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Court and politics reporter, mostly seen at @bylinetimes Friend to all cats

Glasgow, Scotland
Joined September 2010
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Still my favourite journalistic line ever.
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Any man who can do this should be allowed to.
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Imagine banning the world's coolest dog.
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All in it together
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2 years
Why would they want to ban the coolest dog in the world?
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3 years
Scary headline not backed up by story shock.
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Sun reveals that University "snowflakes" understand the key questions raised in a novel.
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Five years ago today. Smiling in the face of hate.
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Breaking, at pre-trial hearing for Julian Assange a court has heard that he will be calling a witness who will allege he was offered a pardon by the US government, if he would say Russia was not involved in the leak of DNC documents during the 2006 election.
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Interesting contrast
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Without comment
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When the bar staff really don't like you.
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Katie Hopkins tries to take on the Scottish education secretary. It doesn't go well
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7 years
Was speaking to the many not the few Piers.
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2 years
Brilliant response
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They've worked out the wasp sting vaccine trick lads. Back to the drawing board.
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3 years
My mum died on Sunday She was 81 Her life mattered
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UK PM Boris Johnson resisted Covid lockdown last autumn as he thought the people dying were "essentially all over 80", ex-aide Dominic Cummings tells BBC
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I've been here for 6 hours hoping someone else shows up to take over.
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@thequentinletts Hi Quentin, I'm a reporter for "Things That Didn't Happen," magazine and wondered if you would be available for an interview?
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When you get your big TV break on the same day your cats finally decide to sort it out once and for all
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Most cities are putting inspiring messages in their windows during the lockdown. #Glasgow is being honest
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A message of hope from a local ticket machine.
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4 years
Only Boris Johnson could be two and a half hours late for a meeting that's happening outside his own house.
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8 months
Because I'll get £30m back in dodgy contracts, and become a Lord.
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4 years
Some good news for a change: Got a call from the hospital about my post chemo CT scan. All my lymph nodes are back to normal and the treatment was "a success," no need for further action. I can't thank the wonderful staff at the Beatson enough. x
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Taking the jobs of ordinary decent British Nazis
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Tommy Robinson and UKIP recruit Polish Nazis as personal security. Read the full article:
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They don't even try to hide it any more..
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Osprey diving.
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Theresa May's chief of staff doesn't realise what Google ads you see are based on your own browsing history. #Oops
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4 years
Could someone knock up a quick statue of Boris Johnson so we can cut out the middle part and just throw it straight in the Thames? #downingstreetbriefing
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3 years
A question: You're going out for lunch and you see Nigel Farage and Darren Grimes struggling in the water and you only have time to help one. Do you have chips or just a salad?
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Dont settle until you find someone who loves you like Harry Cole loves Boris Johnson
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3 years
DUP MP shocked to find gospel music is sung by black people.
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At Celtic Park today
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4 years
Most trusted names in British News Gibbo 42% Ricey 15% Cheeks 22% Ricey's mate 5% Via YouGov, 1 Dec 2019
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That Conservative Manifesto in full #GE2017
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The revolution is on its way
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"Tommy Robinson," in a confrontation with a police officer in London after being deported from Mexico.
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In her later years, Enid Blyton's work took on a darker tone.
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Five arrested after 110mph police pursuit in North Yorkshire
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@toryboypierce At our local school, rather than celebrate Christmas, they are putting on a play about a middle Eastern refugee family being refused shelter. It's Political Correctness gone mad mate.
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Glasgow responds to a new installation of public art.
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A linguistics professor at Glasgow university tells the class, "There isn’t a single language, not one, in which a double positive can express a negative.” A voice comes from the back, "Aye, right."
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Donald #Trump was asked about cyber-terrorism last night. This was his reply
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"Mum, dad's shouting at traffic lights again!"
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The more I see of this guy, the more I wonder if the country really has a coast at all.
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Imagine being the person who had to phone UEFA to say Celtic couldn't play Linfield on the 12 July because of a battle that happened in 1690
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These women are international football players who have just won a world cup. But they don't understand football like Stu
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4 years
New social distancing rules in England, you can't gather in groups unless there is a till present.
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Neither of the places are in England
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9 years
This Sound of Music re-make does not look promising http://t.co/a01xnLYe1A
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Home office immigration van leaves Pollokshield without its expected cargo
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4 years
Did Fiona Bruce just say #bbcqt audience tonight was more Tory than Labour to reflect the local audience? The programme is being broadcast from Liverpool.
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Of course he did.
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Imagine how the Battle of Britain might have went if we only gave the Polish and Czech fighter pilots 3 month visas?
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4 years
Er...
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Do as I say, not as I do.
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Best headline ever.
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If this was your son you would fill the sea with ships of any flag. But don't worry. He is not your son. You can sleep peacefully. And above all of course, He is not your son. He is just a lost son of humanity, Dirty mankind, that makes no noise. He's not your son Marco Leoni
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Says man who punched an employee because he couldn't get what he wanted for dinner.
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The police acquit the police. The government acquits the government. The media acquits them both. Welcome to Britain 2021.
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You may hate 2020, but what other year could produce a headline like this?
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Man doesn't understand the concept of vaccination.
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Andrew Neil to Liz Truss "How many of the 200,000 starter homes you promised in 2015 have been built?" "I don't have the exact figure to hand.' "It's easy to remember, it's zero." #PoliticsLive
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How it started v how it ended
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A story in three acts.
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Can't get over this picture, Greta Thunberg a year ago, sitting alone outside her school, on strike for the planet. One person can make a difference.
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Seeing a lot of journalists using the word "gaffe" to describe Mogg's Grenfell comments. A gaffe is when you make a mistake, a slip of the tongue. He meant every word.
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Bird hero of the day
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Not saying it looks bad for May, but Paul Gascoine has just arrived at 10 Downing St with a cooked chicken and a fishing rod. #BrexitDeal
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Rest in peace Margaret Doleman. 15/05/1940 to 18/07/2021
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Hans Gruber died at Nakatomi Plaza 33 years ago today. Lest we forget
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"Just like his mother did."
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Glasgow pub sign
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The man on the right sent a tweet to Jess Phillips saying "I wouldn't rape you," and got banned from twitter for life. The man on the left was convicted of racism charges in Scotland. They are both now official #UKIP candidates.
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A cunning plan, except for the fact the match was broadcast on the BBC.
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"Hello police? I'd like to report a murder."
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When you lied at the job interview.
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Imagine banning the world's coolest dog
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For those kind enough to be asking things are looking up health wise, I'm out of intensive care today and being transferred to a normal ward. Life saved by the NHS again, imagine being without it.
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Harry Windsor walked into the High Court and gave evidence under oath. Piers Morgan hides in the shadows.
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John Major refused to do a deal with the DUP to stay in power, resigned and stood for re-election instead. #JustSaying
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BBC reporting that, during her visit, Theresa May did not meet any of the survivors of #GrenfellTower for "security reasons"
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First Tom Hardwood, now Julia Hartley-Brewer They just can't help themselves.
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Prince William visits Scotland, thank goodness for the crowd barriers
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Exclusive picture of #TobyYoung deleting his old tweets
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She must be gutted
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Then went to visit a vaccination centre
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History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes. #brexit
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Breaking: Steven Yaxley-Lennon has been found guilty of contempt of court. More to follow.
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. @JamesMelville "I arranged to meet a number of gentleman at what I thought would be a serious policy discussion about coronaviris. When the speakers threatened to hang NHS workers, I was unable to condemn this as I had lost my phone and forgotten my twitter password.
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Thoughts in the new Scottish restrictions: If not going to the pub for two weeks saves one single life, it's worth it.
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Tory scandals a timeline. 1. Deny it happened 2. Refuse to comment and launch an inquiry 3. Agree it happened but nobody is to blame 4. Say it's time to move on
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Possibly because she won 18,574 votes in her constituency, while you managed 375.
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A world where potty-mouthed fish wife Angela Rayner is allowed to occupy the pedestal of decency, public decorum & conduct is a world gone mad The fact Boris has allowed this to happen is utterly staggering. Never has a Prime Minister so willingly set fire to their own hair
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For those interested. Saw my consultant today, she said the best thing, "We're not giving up on you." I'm off to the Beatson for 3 weeks of intensive radiotherapy from 10 July. Will be sick as a dog, but fingers crossed it works.
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