Prime Minister was in the capital
The Prime Minister visited First Minister John Swinney at Bute House on Sunday afternoon – the first trip away from Westminster since Sir Keir Starmer took up his post.
He arrived and left by the back door depriving the press of “that shot” at the front door of Number 6 Charlotte Square.
All the Scottish press – broadcast, print and photographers – were at the front door in a media pen, but vocal and loud protests about Gaza and Sir Keir’s refusal to support a ceasefire appear to have put paid to any plans for a front step welcome.
Earlier on Sunday there was already widespread concern published online about the prospect of “significant violence”. There was no violence at Bute House, just loud protests from pro Palestinians who eventually handed the megaphones to three young children who all knew the chants off by heart.
The Edinburgh Reporter was at Bute House (although only broadcasters were allowed to go inside for any interviews with the First Minister or the Prime Minister). We spoke to one of the protesters, Paul Laverty who is a screenwriter (I, Daniel Blake and other Ken Loach films).
This is what he had to say about his reasons for being there:
In Craigmillar this summer
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What’s on
The Adam Bruce Thomson exhibition continues at the City Art Centre. The exhibition is accompanied by a book – Adam Bruce Thomson: The Quiet Path (Sansom & Company, 2024) ‑ written by Dr Helen Scott with a foreword by Sir Alexander McCall Smith CBE, who says: “Attention to the work of Adam Bruce Thomson is long overdue and much welcomed. Helen Scott is to be thanked for reminding us of a very fine artist who has not received the attention he is undoubtedly due.”
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