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Tim Doherty

@Tim_ODoherty
 Glasgow / Fife & Angus
Joined December 2021
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Half of all 2002/3-born Welsh children were granted SEN provision. However, against a backdrop of compounding dysfunction in Scotland and England, Wales turned the ship around. How 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 grasped the nettle and fixed its special needs system: a comprehensive summary. 🧵1/25
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max tempers (@maxtempers) profile picturemax tempers
@maxtempers24 Aug 2025
Onward don't seem to recognise that half of all Welsh children have special needs! Cut the education system some slack.
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EXC: Stephen Flynn accused of having 'no respect' for Scotland after [...] Can't even finish the parody. Catastrophically boring rubbish pumped out by these sorts of outlets.
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The National (@ScotNational) profile pictureThe National
@ScotNationalMay 5
Reform UK have been left red-faced after making a basic spelling error in a campaign video thenational.scot/news/260790…
Reform candidate humiliated over basic Scottish spelling error in campaign video

Reform candidate humiliated over basic Scottish spelling error in campaign video

REFORM UK have been left red-faced after making a basic spelling error in a campaign video ...

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The Bell
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Exclusive: The Bell has learned political editor of the Daily Record, Paul Hutcheon, has quit, after an alleged affair with Labour MP for East Kilbride, Joani Reid. As reported by Private Eye, Hutcheon oversaw favourable exclusives of Reid at his paper in past few months.
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Good reminder of the SNP's early antics.
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The Critic (@TheCriticMag) profile pictureThe Critic
@TheCriticMagOct 27
New columnist John MacLeod on how he — unwittingly — participated in one of the biggest upsets of the Holyrood election. thecritic.co.uk/dont-write-o…
Don’t write off Reform in Scotland | John MacLeod | The Critic Magazine

Don’t write off Reform in Scotland | John MacLeod | The Critic Magazine

John MacLeod’s weekly column “Western Approaches” reflects on Scottish politics and culture, among other things, from the Isle of Lewis. As a redoubtable Lewisman, little ever triggers me. And not…

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Might actually give this one a watch. Imagine Offord and the McGill's guy ganging up on Foyer. Would be like a blood sport.
BBC Debate Night (@bbcdebatenight) profile pictureBBC Debate Night@bbcdebatenightOct 27
Tomorrow, join Debate Night in Airdrie On the panel: David Linden, Michael Shanks, Malcolm Offord, Roz Foyer, and Ralph Roberts Wednesday 28th October, 9pm on @BBCScotland and @BBCiPlayer Apply to be in the audience now: eu.castitreach.com/ag/mentor… #bbcdn
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My 2026 ASN forecast: 45.5% (+2.5) On a good string of nice round numbers: 40.5, 43.0. Perhaps a sign? Estimate last year was 42.7%.
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Carol Mochan MSP (@CMochan) profile pictureCarol Mochan MSP@CMochanOct 26
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John Grady MP@johnadgradyOct 26
The McCrimmon family have campaigned against knife crime with great courage after the death of their beloved son, Kory. They and I support @VSScotland's call for @scotgov to review why young people become involved in knife crime. My question today to the Home Secretary 👇
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Tim Doherty@Tim_ODohertySep 10
👇 What we have here is a sitting councillor and former leader of the Edinburgh Greens explicitly expressing support for the banned terrorist group Palestine Action, after proscription (5 July 2025) - a potential offence under the Terrorism Act.
Susan Rae (@susan4leithwalk) profile pictureSusan Rae@susan4leithwalk8 Sep 2025
Saturday’s Edinburgh protest was peaceful, silent and really powerful. Huge thanks to Susan the Steward (so patient!) Lennie and the Circle of Witnesses - and those who travelled from aw the ‘airts. #FreePalestine
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Internal Scottish Government emails during BHA negotiations: where 'lines' must be prepared in anticipation of people asking the SNP about their willingness to partner with the Greens given their 'stance on the anti-semitism definition'.
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Major investigation from The Sunday Times - the Scottish state is paying a minimum of £27m a year to around 800 public sector workers, in the NHS, councils, police etc who do not have a job, but they cannot be made redundant owing to SNP policy thetimes.com/uk/scotland/art…
Revealed: Scottish state pays staff £27m for jobs that don’t exist

Revealed: Scottish state pays staff £27m for jobs that don’t exist

An SNP ban on compulsory redundancy means 800 public-sector ‘ghost workers’ are on full pay even though their roles are gone

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Burnhamism is spreading...
Brasil Alternativo (@bralternativo_) profile pictureBrasil Alternativo
@bralternativo_Oct 24
🚨🇧🇷 Lula: “Nunca as pessoas do Sul e do Sudeste se preocupam com o Nordeste”.
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SNP send benefits abroad to 'heat homes' despite Scots struggling with freezing homes scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/n…
SNP send benefits abroad to 'heat homes' despite Scots freezing home struggles

SNP send benefits abroad to 'heat homes' despite Scots freezing home struggles

With a freezing winter coming up, alongside sky-high heating bills, the Scottish Government's decision to send heating payments abroad has been questioned by Reform.

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Good to see a major party calling out the mind-bending and ludicrous excesses of the CWH payment. 👇
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Reform UK Scotland (@ReformUKScot) profile pictureReform UK Scotland
@ReformUKScotOct 23
The SNP has no respect for public money.
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ICYMI 👇 The full history of the exciting rectorial election in St Andrews, featuring insider accounts of the collapse of the University's progressive bloc and the masterful campaign which saw the technocrats storm back.
Tim Doherty (@Tim_ODoherty) profile pictureTim Doherty@Tim_ODohertyOct 18
The St Andrews rectorial election of 2026 The full story of Q Manivannan's collapse, an enormous turnout surge and a Ministry of Defence analyst's "chieftain strategy". tdscot.substack.com/p/the-st…
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The horse 🐴 grifter. tdscot.substack.com/p/horse-…
Josh Housden (@JoshHousden) profile pictureJosh Housden@JoshHousdenOct 20
Restore Britain's Makerfield candidate Rebecca Shepherd is standing again in the Hindley Green ward (Wigan) by-election next month, November 12
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The St Andrews rectorial election of 2026 The full story of Q Manivannan's collapse, an enormous turnout surge and a Ministry of Defence analyst's "chieftain strategy". tdscot.substack.com/p/the-st…
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During the campaign, Manivannan sowed doubt about election integrity. "This is not a free and fair election". On results night his Marisite bloc suffered a huge swing against it. He won 17.7% of the vote (-37.4). The MoD analyst A Bernhoff won a landslide of 67% after transfers.
The Scotsman (@TheScotsman) profile pictureThe Scotsman
@TheScotsmanOct 17
Q Manivannan loses bid to become rector of St Andrews University trib.al/SsgTv0a
Q Manivannan loses bid to become rector of St Andrews University

Q Manivannan loses bid to become rector of St Andrews University

The result follows an intervention by Monty Python founder John Cleese, a former rector of the institution

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Bernhoff's appeal was similar to that of M Brunner, who came 3rd in 2023. Brunner stood in 2026, winning ~800 votes, but had backed Bernhoff in public. So: a huge swing between camps 2023-6 - rejection of the outgoing Rector's style - which even Manivannan eventually criticised.
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🚨 Have been informed from my source that Q Manivannan has LOST. Arthur Bernhoff has been elected with around 3,000 votes. For context, 2,677 votes were cast across all candidates in the 2023 election.
Tim Doherty (@Tim_ODoherty) profile pictureTim Doherty@Tim_ODohertyOct 16
Team Manivannan have apparently admitted that "Arthur [Bernhoff] is polling much more strongly than expected". Seems Manivannan doesn't expect to win. He's said he's "not fussed [about doing the job]". Remember: he's the replacement candidate for a woman who got 55% of the vote.
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