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Socialist & Democrat. Animals, Nature, Politics & History. For 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Scottish & 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Welsh Independence & 🇮🇪Irish Reunification. 🇺🇦Slava Ukraini Live in Lochaber 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. Alba gu Brath! #TABIS 💙

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Charles Barr @charlesbarr.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Running a political campaign takes money. The SNP are not backed by big business south of the boarder or by dubious donations, it is backed by the people of Scotland. If you can donate to your indy party or group. If you are time rich give your time.
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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Imagine the life-long cocktail of ignorance, arrogance and obliviousness, for a man with the face of Jeremy Clarkson, to pass unsolicited commentary on someone else’s appearance…
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Judge the next UK budget by how much it improves the purchasing power of the bottom 50%. Can't revive economy without that. 16m live in poverty. 34% of universal credit claimants are in work. Millions rely on food banks. Bottom 50% of population has 5% of wealth; the bottom fifth has only 0.5%.
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Rachel Reeves’ budget must reduce inequalities and increase spending capacity of the masses
This is how to secure sustained economic growth
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Talking-up Scotland @talking-upscotland.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
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Express and Scottish Tories try to hide fact that Scottish Ambulance Service is more than 3 times faster than in England in 90% of cases
Professor John Robertson OBA The Express today has a report based on the Scottish Conservatives’ reading of a Freedom of Information request on ambulance. Their report has no figures and only…
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Charles Barr @charlesbarr.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
SNP who some would have you believe will not work with anyone else has singed a partnership deal with Believe in Scotland. www.thenational.scot/news/2551801...
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See the full partnership agreement between SNP and Believe in Scotland
THE SNP and Believe in Scotland have outlined how they’ll work together to strengthen the independence movement in signed a working agreement
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Charles Barr @charlesbarr.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
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Talking-up Scotland @talking-upscotland.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
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Latest data shows just 1.8% of the Scottish population used private healthcare for inpatient and day case admissions but STV find a private healthcare boom
Map of locations where non-NHS providers are providing NHS-funded care Professor John Robertson OBA The above from September 2023, shows private healthcare providers (red) and MPs taking money from…
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Charles Barr @charlesbarr.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Priorities.
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Erasing history.
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Catriona @catrio.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Yet another pervert caught, how does anyone believe the ever growing list of paedophiles, domestic abusers and predators on the far right will “protect our women and girls” 🤬 www.thenational.scot/news/2544726...
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Scottish far-right party leader charged after paedophile hunter sting
A FAR-RIGHT party leader has been charged with “indecent online communications” after police were called to a confrontation involving a group of…
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BuDS Disability Service @buds-disability.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Covid vaccines do not cause cancer. It seems extraordinary that we have to say that, but health misinformation is being given a huge platform by disgraced ex-doctors linked to extremist politicians. Please don't worry - there is no truth whatsoever to these ridiculous claims.
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Doctor uses Reform conference speech to link king’s cancer to Covid vaccine
Aseem Malhotra claimed ‘eminent oncologist’ said jab was ‘significant factor in the cancer of members of royal family’
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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 07/09/2025
The right wing media want you to believe it’s immigration that’s crippling the UK.…rather than right wing polices like Austerity and a tax system that favours rich people. Tax injustice is one of the big drivers of inequality in our country and of the lack of funding for vital public services.
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Silence Is Not an Option @sino-charleston.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
THIS!!! #silenceisnotanoption #sino_charleston
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Wullie @wullieforindy.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
And still Starmer keeps his head stuck in the sand
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
"We are the patriotic party" says Nigel Farage, who just spent the past few days slagging off his own country to a foreign superpower, while encouraging them to impose sanctions on our economy if we don't do what they say
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
*sound on* This is Andrea Jenkyns's ACTUAL singing entrance to the Reform UK conference. Utter crackpots. And anyone who thinks this kind of idiotic look-at-me amateurs are how this country will "rediscover its pride" needs to have a lie-down.
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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
While Westminster is in chaos, your SNP Scottish Government is delivering progress. ✅ Cheaper rail fares ✅ More NHS operations ✅ More GPs and paramedics ✅ Funding to build 36,000 more affordable homes. ✅ Measures against the genocide in Gaza. And that’s just this week alone. Join us: snp.org/join
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Join the SNP — Scottish National Party
Join the SNP, Scotland’s largest political party and social-democratic party of government.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Since this is apparently a resigning matter, I’ll just leave this here… www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Nigel Farage uses private company to pay less tax on GB News earnings
Exclusive: Reform leader’s use of personal services firm is a practice criticised across the political spectrum
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Angela Rayner accidentally pays less tax than she should have, resigns, and the media gives her hell. Nigel Farage deliberately pays less tax than he should have, and the media gives him a free pass. That, right there, is the problem.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Please make this moron's head explode by repeating this simple fact. Brexit meant the end of our extradition treaty with France and the start of the Small Boat crossings.
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Talking-up Scotland @talking-upscotland.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
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News you won’t hear – massive reduction in emergency hospital admissions due to assault and assault with a knife, in last 10 years
Support Talking-up Scotland’s work to counter the lies and get you the facts, daily, at: Professor John Robertson OBA From Safer Communities and Justice Statistics Monthly Data Report: August…
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Catriona @catrio.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
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MSP demands 'formal apology' from BBC as host echoes far-right rhetoric
THE BBC is facing calls to issue a formal apology after a presenter echoed far-right rhetoric about asylum seekers ...
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Catriona @catrio.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Why, you might ask, do the BBC and Sky News, casting their editorial guidelines to the wind, keep giving massive airtime to the far right, while shutting out leftwing voices? Don't their bosses understand the likely consequences? Only one explanation now remains. They do. And it is what they want.
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
“A neighbour told this newspaper that he shouted the word ‘n*****’ at her repeatedly, said he would set the far-right English Defence League on her and told her there’d be ‘black body bags’ So not “just” racial slurs - death threats too.
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Bylines Scotland @bylines.scot · 28/08/2025
"Campaigners stressed that many of those protesting were unaware that asylum seekers housed in hotels are placed there by the Home Office, usually on a temporary basis, and that during this period they are not allowed to work." by Sadia Sikandar @diyabutt.bsky.social
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Perth stands up: refugee backers outnumber far-right protesters
Far-right protesters in Perth opposing asylum seekers in a local hotel were outnumbered 2-to-1 by anti-racism campaigners
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
It's not asylum seekers who jack up rents, undermine the NHS, hold down wages and keep people insecure. It's capital. The role of the far right is to shift the blame for decades of economic attacks by the rich and powerful onto powerless people who have only just arrived here.
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William Duguid @williamduguid1.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
'Far right British nationalism is present in Scotland and it’s getting bolder, enabled by a media which amplifies and normalises its messaging.'
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Demonisation by the right, independence supporters could be next
Over recent weeks, far right demonstrators waving British flags have mounted threatening protests outside hotels housing asylum seekers across the UK. These protests have come to Scotland too. Last…
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Robert F @chippyman.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 23/08/2025
When journalist and human rights activist Abdalle Mumin fled torture and persecution in Somalia, he thought he’d be safe in the UK. Now, our laws are being used in attempts to silence him bit.ly/4mLBY9C
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Campaigning journalist fights back against bank’s legal threats
Abdalle Mumin fled torture in Somalia only to find a bank threatening to silence him with legal action in the UK. We’re helping him speak out.
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Talking-up Scotland @talking-upscotland.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
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Another careless cartoon form the Herald’s Camley as facts reveal that Scotland’s care system is FOUR times as effective as that in England
Support Talking-up Scotland’s work to counter the lies and get you the facts, daily, at: Professor John Robertson OBA The Herald’s Steven Camley cartoon today show a glum Heal…
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Talking-up Scotland @talking-upscotland.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Many thanks to those who have helped already but way behind the target and what was achieved last time and at a time when our output is greater than before - John
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Rubio shamelessly omits that the U.S. gave security assurances to Ukraine in exchange for it giving up its nukes in 1994. We must honor our pledge and stop Russian aggression and bloodshed everywhere—or it won’t end with just Ukraine.
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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Peter Doocy asking Zelenskyy, a man who’s shown historic courage leading his country through invasion, if he’ll “keep sending troops to their deaths” or “redraw the maps” is vile. After his suit question last time, he should honestly just keep his mouth shut.
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Catriona @catrio.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
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Three new cancer drugs approved for use for NHS Scotland
Three new treatments for cancer have been approved for use by the NHS in Scotland ...
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
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Catriona @catrio.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
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Investigation urged into radioactive leak in Scottish loch and ‘cover-up scandal’
THERE are calls for the UK Government to launch an investigation after radioactive water “leaked into a Scottish lock” from a nuclear weapons…
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Someone forgot to take down this webpage: www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/v...
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Michele/Meidas Fan @michelemanziano.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
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shaunt @shaunvids.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
has anyone noticed that labour came to power but they have kept doing the same kinds of awful things as the tories. i noticed that
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Biggie @biggienotsmalls.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
Absolutely NO LIES TOLD.....
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
A video arguing that women shouldn’t be able to vote was just shared by Trump’s Secretary of Defense, the guy in charge of our whole military. And Democratic Party leaders still can’t stand up to this administration?! Our rights are on the line and all our party leaders offer us is silence.
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🇺🇸💙💙🤔🤨CJ🤣🧐💙💙🇺🇸 @cnice59.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
Let me repeat it! 👇🏼👇🏽👇🏾👇🏼👇🏽
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
People in Los Angeles have been protesting 24 hours for 2 weeks straight and no news outlet is covering it! 8/8/25
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
How times change. In 1867, Russia sold Alaska to the United States for $7.2 million. 157 years later, Russia owns the White House, and they didn't fork out a single dime.
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Talking-up Scotland @talking-upscotland.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
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Despite computerised systems, DNA evidence from Nicola’s hairbrushes, mobile phone records and a big blue tent, the police investigation into ‘SNP fraud’ will soon take longer than the Yorkshire Rippe...
Professor John Robertson OBA, Crime Correspondent As Nicola Sturgeon speaks of the ordeal of being arrested and as MSM Monitor’s question above waits to be answered, the trial …
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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
65 countries have gained independence from the United Kingdom - and not one of them has tried to come back. That’s because independence is normal. Decisions for Scotland, made in Scotland. It’s a future worth voting for. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
“This is Brexit Britain. We voted to take back control of our borders,” says Nigel Farage Imagine his shock when he finds out Brexit is a primary factor in the sky rocketing number of small boat crossings youtu.be/cKXFjbxSBBI?...
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Imagine the shock when he finds out Brexit is a primary factor in sky rocketing small boat crossings
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