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Anne 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 🕊

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Looking forward to the restoration of Scotland's Independence, enjoy photographing our local birds and wildlife (all photos [copyright me], and supporting Heart of Midlothian. Love football, tennis and most* sports. *not you cricket No DMs thanks

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Anne 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 🕊 @annewitha-e.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I just signed a @scotrewilding.bsky.social petition: Scotland Needs a Nature Minister. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/sc...
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Scotland Needs a Nature Minister
This year Scotland signed off on the Natural Environment Act, setting up a framework to create nature recovery targets. Now, it’s up to the new government to create targets that will lead to the resto...
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Gerry 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🍀 @gerryr.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Absolutely love this.
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Woodland Trust Scotland @wtscotsocial.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Drop your ideas into the comments here before noon on Monday. We will announce the names chosen on Tuesday. 3/3
Two osprey chicks on their nest with trees in the background. Pic by Lewis PateClose up on an osprey's head with a loch visible in the background. Pic by Lewis Pate.Side view of a young osprey's head and body. Pic by Kate Heightman.The mature pine tree which hosts the nest. Pic by Kate Heightman.
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Anne 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 🕊 @annewitha-e.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
getting to be Prime Minister on the back of 25,000 votes in a by - election, is a travesty of democracy and gives him No Mandate whatsoever to make any decisions about Scotland's constitutional future.
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Anne 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 🕊 @annewitha-e.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Believe in Scotland That's the message.
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Brian Liddy @brian-liddy.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
‘A firefighter chief has accused Anas Sarwar of sharing “inaccurate and alarmist” information after suggesting fire crews were inadequately equipped to deal with the major blaze on Union Street last weekend.’ www.thenational.scot/news/2593520...
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Fire chief accuses Anas Sarwar of spreading ‘inaccurate’ information after fire
A TOP firefighter boss has accused Anas Sarwar of sharing “inaccurate and alarmist” information after suggesting fire crews were inadequately…
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Anne 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 🕊 @annewitha-e.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social Allotment fox today. #FoxoftheDay
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Anne 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 🕊 @annewitha-e.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Lucky to spot this sparrowhawk on the Water of Leith this afternoon. She had just had a wee bathe. #Birds #BirdsOfBlueSky #ornithology
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Two former presidents felt compelled to comment publicly
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Anne 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 🕊 @annewitha-e.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
End the GUGA hunt Demonstration at Holyrood this afternoon ahead of the petition coming before the Parliamentary Petition Committee next week. Please support and share. #BirdsOfBlueSky #Birds #Ornothology @protectthewild.bsky.social
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Anne 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 🕊 @annewitha-e.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
"I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land cap-in-hand" #Independence for Scotland is coming
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Colin Dunn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @indyposterboy.scot · 16/12/2025
The Welsh branch office of UK Labour has suddenly noticed that Westminster's 2018 Internal Market Bill (aka PowerGrab) threatens devolved policies in Wales. Remarkably, many Scots seem oblivious to the fact that Scottish powers have been stripped and other devolved powers overruled. Where were you?
Poster detailing the devolved powers that were stripped from Scotland in 2018 by Westminster Tories Internal Market Bill 'Powergrab'.
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Anne 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 🕊 @annewitha-e.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
A shocking account of recent betrayals to Scots by tories and labour. They're always in cahoots to keep Scotland under their control.
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Sandra. @sandratofriends.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Yes, we are well aware, you'd need to be deaf to not notice. Not just them though, Sky etc just as bad, and when the DO have anything, its only negative, never, ever report the positive.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Farage “draws his power not from the sheer force of his arguments and personality, but increasingly just how recklessly the immigration issue has been handled by the political establishment… there is now a little bit of his poison everywhere” How a country fails. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Welcome to the twilight zone where Nigel Farage can be accused of racism yet still lead the polls | Nesrine Malik
After weeks of allegations of schoolboy racism, the Reform leader is doubling down. And our political establishment is allowing it, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
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Kevin Stewart SNP @kevinstewartsnp.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Good news! Statistics from NHS Education for Scotland follow figures last week showing the number of GPs in Scotland continues to rise with an increase of 171 over the past year.
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Catriona @catrio.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Not only did MacDonald Hotels host the Farage fascist rally today, they did it for £0.00 Take your business elsewhere www.macdonaldhotels.co.uk?utm_source=g...
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Rob Reiner Fan @rob-reiner-fan.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
He's hiding the Epstein files for the same reason he hides his medical records and jobs reports. And it's not because they make him look good.
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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
We’re not going anywhere until the vile unnecessary ‘Guga hunt’ is ended for good.
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A Protected Colony in Decline: Why the Guga Hunt Can No Longer Be Defended
For decades, the killing of gannet chicks, the “Guga hunt”, on Sula Sgeir has been defended as sustainable, harmless, and woven into cultural heritage.
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Greg Moodie @gregmoodie.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
The industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie was born on this day in 1835. Carnegie funded 3000 libraries around the world. We'd all have been a lot stupider without him. Here's what I wrote about him in 'Cool Scots'. gregmoodie.com/product/cool...
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Shortbreadfairy©️ @shortbreadfairy.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
This time, it's not fecking sheep. It's fecking Labour.
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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Please help stop the 'Guga hunt' a needless slaughter of Gannet chicks on a remote Scottish island - petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...
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Anne 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 🕊 @annewitha-e.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
what do rich people do with their money? they hide it in tax free islands in the caribbean where it does no one any good at all. what does everyone else do with their money? spend it, into the economy where it goes round supporting shopkeepers, businesses, suppliers and services.
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The SNP @snp.org · 17/11/2025
Anas Sarwar can’t decide if he’s for or against the two-child cap - we’re scrapping it in Scotland next March. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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Colin Dunn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @indyposterboy.scot · 17/11/2025
Dounreay nuclear power station last produced electricity 30+ years ago, yet decontamination is expected to last until the 2070s and cost £8Bn, with full decontamination of the site estimated to take more than 300 years. Now Westminster wants to build *more* nuclear power stations in Scotland.
Poster with text - Dounreay nuclear power station last produced electricity more than 30 years ago, yet decontamination and clean-up is expected to last until the 2070s and cost £8Bn, with full decontamination of the site estimated to take more than 300 years.
Now Westminster wants to build more nuclear power stations in Scotland.
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Anne 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 🕊 @annewitha-e.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
when you think Labour have reached the bottom of the barrel, the scrape away at it, and find another level.
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Anne 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 🕊 @annewitha-e.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
I asked google: Are there agreements between Scandinavian countries on areas of mutual interest? Because it's entirely probable that an independent Scotland, Wales & a united Ireland would do the same #independence is not 'separation' but a new better co-operative reality for all
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Anne 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 🕊 @annewitha-e.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Independence is FOR something, it's not just an end point, an end in itself but a beginning of self government to raise ourselves up and away from the dead hand of Westminster #independence.
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Verminous Scot @etkwebster.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
No country can reach it's full potential while it's neighbour holds most of the fiscal powers over it,while it's neighbour can prevent it from doing anything it wants by invoking a S35 and while it's neighbour takes it's resources and keeps the taxes from it for itself.Only independence does that.
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Anne 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 🕊 @annewitha-e.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Keith Brown speech beginning 8.48 to 14.12 reminding us that if same % as voted 1 &2 in 2011 had voted 1 & 2 in 2021, SNP would've won a majority. Also Ann Faulds at 1:21:00 to 1:24:22 laying out the legal reasons for 1 and 2. #SNPConference www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnJm...
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#SNP25 Day 1 | Session 2: Winning Independence
YouTube video by Scottish National Party (SNP)
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Anne 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 🕊 @annewitha-e.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
a few weeks ago, there was a heavy shower of rain, and I was astonished to see a pigeon on my shed roof, raising each wing in turn and facing into the rain to wash it's underwing oxters! Never underestimate a pigeon, exemplary hygiene. #BirdsOfBluesky #Birds #Ornothology
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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 I hope that everyone in Grangemouth sees this 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 The Red Tories are NOT for Scotland
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Felicity Hannah @felicityhannah.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.
Article reads:
Woman named as Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first 

The 63-year-old archbishop-designate is married to Eamonn Mullally, with whom she has two children. Originally from Woking in Surrey, she was the UK's chief nursing officer from 1999 to 2004.
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Anne 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 🕊 @annewitha-e.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
quick trip to RSPB Loch Leven. A shy red squirrel, a wood brown butterfly and thousands of pink-footed geese. A fantastic autumn spectacle. Photos don't do it justice, and the sound of their arrivals.. Amazing. #birdsofbluesky #birds #ornothology
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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 27/09/2025
Why would anyone want to give Farage's Reform any power? It's poison.
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Frances A. Nixon @francesnixon.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards
We demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. There are reports that this is being looked at.
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William Humphrey 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @williamhumphrey.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Don’t hold back Stephen🫣 Well done, yet again !
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Brian Mikkelsen @bam65.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
With their limited powers and finance the @snp.org Scottish Government step in to save jobs in Falkirk 👏 news.stv.tv/scotland/ale...
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Alexander Dennis bus maker jobs rescued in £4m furlough deal
Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL), which has eight sites across the UK including Falkirk and Larbert, announced in June that up to 400 jobs could be axed.
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Anne 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 🕊 @annewitha-e.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
still smiling... www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/footba...
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Jeff Stelling praises Hearts as broadcast legend hails victory over Rangers
The broadcaster has been left pleased to see a Hearts win against Rangers.
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Anne 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 🕊 @annewitha-e.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Brexit was the visible start of the decline of the UK State to today's moral vacuums in both traditional parties of government. The only way to stop Farage from sweeping up from a cynical population is to introduce Proportional Representation which would At A Stroke, stop Farage from winning.
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Grumpy-ish Brian🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🇮🇪 @brian770.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
While Westminster is in chaos, your SNP Scottish Government is delivering progress. ✅ Cheaper rail fares ✅ More NHS operations ✅ More GPs and paramedics ✅ Funding to build 36,000 more affordable homes. ✅ Measures against the genocide in Gaza. And that’s just this week alone. Join us: snp.org/join
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Join the SNP — Scottish National Party
Join the SNP, Scotland’s largest political party and social-democratic party of government.
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Anne 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 🕊 @annewitha-e.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
so delighted to hear this news. Very rarely we hear about juveniles on their first migration. He's looking well too. Our highland laddie. #birdsofbluesky #ornothology #birds #ospreys
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Mick Brooks @mick666.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
She was at Lytchett Bay yesterday and Lytchett Fields RSPB today
An Osprey from Scotland is flying with wings wide-spread over Lytchett Bay in Dorset
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markwright12002.bsky.social @markwright12002.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Osprey (536/Aurora) Lytchett Bay, Poole Harbour, Dorset @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @ukoi.bsky.social
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Anne 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 🕊 @annewitha-e.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Labour politicians, just like conservative politicians. Always on the take. Scotland, let's go and leave them to it.
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