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Ross Colquhoun @rosscolquhoun.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

😍 A historic night for Heart of Midlothian Football Club as they qualify for the UEFA Conference League. Down to 10 men, away from home, over 120 minutes, and against UEFA’s 74th-ranked team. For perspective, Celtic’s collapse was against LASK, ranked 99th. That’s how it’s done. Heroes.

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Ross Colquhoun @rosscolquhoun.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland remain the last team to beat the World Cup champions Spain in a competitive international.

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Ross Colquhoun @rosscolquhoun.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤝🇦🇷 Without this Scotsman, you might not have had Messi. It sounds far-fetched, but the story starts in Dingwall, in the Scottish Highlands.

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Ross Colquhoun @rosscolquhoun.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I’m obviously neutral, but this has been a fantastic game for the neutral.

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The SNP @snp.org · 15/07/2026

We stood on an election pledge to devolve energy powers to Scotland. We won the election. So when will Labour listen?

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The SNP @snp.org · 15/07/2026

From Burnham to Binface, Westminster is a riot and always will be.

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DottieB 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @dottieb.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

@billykayscot.bsky.social has written and spoken extensively about Scotland introducing football to South America.

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SteelMagnolia @cecilefayen.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

As they say: No Scotland. No party🍻

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Dorothy Bruce @dorothybruce.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

There must be quite a history of Scots in the Argentine. RB Cunningham Grahame, Don Roberto, spent much time there too, and apparently sourced horses there for use in European battlefields during WW1.

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██ @itsgas.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

technically, the Scottish diaspora are playing tonight - as Argentina! bsky.app/profile/ross...

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Ross Colquhoun @rosscolquhoun.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

🧵🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤝🇦🇷 From a Scottish teacher to Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi lifting the World Cup, the path of Argentine football starts with one man. The father of Argentinian football isn't an Argentinian, he was a Scotsman - Alexander Watson Hutton.

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Ross Colquhoun @rosscolquhoun.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Humans have existed for ~300,000 years. For almost all of that time, life expectancy at birth was just 20–35 years. In 1800 the global average was still only 29. Today it’s around 73. The greatest leap in human survival happened not over millennia, but in the last 150 years.

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Ross Colquhoun @rosscolquhoun.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

⛰️ UK and Ireland geography facts that feel wrong but are true: Edinburgh is west of Manchester. Liverpool is north of Dublin. Bristol is east of Edinburgh. Shetland is closer to Norway than London.

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David Bol @davidbol.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

This was my original story on this, revealing Labour insiders would rely on Reform to vote in Anas Sarwar as first Minister if the numbers stack up.

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Alan Ferrier @alanferrier.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Well, that aged like a fine milk.

We can use our ties with Trump to make Scotland greater again

Anas Sarwar | Saturday April 05 2025, 6.00pm, The Sunday Times

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Ross Colquhoun @rosscolquhoun.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

The greatest irony of our time is that we have an abundance of resources/energy to sustain our planet, yet our economic system - reinforced by imperialism and some political leaders, makes abundance feel scarce and impossible. That is what’s driving the climate/ecological crisis.

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Ross Colquhoun @rosscolquhoun.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Anas Sarwar and Labour have been caught making up a quote and attributing it to a person who did not give their permission on one of their campaign leaflets. Extraordinary to not get the basics right. hellorayo.co.uk/clyde/local/...

hellorayo.co.uk

Scottish Labour apologises after leaflet included 'made-up' quote

Anas Sarwar has apologised after Scottish Labour issued election leaflets...

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The SNP @snp.org · 07/01/2026

🥀 Labour promised change, but they are just delivering more of the same.

A large suited figure manipulates puppet strings controlling a smaller suited man, with smoky background and bold text 'Starmer's Man in Scotland'.

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The SNP @snp.org · 08/01/2026

Vote SNP at the Scottish Election on Thursday 7th May 2026.

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Ross Colquhoun @rosscolquhoun.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

I get my first name from my Grandpa’s surname. His family came from Highlands & North East. This is my 4x Great Grandpa, William Ross, Sergeant Master Tailor of the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders. He made the uniform he’s wearing - and those of regiment. Served in Corfu, Gibraltar, India, & Crimea.

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Ross Colquhoun @rosscolquhoun.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Increasing UK inequality created a fertile ground for anti-migrant sentiment and Brexit due to perceived scarcity > Nigel Farage and Reform back Brexit which further increases inequality in UK > Whilst Tories and Labour echo them on Brexit and stoking up anti-migrant sentiment.

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The SNP @snp.org · 22/07/2025

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The SNP will always keep Scotland’s water in Scotland’s hands. The current fiasco in England shows that public ownership works. Scottish Water delivers a better service, reinvestment not profit, and 20% lower bills than England. 🚰

A graphic showing a tweet set onto the background of a scottish lake. The tweet reads:

“Despite what Labour are claiming, Scottish water is world renowned.

87% of Scotland's entire water environment is assessed by SEPA as having a 'high' or 'good' classification for water quality - up from 82% in 2014.

Public ownership is not just possible, it works in Scotland!”

The tweet is quote tweeting another tweet, which reads:

“My letter to UK Gov Minister Steve Reed asking him to retract his false statements about the condition of water in Scotland. IWC was able to report we’re in a much better position than rUk with 87% “high” or “good” status. Public ownership works.“

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The SNP @snp.org · 23/07/2025

Labour are increasing your energy bills, after promising to cut them - to pay for a nuclear plant in England.

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Ross Colquhoun @rosscolquhoun.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💦 That’s that settled then.

Instagram Story from @thesnp with a poll over a scenic image of a Scottish loch with hills and blue sky in the background. The poll question reads:
“Who has the best water in the world? 😉💦🚰”

Four answer options are shown with vote percentages:
• Scotland – 27%
• Scotland – 4%
• Also Scotland – 2%
• Definitely Scotland. – 67%

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Ross Colquhoun @rosscolquhoun.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Keir Starmer and other world leaders have stood by - or in his case, enabled - the deliberate starvation of Palestinians by Israel. It’s a shameful stain on history few of us will ever forget. It’s time to stop this now.

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Raibeart #YES 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 @raibeart.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Let this sink in. ‘Scottish’ Labour are seeking advice from Blair who took the UK into an illegal war against Iraq, that killed 1 million people & who is now advising on the annexation of Gaza to create a Riviera style beach resort (FT). How utterly low can Labour sink?

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Ross Colquhoun @rosscolquhoun.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

What greater indictment of our age than this: those who cry out for Gaza are silenced, while those who starve and kill its people walk free. A world that fears the oppressed more than the oppressor’s weapons is not just broken - it is complicit.

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Ross Colquhoun @rosscolquhoun.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Scottish Labour are seeking advice from the Tony Blair Institute for the Scottish Election, whose staff have been taking part in a project investigating turning Gaza into a Riveria. The final plan proposes “paying half a million Palestinians to leave the area”.

Tony Blair’s staff took part in Gaza Riveria project.

Scottish Labour turns to Tony Blair Institute to prepare for election.

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Ross Colquhoun @rosscolquhoun.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

It’s 2025 and too much of geopolitics has de-evolved into modern cave men throwing rocks to protect power. All while many of the real existential threats to our planet and human survival go unanswered.

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Ross Colquhoun @rosscolquhoun.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland’s future in our hands, or his?

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Ross Colquhoun @rosscolquhoun.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Every year in the UK we rightfully commemorate the defeat of Nazism. Yet today, we see how ideology still radicalises people to the point where the murder of Palestinian children is justified. History isn’t just something to leave behind - it is a warning we are meant to heed.

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Ross Colquhoun @rosscolquhoun.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Humanity is the light in the dark, the song in the silence, the hand reaching out when all else falls. In these times, be the reason the world remembers kindness.

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The SNP @snp.org · 19/05/2025

With just over two weeks until polling day in Hamilton, Larkhall & Stonehouse, we’re getting our positive message of hope and delivery out there. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 When Labour cut the Winter Fuel Payment - the SNP brought it back. 🔥

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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

I am not willing to see Scottish pensioners struggle because of Labour broken promises. The SNP government will bring back the Winter Fuel Payment by St Andrew's Day this year.

dailyrecord.co.uk

My SNP Government will bring back the Winter Fuel Payment by St Andrew's Day

Writing in the Daily Record, First Minister John Swinney confirms when the Pension Age Winter Heating Payment will be paid.

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Ross Colquhoun @rosscolquhoun.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Ah yes, the famous “best of both worlds” from 2014… Out of the EU, sky-high shopping costs, energy bills, rents and mortgages. We’ve had Johnson - and now Farage looms. Remind me: what planet are we on if we ever fall for that lot again? news.stv.tv/politics/sco...

news.stv.tv

Scotland can have 'best of both worlds' with devolution, new report says

Ian Murray is expected to state that working collaboratively with the Scottish Government is a key part of the UK Government’s Plan for Change.

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Ross Colquhoun @rosscolquhoun.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

The antithesis to Reform in Scotland is independence. Their predecessor, UKIP, wanted to abolish the Scottish Parliament. Scots want hope - better jobs, affordable homes, and a better quality of life, powered by Scotland’s resources. The SNP is perfectly placed to counter them.

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Ross Colquhoun @rosscolquhoun.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

On Thursday I was rushed to hospital with severe abdominal pain and had keyhole surgery. Grateful beyond words to the NHS Scotland staff who are caring for me - and for my wee boy, my partner, and my family when we have needed it most. Thank you.

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Ross Colquhoun @rosscolquhoun.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Reform will unravel when they gain power at Westminster and are expected to deliver for the very people who put their trust in them.

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Ross Colquhoun @rosscolquhoun.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Westminster keeps misdiagnosing why voters turn to Farage. Mimicry isn’t cure - it feeds decline. The real remedy is education, a better standard of living, and hope. Brexit sped up UK’s decline and left voters searching for easy targets to blame, aided by Reform/Tories/Labour.

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Ross Colquhoun @rosscolquhoun.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Labour benefited from a political tide that turned their way after the Tories collapsed and voters were simply desperate for a change. But within months of promising a new direction, they’ve squandered that goodwill and shattered the trust people placed in them.

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Ross Colquhoun @rosscolquhoun.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

🤔 Scottish Labour are currently running Facebook ads through a Facebook page that isn’t using their branding (around £20k spent so far). This is a technique the Tories have used in the past on leaflets due to the toxicity of their brand in Scotland. www.thenational.scot/news/2511719...

thenational.scot

Scottish Labour spend £20k on Facebook ads through 'anonymous page'

SCOTTISH Labour have spent more than £20,000 running Facebook ads through a small page “hiding” its party branding ...

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Ross Colquhoun @rosscolquhoun.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

When Labour and other Westminster parties make cuts that push people into precarity, they create a fertile ground for the far right - signalling that migrants and disabled people are to blame, when the real issue is political choices. That’s the race to the bottom.

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Ross Colquhoun @rosscolquhoun.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

First, they took winter support from the elderly. Now, they’re cutting support for the young and disabled. Labour are targeting the most vulnerable in ways even the Tories wouldn’t have dared.

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Ross Colquhoun @rosscolquhoun.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

The Tories in Scotland are a paradox - unpopular populists.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

It seems 2025 will be very unsubtle with its metaphors and foreshadowing.

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Ross Colquhoun @rosscolquhoun.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

🗓️ For me, 2024 was the year two turned into three when I became a father. There are many challenges in life, but being my son’s Dad is honestly the most life affirming responsibility I’ve ever had. 🎉 Happy new year to you and yours when it comes. All the best to you for 2025!

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Children First @childrenfirst.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

A huge thank you to First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social for choosing us for his 2024 charity Christmas card. It was a real honour & delight for some of the young people we support to join the FM & Jane Barlow to launch the card at Bute House. Read more: www.childrenfirst.org.uk/firstministe...

Children and young people stand with the First Minister and Jane Barlow next to the photograph that features on the First Minister's Christmas card. There is a Christmas tree in the background and a reporter taking photos in the foreground.

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The SNP @snp.org · 09/12/2024

💡 Scotland is capable of becoming an economic powerhouse. We have the industries, the resources, and most importantly, the talent. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 It’s our job to build confidence and to give the people of Scotland hope for the future.

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