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Kristofer Keane @kris.scot · 01/10/2026

Despite severe funding cuts tearing through the Higher Education sector, university library staff continue to show up every day to support our students & protect access to knowledge - now it’s time for the government and universities to show up for us. #WeShowUp action.unison.org.uk/page/201347/...

UNISON graphic showing workers with text "Invest more. Insource now. Pay fair. Demand the government invest in our public service workers. Sign the petition now.

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Kristofer Keane @kris.scot · 11/08/2026

It was good to be back on Bute last weekend for Bute Pride. Got some good feedback at the UNISON stall!

Stuart and myself, co-secretaries of UNISON's Scottish LGBT+ Committee.

An array of UNISON pledge cards people have filled in answering "I can make my workplace more inclusive for LGBT+ people by..."

Row 1 (Top)
* Card 1: treating everyone as equal like we all should on a daily basis.
* Card 2: Asking for Pronouns! Not assuming them!!
* Card 3: HAViNG A PRESENCE NOTICE BOARDS UPDATES ON PRIDE EVENTS AND EVIDENCe OF PRiDE AND PRiDE ALLIES.
* Card 4: Being MORE LOUD ♡ & PROUD
Row 2
* Card 1: We Celebrate LGBT by coloring flags and learning about it in school! ♡
* Card 2: Organising Led-rides that are advertised as LGBT+ friendly.
* Card 3: Being visible + Proud!
* Card 4: more queer flags
Row 3
* Card 1: TRANS RIGHTS AND VISiBiLiTY iN WORKPLACE.
Row 4 (Bottom)
* Card 1: Having an LGBTQ+ Staff Network ♡
* Card 2: Standing up for Trans people to use the toilet that's for them! ♡
* Card 3: BECOMING ACTIVE IN MY TRADE UNION
* Card 4: BEING OPEN, BEING ME, BEING GAY, BEING LESBIAN, BEING BI-SEXUAL, BEING TRANS, BE YOU!!!

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Kristofer Keane @kris.scot · 10/07/2026

It's Orange Order central. The town's traffic lights infamously have grilles to protect the green lights because they were repeatedly smashed.

Photo of traffic light in Larkhall showing the metal grille over the green light.

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Kristofer Keane @kris.scot · 07/07/2026

I trust the electorate to do the funniest possible thing. #Binface

Poster of Count Binface with text "Bin", in the style of the 2008 Obama/Hope poster. Generated with Gemini AI.

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Kristofer Keane @kris.scot · 18/05/2026

Finally got to Anstruther on Saturday. Between being ill at the start of the year then fighting an election, it's a very delayed start to the travel season!

Fish and chips from the Anstruther Fish Bar.

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Kristofer Keane @kris.scot · 11/05/2026

Good recruitment stall at a new staff induction event today, new members signed up! #JoinAUnion

Photograph of a UNISON recruitment stall.

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Kristofer Keane @kris.scot · 10/05/2026

Good to have gotten back to the bus archives today. Here's East Kilbride in a Trans-Clyde bus map, c.1980. How many bus routes we've lost since then!

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Kristofer Keane @kris.scot · 07/05/2026

BBC launching their results site with everyone just sitting on 0 votes lol.

Independent Kristofer Keane - 0 votes, 0.0% share.

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Kristofer Keane @kris.scot · 24/04/2026

Protecting our local biodiversity is crucial. The native fauna and flora around us aren't just scenery—they are the foundation of a healthy ecosystem. We must be mindful stewards of our land to ensure our wildlife has the space to thrive.

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Kristofer Keane @kris.scot · 23/04/2026

Staundin amang the Burns books here, an' reflectin on my 12 years workin in libraries, I'm richt proud to sign the @oorvyce.bsky.social Scots pledge. Oor mither tongue is a vital pairt o oor literary heritage, an' we maun protect an' promote it across public life!

Photo of Kris Keane in front of Robert Burns books, holding a pledge card that reads "Ah'm supportin the #ScotsPledge".

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Kristofer Keane @kris.scot · 23/04/2026

My 12 years working in libraries have shown me they are vital community hubs that foster a lifelong love of reading. Closing local branches is a false economy - the long-term cost to a society that lacks readers will always outweigh any short-term budget savings.

Children's section at Eaglesham library.

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Kristofer Keane @kris.scot · 22/04/2026

40 years after deregulation, the private market has failed us. We must bring our buses back into direct public ownership! By taking control, we can use the profits from busy routes to restore lost community services and invest in better infrastructure, not line shareholder pockets.

A bus on Calderwood Road on a snowy day.

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Kristofer Keane @kris.scot · 20/04/2026

With internet shopping permanently shifting retail, the old model isn't returning. We must reimagine our town centre by repurposing empty units for local small businesses and building a publicly-owned civic hub to bring community and culture back to the heart of East Kilbride. #eastkilbride

Former Sainsbury's end of East Kilbride town centre.

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Kristofer Keane @kris.scot · 19/04/2026

We cannot encourage walking, wheeling, and cycling while neglecting the essential infrastructure that makes it possible, safe, and reliable. Sustainable stewardship means prioritising the maintenance of our existing paths and underpasses. #eastkilbride #scotland

Flooded underpass under Whitemoss Avenue.

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Kristofer Keane @kris.scot · 16/04/2026

To deliver the 80,000 new homes Scotland urgently needs over the next five years, we need a bold strategy that combines a new generation of carefully planned New Towns with smart, high-density infill housing built directly around existing transport hubs & community amenities. #scotland #eastkilbride

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Kristofer Keane @kris.scot · 15/04/2026

By establishing a fully state-owned national energy company, we can harness Scotland’s massive renewable potential to lower bills for every household. Every penny of surplus will be reinvested back into our infrastructure and our communities to ensure a secure, affordable, and green future for all.

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Kristofer Keane @kris.scot · 14/04/2026

Spent all day yesterday in productive negotiations that delivered a better severance process for University staff and has hopefully averted planned strike action. What Higher Education really needs though is a proper funding settlement that doesn't leave Unis educating Scottish students at a loss!

A view over Rottenrow Gardens at the heart of the University of Strathclyde campus.

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Kristofer Keane @kris.scot · 12/04/2026

Scotland currently has the largest and most centralised local authorities in Europe. We need to revitalise our local democracy by creating smaller, more localised councils that return power and accountability directly to the towns and neighborhoods they serve. #scotland #eastkilbride

South Lanarkshire headquarters in Hamilton.

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Kristofer Keane @kris.scot · 10/04/2026

Protecting Scotland’s unique habitats is one of our most powerful tools for carbon reduction and biodiversity. I am committed to restoring these vital carbon sinks to secure a sustainable future for our climate and our wildlife.

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Kristofer Keane @kris.scot · 09/04/2026

Did grab the new Greggs chicken roll this morning btw. It's not bad! Less greasy than the pork sausage roll, still herby.

Advert outside a Greggs store for their new chicken roll.

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Kristofer Keane @kris.scot · 09/04/2026

I was Yes in 2014, and still Yes today! Independence is about securing the levers of power needed to harness our own abundant resources and build a fairer, more sustainable society in our own way. #indyref2 #Scotland #ScottishIndependence

Kris Keane with a Yes placard and Saltire campaigning in Rothesay in 2014.

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Kristofer Keane @kris.scot · 08/04/2026

It’s time to end the failed experiment of deregulation and bring our buses back into full public ownership to serve people, not profit. By cutting fares and integrating our network, we can tackle the cost of living while making sustainable, public transport the natural choice for every journey.

A 21 bus passes under a footbridge on St Leonards Road, East Kilbride.

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Kristofer Keane @kris.scot · 07/04/2026

I like to keep on top of the litter around my little patch, it's quite easy once you've gotten started as there isn't really that much new litter. At least until windy weather like at the weekend there blows a whole new collection in for me. 😂

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Kristofer Keane @kris.scot · 07/04/2026

As an active trade union steward and branch chair, I will fight to ensure our public sector workers are treated with the dignity they deserve through fair pay, safe conditions, and strong union recognition.

Kris Keane speaking from the podium at UNISON national delegate conference.

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Kristofer Keane @kris.scot · 06/04/2026

We need a national strategy to protect urban greenspaces. As a New Town, East Kilbride was designed with integrated greenspaces to enhance active travel and quality of life. While housing is greatly needed, treating our parks and playing fields as a land bank waiting to be paved over is not the way!

Kris Keane, independent candidate for East Kilbride, at the Westwood Hill playing fields. There is currently a proposal to build houses on these fields.

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Kristofer Keane @kris.scot · 26/03/2026

Always loved that we have our own mini UN building here in South Lanarkshire. 😁

Photo of the Lanark County Buildings, originally HQ of Lanark County Council and now of South Lanarkshire Council. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanark_County_Buildings

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Kristofer Keane @kris.scot · 25/03/2026

Just back home from some time off up in the Highlands. Weather wasn't the best, but it was a great time as always!

The cactus house at Inverness Botanic Gardens.

Urquhart Castle on the banks of Loch Ness.

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Kristofer Keane @kris.scot · 08/03/2026

Day trip up to Mallaig yesterday. Stayed dry but was very windy!

Photo taken from the train as we travel over the Horseshoe Pass.

Corrour station, famous for being completely isolated from the road network.

Kris stands at the "Welcome to Mallaig" sign.

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Kristofer Keane @kris.scot · 04/03/2026

Starting to feel like spring!

Spring bulbs flowering in Alexandra Park, Glasgow.

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Kristofer Keane @kris.scot · 09/02/2026

In my experience, as soon as a politician starts receiving statements of 'full support' from their colleagues, they have about 48 hours left tops.

BBC News screenshot with the headline Angela Rayner says PM has her 'full support'

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Kristofer Keane @kris.scot · 04/10/2025

Here, eat some pizza crunch to be sure.

Pizza crunch (pizza deep fried in batter) served in a cardboard pizza box with chips.

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Kristofer Keane @kris.scot · 02/10/2025

My union branch office is getting its first thorough clear out in at least about 40 years...

A TUC Campaign Pack to "fight Tebbit's Law". (anti-trade union law of 1982).

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Kristofer Keane @kris.scot · 01/05/2025

#NowReading The Dear Green Place by Archie Hind! Complete with some proper vintage library inserts!

Book cover of The Dear Green Place by Archie Hind

Inside the book, a "Lanark County Libraries" insert to hold an old style index card, then an "East Kilbride District Council" due date page with stamps going back to 1983.

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Kristofer Keane @kris.scot · 28/04/2025

#NowReading Meet Me at the Surface, by Jodie Matthews

Book cover of Meet Me at the Surface by Jodie Matthews

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Kristofer Keane @kris.scot · 27/04/2025

Adverts from a 1932 bus timetable for East Kilbride Milk.

Advert text: "Glasgow's Safest Milk Supply, Ask for East Kilbride, The 100% Food"

Advert text "Help yourself to health by drinking - East Kilbride Milk. If it's EK, it's OK."

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Kristofer Keane @kris.scot · 02/04/2025

Had a great week off last week, exploring parts of the far north and the Moray coast! Particularly memorable was the walk from Kildonan to Helmsdale. Also discovered the seaboard villages near Tain, which I loved!

Selfie on a bridge over the River Ness in central Inverness.

Looking down the Kildonan Burn, near Kildonan station.

Looking southwards along the Easter Ross coast from Balintore, with the Moray coast visible on the horizon.

A view over Elgin from the viewpoint on Lady Hill.

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Kristofer Keane @kris.scot · 14/03/2025

#NowReading Highland Survivor: The Story of the Far North Line by David Spaven

Book cover of Highland Survivor: The Story of the Far North Line by David Spaven, featuring a photo of a steam train running alongside some water.

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Kristofer Keane @kris.scot · 14/03/2025

Addressing the strike rally of @unitetheunion.bsky.social at Strathclyde this morning. The local UNISON branch were proud to present a donation to support their strike fund for their ongoing industrial action.

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Kristofer Keane @kris.scot · 22/02/2025

A surprisingly warm and sunny February day out to Anstruther today. 😁

Entrance to the Anstruther Fish Bar with sign "Winner: Fish & Chip Takeaway of the Year"

Fish and chips and a seafront background.

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Kristofer Keane @kris.scot · 04/02/2025

With Keir Starmer keen to cosy up with Trump, bringing an independent Scotland back into the EU looks more important than ever. www.yes.scot

Why Scotland would be better off in the EU.

EU membership would help Scotland:
-Boost growth
-Give us trade access to 27 member nations
-Free movement to live and work in the EU

Find out why we need Scottish Independence: yes.scot

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Kristofer Keane @kris.scot · 23/01/2025

With all trains cancelled tomorrow, it's unexpectedly the last night of East Kilbride rail service tonight before the 16 week closure for electrification and station improvements!

The 2047 departure to East Kilbride on Glasgow Central's departure boards.

156 432 waits at platform 9 of Glasgow Central for the departure to East Kilbride.

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Kristofer Keane @kris.scot · 18/01/2025

Sailed on the Glen Sannox today! Clearly still a few teething issues, but she's a beautiful ship!

A selfie of Kris standing in front of the Glen Sannox moored at Brodick.

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