Joe Lafferty

Sun-stunned the water; trees hold their breath. The bracken smell is six foot deep and never stirs. A heron, stands in the ebb, as I in mine. Nothing can betray, wise heron, shattering light or breathless alder or water slipping soundlessly away . Nor… bit.ly/2UvhfJX

Maxed out spec M1 Max 16” MacBook, 64GB ram and 2TB SSD about to go on sale. In very good condition. Boxed and with Power Supply. DM me if you are interested.

@GerryHassan @VADundee We were able to grab a passer by who also had a great eye for composition!

Myself & my friend Joe Lafferty in front of the Dundee Tapestry panel at the V&A of Michael Marra. Michael is the only person to be honoured with an entire panel & also has one on a song of his: Muggie Sha. A wonderful tribute to a unique singer-songwriter. HT @VADundee

Maxed out spec M1 Max 16” MacBook, 64GB ram and 2TB SSD about to go on sale. DM me if you are interested.

@PGHenderson68 Thanks Peter. Went well! Now for the long road to recovery. You on blue sky yet? Or mastodon?

@joelafferty Best wishes, Joe. Hope the op goes successfully. PH

Where has Joe Lafferty gone? 1/4 Hi Friends, I've not posted about this on social media but wanted to give a brief update. Today I go in for my first knee replacement. It's been a pretty challenging last 9 months, but there is light ahead...

4/4 You'll be seeing a lot more of me in spring 2025! Bruce Cockburn: "Isn't that what friends are for?" youtu.be/xDZf1h_pU18?si…

3/4 the opportunity to connect with friends at various events in various ways. I'm deeply grateful to Chris, and the family and my friends for the support over this period.

The extreme Right are very loud rather than very popular. But as long as the media mistake loudness for popularity, the extreme Right will keep getting more airtime than their rivals. That’s not to underestimate the very real frustrations with politics that many of their supporters feel, but it does give us the first very real sign that the march of the Far Right is not as relentless and unstoppable as they would browbeat us into believing. It’ll be hard work and demand full attention, but they CAN be stopped. And that gives me hope.

An excellent article by @fotoole Thorough in political, historical, sociological and economic analysis on the deep challenges facing the declining UK. Will Starmer have the courage to tackle these issues? What are his chances given the inherent resistance of the British State?

@fotoole @ForeignAffairs Superb piece Fintan!

Can Starmer Save Britain? foreignaffairs.com/united-kingdom… via @ForeignAffairs

Mehdi Hassan’s excoriating summary of the disastrous 14 Tory rule. Can’t seem to link to his substack, search and you’ll find it.

Nicola Sturgeon when asked what’s next after this disastrous result for the SNP. She was very internally and process focused. Not once did she mention the word listen.

@AidanJohnMoffat Who?

Nigel Farage wins Clacton. Wins a UK parliamentary seat at the EIGHTH attempt. Hugely assisted by the UK media's infatuation & promotion of him.

@JournoStephen You call that analysis? And you call yourself a journalist? Looks more like a mix of partisan wish list and attempt to grab a headline with talking points for the anti-independence activists.

Four quick Scotland thoughts on the exit poll. If it’s accurate: 1. Independence is buried 2. The John Swinney experiment has failed 3. Labour is the dominant Scottish party again 4. The Tories *could* *possibly* *maybe* win more seats in Scotland than the SNP. *Perhaps*