Iain MacLaren

@iainmacl

Scot in Ireland/astrophysicist/educator/bluffer. Citizenship stolen from me.

Galway on the Atlantic coast medium.com/@iainmacl Joined January 2009

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Iain MacLaren @iainmacl Nov 17, 2025

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open.spotify.com how it was Froman · how it was · Song · 2025

Iain MacLaren @iainmacl Nov 3, 2025

theguardian.com/education/2025…

www.theguardian.com UK university halted human rights research after pressure from China Exclusive: Leading professor at Sheffield Hallam was told to cease research on supply chains and forced labour in China after demands from authorities

Iain MacLaren @iainmacl Oct 24, 2025

"This was not just a win for Plaid Cymru, but a convincing one. " A pity that much of the London media are still obsessed with Labour and Reform. Time for the celtic nations to assert their rights and say goodbye to the yoke of English nationalism

Iain MacLaren @iainmacl Oct 24, 2025

Brilliant result theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/o…

www.theguardian.com Plaid Cymru ousts Labour in Caerphilly byelection Rhun ap Iorwerth’s party seizes Senedd seat, beating Reform UK into second place

Iain MacLaren @iainmacl Oct 16, 2025

theguardian.com/environment/20…

www.theguardian.com Plug-in hybrids pollute almost as much as petrol cars, report finds Analysis of 800,000 European cars found real-world pollution from plug-in hybrids nearly five times greater than lab tests