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Val McDermid

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Val McDermid

@valmcdermid

Crime writer, broadcaster, Scottish, mother, bidie-in, lesbian, feminist, McDermid Ladies fan, singer with Fun Lovin' Crime Writers, loves the sea & ellipses...

Joined March 2009

Val McDermid
@valmcdermid
Feb 1, 2022
I have this morning ended my lifelong support of @RaithRovers over their signing of the rapist David Goodwillie. I have cancelled next season’s shirt sponsorship over this disgusting and despicable move. This shatters any claim to be a community or family club. 1/2
Val McDermid
@valmcdermid
Jan 4, 2021
Nobody wants to go into lockdown; but @NicolaSturgeon lays out the case for so necessary a step with clarity and courage. A leader is someone whose first priority is what's best for their people, rather than running scared of the bad news because people might not like it.
Val McDermid
@valmcdermid
Mar 3, 2021
Some things never change... tweet one positive thing about @NicolaSturgeon and my Twitter feed fills to the brim with the bile and misogyny of the bots and the bigots. Every single time.
Val McDermid
@valmcdermid
Feb 1, 2022
Replying to @valmcdermid
2/2 Goodwillie has never expressed a shred of remorse for the rape he committed. His presence at Starks Park is a stain on the club. I’ll be tearing up my season ticket too. This is a heartbreaker for me and many other fans, I know.
Val McDermid
@valmcdermid
Mar 3, 2021
“As First Minister, I refused to follow the age-old pattern of allowing a powerful man to use his status and connections to get what he wants”.
Val McDermid
@valmcdermid
Sep 8, 2022
Though I’m republican by instinct, I felt great respect for the Queen. Duty, dignity and devotion her watchwords. But what I took away from meeting her was a genuine lively interest in the world around her. That, and a healthy sense of humour. RIP, now.
Val McDermid
@valmcdermid
Feb 1, 2022
It took you all day to come up with this? Fine PR strategy indeed.
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Val McDermid
@valmcdermid
Apr 10, 2020
My new look...
Val McDermid
@valmcdermid
May 5, 2022
Just when you thought people couldn’t stoop lower… rich tourists doing the North West 500 route have been helping themselves to the Lochinver Community Larder (a sort of food bank) Don’t you just love the benefits tourism brings to the Highlands?
Val McDermid
@valmcdermid
Feb 1, 2022
The thought of the rapist David Goodwillie running out on the pitch at Starks Park in a @RaithRovers shirt with my name on it makes me feel physically sick.
Val McDermid
@valmcdermid
Oct 19, 2019
I used to respect you @bbclaurak. Insulting a politician for doing their job, however, reduces that respect to shreds. #LostCredibility
Laura Kuenssberg
@bbclaurak
Oct 19, 2019
Right on cue!
Val McDermid
@valmcdermid
Jul 30, 2021
I know I’m a grownup but I still love driving the bus…
Val McDermid
@valmcdermid
Aug 2, 2022
How refreshing to hear a Tory politician tell the truth about how they view Scotland.
Marina Purkiss
@MarinaPurkiss
Aug 1, 2022
This abomination makes me want independence …and I’m not even Scottish
UK is with EU
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UK is with EU
Val McDermid
@valmcdermid
Jan 1, 2021
A very Happy New Year from our doorstep to yours. I hope 2021 is kinder to all of us and that we can be kinder to each other.