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Brian Liddy

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Erstwhile museum fella. Scotland to regain independence. If you seek a reliable source of Scottish and international news, ye canny beat www.BroadcastingScotland.scot/ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @BroadcastScot.bsky.social 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 20h
This photograph at the Paralympics changed Liban Aljomai's life forever The Yemeni athletics coach says has shared how he became a target of the Houthi regime, fled across Europe, crossed the Channel in a small boat and eventually found safety in Scotland Here is his remarkable story 👇
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How photo led Yemeni man to his new life in Scotland
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The i Paper @theipaper.com · 21h
The Government is reportedly expected to move towards a system in which some disabled people could receive “in kind” support rather than cash benefits Read more: trib.al/M7WZzUS
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Liam Robbens @liam.eurosky.social · 20h
Anyone who bought into the idea that we're changing course in this country after the big speech should read this. #Burnham
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 21h
The SNP have demanded the UK Government urgently deliver £200 million of promised investment for Grangemouth after almost 400 more jobs were put at risk
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SNP demand promised £200m for Grangemouth as hundreds of jobs at risk
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walkhighlands @walkhighlands.co.uk · 20h
An Lochan Uaine (Green Lochan) and Bynack More access reopens following Cairngorm wildfire clean up operation.
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An Lochan Uaine (Green Lochan) and Bynack More access reopens
Following the extensive wildfire in Abernethy Forest and around Ryvoan this summer, access restrictions have been in place over a usually popular area for walkers and mountain bikers during the clear ...
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Politics UK @politicsuk.com · 23h
🚨 NEW: The Lib Dems have called for Andy Burnham to publish all details of his meetings with Manchester City’s owners and hospitality he’s accepted at the Etihad Stadium
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weegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Burnham has destroyed two of the main arguments of the Westminster parties. He's pensioned off the claim that Scottish state pensions can only be protected in the UK and by opening the door to an EU referendum he's blown up the argument against indyref2. weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/10/02/b...
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Burnham pensions off two Better Together arguments
One of the ways in which the Better Together campaign won the referendum in 2014 was to successfully scaremonger Scotland’s pensioners into believing that their state pensions would not be sa…
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
EXCLUSIVE: The National has been told a senior US political strategist had a striking reaction to plans for pro-independence movements across Scotland, Wales and Ireland to work together. We spoke to someone who was inside the room 👇
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A German rocket company has been granted a launch licence by UK regulators, as it plans to blast off from Shetland early next year
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Rocket company granted licence to launch from Scotland
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Scotland risks permanently losing specialist creative skills that support its growing film and television industry if three historic university courses are axed, an industry leader has warned
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Thomas Kerr has been accused of 'weaponising' Islamic dress and fuelling Islamophobia after singling out the burqa in his call for a ban on face coverings
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
EXCLUSIVE: A campaigner is calling for less political point-scoring and more action on drug misuse – proposing educating children about addiction in schools
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Celtic Alliance 'more than a symbol,' Scotland’s Deputy First Minister has said ahead of her key speech at Plaid Cymru’s annual conference
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Celtic Alliance 'more than a symbol,' DFM says ahead of key Plaid Cymru speech
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Chris Rivers @chrisrivers50.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
UNION with David Olusoga A must-watch 4-part series (2023) on iPlayer. Fascinating accounts of how Wales (1535-42), Scotland (1707), and Ireland (1801) became absorbed into a union with England called ‘Great Britain’ and its residents began calling themselves ‘British’
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Jim Russell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. @jazzyrussell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Independence MSP's 1999 - 36 2003 - 34 2007 - 49 2011 - 71 2016 - 69 2021 - 72 2026 - 73 SNP has won 5 Holyrood elections in a row, Labour had their worst ever election & Tories fell to 4th. Independence MSP's have been the majority since 2011. If that's not a mandate what is?
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The SNP @snp.org · 01/10/2026
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 We’ve got the best cost of living support package in the UK in Scotland.
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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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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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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 01/10/2026
A group calling for devolution of powers to Brittany has written to the Welsh First Minister alongside the heads of The SNP and Sinn Féin to propose opening a direct dialogue to help further the Celtic nation's shared mission for autonomy
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Yes Breizh: Breton devolution group contacts Welsh FM to 'open dialogue'
Stephen Price The President of a campaign group calling for devolution of powers and responsibilities to Brittany has written to the Welsh First Minister alongside the heads of The SNP and Sinn Féin t...
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Foxyfunderburd 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦🇺🇦 @foxyfunderburd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Top research bodies reveal Scotland’s care system is years ahead of any plans Andy Burnham has 👇👇👇👇👇 talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/09/29/t...
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Top research bodies reveal Scotland’s care system is years ahead of any plans Andy Burnham has
With only 1 day left, support Talking-up Scotland’s work to counter the lies and get you the facts, daily, at:Crowdfunder at:  by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON…
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DottieB 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @dottieb.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Accurate, thoughtful @lesleyriddoch.bsky.social podcast looking at the Burnham Great England conference speech. Copying everything for Scotland and lots of sleight of hand as befits Westminster governments. lesleyriddoch.com/podcast
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Lesley Riddoch is an award-winning broadcaster, journalist, author, cyclist, land reform campaigner & lover of all things Nordic.
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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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Independent Voices @indyvoices.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Wouldn’t disagree with much that Burnham said today in what was an excellent speech. But… 90% of the substance is focused on England catching up with Scotland (Bus fares, rail nationalisation, water in public control, free social care and PR in elections). Not much for Scotland except Unionism!
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Read more here: www.thenational.scot/news/2659274...
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John Swinney responds to Andy Burnham's dead dad dig in conference speech
JOHN Swinney has responded after Andy Burnham hit back at the First Minister’s prediction he would be the last Prime Minister of the United…
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
An industry body said there has been 'decades of underinvestment' in museums as a new report shows 17% of organisations believe their facility is at risk of closure in the next 12 months
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Stark warning for Scotland's museums as closure risk increases
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Holyrood intervenes after Reform UK breach rules during Nigel Farage visit
REFORM UK have been forced to remove social media content after breaching Scottish Parliament rules during Nigel Farage’s visit to Holyrood ...
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A member of the House of Lords has been branded 'pathetic' after stealing a journalist’s microphone and putting it in the bin
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Lord steals and throws Owen Jones's microphone in the bin during agonising interview
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Andy Burnham is on the edge of making 'the same mistake' as Keir Starmer by seeking to 'punish pensioners' by axing the triple lock, the SNP have claimed
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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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優noD🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @yunod.sustainabletranslator.scot · 28/09/2026
Unspun | Inside Labour conference: Did Andy Burnham snub Scot Night? www.heraldscotland.com/news/2658869... In many ways, Burnham's absence captured Scottish Labour's predicament, writes @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social
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Inside Labour conference: How Andy Burnham's absence overshadowed Scot Night
Scottish Labour delegates waited for Andy Burnham at Scot Night, but the Prime Minister never arrived. Inside a frustrating night in Liverpool.
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Brian Liddy @brian-liddy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Burnham’s starts as he intends to go on when it comes to Scotland. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Scottish Labour delegates waited for Andy Burnham at Scot Night, but the Prime Minister never arrived. Inside a frustrating night in Liverpool || Deputy Political Editor @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news...
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Saving Wildcats project has confirmed four wildcats released into the Cairngorms National Park this summer has brought the total number released since 2023 to 50 👉 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Two separate projects which could create 180 green energy jobs at the Port of Montrose in Scotland’s north east have been hailed as a 'strong vote of confidence in the sector' by the First Minister
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Up to 180 jobs planned for Montrose as offshore wind projects win backing
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The SNP @snp.org · 28/09/2026
Scotland has the energy - but Westminster sets the price. As diesel hits £2 a litre across the country, we look under the hood of Labour's fuel tax hike. www.snp.org/westminster-...
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Westminster fuel tax hike makes case for independence — Scottish National Party
Scotland is an energy powerhouse – rich in oil, gas, wind, and tidal generation – yet our communities are left suffering from fuel poverty.
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Past Glasgow @pastglasgow.co.uk · 27/09/2026
James Miller designed an entertainment complex in Renfield St for Miss Catherine Cranston, better known as the owner of her famous tea rooms, in 1915. Cranston's Cinema De Luxe occupied the third floor of the six storey building. 📷 Newsquest #Glasgow #1980s
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“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Different Nations, different values, on very different political journeys 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺😎
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Scotland's No1 Comrade @scotlandscomrade.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A man of principle. #IrishSolidarity #Palestine #Humanity
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Ginger Weegie @gingerweegie.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Stop pissing about and TAX THE FUCKING RICH...
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Something very depressing about hearing ‘Drumcree’ at the top of morning news Reminds me of my teenage years when it seemed to be a constant. Now feels like unionism banging the drum - geddit? - while the whole world has changed around them
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Colin Dunn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @indyposterboy.scot · 26/09/2026
56% Holyrood Indy majority 67% Holyrood on right to vote 68% voter referendum support 52% voter Indy support Sounds like a 'consensus' to me, Andy Burnham. (P.S. Labour's 'mandate' to govern UK was just 32%)
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Watch as Andy Burnham squirms as he's grilled on his 'once-in-a-generation' independence claim 👀 Credit STV News 📸
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
If Labour really believe Scotland has the right to decide its own future, it’s time to prove it, Richard Walker writes✍️ 👉 www.thenational.scot/politi...
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Netanyahu speaking at the UN calls the dozens of UN delegates who walked out before his speech, 'moral cowards'
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Netanyahu walks in at the UN, and everyone walks out. This one is actually TODAY, about 8 minutes ago.
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Malcolm Offord was left fuming after he was warned he and his MSPs would face consequences if they repeat the walk-out 'stunt' seen during yesterday's independence referendum debate. The Presiding Officer has warned he will not tolerate such behaviour www.thenational.scot/news/2...
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
NEW: Michael Shanks has been accused of a "vain attempt" to "rewrite history" after making an "insulting" claim about GB Energy. Shanks claims Labour only ever pledged hundreds of jobs at its Aberdeen HQ - in reality, 1000 were promised www.thenational.scot/news/2...
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A documentary celebrating the workers and machines of Scotland's traditional weaving industry, while also exploring the urgency of preserving the disappearing craft, has won global praise 👏 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
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