Dougie Morrison
@morrison-dougie.bsky.social
Dad, Respiratory Physician, loves the NHS, rugby and sailing, tha Gàidhlig agam, speaks Italian, born Edinburgh, Ùigeach otherwise.
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So the ultra-rich will continue to own our politics, and our country. Disappointing to say the least.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Burnham drops support for political funding cap aimed at curbing mega-donors
PM said he would set bar at £500k, but trade unions say funding reforms could undermine their ability to donate to Labour
www.theguardian.com
August 26, 2026 at 7:23 PM
So the ultra-rich will continue to own our politics, and our country. Disappointing to say the least.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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🏴 SNP MSPs demand £200m promised for Grangemouth www.snp.org/snp-msps-dem...
Eighteen months after the Westminster Labour government pledged £200 million for Grangemouth following the closure of Scotland’s only oil refinery, not a single penny has been delivered 🏴 #SNP #Scotland
Eighteen months after the Westminster Labour government pledged £200 million for Grangemouth following the closure of Scotland’s only oil refinery, not a single penny has been delivered 🏴 #SNP #Scotland
August 22, 2026 at 2:52 PM
🏴 SNP MSPs demand £200m promised for Grangemouth www.snp.org/snp-msps-dem...
Eighteen months after the Westminster Labour government pledged £200 million for Grangemouth following the closure of Scotland’s only oil refinery, not a single penny has been delivered 🏴 #SNP #Scotland
Eighteen months after the Westminster Labour government pledged £200 million for Grangemouth following the closure of Scotland’s only oil refinery, not a single penny has been delivered 🏴 #SNP #Scotland
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BLOG on the controversy over the dues demanded by the owner of the Kylerhea Ferry rights. andywightman.scot/2026/08/ferr...
Ferry Rights and the Skye Ferry - Land Matters
The image above appeared on the front cover of the Sunday National on 16 August 2026. The story highlighted the ongoing charges faced by the Isle of Skye Ferry CIC, the community company that operates...
andywightman.scot
August 19, 2026 at 9:46 PM
BLOG on the controversy over the dues demanded by the owner of the Kylerhea Ferry rights. andywightman.scot/2026/08/ferr...
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This, NatureScot, will damage attitudes to conservation locally: Agnes Rennie of the community land group for Ness, Lewis: "The guga hunt … reinforces our unique communal identity and helps families keep ancient Gaelic customs alive and relevant in the modern world."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Scottish islanders refused permission to stage annual guga hunt
Each year hundreds of gannet chicks are killed for their meat on the uninhabited Hebridean island of Sula Sgeir.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 3, 2026 at 2:16 PM
This, NatureScot, will damage attitudes to conservation locally: Agnes Rennie of the community land group for Ness, Lewis: "The guga hunt … reinforces our unique communal identity and helps families keep ancient Gaelic customs alive and relevant in the modern world."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Most Farage supporters don't know he wants to do away with the NHS & replace it with a US insurance-based scheme.Americans pay twice as much as us for healthcare & millions aren't covered.The biggest healthcare Co. in USA challenges 1/3 of all claims.
#neverreform #savethenhs
#neverreform #savethenhs
July 29, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Most Farage supporters don't know he wants to do away with the NHS & replace it with a US insurance-based scheme.Americans pay twice as much as us for healthcare & millions aren't covered.The biggest healthcare Co. in USA challenges 1/3 of all claims.
#neverreform #savethenhs
#neverreform #savethenhs
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Is it not just symbolic of the times that the ‘safe conduct’ letter of William Wallace should be ‘loaned’ to Scotland? 🙄
Scottish Government support retaining the Wallace letter in Edinburgh
The Scottish Government is in negotiations to keep in a letter carried by Sir William Wallace over 700 years ago in Edinburgh....
The Scottish Government is in negotiations to keep in a letter carried by Sir William Wallace over 700 years ago in Edinburgh....
Scottish Government support retaining the Wallace letter in Edinburgh
The Scottish Government is in negotiations to keep in a letter carried by Sir William Wallace over 700 years ago in Edinburgh. The "Wallace Safe Conduct" is considered one of the most important Scottish artefacts as it was with the freedom fighter when he was captured in 1305. Written in Latin on 7 November 1300, the message from King Philip IV of France to his agents in Rome commands them to assist the Scots hero in his business before the Pope. Seized from Wallace, it was rediscovered in the Tower of London in the 1830s.
theedinburghreporter.co.uk
July 27, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Is it not just symbolic of the times that the ‘safe conduct’ letter of William Wallace should be ‘loaned’ to Scotland? 🙄
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We'll go down as the first society in history that wouldn’t save itself because it wasn’t cost effective
Kurt Vonnegut
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Kurt Vonnegut
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
France and Spain race to control wildfires as more than 250,000 evacuated – as it happened
Meanwhile, in the UK, a blaze in the Cairngorms national park has been described as ‘very serious’ by Scotland’s first minister
www.theguardian.com
July 25, 2026 at 5:30 PM
We'll go down as the first society in history that wouldn’t save itself because it wasn’t cost effective
Kurt Vonnegut
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Kurt Vonnegut
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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Millionaires More Radical than Current new new new Labour Government!
More than 120 millionaires.. have signed an open letter urging PM Andy Burnham to tax their wealth. The campaign, called 'Proud to Pay' says a 2% tax on wealth over £10m could raise £24 billion a year.
#burnham #wealthtaxnow
More than 120 millionaires.. have signed an open letter urging PM Andy Burnham to tax their wealth. The campaign, called 'Proud to Pay' says a 2% tax on wealth over £10m could raise £24 billion a year.
#burnham #wealthtaxnow
July 23, 2026 at 6:37 AM
Millionaires More Radical than Current new new new Labour Government!
More than 120 millionaires.. have signed an open letter urging PM Andy Burnham to tax their wealth. The campaign, called 'Proud to Pay' says a 2% tax on wealth over £10m could raise £24 billion a year.
#burnham #wealthtaxnow
More than 120 millionaires.. have signed an open letter urging PM Andy Burnham to tax their wealth. The campaign, called 'Proud to Pay' says a 2% tax on wealth over £10m could raise £24 billion a year.
#burnham #wealthtaxnow
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Did you know?
Scotland’s allocated share of UK defence spending is £5.1 billion, yet only £2.1 billion is actually spent directly within Scotland. The remaining £3 billion goes toward bases, shipyards, and contracts located in England, yet it is still counted toward Scotland's calculated...........
Scotland’s allocated share of UK defence spending is £5.1 billion, yet only £2.1 billion is actually spent directly within Scotland. The remaining £3 billion goes toward bases, shipyards, and contracts located in England, yet it is still counted toward Scotland's calculated...........
July 18, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Did you know?
Scotland’s allocated share of UK defence spending is £5.1 billion, yet only £2.1 billion is actually spent directly within Scotland. The remaining £3 billion goes toward bases, shipyards, and contracts located in England, yet it is still counted toward Scotland's calculated...........
Scotland’s allocated share of UK defence spending is £5.1 billion, yet only £2.1 billion is actually spent directly within Scotland. The remaining £3 billion goes toward bases, shipyards, and contracts located in England, yet it is still counted toward Scotland's calculated...........
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I heard a few mentions this week of the NHS Quality strategy, so i looked it up.
I feel a heartsink reading it tbh. It reads as another document saying all the right things & yet i have never known anything like this actually filter through to the front line.
What are these documents actually for?
I feel a heartsink reading it tbh. It reads as another document saying all the right things & yet i have never known anything like this actually filter through to the front line.
What are these documents actually for?
July 18, 2026 at 7:38 AM
I heard a few mentions this week of the NHS Quality strategy, so i looked it up.
I feel a heartsink reading it tbh. It reads as another document saying all the right things & yet i have never known anything like this actually filter through to the front line.
What are these documents actually for?
I feel a heartsink reading it tbh. It reads as another document saying all the right things & yet i have never known anything like this actually filter through to the front line.
What are these documents actually for?
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Freedom of speech latest: Reform want to ban political campaign material in Scottish Gaelic... But weirdly not Welsh.
bylinetimes.com/2026/07/13/r...
bylinetimes.com/2026/07/13/r...
Reform UK Plans To Jail Candidates For Using Irish, Gaelic Or Cornish On Election Leaflets
EXCLUSIVE: Nigel Farage's party propose amendment to the Government's elections Bill which would mean candidates using Irish and Scottish Gaelic would face up to six months in prison
bylinetimes.com
July 13, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Freedom of speech latest: Reform want to ban political campaign material in Scottish Gaelic... But weirdly not Welsh.
bylinetimes.com/2026/07/13/r...
bylinetimes.com/2026/07/13/r...
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As the time we get to spend with patients gets less, interactions get more transactional & technical. Taking the time to care, listen, & connect with the person is all squeezed out.
This is not progress.
This is not progress.
July 11, 2026 at 7:50 AM
As the time we get to spend with patients gets less, interactions get more transactional & technical. Taking the time to care, listen, & connect with the person is all squeezed out.
This is not progress.
This is not progress.
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There's a whole industry in healthcare that seeks to come up with quick wins & tips for improving the human quality of care at minimal cost.
This hides the fact we dont actually invest in what we know works- people having time for unrushed conversations, listening well, continuity in relationships.
This hides the fact we dont actually invest in what we know works- people having time for unrushed conversations, listening well, continuity in relationships.
July 10, 2026 at 8:23 PM
There's a whole industry in healthcare that seeks to come up with quick wins & tips for improving the human quality of care at minimal cost.
This hides the fact we dont actually invest in what we know works- people having time for unrushed conversations, listening well, continuity in relationships.
This hides the fact we dont actually invest in what we know works- people having time for unrushed conversations, listening well, continuity in relationships.
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The language of "the north" as seen in the Andy Burnham media blitz tells us more explicitly than ever that Westminster politicians' and media's interests end around Newcastle. Anything north of that doesn't matter. This messaging is going to be received horribly in Scotland
June 29, 2026 at 9:45 AM
The language of "the north" as seen in the Andy Burnham media blitz tells us more explicitly than ever that Westminster politicians' and media's interests end around Newcastle. Anything north of that doesn't matter. This messaging is going to be received horribly in Scotland
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Another helpful, thought-provoking thread from @policyskeptic.bsky.social thanks Steve.
If you're interested in deeper, critical thinking about NHS, follow Steve...
If you're interested in deeper, critical thinking about NHS, follow Steve...
The report into the Nottingham maternity scandal is (rightly) getting a lot of media attention. But it raises a huge question: do NHS scandals only get attention when they can be told through stories of individual tragedy.
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June 25, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Another helpful, thought-provoking thread from @policyskeptic.bsky.social thanks Steve.
If you're interested in deeper, critical thinking about NHS, follow Steve...
If you're interested in deeper, critical thinking about NHS, follow Steve...
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How much more work & stress do we create for ourselves & for patients because we don't say a genuine sorry when we've messed up? Most people I've known who've had some form of harm in healthcare just want some acknowledgement, some accountability, some honesty. It's not about litigation & ££.
June 22, 2026 at 7:49 PM
How much more work & stress do we create for ourselves & for patients because we don't say a genuine sorry when we've messed up? Most people I've known who've had some form of harm in healthcare just want some acknowledgement, some accountability, some honesty. It's not about litigation & ££.
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June 22, 2026 at 9:29 AM
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Almost 5,000 people have joined our call for a halt to new hyperscale data centres in Scotland. Have you?
The 24 applications in so far would require 1.5 times as much energy as all of Scotland uses at peak demand. We can't let this free-for-all continue.
greens.scot/datacentres
The 24 applications in so far would require 1.5 times as much energy as all of Scotland uses at peak demand. We can't let this free-for-all continue.
greens.scot/datacentres
Stop hyper-scale data centres in Scotland
Stop hyper-scale data centres in Scotland -
greens.scot
June 22, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Almost 5,000 people have joined our call for a halt to new hyperscale data centres in Scotland. Have you?
The 24 applications in so far would require 1.5 times as much energy as all of Scotland uses at peak demand. We can't let this free-for-all continue.
greens.scot/datacentres
The 24 applications in so far would require 1.5 times as much energy as all of Scotland uses at peak demand. We can't let this free-for-all continue.
greens.scot/datacentres
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If you want to know why the British political system is fundamentally broken - here is one example.
2026-06-16: Cyber Security and Resilience Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14
The 151 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 9,114,542 voters.
The 254 MPs voting 'No' represented 6,130,909 voters.
Aye majority = 2,983,633
But result was No because seats don't match votes. See ALT text and 🧵
The 151 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 9,114,542 voters.
The 254 MPs voting 'No' represented 6,130,909 voters.
Aye majority = 2,983,633
But result was No because seats don't match votes. See ALT text and 🧵
June 16, 2026 at 5:33 PM
If you want to know why the British political system is fundamentally broken - here is one example.
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The houses of ethnic minorities in Belfast didn’t ’go on fire’ last night - as my radio has told me - they were set alight
June 11, 2026 at 7:21 AM
The houses of ethnic minorities in Belfast didn’t ’go on fire’ last night - as my radio has told me - they were set alight
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Palantir's co-founder claimed "the NHS makes people sick"
Yet this US tech giant now runs the NHS data platform.
There are serious concerns about its access to patient data and human rights record.
The Government should use the break clause and kick Palantir out of our NHS.
Yet this US tech giant now runs the NHS data platform.
There are serious concerns about its access to patient data and human rights record.
The Government should use the break clause and kick Palantir out of our NHS.
June 10, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Palantir's co-founder claimed "the NHS makes people sick"
Yet this US tech giant now runs the NHS data platform.
There are serious concerns about its access to patient data and human rights record.
The Government should use the break clause and kick Palantir out of our NHS.
Yet this US tech giant now runs the NHS data platform.
There are serious concerns about its access to patient data and human rights record.
The Government should use the break clause and kick Palantir out of our NHS.
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The latest installment of a story that just gets grimmer and grimmer. If you thought such appointments ended with the Tories, you'll be sorely disappointed.
www.ft.com/content/747e...
www.ft.com/content/747e...
Top health official had close ties with Palantir partner at time of NHS contract
Scrutiny of Samantha Jones, permanent secretary at the Department of Health, comes amid pressure for ministers to use break clause in key contract
www.ft.com
June 8, 2026 at 6:49 AM
The latest installment of a story that just gets grimmer and grimmer. If you thought such appointments ended with the Tories, you'll be sorely disappointed.
www.ft.com/content/747e...
www.ft.com/content/747e...
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💥 93 MPs have now signed this amendment, calling for a National Commission on Electoral Reform
🌹 That includes over 70 Labour MPs
⚠️ The Government must get a grip on our broken First Past the Post voting system
Fill list of signatories so far 👇
🌹 That includes over 70 Labour MPs
⚠️ The Government must get a grip on our broken First Past the Post voting system
Fill list of signatories so far 👇
Amendment NC31 to Representation of the People Bill to Representation of the People Bill - Parliamentary Bills - UK Parliament
Alex Sobel's amendment (NC31) to Representation of the People Bill, proposed during Report stage
bills.parliament.uk
May 29, 2026 at 10:09 AM
💥 93 MPs have now signed this amendment, calling for a National Commission on Electoral Reform
🌹 That includes over 70 Labour MPs
⚠️ The Government must get a grip on our broken First Past the Post voting system
Fill list of signatories so far 👇
🌹 That includes over 70 Labour MPs
⚠️ The Government must get a grip on our broken First Past the Post voting system
Fill list of signatories so far 👇
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Let's prioritize installing solar panels on structures like car parks and building rooftops instead of agricultural land, as this approach embodies sustainable development.
May 28, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Let's prioritize installing solar panels on structures like car parks and building rooftops instead of agricultural land, as this approach embodies sustainable development.