Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningGerry 🏴 🍀 @gerryr.bsky.social · 5hThis appointment tells you everything you need to know about the BBC. 42925
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 6h"Dear Diary, There were six by-elections in England and Scotland this week and Reform lost all of them. Two of them were seats we previously held. The problem with running councils is that people can see how useless we are." 391577477
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19hCEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 325-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down. 294100083873
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningPicture This Scotland @74frankfurt.bsky.social · 8hNewspaper clipping of Cocteau Twins, taken from Los Angeles Times, September 7, 1985. 1367
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningProf Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 8h3 October 1283. Dafydd ap Gruffydd, Prince of Gwynedd, the last independent ruler of Wales, was executed for allegedly plotting to kill Edward I. His execution was particularly gruesome. 252
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningPicture This Scotland @74frankfurt.bsky.social · 9hLoch Trool, Galloway Forest Park. Pic: IG/peterdinsmore 1487
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) Canningflyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 20h18 years since the 2008 financial crisis. The “maxed out credit card” line is almost old enough to legally buy a pint in a pub. 1021638
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 02/10/2026👀 "Nearly 10 years ago, Nigel Farage told LBC he would leave the country if Brexit were not a stunning success. For reasons that no one can quite fathom, he is still here."theguardian.comWelcome to the new Reform roadshow. Same as the last but more desperate | John CraceNige is not rattled that the UK likes its new PM. Or that Reform is second in the polls. Oh no. Because Nige believes in 611067379
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningProf Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 02/10/20262 October 1976. 1st episode of the popular BBC1 Saturday morning children’s show Multi-Coloured Swap Shop presented by Noel Edmonds was broadcast. It ran for 146 live episodes until 27 March 1982. youtube.com/watch?v=ZzvI...youtube.comMulti Coloured Swap Shop - opening titlesYouTube video by flares 131
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningProf Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 02/10/20262 October 1925. John Logie Baird, a Scottish engineer and inventor, performed 1st test of a working TV system in his London lab where he successfully transmitted the 1st TV picture which was a greyscale image of the head of a ventriloquist’s dummy. 76219
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningChasbell 🏴🇮🇪🇮🇹🇨🇦 @chasbell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026He has basically copied his new policies from Scotland and made them look like his own the mans just another fraud, instead of being honest and saying these are good policies in use in Scotland and we should adopt them in England, they can’t have Scotland looking more progressive than England. 46233117
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningJohn M 🏴🇪🇺 @drjohnm61.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Trump threatens export ban of diesel www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... In other news, Grangemouth Refinery produced 36,000 barrels per day (2.4 million tonnes per year) of diesel before it ceased crude oil processing in April 2025. 12% of UK consumption Not rescuedbbc.co.ukUS pressures Europe over diesel reserves as Trump threatens export banPresident Donald Trump has threatened to ban diesel exports in a bid to ease prices in the US ahead of the November elections. 16143
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningScotland's No1 Comrade @scotlandscomrade.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Yet another INTENDED consequence of the Thatcher regime. Lest we forgot: To end the social care crisis and renationalise social care #SocialCareShouldNotWipeOutAllOnesAssets #UncaringUK 66739
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"I should just point out that we don't have any Lib Dems on the panel as they only have 71 MPs, but Suella Braverman is here because Reform have 8 MPs" 1132447766
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningPaul Blinkhorn @paulblinkhorn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This week's BBC Question Time is from N London. There's a by-election there next week, which looks to be a closely-fought contest between Labour and the Greens. One of those parties is not represented on the QT panel this week. Can you guess which one, boys and girls? Can you? 2164
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningThe SNP @snp.org · 01/10/2026Andy Burnham's "National Care Service" turns out to be Free Personal Care in England. Inspired by a policy already delivered in Scotland by the SNP. 1116298
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningPicture This Scotland @74frankfurt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Loch Lomond in autumn. Pic: IG/nomadlad 29116
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningKenny Campbell @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Whose legs is Trump standing on and why are they attached the wrong way round? 8303
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningBuitengebieden @buitengebieden.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Baby elephant taking a bath.. 😊 14848107
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningSian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Oh I could not be sadder at this news. An incredible campaigning broadcaster. I remember vividly the impact of Childline when I was very young, and recently Dame Esther was a dedicated supporter of the assisted dying work I was involved in. Huge love to all her family. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cq...bbc.co.ukDame Esther Rantzen dies aged 86Her family paid tribute to her in a statement calling her the "most wonderful mother" and a "cherished grandmother". 37915
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningShortbreadfairy©️ @shortbreadfairy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026What they told us v what was always going to happen in an energynation 🙄 42628
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningGillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Our pensioners are at present, even under the triple lock considerably worse off than our fellow Europeans- & many others. Why is it always pensions & welfare benefits that are singled out? Bring in a wealth tax to fund the national social care service. ##labourisntlabouranymore 47430
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningProf Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 30/09/202630 September 1921. Deborah Kerr was born in Glasgow, Scotland. One of her best performances was in the musical The King and I. She was nominated 6 times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, but never won. This ranks her 2nd behind Glenn Close, nominated 8 times without a win. 1134
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningIndependent Voices @indyvoices.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Wouldn’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! 89655
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) Canningweegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Most of Burnham's promises were for policies to be introduced after the next GE, the national care service, reform of the voting system, closer ties with the EU, all put off until after the next GE - political code for ‘never’. It was a very traditional Labour speech, the jam is always tomorrow. 1111363
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningWeird Bristol @weirdbristol.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This (now defunct) contraption in Millennium Square is the Space Signpost. Installed in 2006 it allowed users to pinpoint the realtime location of planets and celestial bodies with the use of a robotic arm and an LED touchscreen. 1/2 1141
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningAlex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 29/09/2026What Newsnight should have taken away was that it shouldn't adopt tabloid narratives unquestioningly and made the appropriate correction. What it did instead was to report the correction as if it were gossip and go "OOOOOH! THEY'RE VERY SENSITIVE!" What? To accuracy? You used to be, too, BBC. 2528057
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningColin Dunn 🏴 @indyposterboy.scot · 29/09/2026The 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. 7172125
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningDavid Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 29/09/2026There wasn't a social care crisis when local authorities provided the service free of charge. Then Thatcher privatised it and private equity bosses started charging £8000 a month. 11310115
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningMic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Still putting ‘bomb plot’ in headlines in the glaring absence of any bombs. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comRubio says foreign actor was ‘clearly’ behind suspected RAF Fairford bomb plotThe US secretary of state offered no evidence for his claims, and also said many people were ‘disturbed’ that the five suspects had been released on bail 75827221
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningPaul Blinkhorn @paulblinkhorn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026What the front page of an actual newspaper looks like (as opposed to a tax-dodging billionaire's political tool staffed by shills and bootlickers) 03811
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningGillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 29/09/202694 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside andy burnham's Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action. 11237891405
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningProf Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 29/09/202630 September 1944. Jimmy Johnstone was born in Viewpark, Scotland. He scored 129 goals in 515 appearances for Celtic between 1962 and 1975. He played 23 times for Scotland, scoring 4 goals. In 2002 Celtic fans voted him the greatest Celtic player of all time. 0113
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningGillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026UK police can hold terrorism suspects for 14 days without charge. Had police any grounds to believe the men arrested outside RAF Fairford had even the slightest terrorism connection, they would not have been released. They'd still be behind bars. #fairford 67812
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningReal Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 28/09/2026More "balance" crap from the BBC. It's well known now that 20mph: Reduces pollution. Reduces collisions and casualty rates as well as deaths. Reduces insurance costs. But they "balance" against some impatient drivers who "get frustrated". That's just bad driving. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukWhy are more towns and cities moving to 20mph?Many councils are turning to 20mph limits, but questions remain over the benefits across the UK. 12599
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningVelour Shirt @object.works · 29/09/2026This is a metaphor for so many things these days that I couldn't choose 692143712
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningScottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 28/09/2026🍾 Despite saying he didn't have the “money New Labour had in the 90s” to implement change, the Chancellor didn't even hint at "taxing the rich". 1249
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningScottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 28/09/2026🔥 In his nearly 40-minute speech, John Healey didn't mention "climate" or "environment". 13013
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningThe Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 28/09/2026Well, well, well - if it isn’t the consequences of our own actions. It would appear that migrants are not, in fact, the fiscal drain we’ve been told they are by years if we go by the £4bn to £6.5bn shortfall that’s been caused by the precipitous drop in numbers under this government. Funny that. 391004416
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningProf Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 28/09/202628 September 1928. Alexander Fleming discovered the antibiotic penicillin in the mold Penicillium Notantum. It was later turned into a life-saving antibiotic drug by Howard Florey, Ernst Chain and their colleagues at Oxford University. All involved won Nobel Prizes. 0145
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningAbilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026We have enough food, technology, and money to save the planet. We just have a system where destroying it is more profitable. That's not a climate problem. That's a greed problem. #ClimateJustice 7835471285
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningProf Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 28/09/202628 September 935. Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia since 921, was assassinated. His younger brother, Boleslaus the Cruel, was complicit in the murder. Wenceslaus is now the patron saint of the Czech state and the subject of the well-known Christmas Carol Good King Wenceslas. 071
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningDefend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 27/09/2026BREAKING: 94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside Andy Burnham’s Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action. 18872113004
Don (Dhómhnall) Canning @donmorcan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026On the other place. Labour pretending they’re in opposition in Scotland but in reality, they’re in charge U.K. wide. x.com/innealadair/...x.comMartin MacDonald (@Innealadair) on XIt's that odd Unionist fiction of being in charge across the UK but pretending they're the opposition in an independent Scotland. Labour have been in power for two years in terms of the economy, publi... 000
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningAlex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 27/09/2026AB: "I don't think you get the welfare bill down with crude cuts. It plunges people into crisis and they show up in other parts of the system which end up costing more." LK: "Yeah, you've said this before, but I'm looking for a specific commitment you will cut the bill by the next election." WOW 112453108
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningGillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026We followed the wrong path and ended up with capitalism's end point - trumpism 3275
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningAndrew Sharpe 🏴|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 26/09/2026The BBC is part of the problem... 24692257
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Liar. Small boat crossings peaked under Johnson in 2022 reaching 46,000 in 2022. In current year they are 18,565 and falling. Also prior to Boris Johnson's Brexit there were none. 23132691210
Reposted by Don (Dhómhnall) CanningPicture This Scotland @74frankfurt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Spiral staircase in the Theatre Royal, Glasgow. Pic: Susan Morrison 07713