Chris Creegan

Great piece, Chitra!

Turning over a new Leith | The Observer Fiercely independent, Edinburgh’s historic port district is fighting back against big business

My @theobserveruk.bsky.social feature on my beloved Republic of #Leith observer.co.uk/style/travel...

I’m intrigued! I’ve had the same experience in the past.

Make or break for MAGA's disciple Orban's fate in the coming elections will help determine Europe's survival

The outcome of the coming Hungarian election is huge stakes stuff for geopolitics and @johnkampfner.bsky.social explains why here. A must read.
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Thanks so much, Chitra. Titan is such a great way to describe it.

Thanks Finn. I need to give this a second read. It’s got me thinking on various levels.

In praise of The Palmerston - and everything about it I've been a hundred times and I'm not about to stop

Latest from me: celebrating the joy of The Palmerston, my local restaurant in Edinburgh after my 100th visit. With a nod to @chitgrrl.bsky.social and @jayrayner1.bsky.social
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In praise of The Palmerston - and everything about it I've been a hundred times and I'm not about to stop

Latest from me: celebrating the joy of The Palmerston, my local restaurant in Edinburgh after my 100th visit. With a nod to @chitgrrl.bsky.social and @jayrayner1.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/chriscre...

Belated thanks, Karen. Much appreciated.

Jeane Freeman: 'Ae fond kiss, and then we sever' A life of public service and a love that will not leave

Latest from me: a tribute to Jeane Freeman
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Jeane Freeman: 'Ae fond kiss, and then we sever' A life of public service and a love that will not leave

Latest from me: a tribute to Jeane Freeman
open.substack.com/pub/chriscre...

Cancer patient will 'take matters into own hands' if MSPs reject assisted dying Norma Rivers, 73, who has terminal cancer, said she is "living in fear" and is "running out of treatment options".

On the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill to be decided on next month “real people at the heart of this Bill” have watched someone they care for having to “suffer unbearably at the end of life”. www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottis...

I’ve shared some reflections as a Scottish Police Authority board member for LGBT History Month on trust & confidence in policing among LGBTQ+ communities, drawing on my 45 year journey from activist to public appointee. We’ve come a long way but it’s not job done. www.spa.police.uk/news-insight...

🔷New SHERU webinar🔷
❤️‍🩹 Young adult men and the drivers of health inequalities

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Wow.

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Poverty among young adult men in Scotland - Scottish Health Equity Research Unit Our findings

New SHERU analysis highlights a concerning rise in poverty among young men in Scotland – a key group of interest from a health inequality perspective.

scothealthequity.org/poverty-amon...

Young Scottish men 'experiencing poverty at similar rates to children' - report Young men in Scotland are facing similar levels of poverty as children, according to a new report by the Scottish Health Equity Research Unit…

Our latest report featured in @heraldscotland.bsky.social:

Young Scottish men 'experiencing poverty at similar rates to children'
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2584912...

Great read, Henry.

BBC international editor Jeremy Bowen: ‘I do this to tell people what the hell is happening’ The veteran correspondent on the future of the Middle East, why impartiality matters — and his ‘long view’ on Britain’s national broadcaster

Lunch with the FT: Jeremy Bowen

I spoke to the BBC's international editor about Israel, impartiality, and whether Gaddafi farted through interviews: www.ft.com/content/b139...

Jeane Freeman obituary SNP politician who served as Scottish health secretary and led the government’s response to the covid pandemic

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The impact of the pandemic on savings and debt: did the experience of Scotland differ from the rest of Great Britain? - Scottish Health Equity Research Unit Did the experience of Scotland differ from the rest of Great Britain?

New output from SHERU 🪙 📈

The impact of the pandemic on savings and debt: did the experience of Scotland differ from the rest of Great Britain?

scothealthequity.org/the-impact-o...

New SHERU webinar: 🔷Refreshing the National Performance Framework🔷
🕐️ Monday March 2nd, 1-2pm
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How Europe can escape an economic impasse The continent needs a unified corporate framework open to companies of all sizes and sectors

How Europe can escape an economic impasse ft.trib.al/RWbFTwf | opinion

Spot on again by @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social
And the time has long since past for the phrase, ‘you have to give Trump credit,’ to be uttered by serious commentators anywhere.

Creating Hope Together: Scotland's Suicide Prevention Action Plan 2026-2029 The second three year action plan of Creating Hope Together: Scotland’s Suicide Prevention Strategy (2022-2032)

The Scottish Government’s new suicide prevention plan, "Creating Hope Together: Scotland’s Suicide Prevention Action Plan 2026–2029", is now out: www.gov.scot/publications...

Prevention Watch January 2026 - Scottish Health Equity Research Unit Prevention Watch is a regular Scottish Health Equity Research Unit (SHERU) briefing that looks at prevention as a means of public service delivery to reduce health inequalities in Scotland.

Our January edition of Prevention Watch is out today.

In this edition, we look at prevention in the Scottish and UK budgets, a report on health and employment, links between wealth inequality and suicide, and England’s new youth strategy.

Check it out here: scothealthequity.org/prevention-w...

Working on a reported piece about middle-aged men (40s–60s) who’ve fallen out of the workforce or are struggling with issues like loneliness, mental health, addiction or housing insecurity. DM me if you fit the profile and are up for a chat.

EXCLUSIVE 🚨In a remarkable report for The New World, the award-winning podcaster and broadcaster @maitlis.bsky.social joins a deportation plane-spotter to watch Trump’s shock troops kick ordinary people out of the US

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My tribute to Sir Mark Tully: a broadcasting legend. YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg

Sad to learn of the death of former BBC foreign correspondent Sir Mark Tully. For so many years he was known as the ‘Voice of India.’ As a tribute I play one of the pieces Sir Mark selected on BBC Radio’s Desert Island Discs: Danny Boy.