Four years ago today Facebook reminds me. My lovely constituency staff. @lynda_cllr absent from the photo. And dear Irene to my left now gone and much missed.
JohnNicolson he/him
@johnnicolson.bsky.social
Journalist. Scottish. European. Harvard & U of Glasgow alumnus. Harkness Fellow. Kennedy scholarship. Ex US Senate speechwriter, BBC & ITV news anchor and Member of Parliament. He/him. http://www.youtube.com/@JohnNicolsonChannel
Twelve years ago today this went into the post. ‘Should Scotland be an independent country?’ Yes!
“Yes, I support gay marriage. They have every right to be as miserable as straight people." #DollyParton #lgbt
Warwick William Lendon. English. 1883 - 1971 ‘Anatole France’s Gardener. Anatole France 1844 – 1924 was a French poet, journalist, and novelist. Wee eBay find.
My beau a decade ago today. He doesn’t seem to age. ❤️
Jason Arday wasn't the first academic to be accused of plagiarism. But he was the first to be pursued & mocked relentlessly & for days on end by shameless, cruel hacks. As @SadiqKhan said: “a pernicious public shaming that other people in his position wouldn’t have faced.”
I’m so thrilled to become a trustee of @NatGalleriesSco not least since I’ve been collecting pictures since I was a wee boy. From car boot sales, markets, junk shops, and eBay - but mostly from Anita @GWauction
It’s #InternationalCatDay and here are the much adored rescue cats who’ve adopted us over the years. First came glamorous magazine cover cat Honky & Rory who loved flowers and disco dancing. Then our beloved, much missed Rojo, followed by wee Grace, and now our new kitten Karl.
I’m thrilled to have been appointed a trustee of the National Galleries @NatGalleriesSco With an extraordinary collection, and exciting future plans I can’t wait to get to work with Catherine Muirden and her team. Here’s a wee painting of RLS from the collection to celebrate!
The Biden legacy : “Soon after taking power, the Taliban barred women and girls from secondary and higher education. Women have also faced severe restrictions in employment, freedom of expression, and movement outside their homes.” x.com/kenroth/stat...
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Here is a visual summary of life under the Taliban, who returned to power five years ago today. We must not forget -- and work to improve -- the abysmal life for women and girls under their ruthless g...
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Facebook reminds me I was on the cover of @thetimes ‘Bricks and Mortar’ supplement 19 years ago today! The story - how I’d rescued a derelict “beyond repair” house which then kickstarted the restoration of a whole block of houses facing demolition.
Wee flashback for #caturday & our lovely much missed Rory. He loved to dance round the kitchen. The Scissor Sisters were his favourite.
1983 world student debating championship trophy back from restoration in Paisley & heading for its new permanent home @UofGlasgow @GUUnion @Princeton Did I ever mention I was the world student debating champion? 😊
As Anas Sarwar prepares to join the numerous Scottish Labour retirees in the House of Lords a reminder of his recent and past Lords pledges. #ReadMyLips etc.
I do love Facebook ‘on this day’ reminders. Here’s today’s. A @BBCScotland publicity still.
Lord Offord parrots the #Farage whine. I thought the #Reform lot were British patriots? Proud unionists? The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards is a key part of the Westminster system they love so much. Yet Farage seems terrified of him. Go figure. x.com/bbcscotlandn...
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Nigel Farage is victim of 'stitch-up', claims Reform's Scottish leader https://t.co/z1xzVcQw3q
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Kate Forbes deserved to lose over equal marriage. She’s perfectly entitled to choose not to enter a same sex union herself. But she has no right to impose her bigoted views on me or any other #LGBT person. Fortunately most Scots don’t share her prejudices. x.com/bbcscotlandn...
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Wee birthday gift of a @TOMFORD @gucci ring for my beau to add his collection!
It’s my beau’s birthday. Four decades of being effortlessly suave. Happy birthday darling Juliano ❤️
I strongly support this @scotcivictrust initiative to protect the Hillhead Baptist Church from demolition. The last thing Glasgow needs is yet more civic vandalism. The @scotgov needs to call this in as the Trust asks. @newglasgowsociety.bsky.social
We’d a private funeral for my Mum six years ago today. Covid restrictions meant no mourners were allowed. So no friends & family to celebrate her life. Instead here are love notes I found from my Dad: he dropped these surreptitiously on her office desk as they dated in secret.
Scotland versus Brazil tonight. The countdown begins! 🏴 🇧🇷
