Kenny Farquharson
@KennyFarq
Columnist with @thetimes in Scotland. Editor of The Jaggy Thistle substack. Orwell Fellow. I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet, a pawn and a king.
Thanks for reading my Twitter feed. These days I do most of my journalism on The Jaggy Thistle website. Why not take a look? There's a link in my Twitter bio. I explain more in this one-minute video.
This is encouraging. About nine months too late, mind. But encouraging nonetheless. I'm very much in the #letstarmerbestarmer camp. I think the result will be better government.
Scoop: Keir Starmer has asked to be involved in policy-making earlier and to be given more detail following the welfare debacle, as allies say a cultural issue was developing in Number 10 where the PM was bounced into decisions. Gift link 🔗 bloomberg.com/news/newslette…
Oh boy..
Exclusive: The Justice Department told President Trump in May that his name is among many in the Epstein files on.wsj.com/4mcTIKV
NEW: Independence or more immigration? Scotland can't have both. Read about this in The Times: thetimes.com/uk/scotland/ar… Or watch a full video on The Jaggy Thistle: open.substack.com/pub/thejaggyth…
"Every immigrant who decides to settle in Scotland makes the population as a whole less likely to break away from the rest of the UK."
NEW: Independence or more immigration? Why Scotland can’t have both. My column in @thetimes. thetimes.com/uk/scotland/ar…
NEW: Independence or more immigration? Why Scotland can’t have both. My column in @thetimes. thetimes.com/uk/scotland/ar…
Your regular reminder that “asset rich, cash poor” means rich.
Those three flew that rocket to the Moon, and with Mike orbiting, Neil and Buzz walked on the surface 56 years ago today. One of the greatest achievements in all of history, it still inspires the world.
Btw, if you get a chance, go and see the Palestinian embroidery exhibition at the V&A Dundee, even if clothes aren’t your thing. Fascinating, and with a political story woven through it.
Maybe it’s because of the Simon and Garfunkel song but for me there is no more American word than turnpike.
FROM THE ARCHIVE: My photo essay on Blackpool. Link: substack.com/home/post/p-13…
Something to read while the rain's on.
NEW: John Swinney unveiled a new independence strategy this morning. Here’s my take. open.substack.com/pub/thejaggyth…
Trump does know it's likely he will have to give a deposition in this action against the Wall Street Journal, and be questioned in court about his dealings with Epstein?