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scottdougal.bsky.social
Strategy, communications, digital and partnerships for World Sailing. Fail we may, sail me must. Face like a dad.
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Cyriel bloody Dessers, football genius.

submitted 5 hours ago • 1 comment

*Either of my children playing a video game at any point in the last 10 years* Me: What are you playing? Them: [whatever it is] Me: Oh yeah - I’ve completed it.

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

“Populist appointment” aye?

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

Another changing room “experience” confirms that for - some people - a gym membership is a license to walk around in the scud.

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

Good evening and welcome to Saturday night dad in the kitchen.

submitted 12 days ago • 1 comment

Chippy tea.

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submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

Sad news. Terrific writer and terrific company.

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

This is why social media is still good

submitted 25 days ago • 3 comments

As a former journalist, I’d say the biggest cop-out in journalism is ‘I didn’t write the headline.’ 🧵

submitted 25 days ago • 2 comments

This - by @tom-clark.bsky.social - on the politically unmentionable issue of wealth is very good. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

Look at this lad. Joyous.

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

Settle in.

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

Truly one of this nation’s saving graces. *salutes* www.bbc.com/news/article...

submitted 35 days ago • 1 comment

I'm enjoying writing these Substack Posts around my memoir Maybe I'm Amazed (out in March). This is about heightened perception, music, autism... and Television's Marquee Moon maybeimamazed.substack.com/p/senses-wor...

submitted 38 days ago • 10 comments

Caveat - Lou Reed was 46 when New York was released (although everyone at the time carried on like he was absolutely ancient*). Mac is 65. *See also Neil Young, who was all of 45 when Weld came out but was discussed like he was a rock n roll Methuselah.

submitted 40 days ago • 1 comment

Idle daydream - Ian McCulloch has a career renaissance with an album called Liverpool, a la Lou Reed with New York.

submitted 40 days ago • 1 comment