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Alistair Barron

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Retired jack of many trades. Scottish European. Lives in the Heart of Scotland. Rides an old Triumph or two and a very new one. Married for 50+ years. Has Cockers. #YesScots #ScottishIndependence #CampervanLife

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“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Andy Burnham is calling out former Tory PMs for failing to disclose Russian interference in the EU referendum However Burnham is NOT calling out british PM Cameron colluding with Putin to interfere in the Scottish indyref, or his Israeli state friends interfering in the recent Holyrood election 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺😎
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UK Government Won’t Release Files on Israeli Firm ‘Meddling’ in Election
The British government has refused to release any files about alleged meddling by an Israeli firm in elections in Scotland earlier this year.
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“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
🇬🇧🇮🇱 Burnham fails to call out Netanyahu for the Israeli state’s foreign interference in the recent Holyrood election, after the SNP Scottish government criticised the regime’s Genocide in Gaza Obviously Burnham is more than happy when foreign interference fits with his anti-independence agenda 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺😎
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France accuses Israeli firm of interfering in Scottish elections and targeting SNP
Cyber agency says BlackCore targeted John Swinney, as well as interfering in New York and French elections
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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In Scotland, we provide free personal care for older people without punishing pensioners. Andy Burnham removing the triple lock would simply repeat the mistakes of Keir Starmer. The blame for the UK’s financial mess lies with successive Westminster governments, not pensioners.
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Alistair Barron @alistairbarron.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
33 white baldy blokes and 2 oldies headed for bed, you couldn’t make it up 🤣🤣🤣
33 white baldy blokes🤣
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Ginger Weegie @gingerweegie.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Without BBCQT there would be No Farage, No Brexit, No small boats, No Better Together. The BBC ARE the problem.
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Alistair Barron @alistairbarron.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is what the UK government has told Argentina, Trump et al at the UN today. Of course they forgot to at the bit where it’s says “except Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland”.
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Alistair Barron @alistairbarron.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
@skynewsrss.bsky.social spreading misinformation. Scottish education does not perform worse than English unless only read the PISA to suit your narrative.
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Alistair Barron @alistairbarron.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
So the moons want to turn it into a defect referendum? I am sure 2 can play that game. %raw(article_headline)https://www.thenational.scot/news/26547776.senior-labour-politicians-plotting-unionist-pact-lock-snp/?ref=li
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Alistair Barron @alistairbarron.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
@skynewsrss.bsky.social describing the weather refer to the South and the Far North but I’ve never heard them mention the Far South.
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Alistair Barron @alistairbarron.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
We have lots of things to be prepared for “if and when” such as nuclear submarines and aircraft carriers. So what would so wrong with a wee bit of preparation for if and when Irish unity or Scottish independence? None are inevitable but all are possible.
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Alistair Barron @alistairbarron.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I get that it’s not practical to have a 50+1 unification / independence poll an then barge straight into it. However having a national poll to judge if that’s what people want and if it is should lead to several years planning and preparation.
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Brian L028 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 @brianl028.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Finally! A believable reason for WM cancelling the £1.5 billion wind turbine project. The security risk claim was nonsense. WM allowed billions of pounds of Chinese investments elsewhere in the UK. So what was the real reason for closing Grangemouth? I think we know. WM is abusing Scotland! #indynow
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Labour blocked £1.5bn Scots factory to 'avoid aligning with SNP', ex-UK minister says
A FORMER UK business secretary has questioned the UK Government’s block on a Chinese firm’s £1.5 billion factory in the Highlands –…
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“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
The bbc started off this Glasgow mockumentory by platforming uber-unionist, Extreme Right Neo-fascist, Craig Houston (Restore Party) to put down Glasgow…..whilst making absolutely no reference to who this vile activist is 🇬🇧 The ‘bbc in Scotland’ are an anti-Scottish propaganda unit 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺😎
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Alistair Barron @alistairbarron.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
We can’t be sure what Scotlands economy and tax take will be after independence, we hope it will be better but for now let’s assume it will be no worse. Some things GERS includes we will have to pay for others may be a choice. So where are we between the two? We need to see the alternative to GERS.
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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
When will politics move beyond pandering to a thug in Washington? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08...
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When will politics move beyond pandering to a thug in Washington?
Russia has a population of around 143 million people. That makes it, in population terms, just over twice the size of the UK. That population is declining based on UN data: The median age is 40, a...
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Alistair Barron @alistairbarron.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Done - its very presumptuous and needs telling that our Nation is Scortland and needs putting right.
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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 08/08/2026
If, like me, you think of 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland as your nation and not the 🇬🇧 UK - as implied by this survey - you may wish to complete the survey and correct this misapprehension... www.national-conversation.ox.ac.uk
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The National Conversation
I just took part in The National Conversation to share my views on what it's really like living in our area right now. It's a major UK-wide project by researchers at Oxford University, and it only tak...
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Alistair Barron @alistairbarron.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Have you noticed the rail disruption in The North? A power out at signal control in Manchester that controls rails in the North West. Meanwhile in the Far Away North trains are still running.
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(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
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Alistair Barron @alistairbarron.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I am seriously resenting the UK government and Burnham's attacks on older drivers. I am over 70 and have been driving since a few days after my 17th birthday and riding motorcycles since I was 16. I have driven and ridden all over the world. 1/3
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Alistair Barron @alistairbarron.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Perhaps King Andy needs educating? There are 4 countries that make up the United Kingdom. Burnham can attempt to write the UK constitution but only insofar as affects the UK. He cannot rewrite the rules of the constituent counties nor can he change the UK rules without the members agreement.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Jenrick is an idiot sandwich. Read all about it. iandunt.substack.com/p/jenrick-is...
At any given moment you could ask yourself: What’s the most cynical, self-interested, irresponsible and yet also incredibly basic thing you could do now, and that’s precisely what he’ll do - whether it’s making anti-immigration videos or joining Reform. And yet, despite the obviousness of the action itself, he will always pursue it with this look of deep seriousness, as if he were Napoleon devising the Italian campaign.
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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 29/07/2026
🇩🇰 Denmark has a similar population to 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland - although much smaller geographically. Yet it has over 1,000 km of motorways. Scotland has about 375 km.
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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 29/07/2026
From the perspective of the BBC in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland, any success by our government is NOT a matter of public information and must be hidden. The usual tactics are selective presentation of data, usually via a "friendly expert" with links to a London party. Currently it's the pilots of GP walk-in clinics.
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Lorna MacGillivray @elemjay.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
BBC can't even get the name right, why any Scot would tune in snd pay heed is baffling. With #ScottishIndependence we can bin the BBC
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Alistair Barron @alistairbarron.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Today Burnham is having meetings about English social care. That’s good but it’s devolved. So “our” PM is spending his time on English business because England’s parliament is Westminster.
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Shortbreadfairy©️ @shortbreadfairy.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Lucky Cypress 🙄 I don't understand how the UK Gov didn't think 12 days ago to Redeploy the equipment needed if it was genuinely keeping itself up to date over wildfires in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Bambi Bucket: How Chinooks at RAF Akrotiri fight wildfires in heat of Cyprus summer www.forcesnews.com/operations/c...
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Bambi Bucket: How Chinooks at RAF Akrotiri fight wildfires in heat of Cyprus summer
The heavy-lift helicopters from 1310 Flight are back for a second year after supporting the Republic of Cyprus during the worst wildfire for 50 years
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Alistair Barron @alistairbarron.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
It didn't take the unionists to blame the SNP for the wildfires when in reality the reason behind them is climate change that has been brewing for centuries, long before the SNP.
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Alistair Barron @alistairbarron.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
It seems that the people of Scotland have just one means to express their wish. Like all other democratic nations we send our representatives to our parliament to do carry out our wishes. And that is to leave the Union.
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Alistair Barron @alistairbarron.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Can you help me please? I was wondering what Sarwars business credentials were that make him a good choice as a business minister but I can't seem to find any. Am I missing something?
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Alistair Barron @alistairbarron.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Burnham is promising lots of sweeties but when asked how they’re going to pay for them we’re told it’ll be in the budget. Except of course fuel VAT that’ll be payed for by cancelling the already unfunded digital ID. Clearly they don’t know how they will pay for them🙄
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Alistair Barron @alistairbarron.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Burnham isn't a democrat, in just 4 days his true colours are showing, he's just another wannabe imperialist.
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(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Government to block Sinn Féin bill on Irish unity Mary Lou McDonald brands government opposition to unity bill ‘inexplicable’ and warns of Brexit-style ‘chaos’ 👇 www.independent.ie/irish-news/p...
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Government to block Sinn Féin bill on Irish unity
Mary Lou McDonald brands government opposition to unity bill ‘inexplicable’ and warns of Brexit-style ‘chaos’
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Alistair Barron @alistairbarron.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Anus Saewar was never an elected politician in Scotland. He was a list MSP, a branch manager appointed by the Labour Party, a party registered in England. Now his abject failure has been rewarded with another unelected post in Westminster in HoL and a Labour government. Anti democratic cronyism.
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Scotland's No1 Comrade @scotlandscomrade.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
And his 'Valhalla' has now become reality. This has been Anas Sarwar's pet project throughout his political career. To become a LABOUR LORD!!! To become a member of the British elite aristocracy. A reward for the treachery towards the Scottish working class www.thenational.scot/news/2630019...
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Anas Sarwar to quit as Scottish Labour leader and join Andy Burnham's Government
ANAS Sarwar is set to quit as Scottish Labour leader and become a minister in Andy Burnham's UK Government, according to reports ...
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Mike Small @bellacaledonia.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
The House of Lords is now, and has been for a long time, a repository for failed Labour politicians, a complete affront to democracy bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/07/21/a...
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Arise Lord Sarwar
Anas Sarwar, 2022: “The House of Lords, in its current form, as an institution has no place in 21st century politics. It is unacceptable…to have unelected representatives wielding such power.…
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Friseal 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @mrfriseal.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
This you? @anassarwar.bsky.social
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Labour would scrap House of Lords, says Scottish party leader
Anas Sarwar calls instead for creation of ‘senate of nations and regions’ and rules out pact with SNP
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Alistair Barron @alistairbarron.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Who’s looking forward to the next Scottish polls😉
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The SNP @snp.org · 21/07/2026
👀 Anas Sarwar lost his seat, delivered Scottish Labour’s worst-ever result and previous promised Labour would scrap the House of Lords. Now it’s being reported that Andy Burnham is going to put him in it. Failing upwards?
Labour would scrap the House of Lords
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Alistair Barron @alistairbarron.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Burnham said he understand Scotland and then makes Anus a peer and a business minister in Westminster - I kid you not🙄 Less than 48 hours after he moved into #10 he’s appointing a failed, unelected labour politician to the unelected HoL - I kid you not🙄
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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 21/07/2026
'In May, when asked if he would ever take up a seat in the House of Lords, Sarwar said: "No. I'm focused on being first minister of this great country."' Funny how a seat at the Westminster trough changed his mind. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar set to become a minister in Burnham's government
It would mean Sarwar leaving the Scottish Parliament and his leader role, then taking up a seat in the House of Lords.
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Colin Dunn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @indyposterboy.scot · 22/07/2026
Careerist politician chases the careerist's trough? Well, I never.
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asparagusnextleft @asparagusnextleft.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
So the unelected labour in Scotland leader is to step down from his unelected role as an MSP to become an unelected lord & a member of Burnham's cabinet. This is called democracy in the uk these days.
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Alistair Barron @alistairbarron.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Anas Sarwar in 2022: "The House of Lords, in its current form, as an institution has no place in 21st-century politics. It is unacceptable to have unelected representatives wielding such power." Rotten to the core the lot of them. Burnham, a new face but the same old shite.
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Gerry Flynn @gerryflynn.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Sarwar to resign as BLiS leader, take up a seat in the Lords, & a junior ministerial role in Burnham’s government. For years he campaigned for the Lords closure. Now he accepts an unelected seat & a job for life! Fucking rank hypocrisy writ large!
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
This Message From Former Ambassador Michael McFaul, Who Served Under President Obama, As Ambassador To Russia.......
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(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
As another private care home is exposed how we disclosed Anas Sarwar backing a care home cash cow milking the tax-payer 👇 talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/20/a...
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As another private care home is exposed how we disclosed Anas Sarwar backing a care home cash cow milking the tax-payer
Today BBC Scotland has this below, reminding us of the above: BBC Scotland, in June 2023 exposed a Care Home owner who seems not to be a Tory or Labour donor. It’s taken them three years to f…
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Alistair Barron @alistairbarron.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Despite having over 300 MPs the talent pool Burnham has got to pick a SoS for Scotland from is so small he is keeping Alexander, they guy who headed up their dismal showing in the Holyrood elections, in his job. Just how long will he and Anus last?
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Shortbreadfairy©️ @shortbreadfairy.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
I deleted a post that was wrong 🙏 3 applications reached the ballot stage for Jersey & only one permitted to fish in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿& NI 🌊 This is the successful COMMERCIAL FISHING list that the WESTMINSTER GOVERNMENT has allowed 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 & NI Fishermen & women ARE BANNED from fishing for BFT in their own 🌊 Gtf 🙄
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Alistair Barron @alistairbarron.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
So King Andy hasn’t got the keys yet and is already acting like HE owned the place and is set to go drilling when it’s not wanted and won’t be a benefit.
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