#Edinburgh

Ranty thread warning: I recognise that streaming theatre is valuable for many reasons, but I do not love the sense from some corners that it somehow proves regional theatre's work
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Got up shortly after 5am this morning to go up Arthur’s Seat in time for sunrise. Oh and was it worth it. [Thread] But it all started much further down,
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Nationalism rots your brain. A thread.Nats want to swap having 8% of seats in Westminster for 1% in EU parliament 'because Scotland has no say in WM'. Nats says Scotland
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2020 was tough for the aviation world but 2021 will offer many new routes. See thread to find your local airport and see what new flights and airlines could serve
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The Scottish Government's attempt at regulating rents has failed utterly - here's a quick explainer: In 2016, after a massive campaign by Living Rent, the Scottish Government introduced "rent pressure
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I am sceptical that the university of Edinburgh has much evidence of a building being named after the famous 18th century Enlightenment philosopher David Hume causing 'distress' to contemporary students.
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Here's what I remember about Thatcher: being 10 years old and a girl getting taking out of class and then 5 minutes later coming back into class as white as
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Hello readers!Did you know that, while book sales are up, magazines don't sell as well in online stores, where you cannot physically browse? As we head into #Lockdown2, if you've
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I have been staring at some rather marvellous late 1850s/early 1860s photos on the National Galleries website that show the Canal Street railway station which served the Scotland Street tunnel.
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1/2 Great material from UK universities: "Pangender: refers to a gender identity whereby a person identifies with a multitude, and perhaps infinite (going beyond the current knowledge of genders) number
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A trip to the North East today, and some lovely images from this 1980 welcome booklet for users of Tyne & Wear PTE's new Metro system. My parents took me
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A wee story that came back to mind yesterday, it involves former News of the World Editor and chief advisor to Prime Minister David Cameron Andy Coulson, and, to this
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A few weeks ago I ran a giveaway for the paperback of A Thousand Ships. We asked everyone entering to share a story about a woman who inspired them. There
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I am going to start my thread on Edinburgh's sewer history with some topography, as it's very important for the simple reason that the sewage will only run downhill. So
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Thread: One of my favourite art galleries is in Edinburgh. The National Gallery on the Mound is one of the great treasures of Scotland. Here’s why a visit to the
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1/ Kicking off our #StoriesFromTheStore with MS 1, William Pringle Laird. This is a small business collection of only 2 items; an invoice book (1851-1853) & a letter book (1917-1919).
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