Aberdeen Independence Movement @aimaberdeen.bsky.social · 30/04/2025The government should have a private-style pension scheme that people are automatically enrolled in at 16. 000
Aberdeen Independence Movement @aimaberdeen.bsky.social · 30/04/2025"However, the principle must be upheld: Scotland’s future must be decided by Scotland’s people, through our own Parliament." www.thenational.scot/politics/251...thenational.scotA Northern Ireland-style referendum deal would fail ScotlandWE in the Aberdeen Independence Movement have said it before, and we’ll say it again – calling for a Northern Ireland-style deal on holding a… 032
Reposted by Aberdeen Independence MovementBelieve in Scotland @believeinscotland.bsky.social · 19/04/2025🙌 On 28th April, there will be a free entry event in Irvine! Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp explains how Wellbeing Economics is the key to a better, fairer, greener, happier, healthier and more prosperous independent Scotland: www.believeinscotland.org/reinventing_... 03425
Aberdeen Independence Movement @aimaberdeen.bsky.social · 13/04/2025Scotland should have the cheapest electricity in Europe. The Union dividend means we have the most expensive. 051
Aberdeen Independence Movement @aimaberdeen.bsky.social · 11/04/2025So English jobs will be saved and Scotland will pay a share of the cost of keeping them via GERS. While Scotland gets nothing. 0105
Aberdeen Independence Movement @aimaberdeen.bsky.social · 11/04/2025The independence movement must unite. It's time to set aside egos and disagreements. A convention and a civic campaign organisation with a code of conduct as its foundation is essential. 030
Aberdeen Independence Movement @aimaberdeen.bsky.social · 08/04/2025www.thenational.scot/politics/250...thenational.scotKaren Adam: Here is my offer to young people falling for far-right temptationsI’LL never forget the first time I heard the words of the song Hope Over Fear during the 2014 independence referendum campaign. 054
Aberdeen Independence Movement @aimaberdeen.bsky.social · 06/04/2025A good Doic word springs to mind! 110
Aberdeen Independence Movement @aimaberdeen.bsky.social · 05/04/2025Total agreement with this and what we have consistently called for. It's already SNP party policy, and it should have been enacted. www.thenational.scot/news/2506578...thenational.scotUse Holyrood 2026 as an independence campaign launchpad, urges ex-Yes researcherA FORMER Yes Scotland researcher has urged SNP leadership to use the Holyrood 2026 elections as a launchpad for a permanent independence campaign 46027
Aberdeen Independence Movement @aimaberdeen.bsky.social · 30/03/2025The truth is rural areas want jobs and industry. They are not quaint retirement resorts for those from outside the area. 030
Reposted by Aberdeen Independence MovementYes for EU @yesforeu.bsky.social · 30/03/2025Time to dump the so-called 'special relationship'. Most Scots don't want to be part of Billy-no-mates Britain - we will benefit much more from an equal partnership with the European Union www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comBritain has been paying a high price for Uncle Sam’s craziness. It’s time to turn to Europe | Simon Tisdall | Simon TisdallIn his final column, the Observer’s foreign affairs commentator says America under Trump is not the first time it has caused trouble for allies 16731
Reposted by Aberdeen Independence MovementGerry Hassan @gerryhassan.bsky.social · 30/03/2025Labour's attack on people with disabilities & welfare is shocking. But it is what Lab Govts do when faced with tough choices. Not doing the Labour thing is what Labour do: attacking the poor. My @scotnational.bsky.social essay on where this takes Lab & politics. www.thenational.scot/politics/250...thenational.scotGerry Hassan: Not doing the Labour thing is what Labour doTHIS Labour Government faces tough choices. Constrained domestically and internationally, they are hampered by the structural weaknesses of the UK… 044
Aberdeen Independence Movement @aimaberdeen.bsky.social · 27/03/2025Such sad news about the untimely passing of one of our best, Christina Mckelvie. Our sincere condolences to Keith, family and friends at this time. Christina a fierce patriot, but kind and so funny. Rest in power Christina. 060
Aberdeen Independence Movement @aimaberdeen.bsky.social · 18/03/2025The spectacle of snarling Liz Kendal gleefully punching down will stain the Labour Party for a generation. 010
Aberdeen Independence Movement @aimaberdeen.bsky.social · 18/03/2025Labour is punching down on the poorest in society while plunging the UK headlong into recession. All because it doesn't have the backbone to tax the super-wealthy. 031
Aberdeen Independence Movement @aimaberdeen.bsky.social · 16/03/2025What Labour Lord was Vice-Principle again? Strange no media cover that fact eh!! 042
Reposted by Aberdeen Independence MovementMike Small @bellacaledonia.bsky.social · 16/03/2025Updated chart 1103
Aberdeen Independence Movement @aimaberdeen.bsky.social · 16/03/2025We all know the BritNat playbook: Cut the block grant, then demand that the Scottish government mitigate the UK cut. While at the same time demand tax cuts! www.thenational.scot/news/2501164...thenational.scotRachel Reeves’s Spring Statement 'risks reducing Scottish Budget', think tank warnsTHE upcoming Spring Statement risks reducing the Scottish Budget, according to a think tank ... 24934
Reposted by Aberdeen Independence MovementKevin Stewart SNP @kevinstewartsnp.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Anas ‘no austerity under Labour’ Sarwar backs his Westminster bosses decision to slash £6 Billion from social security budgets. These cuts will impact the most vulnerable people in our society, but Labour don’t seem to care. It’s time for independence. 🏴 11913
Reposted by Aberdeen Independence MovementBelieve in Scotland @believeinscotland.bsky.social · 08/03/2025 🟦 Women have always been at the forefront of the independence movement and that is because we understand how independence offers a stronger, fairer, more equal future to us and our families. 38543
Aberdeen Independence Movement @aimaberdeen.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Independence for the vast majority has never been about replacing one flag with another. It's about building a better, more just society that works for the people, not for the elites. This vision does not include weapons that can vaporize the human race. Bairns not bombs! 02312
Reposted by Aberdeen Independence MovementKirsty Hughes @kirstyshughes.bsky.social · 02/03/2025A serious, sober European summit on Ukraine today. But despite Starmer's protestations, the US is no longer a reliable ally or an ally at all. Can the pretence that EU and US are still allies help to push us towards a decent and secure peace for UKraine? my blog open.substack.com/pub/kirstyhu...open.substack.comTrump the Unreliable Ally, as Europe Steps UpA serious, sober European summit on Ukraine today. But, for all Starmer's protestations, the US is no longer a reliable ally or indeed an ally at all. Can the pretence that EU and US are still allies ... 199
Aberdeen Independence Movement @aimaberdeen.bsky.social · 26/02/2025It's the people we need engagement with if we are to counter the rise of the far right. 010
Reposted by Aberdeen Independence MovementAndrew Sharpe 🏴|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 26/02/2025Do you notice something strange? Scotland is a large net energy exporter - but, uniquely, has a very high level of households in fuel proverty 🤔. If only we could be more like Norway... 🏴|🇪🇺 #ScottishIndependence public.flourish.studio/visualisatio... 914498
Reposted by Aberdeen Independence MovementBelieve in Scotland @believeinscotland.bsky.social · 26/02/2025🟥 Westminster Effect means Scots experience more fuel poverty than any EU nation. 🟦 Scots are counting the cost of allowing another country to take responsibility for our affairs: www.believeinscotland.org/westminster_effect_means_scots_experience_more_fuel_poverty_than_any_eu_nation 01713
Aberdeen Independence Movement @aimaberdeen.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Relying on imported oil and gas instead of developing our own resources does nothing to help the planet. The government’s revenue from new oil and gas should be invested in a green tech startup fund, positioning Scotland as a leader in environmental sustainability. 010
Aberdeen Independence Movement @aimaberdeen.bsky.social · 23/02/2025Tackle big issues such as local democracy reform and NHS reform. Recognise that the old world order has gone. Embrace localism & bottom-up democracy. 020
Aberdeen Independence Movement @aimaberdeen.bsky.social · 23/02/2025How to combat the rise in right-wing populism. Recognise that politics is not working for the vast majority. Offer hope via democratic reforms that give the public more say. Stop the authoritarian urge to ban things. Offer competence & ambition. 140
Reposted by Aberdeen Independence MovementColin Dunn 🏴 @indyposterboy.scot · 23/02/2025Anas Sarwar 2016: “Holyrood is not a democratic place.” Anas Sarwar 2025: “I won’t let you have an Indy referendum even if Indy parties win a majority in 2026.” Irony meters across the land explode into tiny smithereens. 27040
Aberdeen Independence Movement @aimaberdeen.bsky.social · 23/02/2025Gerry Hassan: As the world lurches towards the right how do you challenge populism? A must-read from Gerry Hassan. www.thenational.scot/politics/249...thenational.scotGerry Hassan: As the world lurches towards the right how do you challenge populism?THE world is living through unparalleled times. The post-war international order created by and for the USA is being unilaterally ripped up and… 000
Aberdeen Independence Movement @aimaberdeen.bsky.social · 22/02/2025So if Labour doesn't win the election, Labour will be off the table for an undefined period of time, somewhere between 7 & 25 years! That's how it works, right!! www.thenational.scot/news/2495527...thenational.scotLabour have 'once-in-a-generation chance' at 2026 Holyrood election, minister saysLABOUR have a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” at the 2026 Holyrood elections, the campaign chief behind the party’s General Election… 1188
Reposted by Aberdeen Independence MovementMike Small @bellacaledonia.bsky.social · 20/02/2025Bella is supported only by its readers. We don’t have corporate backers and we don’t take advertising, so we rely entirely on your support. Please give what you can. Go here and support independent Scottish journalism [please share on your networks - thanks!] www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/backing-be... 13629
Reposted by Aberdeen Independence MovementWilliam Thomson @williameconomist.bsky.social · 18/02/2025This is what a colonial economy looks like. All Scottish electricity sold to Europe goes via England. Resource extraction with no direct route to market via infrastructure not owned by the nation. All prices and market access controlled by another nation. It's the colonial full house. 34634
Aberdeen Independence Movement @aimaberdeen.bsky.social · 18/02/2025www.thenational.scot/politics/249...thenational.scotWellbeing economics can be the antidote to populist poison sweeping the WestTHE era following the fall of the Roman Empire was called The Dark Ages. A new Dark Age is upon us. 010
Aberdeen Independence Movement @aimaberdeen.bsky.social · 18/02/2025When a nation opts out of taking full political responsibility, you end up with an oil-producing nation with no oil refining capacity. 0103
Reposted by Aberdeen Independence MovementBelieve in Scotland @believeinscotland.bsky.social · 18/02/2025⚠️ Scotland has been failed by the UK Government yet again. 🟥 Here are five key points you need to know about the Grangemouth situation: www.believeinscotland.org/uk_government_s_failure_to_back_grangemouth_shows_contempt_for_scotland 18664
Reposted by Aberdeen Independence MovementBelieve in Scotland @believeinscotland.bsky.social · 18/02/2025🟥 The planned closure of Grangemouth refinery (financially encouraged by the UK Government) is a direct betrayal not just to the Grangemouth workers but it is also a betrayal to Scotland’s energy security. 67853
Aberdeen Independence Movement @aimaberdeen.bsky.social · 18/02/2025A stark failure of the Union. 📈A political Union leaving energy-rich Scotland paying sky-high energy fees. 🪫Scotland is energy-rich but politically poor. 🏴Time for independence. 053
Reposted by Aberdeen Independence MovementThe Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 14/02/2025The airport has now enjoyed five consecutive years of profit www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2493... @mrianmcconnell.bsky.social 022
Aberdeen Independence Movement @aimaberdeen.bsky.social · 12/02/2025The article deals with facts, not ideology. 400
Aberdeen Independence Movement @aimaberdeen.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Been so much utter guff flying around about Scotland’s Green Freeports this article gives a no-BS fact-check bylines.scot/news/economi...bylines.scotScotland’s Green Freeports – Good or Bad? Let’s Fact Check the MythsScotland’s Green Freeports spark debate – are they a loss of sovereignty or a vital funding boost? Author breaks down the facts and myths 31512
Aberdeen Independence Movement @aimaberdeen.bsky.social · 12/02/2025This line summed up the Yes movement of 2014 Are the words of a few worth a bob coz they wear shirts and ties It was anti estabishment, it offered hope to those not in the political bubble We have lost that spirt & the likes of Reform are filling the vacum It's the movements job to get that back 001
Aberdeen Independence Movement @aimaberdeen.bsky.social · 11/02/2025The independence movement needs to rediscover its anti-establishment spirit or lose people to the likes of Reform. While political parties chase the centre ground, the movement must offer a place for those left behind by the establishment centre. 083
Reposted by Aberdeen Independence MovementNeil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 10/02/2025The SNP will ride to victory once again thanks to Labour betraying Grangemouth. Starmer is allowing an icon of Scottish industry to die and his party will pay for that at the next Holyrood elections Bring on Indy My column in @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...heraldscotland.comLabour has sold out Scotland. No wonder we're demanding indyGrangemouth is Starmer’s Thatcher moment in Scotland – the selling out of ordinary people, the smashing of their lives, the destruction of their… 47631
Aberdeen Independence Movement @aimaberdeen.bsky.social · 10/02/2025The campaign for independence needs a civic campaign org solely focused on the cause. SNP party policy is to set up a civic campaign org with a code of conduct at its heart. It's time to turn party policy into reality. 220
Aberdeen Independence Movement @aimaberdeen.bsky.social · 09/02/2025In the past, we as a group have contributed to infighting. However, those days are behind us. The cause of independence is way too important. www.thenational.scot/politics/249...thenational.scotRuth Wishart: It’s long past time independence supporters stopped tearing lumpsAS Alba are busy proving, it’s not just big political parties which can be prone to damaging splits. Friends of Alex Salmond have insisted that… 161
Aberdeen Independence Movement @aimaberdeen.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Scotland's lack of refining capacity will undoubtedly be used against the cause of independence in the coming years. 4165