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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 8h

Phillipson says the difference between Labour & the Greens is Lab deliver. And you know what policy she cites? Scrapping the two child benefit cap. Something they suspended seven Lab MPs for voting for, refused to do for almost 2yrs & had to be dragged kicking & screaming to do

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“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 The Tories have given a “VOW” to their base in England, that they’ll strip powers from The Scottish Parliament in order to build Nuclear power stations in Scotland, for the purposes of powering England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 NOTE: From renewable sources alone, Scotland already produces more electricity than it uses

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Broadcasting Scotland @broadcastingscotland.scot · 07/10/2026

When the BBC Scotland channel was launched, we said it was set up to fail. If we had 1% of the money the BBC takes from Scottish licence payers we would provide a full schedule of programmes. We only exist because of the generosity of grass roots supporters. www.broadcastingscotland.scot/donate/

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Dick Winchester.. @dickwinchester.bsky.social · 23h

When exactly did governments hand over control of our economies to the bond market and when are they going to take it back? @richardjmurphy.bsky.social

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 4h

One year after the Gaza ceasefire agreement was reached, more than 100 humanitarian, human rights, and other civil society organisations say the ceasefire exists in name only. Read the full list of organisations who have signed the proclamation 👇 👉 www.thenational.scot/news/2...

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Billy @cromartie7.bsky.social · 4h

Its striking that scots NHS has publicly avoided this corrupt company Another plus for snp🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 4h

Devolution has allowed us to make choices like free university tuition, free bus travel for young people, and support for families through the Scottish Child Payment. We deserve a Parliament whose powers are respected, not treated as something for UK politicians to play with.

The National. We deserve a Parliament with powers respected by the UK. This week’s Tory conference has shown the very real threat that hangs over our parliament.

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Mark Thompson @markreckons.bsky.social · 5h

My last two posts on here have highlighted two massive errors in the Tory policies announced this week. If this was the Greens, or Labour, or the Lib Dems who had announced policies this broken the right wing media would be all over them announcing they were "unfit to govern". Tories do it and...

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The Socialist Dad @thesocialistdad.bsky.social · 2h

A lot of talk about Polanski stepping down as leader, always from Labour supporters And you know why? Because Labour supporters want the Greens back in their box, a fringe single issue party with 1 MP, who won't challenge them. Well that ain't happening Onwards and upwards #VoteGreen 💚

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Believe in Scotland @believeinscotland.bsky.social · 6h

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 The break-up of the UK is near. 🌍 Let's build better, fairer, independent nations. #BelieveinScotland

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Brian L028 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 @brianl028.bsky.social · 10h

So Badenoch vows to fight the SNP "for our union". What does she mean by "our"? Well, the Tories haven't been voted in by Scotland for over 70 years and the people do not have a majority wanting to remove powers from Holyrood. So "our" union means "England's" union. It's a colonialist point of view.

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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 16h

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 · 08/10/2026

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 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 · 08/10/2026

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 · 08/10/2026

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 · 08/10/2026

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!

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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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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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Gill Bird @burtybird.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Absolutely but a strong independent Scotland will need its own Central Bank and its own currency. We will have a lot of investment to make in infrastructure and undoing austerity. We need control of our own finances.

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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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