Graham Morton
@scepticallyopen
“The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity”. “Be curious, not judgemental”
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Appreciated @mikewills_sport’s pieces about Macclesfield — but was hoping that one of the pictures he had seen and would mention might have been of Brian Redhead, co-presenter of @bbcr4today from 1975 until 1993. everything.explained.today/%5C/Brian_Redh… #r4today #BrianRedhead #Macclesfield
✍️ A New Year's resolution for our MSPs: don't be a passenger Why enter politics just to fill out the backbenches? My column (standing in for @therachelamery): scotsman.com/news/politics/…
“How tawdry this whole episode has been. How cheap it makes our parliament appear and how immersed in their own self-importance the party of government has sunk”. Me in @HolyroodDaily on the Angela Constance & grooming gangs affair. holyrood.com/editors-column…
A great story to read over Xmas. Northallerton, a town that repudiates the hate and divisiveness of Reform, Matt Goodwin et al, treating asylum seekers as human. True Brits.’A place of welcome’: Yorkshire town rallies round to help asylum seekers via @FT giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/ac…
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‘A place of welcome’: Yorkshire town rallies round to help asylum seekers
Churches and community groups in Northallerton provide food, clothing and company for refugee families
In North Shields, the ‘Walk of Hope’ will show you how @tynewearcitizen leaders are taking democracy into their own hands. Read the full story here: theguardian.com/society/2025/d…
"Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy." Thomas Merton (Jan. 31, 1915 - Dec. 10, 1968)
Perhaps most damning for supporters of Scottish Parliament… ‘The institution which is absent in this analysis is the Scottish Parliament. With good reason: it is largely irrelevant.’
Wake up call from Our Scottish Future. sceptical.scot/2025/12/enough…
The Times was always one of my newspapers of choice. It was stodgy and slow, but it strove for accuracy and avoided the Murdoch agenda where possible. And it wasn’t barking mad like the Telegraph. Now, though, it’s changed. When the FT is available, why choose The Times?
On Scotland Tonight last night discussing Sheku Bayoh Inquiry and the implications of Lord Bracadale's resignation #ShekuBayoh #PublicInquiry
I strongly recommend you watch this eye-opening #channel4news piece by @SecKermani 🙏🏼 It explains so much of the brutality wrought on innocent 🇵🇸 civilians by IDF🇮🇱 troops. Inside Israel's elite military academy accused of extremism channel4.com/news/inside-is… via @SecKermani
On Private Passions at noon @BBCRadio3 The pioneering choreographer Shobana Jeyasingh who has produced more than 60 original works. Her most recent is inspired by The Tempest. Shobana's music includes Mozart, Messiaen, Arvo Part and Purcell.
Two years after 7 October, when my community was attacked & my parents taken hostage, I reflected back on that dark day and on where I think we must go next. Compassion has to lead us, not hatred. Written with my parents and my community of Nir Oz in my heart & mind today.…
Banned from studying in #Afghanistan, medical students Omulbanin Sultani and Atifa Mohammadi found hope through @LindaFoundation. Now thriving at the University of St Andrews, they share their journey so far with @aminiarchives. hyphenonline.com/2025/10/06/afg…
The leader of the Catholic church said there was 'no room for indifference or resignation', just days after the US president described climate change as a 'con job' on.ft.com/4nqPfoZ
Morning everyone I hope you are well. Some early morning light catching Slater's Bridge in Little Langdale. Have a great day. #LakeDistrict
Very sorry to see that Ming Campbell has died. Few MPs I have known have been so obviously a real gentleman.
Menzies Campbell on Syrian refugees: UK should not allow arguments about immigration to stand in the way of humanity #r4today
I remember Menzies Campbell as a fellow Fife MP and a friend who was always great to work with across party lines, who shared a strong sense of social justice and a belief in international cooperation. One of the great leaders of our times and a decent, compassionate man. RIP
Menzies Campbell was perhaps the most courteous, tolerant, wry and kind MP I’ve known, and I’ve encountered hundreds. This is not at all to denigrate him with faint praise. These are important virtues that are becoming worryingly rare in our political class and in society more…
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