Jacob Freedland

Scotland reporter @telegraph / Tips to [email protected]

[Kieran Andrews @KieranPAndrews]

Attempting to phyiscal dominate by putting both hands on another person's shoulders + patronising but misunderstanding the role of international media is not a good look for a senator-elect.

Suggests further and bigger problems down the line.

James Matthews brilliant as always.

[Rachel Wearmouth @REWearmouth]

Doesn’t reflect well on politicians when they behave like this

[Marlon Solomon @supergutman]

The beans in these pots are never hot enough #decline

[Joanna Cherry KC @joannaccherry]

Pretty sure this is as a result of the axing of Good Morning Scotland. The replacement is in no way the sort of serious news programme our democracy needs. Despite the quality of the presenters. I’ve pretty much 💯 migrated to the Today programme.

[Sam Dumitriu @Sam_Dumitriu]

This is a model for economic policy broadcasting.

How many other ministers/journalists are on top of their brief to do this?

[Jacob Freedland @JacobAD82]

STORY

SNP's Hannah Mary Goodlad 'sold out' Shetland's voters over energy control pledge

Rising star promised to give islands a 'seat at the table' by giving them local power over energy projects

But her govt has confirmed they have 'no plans' to make idea a reality😳

[Steven Swinford @Steven_Swinford]

BREAKING

The OBR says the tax raid on landlords - increasing property income tax rates by another 2% - will:

1) Make it less likely that people become landlords, ‘reducing long term rental supply’ and leading to a ‘steady long-term rise in rents’

2) See landlords simply pass on costs to tenants, increasing rents

[Jacob Freedland @JacobAD82]

STORY

SNP's Hannah Mary Goodlad 'sold out' Shetland's voters over energy control pledge

Rising star promised to give islands a 'seat at the table' by giving them local power over energy projects

But her govt has confirmed they have 'no plans' to make idea a reality😳

[Jacob Freedland @JacobAD82]

EXC

Scottish legal aid bosses don't know how many migrants get legal aid

...because they don't ask for claimant's immigration status when making a grant

Means there's no way of tracking how much public money asylum seekers &others are getting

Same situ in England & Wales

[Jacob Freedland @JacobAD82]

@ericbwilliams @PressAwardsuk Proud dad moment

[Jacob Freedland @JacobAD82]

Absolutely incredible front page

[The National @ScotNational]

Tomorrow's front page 📰

Labour accused of 'climate vandalism' after approving Jackdaw gas field

[Lucy Dunn @lucyidunn]

Some irritation at FM being asked about a reserved issue. Worth pointing out that the SG, last month, called for energy powers to be devolved to Holyrood, so it’s reasonable to expect John Swinney holds a view

Other reserved issues: whisky duty, foreign affairs, independence

[Jacob Freedland @JacobAD82]

The group is not affiliated with the university

And their spox said it would not accept the exclusion of students from societies if they're Zionist

[Jacob Freedland @JacobAD82]

NEW

Students are being given instructions on how to exclude Zionists from university societies by describing Zionism as racism in their constitutions

Inspired by the Green Party, a pro-Palestine student group at Glasgow Uni gave freshers leaflets which said:

[Jacob Freedland @JacobAD82]

@odhrangallaghe Often the case

[Jacob Freedland @JacobAD82]

Interesting how many of the speakers at Edinburgh’s 7/10 rally have American accents

[Hugo Gye @HugoGye]

Good scoop by the world's best student newspaper, @VarsityUK - James Orr has been getting a grad student to deliver some of his Cambridge lectures: https://t.co/Tk6WY0SbGx

Always thought that being *both* a don and a political operative looked a bit unsustainable

[Jacob Freedland @JacobAD82]

Top stuff

[Maurício Alencar @MauricioFCA_]

It’s a very good splash from the Tabs at @VarsityUK

[Maurício Alencar @MauricioFCA_]

It’s a very good splash from the Tabs at @VarsityUK

[Martin Lewis @MartinSLewis]

On a packed train with my family. Couple across the aisle both alternatively playing social media videos on speakers at full volume. Managed not to say anything until the woman started playing a documentary about serial killers. I'm here with my daughter.

I politely said "please could you turn it down it's not appropriate." To which she replied "I'm sure she's heard worse at school." I said that really wasn't her call to make and in general could she please reduce the volume.

Her response "Its a public train for heavens sake".

For me that's exactly why it is anti social (and what headphones were invented for). I'm wondering which one of us is out of kilter on this?

Ps I should note she did thankfully reduce the volume and we all left it there.