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Rosemary Watt

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Rosemary Watt @rawatt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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SMR 🎧 Rejoin Radio @smrrejoinradio.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NEW! This week on SMR, we're all over the BIG question on everyone's lips: Is it INEVITABLE we're gonna REJOIN the EU? Please help! Subscribe from just £1 a month and help us keep #RejoinRadio FREE for everyone! 👉 www.TheRejoiners.co.uk
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 29/09/2026
How would Andy Burnham’s social care shake-up work? ft.trib.al/WUsLXLt
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How would Andy Burnham’s social care shake-up work?
By scrapping the triple lock on pensions, the PM hopes to be able to fund free-at-the-point-of-use social care in England
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I'm imagining "Tommo's" exploits being set out in a criminal law exam question, and the Home Secretary and local police officers being unable to identify any crimes
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Tom Freeman @tomfreeman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I mean, any time now would be good. If it's not too much trouble
Headline: "‘Outright racist’ Daniel Thomas will face full force of law over any crimes, says home secretary"
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Paul M 🇮🇪🇨🇦🇫🇷🚲🍉 @onebiskuit.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Just watching BBC TV “South Today” their package on events in Gosport this evening sounded just like a Party Political Broadcast for Restore. There was lots of “legitimate concerns”, *not a single word* on the harassment and intimidation of RNLI crews.
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RobPatch @2patchitup.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
bsky.app/profile/yeom...
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Broadcasting Scotland @broadcastingscotland.scot · 22/09/2026
This meets the legal definition of Piracy. Piracy consists of any of the following acts: (a) any illegal acts of violence or detention, or any act of depredation, committed for private ends by the crew.
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Jim 🔥 @jim.chat · 19/09/2026
🇬🇧 Andy Burnham: Pay Attention to Carney. 🇨🇦
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Jim 🔥 @jim.chat · 20/09/2026
Stop. Political. Donations. Full. Stop.
theguardian.com
UK politics increasingly funded by billionaires as mega-donations surge
Exclusive: A total £179m has been donated by wealthy individuals since 2019, research reveals
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Jim 🔥 @jim.chat · 22/09/2026
Woo! 🎯 My IRL big brother's app @tassomai.com is #5 globally on @time.com's EdTech list! If you've ≤ GCSE-aged kids and they're not using @tassomai.com then you're doing it all wrong! 🤘 time.com/article/2026...
time.com
The World's Top EdTech Companies of 2026
EdTech is entering a new era of AI. TIME and Statista name the top 750 companies in the space, led by Duolingo
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Rosemary Watt @rawatt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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SMR 🎧 Rejoin Radio @smrrejoinradio.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NEW! This week on SMR, we venture west for our very first show devoted to the nation of Canada! Why? To learn something! Please help! Subscribe from just £1 a month and help us keep #RejoinRadio FREE for everyone! 👉 www.TheRejoiners.co.uk
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Patrick Harvie @patrickharvie.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Oh, and for accuracy the line "One of Britain's richest people" should read "One of Monaco's richest tax exiles"
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Patrick Harvie @patrickharvie.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
There are few things as pathetic as the insecure whining of the super rich. To sit there on top of such a vast pile of wealth, complaining that it's all so unfair. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Billionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UK
Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
How the BBC’s latest platforming of the bigoted views of the anti-migrant billionaire tax exile Jim Ratcliffe is the sign of a national broadcaster that is increasingly losing its way www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/how-the-bb...
adambienkov.co.uk
How the BBC Mainstreams the Right’s Anti-Migrant, Anti-British Agenda
The BBC’s platforming of the bigoted views of billionaire tax exile Jim Ratcliffe is just the latest sign of a national broadcaster that has lost its way
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Rosemary Watt @rawatt.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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SMR 🎧 Rejoin Radio @smrrejoinradio.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
NEW! This week on SMR, we explore Reform's not so secret plan to sell off our democracy... NEWSFLASH! "Sold for £72 million!" Please help! Subscribe from just £1 a month and help us keep #RejoinRadio FREE for everyone! 👉 www.TheRejoiners.co.uk
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 12/09/2026
A cloud of Saharan dust that is unusually large for this time of year filled the atmosphere over much of the Caribbean on Saturday and was filtering into South Florida.
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A Giant Plume of Saharan Dust Is Headed to Florida
Saharan dust often reaches South Florida, but rarely this late in the year.
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Euan MacDonald @euanmacdonald.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
According to Ukrainian intelligence, fascist Russia has a list of about 50 gas stations in Kyiv and Kyiv region that could be targets for attacks. prm.ua/en/russia-ha...
prm.ua
Gas station in Kyiv under Russian gunfire: intelligence warned of 50 targets
Russia expands list of targets for strikes on Ukraine: about 50 gas stations in Kyiv and the region, as well as other infrastructure, are under threat
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Thank EU for The Music @thankeuforthemusic.com · 12/09/2026
#musicwithoutborders #thankEUforthemusic
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Thank EU for The Music @thankeuforthemusic.com · 12/09/2026
We are getting ready at the #RAH to give out 5000 EU flags to concertgoers for the #lastnightoftheproms. Musicians need free movement! 🇪🇺🇬🇧🇪🇺🇬🇧🇪🇺🇬🇧🇪🇺🇬🇧 #thankEUforthemusic #musicwithoutborders #LNOP
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Thank EU for The Music @thankeuforthemusic.com · 12/09/2026
And we're off... For the TENTH year running the #thankEUforthemusic team are at the Royal Albert Hall to give out 5000 EU flags to concertgoers at the #lastnightoftheproms Brexit really is destroying musicians' livelihoods as EU touring barriers cost lost income and jobs. #LNOP
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Thank EU for The Music @thankeuforthemusic.com · 12/09/2026
Thank EU for the Music is urging the government to act as EU touring barriers cost the UK £208million. Giving out 5000 EU flags will mark the group's tenth year at the #lastnightoftheproms #ThankEUForTheMusic #MusicWithoutBorders #LNOP #BBCProms
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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 09/09/2026
People want an ambitious future for Europe, but many doubt it can be delivered. ECFR research across Britain and five EU countries finds 73% envisage a future centred on unity, security or prosperity.
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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 09/09/2026
UK–EU digitally deliverable services trade is worth more than $350 billion. A new techUK report calls for closer cooperation on digital regulation, cybersecurity and trade ahead of the next UK–EU summit. www.techuk.org/what-we-deli...
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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 09/09/2026
Today’s developments in UK–EU relations. New British Future polling finds 56% would support a UK–EU relationship that goes beyond the Government’s current red lines. Support for closer cooperation is strongest on trade, at 62%. www.britishfuture.org/publication/...
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
EU courts, foreign policy sanctions EU General Court judgment dismisses (again) Roman Abramovich's legal challenge to the sanctions imposed on him after the Russian invasion of Ukraine curia.europa.eu/site/jcms/d2...
Press release summary of the judgment. Full text in the link.
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Rosemary Watt @rawatt.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Saturday 19 September, Jordanhill Parish Church hall, Glasgow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🟥🟨 🇨🇾 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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Glasgow For Europe @glasgowforeurope.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Dust down your dancing shoes! A Ceilidh with a difference Catalans & Cypriots join Scottish dancers for a Ceilidh Tell your friends, make a night of it Book using the 🔗 below @glasgowwestend.bsky.social @glasgowunisrc.bsky.social @womenslibrary.bsky.social www.ticketsource.com/traddancefor...
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Ceilidh Plus: dance to live music from Scotland + Cyprus + Catalonia at Jordanhill Parish Church
Tickets are now available for Ceilidh Plus: dance to live music from Scotland + Cyprus + Catalonia at Jordanhill Parish Church, Glasgow on Sat 19 Sep 2026. Click the link for further information and t...
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European Movement in Scotland @euromovescotland.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The European Union is a peace project and we should be part of it. #eu #brexit #peace #scotland #uk
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Glasgow For Europe @glasgowforeurope.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Dorrell said the suggestion that Brexit would unlock more funds for the NHS was “fundamentally dishonest on a Trumpian scale” and said leaving the EU had “undermined the ability of the UK economy to create successful business and create wealth” www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
independent.co.uk
Billions lost to Brexit could make NHS waiting lists disappear, top economist says
Exclusive: Nigel Farage is a ‘spectre’ impeding the UK’s recovery from Brexit, which has cost the UK £3,000 per person every year, Professor Nick Bloom says
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Edinburgh 4 Europe @edinburgh4eu.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Interesting interview with @alynsmith.bsky.social, MSP for @stirling4europe.bsky.social, and Vice President of @euromovescotland.bsky.social. And as an MEP for Scotland before #BrexitBrokeBritain, someone who well knows the challenges we face to #RejoinOurEU. Want to rejoin? Join our Movement! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺
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Mr RobertBob @mrrobertbob.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
😂😂😂 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
independent.co.uk
Badenoch appoints architect of Truss’s mini-Budget to replace Mel Stride
Andrew Griffith, who was a senior Treasury minister that worked on the disastrous mini-Budget, is promoted from shadow business secretary to shadow chancellor
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Bremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 31/08/2026
Huge thanks to Alyn Smith, Scottish National Party MSP, Convener of the Criminal Justice Committee & Deputy Convenor of the CPG on Tourism, for taking part in our 'Bremainers Ask' @alynsmith.bsky.social has sat in Westminster, Holyrood & European Parliament Read all his answers to our Qs here
bremaininspain.com
Bremainers Ask...... Alyn Smith - Bremain in Spain
Bremain in Spain is campaigning for a strong & close relationship with the EU and to protect the rights of British migrants living in Spain.
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Rosemary Watt @rawatt.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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SMR 🎧 Rejoin Radio @smrrejoinradio.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
NEW! This week on SMR, it's an EXCLUSIVE interview with the former Inspiral Carpets Frontman and utterly brilliant, Tom Hingley! Listen FREE whenever EU like! Please help! Subscribe TODAY from just £1 a month and help us grow! 👉 Link in bio/graphic!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The Democratic Party’s mega-donor class is horrified by the rising tide of progressive populism. Too bad. It's time they recognize the real choice is between democracy and tyranny, between an economy that works for all or one that works for a small sliver at the top.
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 19/08/2026
People who don’t know the difference between ‘entomology’ and ‘etymology’ bug us in ways we cannot put into words.
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Trump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
The Trump administration has deleted at least 28 federal datasets and substantially altered another 338 across more than 60 agencies, removing or changing government data on health, education, labour, law enforcement and the environment. Health ... TAT: [Attacking science | Controlling information]
theguardian.com
Trump 2.0 has deleted or altered nearly 400 US datasets, endangering public health, education and more
Health data appears to be most affected by administration’s attempt to wipe findings that don’t align with its priorities, tracker shows
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Dawn Robertson 🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇫🇷 @hayloftbooks.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
We need to show rightwing newspapers that actions have consequences. Add your name: goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1
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Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project
Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 18/08/2026
Cambridge professor Jason Arday faced an extraordinary media campaign over allegations of plagiarism before his tragic death. Prof Edward Higgs asks whether his treatment was about one academic’s failings – or part of something much older and darker. @eastangliabylines.co.uk
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Jason Arday and the ‘new’ old racism
The tragic death of Jason Arday has sent shock waves worldwide, but there are grim and dark reasons why it is not surprising
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Full Fact @fullfact.org · 18/08/2026
A 2024 video of a migrant in Tunisia has been altered to make it appear as if he’s talking about wanting money and a free house in England. In the original video the man speaks Arabic and makes no such comments. fullfact.org/immigration/...
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fife4europe #FBPE #RejoinEU @fife4europe.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Slashing health and care visas by 83% during a massive care crisis is pure reckless politics. Overseas workers fill essential gaps we simply can’t cover domestically. Sacrificing social care to chase migration headlines is indefensible. How can we justify crippling care services? #FBPE
inews.co.uk
Crackdown on migrant carers 'must be scrapped' after numbers plummet by 75,000
Labour-affiliated union warns that Home Office plans to restrict international care workers would worsen staff shortages
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Culture Jobs @culturejobs.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Engagement Producer – Theatre Location: IV3 5SA, Inverness, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom Salary: £36,000 per annum Creative Engagement at Eden Court is founded by our core belief in cultural democracy; that everyone is an artist, everyone we encounter has the skills…
culturejobs.org
Engagement Producer – Theatre
Location: IV3 5SA, Inverness, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom Salary: £36,000 per annum Creative Engagement at Eden Court is founded by our core belief in cultural democracy; that everyone is an artist, everyone we encounter has the skills…
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The Daily Britain @thedailybritain.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Reform wants some long-term Universal Credit claimants to complete 20 hours of community work every week. Nick Ferrari and his callers wanted to know why that work would not qualify for the minimum wage.
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 18/08/2026
Carl Linnaeus once classified Africans as “lazy, cunning, lustful” in the name of science. Centuries later, discredited ideas about race and intelligence persist. Prof. Edward Higgs traces an uncomfortable lineage.
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Jason Arday and the ‘new’ old racism
The tragic death of Jason Arday has sent shock waves worldwide, but there are grim and dark reasons why it is not surprising
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Mike D London @mikedlondon.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
They supposedly spent 6 months researching before coming up with their 50 page 'plan' to make the lives of the poor and those in need even worse. Only for it to be ripped to shreds as nasty, unworkable nonsense in a matter of hours.
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Rosemary Watt @rawatt.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
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