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John Erskine

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Scottish. Supporter of Scottish independence. Twitter evacuee. Fond of mountains, lochs and bikes! Speaker of poor Gaelic. Chan eil mi a' bruidhinn Gàidhlig gu math.

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“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Scotland would vote to become independent if a new referendum were held tomorrow, according to a new poll 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 👉 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
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(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
The Scottish Government has backed a motion to see energy powers devolved to Scotland – but was immediately knocked back by the UK Government Shetland MSP Hannah Mary Goodlad voted in favour of the motion and said "Scotland’s energy must be in Scotland’s hands 👇 www.shetnews.co.uk/2026/05/29/s...
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‘Scotland’s energy must be in Scotland’s hands’ says MSP as Holyrood backs devolution motion
THE SCOTTISH Government has backed a motion to see energy powers devolved to Scotland – but was immediately knocked back by the UK Government. Shetland MSP...
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(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
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John Erskine @erskine.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Since Russell Findlay is so concerned about the SNP's finances, perhaps we should remind him of this. Something which barely attracted any political or media attention: news.stv.tv/west-central...
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Ex-Tory branch treasurer in £1m VAT fraud and money laundering scheme
Malcolm Macaskill filed bogus forms to HMRC, which grossly overstated the sales from his sandwich businesses.
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Indy lass @pixie11.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Meet the Scottish screenwriter shining a light on undercover drug-busting operations 👇
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Meet the Scottish screenwriter shining a light on undercover drug-busting operations
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Shortbreadfairy©️ @shortbreadfairy.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Scotland has dodged a bullet for now. Thanks to the Scottish Government This is on Wes Streeting. NHS gives Palantir wider access to patient data amid growing backlash www.cityam.com/nhs-gives-pa...
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NHS gives Palantir wider access to patient data amid growing backlash
NHS England has expanded access to sensitive patient data for external contractors working on its controversial Palantir-backed data
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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
In a world where misinformation can spread in hours, Ofcom takes six months to decide whether or not to investigate GB News for airing blatant falsehoods unchallenged. Britain deserves better than this. Take action: stopfundinghate.info/get-involved...
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Tell your MP to help fix Ofcom – Stop Funding Hate
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John Erskine @erskine.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Proving again that Alexander, the union's Governor General for Scotland, is a total asshole promoted too often beyond his competence! www.thenational.scot/news/2607163...
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SNP release full text from Donald Trump to First Minister John Swinney
THE SNP have released the full message sent from US President Donald Trump to Scotland's First Minister John Swinney on the decision to end tariffs…
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“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
🇬🇧 “As a ‘Scottish’ Presbyterian I don’t believe in Papal infallibility”🇬🇧 Scotland denying cretin Douglas Alexander is now trying to charm over the Orange Sectarian bigot vote to Labour 🇬🇧 The Red Tories must be concerned that ‘Refash uk’ have a monopoly on the vile, sectarian, unionist vote 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺😎
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Brian Cox has urged Scots to 'vote for independence' in an SNP campaign clip
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Brian Cox urges Scots to 'vote for independence' in SNP campaign clip
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JR Tomlin (she/her) @jrtomlin.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Anas Sarwar 'offered Reform-Labour deal THREE TIMES', Reform MSP says www.thenational.scot/news/2603779...
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Anas Sarwar 'offered me a Reform-Labour deal THREE TIMES', MSP says
SCOTTISH Labour leader Anas Sarwar offered Reform UK a deal to jointly “get the SNP out” on three separate occasions, a former MSP has alleged…
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Fortunate Son @mossadwarrior.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Posting this every damn day!!!!
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John Erskine @erskine.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
It is hard to tell who is the most insidious one here. Offord we can expect this from, but a Labour leader? What has this party become under Sarwar? Like his father, Sarwar would sell his granny for success! www.thenational.scot/news/2602173...
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Anas Sarwar said Reform and Labour should 'work together' to block SNP, Offord claims
MALCOLM Offord has claimed that Anas Sarwar approached him at the start of the election campaign to “remove the SNP”.
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John Erskine @erskine.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Even the boss of Octopus thinks this insane! At least we know who should be welcoming the UK Govt's nuclear plants!!!! Make a space, Canary Wharf.
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John Erskine @erskine.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
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Anti-abortion group active in Scotland under fire over missing US funding details
AN anti-abortion group active in Scotland has withheld details about the amount of US funding it receives ...
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John Erskine @erskine.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
We know he would.
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John Erskine @erskine.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Yep, the NHS is safe in their hands. When they were last in power at Holyrood they planned to close hospitals and individual units - including AEU. They failed to replace crumbling buildings such as the Southern General. Never trust the NHS to labour.
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John Erskine @erskine.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
It is what they do..... lie! www.thenational.scot/news/2596538...
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Labour minister 'lied' with claim about Morgan McSweeney's phone amid Mandelson row
A LABOUR minister has been accused of lying to the public about Morgan McSweeney’s missing phone amid fears vital messages around the appointment…
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John Erskine @erskine.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Far right capitalism drives everything behind Labour's politics. Not only have they embraced Thatcherism, they are progressing it at a pace. www.thenational.scot/news/2596914...
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Anas Sarwar 'will give Palantir control of Scots' health data', MP warns
SCOTTISH Labour would let controversial tech giant Palantir “gain control of our health data”, an MP has told The National.
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John Erskine @erskine.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Labour have totally sold out their principles and now are just another unionist 'bought' party: www.theferret.scot/scottish-lab...
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Scottish Labour donation linked to ‘astroturf’ nuclear campaign
Anas Sarwar's party accepted over £7,000 from Stonehaven, a lobbying firm which represents the owner of Scotland's last nuclear power station. Scottish Labour has sought to make nuclear power a battle...
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John Erskine @erskine.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
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John Erskine @erskine.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
They should be ashamed. An issue supported by the public but rejected by cowards scared of losing their support before an election. COWARDS! www.thenational.scot/news/2594550...
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MSPs reject assisted dying legislation in landmark vote
MEMBERS of the Scottish Parliament have rejected legislation to legalise assisted dying in a late-night landmark vote ...
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John Erskine @erskine.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Was he being stupid or was he simply lying? It is, after all, what Labour do best. I give him credit for NOT being stupid! www.thenational.scot/news/2593254...
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Scottish Labour MSP left red-faced over inaccurate attack on SNP tax policy
A SCOTTISH Labour MSP has refused to address what can at best be described as misinformation ...
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John Erskine @erskine.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Sarwar lying once more. A family who find the truth a difficult virtue to embrace. Like lying father; like lying son. How many others in the family lie also....... like those in the NHS? www.thenational.scot/news/2593520...
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Fire chief accuses Anas Sarwar of spreading ‘inaccurate’ information after fire
A TOP firefighter boss has accused Anas Sarwar of sharing “inaccurate and alarmist” information after suggesting fire crews were inadequately…
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John Erskine @erskine.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Why is this not being reported by BBC Scotland also? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Keir Starmer: Leaked memo says ministers can go against Wales and Scotland
The memo was obtained by Plaid Cymru, which has accused Labour of turning its back on devolution.
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John Erskine @erskine.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Most of us will not be surprised with this. It has been clear for a decade that Westminster will get rid of devolution at the first opportunity. Starmer, like his predecessors, favours the elected dictatorship of the FPTP system that gives him absolute power. www.thenational.scot/news/2592463...
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Keir Starmer accused of 'direct assault' on devolution after leaked memo
KEIR Starmer has been accused of a "direct assault" on devolution after a leaked memo revealed him suggesting the UK Government should be…
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John Erskine @erskine.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
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Scottish Labour told to come clean on Tony Blair's 'secret' NHS privatisation plans
Scottish Labour have been urged to come clean on 'creeping' and 'secret' plans to privatise Scotland's NHS following an intervention from a think…
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John Erskine @erskine.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
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Major new Holyrood poll predicts huge SNP win as party just short of majority
A MAJOR new Holyrood poll has shown the SNP just short of a majority with Scottish Labour down in third just two months away from the May elections.
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John Erskine @erskine.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Take this to the international community and let them decide for themselves. The UK seems only to respect the violent route to independence as in the Irish situation. www.thenational.scot/news/2589553...
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'Undemocratic' UK Government refuses to engage after inquiry on route to indyref2
THE UK Government has been branded “fundamentally undemocratic” after flatly refusing to engage with a Holyrood committee report on a route to a…
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John Erskine @erskine.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
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Holyrood's inquiry into routes to indyref2 has ended. Here's what it concluded
NO legal route to a second independence referendum exists without Westminster deciding to hold one, so the UK and Scottish Governments must…
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John Erskine @erskine.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
More of the Labour 'mud sticks' stuff. The media instead of taking the attitude 'nothing to see here' report every single step in this case knowing it implies that Swinney/Bain colluded improperly. Natural Justice? BBC not interested when it comes to the SNP! www.thenational.scot/news/2588250...
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John Swinney told details of Peter Murrell charge 11 months before public, files show
THE First Minister was told that former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell would face charges of embezzling £460,000 from the party 10 months before…
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John Erskine @erskine.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
UK Government believed to have pressurised banks to inflate LIBOR. Mandelson was Brown's man at the time www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... www.thenational.scot/news/2588008...
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Peter Mandelson arrested on 'misconduct in public office' allegations
PETER Mandelson has been arrested amid a police probe into misconduct in public office.
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John Erskine @erskine.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Is this what we should be grateful for as part of the UK?
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John Erskine @erskine.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
What a crowd of despicable individuals the Labour Party has become. Interested in only exploiting politics for their own personal gain. www.thenational.scot/news/2587419...
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Anas Sarwar sidelined as top Scottish Labour MP grabs local power base
ANAS Sarwar’s authority has been dealt a serious blow after a UK Government minister cemented his control over their local Labour branch, the…
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John Erskine @erskine.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
More of Labour's sinister behaviour. www.thenational.scot/news/2587270...
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Labour minister 'falsely linked journalists to Russian propaganda' in emails to GCHQ
A LABOUR minister has been accused of naming journalists to UK intelligence officials and falsely linking them to pro-Russian propaganda, it has…
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John Erskine @erskine.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Tommy Ross KC on Mornings was very good this morning. Describing the attack on Bain as disgraceful and slamming both Tories and Labour. Find it and listen. BBC unlikely to headline his words. www.thenational.scot/news/2586733...
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Lord Advocate rejects claim 'SNP got political advantage from Peter Murrell memo'
SCOTLAND'S most senior law officer has denied breaching protocol or giving any political advantage to SNP ministers after she informed the First…
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John Erskine @erskine.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Sarwar now so desperate to deflect from his own failings. Nothing is beyond him. Lying is second nature and exploiting the substantial funds of the Labour Party to save his humiliation of having to resign as Labour leader when failing to become FM in May. www.thenational.scot/news/2586748...
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Lord Advocate warns Anas Sarwar 'not to undermine law' after Peter Murrell letter
SCOTLAND’S top law officer has accused Labour MSP Anas Sarwar of putting “factual errors into the public domain” and reminded him to “ensure…
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John Erskine @erskine.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Speaker ditches monthly expenses transparency after billing taxpayer £320,000 on flights
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John Erskine @erskine.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
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John Swinney calls out 'dodgy money propping up Labour'
JOHN Swinney has branded a Labour think tank a "dodgy organisation" that is "propping up the Labour Party" after it emerged it…
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John Erskine @erskine.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
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John Swinney calls out 'dodgy money propping up Labour'
JOHN Swinney has branded a Labour think tank a "dodgy organisation" that is "propping up the Labour Party" after it emerged it…
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John Erskine @erskine.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Sarwar branded a 'pretend politician' by ex-labour adviser www.thenational.scot/news/2584066...
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Ex-Labour adviser delivers scathing verdict on Anas Sarwar
A FORMER senior Labour adviser has delivered a scathing assessment of Anas Sarwar, describing him as a "pretend politician" who has…
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John Erskine @erskine.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Labour have more to answer than just this. Is there a connection between Morton, Duncan-Glancy and Colin Smyth and the cameras in the toilets scandal? It would be helpful if BBC just once focussed on a Labour scandal. www.thenational.scot/news/2585931...
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Scottish Labour accused of 'giving paedophile clear run' in council elections
SCOTTISH Labour have been accused of giving a “clear run” to paedophile Sean Morton during his attempt to win re-election in 2017
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John Erskine @erskine.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Maybe the BBC will now stop letting Dougie Alexander away with pushing nuclear fuel in Scotland without a challenge? www.thenational.scot/news/2585447...
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Major leak at Highland nuclear site triggers hunt for mystery underground bunkers
A 1960s bunker at Scotland’s Dounreay nuclear site quietly leaked radioactive water for at least a year before the alarm was raised – and…
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John Erskine @erskine.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Splitting the SNP vote myth. Split the Holyrood vote for the SNP and give the second vote to the Greens is a huge risk. On current polling, this could be extremely damaging for the SNP and the prospects of keeping Sarwar from the FM job. Check the analysis of results below:
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John Erskine @erskine.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
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Keir Starmer urged to axe minister who hired firm to 'spy on journalists'
KEIR Starmer has been urged to sack a Labour minister who is accused of paying a company to “spy” on journalists
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John Erskine @erskine.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
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Ballot Box Scotland @ballotbox.scot · 14/02/2026
New Scottish Parliament poll, Norstat 10-13 Feb (vs 13-16 Jan): List: SNP ~ 30% (+1) RUK ~ 19% (+3) Lab ~ 17% (nc) Grn ~ 11% (nc) Con ~ 11% (-1) LD ~ 7% (-2) Alba ~ 3% (-1) Constituency: SNP ~ 35% (nc) RUK ~ 19% (+2) Lab ~ 17% (-2) Con ~ 10% (-1) LD ~ 8% (-1) Grn ~ 8% (+1) Third post lucky...
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John Erskine @erskine.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Morgan McSweeney’s ‘inner circle’ is still trying to control Labour www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
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EXCLUSIVE: Morgan McSweeney’s 'inner circle' is still trying to control Labour
A former frontbench Labour MP has passed the Canary's Jody McIntyre details of a group aligned with McSweeney - and they're not backing down
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