Mary
@imaged.bsky.social
Edinburgh now and past; merging. Books. Running always.
I hesitated to read this due to mental laziness but am glad I ignored my instinct. So informative and great graphs. Makes this reader despair at UK governments' neglect of that difference between electricity and energy. We appear worse than almost every other Euro country too...
✍️ How diesel found itself at the heart of geopolitics. And why Donald Trump is taking a leaf out of Putin and Xi's playbook. A simple explainer edconway.substack.com/p/the-diesel...
The Diesel Weapon
Why a rather unglamorous fuel is suddenly at the centre of a transatlantic power struggle, and why this matters for all of us
edconway.substack.com
October 4, 2026 at 6:51 AM
I hesitated to read this due to mental laziness but am glad I ignored my instinct. So informative and great graphs. Makes this reader despair at UK governments' neglect of that difference between electricity and energy. We appear worse than almost every other Euro country too...
Great idea. Instead of agreeing planning that turfs artists out of the ART building in Edinburgh - to make way for more student flats - can @edinburgh.gov offer serious support? You could find those artists a new property, use some of the tourist tax. Take action to support that community.
Calling all NYC artists — painters, filmmakers, poets, musicians and more! Did you know our city provides grants to support your work every year?
And this year, we're DOUBLING the amount — from $5,000 up to $10,000 per artist!
Deadlines are approaching fast — apply today at nyc.gov/artistgrants.
And this year, we're DOUBLING the amount — from $5,000 up to $10,000 per artist!
Deadlines are approaching fast — apply today at nyc.gov/artistgrants.
October 3, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Great idea. Instead of agreeing planning that turfs artists out of the ART building in Edinburgh - to make way for more student flats - can @edinburgh.gov offer serious support? You could find those artists a new property, use some of the tourist tax. Take action to support that community.
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Very mixed feelings about this. The building is really interesting & to lose so much of it for a lack of imagination is a travesty. The 'developers' aren't really developing.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2659128...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2659128...
Architects warn against development of former Scottish Widows HQ into 385-room hotel
The Category-A listed property, designed by Sir Basil Spence, has lain vacant at 15 Dalkeith Road, near Holyrood Park, since 2020.
www.heraldscotland.com
October 2, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Very mixed feelings about this. The building is really interesting & to lose so much of it for a lack of imagination is a travesty. The 'developers' aren't really developing.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2659128...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2659128...
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Edinburgh
Ahh great another block of Student accomodation. Hang on second though has there not been a drop in foreign students coming here? Isn't the major University in town cutting courses left , right and centre?
Ahh great another block of Student accomodation. Hang on second though has there not been a drop in foreign students coming here? Isn't the major University in town cutting courses left , right and centre?
Artists told to vacate creative hub as owner in talks over St Margaret's House sale
Building owner Caledonian Trust is in discussions with a 'preferred party' about purchasing the site, which has led to tenant Scot-ART…
www.heraldscotland.com
October 1, 2026 at 6:14 AM
Edinburgh
Ahh great another block of Student accomodation. Hang on second though has there not been a drop in foreign students coming here? Isn't the major University in town cutting courses left , right and centre?
Ahh great another block of Student accomodation. Hang on second though has there not been a drop in foreign students coming here? Isn't the major University in town cutting courses left , right and centre?
Kicking out artists and community groups to create more student flats. As one person says here, the irony is not lost in a city that boasts about its art festivals.https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/st-margarets-house-meadowbank-eviction-notice-creative-hub-9236791?ref=edinburghminute.com
Artists and groups hunt for new homes as eviction notice served on creative hub
Charity Scot-ART has rented out space at St Margaret’s House in Meadowbank for the past 18 years
www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com
October 1, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Kicking out artists and community groups to create more student flats. As one person says here, the irony is not lost in a city that boasts about its art festivals.https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/st-margarets-house-meadowbank-eviction-notice-creative-hub-9236791?ref=edinburghminute.com
This is a really good piece of writing - informative and engaging. Got me looking at images of Hormuz island and thinking about fish fingers...
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The world is changing. Trade is changing. Geography is returning. An essay I wrote for
@thetimes.com
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www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
The world is changing. Trade is changing. Geography is returning. An essay I wrote for
@thetimes.com
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www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
We assumed geography was history — now it’s choking us
For two centuries cheap global shipping was a given. Now it’s clear how much the West still relies on fossil fuel and remains at the mercy of straits and canals
www.thetimes.com
September 27, 2026 at 10:53 AM
This is a really good piece of writing - informative and engaging. Got me looking at images of Hormuz island and thinking about fish fingers...
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The most memorable, because it was the most frightening, moment of my journalistic life was being caught in the Garvaghy Road riot after Rosemary Nelson's murder. It was after the ban but when the stand-offs were still happening. Why would anyone let this back into NI? www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ck...
Drumcree: Protests as controversial Orange Order march due to go ahead for first time since 1997
The march down the mainly-nationalist Garvaghy Road, which in the 1990s sparked some of the most serious disorder in Northern Ireland's history, will go ahead after a series of courtroom challenges.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 27, 2026 at 8:37 AM
The most memorable, because it was the most frightening, moment of my journalistic life was being caught in the Garvaghy Road riot after Rosemary Nelson's murder. It was after the ban but when the stand-offs were still happening. Why would anyone let this back into NI? www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ck...
This petition is out to save courses at Edinburgh Art College - I've signed it and hope they will listen - c.org/cmQkq7vcbr
Sign the Petition
Save the Craft and Design Courses at Edinburgh College of Art
c.org
September 25, 2026 at 8:23 AM
This petition is out to save courses at Edinburgh Art College - I've signed it and hope they will listen - c.org/cmQkq7vcbr
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Unemployment benefit in the UK is £95.55 per week for those aged 25 & over. It is 14% of average full-time earnings: the lowest in the developed world. Yet it is still too high for the Tories & right-wing vandals who would ideally live in a world where it did not exist.
September 24, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Unemployment benefit in the UK is £95.55 per week for those aged 25 & over. It is 14% of average full-time earnings: the lowest in the developed world. Yet it is still too high for the Tories & right-wing vandals who would ideally live in a world where it did not exist.
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Macklemore announces Free Palestine Tour after Ed Sheeran controversy
Macklemore announces Free Palestine Tour after Ed Sheeran controversy
Macklemore has announced a series of European concerts, called the Free Palestine Tour, after he was controversially dropped as Ed Sheeran's support act.
news.sky.com
September 24, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Macklemore announces Free Palestine Tour after Ed Sheeran controversy
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Is Edinburgh University a Scottish University at all?
fiftysixdegreesnorth.substack.com/p/is-edinbur...
fiftysixdegreesnorth.substack.com/p/is-edinbur...
Is Edinburgh University a Scottish University at all?
The announcement of cuts at Edinburgh University supports the argument that some of our fundamental institutions are not our own.
fiftysixdegreesnorth.substack.com
September 22, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Is Edinburgh University a Scottish University at all?
fiftysixdegreesnorth.substack.com/p/is-edinbur...
fiftysixdegreesnorth.substack.com/p/is-edinbur...
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BBC News - No consent for large AI data centres before Christmas, MSPs told
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
No consent for large AI data centres before Christmas, MSPs told
The growth of AI is happening at lightning pace, so what are the advantages and disadvantages of Scotland being at the forefront?
www.bbc.co.uk
September 16, 2026 at 5:34 PM
BBC News - No consent for large AI data centres before Christmas, MSPs told
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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More than balances out Morrisey's being an asshole if anyone takes umbrage at you for listening to The Smiths in this day and age
Reposting pics from @autisticsociety.bsky.social’s Insta. Over £3.6 million was raised from the sale of Johnny Marr’s guitars & it’s to be shared between their charity & Guide Dogs UK 🎸 💕✨✨
September 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM
More than balances out Morrisey's being an asshole if anyone takes umbrage at you for listening to The Smiths in this day and age
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“Finally being compliant now doesn't suddenly erase years of documented breaches.” Animal Equality has criticised the regulatory response to alleged breaches at Mowi’s Loch Linnhe salmon farm
Sepa branded ‘toothless’ after salmon farm accused of 15 environmental breaches
The Scottish Government’s green watchdog sent seven letters over three years alleging multiple breaches at a fish farm – and then issued a final warning letter.
www.theferret.scot
September 16, 2026 at 9:03 AM
“Finally being compliant now doesn't suddenly erase years of documented breaches.” Animal Equality has criticised the regulatory response to alleged breaches at Mowi’s Loch Linnhe salmon farm
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: EIAs for Hyperscale Data Centres. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/eias...
EIAs for Hyperscale Data Centres
We have an urgent situation - two new planning applications have been submitted for hyperscale AI data centres, one in Greenock and one in Chapelhall, Airdrie, and neither is being required to do an E...
actionnetwork.org
September 16, 2026 at 9:09 AM
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: EIAs for Hyperscale Data Centres. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/eias...
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What is wrong with the BBC's ridiculous idea of 'balance'. Every week I do admire and love Stephen Collins's strips. This is a golden oldie from a few years back.
September 12, 2026 at 10:37 AM
What is wrong with the BBC's ridiculous idea of 'balance'. Every week I do admire and love Stephen Collins's strips. This is a golden oldie from a few years back.
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This needs full public discussion.
The developer Apatura said a charter it had drawn up on 'green' data centres could help with policy and planning decisions on the controversial projects. After lobbying by the firm, the Scottish Government considered endorsing it.
Full story:
Full story:
What makes a data centre 'green'? One major developer has lobbied for its own definition
The Scottish Government has been supportive of controversial green data centres and is liaising with the industry. But critics argue there are environmental considerations and companies must not be allowed to “write the rules”.
bit.ly
August 23, 2026 at 3:33 PM
This needs full public discussion.
Really interesting, great piece of work - tomhumberstone.com/just-work?ut...
Just Work | Tom Humberstone
Just Work
tomhumberstone.com
August 5, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Really interesting, great piece of work - tomhumberstone.com/just-work?ut...
It was such a class run. Got out of tricky situation and just glided....
MAGNIFICENT MILE! 🏴
Josh Kerr storms to victory in the men's mile!
Josh Kerr storms to victory in the men's mile!
August 1, 2026 at 8:46 PM
It was such a class run. Got out of tricky situation and just glided....
I ask the question of whether the message is more ominous than that of public highway access.
#CarBrain side of @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social dimwittedly trying to confuse @edfringe.bsky.social visitors + get folk lost on a main •walking route• twixt Bristo Sq + @pleasance.co.uk areas! 🤦♂️ 2 extra words: “No •motor vehicle• access”.
@stephenjenkinson.bsky.social @livingstreetsedi.bsky.social
@stephenjenkinson.bsky.social @livingstreetsedi.bsky.social
July 28, 2026 at 7:54 AM
I ask the question of whether the message is more ominous than that of public highway access.
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This halftime show thing is a crime against humanity
July 19, 2026 at 8:09 PM
This halftime show thing is a crime against humanity
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Finding this quite hard to stomach from a country that is bombing the shit out of other countries…
July 19, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Finding this quite hard to stomach from a country that is bombing the shit out of other countries…
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There is now an imminent threat to the life of Dr Abu Safiya.
He has been arbitrarily detained by Israeli authorities since Dec 2024, subjected to torture, severe physical & psychological abuse, & prolonged solitary confinement.
Join us and demand his release: amn.st/63322BEMbho
He has been arbitrarily detained by Israeli authorities since Dec 2024, subjected to torture, severe physical & psychological abuse, & prolonged solitary confinement.
Join us and demand his release: amn.st/63322BEMbho
July 10, 2026 at 1:30 PM
There is now an imminent threat to the life of Dr Abu Safiya.
He has been arbitrarily detained by Israeli authorities since Dec 2024, subjected to torture, severe physical & psychological abuse, & prolonged solitary confinement.
Join us and demand his release: amn.st/63322BEMbho
He has been arbitrarily detained by Israeli authorities since Dec 2024, subjected to torture, severe physical & psychological abuse, & prolonged solitary confinement.
Join us and demand his release: amn.st/63322BEMbho