Media Training Update w/c 8th Dec

Edition 519

Good morning, it’s Monday 8th December. Here’s the final Briefing of 2025.

First up: time to bring the curtain down on the weekly video updates. We’ve covered a fair bit of ground over the last 12 months…

Next up: the dogs. Thanks to Stan and Leo for all their efforts this year, which have been minimal…

The Week Ahead:

Monday: John Swinney delivers speech on independence. 

Golden Globes nominations.


Tuesday: Rachel Reeves and Treasury ministers questioned in Parliament.

Turner Prize.


Wednesday: Australian ban on social media for under-16s takes effect.


Thursday: Andrew Bailey appears at Covid-19 Inquiry.

TIME Magazine Person of the Year 
(I don’t want to jump the gun but I’ve had a pretty decent 12 months…)

Friday:  UK GDP monthly estimates.


Sunday: Presidential election runoff in Chile.

Scottish League Cup final. 

Footnotes: 


Reaction to last week’s Word Of The Year includes this from reader Sarah:

“Your word of the year has really resonated with me. I can see how allowing the enjoyment enables a freedom of expression that is otherwise constrained. When I get the opportunity to do interviews I dread them but love the opportunity to share my passion for what we do, so I guess that’s enjoying really.”

Can’t face Mrs Brown’s Boys on Christmas Day?

On this day:

Reagan and Gorbachev signed an historic agreement to reduce the size of their nuclear arsenals on this day in 1987.

We’ll be back, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed in January.

If you are lucky enough to get a break in the weeks ahead we hope it’s happy and we hope it’s peaceful. (You deserve it.)