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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 12h

Well Done Germany! =============== The Cornell University case has highlighted the need to better protect women from rapists. This is a great idea for remote/hidden areas. ----------------------

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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 10h

The BBC has reduced BBC Alba funding by 40% in real terms over the past decade. That is hardly a firm commitment to Gaelic. Broadcasting in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland needs to be controlled by the Scottish Government. Here's the article... archive.ph/Fskks

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botrange694.bsky.social @botrange694.bsky.social · 16h

Andy Burnham moved from the Smiths to the Beach Boys recently but if Labour stick with just good vibrations we'll all be miserable soon. Any kind of hope for the future? youtu.be/4kxPIi3cuIY?...

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catsinfrance @catsinfrance.bsky.social · 18h

Let me guess, said man was white. If he wasn't, I suspect she would be wanting him jailed for life and deported.. at the same time...

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Pete M @fastcarspete.bsky.social · 17h

So do it on the same terms as other members. The lost opt-outs are something to beat all Brexiters with until the day they die. To be fair, Schengen, Freedom of Movement, the Euro, all brilliant things. Nothing to be afraid of.

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Kathy Love @kathylove.bsky.social · 17h

Wrong question. The EU would be willing to have the EU back BUT---and it's a big BUT---it has to be on the same terms as other members. Special deals, opt-outs, forget it. So the real question isn't, 'Would the EU have us back?' but 'Are we willing to agree to the terms of membership?'

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Niall Ó Conghaile @nialloconghaile.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Fascinating chat with a diplomat from a major European country this wee. In short, Burnham's speech has not had a big impact. The position, they say, is that UKG wants broadly speaking full access to the European single market. However: A 🧵

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“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 19h

🇬🇧 LABOUR promised to “Save Grangemouth” at GE2024 🇬🇧 LABOUR then promised to “Save the jobs” at Grangemouth 🇬🇧 LABOUR saved NONE of the Grangemouth jobs, but promised £200M investment in the town 🇬🇧 LABOUR then spent f*** all in Grangemouth 🇬🇧 LABOUR take Scots for absolute mugs 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Are you YES yet?🇪🇺

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(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

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Patrick_Woodside🏳️‍🌈 @pjwoodside.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

PM Andy Burnham bringing up his father’s passing for sympathy whilst using said persons death to attack FM of Scotland John Swinney that is crass & just shows the levels of desperation unionists will go to in order to maintain their precious Union x.com/pjwoodside/s...

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

John Swinney has accused Malcolm Offord of spreading 'disinformation' about the Scottish Government's approach to tackling drug addiction

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Swinney hits out at Malcolm Offord for 'peddling disinformation' about drug policies

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Bill Drees @billdrees.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Burnham is as bad as his useless predecessors, except that he does it with a lot more words! #ScottishIndependence

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Stuart Budd @stuartbudd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Here we are Schengen allows the UK to have a secure border via EU security databases. Euro allows the UK to have financial stability via a reserve currency. In the other place, 'remainers' are saying neither Schengen or the Euro are required Brexiters are saying they are. (both are required)

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Mark Purchase 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇪🇸 🇪🇺 @markpurch.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I’m surprised that anyone would imagine that the majority or not all of the 27 MS don’t have exactly the same thoughts Why wouldn’t the member states not welcome an application to join the union from any European country that was fully committed to full membership?

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nod--64.bsky.social @nod--64.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Just a reminder of how much the Westminster controlled media lies. Bootlicking housejocks lap it all up though. #YouYesYet #IndyRef2

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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Westminster simply can’t be trusted to deliver for Scotland. Scotland needs independence.

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 01/10/2026

Setting out plans that amount to maybe putting things into a 2029 election manifesto, then trying to pass them off as "real change"?

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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 01/10/2026

"initiates". He's done nothing, except float an idea that 𝘮𝘢𝘺 go into his party's 2029 Westminster election manifesto. And you think he's achieved positive change! And, along the way, he ignores the fact that much of the social care change proposed has already been implemented by the SNP.

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Alastair Παν 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇷🇪🇺 @alastair-pandelus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Scottish pensioners paying for the personal care of English pensioners. A policy wholly conceived for England by Andy Burnham.

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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 01/10/2026

Can someone point out to Burnham that he's supposed to be leading a government and actually delivering change, not a political campaign where all he has to provide is promises and a convincing narrative?

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Monika FBPE @monika-uk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Burnham isn't an honest man. Just like Starmer wasn't. It's just another ruse to fool the public from where I'm standing.

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Kresten @kresten2.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The EU is about so much more than money. Until the UK understands and accepts that, it will not belong. The process (a49), how to qualify (Copenhagen criteria, the UK doesn’t qualify), the only offer on the table (the Entire EU acquis, applicants don’t get opt outs)…all of it is known and has been

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Barbara Appleby @barbapple.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The EU isn’t just a commercial opportunity and we don’t want you unless you buy into the entire European EU project!!

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Chris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This illustrates not just the hypocrisy but the self-defeating nature of Trump's policies. Under MAGA doctrine, he enacts protectionism, trashes the alliance with Europe, and demands Europe take more responsibility for its own defence, and then finds it has consequences the US dislikes.

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Elena Adaal @elenaadaal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

And now the non-paywalled version of the end of the one-in-one-out scheme. Good riddance. The UK did Brexit, and now it has to solve its own problems. It is for the best if all involved forget and never talk about this bad scheme again. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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UK-France ‘one in one out’ deal to expire on Thursday, say sources

Deal aimed at deterring small boat arrivals set to end as talks stall over French demand for EU-wide scheme

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Niall Ó Conghaile @nialloconghaile.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The argument for not declaring love for Europe off the bat This gets ahead of things. The reset is in real trouble as stands. I'm not convinced softly softly is going to deliver @peterthurlow.bsky.social eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...

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The plan that can take us back to the EU

Andy Burnham has done it – he’s talking about Brexit. But now what?

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siobhanwalsh.bsky.social @siobhanwalsh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Keep a close eye on what is enfolding in Belfast just now: the CC made a strong statement today re the ‘unlawful protest’ on Garvaghy Road 👇which was of course supported by two of those ‘Celtic Alliance’ signatories -risk of a collapse of Stormont perhaps- seems a planned manoeuvre to me

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mrsmalone.bsky.social @mrsmalone.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Yup and tonight on C4 he talks as if Scotland doesn’t exist but as we know Scotland voted to Remain in the EU and were dragged out despite 60% of folk voting to stay in. Another issue is with him constantly talking about Britain when he talks about water. Excluding the fact Scotland owns its water!

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weegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

But it's what Andy Burnham's dad would have wanted!

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botrange694.bsky.social @botrange694.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Excellent observations and exactly what I thought. A very good read!

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weegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Burnham's crude emotional manipulation in linking the death of his father to John Swinney's claim he will be the last UK PM inadvertently revealed the poverty of Westminster's arguments against Scottish independence. weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/09/30/b...

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Burnham’s crude emotional manipulation reveals the poverty of Westminster’s case

The only living politician mentioned by Andy Burnham during his jam tomorrow speech to the Labour party conference was John Swinney, and that was only in order to take a nasty, underhanded and emot…

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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If Andy Burnham is so determined that he won’t be the last Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, let’s have a referendum, let the people in Scotland decide, and see who is right.

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Kathy Love @kathylove.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Absolutely spot on. And don’t forget that the EU hears all these comments. Every suggestion that the U.K. needs a special deal, or that it will join in order to change the EU into what the UK wants, sets back yet further the chance that the EU will allow the U.K. to rejoin.

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Cassandra 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌐 @troybairn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

In Scotland, there is free personal care for all adults in need. This covers help with personal hygiene, continence, diet, mobility and simple treatments. The upper threshold for residential care is £35,000. In England, social care is fully means-tested and the upper capital limit is only £23,250.

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Believe in Scotland @believeinscotland.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🟥 Westminster creates the mess. Then the Prime Minister uses that mess as an excuse to keep Scotland trapped in the system that caused it. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland deserves the powers to tackle our own problems and the freedom to choose a better path. 1/2

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Burnham is wrong - Scotland needs independence to tackle the cost of living

Westminster creates the mess. Then the Prime Minister uses that mess as an excuse to keep Scotland trapped in the system that caused it. That’s hypocrisy. Scotland deserves the powers to tackle our ...

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Niall Ó Conghaile @nialloconghaile.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Progress stalled on a limited reset, because of the new PM, and UK turning its back on European defence. Cooperation mainly based on us taking people the UK doesn't want in its country back to ours. Let's see if Burnham means what he says and anything material changes. 4

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Niall Ó Conghaile @nialloconghaile.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

PM Burnham is in a similar situation, using rhetoric to buy off the pro-Europeans in his party and their voters. Kicking the issue down the road. Jam tomorrow. Not just rhetoric? Look at the behaviour.

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Niall Ó Conghaile @nialloconghaile.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

History does rhyme. We watched the struggles of David Cameron over party management. His rhetoric coarsened, grew more Europhobic. He looked to provoke fights with the 27. And of course blackmailed us at our most vulnerable moment. 1

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Verminous Scot @etkwebster.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

50%+1 was enough to keep us in this union so 50%+1 is enough to take us out because that's how democracy works. Stop trying to make your own boundaries hen, it's not democratic and it smacks of desperation. #ScottishIndependenceNow

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“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Scottish pensioners to be penalised, in order to fund the English National Care Service 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Are you YES yet ? 🇪🇺

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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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“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The way it’s planned, punishes Scottish pensioners in order to fund the English National Care Service 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺😎

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Noel Darlow @noeldarlow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Do I really have to spell this out..? EU countries did not get to vote in the #EUref. That was a decision for the UK alone. If you're sharing a flat and decide to move out your flatmates don't get to vote to force you to stay.

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Holly Brigstocke @hollybrigstocke.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Remember Burnham was all-in on trans rights when it was convenient to be so. If you think Burnham's puffery means anything more than this you're being mugged.

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Bridget 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🇮🇪 @bridget1965.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

All teeth and cufflinks as someone who I worked with in Dundee used to say.

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Colin Dunn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @indyposterboy.scot · 29/09/2026

The leader of a UK government elected on 32% is telling a Scottish government elected on 36% that a 56% pro-Indy Scottish parliament can't hold a referendum that 68% of Scots want. UK democracy, ladies and gentlemen.

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Niall Ó Conghaile @nialloconghaile.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Andy Burnham to LP conference. Adequate for you, for pro-Europeans? Three small points: Firstly it looks like he's reaching for language on this, which is possibly a reflection of not being clear in his mind. However... 1

Net migration down more than 80% since the peak of the Boris Johnson era.

Conference, we make these changes but we will always grateful – always, and we thank them – to those whose who have come here and are contributing to our country.

Than you, to them.

But control over immigration was weakened when we lost collaboration with our European partners.

And we are still having to work hard to bring it back.

Later this year, there will be a UK-EU summit where one of the issues on the agenda will be how we best work together on immigration.

And beyond that we will work to secure gains for our industries most harmed by Brexit.

Conference, these are important concrete steps.

But they are not enough.

I say this to you and the country.

We will not give Britain the clear path we need into the rest of the century until we decide on a long-term relationship with what is still our largest market.

I cannot say to you truthfully that where we are is good enough.

Brexit has done more harm

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