Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @sima_kotecha
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
102
Earliest tweet was on
2023-02-10
Latest tweet was on
2023-02-21
Tweets covering
10 days
Average age of authors' accounts
8 years
Summarization
In the past four years, 47 police officers in Scotland have been able to retire or resign from their posts while facing misconduct proceedings. This is allowed due to current laws, which Newsnight's Sima Kotecha and Hannah Sbee are investigating. The public has criticized Police Scotland for allowing this, and many are calling for a law change in order to get justice for those affected by retired or resigned officers
Topic Modeling
- Police misconduct proceedings in Scotland
- Law-enforcement processes in England and Wales
- Public faith in Police Scotland
- Retirement or resignation of police officers - related issues
- UK government promises related to migrants
Emotional Analysis
The tweets express a range of emotions, from anger and frustration to hope and determination. The primary emotion expressed is outrage at the lack of accountability in Scotland's police force, where officers facing misconduct allegations are allowed to retire or resign without consequences. This injustice is further highlighted by the fact that in England and Wales, proceedings continue despite officers' retirement or resignation. Additionally, there is a sense of hopelessness among members of the public, who feel that their complaints are disregarded and that the police are investigating themselves. Finally, there is a desire for change, with people calling for misconduct hearings to take place after retirement/resignation and for the law to be changed.
Trend Analysis
- Police misconduct in Scotland and England/Wales
- Protection of rights of prisoners and victims
- Investigation of senior management in Scotland police
- PTSD caused by war
- Migration and underage girls in the UK
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
21
Percentage of total tweets
20%
Number of Original tweets
4
Percentage of total tweets
3%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
102
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
73
Percentage of total tweets
71%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
12
Percentage of total tweets
11%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
11
Percentage of total tweets
10%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
Source | Count |
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Twitter for Android | 35 |
Twitter for iPhone | 32 |
Twitter Web App | 27 |
Twitter for iPad | 6 |
Twitter Media Studio | 1 |
What devices were used to tweet

Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
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BBCNewsnight | BBC Newsnight | Welcome! Find us weekdays 10:30pm on BBC Two with @KirstyWark, @vicderbyshire & @faisalislam, or anytime on Facebook and YouTube https://t.co/PYmstwQbyP | 726,315 |
Awarding_Women | Snuggles๐๐๐Sheila ๐ | Creator of @Woman_InBiz #WomanInBizHour #fibrowarrior anti-corruption #AnimalLover #StrongerTogether #QueenOf x 3 ๐ | 20,229 |
stewartmaclean | Stewart Maclean | Editor, BBC Newsnight | 8,259 |
RajeshThind | Rajesh Thind | Director, Writer, Producer of Films, TV, Stage & Prose. BAFTA & European Film Academy Member. Suaviter in modo, fortiter in re. https://t.co/61wxCv7ub6 | 7,199 |
EmirNader | Emir Nader | BBC correspondent and investigative filmmaker, focus Middle East & North Africa. @BBCArabic and beyond ๐ฌ๐ง๐ช๐ฌ emir.nader@bbc.co.uk | 5,775 |
HRRBFireSafety | Phil Murphy | Former soldier (10 Regt RCT), Firefighter (Gtr Mcr FRS) & Tech IFE. Medically retired: #VestibularDisorder, #Menieres. #Disabled. State unaffiliated media. | 5,487 |
CopCrime | Cop Crime | Crime within law enforcement and the judiciary. Please subscribe to your local news outlets. | 5,095 |
solutionistAl | Al Mak - ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ๐ช๐บ๐ฌ๐ง3.5% ๐ช๐บFBPE๐ช๐บ | Solutionist: Standing up for what is right๐บ๐ฆ๐ช๐บ#FBPE๐ช๐บ#FBPR- Reform Tax laws for a fairer society, supports British style FBI to protect against corruption | 4,529 |
09EA63 | Jim Toms | A normal bloke, happy family guy. With a few interests (planes, trains, tanks etc), oh, & an MBA from @uniofleicester. I was a soldier once. Insta: @09EA63 | 3,542 |
sohailanjum | Sohail Anjum ๐น๐ท ๐ธ๐พ | Photographer (Portraits/Landscape) |Festival Director https://t.co/1ECBqQNF7e |Post COVID19 Doc - https://t.co/jaw5n0ONl3 | 2,757 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
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Awarding_Women | Snuggles๐๐๐Sheila ๐ | Creator of @Woman_InBiz #WomanInBizHour #fibrowarrior anti-corruption #AnimalLover #StrongerTogether #QueenOf x 3 ๐ | 18,989 |
HRRBFireSafety | Phil Murphy | Former soldier (10 Regt RCT), Firefighter (Gtr Mcr FRS) & Tech IFE. Medically retired: #VestibularDisorder, #Menieres. #Disabled. State unaffiliated media. | 5,253 |
solutionistAl | Al Mak - ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ๐ช๐บ๐ฌ๐ง3.5% ๐ช๐บFBPE๐ช๐บ | Solutionist: Standing up for what is right๐บ๐ฆ๐ช๐บ#FBPE๐ช๐บ#FBPR- Reform Tax laws for a fairer society, supports British style FBI to protect against corruption | 4,714 |
ben31754623 | ben | - | 4,710 |
stevexe42 | Steve ๐ท๐ | Husband/Dad - and Exeter City! | 4,057 |
EmirNader | Emir Nader | BBC correspondent and investigative filmmaker, focus Middle East & North Africa. @BBCArabic and beyond ๐ฌ๐ง๐ช๐ฌ emir.nader@bbc.co.uk | 3,502 |
citzgirl | Janice Mills | She/ her @Citzsgirl@mastodon.scot | 3,288 |
BBCNewsnight | BBC Newsnight | Welcome! Find us weekdays 10:30pm on BBC Two with @KirstyWark, @vicderbyshire & @faisalislam, or anytime on Facebook and YouTube https://t.co/PYmstwQbyP | 3,089 |
McnallyDavidJ | Dave ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ช๐บ | If youโre not outraged, youโre not paying attention. Never let them get away with it. | 2,806 |
railroad2020 | Addyroamer | - | 2,735 |
Most active users
Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
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JamesMunro5 | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟInterested in history, fishing, cycling, art, interesting places etc. Bored with coronaviruses. Likes sunflowers๐ป | 5 |
RogerthePolice | Retired cop now working in home care. https://t.co/n4D0RcGdsE | 3 |
AWoollies | โ๏ธ๐๐ฑ๏ธ๐งถ๐๐โ๐ฆบ | 3 |
out_police | Concerned about dirty underhand methods of PSD / Legal. Promotions for cover-ups appear the culture. Coincidental retirement when identified for misconduct. | 3 |
ben31754623 | - | 3 |
anniehirdman | Mother of an inspiring son , loyal , honest , always learning ๐๐ | 3 |
MoiAliEdinburgh | Author, consultant, trainer, NXD.โฅ๏ธ miniatures, Ford Anglias, ๐, diversity, justice, good governance. Hate bigotry & bullies. Remain in Europe & UK | 3 |
HansaKotecha | - | 2 |
tvk44733338 | - | 2 |
stewartmaclean | Editor, BBC Newsnight | 2 |
Tweets per day

Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
ID | Text | Retweet count |
---|---|---|
1625897647365128194 | When police officers in Scotland retire or resign whilst misconduct proceedings are being held against them, proceedings are dropped47 officers have done so in the past 4 years. But in England and Wales, proceedings continue@sima_kotecha investigates | https://t.co/P0zxS1DNGF https://t.co/9rqq4cNN3l | 7 |
1625409029894811649 | New from Newsnightโs @sima_kotecha @hannahsbee - how dozens of police officers facing misconduct allegations in Scotland have been allowed to retire or resign before process concludes. Reports across BBC News today and full story tonight on Newsnight https://t.co/uBDGKwyaXQ | 5 |
1625501643424022528 | @sima_kotecha @hannahsbee I took early retirement, causing a misconduct proceeding against me to be dropped. The criminal case still went ahead. Misconduct hearings should still take place after retirement/resignation, the law needs changing. | 1 |
1625606900904493057 | Reports tonight from @EmirNader on Syria.. @katelamble on green road plans.. @sima_kotecha on Scottish police. JOIN US AT 10.30pm on BBC2 4/4 | 1 |
1627696766836416512 | @sima_kotecha We have been waiting for almost 2years for the promise made by UK govt to evacuate us.-ACRS- A process that can be implemented in 3months, but until now we have not received any answer regarding our cases.pay serious attention to this issue.-BEK Security personnel- | 1 |
1626158052004036609 | @sima_kotecha Itโs a beautiful city | 1 |
1625554332023128065 | @MoiAliEdinburgh @sima_kotecha @hannahsbee I think police management would resist misconduct hearings continuing after resignation/retiral, because they lose their ability to pressure/bully the cop into accepting their decisions. | 0 |
1625526156416978945 | @RogerthePolice @sima_kotecha @hannahsbee If a hearing go head after retirement, presumably the "accused" can shrug and ignore it, unless there's a possible impact on pension etc? | 0 |
1625548552565825536 | @JamesMunro5 @sima_kotecha @hannahsbee That is why the law needs to be changed, so the cop has to attend the hearing. They can no longer be sacked, but it would be possible to fine them, or have their past record altered to show a misconduct warning & they could not join another force. | 0 |
1625550171584008210 | @sima_kotecha @hannahsbee I called for this five years agoโฆ https://t.co/GfVNmMmC2B | 0 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
ID | Text | Like count |
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1625897647365128194 | When police officers in Scotland retire or resign whilst misconduct proceedings are being held against them, proceedings are dropped47 officers have done so in the past 4 years. But in England and Wales, proceedings continue@sima_kotecha investigates | https://t.co/P0zxS1DNGF https://t.co/9rqq4cNN3l | 23 |
1625409029894811649 | New from Newsnightโs @sima_kotecha @hannahsbee - how dozens of police officers facing misconduct allegations in Scotland have been allowed to retire or resign before process concludes. Reports across BBC News today and full story tonight on Newsnight https://t.co/uBDGKwyaXQ | 6 |
1625501643424022528 | @sima_kotecha @hannahsbee I took early retirement, causing a misconduct proceeding against me to be dropped. The criminal case still went ahead. Misconduct hearings should still take place after retirement/resignation, the law needs changing. | 4 |
1625954413918490624 | I hope this message is heard and change is made. As a member of the public, my complaints were disregarded , how can we have faith in @PoliceScotland when they investigate themselves ! Thank you @sima_kotecha @KirstyWark @BBCNewsnight for bringing this issue to light https://t.co/r7XVtV8dNj | 4 |
1626482076198506496 | #FF @KatyRickittITV @sima_kotecha @MiraSorvino @ScandiTina @dexterandjones @randomsasha #FrolickingFriday reaches us once more! Have a great weekend hey | 3 |
1625421296073834498 | @sima_kotecha @hannahsbee I would assume that if it's just misconduct instead of gross misconduct it's below the bar for criminal prosecution. Therefore stopping the investigation saves taxpayers money as the worst outcome would be dismissal anyway. | 3 |
1625431215695175682 | @sima_kotecha @nazirafzal @hannahsbee Wow; not good, not nice, but in the Met they get promoted and a medal | 2 |
1625550171584008210 | @sima_kotecha @hannahsbee I called for this five years agoโฆ https://t.co/GfVNmMmC2B | 2 |
1625550551944421376 | @RogerthePolice @sima_kotecha @hannahsbee As you know, my view is that innocent officers want to clear their name. | 2 |
1625606900904493057 | Reports tonight from @EmirNader on Syria.. @katelamble on green road plans.. @sima_kotecha on Scottish police. JOIN US AT 10.30pm on BBC2 4/4 | 2 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets

Top 10 Hashtags used
Hashtag | Count |
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#newsnight | 5 |
#scotland | 2 |
#bbc | 1 |
#baftas | 1 |
#allquietonthewesternfront | 1 |
#ff | 1 |
#frolickingfriday | 1 |
#pco0070 | 1 |
#torycorruption | 1 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets

Top 10 mentions
Mention | Count |
---|---|
@sima_kotecha | 100 |
@hannahsbee | 31 |
@bbcnewsnight | 19 |
@shakeelafsar8 | 18 |
@5pillarsuk | 18 |
@birmingham_live | 18 |
@bob_cart124 | 18 |
@dillyhussain88 | 18 |
@bbcnews | 13 |
@sameerakhan | 13 |
Top 10 mentions

Wordcloud of Tweets

Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
12
Emojis used in tweets
Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
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๐ | 7 | face_with_tears_of_joy |
๐ | 1 | expressionless_face |
๐ก | 1 | enraged_face |
๐ | 1 | thumbs_up |
๐คฆโโ๏ธ | 1 | man_facepalming |
๐ฅฐ | 1 | smiling_face_with_hearts |
๐๐พ | 1 | folded_hands_medium-dark_skin_tone |
Emojis groups
Emoji Group | Count |
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Smileys & Emotion | 10 |
People & Body | 3 |