Reposted by GrinnerJohn Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Across these islands, the political landscape has changed. Scotland, Wales and the north of Ireland are led by First Ministers committed to independence from the UK. Scotland has the right to decide its future and no Westminster government can simply deny democracy. 1518182
Reposted by GrinnerJohn Bull @garius.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A cash-strapped rural police force struggles to deal with Red Diesel gangs. Until its chief inspector realises can get the Met Police to deal with the problem... ...if he pretends they're Iranian. A new six part comedy starring Toby Jones. 641238371
Reposted by GrinnerAndy Wightman @andywightman.scot · 28/09/2026My latest blog discusses the future of this important site. The relevant legal documents are published and I would be interested in the views of others as to whether in fact Castle Tioram is ownerless 4/4 andywightman.scot/2026/09/who-...andywightman.scotWho Owns Castle Tioram? - Land MattersCastle Tioram is located on the tidal island of Eilean Tioram located near the mouth of the River Shiel in Loch Moidart (see map below). The castle was granted to Clan Macdonald of Clanranald by Rober... 0156
Reposted by GrinnerChaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · 22/09/2026who's up for robbing banks while shouting "stop the boats" so no-one arrests us? 1337184
Grinner @grinner13.bsky.social · 21/09/2026It's a decent starting point, I was worried we were going to get just larger, more remote councils. Devil will be in the detail, and I would worry that the lower-tier authorities might get sidelined/ignored if they are ultimately reliant on staff and resources of the regional authority. 020
Reposted by GrinnerJordan @jordanpfot.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Good morning, “Joe Fagan” was an 8 week study conducted by Strathclyde University. We are now complete with our study. Thank you for your time. 45512
Reposted by GrinnerGreater Govanhill @greatergovanhill.com · 17/09/2026When we interviewed Thomas Kerr in 2024 standing for Conservatives in Glasgow East, he praised Govanhill’s “unique and wonderful character”. Now as a Reform MSP he has called it a ghetto. We asked what changed... www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/two-y... 1107
Reposted by GrinnerSteve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 17/09/2026RNLI closes Portsmouth lifeboat station after threats from thugs www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...independent.co.ukRNLI closes Portsmouth lifeboat station after huge anti-migrant protestsRNLI volunteers were branded ‘traitors’ after bringing migrants ashore 66197153
Reposted by GrinnerThe National @scotnational.bsky.social · 16/09/2026First Minister John Swinney and his wife Elizabeth Quigley have met with the President of Ireland Catherine Connolly and her husband Brian McEnery at Bute House this morning 35012
Grinner @grinner13.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I would assume it would be due to power-sharing arrangements in NI: the FM isn't able to act on behalf of the Executive without approval from the DUP, whereas the Welsh and Scottish Governments are single parties. 120
Grinner @grinner13.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Jeez, the smug grin on that reform w*nker's face as Swinney is answering 040
Reposted by GrinnerMark Thomas @markthomasinfo.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Worst Antony Gormley installation ever! 1833147
Reposted by GrinnerLaura Webster @lauraewebster.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Actually did a double take when noticing these two posts. One from Labour minister Michael Shanks, one from Tory shadow Scotland secretary Andrew Bowie. Almost identical language to attack The National. It's almost as if they're ... the same .... 96628
Reposted by GrinnerNeil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 17/08/2026I cannot wait for the usual dickwad commentators in the Scottish media to tell us how either Marra or Fagan - men who nobody knows about or cares about - will soon be First Minister … rather than the chief undertaker of an already dead partybbc.co.ukMichael Marra and Joe Fagan to contest Scottish Labour leadershipAnas Sarwar triggered the contest last month after he announced his intention to stand down to join Andy Burnham's government. 117830
Reposted by GrinnerRhoda Meek @wodieskodie.bsky.social · 16/08/2026The National Scot: World-unique Scottish ferry 'faces threat from millionaire absentee landowner’ www.thenational.scot/news/26466628.… #scothinewsthenational.scotThe National Scot: World-unique Scottish ferry 'faces threat from millionaire absentee landowner’A historic Scottish ferry service said to be the last of its kind in the entire world is facing an uncertain future. 011
Reposted by GrinnerOwen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 03/08/2026They are radicalising people into extremism. 59382131
Reposted by GrinnerLewis Baston @lewisbaston.bsky.social · 21/07/2026We’re sourcing our reshuffle news from an alternate timeline of the 1980s… 9464115
Reposted by GrinnerDylan Difford @dylandifford.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Some people really down on the Sarwar appointment, but you have to remember that beyond his stellar record of results for Scottish Labour, he's also a special category of political operator: someone who got outplayed by Keir Starmer. 518244
Reposted by GrinnerLaurie Macfarlane @lmacfarlane.bsky.social · 10/07/2026NEW: Has devolution helped or hindered Scotland's economy? 🏴 Critics claim it has failed. I dug into more than two decades of data to test that claim (it's wrong), and identify lessons England. 🧵 45145
Grinner @grinner13.bsky.social · 01/07/2026They use RealTime Trains (well the same source data) to check! 310
Reposted by GrinnerThe National @scotnational.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Nigel Farage has declared his largest single payment yet for work outside his role as an MP, after earning £270,000 for just 12 hours' work promoting gold bullionthenational.scotNigel Farage declares £270k payment for just 12 HOURS' work promoting gold bullion 01113
Reposted by GrinnerJohn Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Enough is enough. When politicians use hateful language, they create conditions for hatred to grow. This is the Reform party I warned about, and they should be ashamed for inciting racial division in Scotland. I will always stand up for the inclusive country we are. 🏴 29694278
Reposted by GrinnerParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 31/05/2026The press are all over Nicola Sturgeon, who was investigated and released without charge. So glad all I did was take £5 million to become an MP, £1m to throw an election, make a couple of dodgy house purchases and lie about Russia hacking my phone. 171011331
Reposted by GrinnerAileen McHarg @aileenmcharg.bsky.social · 28/05/2026This is a very good piece on police interviews and the right to silence in Scots law (which - online know-alls please note - is not the same as in England), with reference to Nicola Sturgeon's decision not to answer police questions. www.scottishlegal.com/newsletter/6...scottishlegal.com Today's SLN: 28th May 2026 37244
Reposted by GrinnerStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 15/05/2026If you totted up the sums for every financial scandal in British politics (£2k per parliamentary question for cash-for-questions, £200k for Johnson’s No 10 renovation, the cost of that very nice campervan) even with second tier stuff like Rayner and Polanski, would you get close to £5mn *in total*? 58888274
Reposted by GrinnerPatrick Harvie @patrickharvie.bsky.social · 12/05/2026What feats of mental gymnastics are needed to conclude that *not* working with the far right is appeasing extremists? 56419
Grinner @grinner13.bsky.social · 11/05/2026I have to be honest, "void at the centre of the country" is pretty much how I think about North Lanarkshire anyway... 020
Reposted by GrinnerDevolved Election Projections @devolvedelections.bsky.social · 20/04/2026On the topic of MRPs being effectively useless, I think the Telegraph/JL Poll messed up their own D'Hondt calculations. The real numbers are: SNP: 57 Labour:21 Conservatives: 13 Liberal Democrats: 8 Greens: 11 Reform: 19 This is really basic stuff. 22011
Reposted by GrinnerBrendan Paddy @bjpaddy.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Taking deer culled to allow forest regeneration in a rural area & processing them in a rural area so they can be eaten? Monstrous! www.bordertelegraph.com/news/2602449...bordertelegraph.comControversial deer larder plans set to be backed despite strong local oppositionA decision on the Yair Forest site is expected on Monday. 021
Reposted by GrinnerGerry 🏴 🍀 @gerryr.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Ooft Mcleish spilling all about the Labour branch office. 87572
Grinner @grinner13.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Looking out the window there's no wind, no sun, dampness in the air but no rain - I'd say it's pretty accurate tbh... 000
Reposted by GrinnerAllan Faulds @afaulds.bsky.social · 14/04/2026current status: weeping with laughter 811641
Reposted by GrinnerThe National @scotnational.bsky.social · 14/04/2026BREAKING: Malcolm Offord has claimed that Anas Sarwar approached him at the start of the election campaign to 'remove the SNP' 73631
Reposted by GrinnerPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 07/04/2026How on earth can the trip planned by King Charles possibly go ahead with Trump making statements like this? 44813227
Reposted by GrinnerDmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 31/03/2026If Trump thinks European countries won't pay Iran a transit fee to get ships through Hormuz... -laughs in Nordstream- 1021640
Reposted by GrinnerJohn Avocado 宇杰 @supercroup.com · 27/03/2026Hang on, she says she teaches children who identify as cats, and now holograms? Has anyone checked that she hasn't just been watching Red Dwarf and thought it was real? 100974164
Reposted by GrinnerOlaf Falafel @ofalafel.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Surely I’m not the only one who thinks this whenever they see a map of The Strait Of Hormuz on the news? 521540498
Reposted by GrinnerGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 26/03/2026These people have a funny way of saying "Environmentalists have been proved right yet again." 21670311844
Reposted by GrinnerPaul Sandars🏴 @paulsandars.bsky.social · 23/03/2026BBC News - Glasgow Central Station to fully reopen after Union Street fire www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukGlasgow Central Station to fully reopen after Union Street fireNetwork Rail said all ScotRail and cross-border routes would be restored at Scotland's busiest railway station. 051
Reposted by GrinnerJohn Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 19/03/2026When I said some Reform supporters are racist, this is what I had in mind. I will always stand against those who try to divide us with hate. 👇 2318791