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Margaret Young @penguinos99.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

It just popped up on my timeline today from someone I know in Wales who shared it. I hadn't even realised how backwards they were but comments from her friends there were all about evil people and satan. I don't expect my comment that it wasn't a cause of death will have gone down so well!

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Margaret Young @penguinos99.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Survey done. I'm really enjoying your writing in the First Edition. I hope you are enjoying it too.

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Margaret Young @penguinos99.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

I was very pleased to see this book won as I love it.

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Margaret Young @penguinos99.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

I am not sure how you can get any hatred from the article. I do think the headline is a bit rubbish as it lacks context and I don't agree with everything Dani says. However she is giving her well written assessment and it's a perfectly reasonable one from the reports out there this week.

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Margaret Young @penguinos99.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Rachel Hamilton thinks Nicola Sturgeon must have known about her ex husband's embezzlement. So does she think the Tory's David Meikle must have known about his wife's when they went away on holiday with money collected for a food bank? Does she think even now, he should 'fess up?

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Margaret Young @penguinos99.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

I am pleased with most of the appointments but noticed there is no longer a women's health minister. Something that's still needed. Angela Constance as Cabinet Secretary for Health is good though.

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Margaret Young @penguinos99.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Loving @ailsahenderson.bsky.social on the BBC Scotland election programme. She is knowledgeable and on point about all constituencies and previous elections/indyref results. Many other commentators flounder about what to say about the less noticed/politically fashionable areas. #SP26

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Margaret Young @penguinos99.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

This is a very intelligent analysis of where Scotland finds itself. Very well written Libby.

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Margaret Young @penguinos99.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Agree gov is partly responsible. I'm generally a cheerleader for LAs for this very reason tho I know here I have been pointing out where LAs can be at fault too. Huge pressures on council leaders of same pol party as gov to deliver policies too. Would definitely be up for a coffee and a proper chat.

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Margaret Young @penguinos99.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Agreed about difference between short term/ongoing but what does a gov (not Scotland specific) do if money given but LA doesn't then supply items? Not saying I have the answers but a definite divide between LAs run by same political party as gov & those not wanting a gov to succeed.

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Margaret Young @penguinos99.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Thanks Gemma for your continued work on women's access to health care.

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Gemma Clark 🧿🕯️ @gemmaclark.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

The Telegraph did a wild puff piece for an anti-abortion org full of disinformation. I stayed up late bringing together info on the extremists they platformed and breaking down the disinformation 😴 please read and share to cut through some of the damaging propaganda substack.com/@gemmaclark1...

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Lunch Hour Abortions? Don’t Threaten Us with a Good Time

I’m being (a little) flippant. I’ve broken down yesterday’s anti-abortion propaganda from the Telegraph…

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Margaret Young @penguinos99.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

health boards. When I was researching maternity pads pre baby box, some health boards supplied, some not. Staff buying them for mums who 'forget' them. Supplying in a baby box means dignity for mums. No guarantee if money for them had been given to health boards, it would have been used in that way.

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Margaret Young @penguinos99.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

That's a fair point. It's perhaps the age old gov problem of LAs (in this case)not fulfilling gov policies. We know the current gov like to centralise. Not being critical of LAs as sometimes the money is not there to back up announced policies however some don't enact for political reasons. Look at

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Margaret Young @penguinos99.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

It would be better if it was ongoing. The first year of school is a particularly expensive one though as everything needs to be purchased. I wonder if it's also to equalise over LAs? My grandson's in P1 in GCC & they do seem to be supplied with what you would expect. Far more than I got at school!

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Margaret Young @penguinos99.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

As always Dani, you make interesting points. I like the school bag idea. There are increasing numbers of families relying on charities for school bags & contents. For me this is like the school clothing grant, an anti poverty measure. Appreciate the election gimmick point though.

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Margaret Young @penguinos99.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Refreshing hustings for women's equality. Good to hear policies instead of shouty voices. Thanks to all who organised, to Tasnim Nazeer for chairing & to @mairimcallan.bsky.social @gillianmackaygreen.bsky.social @cajardinemp.bsky.social & Carol Mochan. Positive politics in a world of toxicity.

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Margaret Young @penguinos99.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

I am actually starting to wonder if Sarwar is deliberately self-sabotaging so he can step down as leader. Surely someone cannot be this bad?

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Margaret Young @penguinos99.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

I wonder if a spokesperson will meet with them.

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Margaret Young @penguinos99.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Unsurprisingly feelings have been running high around the assisted dying vote. People saying MSPs should have voted the way their constituents want (however the MSP voted). Do people not realise elected reps will get more than one view from constituents, no matter what topic is raised?

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Margaret Young @penguinos99.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Rubbish from Reform that you can't report voting concerns at the time. You can bring it to the attention of the staff in the polling place or report it to the police if serious interference has happened. I've been an election agent and have reported problems to staff and on one occasion, the police.

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Rob McDowall AMRSPH MIHSCM FRSA @mcdowall.me · 25/02/2026

1/ While @welfarescotland works primarily in Scotland, we are immensely concerned by increasing reports from England of letting agents and landlords requiring prospective tenants to set up limited companies and use them as a vehicle to rent or lease a residential property.

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Margaret Young @penguinos99.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

I have a young relative with tics. He shouts things classified as rude. He doesn't mean it. He shouts at strangers that he loves them. He doesn't mean that either. His life is exhausting, shouting is only a part of tics. It affects every area of his life. I hope Jamie Foxx learns about disability.

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Rob McDowall AMRSPH MIHSCM FRSA @mcdowall.me · 22/02/2026

The Scottish Parliament election 🗳️ is only 74 days away on 7th May 2026. Make sure you are registered to vote to ensure you can have your say. 👉 Register online at gov.uk/register-to-... Registration closes 20th April 2026.

Scottish Parliament election. 7th May 2026. Registration closes 20th April 2026. Gov.uk/register-to-vote.

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Libby Brooks @libbybrooks.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Gripped by today's GB curling dramatics in Cortina? Read about the wee factory in Ayrshire where it all begins.... www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...

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‘A great wee place’: the small Scottish factory crafting Olympic curling stones

All stones in Cortina are made from granite found on tiny island in Firth of Clyde and crafted in East Ayrshire

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Kim Wexler's Ponytail 🐝💛🎗 @madisonkittay.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.

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Ballot Box Scotland @ballotbox.scot · 14/02/2026

Norstat 10-13 Feb seat projection (vs last poll / vs 2021 on new boundaries); AMS Ideal seats: SNP ~ 64 (+2 / +1); 45 RUK ~ 21 (+4 / +21); 26 Lab ~ 18 (nc / -3); 23 Grn ~ 11 (nc / +1); 14 Con ~10 (-2 / -21); 14 LD ~ 5 (-4 / +1); 7 (Projection caveats: ballotbox.scot/projections)

Map of projected seats. Constituencies are 64 SNP, 1 Conservative, 2 Labour, 5 Lib Dem, 1 Green, 0 Alba, 0 Reform.
Regional list seats are 0 SNP, 9 Conservative, 16 Labour, 0 Lib Dem, 10 Green, 0 Alba, 21 Reform.
Lead party per region is Central and Lothians West SNP, Edinburgh and Lothians East SNP, Glasgow SNP, Highlands and Islands SNP, Mid and Fife SNP, North East SNP, South SNP, West SNP.
Gallagher Index is 14.8 - a lower index means a more proportional result.

Map of projected runners up and margins. Constituency runner ups are SNP 6, Conservative 11, Labour 31, Lib Dem 4, Green 3, Reform UK 18.
In percentage terms, constituency margins of victory are 6 below 5, 12 between 5 and 10, 37 between 10 and 20, 18 above 20.
Closest runner up for last list seat in each region is Central and Lothians West Reform UK, Edinburgh and Lothians East Lib Dem, Glasgow Labour, Highlands and Islands Green, Mid and Fife Conservative, North East Reform UK, South Conservative, West Labour.

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Margaret Young @penguinos99.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Starmer says he acted on Doyle once he knew facts. Why didn't he suspend or put pressure on Scot Lab/Anas Sarwar to suspend MSP Pam Duncan-Glancey when she admitted her ongoing friendship with the same paedophile back in 2025? Her suspension only happened after Doyle suspended yesterday. #PMQ #PMQs

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Omg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

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Margaret Young @penguinos99.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

If you look at the recording, she was laughing when she said it. Though they all knew about Epstein and Mandelson's connection so not letting anyone off the hook here. No comments on why they would appoint someone with close connections to sex offenders.

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Margaret Young @penguinos99.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

I'm being given a warning look not to move as he's happily settled. #Caturday

A tabby cat sitting on someone's lap although you cannot see the person. The cat has white whiskers and is fluffy with longish fur. His ears are pointing sideways suggesting he is not happy. The person is sitting on a blue seat. There is a cat tree and a window behind them.

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 23/01/2026

Sky News: Danish PM Mette Freideriksen’s note in the visitors book when she visited UK today

Visit of the
Prime Minister of Denmark
22nd Jawary 2026
We'll get by with a little help from our friends

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Margaret Young @penguinos99.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Thank you. Both on the mend now.

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Margaret Young @penguinos99.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

#Caturday cuddles. He's recovering from an operation and I am recovering from flu so cuddling together to feel better.

A tabby cat cuddling with a woman wearing a black jumper. The cat is lying across the woman's body as she sits. The cat's eyes are about to close and the woman has her arm around him.

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Margaret Young @penguinos99.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Watching FMQs. Women in the justice system are vulnerable and always have been systematically abused by men in power - police officers, prison staff, social workers, lawyers, probation officers etc. If only anti trans MSPs would raise the role of powerful men, it's core to women's abuse.

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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

New study from LSE, York & Glasgow universities shows the Scottish Child Payment is transforming lives. Without it, 70,000 more children would face deprivation and food insecurity. We will keep investing in families and lifting children out of poverty.

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Scottish Child Payment | Food Insecurity | Deprivation

New analysis shows the Scottish child payment sharply reduces child deprivation and food insecurity, with no evidence of work disincentives. Discover the findings.

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Margaret Young @penguinos99.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

An adult (not me) who thought the Hebrides were pronounced the He-Brides.

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Margaret Young @penguinos99.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Agree it's so wrong. However your own leader, the PM, is dancing to the tune of the racists. Instead of targeting and blaming people seeking asylum and refugees for the problems of the UK, he should be showing leadership and protecting these very vulnerable people.

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Margaret Young @penguinos99.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

More fitting would be a thank you to all the unpaid carers who save public finances millions every year.

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Margaret Young @penguinos99.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

'Racism sparked anti-asylum protests'. There, I fixed that headline for you.

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Margaret Young @penguinos99.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

It's a great book. I read it when I was young. I hadn't been thinking of reading it but it was in a friend's house and I picked it up when they were getting ready. Couldn't put it down so borrowed it!

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Well, will you look at that completely expected piece of news. The very same people who are so quick to blame migrants for all the ills of the world, are the ones posing more of a threat. Watch likes of Goodwin try and explain this away and still blame migrants. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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Far-right extremists outnumber Islamists in anti-terror programme referrals, data shows

Total referrals reach record high, with 21% being due to ‘extreme rightwing concerns’ and 10% to Islamist ideology

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