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Scottish Independence. Not my king - abolish the monarchy. Above is the view over my garden to Castle Hill (large tree). Malcolm III Canmore first held Parliament here in 1058. I don't automatically follow back, esp Yanks.

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neptune45.bsky.social @neptune45.bsky.social · 12h
www.mediaite.com/politics/rac... we have seen this all around the world over the years and with trump anything is possible there is no doubt about that, he will have the military and DHS and the doj and fbi behind him oh and the republican party
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Rachel Maddow Predicts Trump Will Install Kid 'By Force'
MS NOW's Rachel Maddow predicted President Trump will attempt to install one of his family members "by force" as his successor to protect "ill-gotten gains"
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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 5h
This year we secured a £2 bus fare cap in the Highlands and Islands. That's now been extended to Strathclyde region. But the Government says it could take up to 5 years to get to the rest of Scotland. England will reduce their cap to £2 in January. Scotland shouldn't have to wait.
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 6h
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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Holyrood @holyroodmag.bsky.social · 6h
"These changes proposed by the Labour government in Westminster follow on from solemn commitments given to the people of Scotland in 2014 that their pensions were safe with the UK." John Swinney says "pensions are under attack" due to the decision on the triple lock. #FMQs
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 7h
Seoul has also reportedly secured a $200 billion overall investment cap as part of the broader trade framework — leaving the Alaska pipeline commitment far from finalized.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 7h
Trump announced a $50 billion South Korean investment in Alaska's LNG pipeline to applause at the White House. But South Korea's industry minister said, "The announcement went far beyond what was agreed."
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US ally shoots down Trump's $50 billion investment boast: 'Far beyond what was agreed'
A $50 billion investment deal touted by President Donald Trump during a Wednesday Oval Office event is running into pushback from the ally he says agreed to it.Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told reporters South Korea would invest more than $50 billion in the long-stalled Alaska LNG pipeline proj...
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 14h
UK public sector bodies spent £17bn with offshore-owned private equity firms last year. The same vultures received £31bn public sector contracts. Profiteering, low wages, tax dodging, asset-stripping is their business model. Enriched by public money. How many have politicians on payroll?
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£17 billion taxpayer cash went to offshore private equity last year
We need to buy British, GMB tells Labour conference
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
George is quite right on this. I discovered via FOI requests that just 5% of all woodland creation grants go to support natural regeneration of trees, and 95% to tree planting. I’ll continue to push DEFRA to fix this. www.theguardian.com/environment/... bsky.app/profile/geor...
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Government ‘failing to support natural regeneration of trees in England’
Campaigners say targets for woodland creation are unlikely to be met because 95% of grants are for planting
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Luke Tryl @luketryl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
In this week’s voting intention, Labour's lead widens as Reform fall to their lowest in over 18 months. 🌹 LAB 27% (+1) 🌳 CON 22% (-1) ⏩ REF 21% (-1) 🔶 LIB DEM 11% (-) 🟢 GREEN 9% (+1) ⚫ RES: 6% (-) 🟡 SNP 3% (+1) ⚪️ OTH 1% (-) N = 2,041 | Fieldwork 25-29/9 | Changes w 18/09
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
(Btw, I also hold this same scorn for any party tribalists - eg the Labour Right)
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Cool, bye-bye, you’ll never get a majority again under PR, you might then have to discover an ability to cooperate with other parties for the good of the country bsky.app/profile/andr...
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A *third* Byline Times journalist has now been barred from Conservative conference – Chief Reporter @josiahmortimer.bsky.social. It comes after Political Editor @adambienkov.bsky.social and the late, great David Hencke were barred last year. bylinetimes.com/2025/10/08/c...
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Conservatives Accused of ‘Trumpian’ Tactics After Barring Second Byline Times Journalist From Conference
The National Union of Journalists described the bans as a threat to media freedom which "undermines the Conservative Party leader’s repeated pledge to fight for free speech"
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Yes - especially if you have photo & location evidence you can submit - and perhaps data on peat depth where the burn took place?
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Denisovian @denisovian.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Does burning heather on the North York Moors to promote fresh growth to feed grouse count ?
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Time to join the Pheasants’ Revolt… DEFRA have launched a Call for Evidence on the environmental & animal welfare impacts of the gamebird industry. If you care about this, PLEASE submit evidence - this @wildjustice.bsky.social blog tells you how: wildjustice.org.uk/defras-call-...
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Defra’s Call for Evidence on gamebird releases; what exactly is it asking for? – Wild Justice
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 12h
Today, 1st October, is the start of the pheasant shooting season. Some 50 million pheasants are released into the British countryside for this sport annually. If you have concerns about the impacts of this out-of-control industry, tell the government - handy guide below: bsky.app/profile/guys...
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 7h
Reform UK in Durham are down to 1 above No Overall Control. It’s time Leader Andrew Husband and Deputy Darren Grimes hung up their boots. Durham is the chaos council.
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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 8h
The combination of profound mediocrity and delusions of brilliance is what makes Badenoch so annoying. Not mad like Truss or ruthless like Jenrick, just a vacuous bullshitter with a cruel streak conservativehome.com/2026/10/01/k...
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Kemi Badenoch tells ConHome - 'It's a new team to face a new opponent. We're ready, you'll see it at Conference, but prepare for hard work' | Conservative Home
Kemi Badenochs talks to our Editor about Conference, her 'new generation, new team, new party' vibe, and tackling Burnham not Starmer. She takes on criticisms from our readers, both Conservative and R...
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 9h
The vast majority of European countries use forms of Proportional Representation, and have done so for many decades. Not one of them has a significant grassroots campaign for switching to First Past the Post.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 10h
The worst people in the world.
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Guy Eaton @guyeaton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
We need to get off gas and to stop pricing our electricity supply based on the price of gas, which is milking business and consumers dry!
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Stevie @officialstehee.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Think of the profits for the poor Electricity Companies…. We could decouple gas from their calculations and see some big savings but we must think of the poor Electricity Companies.
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David Bruce 🇳🇬🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @dab13rp.bsky.social · 10h
All I’m really hearing is England doesn’t really need Scotland’s resources. Why is WM so desperate to hang on to Scotland?
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David Bruce 🇳🇬🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @dab13rp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🤔 So when Octopus suggested zonal pricing, which would see Scotland, which produces a surplus of electricity, with the lowest prices, Ed Miliband was blowing smoke up our arses when he stated it would be ‘unfair’ to raise the price of electricity in London and SE, which has no production?
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David Bruce 🇳🇬🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @dab13rp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Puts a perspective on why ‘now is not the time for Scottish independence’, England steals our energy and makes us pay more for our supply than London and the SE.
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 30/09/2026
Some people say UK should stop building clean energy and should extend its reliance on gas power instead Choosing my words carefully, I would say that it's an interesting time to be making that argument www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-win...
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Analysis: Wind and solar save UK from gas imports worth £5.9bn during Hormuz crisis - Carbon Brief
The UK has avoided gas imports worth £5.9bn since the start of the Hormuz crisis as a result of record electricity generation from wind and solar.
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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 7h
On this day of action against Palantir, here’s a handy thread of the Nerve’s ongoing Palantir investigation. From the web of gigantic state contracts to the revolving door between government/ civil service and their top team, with a manifesto for technofascism along the way… 👇👇👇
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Emms @emms.bsky.social · 8h
I’d forgotten about him! He’s the boy who can’t catch a train because of not understanding that they can’t travel with the doors open.
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angelM @angelmsattya.bsky.social · 7h
@theconversation.com Our first separation from Europe was almost as catastrophic as Brexit.
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eXecrable @execrable.bsky.social · 7h
Forgive stating the bleedin' obvious (yet again) but Tom Harwood is a humongous twat. Nothing he ever says she be taken seriously by anyone. The twat won't even define what he means by "mid-Atlantic country" because he can't. It's just a fart-worthy sound bite. Vapid, vacuous and inane.
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Buck Frexit @beany.bsky.social · 10h
Can someone ask Tom why Ireland is European then
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Robert Williams @robwiny.bsky.social · 9h
The residents of Portugal, which is a fair bit more "mid-Atlantic" than we are, will also want to ask him a few questions.
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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 11h
Bad news, everyone - Brexit has apparently caused the entire United Kingdom to detach from Europe and drift several thousand miles west. We are now slowly approaching Newfoundland. Can someone please let Eurostar now there might be some issues.
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 11h
We're 30 miles from the continent, Tom
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 9h
🚨Andy Burnham says "every option" is on the table for the UK-EU relationship. The country's made it clear what option he should take. Our polling with YouGov shows more than 99% of GB constituencies want EU membership. Now we need your help to get us all the way there. 👇
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Help us Fight to Restore our EU Membership - Best for Britain
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 10h
that's about £28m a day renewables have saved the UK sending to petrostates since the start of the US-Israel war in Iran
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Sky News @news.sky.com · 7h
Healey summons UK bank chiefs to pre-Budget summit next week
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Healey summons UK bank chiefs to pre-Budget summit next week
John Healey, the chancellor, has summoned the bosses of Britain's biggest banks for a pre-budget summit amid industry expectations of a tax raid later this month.
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weegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social · 8h
Rory Stewart has popped up to tout his 'Middleland' bollocks again, so it's a good time to publish a revised version of a blog piece published in April 2014 when the BBC gave him a two part documentary airing his thesis casting doubt on Scottish identity. weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/10/01/h...
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Hysterical history revisited
This is a revised version of a piece first published on this blog way back in April 2014, but I’ve republished it as it has become relevant again. Former Tory MP and erstwhile Conservative le…
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 13h
The Ministry for the Climate Emergency presents the A-Z of Badvertising, a new public information campaign that reveals the dirty tricks used by the ad industry to promote highly polluting products and lifestyles.🤥🛢️ 👉Learn more at www.badverts.org/campaign-upd...
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Andrew Simms @andrewsimms.bsky.social · 7h
It’s bad enough we stand on the precipice of climate collapse, it’s far worse that the advertising industry is helping to push us over the edge. The new A-Z of Badvertising from the Ministry for the Climate Emergency (via @crisortunity.bsky.social & myself) spells out how they are doing it 👇👇👇
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Michael @therightarticle.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Truth
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"Probably most important Hebrew tweet" - Israel general admits Israel are the Nazis
Retired former IDF chief, Moshe 'Bogie' Ya'alon, accuses Israel of 'Jewish supremacy' and having become 'Judeo-Nazis'
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Humanity Must Win @humanitymustwin.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Western governments have been supporting the Nazis. Israel general admits it. Absolute disgrace to WW2 veterans and victims of the Holocaust. These people have learned nothing.
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Scotland's No1 Comrade @scotlandscomrade.bsky.social · 9h
If anyone suggests that the state of the UK now has fuck all to do with what this bitch done during her tenure in No10 needs to give their heads a fukin wobble. #ToryDeindustrialisation #Austerity #CostOfLiving #WinterOfDiscontent
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 10h
You can see the genocide from space. Yet still it is widely denied.
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 8h
Manchester City’s Emirati chair's diplomatic immunity complicates legal action - www.middleeasteye.net/news/manchest…
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Manchester City’s Emirati chair's diplomatic immunity complicates legal action
Manchester City faces potential legal action after a commission found it guilty of 115 financial breaches
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Scarlet Ferret - Special Edition Ebooks 🇵🇸 @scarletferret.com · 9h
I think it tends to look something like this Goat Tree, but these goats are obviously not ripe yet...
Photograph of goats in a tree.
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 9h
Early autumn yielded a particularly good windfall at the Sheep Tree this year.
Dozens of sheep gather at the foot of a wise old tree in Herefordshire, waiting for it to tell them stories.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 8h
I have to go to the petrol station today, I'm going to need all my money. Also I will have to watch out for Iranian terrorists, with all that diesel around.
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HackmanHartley @coolhandcombs.bsky.social · 7h
Can't breathe for all of this winning
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TeeDixie ✊🏼 @teedixie.bsky.social · 13h
Chris Dixon posted this on LI and I had to share it here. It’s just too good, the @jonronson.bsky.social twist is superb…
The image shows a film poster “The men who stare at Boats” featuring, Nigel Farage, Tommy Robinson, Danny Tommo, Ruper Lowe and Angry Balaclava man.
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