Roy Kilpatrick

Into health & social thinking, especially on HIV in Scotland UK global. Enjoy Edinburgh life & Euro-cities, maybe China one day. Want to learn/share new stuff.

[Marko Polo @markthehibby]

🚨 Those despicable 🤡🤡 on the SNP's NEC who shut down and BULLIED whistleblowers who raised red flags. Could work out very expensive for them with apparently no directorial insurance in place meaning potential personal liability. Oh Dear. How Sad. Nevermind! #Karma

[Joanna Cherry KC @joannaccherry]

Utterly disingenuous. For years we’ve had to listen to sanctimonious lectures from the SNP leadership about how complaints of bullying by women must always be taken seriously. Yet women have been bullied mercilessly for daring to ask legitimate questions with no investigation.

[Joanna Cherry KC @joannaccherry]

“Integrity matters”. Yes it does and public life in Scotland needs more people of the calibre of Allison, Cynthia & Frank. The SNP leadership past & present & their cronies owe them & all the whistleblowers who warned of problems with financial scrutiny in the party an apology.

[Eleonora Alabrese @EleAla]

🧵 New working paper out today: "Measuring the Regional Economic Cost of Brexit: Evidence as of 2026" w @edenhofer_jacob @fetzert & @ShizhuoWangEcon

Here's what the data say about who paid the price in these 10 years from the referendum

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[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

To everyone who helped bring the Obama Presidential Center to life, thank you. Michelle and I are so grateful for all your dedication and hard work over the years.

I got a little teary-eyed tonight thinking about my mother-in-law, Marian Robinson.

[James Melville 🚜 @JamesMelville]

It has been reported that a 125-decibel sound level was recorded at the Scotland v Haiti game during the pre match anthem singing of Flower of Scotland - the loudest ever noise level at a World Cup match. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[Win C @UKScotBrit]

Remember when Nicola Sturgeon commented on Alex Salmond’s acquittal and basically said that just because he was found not guilty doesn’t mean it didn’t happen?

Those words might come back to haunt her. After all, just because she hasn’t been charged with anything doesn’t mean she won’t be charged in the future.

https://t.co/tROAGPJh5t

[Marko Polo @markthehibby]

"Accountability" "Code of Conduct" and the "Rule of Law" is a laughing matter to the SNP👇👇👇👇 Is it any wonder they backed Maggie Chapman rather than the Supreme Court?? SNP: Stronger for SNP & Green MSPs being above the law!!!

[Joanna Cherry KC @joannaccherry]

Peter Murrell was not a criminal mastermind he just took advantage of a system devoid of adequate checks & balances and a culture where scrutiny and questioning were demonised. That culture has infected the Scottish government, our Parliament & our civic life. It needs to change.

[Roy Kilpatrick @RoyKilpatrick1]

@joannaccherry If you were on @theSNP ruling committee, then, along with fellow members, you are responsible for the finances and the governance to act with probity and care of the resources. Unfortunately, the old guard represented by John Swinney remain in charge when they ought to resign.

[Joanna Cherry KC @joannaccherry]

She is not being held responsible for her husband’s crimes. She is being called to account for her deliberate frustration of the legitimate scrutiny which might have revealed those crimes. The distinction should be perfectly intelligible to anyone except the disingenuous.

[Roy Kilpatrick @RoyKilpatrick1]

@PeatWorrier Just speak English. It’s X, not the senior classics class.

[Roy Kilpatrick @RoyKilpatrick1]

@theglasgowbell Hello Robbie, I’m trying to find your report on the sentencing yesterday of Nathan Sparling. Good to catch up yesterday.

[Stuzi 🐝🐝 @stuzi_pants]

Footage re-emerges from 2020 of Nigel Farage fleeing the scene of another rudimentary question about Christopher Harbourne having donated millions of pounds to the Brexit party while operating under an assumed Thai name in Thailand like all patriots do

[Roy Kilpatrick @RoyKilpatrick1]

@seanmcdonald01 Walk around Edinburgh or go to the shops or listen in on the bus to see first how many Scottish, and secondly Edinburgh accents you hear. If you hear what sounds like a Scot, it’s most likely to sound more west than east. Then try speaking Scots or using Scots vocab.

[Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla]

Israel’s murder of journalists continues. The details of what happened to Amal Khalil are horrific. The Red Cross tried to rescue her but were themselves fired on.

How is Israel allowed such total impunity? Why is the international press not in uproar?