Iain MacGilleBhràith

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I like a LOT of shit**: 
outdoors - mountains (incl hill-walking, Munros, mountaineering/climbing, ski-touring & backpacking), cycling & (e!)MTBing, sailing 
science & tech, 
environment & energy (ecomodernism), 
politics (~mod, social-liberalism),
culture & language(s) - incl. en, gd (Gàidhlig), sco (Scots), fr, de…,
nuance & irony. 

I hate black-&-white simplism.
(PS While I like cats & dogs, I’m not into pics of them. Oh & I don’t like fancy dress.)

**so expect toots about all & any!

I still miss Twitter for #politics & #econ type stuff so dip in & there’s a good debate about #growth - lamenting our lack of it - started by a good blogpost by Sam Bowman (generally of a thoughtful free markets disposition):
https://www.sambowman.co/p/britain-is-a-developing-country

But David Henig (here @DavidHenig) makes an excellent point**:

Britain is a developing country

We aren't leading the world: we're trying to catch up

Consumer Surplus
2/ A few more photos I like:

Well that was an absolutely wonderful wee holiday in the south west of #Cymru / #Wales - mainly Sir Benfro / #Pembrokeshire - doing some stunning coastal #walking along the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path and a bit of inland #rambling (as well as some eating and #beer drinking!).

Somehow managed to dodge all the - at times very heavy - rain and showers!

My feed had alerted me to the first signs of the mountain goat (chamois / ibex) apocalypse starting across Europe.
And we were all worrying about zombies…

w/ @bergmeister & @viajarapie

Grand wee cycle from Milngavie to Helensburgh via the West Highland and John Muir Ways.
Beautiful warm spring day. Last of the bluebells still in the woods.
Cracking views N from the northern edge of the Kilpatrick Hills to the mountains ringing Loch Lomond. And the wee Dumpling in front!

#LochLomond #Outdoors #Cycling #Scotland

Some pics from a cracking week ski-touring in the Bernese Oberland (now that I’m home and have some reception!)

#SkiTouring #Ski #Mountaineering #Outdoors #Backcountry
#Switzerland #Alps

In the western Bernese Oberland!
But spring is on hold with fresh snow, cold and wind! Nice in between; a bit brutal at times… should be better from tomorrow.

#SkiTouring #SkiMountainering #Switzerland #BerneseOberland #Alps

I’m not entirely convinced that a man who didn’t understand Dover understands Kafka…

Or when to shut TF up.
#UKPol

To make Dan’s point more explicitly:

This “degree of leadership churn…” *is* “a symptom of profound crisis.”
🤷‍♂️

#UKPol

My beautiful wee old* racing yacht is in the water ready for another season and what an evening it was to be out!
#Scotland #sunset #gloaming (which might be a rare hashtag?!)

*99 years old!