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James Maxie

@scotland50.bsky.social
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Scottish-European. Supporter of human rights and self-determination throughout the world. Democrat in word and deed. If you use aggressive language against others you will be blocked.

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James Maxie @scotland50.bsky.social · 1h
It's very encouraging that we have organisations and charities pushing our governments in the UK to reduce child and other poverty. It's not good when the BBC uses it to solely attack the Scottish Government, which is making good progress.
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 10h
The £20 for one year of The National offer ends midnight tonight! 🚨 Don't miss out 👉 www.thenational.scot/subscribe
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Charles Barr @charlesbarr.bsky.social · 8h
better graphic.
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Lady J of Tay @ladyjoftay.bsky.social · 11h
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Dear Diary, There were six by-elections in England and Scotland this week and Reform lost all of them. Two of them were seats we previously held. The problem with running councils is that people can see how useless we are."
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The SNP @snp.org · 01/10/2026
🚨 Polls are open in the Wick and East Caithness by-election - they’ll close at 10pm. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿If you want an SNP voice that’ll stand up for your area, you have to vote for it. 🗳️ Get out and vote John Glen SNP !
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🔴 We asked Tony Blair's think tank about charging businesses £500k for political access at party conferences and why one of its sponsor's logos disappeared after our reporting last week on TBI's alleged cash for access scheme This is what they said
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Talking-up Scotland @talking-upscotland.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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GB Grid ? Well if it pans out to be anything like Labour’s GB Energy, then we should not hold our breath
Before the crowdfunder finishes tomorrow, support Talking-up Scotland’s work to counter the lies and get you the facts, daily, at: Crowdfunder at:  Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON …
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Paul Sandars🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @paulsandars.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
BBC News - Swinney to introduce misogyny education in every school in Scotland www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Swinney to introduce misogyny education in every school in Scotland
The first minister says he wants to challenge misogynistic behaviour in young boys and strengthen and support young girls.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Tweed is such a beautiful fabric to wear this time of year because it produces, in Dolly Parton's phrasing, a coat of many colors. Even a solid-colored brown is not just brown, but bits of red, blue, and yellow to produce something that looks lifted off the Scottish landscape.
There are two photos taped together. The top shows a brown stone building with a brown thatched roof. It's surrounded by green grass, stone walkways, and blue-gray sea. Below is a checked brown tweed that reflects the colors in the landscape above it. There are two photos taped together. The one at te top shows a rocky hillside with green and straw-colored grass, gray rocks, and a tan sandy beach below. The blue waters are crashing at the shore. Below is a green herringbone tweed that reflects the colors in the landscape above it. There are two photos taped together. The top shows a field of green and straw colored fields with bits of purple flowers. Below is a a series of checked brown tweed that reflect the colors in the landscape above it. A swatch book of solid-colored tweeds. The green tweed has visible flecks of red, gold, and blue.
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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In Scotland, we provide free personal care for older people without punishing pensioners. Andy Burnham removing the triple lock would simply repeat the mistakes of Keir Starmer. The blame for the UK’s financial mess lies with successive Westminster governments, not pensioners.
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Colin Dunn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @indyposterboy.scot · 29/09/2026
The leader of a UK government elected on 32% is telling a Scottish government elected on 36% that a 56% pro-Indy Scottish parliament can't hold a referendum that 68% of Scots want. UK democracy, ladies and gentlemen.
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weegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Most of Burnham's promises were for policies to be introduced after the next GE, the national care service, reform of the voting system, closer ties with the EU, all put off until after the next GE - political code for ‘never’. It was a very traditional Labour speech, the jam is always tomorrow.
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Scotland's No1 Comrade @scotlandscomrade.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Orange Order is often rightly rereferred to as the Brit version of the Ku Klux Klan. One hates Catholics the other black/brown skinned people. I wonder how many people in the UK know that there is an Orange Order Lodge in the British Houses of Parliament? Absolutely shocking!
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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
More jobs and investment are coming to the North East. Subsea Micropiles is investing in a new manufacturing facility in Montrose, creating over 80 jobs - and SSE is planning to base its offshore wind operations at the Port, creating around 100 more. Great news for Scotland’s industrial future. 🏗️
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James Maxie @scotland50.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Andy Burnham has decided to abolish the triple lock for all UK pensioners in order to help pay for a social care plan in England. I assume the other countries of the UK will get something in return?
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Lady J of Tay @ladyjoftay.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
www.thenational.scot/news/2656562... Gordon Brown intervened in police SNP investigation, reports say
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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Scotland is a nation, and we have the right to decide our own future. On Tuesday, I’ll ask MSPs in the Scottish Parliament to back that simple principle. Whatever your view on independence, that should be something we can all agree on.
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James Maxie @scotland50.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Well done Trump... The US is now able to increase its military presence in Greenland... In fact. The US has been allowed to have military bases on Greenland for decades. No change then. Stop giving the fascist a face-saving out.
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Alan Ferrier @alanferrier.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
An oil-producing nation with no refinery. An exporting nation with no shipping routes. An electricity producer forced to pay to upload to the “national” grid. Welcome to our blessed "union of equals".
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James Maxie @scotland50.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Well done Africa for overcoming ths prejudice against you. The BBC did similar in the UK for years when it shrunk Scotland and made England larger than it actually was . Sky TV and others persist with the prejudice. Well done Africa and well done France for supporting you.
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William Duguid @williamduguid1.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
'British nationalists such as Scottish Daily Mail editor Graham Grant seek to deny Scots the exact same processes and methods of linguistic enrichment which have led to the creation of every literary language in the world.' weegingerdug, via The National archive.is/qUMxT
A general view of the Scottish Parliament building from the garden area, with the 17th century Queensberry House, which forms part of the Parliament. (Photo by Ken Jack/Getty - Image: Getty)
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Ships traveling between the upper Great Lakes and the Atlantic must pass through Canada’s Welland Canal. The 27-mile canal and all eight of its locks are entirely in Ontario, meaning a strategically important portion of U.S. Great Lakes maritime trade depends on Canadian-controlled infrastructure.
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WIRED @wired.com · 27/08/2026
ICYMI: Not even a quarter of the way into an expected 19-day federal trial over Meta’s alleged failure to protect young users, the social media giant agreed to settle the case. www.wired.com/story/meta-w...
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Meta Will Pay Up to $16.7 Billion to Settle Its Social Media Harms Case—and That’s Not All
In addition to sending billions of dollars to states, Meta will make substantive changes to its platforms as part of a landmark settlement.
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The SNP @snp.org · 25/08/2026
Did you know? When they ran Glasgow, Labour spent over £2.5m fighting against the equal pay claims of women workers. Here’s how the SNP fixed Labour’s mess. www.snp.org/delivering-e...
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Delivering equal pay justice in Glasgow — Scottish National Party
How the SNP have cleaned up Labour’s £770m equal pay mess in Glasgow.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Bernie And AOC Are Correct, No More Data Centers.......
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William Duguid @williamduguid1.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
'Scotland is one of the few countries in the world to have a media and political class which is not only woefully ignorant about key parts of the country’s culture, but which wears that ignorance as a badge of pride.' weegingerdug
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Graham Grant’s glaikit attack on the Scots language
You have probably never heard of Graham Grant, which is a great blessing. Grant is the home affairs editor of the Scottish Daily Mail, a far right rag which devotes itself to stories about celebs a…
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Lady J of Tay @ladyjoftay.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Labour’s biggest donors backed Burnham for PM, disclosures reveal www.opendemocracy.net/labours-bigg...
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Labour’s biggest donors backed Burnham for PM, disclosures reveal
Scandal-ridden think tank Labour Together and its donors swung behind Burnham after Makerfield by-election
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William Duguid @williamduguid1.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
'Labour's vote share this week is consistent with their performance in the only full-scale Scottish poll of the Burnham era so far, in which they were in the high teens and just barely ahead of Reform.' James Kelly, via Scot Goes Pop
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YouGov poll suggests Andy Burnham is faring about as well in Scotland as the Romans and Edward II did
History doesn't record whether the Roman Emperor tried to win over the reluctant Caledonian tribes by setting up a "Senate North" somewhere ...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Dozens of gas-burning power plants are being built across the country, solely to power data centers. These plants could emit as much planet-warming pollution as half of all passenger vehicles in the entire country in a single YEAR. We need a data center moratorium — now.
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James Maxie @scotland50.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
www.thenational.scot/news/2648271...
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Our investigation into AI data centres in Scotland starts on Monday
FOR months, The National has been leading the way in coverage of Scotland's emerging AI data centres. Our reporting has focused on the…
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Why isn't the BBC every day promoting projects like this to give human civilisation half a chance of survival instead of still giving air time to climate deniers like Reform UK MPs who's logical legacy is a descent into barbarism
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404 Media @404media.co · 29/07/2026
A new AI data center can be up and running in a year. Building new energy infrastructure to power it could take a decade.
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Data Centers Are Easy to Build. Powering Them Is Complicated, Slow, and Expensive
A new AI data center can be up and running in a year. Building new energy infrastructure to power it could take a decade.
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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 12/08/2026
The 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish NHS is great 👍. Had an accident on my cycle this afternoon. Told by 111 to attend A&E. Immediate triage then all wounds cleaned and bandaged, tetanus booster and out the door again, all within 40 minutes 👏. I'm fine 😥. (And for any readers from the USA, the bill was £0.)
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(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
A new academic study by economists at the Universities of Bath and Warwick has found that Brexit is costing Scotland almost £30 billion a year, making Scotland the most economically damaged of all the UK's devolved nations. 👇
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James Maxie @scotland50.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
www.helensburghadvertiser.co.uk/news/2645452...
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Waverley is set for rare evening sunset cruise last this month
Paddle Steamer Waverley is set to offer passengers a rare opportunity to experience the Clyde at sunset later this month, with a special evening…
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Sandra. @sandratofriends.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
And there it is, refusal proves WM is complicit in this.
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Lady J of Tay @ladyjoftay.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
1/4 #SkyNews #itvnews #C4News #LBC #r4today #bbcbreakfast #bbcqt #PMQs #politicslive #GBNews #scotlandtonight #SNP #independence #bbcsundayshow #BBCLauraK #GMB #RadioScotlandBreakfast
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I’m so grateful to have received kind messages from the next generation of humans over the last few weeks. This is from Edward, aged 10. Thank you!
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“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
🇬🇧 Weapons grade Horse manure from unionist propaganda rag ‘The Daily Redcoat’, where in today’s ‘SNP Bad’ they are greetin for those earning over £1/4 MILLION a year paying £8,900 more tax than those in England Thanks to progressive tax most (lower earning) Scots pay less than those in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺😎
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Scotland's No1 Comrade @scotlandscomrade.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
It's fair to say that there are massive differences within our society today & add the arrival of many social media platforms those differences can be ugly. On one side despite the constant denials from Westminster, We are very cheerful & approachable. On the other there is so much anger & hatred.
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(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
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(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
UK Labour pledge 'financial assistance' to Scottish branch as income plummets 👇 www.thenational.scot/news/2644166...
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UK Labour pledge 'financial assistance' to Scottish branch as income plummets
UK Labour are propping up the Scottish branch office as income plummeted and no staff salaries were paid, it has emerged.
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William Duguid @williamduguid1.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
'Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland should have a constitutional right to hold regular referendums on independence under agreed rules. England's constitutional position should also be explicitly defined.' Richard Murphy's suggestions for Burnham's constitution.
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Andy Burnham wants a constitution. This is what it should include.
The Guardian notes this morning that: Andy Burnham has said his programme of devolution strengthens the case for a written constitution for the UK, a move that would fundamentally alter the workings of the state that have developed over centuries. The prime minister has long believed the UK’s “antiquated” political system needs...
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Lady J of Tay @ladyjoftay.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
1/3 #SkyNews #itvnews #C4News #LBC #r4today #bbcbreakfast #bbcqt #PMQs #politicslive #GBNews #scotlandtonight #SNP #independence #bbcsundayshow #BBCLauraK #GMB #RadioScotlandBreakfast
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Scotland's No1 Comrade @scotlandscomrade.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
A wonderful, peaceful day celebrating inclusion & diversity at the Govanhill International Carnival yesterday. From Asian's to Armenian's, African & Jamaican, Intertwined with Scottish culture. With food, music, traditional dress & respect for other people's culture. This is Glasgow at it's best.
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Maureen Pickering @maureenpickering.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
As Cairngorm burned and Ireland’s two helicopters ‘pounded’ a wildfire, the RAF’s only two firefighting helicopters were in Cyprus ‘In defence of the UK’s strategic interests’ talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/28/a...
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As Cairngorm burned and Ireland’s two helicopters ‘pounded’ a wildfire, the RAF’s only two firefighting helicopters were in Cyprus ‘In defence of the UK’s strategic interests’
Thanks to rtpscott for alerting us to this. From RAF Odiham News on 21 May 2026, the above image and: Across the training period, crews have been practising the full firefighting cycle – dipp…
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(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
UK at risk of firewave but RAF's helicopters are 2,000 miles away The UK Government is unable to deploy its military firefighting helicopters to tackle multiple wildfires sweeping Britain because they are currently based 2,000 miles away in Cyprus, it can be revealed www.msn.com/en-gb/weathe...
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Chasbell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇮🇹🇨🇦 @chasbell.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
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Scotland's No1 Comrade @scotlandscomrade.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
I wonder how many of these Countries asked for the British Governments permission? None would be my answer. And do you know what, None have asked to come back. #AreYouYesYet
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