Eleanor Ferguson @elliefer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I'm the calm voice of reason,husband is the rottweiler -we make a good team😂,but we've seen the policy change from "same as you" to let's put them back in institutions&drive 3wheeler cars as of course they don't have any friends... 010
Eleanor Ferguson @elliefer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I'm the mum of a disabled daughter,who can never work.We fought for her to have a good life.She enriches people's lives.I'm sick of WM treating disabled people who can't work as worthless.We're going backwards,losing all the progress that's been made over the years. 110
Eleanor Ferguson @elliefer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026It wasn't only that Brexit was a disaster,it was that Scotland's vote was ignored& there's not much evidence to show that Scotland is respected now.Burnam's rejection of an indy ref out of hand for instance. 120
Eleanor Ferguson @elliefer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The super-rich are profiting from the cost-of-living crisis. While our energy bills rose by 50%, the super-rich who make their money from energy have seen their wealth grow by 20%. Demand that the UK government taxes extreme wealth with @waronwant.bsky.social: secure.waronwant.org/page/201460/...secure.waronwant.orgStop the Super-Rich Profiting from the Cost-of-Living CrisisTax extreme wealth now 096
Eleanor Ferguson @elliefer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Everyone in America, apart from native Americans, is descended from immigrants &some, from Africa, didn't want to be in US at all. 011
Eleanor Ferguson @elliefer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026substack.com/@jonathancoo...substack.comWhy BBC editors must one day stand trial for colluding in Israel's genocideIn a confrontation with BBC news chief Richard Burgess, journalist Peter Oborne sets out six ways the state broadcaster has wilfully misled audiences on Israel's destruction of Gaza 031
Eleanor Ferguson @elliefer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026richardjmurphy.substack.com/p/why-burnha...richardjmurphy.substack.comWhy Burnham will failA letter to a friend who does not agree 011
Eleanor Ferguson @elliefer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Britain needs to see real change from Burnham's first Budget! It's time to tax the super-rich, and back our communities with the investment they need to thrive. I wrote to the PM to demand better. Will you add your name? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...you.38degrees.org.ukDear future Prime Minister: It's time to tax the super-richBritain needs to see real change from Burnham's first Budget! It's time to tax the super-rich, and back our communities with the investment they need to thrive. I wrote to the PM to demand better. Wil... 041
Eleanor Ferguson @elliefer.bsky.social · 12/09/2026act.ourpower.scot/p/scotland-h...act.ourpower.scotWrite to your MSPs. Demand a fair energy system for ScotlandOur energy system in Scotland isn’t working for regular people. It’s making shareholders and landlords wealthy, while our communities get crumbs. We need to remind our MSPs that commonsense solutions,... 021
Eleanor Ferguson @elliefer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: MSPs - show courage and stand up to the far-right. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ms...actionnetwork.orgMSPs - show courage and stand up to the far-rightDear MSPs, Over the Scottish Parliament’s summer recess period, we have seen: A hijab wearing woman of colour attacked in Glasgow Black and Asian taxi drivers and food delivery workers attacked... 001
Eleanor Ferguson @elliefer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comSecret systems used by Israel in mass killings of Gaza civilians revealed in new filmTestimony from Israeli military insiders involved in surveillance and remote killings features in documentary produced by the Guardian 010
Eleanor Ferguson @elliefer.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Morons. Any arrests or is that reserved for supporters of Palestine. 000
Eleanor Ferguson @elliefer.bsky.social · 09/09/2026www.facebook.com/share/p/1HGi...facebook.comFacebook 000
Eleanor Ferguson @elliefer.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I can't believe a landowner is putting the iconic Glenelg to Skye ferry at risk. Support the local community and save the world famous Glenelg to Skye ferry by joining me and signing the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...you.38degrees.org.ukSave the Glenelg - Skye ferry!This ten minute crossing is famous around the world - and is believed to be the last turntable style ferry anywhere. It's an iconic part of Skye's history, but it's been widely reported that the ferry... 011
Reposted by Eleanor FergusonScotland's No1 Comrade @scotlandscomrade.bsky.social · 01/09/2026This proves that successive UK PM's since Thatcher have not learned their history Declassified files from the National. Archives in Kew reveal that Israel supplied significant weaponry - including strike aircraft - to the Argentine Junta in the run-up to, and during, the 1982 Falkland’s conflict. 32924
Eleanor Ferguson @elliefer.bsky.social · 31/08/2026It was Saturday's edition. Sadly I've not found a way to share it, but it needs to be read widely! 210
Eleanor Ferguson @elliefer.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Great article by Billy Kaye in the National about how even the poorest Scots were miles ahead of the English due to educating all Scots from the 17th century while the English were saying educating the masses would be a bad thing,in the 19th century!Byron commented on it. 131
Eleanor Ferguson @elliefer.bsky.social · 31/08/2026act.ourpower.scot/p/scotland-h...act.ourpower.scotWrite to your MSPs. Demand a fair energy system for ScotlandOur energy system in Scotland isn’t working for regular people. It’s making shareholders and landlords wealthy, while our communities get crumbs. We need to remind our MSPs that commonsense solutions,... 011
Eleanor Ferguson @elliefer.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Meta to Pay Up to $17.1 Billion in Landmark Settlement Over Social Media Addiction Claims www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/t...nytimes.comMeta to Pay Up to $17.1 Billion in Landmark Settlement Over Social Media Addiction ClaimsThe social media giant settled with 47 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories, and agreed to make major changes to its products over claims its platforms endangered children. 010
Eleanor Ferguson @elliefer.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Many years ago after working near Lanark for a few months,I needed to go to Glasgow to catch a bus back home to Fife.I asked someone for directions.The man carried my suitcase &took me to the bus station.I always remember that act of kindness as being typical of Glaswegians! 010
Eleanor Ferguson @elliefer.bsky.social · 25/08/2026www.thenational.scot/news/2647555...thenational.scotHow much will AI data centres affect the environment?AS AI begins to nestle itself into our daily lives, there are not only huge fears about it taking away people’s jobs and fuelling the spread of… 021
Eleanor Ferguson @elliefer.bsky.social · 22/08/2026www.thenational.scot/news/2648343...thenational.scotBBC faces backlash over 'unbelievable' News at Six coverage on John SwinneyTHE BBC has been criticised after the cost of First Minister John Swinney’s trip to the US featured as one of the main stories on the UK-wide News… 000
Eleanor Ferguson @elliefer.bsky.social · 22/08/2026www.thenational.scot/politics/264...thenational.scotIt seems left-wing US politicians are now winning with Scots-style policiesTHE Democratic Socialists of What? Of America?! 032
Eleanor Ferguson @elliefer.bsky.social · 22/08/2026www.thenational.scot/politics/264...thenational.scotIt seems left-wing US politicians are now winning with Scots-style policiesTHE Democratic Socialists of What? Of America?! 000
Eleanor Ferguson @elliefer.bsky.social · 22/08/2026www.facebook.com/share/p/1DeB...facebook.comFacebook 000
Eleanor Ferguson @elliefer.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Loyalist terrorist and neo-Nazi flags displayed at Edinburgh anti-immigration protest www.theferret.scot/loyalist-ter... Why no arrests for supporting terrorist groups? Or is it just old people supporting Palestinians who get carted off to prison?theferret.scotLoyalist terrorist and neo-Nazi flags displayed at Edinburgh anti-immigration protestLoyalist paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland murdered hundreds of people during The Troubles. But far right activists flew their flag at an anti-immigration rally despite terror laws banning publi... 001
Eleanor Ferguson @elliefer.bsky.social · 20/08/2026www.thenational.scot/news/2648288...thenational.scotQuestions for the UK Government over £1.5bn Scottish factory block are not going awayVINCE Cable is, arguably, one of the last people you would think of who would come out in support of the SNP in a row with the UK Government. 022
Eleanor Ferguson @elliefer.bsky.social · 20/08/2026www.thenational.scot/comment/2647...thenational.scotReflection over Jason Arday’s death must lead to a new perspective on autismTHERE has been a lot of commentary over the past week on the tragic death of Jason Arday. I almost didn’t write anything. 010
Eleanor Ferguson @elliefer.bsky.social · 18/08/2026www.thenational.scot/politics/264...thenational.scotWe work with refugees in Glasgow. The BBC film on our city had these glaring flawsWHAT follows are reflections from workers at a refugee charity in Glasgow who have watched the BBC’s controversial Disclosure documentary: Welcome… 232
Reposted by Eleanor FergusonChasbell 🏴🇮🇪🇮🇹🇨🇦 @chasbell.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Perspective. 28464
Eleanor Ferguson @elliefer.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Just been picking French beans and raspberries from the garden and tomatoes from the greenhouse. Gardening keeps me sane! 000
Eleanor Ferguson @elliefer.bsky.social · 15/08/2026www.thenational.scot/news/world/2... Nobody's stopping them, every country has looked the other way.thenational.scotIsrael is hunkering down in south Lebanon despite a so-called ceasefireAIR strikes, shelling, drone attacks and the demolition of homes have been escalating in the south of Lebanon, despite a so-called ceasefire 041
Eleanor Ferguson @elliefer.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Why should WM decide about Scottish elections& it's hardly a logical reason.So the worse another government's behaviour is the more likely the UK is to block questions about it🥴 110
Eleanor Ferguson @elliefer.bsky.social · 11/08/2026www.thenational.scot/news/2645409...thenational.scotSNP issue message to Andy Burnham as Scottish independence poll predicts Yes winSCOTTISH voters will not accept there is an “‘off limits’ when it comes to democracy”, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has been told ... 010
Eleanor Ferguson @elliefer.bsky.social · 11/08/2026www.thenational.scot/news/2645577...thenational.scotUsing GERS to attack Scottish independence ‘is to misuse it’, top institute warnsTO use the annual GERS report into Scotland’s fiscal position in the UK to attack the economics of an independent Scotland “is to misuse it”,… 020
Eleanor Ferguson @elliefer.bsky.social · 10/08/2026www.thenational.scot/comment/2644...thenational.scotWhat the tributes to journalist Rod Liddle say about our societyTHIS week saw the death of journalist and broadcaster Rod Liddle, aged 66. He was a columnist for 000
Eleanor Ferguson @elliefer.bsky.social · 10/08/2026www.thenational.scot/news/world/2...thenational.scotA Palestinian baby died because soldiers wouldn't open a gate. The UK must actI am writing as a Palestinian who has run out of ways to describe watching my people deprived of dignity, freedom and even the essentials they need… 032
Eleanor Ferguson @elliefer.bsky.social · 10/08/2026www.thenational.scot/politics/264...thenational.scotWhy we should always ask politicians this one questionEvery writer, journalist and commentator brings their prior assumptions to the work they undertake, writes Richard Murphy 000