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Dr Mairianna Clyde @mc1yde.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

In Scotland we already have free personal care at home for the elderly. Burnham’s plan to reduce the state pension across the entire UK to fund this in England means that Scottish pensioners are being squeezed to pay for English home care.

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

🔴 Something Tom Watson won't tell you: Five police forces in the East Midlands working with Palantir on a controversial surveillance programme are ending their involvement Exclusive by Democracy for Sale and Liberty Investigates. democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-f...

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Revealed: Five police forces to drop Palantir surveillance tool

Exclusive: Palantir's UK policing ambitions take a hit as East Midlands forces end their involvement in a controversial data pilot.

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Dr Mairianna Clyde @mc1yde.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Tax political donations above a certain level. Donations need to be capped to something compatible with democracy. £72 million to Reform is an attack on democracy. Isn’t Reform a private company owned by Farage anyway?

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Dr Mairianna Clyde @mc1yde.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Two planned data centres will emit more carbon than the entire UK operations of ExxonMobil - and both plan to build their own gas power stations. Tell Andy Burnham to rule it out! www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/an...

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Andy Burnham: no gas power stations for data centres

Two planned data centres will emit more carbon than the entire UK operations of ExxonMobil. Both plan to build their own gas power stations. Tell Andy Burnham to rule it out

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Iona Fyfe @ionafyfe.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I need to shift 50 last tickets for my Edinburgh Fringe show to almost break even. I’m a Scottish folksinger, performing self-penned, trad ballads and translations in the Scots language. I’ve got a show on Fri 21 and Sun 23. Reposts would go a long way. Thx ❤️ 🎟️ Tickets → bit.ly/fringeif

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Dr Mairianna Clyde @mc1yde.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a... Why is the Greenland government not taking stronger measures than saying it ‘would not be proportionate’ to seize and confiscate US equipment that was landed prior to permission being granted? Why are they not requesting help from Denmark?

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Greenland issues ‘strong warning’ as Trump-linked oil firm prepares to drill

Island’s government says no approval given after Greenland Energy brings kit ashore for exploratory drilling

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Dr Mairianna Clyde @mc1yde.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Are you in Newington? Vote Sam Mackenzie on Sep 3rd!

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Dr Mairianna Clyde @mc1yde.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Why should Scot Gov co-operate with UK gov in future if they do not respect our democratic aspirations? No more interconnectors, no more of our energy should flow south until they do.

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Dr Mairianna Clyde @mc1yde.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Received a reply from Ian Murray, MP who supports this deal as he says it will enable UK pharma industry to export to the US. UK pharma industry worth £28 billion annually, he says.

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Dr Mairianna Clyde @mc1yde.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I have now received a reply from my MP Ian Murray. Mr Murray supports the US-UK trade deal that will push up the costs for the NHS of imported US drugs as he believes this will help the UK pharma industry export to the US.

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Dr Mairianna Clyde @mc1yde.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

In December the UK government signed a deal with Trump to hike NHS drug prices - putting thousands of patients' lives at risk in order to inflate pharma profits. Every MP needs to know about the dangers of this deal. Invite yours to an urgent briefing: actionnetwork.org/letters/urge...

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Urgent briefing on US-UK drug pricing deal: invite your MP!

Public and political pressure is growing against the dangerous Trump-led US-UK drug pricing deal, which will see NHS medicine prices hiked in order to boost big pharma profits. Since we and Global Ju...

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Dr Mairianna Clyde @mc1yde.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I just signed Foxglove's petition to Andy Burnham: if you become our next PM, get Palantir out of our NHS. A secretive US spy tech firm with deep Trump ties has no business holding our health data. Add your name: www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/an...

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Sign the petition to Andy Burnham: If you become our next Prime Minister, please get Palantir out of our NHS.

ADD YOUR NAME NOW!

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Dr Mairianna Clyde @mc1yde.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Call on Burnham to repeal the Internal Market Act if he is serious about devolution.

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Dr Mairianna Clyde @mc1yde.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

So there it is. Burnham wants to weaken the Scottish Government. That’s his unionist idea for strengthening ‘devolution’. No friend of Scotland then.

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Dr Mairianna Clyde @mc1yde.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Yes I noticed this too. Edinburgh Southern did NOT change hands. Daniel Johnson (Labour) held his seat.

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Dr Mairianna Clyde @mc1yde.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Harold Wilson, the last proper Labour PM, once said ‘the Labour Party is a moral crusade or it’s nothing’.

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Dr Mairianna Clyde @mc1yde.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Hope the new Scottish parliament will be a constructive one but I can see energy becoming a flash point re SNP &Green co-operation as Stephen Flynn &Holly Bruce are at opposing ends on the future of the oil &gas industry in the NE. The issue tho really centres on employment & a just transition.

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Dr Mairianna Clyde @mc1yde.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Paul doesn’t get it. As one Labour voter said to us, ‘Well I used to vote Scottish Labour, but they’re no very Scottish and they’re no very Labour, are they?’.

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Dr Mairianna Clyde @mc1yde.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

I wonder which way Labour in Wales will jump now? Under Mark Drakeford Wales had an outspoken leader who spoke up for Wales unlike in Scotland, where since devolution Labour did London’s bidding. That is why Scots started turning to the SNP whilst Labour did their best to undermine them.

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Dr Mairianna Clyde @mc1yde.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

These figures are very informative and show the volatility and instability of the UK post-Brexit. How could support for the Tories reach 42 and 43% in 2017 & 2019 but collapse in 2024? UK voters have since realised Brexit was a disaster but has the Labour Party? Too cautious on rejoining EU.

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Dr Mairianna Clyde @mc1yde.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

The best thing Labour could do in Wales right now is to join any coalition with Plaid C and the Greens. But if it puts its unionism above its socialism and joins a coalition with the unionists as Labour has done in Scotland, then it is doomed.

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Dr Mairianna Clyde @mc1yde.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

The time may soon come when those armchair pundits pretending to be independence supporters and recommending SNP2 Green2 will be shown to be wrong as urban contests are too tight to call.

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Dr Mairianna Clyde @mc1yde.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Reform has swept the board in England The Greens have made some small gains but not enough to counter Reform The UKs future looks extremely bleak

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Dr Mairianna Clyde @mc1yde.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Thank you John and Elizabeth. For Scotland❤️

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Dr Mairianna Clyde @mc1yde.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Another UK FAIL and SNP success!Youth unemployment in Scotland is one of the lowest in Europe whilst England’s is one of the highest. Vote SNP 1&2 on Thursday 7th May!

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Dr Mairianna Clyde @mc1yde.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

UK imports 65% of its jet fuel and is now facing shortages due to the Iran war. This reveals the utter stupidity of the UK gov in allowing the Grangemouth refinery to close last year rather that step in to save it as it did the Scunthorpe steel mill. Another UK FAIL and slap down of Scotland.🤬

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Dr Mairianna Clyde @mc1yde.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Attended a hustings last night and was appalled at the lies told by Labour, Con, Reform (!) LD about SNP gov. We are NOT failing - we are struggling because we are affected by UK conditions but by any metric we are doing better than the rest of the UK. But that’s not the narrative that is landing.

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Dr Mairianna Clyde @mc1yde.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

There’s a dangerous mood of anti-politics amongst voters in Scotland which makes many urban constituency seats very uncertain. Voters can’t decide who to blame for their ills so they are kicking out at any party which has been in government either at UK, council, or Scottish level.

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Dr Mairianna Clyde @mc1yde.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

I just wish all those independence supporters advocating SNP 1 Green 2 would pay some attention to what John Curtice cautioned in the National today. Most urban contests are too close to call. If SNP fails to gain constituencies then the list vote is needed.

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The SNP @snp.org · 30/03/2026

Scotland is one of the richest energy nations in the world. So why are bills still through the roof? If Westminster won’t bring them down, they should hand energy powers to Scotland. And if we're returned to government that's exactly what we'll demand. Make it Both votes SNP on Thursday 7 May.

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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Higher bills, rising costs, energy jobs disappearing. That’s the reality of Westminster control. Scotland’s energy wealth should work for people in Scotland. On May 7th, make it #BothVotesSNP.

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Dr Mairianna Clyde @mc1yde.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Great day yesterday. Very uplifting and some inspiring speeches. #voteSNP on 7th May. Let’s take the march to liberty forward with both votes SNP.

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Dr Mairianna Clyde @mc1yde.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

So proud to meet Sunflower Scotland at SNP conference yesterday. The helmet was punctured by shrapnel. They send missions to Ukraine from Scotland to help medics save lives and rehabilitate war victims and have sent 121 missions so far.

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