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DottieB 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @dottieb.bsky.social · 3h

Scotland's social care now covers all ages not just over 60's.

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(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 2h

I have received the first official estimate of the cost to Scotland's pensioners of the Prime Minister's attack on the triple lock. It will take up to £4bn from Scotland's pensioners. And the Prime Minister plans to use it to pay for social care in England. pensioner in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 £2,000 worse off 👇

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Brian L028 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 @brianl028.bsky.social · 2h

More vile ideas from the non-socialist Labour Party. Scapegoat the poorest - they are an easy target. I don't know how they can live with themselves.

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fife4europe #FBPE #RejoinEU @fife4europe.bsky.social · 8h

John Swinney warning that Brexit costs Scotland £3bn a year in lost public revenue—equivalent to £9m every single day—proves that tinkering at the edges cannot fix the damage. Scotland's democratic will and economic prosperity demand EU membership. Why stay tied to Brexit loss? 🤔 #FBPE

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'Scotland's best future lies within the EU', John Swinney says

John Swinney has urged the UK Government to work towards returning to the EU as swiftly as possible

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 18h

Burnham to pass law scrapping pension triple lock before next election. Risks handing advantage to opposition parties who will argue the opposite. Will alienate some senior voters. Risks Labour backbench rebellion, repeat of the Winter Fuel Payment episode. Numerous ways of funding triple lock.

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Burnham to pass law scrapping pension triple lock before next election

Guarantee will remain until 2030 but MPs will vote on changes during this parliament, government says

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marino11.bsky.social @marino11.bsky.social · 1h

But according to this useless mouthpiece Scotland’s question was settled forever

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Brian L028 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 @brianl028.bsky.social · 2h

This is what we get as part of the UK. Labour, Tories or Reform - same unpalatable truth for Scotland. There is a solution... and we shouldn't need WM consent to ask the question.

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jhd1591.bsky.social @jhd1591.bsky.social · 13h

What looks to be an excellent “new” website up and running - please visit and see what you think. “Scotland Can Be Independent - here’s how it works.” newscot.scot

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NewScot · Alba Ùr

A worked economic and policy platform for an independent Scotland. Real numbers, a credible currency path, and honest answers to the hard questions.

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(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

PM admitted that Brexit is not working and that it should be up to the people to reconsider the UK relationship with the EU If the PM believes that the UK should be allowed to reconsider its relationship with the EU he must also respect Scotland’s right to reconsider its relationship with the UK👇

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Melissa Eco Zealot 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @melissamary2012.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Sweden will spend the money to use old underground mines. UKG gives foreign corporations money to build new data centres, discounts on energy, complete disregard for environmental impact, and generally ignoring public opinion. Are #YouYesYet 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Brian L028 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 @brianl028.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Our continued existence as a country is tied to our culture. The more that organisations like the BBC can remove parts of said culture from the public eye, the more they can remove the differences between Scotland and the rUK. This is then used to argue we have “so much in common “… Desperate!

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/Never Again @montrose.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Goodnight #Unabhängigkeit 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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angus-indy-lady.bsky.social @angus-indy-lady.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Independence for Scotland is not just about returning to the EU. Scotland wants to control our Own Economy & Environment. Not used as a dumping ground. Keeping its Wealth in Scotland, not wm & getting scraps back. Returning to the EU as an equal country, not a cash cow for England.

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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 · 02/10/2026

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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Alan Ferrier @alanferrier.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A pre-2014 #IndyRef piece from the late, lamented A.A.Gill: www.thetimes.com/travel/desti...

Someone said that Scotland doesn’t have history, it just has a longer memory for current events. Before talking about whether this uneven union should be split, it’s instructive to understand what forged it in the first place.

The English, while offering gold with one hand, waved the cudgel with the other and passed the Alien Act, making any Scot not in the army or on business an illegal immigrant. London threatened tariffs on Scottish exports. So the vote was passed. As Daniel Defoe, an English spy, said, for every one Scot in favour of union, 99 were against. There had been hundreds of petitions agin it from every corner of the country, and not a single one in favour. There were riots in Edinburgh and Glasgow, martial law was imposed.

As the ancient Caledonian parliament voted itself out of existence, the Earl of Seaford, with a heavy heart, noted that it was the end of an auld sang. And at St Giles Cathedral, the national church of Scotland, where Knox had preached, the bells rang out. The tune was Why Should I Be So Sad on My Wedding Day?

Not many Scots, and even fewer English, know this story, the inglorious nuptials of the Union. But you don’t have to remember history to be affected by it. This act and all the bullying and perfidy, venality, weakness and snobbery that went before it has made the relationship between the two countries what it is. The informed view of Big Ben seen from Ben Nevis was never a love match, nor the uniting of mutually benefiting equals. It’s the English who roll their eyes at the raking up of the past and say, “Oh, get over it, move on. Stop being a victim,” which is what wife-beaters always say to their victims.

Still, despite 400 years of patronage and propaganda, Scotland isn’t the heathery extension of England. It remains stubbornly and grimly, often amusingly, a different place. Its humour, its character, its stories, its expectations, how it gets married and celebrates, how it gets buried and sees in the New Year, what it s…

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Your weekend reminder that Nigel Farage wants to - leave the ECHR - repeal the Equality Act - Strip back workers rights - Lift restrictions on exploitative zero-hours contracts - repeal the Renters’ Rights Act which abolishes no fault evictions He is not on your side youtu.be/KxOQRt8PQys?...

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If UK media actually explained Nigel Farage’s policies to the public no one would be supporting him

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William Duguid @williamduguid1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

'Farage’s project may be waning, but it would be foolish to write him off. The threat to democracy and decency from the Anglo-British nationalist far right remains. Scotland’s need to escape from this dysfunctional UK is more urgent than ever.' weegingerdug

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The threat to Scotland from the British far right remains urgent

I’m still struggling to walk following the recent fall and have developed a massive bruise on my left leg. Due to the pain I’m not sleeping well, but things are definitely going in the …

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John M 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @drjohnm61.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Trump 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 rescued

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US pressures Europe over diesel reserves as Trump threatens export ban

President Donald Trump has threatened to ban diesel exports in a bid to ease prices in the US ahead of the November elections.

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The SNP @snp.org · 02/10/2026

Andy Burnham's latest plan? Bring in Free Personal Care in England, and make all UK pensioners pay for it - even though Scots already have Free Personal Care. www.snp.org/the-great-sc...

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The Great Scottish Pensions Robbery — Scottish National Party

The Westminster Prime Minister’s latest grand scheme is to bring in Free Personal Care south of the border, funded entirely by scrapping the state pension triple lock – which covers the whole UK.

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The SNP @snp.org · 01/10/2026

🔥 What he said. 👇

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The SNP @snp.org · 01/10/2026

Andy Burnham believes Westminster control is what's best for Scotland. If he's so certain, let’s have a referendum, let the people of Scotland decide, and see who is right. www.snp.org/burnham-indy...

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Burnham IndyRef blunders expose his own fear & hypocrisy — Scottish National Party

If Andy Burnham is so supremely confident in the strength of his position, why won’t he test it in a referendum?

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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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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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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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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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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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

John Swinney has called on Andy Burnham to row back from his proposed changes to the triple lock, after official analysis showed the cost to Scotland’s pensioners would be £4 billion by 2049

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John Swinney urges Andy Burnham to rethink triple lock changes after shock analysis

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(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Look at this. Spain is beginning construction of Europe's biggest hydrogen production plant. You won't hear anything about this on BBC Scotland because it would reveal how the EU is forging ahead with the fuel of the future; emissions-free hydrogen. 👇

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William Brown 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @brown666w.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Just as I thought. The UK has one of the highest energy costs in Europe, so why would Trumps tech creeps locate their data centres here, unless……

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

BREAKING: First Minister of Scotland John Swinney has called on Andy Burnham to row back from his proposed changes to the triple lock on pensions It comes after official analysis found Scotland's pensioners could be almost £2000 a year worse off by 2049/50

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Baffy Niblick @baffyniblick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It's not an overhaul of the "British" state but rather the English state. In other words, Scotland already has many of these policies in place.

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Two million pensioners live in poverty. We spend less on pensions than other rich countries. Yes, we desperately need a National Care Service. Don't make today's workers poorer in their old age to pay for it!

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Ruth Watson @ruthwatson.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026

The Scottish Government manages its budget - restricted as it is and without borrowing powers - so that personal care, prescriptions, and university fees are provided without payment at point of delivery to the people of Scotland. And no charge is made for Westminster's heinous Bedroom Tax.

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Shortbread @shortbreadfairy.wsocial.eu · 01/10/2026

So the Uk Goverment didn't think supporting a soley Scottish Company worthwhile because it had to benefit the UK whilst they supposedly where 'backing Britain' .....this is aboot letting Scottish manufacturing crash on purpose in case of independence 🤔 www.northern-scot.co.uk/news/reveale...

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REVEALED: UK Government withheld £100m just a month before Orbex sale announcement

New details of why a Forres-based rocket company has found itself on the brink of a sale to a larger European competitor have been revealed.

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botrange694.bsky.social @botrange694.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Jam Tomorrow isn't a credible strategy but so Labour: I don't understand why people want to believe it and change their vote. Voters in Scotland gave Starmer the benefit of the doubt in GE24 it was a disaster for Scotland & the UK as a whole. Voters should stick with SNP Plaid Greens even Libdems.

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The SNP @snp.org · 01/10/2026

Andy 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.

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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 01/10/2026

"initiates". He's done nothing, except float an idea that 𝘮𝘢𝘺 go into his party's 2029 Westminster election manifesto. And you think he's achieved positive change! And, along the way, he ignores the fact that much of the social care change proposed has already been implemented by the SNP.

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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 01/10/2026

Setting out plans that amount to maybe putting things into a 2029 election manifesto, then trying to pass them off as "real change"?

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Alastair Παν 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇷🇪🇺 @alastair-pandelus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Scottish pensioners paying for the personal care of English pensioners. A policy wholly conceived for England by Andy Burnham.

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Hetty (arty) @indyhetty.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

So to 'help fund' an English 'care service'...that's what Scotland's paying for...ok Scotland?

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/Never Again @montrose.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Well done SNP Lightyears ahead

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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 30/09/2026

Not only do 🇬🇧 British Governments these days ignore 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland and any priorities we have that are different to 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England's, but they're so defensive they refuse to acknowledge where we succeed, and how they might learn from our experience. They deliver worse outcomes for England as a result.

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