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Gill Bird

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Looking forward to an Independent Scotland taking her rightful place within the EU family. living quietly in Scotland, hoping for a better future. Interested in MMT

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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 2h
Rosemount/Midstocket (Aberdeen) Council By-Election Result [1st Prefs]: 🎗️ SNP: 27.9% (-9.9) 🌳 CON: 24.1% (-0.5) 🌹 LAB: 17.3% (-4.2) 🌍 GRN: 10.7% (+1.4) ➡️ RFM: 10.5% (New) 🔶 LDM: 6.2% (-0.7) 🙋 Ind: 2.2% (New) 🙋 Ind: 1.2% (New) SNP HOLD - Stage 8. Changes w/ 2022.
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Believe in Scotland @believeinscotland.bsky.social · 10h
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 It's Scotland's right to choose. ❌ Reject Labour's double standard - sign the petition: www.believeinscotland.org/indyref_peti...
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Aberdeen City Council @aberdeencc.bsky.social · 19h
Polls are now open for the Midstocket/Rosemount Council by-election – don’t forget to use your vote. Polling stations are open until 10pm tonight, and you can check where your one is at orlo.uk/aKcdY Staff will be on hand to assist if you need any help at the polling place.
A hand holding a white ballot paper about to be inserted into a black ballot box marked with the words 'VOTE HERE'.
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Aberdeen City Council @aberdeencc.bsky.social · 17h
Forgotten to return your postal vote for the Midstocket/Rosemount Council by-election today? You can hand it into * Any polling station. They are open until 10pm & you can check locations at orlo.uk/CAhSg * The Town House reception on Broad Street during office hours.
A stack of white envelopes lying on a tiled floor in front of a closed white double door in a hallway.
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Aberdeen City Council @aberdeencc.bsky.social · 13h
Staff will be on hand to assist if you need any help at a polling place at today's Midstocket/Rosemount by-election. Large print sample ballot papers and tactile voting devices will also be available to help those who are blind or partially sighted to vote.
A tactile voting template placed over a pink ballot paper on a wooden table.A hand holds a white pencil with a black ergonomic grip, with two similar pencils resting on a wooden desk nearby.
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weegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I see BBC Scotland, and the anti-independence press, all of whom made a huge song and dance about Gordon Brown's Vow in 2014, aren't too bothered that the Tories - one of the signatories of the Vow - have just ripped it up and now want to strip powers from Holyrood.
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Ireland is set to increase its state pension by €10 a week, taking annual payments to the equivalent of £13,654.98 🇮🇪 The SNP say the move is a 'wake-up call' and shows what's possible when independent countries have full control over their own finances and welfare system 👇
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Ireland’s pension boost shows what independent Scotland could do, say SNP
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Army insiders have spoken out against an AI-powered rebrand of a new regimental logo which 'looks like some tourist tat' The exclusive story and whistleblower comments 👉 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
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Yes for EU @yesforeu.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Let's push for self-determination & EU membership with our grassroots friends in the Celtic Alliance! 🇮🇪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @yes.cymru @nationalyesnetwork.eurosky.social @irishunity.bsky.social @eumovementireland.bsky.social @believeinscotland.bsky.social @scottishindypod.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRks...
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The Celtic Alliance - A Game Changer!
YouTube video by Scottish Independence Podcasts: IndyPod Extra
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
If the UK can reconsider its relationship with the EU, it cannot keep insisting that Scotland’s relationship with the UK is settled for a 'generation', Paul Kavanagh writes ✍️ 👉 www.thenational.scot/politi...
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weegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
With the Tories' foolish announcement to revisit the Scotland Act and claw back powers from Holyrood, Badenoch has killed off the 'once in a generation' claim as well as the assertion that the issue of independence was settled in 2014. weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/10/07/b...
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Badenoch has killed off the once in a generation claim
The Tories have officially ripped up the Vow to which they were signatories in 2014. This was the panicked promise made by the Better Together parties – one of which was the Conservatives &#8…
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Scottish Independence Podcasts @scottishindypod.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Funny how Scotland appears quite differently to people in other countries who are not forced to view us through a biased unionist media lens.... 🤔
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brobb @brobb.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Praise & international recognition for the Scottish NHS "Built around a hub-and-spoke model, the service is designed to meet the needs of a rural region, using staff, medicines, and portable clinical equipment to deliver care closer to where people live" www.bordertelegraph.com/news/2660231...
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Swedish healthcare team visits NHS Borders to learn from Hospital at Home service
A healthcare team from Sweden has visited the Borders to learn from an innovative NHS service delivering acute care in patients’ homes.
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The SNP @snp.org · 06/10/2026
In 2014, Better Together promised a No vote would mean “lower shopping bills for Scotland”. 12 years on, a new poll from Amnesty International finds 75% of people in the UK are worried about the cost of food. www.snp.org/amnesty-inte...
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Amnesty International highlights UK’s cost-of-living crisis — Scottish National Party
When a leading human rights organisation like Amnesty International feels compelled to launch a major intervention over the sheer affordability of standard grocery items in the 21st-century UK…
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Yes for EU @yesforeu.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
We want to have our own voice and be an equal partner, as an independent nation, in the EU. @europarl.europa.eu @terryreintke.bsky.social @thomaswaitz.bsky.social
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Tomorrow's front page: Senior figures from across Scotland’s independence movement will take centre stage at this year’s SNP conference, with a cross-party panel event taking place
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
If Britain can rethink Brexit, why can't Scotland rethink independence? ✍️ First Minister of Scotland John Swinney says the logic is the same and should apply to Scotland deciding its constitutional future 👇
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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Scottish Parliament has just overwhelmingly voted to support Scotland's future in the EU. Scotland is a proud European nation, and we want to be back. 🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We're into the final 100 hours of the campaign for Holborn & St Pancras! Every leaflet & conversation can make the difference between Greens narrowly missing out or electing our 6th Green MP. Any time before Thurs you can help can make the difference. linktr.ee/HSP_6thGreenMP
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Cllr Malcolm Peplow @malcolm-peplow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Conservative Leader Kemi Badenoch wants to abolish the Environment Agency and Natural England to "free up the private sector to invest in infrastructure."
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Ross Greer (he/him) @ross-greer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Holborn & St Pancras can make history on Thursday by electing @zackpolanski.bsky.social as its first @greenparty.org.uk MP 💚
Zack and Ross in front of a crowd of Green activists with posters in a park
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Rab Bruce’s Spider @rabbrucesspider.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Tories want to impose nuclear power on Scotland by removing powers from the Scottish Govt. How long before Labour decide this is a good idea? www.thenational.scot/news/26609008.…
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Indy Live Radio @indyliveradio.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Tories aim to cut Holyrood planning powers to force nuclear on Scotland ... youtube.com/shorts/5F4Ee1c… via @YouTube if this doesn’t make you want independence nothing will The card not a jot what you think
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
NEW: Andy Burnham has been urged to reveal when he will spend the £200 million promised to the Grangemouth industrial cluster 🥀 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
NEW: The Spectator has been reported to the press regulator over an article which brands Palestinians as 'probably the worst migrant population on Earth' www.thenational.scot/news/2...
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Tomorrow's Sunday National front page
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The secretary of state for Justice (an MP for Nottingham) rules out holding another Scottish independence referendum. He also says that voting on whether to be a member of the (European) Union is different to voting on whether to be a member of the union.
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Pensioners are calling on Andy Burnham to explain why he plans to 'hit' them with changes to the triple lock www.thenational.scot/news/2...
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National Yes Network @nationalyesnetwork.eurosky.social · 05/10/2026
With independence, Scotland gets a national broadcaster which reflects our culture, our sports, our languages, our lives.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This Thursday is the first step on this journey. Every Green vote moves Labour.
John Curtice suggests greens could be pivotal to next UK government
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Nicola Sturgeon has hit out at the 'glaring contradiction' over Labour's position on Brexit and a second Scottish independence referendum 👇 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
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weegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
My latest blog piece, with Burnham's EU announcement Labour's gone from jam tomorrow to maybe jam at some point in the future. weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/10/05/l...
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Labour’s gone from jam tomorrow to maybe jam eventually
One of the key promises of the Labour party in Scotland during the 2024 Westminster general election campaign was that a vote for Labour was a vote to save the jobs of the workers at the Grangemout…
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Verminous Scot @etkwebster.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Hey Scotland let's do this...no wait we canny because guess who controls our energy...yep it's WM, ever wonder why you pay the highest prices in Europe? #ScottishIndependenceNow
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Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire Greens @aberdeengreens.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We have consistently found that antisocial behaviour primarily comes from a lack of healthier outlets. Our young people are growing up in a society that has cut back on providing for them, that has isolated them from their communities, and then questions why they might act out.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Thousands of young people could lose key disability benefits Govt could limit the Personal Independence Payment (Pip), and further strip Motability support. Hope the govt sees sense and doesn't repeat Starmer policies. Why not end corporate welfare?
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Thousands could lose key disability benefits in welfare changes
The plans risk reigniting tensions with backbench Labour MPs over welfare spending
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Jim Russell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. @jazzyrussell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Useful reminder as to why Brexit happened. It also explains why we will never be allowed to rejoin, unless you vote Green in England, SNP in Scotland or Plaid Cymru in Wales.
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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I see Burnham's talk about "hope" and helping people with the rising cost of living has lasted less than a week in reality. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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London Labour council warns it may raise council tax by 150%
Hammersmith and Fulham says it faces ‘biggest financial challenge in living memory’ as government cuts bite
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Rachel Millward @rachelmillward.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Greens have set the political agenda this year, and we'll continue to push Labour to cut people's bills and protect our planet. Here's me speaking to the News Agents about the Green Party's influence on Labour over the past year.
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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Brexit was a catastrophic mistake. If it weren't for Polanski we would still have Keir Starmer refusing to allow it to be discussed. Polanski is needed in Parliament to continue to make the case for a strong relationship with the EU.
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againstcentrism.bsky.social @againstcentrism.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A national care service needs a wealth tax – not a regressive pension reform Burnham’s plan to fund a care system by scrapping the triple lock is a bold political vision built on shaky economics By James Meadway www.opendemocracy.net/burnham-soci...
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Scrapping pensions triple lock won't fund social care
Burnham’s plan to fund a care system by scrapping the triple lock is a bold political vision built on shaky economics
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Sunderland Lollipops @sunderlandlolly.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
V disappointed in Burnham scrapping triple lock. Everyone sat by while pension age increased, now they are doing the same with triple lock. 1.6m pensioners live in poverty. Noone in favour of scrapping triple lock will ever have to live off state pension. It is less than HALF MIN WAGE! #TAXTHERICH
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Zack Polanski praises the RNLI volunteers 👏 "From The Green Party, we want to say to the RNLI, you are the very best of us, thank you"
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jhd1591.bsky.social @jhd1591.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
From Believe In Scotland: Burnham is wrong - Scotland needs to be Independent: www.believeinscotland.org/burnham_is_w...
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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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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We've won big this year - and our wins have forced the Labour government to change course. But we need far more and urgently. From climate action to an emergency brake on rents - we'll keep the pressure on to bring about the change this country needs. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Greens can move Labour in the right direction, says Zack Polanski
The Green leader tells his autumn conference that a vote for his party can force changes from Andy Burnham.
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Claire #FBPE ☘️ 🍉 🇺🇦 🇪🇺🐝 🦮🇮🇪🇧🇪 💙💚 @fbpech.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
youtu.be/hVOmioS3t4E?... Oli (on here interviewing) has rightly said how much Zack has set the more left wing agenda for Labour. It’s 💯 % true. If Zack hadn’t been there - as the LW alternative to Starmer the push for the left would never have come.
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Zack Polanski challenges Labour in Holborn and St Pancras | UK Politics | The New Statesman
YouTube video by The New Statesman
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Liam Robbens @liam.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026
The meaning of "Difficult choices" is — as it was under Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak and Starmer — crapping on the most vulnerable to avoid modest tax increases for the well off and shunt billions to the arms companies. Unsurprisingly the government want to defer that until after the next GE
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Conservative party Shadow Culture Secretary to speak at conference tomorrow about how to "defend press freedom", whilst her own party bans journalists whose coverage they don't like
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Zack Polanski, "We are the party that wants to tax the every richest, bring our public services back into public hands, and end rip-off Britain" "We are sure about who we stand up for" "And who we are standing up against"
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Why is the Burnham government attempting to silence Good Law Project’s criticism of Palantir in the NHS…? Orwellian.
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Is this the first ever SLAPP by our own Government? | Good Law Project
The Department for Health and Social Care has written to us demanding we take down our video criticising Palantir’s NHS contract – we won’t
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Locals in Fife have been left furious after a 1000 year old castle was refused protected status due to plans for an AI data centre to be built on the historic site being at an 'advanced stage'
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