Bannockburn 1314 and laid the path for Scottish independence from England. Facial reconstruction from the wonderful Dunfermline Abbey near Edinburgh. Pic from a guest on free time from @SmithsonianTrvl tour 'Scotland's Treasures'.

Important sites like #GlasgowCathedral can get busy. Round the southside and down the hill a few feet, this is the uninterrupted view east with John Knox's statue on the hill topping the historic Necropolis (cemetery) on a glorious sunny day. @SmithsonianTrvl #Scotland #Glasgow

Sheepdog demonstration in Highland Scotland with craggy master shepherd Neil Ross. You can engage directly with farming, sheep shearing, landscape (and puppies) on a @SmithsonianTrvl vacation called 'Scotland's Treasures' here in bonny Scotland.

Just received my advance copies of the Chinese translation of my @OUPHistory book 'Scotland: a very short introduction'. 我很高兴 #China #Scotland

Replacing the cane on the bentwood chair I used for school homework as a child was bewildering, stressful, and time consuming for Veena and I, but we got there in the end and the effort was well worthwhile. I wonder if we'll ever sit on it ...

Lovely image of a Pink-Footed Goose in the pond at Gosford House, Aberlady: one of a handful there who wintered in Britain and have yet to leave for their breeding grounds in Spitsbergen, Iceland and Greenland. Seemed untroubled by our presence.