Chris Marshall

There are views around this city that you just presume will always be there.

#Glasgow

Did Don DeLillo Invent the Racy Hockey Novel?

"There’s even a character in 'Amazons', the sportswriter Murray Jay Siskind, who later turns up in DeLillo’s breakout novel, 'White Noise.'"

Did Don DeLillo Invent the Racy Hockey Novel?

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/b...

Reform UK receives millions more from crypto investor Electoral Commission publishes 2025 quarter 4 donations

A Thailand-based crypto investor has again bolstered Reform UK’s fighting fund with a multi-million pound donation www.holyrood.com/news/view,re...

Husband of Scottish Labour MP Joani Reid arrested on China spy claims Counter-terrorism police arrest three under the National Security Act

Husband of Scottish Labour MP Joani Reid arrested on China spy claims www.holyrood.com/news/view,hu...

SNP candidate investigated over benefit claims Sally Donald, who will contest the Edinburgh Southern seat in May, is reportedly facing a probe by Social Security Scotl...

SNP candidate who once joked of party's "gravy bus" investigated for alleged benefits fraud www.holyrood.com/news/view,sn...

Anas Sarwar Sarwar can at least be cheered by the news that he did not make the wrong choice by attempting to untie his fate from Keir Starmer’s, writes @louisewilso.bsky.social www.holyrood.com/comment/view...

Keir Starmer's by-election analysis is remarkably similar to Nigel Farage's by-election analysis

Poll: SNP in pole position despite growing unhappiness with government The final Scottish Opinion Monitor (Scoop) poll before the election found just 23 per cent of respondents thought the pa...

This poll shows the SNP is increasingly unpopular but also cruising to victory in May without even having to try very hard. www.holyrood.com/news/view,po...

Perhaps what Sarwar did was something even wiser than just putting distance between himself and an unpopular prime minister and government.

Perhaps he has also managed to dodge questions on internal party politics for the next 10 weeks. www.holyrood.com/comment/view...

Latest polling from Scottish Election Study not looking good for Labour at Holyrood - wonder what happened mid-2024

Hi Hugh, good piece. The Grok controversy should've been the final straw for the public bodies you mention but predictably wasn't.

Toxic X: Is it time for governments to leave the platform? Amid a series of scandals involving Elon Musk’s social media platform, there is growing pressure on governments and poli...

Elon Musk vowed not to let Twitter become a "free-for-all hellscape" and yet...

Toxic X: Is it time for governments to leave the platform? www.holyrood.com/inside-polit...

Toxic X: Is it time for governments to leave the platform? Amid a series of scandals involving Elon Musk’s social media platform, there is growing pressure on governments and poli...

Elon Musk vowed not to let Twitter become a "free-for-all hellscape" and yet...

Toxic X: Is it time for governments to leave the platform? www.holyrood.com/inside-polit...

Toxic X: Is it time for governments to leave the platform? Amid a series of scandals involving Elon Musk’s social media platform, there is growing pressure on governments and poli...

In light of the Ofcom and ICO investigations into the platform's creation of sexualised images, is it time government and politicians left X? www.holyrood.com/inside-polit...

John Davidson Gives First Interview and Explains Tourette’s Tics After Shouting N-Word and Other Slurs at BAFTAs: ‘I Felt a Wave of Shame’ (EXCLUSIVE) John Davidson's explains Tourette's tics and the BAFTA N-word incident in his first exclusive interview with Variety.

"I was hoping people would understand. My mind was saying: These people have seen the film. They will know I can’t help this. They will know it’s not me."

Q&A with John Davidson which helps cut through all the hot takes about Tourette's. variety.com/2026/film/aw...

Slightly Byzantine-looking street art #Edinburgh

Totally legitimate question about education policy met with Trumpian disdain from Farage and laughter from his supporters

If you loved the last conservative government this looks like the team for you

Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell, who is charged with embezzlement, will not be in court now until after the Holyrood election

You know what helps make the streets safer? Paying your taxes

Millionaire rock drummer takes on Alex Salmond case against Scottish Government Paul McManus of Gun brought in thanks to Fergus Ewing MSP and PR guru Jack Irvine

The drummer of rock band Gun is to sue the Scottish Government on behalf of Alex Salmond’s widow www.holyrood.com/news/view,mi...

RFK Jr: I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.

The Palestine Action judgment: www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/u...

Peter Murrell accused of embezzling £460,000 in eight court charges The estranged husband of Nicola Sturgeon and former SNP chief executive is alleged to have used party funds illicitly to buy a £124,550 campervan for his own use

The estranged husband of Nicola Sturgeon and former SNP chief executive is alleged to have used party funds illicitly to buy a £124,550 campervan for his own use www.thetimes.com/article/3370...

Reading and writing can lower dementia risk by almost 40%, study finds Cognitive health in later life is ‘strongly influenced’ by lifelong exposure to intellectually stimulating environments, say researchers Reading, writing and learning a language or two can lower your risk of dementia by almost 40%, according to a study that suggests millions of people could prevent or delay the condition. Dementia is one of the world’s biggest health threats. The number of people living with the condition is forecast to triple to more than 150 million globally by 2050, and experts say it presents a big and rapidly growing threat to future health and social care systems in every community, country and continent. Continue reading...

Reading and writing can lower dementia risk by almost 40%, study finds

Arguably more embarrassing for Ratcliffe than his original comments

Monaco resident says what now?

Keir Starmer says Labour peer with links to paedophile did not give ‘full account of his actions’ Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said a Labour peer “did not give a full account of his actions” amid scrutiny over his f...

Keir Starmer says peer with links to paedophile did not give ‘full account of his actions’ www.holyrood.com/news/view,ke...

Unmasked: Man behind satirical ‘Crewkerne Gazette’ AI videos is convicted far right racist – exclusive The key figure behind the Crewkerne Gazette has been identified by Channel 4 News as Joshua Bonehill-Paine.

Unmasked: Man behind satirical ‘Crewkerne Gazette’ AI videos is convicted far right racist www.channel4.com/news/unmaske...

Mandelson and the money that never sleeps This is truly grim for Keir Starmer, raising questions about his ethics as well as his judgment

"The other disaster of this scandal is that it plays into every populist critique of politics. Mandelson’s actions will reinforce the image of an amoral, self-serving, global elite. In reality, populist movements are every bit as prone to this form of sleaze." giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...