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Making my famous homemade scotch pies, and, as usual, getting lots of ‘helpful’ advice. No, I’m not putting a bay leaf in the mixture. They’re a scam. #herbgate

Was there ever a more amusing collection of short stories than ‘In Highland Harbours’ by Neil Munro, or a better Scottish sitcom than its TV adaption ‘The Vital Spark’?

With all the Israel/Hamas stuff going on, you don't hear much about the 16 million Christians displaced by jihadists in Africa. opendoors.org.za/media-release-….

Keir Starmer said this in 2023: “Every day seems to bring a new existential risk to British farming. “Losing a farm is not like losing any other business, you can’t come back.” Yesterday the Labour government threw farmers under a bus. Deceitful and shameful. #InheritanceTax

Thanks to everyone who came along to my ‘how to write the first chapter of a crime novel’ workshop yesterday at the Aberfoyle & Strathard Book Festival - what a beautiful setting. Your homework is awaited for marking!

Huge delays on the Edinburgh to Glasgow ScotRail line, but I suppose it is a little chilly today.

#StockingFillersForBooklovers William McIntyre bestdefence.biz

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Edinburgh. Chez Jules: bread, butter, olives, French onion soup, goat cheese salad, two steak frites, side salad, one red wine, one soft drink, one coffee £35.60. 2x Gordon Ramsay burger and fries, no starters, drinks or atmosphere £36.

Scottish National Portrait Gallery is a treasure with amazing works of art. Which makes me wonder how this sneaked in. I mean, Sean Connery?

Saw a documentary on TV where all the MPs were idiotic simpletons who didn't have a clue what they were doing and the country was run by power mad civil servants. It should be shown in schools.

I hope Rangers Football Club are sending Bilbao the bill for that for ripped shirt

Regarding Ms Chapman & the Equalities, Human Rights, and Civil Justice committee at Holyrood the scottish parliament can remove a member from a committee but only on a motion from the committee (rule 6.3.5) parliament.scot/about/how-parl… The committee needs to reflect on its reputatiom

Discussing the effect of the two Lord Advocate’s References which combined to effectively abolish the corroboration requirement in Scotland on Sean Toal youtube.com/shorts/7AdfSAg… via YouTube

Seems the BMA has different ideas on how to achieve proper remuneration for its members than Law Society Scotland who think lawyers sticking a ‘Save Legal Aid’ logo on their emails should do the trick.

For those who ask, 'How can you defend someone you know is guilty?' JUDGE NOT #15 in the Best Defence series coming your way Friday 13th (After all the famous people who've been kind enough to endorse my books, this time I've stayed closer to home)

Chapter 1 of 'Judge Not' is a fictionalised account of my time defending a former commando—accurate in detail, with names changed. More insights in my author's note at the end of the book. Read Chapter 1 at bestdefence.biz/judgenot or grab the paperback today—Kindle out Friday!

Too kind. Cheque's in the post.

For many, health care in Scotland already privatised. Speaking to a friend today who has suspected heart problems. Saw GP Feb 2024, referred to cardiologist Nov 2024. Echo recommended. Not put on waiting list until Jan 2025. Now told waiting list is 46 weeks. He's going private.