Gareth @garethharper.bsky.social · 3hAs I've said before, why not ask an SNP member or supporter. 000 0
Gareth @garethharper.bsky.social · 3hHere was me thinking you were posting about Trump. I guess independence to you is what ballrooms are to Trump! 000 0
Gareth @garethharper.bsky.social · 4hCan you explain to me what the “case for independence” as you say, has to do with President Trump withholding Ukrainian access to Starlink? Oh dear, oh dear! But getting back on track, one thing is for sure, Burnham is right to raise the question of the UK’s relationship with the EU. 100 0
Gareth @garethharper.bsky.social · 4hYou know what, I don't think he'll be interested😂 But at least you recognise what he is, and that sucking up to him and having him over for a unprecedented second visit was an act of unpardonable folly. 100 0
Gareth @garethharper.bsky.social · 5hYes, and one of Gordon Brown’s closest friends and advisors was Sir Fred the Shred. Yeah, yeah I guess it was just sheer coincidence that the UK was one of the countries in the world the hardest hit by the global financial crises – not!😱 000 0
Gareth @garethharper.bsky.social · 5hDo you think Starmer sucking up to the lying criminal misogynistic racist dim witted narcissistic cretin that is The President of The United States of America, and inviting him over for a state visit was worthwhile? I mean we've always known what The Donald is. 100 0
Gareth @garethharper.bsky.social · 6hYes PFI was introduced by the Tories,and of course Tony Blair was Thatchers greatest ever achievement! New Labour was just Red Tories, and Starmer’s Labour was effectively New Labour mk2 - Burnham talks a good game - but will anything change? Oh and The Branch Office sadly remains an irrelevance. 100 0
Gareth @garethharper.bsky.social · 6hAll of that good. So good it was, Gordon’s miracle economy built on cheap credit leading to the biggest ever financial crises, PPP and PFI, and it was Labour that introduced the hostile environment for refugees and asylum seekers, illegal and immoral wars…….. need I go on? 200 0
Gareth @garethharper.bsky.social · 6hMeanwhile back in the real world, after almost 20 years in power the SNP won 58 seats, and in second equal place, with umm, Reform, was Labour with 17. Would you like me to translate that for you – into simpler terms perhaps? 110 0
Gareth @garethharper.bsky.social · 8hSo you accept that the Blair years were shite? Cos I think that's important - as I don't see how Labour can move forward until it accepts its past **** ups. 100 0
Gareth @garethharper.bsky.social · 8hNobody wants to go back to the Blair years, and Gordon no more boom and bust Brown, or was it Gordon biggest ever boom followed by even bigger bust Brown - take your pick. 100 0
Gareth @garethharper.bsky.social · 8hYes, Labour got booted out (devolution years) for a reason. 100 0
Gareth @garethharper.bsky.social · 8hLabour took us into immoral and illegal wars. Built schools, hospitals etc on PPP initiatives which are still strangling our NHS & councils to this day. They continued the sale of our housing stock, and it was clear Scottish Labour took its orders from Downing Street. No people don't forget. 110 0
Gareth @garethharper.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Well come on!Labour let Lindsey close also,& both Grangemouth & Lindsey were major diesel producers– whoops! Then look at Labour’s recent major wind farm investments–all private equity.It remains to be seen if Burnham can make good on his talk of rolling back on Labour’s Thatcher inspired economics. 000 0
Gareth @garethharper.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Who, me? My name is Gareth. I’m talking about the Labour Party Alex. Let’s be honest, Scottish Labour MPs, as they have made clear themselves, are now led by Burnham, not Michael Marra. Walk down the street, here in Largs, and ask people – who leads Scottish Labour? 000 0
Gareth @garethharper.bsky.social · 15/10/2026If you think the branch office approach and lecturing folks that Scotland is a basket case will do the job and keep Scotland in the union - well good luck to you. But I'm sure there are others who'd like to see Scottish Labour become a force to be reckoned with once again. 100 0
Gareth @garethharper.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Polls mean so little that you’ve managed to dig one up from 6 years ago Alex! I just don’t think continuing with the branch office approach, restricting the membership’s choice and pretending that Scotland isn’t viable as a nation is really going to cut the mustard moving forwards. 210 0
Gareth @garethharper.bsky.social · 15/10/2026I’m sure you know the answer to that! Burnham wasn’t elected by the membership, and both MPs and MSPs made sure that Ms Lennon didn’t make it onto the ballot. 000 0
Gareth @garethharper.bsky.social · 15/10/2026It is not about what I believe, it is what it is. As for opinion – I don’t see serious opposition to the SNP. And it is interesting that Labour both in Scotland and across the UK shied away from the membership when it came to leadership. So I don’t see the direction of travel changing. 110 0
Gareth @garethharper.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Well, both are true. A poll isn’t an election , and nor is an election a referendum. But one thing is clear – the general direction of travel. 120 0
Gareth @garethharper.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Perhaps the BREXIT result might have had more do with the Billionaire owned UK press continually printing sensationalist made up tales about curved banana regulations, banning British sausages along with popular UK crisp flavours. But yeah, why not take comfort in and blame the Russians! 000 0
Gareth @garethharper.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Panoramic shot taken whilst walking back to #LinnofQuoich having dropped down off #CàrnnaDrochaide 08-10-26 #Corbetts #Cairngorms #Breamar #photoecosse 070 0
Gareth @garethharper.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Hardly. It is a Labour safe seat. And with Labour back in the game after Starmer's disastrous leadership, it was always gonna be an uphill struggle for Polanski. 000 0
Gareth @garethharper.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Another stitched panoramic shot from my recent walk up #CàrnnaDrochaide from #LinnofQuoich 08-10-26 #Corbetts #Cairngorms #Breamar #photoecosse 040 0
Gareth @garethharper.bsky.social · 11/10/2026A stitched panoramic shot from my recent walk up #CàrnnaDrochaide from #LinnofQuoich 08-10-26 #Corbetts #Cairngorms #Breamar #photoecosse 061 0
Gareth @garethharper.bsky.social · 11/10/2026They are safer for the drivers and passengers - as long as the driver doesn't get distracted by the infotainment system or touch controls etc.... They are more dangerous to everybody else. 040 0
Gareth @garethharper.bsky.social · 10/10/2026A few more from last Thursday’s wee walk. #CàrnnaDrochaide from #LinnofQuoich 08-10-26 #Corbetts #Cairngorms #Breamar #photoecosse 071 0
Gareth @garethharper.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Thursday’s wee wander, 08-10-26, #CàrnnaDrochaide from #LinnofQuoich #Corbetts #Cairngorms #Breamar #photoecosse 030 0
Gareth @garethharper.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Yet another key UK business ends up in Chinese hands, only later to be closed down. Good old inward investment. 377 jobs lost. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukHundreds of jobs under threat at Grangemouth chemical plantSyngenta said its Grangemouth operation was no longer 'competitive' due to increasing competition from overseas. 000 0
Gareth @garethharper.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A stitched panoramic shot taken on the summit of #BeinnMholach 23-09-26 #Corbetts #KinlochRannoch #Craiganour #Duinish #photoecosse 010 0
Gareth @garethharper.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A stitched panoramic shot from my recent ebike and hike up #BeinnMholach 23-09-26 #Corbetts #KinlochRannoch #Craiganour #Duinish #photoecosse 050 0
Gareth @garethharper.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A few more shots from Wednesday’s wee wander up #BeinnMholach 23-09-26 #Corbetts #KinlochRannoch #Craiganour #Duinish #photoecosse 030 0
Gareth @garethharper.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Seems to me that if AI doesn’t kill us all,then global warming, accelerated by data centres,will.I understand the proposed #Hunterston #datacentre would have a 1GW connection.We need to improve energy efficiency - data centres waste energy on an almost colossal scale – and to produce what exactly? 012 0
Gareth @garethharper.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Another shy and retiring #Corbett #Corbetts #BeinnMholach Extensive views from the summit. An #ebike&hike I parked in #KinlochRannoch and cycled along the #B846 then through #Craiganour Forrest to #Duinish bothy #photoecosse 020 0
Reposted by GarethSharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Burnham must end tax thresholds freeze That tax threshold of around £12,500 – if that hadn't been frozen for the past few years it would have moved up to over £16,000 now. People at the lower end are paying eye-watering amounts of tax.uk.news.yahoo.comUnite boss urges Burnham to end tax thresholds freezeOne of Britain’s largest unions has urged John Healey to raise tax thresholds in his Budget. 0208 0
Gareth @garethharper.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I haven’t driven in the city centre for years. I use public transport to get in and back out. Cars should be discouraged but allowed for a fair price. Eg taking an elderly friend or relative into the city for a meal etc. 020 0
Gareth @garethharper.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The phrase middle of nowhere springs to mind, though Glen Feshie is lovely. Glen Bruar by comparison is dull. A decent stalkers path took me much of the way in from the estate road, and then a dreadful mile or so through bog and peat hags before a short pull to the summit. 010 0
Gareth @garethharper.bsky.social · 17/09/2026That’s a proper approach to the remote stuff! I’ve also done Leathad an Taobhain, which I did along with Càrn Dearg Mòr, but again I cheated by using my ebike. 110 0
Gareth @garethharper.bsky.social · 17/09/2026#BeinnBhreac from #Calvine A contender for the most remote #Corbett #Corbetts However, it is not a difficult hill as half of the easiest approach can be covered on a bicycle, or in my case by #ebike #ebikeandhike #photoecosse 151 0
Gareth @garethharper.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Another cyclist needlessly killed on our roads. Iain McTavish, 46, died on the A8 in Port Glasgow. Two other cyclists were taken to hospital. All three were struck by a car. news.stv.tv/west-central...news.stv.tvTributes paid to 'one of cycling's good guys' after fatal crashIain McTavish died after being struck by a car on the A8, Greenock Road, on Tuesday night 011 0
Gareth @garethharper.bsky.social · 02/09/2026He’s not necessarily wrong. Whether you get much exercise on an EAPC depends on how you use it. I find mine does give me a good workout. However I see many children getting about town now on e-scooters which provide zero exercise never mind not being legal (in the UK). 000 0
Gareth @garethharper.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Whilst locking the UK into a future of overpriced electricity by selling all our renewable resources to private equity, here’s an Energy Security minister telling you that you can swim against the tide by buying a plug in solar panel! x.com/martinmcclus...x.comMartin McCluskey MP (@martinmccluskey) on XNot everyone is able to get solar panels on the roof, leaving many households unable to benefit from generating clean, homegrown power. Today we're making it easier as plug-in solar becomes legal ... 021 0
Reposted by GarethLarry Neufeld @larryneufeldsk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Stop building these things, we're throwing fuel on the climate change fire: Two planned datacentres will have higher UK carbon emissions than ExxonMobil, analysis finds www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comTwo planned datacentres will have higher UK carbon emissions than ExxonMobil, analysis findsExclusive: Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire sites predicted to emit 4.5m tonnes a year when fully running 033 0
Gareth @garethharper.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Public information event on proposed #Hunterston #Data #Centre #Fairlie Village Hall 25-08-26 164 acre site 35 meters tall 1Gw electrical connection 600MW power consumption Water cooled with 97% energy loss to heat 000 0
