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Jamie Mann

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‪Investigative Journalist at The Ferret (@theferret.scot‬) – Scotland's investigative journalism platform. Mostly digging into finance (especially illicit & political), land use and ownership, and extremism. theferret.scot/writer/jamiemann

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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 14/06/2026
🔴 NEW: Russian oligarchs, billionaires, foreign governments, international royalty, and banking giants are among those behind nearly 1,000 offshore entities illegally flouting the land control registry. Our latest: www.theferret.scot/offshore-landown…
Black and white image of a Scottish town and large historic building, with The Ferret logo. Text reads: “Revealed. Hundreds of offshore landowners are illegally flouting Scotland’s land control register. Offshore companies which own Scottish land are breaking the law by failing to reveal who they really represent. Authorities aren’t bothering to check.”
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 20/05/2026
NEW: The police force tasked with stopping terrorist attacks at UK nuclear sites had dozens of internal security breaches last year They included a classified laptop going missing, contractors without proper background checks, and armed officers losing ID cards Full story 👉 bit.ly/4dTqSxK
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 17/05/2026
🔴 NEW: Several of Holyrood’s newest politicians have property portfolios. Campaigners claim they are “profiting” from Scotland’s housing emergency. Our latest: www.theferret.scot/scotland-msp-hom…
Four suited men over tenements; caption states many Scots lack homes while some new MSPs own multiple properties.
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 24/05/2026
🔴 Often posting videos on social media, street patrols say they're peaceful activists who want to protect women and children. But critics argue they are effectively vigilantes with political agendas. www.theferret.scot/scotlands-night-patrol-groups-protecting-women-children-vigilantes
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 05/05/2026
Welcome to the world of corporate lobbying, where dozens of expensive dinners were held in the last parliamentary term. Companies from Shell to GlaxoSmithKline, aim for influence over fancy food and drinks. Read the full story: Read the full story: bit.ly/4n8T2YP
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 29/04/2026
Independent journalism only works when it’s accountable to its readers. Tell us what you want more (and less) of by filling in our survey. There’s a £25 book token up for grabs! f.mtr.cool/twybjgycus 
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 26/04/2026
Women supporting asylum seekers in Scotland say they have been threatened, followed and abused at protests and online. The Ferret spoke to 14 women about their experiences. Our latest: www.theferret.scot/women-abused-far…
Crowd protesting the far right, speaker with megaphone and signs saying 'Stop the far right' and 'Refugees are not to blame'
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Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
A great scoop from @annaisaac.bsky.social and not such a great look for the other newspaper involved in the story. One wonders whether they were played or aware of what was happening.
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Exclusive: Nigel Farage was given undisclosed £5m by crypto billionaire in 2024
Reform leader changed his mind about standing as MP after gift from Thai-based crypto tycoon Christopher Harborne
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 22/04/2026
🔴 NEW: Over $1bn in North Sea oil and gas profits have flowed to an Israeli firm blacklisted by the UN for its activities in the West Bank. More could follow if Rosebank is approved. Read our latest investigation 👉 bit.ly/4cBuX7R
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 16/04/2026
🔴NEW: The monitoring of marine pollution by the Scottish Government’s green watchdog has been dubbed a “scandal” following the discovery that it rates 400 of Scotland’s coastal waters as being environmentally fine based on wildlife samples from just 54 of them.
SEPA gave 400 Scottish lochs 'good' environmental status but checked only 54, raising doubts about the regulation.
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 12/04/2026
🔴NEW: Scotland’s publicly-funded forestry bodies have spent more than £134m controlling deer over the last decade, The Ferret can reveal. Find out more: www.theferret.scot/deer-management-…
Group of red deer standing on a grassy hill. Overlaid text: “Deer management cost public purse at least £135m in a decade.”
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 13/04/2026
📢 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT Join The Ferret on Wed 22 April for our online AGM (6pm for members) and panel "AI, misinformation and the Holyrood elections" (6.30–7.30pm). We’ll hear from 🧵
AI and misinformation in Holyrood elections — online talk 22 Apr 2026 6–7:30PM; speakers from Aberdeen, The Ferret, Glasgow
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 14/04/2026
Orbán is out, but the think tanks, funding and relationships built under his government won’t just disappear overnight. So we’re making that investigation free to read
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How an Orban backed populist think tank is stoking Scotland’s culture war
Viktor Orbán lost in the most recent elections. But how has he helped fund the academics and think tanks influencing Scotland's populist right?
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 08/04/2026
Holyrood 2026 will be fought in an AI-driven misinformation era. What does that mean for voters? Join The Ferret’s online AGM followed by our panel with Dr Paul Reilly (University of Glasgow) and Dr Digdem Soyaltin-Colella (University of Aberdeen). More info: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ai-misinfo...
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AI, misinformation and the Holyrood elections (plus AGM 2026)
How does misinformation now spread in Scotland, who benefits, and what it could mean for voters and the result?
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 05/04/2026
Five charges related to National Action, a banned neo-Nazi group that plotted to kill Labour MP Rosie Cooper in an act of “white jihad”, and celebrated the murder of the MP Jo Cox www.theferret.scot/loyalist-paramil…
Black-and-white image of a marching band drummer in uniform, with a large drum in the foreground. Overlaid text reads: “Revealed: Dozens charged for supporting loyalist paramilitary groups banned under terror laws,” with additional text explaining that 193 charges have been recorded in Scotland under the Terrorism Act 2000, linked to banned groups including the Ulster Volunteer Force, Ulster Freedom Fighters, the IRA, and National Action.
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 05/04/2026
Leading human rights organisations have raised serious concerns about Palestine Action’s proscription with UN human rights chief Volker Türk warning that the UK Government’s decision undermined “fundamental freedoms” to protest theferret.scot/more-palestine-actio…
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 03/04/2026
We’re delighted to announce that our reporters have been shortlisted for journalists of the year by the Wincott Foundation in the nations and regions category
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Wincott shortlists – winners to be announced at awards lunch on May 21 - Wincott
The Wincott Foundation received almost 150 entries for its 2025 awards with a host of great videos and podcasts, detailed written investigations, and data analysis. The entries covered all aof 2025's biggest thems with subjects ranging from bond vigilantes and broken Britain to the Epstein files, Trump's tariffs, chinese chipmaking, the AI boom and crypto
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 29/03/2026
🔴NEW: We asked about the environmental records of Scotland’s top-rated golf courses. Donald Trump’s Aberdeenshire resort was the only one found to have breached its environmental licence in the last three years. Our latest: www.theferret.scot/trump-golf-scotl…
Black-and-white image of a man in golf clothing walking on a course, with text headline: “Revealed: Trump golf resort the only one among Scotland’s top courses to breach environmental rules.”
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 30/03/2026
“Environmental licences exist for a reason – to protect local communities, wildlife and our waters from harm” www.theferret.scot/trump-golf-scotl…
Black-and-white image of a man in golf clothing walking on a course, with text headline: “Revealed: Trump golf resort the only one among Scotland’s top courses to breach environmental rules.”
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 26/03/2026
FACT CHECK: Campaigners and online posts say new legislation around abortion recently passed by the House of Lords means "abortion up to birth" is now legal in the UK.  This is Mostly False www.theferret.scot/claim-abortion-t…
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Pippa Crerar @pippacrerar.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
BREAKING: Political funding from British citizens living abroad should be capped at about £300,000 a year and donations in cryptocurrency temporarily banned, a government review has recommended.
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David Lawrence @dlhnh.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
18-year old neo-Nazi Alina Burns has pleaded guilty to attempted murder after launching an axe attack on an Iranian man in Bristol. She was a member of Patriotic Alternative (PA), the UK's largest neo-Nazi group. news.sky.com/story/teenag...
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Nazi-obsessed teenager described herself as 'embodiment of hell' before launching axe attack
Alina Burns, 18, has admitted attempted murder after attacking an Iranian Kurd outside a barber's shop in Bristol.
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 22/03/2026
🔴NEW: More than 100 golf courses in Scotland are at risk from coastal erosion. We visited Montrose, where locals say the sea has advanced dramatically in recent decades. Find out more: www.theferret.scot/scotlands-disappearing-golf-courses/
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 20/03/2026
🔴NEW: The Ferret exposed the extreme views of Reform UK’s Scotland’s candidates before Nigel Farage promised to improve his party’s “poor” vetting processes, but many of them have been re-selected to fight the Holyrood election. Read our latest: www.theferret.scot/reform-uk-kn...
Two men shake hands; Reform UK rosette; text: party reselected people with far-right ties, COVID myths and ableist slurs.
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Karin Goodwin @karingoodwin.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
I really enjoyed this conversation with Laura, Natalie and Calum on Scotcast. As the dust settles after the Union Street fire, we talked about who owns our cities, what that means for our heritage and how we can give ordinary people more ownership over their cities. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Scotcast - Glasgow fire: who owns our historic buildings? - BBC Sounds
Who is responsible for preserving our heritage – and are they doing enough?
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 08/03/2026
🔴 NEW: More than 640,000 tonnes of sewage sludge have been spread on Scottish farmland in the past five years. Studies show the widely-used fertiliser can contain microplastics, forever chemicals and pharmaceuticals. Our latest: www.theferret.scot/tonnes-sewage-sl…
Tanker spraying sludge across a grassy field, with text saying more than half a million tonnes of sewage sludge were spread on Scotland’s fields.
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 06/03/2026
More than four years ago then-first minister Nicola Sturgeon said it would be “fundamentally wrong” to keep extracting fossil fuels indefinitely. Today, ministers’ language on new projects like Rosebank is noticeably more cautious. We looked at what changed www.theferret.scot/has-the-scot...
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Has the Scottish Government changed its stance on oil and gas?
With a decision on the Rosebank oil field imminent – and lobbying around the windfall tax at fever pitch – some are questioning whether the Scottish Government's current stance on oil and gas is in st...
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 25/02/2026
Investigations into allegations of poor fish welfare at salmon farms by the UK Animal and Plant Health Agency have risen by more than ten times in six years, while site inspections have decreased www.theferret.scot/weak-salmon-farm…
Underwater image of a salmon swimming in green water, with other fish in the background. A red text box overlays the lower half of the image reading: “‘Weak’ salmon farm watchdog: 100 investigations and just two warning letters.” The Ferret logo appears in the top corner.
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Trivia question of the day: Guess how many UK politicians were eventually ordered to repay misclaimed expenses after the 2009 parliamentary scandal (No googling)
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 18/02/2026
🔴NEW: The principal of the University of Edinburgh has confirmed he is working a paid second job while overseeing cuts that have seen hundreds of staff leave the institution. Read the full story: www.theferret.scot/edinburgh-job-lo…
Black-and-white image of the University of Edinburgh’s Old College courtyard, with a domed tower rising above stone buildings. The Ferret logo sits in the top left and a red label reads “REVEALED”. Large white text over the lower half says: “Edinburgh Uni staff are losing their jobs. Their boss has two”. Smaller text underneath adds that Sir Peter Mathieson has confirmed he is being paid for a board role at a university spin-off despite the university’s apparent financial crisis.
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 16/02/2026
🔴NEW: The Scottish Government has been secretly lobbied to give the go-ahead to one of Scotland’s most fiercely disputed planning applications, according to emails seen by The Ferret. Read the full story 👉 bit.ly/4kYdMl3
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Ben Chu @benchu.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Nigel Farage has been making the incorrect claim that "one million people living in this country don't speak any English at all" Facts here 👇 www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 13/02/2026
John Carroll says his nighttime rounds are protecting the community. Critics say his “abhorrent” views on Hitler, the Holocaust and race are incompatible with his adopted role. www.theferret.scot/self-styled-nigh…
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Terrific piece this. Something that Yvette Cooper said the government would do that seems to have fallen by the wayside is to release this data *themselves*, but instead they've seemingly quit the field leaving it only to bad actors (and now, thankfully, Anoosh)
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Transparency International @anticorruption.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Since 2012, 150 journalists have been killed for reporting on corruption outside of war zones. Almost all of them died in countries with high levels of corruption. Check out the full #CPI2025 results here: anticorru.pt/3gK
Corruption and murder of journalists. Transparency International. Corruption Perceptions Index 2025.
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Severin Carrell @severincarrell.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Revealed: Wealthy use loophole to conceal value of more than £300m in Scottish land sales #landreform #greenlairds👇🏾🌲🏔️ www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Wealthy use loophole to conceal value of £300m in Scottish land sales
Prices paid for large estates not being disclosed on official register, land reform advocates say
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 06/02/2026
🔴 NEW: Persuasive AI assistants, deepfakes and bots are now commonplace. But could they be used by bad actors to influence Scotland’s elections? As part of our De-noiser series, we took a deep dive into the evidence: www.theferret.scot/could-ai-misinfo…
The Ferret De-noiser header above a distorted image of a building, with text asking, "Could AI misinformation sway the Scottish election?"
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Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
RBS / NatWest staff were taught how to forge customers’ signatures on loan documents, according to whistleblowers, who say the bank taught employees how to download genuine signatures from the bank’s system, trace them onto new documents and photocopy the paperwork to avoid detection #ICYMI
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RBS taught us to forge signatures, says whistleblower
Police and finance watchdogs are being asked to investigate claims that Royal Bank of Scotland staff were trained in how to forge customers’ signatures. Manage
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Gareth Dennis @garethdennis.uk · 02/02/2026
Top tip: to avoid having the British Union of Fascists logo on the side of your mock-up train, don't use horrible text-to-image AI slop instead of actual designers and artists. www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
awful AI shitslop image of a train in a sort of Scottish looking city that's blue and has a logo on the side formed of a lightning bolt in a thick circlethat same logo in its original blue and red colours, which happens to be the literal flag of the British Union of Fascists
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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
NEW: Previously unreported Epstein emails show Peter Mandelson discussing a Panama-linked tax avoidance structure for a £750k Rio apartment - with Epstein as his "chief life adviser". Exclusive Tax Policy Associates report:
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 01/02/2026
In a modest house beside Auschwitz, a new centre on extremism is reclaiming the number “88” from neo-Nazis. Once home to SS commandant Rudolf Höss, it is now House 88, a research hub on hate, radicalisation and antisemitism. Read more: www.theferret.scot/house-88-auschwi…
Staircase in the former home of the SS officer who ran Auschwitz, with text: "Inside House 88: The former home of the SS officer who ran Auschwitz."
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
I'm not prone to exaggeration but this is probably the biggest scoop I've ever been involved in Mandelson's partner took £10,000 from Epstein to pay for his osteopath course while Mandelson was de facto UK deputy prime minister, according to new files more to follow www.ft.com/content/c950...
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Jeffrey Epstein sent £10,000 to Mandelson’s husband, emails show
Epstein sent Reinaldo Avila da Silva payment in 2009
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Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
A neo-Nazi who 3D-printed parts of homemade firearms has been jailed for 15 years When police raided Robert Adamski's London home in 2024, his 3D printer was still running in his bedroom, which had swastika and SS flags on the wall, and a photo of Adolf Hitler in Nazi uniform on the wardrobe
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 27/01/2026
We’ve been reporting in Poland at House 88, beside Auschwitz-Birkenau. The full feature is out Fri 30 Jan, during Holocaust Memorial Day week — you can get it via The Ferret’s weekly newsletter: www.theferret.scot/newsletters
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 25/01/2026
🔴NEW: Political parties have accepted thousands of pounds from lobbyists in recent years. Anti-corruption campaigners claimed donations buy lobby firms “privileged access” to politicians for their wealthy clients. Find out more: www.theferret.scot/political-partie…
Text on a building facade: "Revealed: Political parties took thousands from lobbying groups in Scotland. Campaigners say they are buying access to power."
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 22/01/2026
“Why can’t I get a GP appointment?” has become a national refrain. Our latest De-noiser looks at the data behind the 8am scramble – and asks whether new funding and walk-in clinics will change anything www.theferret.scot/why-cant-i-get-a…
A woman sits on a couch looking frustrated, with text asking, "Why can't I get an appointment with my GP?"
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 14/01/2026
🔴 Farmed salmon were treated with a lot more drugs than the industry said, leading campaigners to question the credibility of the salmon farming industry. Read our latest investigation: bit.ly/4bt4mLq
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Libby Brooks @libbybrooks.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
I asked bilingual high schoolers in Glasgow what they made of Nigel Farage's criticism of their language skills... “Speaking another language definitely improved my cognitive skills and my memory", 16 year old Maria told me. "And it opens doors for jobs.” www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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‘The response is a beautiful thing’: how Glasgow is squaring up to Reform
In the face of Nigel Farage, flag-waving and a longstanding housing crisis, some Glaswegians are taking on anti-immigration rhetoric
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 11/01/2026
£1.5m in public subsidies. A landowner that "consistently not responded" to warnings. And the first compulsory deer control scheme ever issued in Scotland.
Silhouette of a deer against a sunset sky. Text below: "This Highland estate took £1.5m in taxpayer cash but let deer run riot across protected areas."
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 28/12/2025
"If Russia invaded Ukraine at the same time as China invaded Taiwan that would be quite a coup." That's what David Coburn, former UKIP Scotland leader, wrote in 2021.
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