Alex Orr
@alex_m_orr
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Lover of fine #gin & #tweed. Member @libertonrugby. MD @orbit_agency. Committed #europhile and tortured supporter @Scotlandteam. All views expressed are my own.
Edinburgh
Joined October 2014
Donald Dewar died 25 years ago today. This is a column I wrote in The Times on the 20th anniversary of his death. No paywall. Link: https://t.co/8BDnSEBG6E
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.@edinburghcastle looking pretty in blue ππ΅ @welovehistory #edinburghcastle #edinburgh #blue π°
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The irony of those using the flags of St George and St Andrew for anti-immigration purposes #Immigration #RefugeesWelcome #Refugees
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Many thanks to @edinburghpaper for publishing my picture of St Michael and All Saints Church #Edinburgh
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Very good Indy poll
Scots would vote to leave the Union should an independence referendum be held tomorrow, and there would be a pro-independence majority at Holyrood, a new poll has found
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Great visit to #AdvocatesLibrary as part of doors open day, including re-enactment of the trial of notorious Edinburgh merchant, Deacon Brodie #DoorsOpenDay #DoorsOpenDay2025
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MSPs: Join @VersusArthritis at @ScotParl Burns Room, Thurs Sept 25, 1:00β2:15pm. Drop in for lunch, Play Your Cards Right, receive bespoke briefings, meet healthcare professionals & people with arthritis who want to Make MSK Matter for 1 in 3 Scots living with arthritis & MSK.
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EXC: A senior German politician has desribed the impact of Brexit as "extremely sad and troubling" & leaving behind "an entire generation" adding he would welcome Scotland back into the EU (with or without the UK). https://t.co/cpFXv0bcQm
heraldscotland.com
Brexit is 'leaving behind an entire generation' of young people, according to a senior German politician who said Scotland would be welcomed backβ¦
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Who are the 11% who approve?
Government approval falls to its lowest level since Labour took office, with a net score of -61 (fieldwork 13-15 Sep 2025) Approve: 11% (-1 from 6-8 Sep) Disapprove: 72% (+3) Net: -61 (-4)
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I have always found it intriguing that those most in favour of #Brexit are most resistant to asylum seekers. The irony being that Brexit made it harder to control this group than if we had remained in the EU. @GlasgowEurope @euromovescot #asylum #RefugeesWelcome
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Scotland, and Rhona Lloyd in particular, deserved that moment to bow out on. It was always going to be a step too far against England, but this team has taken huge strides in this World Cup and done themselves proud. Now letβs see how Scottish Rugby plan to build on it.
Tears of pride π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ π Scotland fight right to the very end at the Women's Rugby World Cup, as Rhona Lloyd's scores a last-gasp try against England in the quarter-final. π #BBCRugby
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Looks like a tram has hit a car, bottom of Lothian Road #Edinburgh @EdinburghLive_ @edinburghpaper @EdinReporter @stved
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Looks like a tram has hit a car, bottom of Lothian Road #Edinburgh @EdinburghLive_ @edinburghpaper @EdinReporter @stved
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Holyrood Voting Intention: Constituency: SNP: 37% (-11) LAB: 17% (-5) REF: 16% (NEW) LDM: 12% (+5) CON: 12% (-10) GRN: 5% (+4) List: SNP: 32% (-8) LAB: 16% (-2) REF: 16% (NEW) LDM: 14% (+9) CON: 12% (-11) GRN: 8% (=) Via @Moreincommon_, On 21 Aug-1 Sep, Changes w/ GE2024.
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Dundee-built! One of the most famous polar shipwrecks has been filmed in detail on the sea floor off the coast of Greenland for the first time. The Terra Nova carried Captain Scott and his men on their doomed expedition to reach the South Pole more than a century ago. The
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Here are our 2025 results in the @edinburghpaper with thanks to @alex_m_orr
https://t.co/YKFHt9xdih Some of our winners again..
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