June McEwan

Just posted a photo @ Solsgirth, Clackmannanshire instagram.com/p/CoVaOyghHGG/…

We were wondering why our Beaver Cam was showing nothing but sticks and mud… turns out the naughty beavers stole it to add to the roof of their lodge! @BeaverTrust @ScotsBeavers @james_nairne @emccandless89 @BrewsterKirsten @Nature_Scotland @skyeandfrisa #nature #beavers

A certain “A Ferguson, The Poet Laureate of Govan”, issued a lyrical rebuke to his Aberdeen players after they messed about on a footballing excursion to Spain. Fergie called the shots and never let anybody else forget it!

@BeingScots My fav Mary Queen of Scots quote

On This Day in 1587: Mary Queen of Scots, was beheaded, aged 44, at Fotheringhay Castle. She had been imprisoned in England for 19 years and had outlived three husbands. She hadn't seen her only son James (the future king of Scotland and England) since he was 10 months old.

I think we can all agree that the world is turning to shit. Britain is broken, social media is ghastly, and all that. Luckily, we still have art. Standing for a few minutes in front of a great Vermeer, or listening to some delicate Chopin, is still a profound joy. Hallelujah.

An SNP MP has said that members of the US Congress are “absolutely aghast” at the state of Westminster after a recent visit to Washington DC thenational.scot/news/23308567.…

Empty and collecting dust. These top London properties owned by sanctioned Russian oligarchs are now frozen in time.

Transcript for #PerthshireHour ep10 8th Feb 2023 greenflamecreative.co.uk/2023/02/08/tra…

#Perthshirehour mentions this week are illustrator @thegreyearl, artist @junemcewan, and storyteller Claire Hewitt (listed with @ArtsTrad). Normally I post links in the 8-9pm event feed. I've written up a transcript of the podcast instead (with links): greenflamecreative.co.uk/2023/02/08/tra…

@PercyBlakeney63 Did you know that although ‘this is an equal union’ 😉 people in Scotland pay on average almost £1000 more (£3300) for their energy costs than England. This, despite Scotland being an energy rich country - way above our needs..wake up Scotland. #ScotlandRightToVote

We all paid Michelle Mone's company millions of pounds for useless PPE - but our nurses are having to strike for a fair wage. Follow the money with @DrMeenalViz

After suggesting NHS bed shortages could be solved simply by adding more, MP John Redwood ends world hunger by telling people to eat more food.

Average energy prices £2,585 - UK €650 - France €650 - Belgium €620 - Spain €558 - Germany €558 - Denmark €546 - Holland €545 - Austria €543 - Norway €476 - Finland €174 - Poland We pay 5x more as the Conservative party refuse to tax excess energy profits.

Hunt claims that 90,000 students would drop out of private school system if tax relief was ended. I've found the source of the stat – the Independent Schools Council, the lobby group that represents private schools.

Throwback Thursday. When I was Scottish #1. 🫢

What an extraordinarily beautiful country we live in 💛🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

R.I.P. Bernard Cribbins Chaos in the Restaurant | Fawlty Towers | BBC Studios youtu.be/E83PSa-QHOo via @YouTube

I've signed @Animal_Equality's petition calling for an end to the sale of foie gras made by force-feeding, will you join me? #BanForceFeeding animalequality.org.uk/act/ban-force-…