Reposted by PhdTownTrailRuth Watson @ruthwatson.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026The Scottish Government manages its budget - restricted as it is and without borrowing powers - so that personal care, prescriptions, and university fees are provided without payment at point of delivery to the people of Scotland. And no charge is made for Westminster's heinous Bedroom Tax. 22222
Reposted by PhdTownTrailStuart Whomsley @stuartwhomsley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026@lordbonkers.bsky.social 042
Reposted by PhdTownTrailLee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 21/09/2026'no direct evidence' won't stop them. Ask this trans person how I know... 11878205
Reposted by PhdTownTrailReece Dinsdale @reecedinsdale.bsky.social · 25/09/2026If you could take a minute to read this and, if it takes your fancy, then re-post it… I’d be so grateful. 🙏🏻 I’m doing my utmost to #SaveSquareChapelArts for the good people of Halifax & far beyond, and I need all the help you lovely lot can give me. Thank you! x www.canncomms.co.uk/post/actor-a...canncomms.co.ukActor and long-standing Patron, Reece Dinsdale fronts new campaign to save Halifax’s Square Chapel Arts CentrePhoto credit: Reece Dinsdale in the cinema/studio space at Square Chapel (photo by Ant Robling)Reece Dinsdale leads Square Chapel rescue mission: “It’s time to bring it home”Award-Winning Actor, Write... 17412410
Reposted by PhdTownTrailRaibeart #YES 🏴 🇪🇺 @raibeart.bsky.social · 23/09/2026How drugs from England are killing Scots x.com/ikaferrergot...x.com 197
Reposted by PhdTownTrailpara-handy.bsky.social @para-handy.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Drug Deaths Statistics Scotland - England (One drug death is one too many wherever it is.) Scotland: National Records of Scotland - NRS: When a sudden or unexplained death occurs in Scotland, it is reported to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) - 1/ 11715
PhdTownTrail @phdtowntrail.bsky.social · 14/09/2026news.stv.tv/scotland/wom... It's bad enough that women are being missed by a diagnostic framework that means their symptoms are not recognised. It's an even bigger scandal that the NHS in parts of Scotland is blocking diagnosis for adults who suspect they are Autistic and/or ADHD. 1/news.stv.tvWomen and girls being ‘missed’ from ADHD diagnoses after ‘underfunding’One woman who was eventually diagnosed with ADHD at a private clinic at 63 has described feeling unsupported by the NHS. 163
Reposted by PhdTownTrailKell Compost 😷 @compostwitch.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Ooh this is good. It's much more than just a list of suicide hotlines; it starts with 5 second grounding exercises and goes into a ton of depth. 13633
Reposted by PhdTownTrailM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 08/09/2026THIS 👇 HERE, PLEASE........ 1452814888
Reposted by PhdTownTrailSophie Molly @sophiemolly.co.uk · 03/09/2026DWP is about to roll out a huge change to PIP decisions, before they've even checked if it's safe. Please sign before it's too late: the.organise.network/campaigns/ne...the.organise.networkDon't let untrained staff decide our PIP claimsAdd your name: 42916
Reposted by PhdTownTrailVerminous Scot @etkwebster.bsky.social · 02/09/2026"A domestic court applying the United Kingdom’s own constitution cannot rule on whether that constitution was legitimately established over Scotland in the first place — that is precisely the matter in dispute." substack.com/profile/3070...substack.comElizabeth Webster (@verminousscot) 02926
Reposted by PhdTownTrailJourneyDude in Scotland @scottishinsider.org · 31/08/2026As i deeply love #sikh community and the way they treated me through the years, this is making me happy! Sukvinder is an awesome guy! #scotland #edinburgh #bagpipes #tartan #moments 21733164
PhdTownTrail @phdtowntrail.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Proud and terrified in equal measures after the once severely arachnophobia offspring climbed onto a chair to catch the biggest bloody spider I've seen in ages. Spider now relocated out of the house. If anyone needs me, I'll be gibbering in the corner. 272
Reposted by PhdTownTrailPost Me Spotify Links For Playlisting! 🎸 @listigeplaylists.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Thanks @phdtowntrail.bsky.social 💯 I've now playlisted your post, see the details in the post below. Please help out by following, listening, and sharing this playlist! Post me more whenever you like 😀 001
PhdTownTrail @phdtowntrail.bsky.social · 30/08/2026@listigeplaylists.bsky.social open.spotify.com/track/73X12J...open.spotify.comCaptured wildMacy Priscilla · Captured wild · Song · 2026 120
PhdTownTrail @phdtowntrail.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Buchan Community Farm is a fantastic place which supports adults and children with disabilities. The animals are a vital part of what makes the farm special. Please help if you can. Vet fees and hay loss www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/vet-fees-a...crowdfunder.co.ukVet fees and hay lossWe urgently need help with vet bills for one of our horses, who has a severe abscess and now needs a tooth extraction. 032
Reposted by PhdTownTrailThe Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 23/08/2026After three years of consuming politics from sunup to late into the night, I stepped away for a break. What I’ve come back to is cruelty in both the media and politics, a dawning realisation by Bridget Phillipson that maybe racism is getting worse and a PM I just don’t have an opinion on yet.bearlypolitics.co.ukWitch Hunts, Welfare Cuts and Whitehall in ManchesterReform wants disabled people working for £1.50 an hour, racism is becoming normalised and Britain’s media has forgotten that its targets are human. 714651
Reposted by PhdTownTrailFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Hi @vicderbyshire.bsky.social if Jason Arday and marathons ever come up, please see the evidence and references below. Better yet, invite @monkemma.bsky.social on and ask why she was able to find this information but most journalists have not 9530139
Reposted by PhdTownTrailSimon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Fed up with people shirking responsibility by arguing that the UK causes just 1% of emissions? Here are two fantastic analogies from a primary school teacher, Mark in Coventry, who called Sheila Fogerty on @lbc.co.uk - one involving dog poo 😆 Other arguments here: www.nebriefing.org/mp-dialogue 32777335
Reposted by PhdTownTrailGillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Private Eye on Farage 06631
Reposted by PhdTownTrailClaire #FBPE ☘️ 🍉 🇺🇦 🇪🇺🐝 🦮🇮🇪🇧🇪 💙💚 @fbpech.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Wow 🥹 31415
Reposted by PhdTownTrailMani Isna La 🇨🇺 🇵🇸 🇬🇱🕊️ 🪶 #IndigenousLivesMatter @maniisnala.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Confronting the lies about our ‘unaffordable’ welfare budget As a proportion of GDP the total welfare bill is lower than it was 15 years ago. The claim that it is spiralling out of control is mythmaking morningstaronline.co.uk/article/conf... 01213
Reposted by PhdTownTrailOdd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 06/08/2026It’s the 88th anniversary today of this immensely enjoyable headline 🧵 231441579
Reposted by PhdTownTrailJames FBSI 🐸🏴🇵🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇺 (Fanatic) @toplandscaper.eurosky.social · 03/08/2026 153
Reposted by PhdTownTrailMike Hudema @mikehudema.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Another #renewable first for Scotland. Cars are now being charged by the power of the ocean. We have so many solutions. Implement them. #ActOnClimate #ClimateCrisis #Climate #energy #renewableenergy #greennewdeal 214963
PhdTownTrail @phdtowntrail.bsky.social · 01/08/2026news.sky.com/story/politi... Can someone please show him a map of the UK, and explain how there's much much more of the country to the north of Manchester than there is to the south? It's more the start of the middle. It's almost like some of the country doesn't exist. Oh.news.sky.comPolitics latest: Labour's Bev Craig wins by-election to succeed Andy Burnham as Greater Manchester mayorLabour have won the Greater Manchester mayoral by-election, with Reform in second place. The vote was triggered after Andy Burnham resigned as mayor before he became prime minister. Follow the latest ... 172
PhdTownTrail @phdtowntrail.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Thanks, Live Life Aberdeenshire. By increasing the age at which people quality for discounted membership from 60 to 65, you've spurred on my decision to end my membership. Not worth the price hike for me. Bye, bye. 000
Reposted by PhdTownTrail(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Number 10 North Manchester 👇 11911
PhdTownTrail @phdtowntrail.bsky.social · 24/07/2026www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5... Can anyone explain to me why the UK news page is leading with a serious fire in Europe, while ignoring the fact that the ongoing fire in Cairngorm National Park (in the actual UK) has now been declared a national emergency?.bbc.co.ukEurope wildfires latest: More than 130,000 evacuated across France and SpainRegional emergency management chief Carlos Novillo says extinguishing the Spanish fires is "beyond the capacity" of fire crews. 375
Reposted by PhdTownTrailPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Your weekend reminder Nigel Farage wants to - leave the ECHR - repeal the Equality Act - Strip back workers rights - Lift restrictions on exploitative zero-hours contracts - repeal the Renters’ Rights Act PEOPLE OF CLACTON, MAKE YOUR VOTE COUNT! youtu.be/KxOQRt8PQys?...youtu.beIf UK media actually explained Nigel Farage’s policies to the public no one would be supporting himYouTube video by Peter Stefanovic 49877405
Reposted by PhdTownTrailenvironmentjob @environmentjob.co.uk · 17/07/2026environmentjob.co.ukMaintenance OperativeFife Coast and Countryside Trust, Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland, £26,786 - £29,170 pa 011
Reposted by PhdTownTrailMaureen Pickering @maureenpickering.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Glasgow’s giant hospital is revealed as one of safest in Scotland and far safer than several of NHS England’s really ‘scandal-hit’ hospitals talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/16/g...talkingupscotlandtwo.comGlasgow’s giant hospital is revealed as one of safest in Scotland and far safer than several of NHS England’s really ‘scandal-hit’ hospitalsThe Times today is front-paging a story of a floor-cleaning fluid and the apparent lack of clear instructions on its use. Staff have been ‘offered the chance to speak to occupational health.&… 14531
Reposted by PhdTownTrailAcid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 13/07/2026It's in our DNA. Cardboard cats 😹😻 #cats #box #besttoyever 533242569
Reposted by PhdTownTrailPeter. s @grumpyoldfool62.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Almost 2.5 million people have signed this petition to end Whale hunting around Iceland. Please add your signature, if you are able & willing 🙏. secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...secure.avaaz.orgUrgent: stop the whale butcherThe Icelandic multimillionaire is back in business and could kill up to 150 whales in the next few weeks 17309182
Reposted by PhdTownTrailᑕᕼᗴᖇYᒪ @cheryl2877.bsky.social · 09/07/2026This is Brilliant! You have to listen to this 😂youtube.comMen of Mt. RushmoreYouTube video by Michael Kryton 22323991410
PhdTownTrail @phdtowntrail.bsky.social · 03/07/2026www.thenational.scot/news/2624978... Can someone with a map and some crayons please explain to Mr Burnham that for lots of people, Manchester is really quite far south? So - No 10 At The Lower End of The Middle at best. Oh, and Scotland and Wales aren't "regions" of England. Roll on independence.thenational.scotAndy Burnham confirms proposed No 10 North location in ManchesterANDY Burnham has said he will spend time at his new “No10 North” department if he becomes prime minister, and has suggested where it will be… 070
Reposted by PhdTownTrailOutspoken™️ @out5p0ken.bsky.social · 26/06/2026On March 26, 2026, during a debate on violence against women in Germany’s Bundestag, left-wing MP Kathrin Gebel was repeatedly interrupted by AfD MP Martin Reichardt. She responded: “Mr. Reichardt, the clitoris has 3,000 nerve endings, and you’re still more sensitive. That’s quite an achievement.” 17974402602
PhdTownTrail @phdtowntrail.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Getting foggy here now. Happy to share, but you'll have to collect. 020