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Michelle Thomson

@MichelleThomson

Former MSP/MP. Irked by misuse of ‘crescendo' 🎶 . speaker, conference chair, politico. Border terrier lover. ‘’Admirably blunt’’. it’s all in the book…
Scotland Joined February 2009
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Michelle Thomson @MichelleThomson
And this is exactly why @RogMull continues to press the @scotgov to outlaw SLAPPs - do we really think it is only Brand that silenced women in this way?
Dan Neidle Verified account @DanNeidle 2d
On Thursday I wrote about the 2014 injunction Russell Brand obtained against a woman who accused him of assault.

I've now obtained the final order. It's breathtaking.

She had no lawyer. No trial. Yet she was silenced for life - even barred from speaking to the police.

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Michelle Thomson @MichelleThomson
Any political autobiography allows a chance for reflection, maturity and wisdom to emerge from the heat of battle. It’s a pity that Humza Yousaf misses this opportunity and even more of a pity he is making utterly baseless claims about the repeal of single sex marriage by Forbes.
The Scotsman Verified account @TheScotsman Oct 2
Humza Yousaf brand's Kate Forbes leadership campaign 'disastrous' trib.al/Wluk9Nn
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Michelle Thomson @MichelleThomson
There’s being telt @RoryStewartUK and there’s being telt by one of our most eminent historians!
MP @P14Murray Sep 29
There is a reason that ‘Middleland’ is not a historical concept nor dealt with in histories of Scotland or Great Britain. That’s because it is a modern political concept designed to muddy the realities of borders which have bounded jurisdictions with only small changes since 1237
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