Grouse Beater
@Grouse_Beater
Qualified educationist, author, essayist, creator of places 'n spaces. Long form polemic on Scotland, essays and articles, at 'Grouse Beater Wordpress'
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TIME FOR (RACIST) HUMOUR
Like the wee English student in Edinburgh who voted no, because she ‘couldn’t bear to be in a different country to her mum..’
PUBLISHED ON GROUSE BEATER THIS WEEKEND: Plays to See - Recommendations for the Fringe Jon Stewart - On Epstein, Trump and Colbert Shipwreck - Investigation of a maritime mystery "Bloggers blog but the Beater writes quality" D. Aitken 'Lift Off' by Martin Ridley, oil on…
EDINBURGH News just in - hazy but worth reporting Specialist firearms officers were among those called to Hailesland Gardens in Wester Hailes at around 3.40pm today (July 24) after they received reports of a firearm having been discharged. A 23-year-old man suffered serious…
The Story of Circus Lane by Grouse Beater grousebeater.wordpress.com/2021/04/05/alt…
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Forcing Scots to pay higher energy bills for an overbudget nuclear power plant in England—which they didn't ask for—is just one example in a long list of Scotland being taken advantage of. This is a rip-off union!
CELEBRITY NEWS TV actor policeman helps real police make an arrest The actor who played PC Reg Hollis in the TV series The Bill helped real-life police officers arrest a shoplifter trying to escape on a bicycle. Jeff Stewart, (pictured standing) who played Hollis for 24 years…
GAZA UPDATE France to recognize Palestine as a state French president Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will recognize Palestine as a state. In a post on X, Macron said he will formalize the “solemn” decision at the UN General Assembly in September, saying “there is no…
PHOTO JOURNALISM Grindavik, Iceland Lava flow is seen at the base of a crater, which is still very active pouring from a volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula at Grindavik. Photo: Marco di Marco
PHOTO JOURNALISM Singapore Juan Manuel Gil of Colombia competes during the men’s 27m high diving events at the World Aquatics Championships. Photo: Rungroj Yongrit
PHOTO JOURNALISM Aylesbury, England Keir Starmer and the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, speak during a press conference at Chequers, near Aylesbury, after signing a free trade agreement, which has been in negotiation for three years. The deal – the most significant trade…
PHOTO JOURNALISM Valence, France Tour de France: A French republican security corps officer tackles an individual attempting to cycle across the finish line minutes before the final sprint of the 112th edition of the Tour de France cycling race. Photo: AFP
GROUSEY'S GARDEN First experimental try at growing gladioli.
GAZA UPDATE UN agency says staff fainting from hunger as starvation spreads in Gaza The ‘entire humanitarian system is collapsing’, says Unrwa chief. The head of the UN agency for Palestinians has said its staff are fainting from hunger as the starvation crisis in Gaza…
The UK ITV News covered the story of the Scottish Labour councillor convicted of child sex offences. STV News covered it as well. Why did Reporting Scotland employ a blackout of this story? There is no justification for not reporting this. It looks like political editorialising.
BACKSTORY TRUTH The iffy tweet from Isabel Oakeshott is doing the rounds. Her remark reads as a threat. Who is she? A right-wing hack, as English as cricket, born in the Westminster district of London, it might surprise readers she was educated at St George's School in…
NATURE
Stray cat would visit store everyday for food but never let anyone touch her, today this happened 🥺