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@ScotTories MSP for Mid-Scotland & Fife, Scotsman columnist, history podcaster, climber. For casework please email murdo.fraser.msp@parliament.scot
Columnist for The Times & The Sunday Times. Substack Newsletter: alexmassie.substack.com Co-host of the Ponsonby & Massie podcast: @ponsonbymassie
Runs @These_Islands. “cannot stand the awesome reality of Scotland’s energy wealth” - Alex Salmond. Tweeting in a personal capacity.
columnist & associate editor @ScottishSun | chris.musson@news.co.uk
Labour Peer, avid Hearts Supporter & former Chair of Age Scotland Former Councillor (Edinburgh & Lothian) MP (Carrick, Cumnock & Doon Valley) and MSP (Lothian)
Opinion journalist and critic. Bylines: @DailyMail, @spectator, @Telegraph, @JewishChron. Pauline Kael was right about Hiroshima Mon Amour. Quid retribuam?
Edinburgh North Western MSP. Kremlin sanctioned. @scotlibdems Leader. Evening News Columnist. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Ally. Dad. 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦
Occasional columnist covering Scottish politics. X's/Tweets in a personal capacity
UK Minister of State for Trade.
Partner of Jen. Mum of Finn. Dog mum of Wilson + Fergus. Crisp connoisseur.
Scottish Labour MSP for Dumbarton Constituency, Deputy Leader and Spokesperson for Health and Social Care
Columnist with @thetimes in Scotland. Editor of The Jaggy Thistle substack. Orwell Fellow. I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet, a pawn and a king.
Scotland is stronger in the UK - Promoted by Scotland in Union: 48 West George Street, Glasgow, G2 1BP
Professor of Law, University of Glasgow. Latest book: On The Law of Speaking Freely. Now writing about Enlightenment, democracy, and decline.
Scottish Labour MP for Edinburgh South and Minister of State @SciTechGovUK & @DCMS
'One of the better bin-raking bollocks-horns' | @ScottishSun | Story? DMs are open. Views my own.
Daily Record Pol Ed // Political Journalist of the Year // 📺 TV + radio 📻 // Planet Holyrood //paul.hutcheon@dailyrecord.co.uk // @record_politics //
The home of The Scottish Sun on Twitter bringing you the latest news, showbiz and sport
Policy & Public Affairs Lead for Scotland @theRCOT. From Inverness, now in Edinburgh. All views my own.
former foreign correspondent Sky News.
Personal account - views all mine.
Internal Auditor; Non Executive; Ethics/Integrity/ERM/Governance Advocate; Conference Presenter/Chair; Coach. Views own/Re-tweet not endorsement.
Scotland reporter @telegraph / Tips to jacob.freedland@telegraph.co.uk
Scottish Labour Member of Parliament for Falkirk, COYB 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌹 For constituent enquiries: euan.stainbank.mp@parliament.uk
Senior Research Fellow (formerly Reader), University of Aberdeen, author of 'Energy Revolutions', substack blog see davidtoke.substack.com/
Britain's best-selling news and current affairs magazine with a unique mix of jokes and investigative journalism. private-eye.co.uk. Subscribe: subsonline.co.uk
Senior research economist @TheIFS, formerly @Strath_FAI and @OBR_UK. Mostly economic and fiscal policy, plus the odd rugby and football post. Views are my own
typist. short attention spa. stuff in @scotonsunday, @mailonline, @spectator, and elsewhere. perfectly fine, in theory.
Political Editor, The Guardian. Host of Politics Weekly podcast. Co-presenter @itvpeston Political Journalist of the Year 2026 @pressawardsuk
Former Scottish Conservative MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Court Member of St Andrews University. Passionate about cricket, mountains & Switzerland.
Financial Times correspondent (my views my own)
Office of the Chief Economic Adviser (OCEA) in the Scottish Government. For queries please e-mail us at OCEAtwitter@gov.scot
Chief Economist, Scottish Government
@TheScotsman & @scotonsunday political correspondent & The Steamie morning politics newsletter author. Email: rachel.amery@nationalworld.com Views are my own.
This is the official Twitter account of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry. An independent and public inquiry, examining the UK's response to the Covid pandemic.
Chief Data and AI Officer @brokerinsights. Recently of Waracle, The List, BBC Voice+AI, Amazon Alexa, Skyscanner, RBS, STV. Support craft beer @TheBellfield
Senior London Playbook author at POLITICO // 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 from Perth email me amcdonald@politico.co.uk or DM
A leading source of energy news, analysis and insight across UK and global energy markets.
Deputy News Editor, The Sunday Times
Scotland Correspondent @SkyNews
Policy Manager @ProsperScot - Scotland’s Council for Development and Industry.
🇬🇧 Member of Parliament for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Conservative & Unionist ⚡ Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security
Executive Director, @Common_Weal, Scotland's leading progressive think tank, and in my spare time Chair @WistonLodge charity for children and young people.
Local MSP for the Edinburgh North Eastern & Leith constituency ⚓️ Promoted by me at @scotparl ✉️
MSP for NorthEast Region & Shadow cab sec for Energy. Promoted by J Bennett on behalf of Liam Kerr, both of 2 West Mount Street, Aberdeen, AB25 2RJ
Journalist at Herald (& on Sunday ) martin.williams@heraldandtimes.co.uk or 01413027168 You can also find me on Bluesky at martin1williams.bsky.social
Professor of Public Policy, Edinburgh University
Scottish Labour and Co-operative MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East
Political commentator: views my own.
Former UK Prime Minister, now UN Envoy for Global Education and WHO Ambassador for Global Health Financing, always Raith Rovers.
Head of Media Relations for the Scottish Conservatives.
Chief Reporter at Sunday Mail | For tips DM or email dan.vevers@reachplc.com | Also write novels | Writers & Artists Working-Class Writers' Prize 2024 Runner-up
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Former Scottish Government Minister, Shadow Scottish Secretary, MSP,MP. Working in international governance. Now member House of Lords curranm@parliament.uk
Personal account of Rt Hon. Jim Murphy, CEO @ArdenStrategies and lots of other things.
Labour & Co-operative Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow.
Giving business owners and leaders a platform to oppose another referendum on Scottish Independence
The UK's Leading Centre-Right Think Tank
Economist. If you post here other than to lobby against X you are morally complicit in a platform that is promoting fascism. Find me on Bluesky.
Historian and writer.