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Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco

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'Overplayed, tired, and twee': It's time to put down our traffic cones for good

'Overplayed, tired, and twee': It's time to put down our traffic cones for good

To cone, or not to cone: that is the question.  Pardon my use of Shakespeare , but I feel the Bard would have something witty to say about the...

03.07.2026 10

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Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco

'Starmer's nonsensical social media ban will only drive teens deeper into danger'

“Children will be given back their childhoods back.”  That is the opening line of the government’s press release announcing a ban on a number...

15.06.2026 20

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Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco

Why the double-job loophole allowing 24 MSPs to keep councillor jobs must close

Earlier this week, two SNP councillors resigned three weeks after being elected as MSPs.  City of Edinburgh councillors Simita Kumar and Kate...

04.06.2026 20

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Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco

Election chaos and sporting heartbreak: What I've learned about Scotland's capital

It has been a busy month in Scotland’s capital. As the dust clears, it seems there is no better way to dive into the complexities of a city than a...

19.05.2026 20

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Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco

Scotland is my home, but I might be forced to leave because of a ticking time bomb

There is a ticking clock in the back of my head. November 10, 2027. That is when my visa expires, and when, due to the intricate complexities of...

24.03.2026 30

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'My dad died 20 months after an MND diagnosis – I’m glad MSPs shut Pandora’s box'

My dad died from MND. A horrible disease, it stuck without warning and ravaged his muscles all too quickly. 20 months from diagnosis to death. At 10...

18.03.2026 30

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Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco

I Despair: The BBC has only itself to blame for BAFTAs Tourette's controversy

‘I Despair’… the reaction to John Davidson’s tics at the BAFTAs is another example of the BBC falling on its face, writes Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco....

23.02.2026 150

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Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco

Local councillors act like petulant children – no wonder people are scunnered

This article appears as part of the Unspun: Scottish Politics newsletter. From my perch in the press gallery, two floors above the Aberdeen City...

08.08.2025 30

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Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco

Americans want to move to Scotland— they might want to think twice My countrymen and women have a lot to offer. Yet, it’s become somewhat dull to hear the same refrain every time a new president gets into office.

It’s not a surprise Amercians are keen to move to Scotland.  Let’s be honest. Things aren’t great in the land of the free right now.  New...

17.05.2025 30

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Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco

It's time for the peerage system to go the way of the shilling Setting aside the talk of gifted tickets to Sabrina Carpenter shows or free suits from Lord Ali, the resignation list is perhaps the biggest example of cronyism in our country today.

This article appears as part of the Unspun: Scottish Politics newsletter. Another year, another list of ousted MPs and faceless civil servants.  ...

15.04.2025 30

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Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco