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Tam Britton

@tambritton.bsky.social
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Trade unionist, cinema, music, books, curries, single malt whisky and Thistle.

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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 2h
GCU management, can you read the signs? It's time to get back round the table with the trade unions!
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 7h
You can see the genocide from space. Yet still it is widely denied.
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Tam Britton @tambritton.bsky.social · 8h
Some of the coverage of the National side by Scotland’s football journalists is simply atrocious. The guy has been in charge for two games.
Screenshot of Herald Sport story.
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Richard Littler @richardlittler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The BBC's new director general's brain is smaller on the inside.
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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The University of Dundee is making over 100 people redundant next month At the same time it is having to explain why it has so much cash that the Scottish Funding Council won’t release £27m of extra funding! Join our strike to rule out compulsory redundancies. www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/business-...
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Dundee University emergency cash paused as auditors probe 'too much money' claims
External auditors PwC are reviewing the university at the request of the Scottish Funding Council.
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Tam Britton @tambritton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Swiss are clearly a top side with a deserved victory. Think Jack Hendry’s Scotland days should be over. On the plus side, Gilmour continues to impress as did McBurnie. Liam McLeod remains an awful commentator.
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Tam Britton @tambritton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This ref is way out of his depth.
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 29/09/2026
NEW: Audit firm PwC is examining whether the University of Dundee has too much cash to be eligible for £27m in taxpayer bailout funding.  The university had £85m in cash at the end of June, we understand. Read the full story 👉 bit.ly/4iSUO0a
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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 27/09/2026
This march was designed to spread tensions and hatred, and to intimidate the community and families who live there. Scotland should not be providing policing resources for sectarian events like this that are called to inflame tensions.
The National. Questions over Police Scotland officers sent to Orange Order walk. Scottish Greens are seeking clarity over the role of Police Scotland officers and demanding a review of the agreement that enabled their deployment.
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Tam Britton @tambritton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
‘Mon Ireland.🇮🇪
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Personally, I’d rather have healthy kids than mollycoddled millionaires
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Oldfirmfacts @oldfirmfacts.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Leading but ultimately not beating Spain? Awwwwww, that’s cute
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Tam Britton @tambritton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Ach, beating Spain at home isn’t for everyone.
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Tam Britton @tambritton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Glorious.
Glorious
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Tam Britton @tambritton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
That’s quite a result for Luxembourg.
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Tam Britton @tambritton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Amazing sky.
Photo of a September sunset.
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Tam Britton @tambritton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Well done that judge.
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Tam Britton @tambritton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
First beer I’ve tried from Eskbank Brewery.
Photo of can of beer and the actual beer.
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Sara Gibbs @sararoseg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
He imposed Shania Law
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Tam Britton @tambritton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Have to say the ref was almost as bad as the pitch.
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Tam Britton @tambritton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Much better performance the second half for Scotland. McBurnie and Bowie should have had a goal each. Decent signs for the future.
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Rob Sheridan @rob-sheridan.com · 25/09/2026
So I'm making pint glasses now... robsheridan.threadless.com/accessories/...
Photo of a pint glass I designed which says, in the appropriate font styling, "YOU WOULDN'T DOWNLOAD A BEER." Obviously, in this economy, of course you would.
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🔴 BREAKING: BP, Uber, Amazon and more paying Tony Blair's think tank $25,000 for “networking” opportunities with politicians and policy makers at party conferences Experts say "looks and smells like cash for access" Full story on Democracy for Sale democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-t...
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BREAKING: Tony Blair Institute’s $25,000 corporate network “smells like cash for access”
Exclusive documents show Tony Blair's think tank offers corporate members such as BP and Uber "networking" at party conferences and "a stronger voice" in policy debates.
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Nutmeg Magazine @nutmegmagazine.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Record-breaking crowds are putting Scotland top of UEFA charts 🏆 Welcome to the first in our series of collaborations with Scotland's Coefficient. Check out his Substack for in-depth analysis of Scottish football. 👇
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Record-breaking crowds put Scotland top of UEFA charts 🏆
UEFA’s annual report highlights Scottish attendances and flags a reliance on loan signings
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It takes a loading error to produce such candour.
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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Day 5 of 25. It's never too late to join the strike. If you're a member come and join us on the picket line at the front of the Tower Building from 8am this morning. The turnout has been higher than ever, so you'll be joining a successful collective action to save the jobs of your colleagues.
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Striking welding lecturers stood outside Cathedral St Campus of CoGC as board members arrived for their meeting. Highlighting their 19th week of strike action in pursuit of appropriate RPE to keep them safe from breathing carcinogenic fumes while delivering welding lectures in the workshop.
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MrPaulRobinson @mrpaulrobinson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"That's it, gents, nice natural smiles for the camera."
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Finally
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
‘What is emerging is not simply a relationship between [Reform and Farage] and a wealthy Gulf state, but a channel through which an authoritarian government can cultivate political influence here, and abroad.’ Would really recommend a read of this democracyforsale.substack.com/p/reform-and...
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Reform and the UAE – a threat to British politics
Nigel Farage's embrace of the UAE is part of a wider effort by the Gulf petrostate to build alliances with the far right across the West, says Alex Carlen.
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Nick Lloyd @spaincivilwartours.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"Join the antifascist militias". Poster by Oliva Perotes for the PSUC. Small print at the bottom reads "Sign up at the Hotel Colon, Barcelona". 1936
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𝔐𝔞𝔤𝔫𝔢𝔱𝔰 🧲 @magnets.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026
it's easy to ignore the lib dems: fun too!
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Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
NEW | I’m not surprised, but I am livid. BBC NEWS, ‘DANNY TOMMO’ AND THE DINGHY ATTACK THAT DISAPPEARED While the rest of the media – even the very worst parts – report on Daniel Thomas’ actions, BBC News fails to give its audience the facts. brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/bbc-news-d...
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BBC News, ‘Danny Tommo’ and the dinghy attack that disappeared
While the rest of the media – even the very worst parts – report on Daniel Thomas’ actions, BBC News fails to give its audience the facts.
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Nick Davies @njdavies.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Great to hear the PM say “We are going to be much prouder in standing up for our values and the rule of law” re foreign information warfare. I wonder if he or the Home Secretary might consider doing the same when it comes to masked vigilantes shutting down infrastructure and harassing the RNLI
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Leigh Jones @leighsus.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
On BBC payscales it costs the same to employ ten "normal" journalists as it costs to employ one Chris Mason. Unrelated: there's an all-staff call tomorrow for BBC Local to find out where the next round of cuts are happening.
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Anti-racism campaigners have declared victory after a planned far-right event in Edinburgh was cancelled👇
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Anti-racism campaigners declare victory as far-right protest cancelled
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Partick Thistle FC @partickthistle.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
📚 Limited copies of 'Partick Thistle: A People's History' remain available to buy online! The book, by Kenny Pieper, tells the story of our club through the stories of its fans and former players as it celebrates 150 years of existence. Get yours > buff.ly/mmo7SeK
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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Day 2 of 25 of our strike action. Students, colleagues, members come and join us on the picket line as e fight for the future of the University of Dundee. Who’s University. Our University.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 22/09/2026
Barbara Kingsolver’s new novel, “Partita,” wrestles with the questions that have fuelled her whole career: who is art for, what makes it good, and what can it actually accomplish? www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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What Barbara Kingsolver Believes the Novel Can Do
One of the country’s most popular novelists writes what she calls socially engaged fiction. In Barbara Kingsolver’s new book, she considers the role of art—and who it’s for.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 22/09/2026
‘Hope’ rises in Berlin immigrant communities as Left wins amid AfD gains aje.news/vjsgy6
‘Hope’ rises in Berlin immigrant communities as Left wins amid AfD gains
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sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Asylum seeking people don’t have the freedom to work, they don’t even have the freedom to shop using cash or choose where to shop, in temp accommodation they don’t have the freedom to cook or choose their own food - honestly this headline is batshit
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Dreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
You can see from the photo that boat's tipped too far right
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Cos! @algernonentity.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
idly reading about the rutherglen pigeon war
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Kieran Hurley @kieranhurley.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Bleakly, grimly hilarious that people my age have been hearing this exact same tune on repeat for very literally our entire voting lives now. I'm 40. My daughter starts seconday school next year.
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Tomorrow's Sunday National front page
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Michael Daly @michaeldaly64.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The Man From P.A.R.T.I.C.K.
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The Thistle Archive @thethistlearchive.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
#PTFCStatsWatch 👀 - It's been a long and winding road since April 2025... congratulations are in order to the class of 2026 on matching a 115-year-old club-record! #COYJ 🇧🇪
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Tam Britton @tambritton.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Five goals in seven games is bit pants. I wished we had kept Ricco Diack as I did think he offers something different. We desperately need Watt and Samuel to find their scoring rhythm.
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Tam Britton @tambritton.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I’m fairly levelheaded but I’m convinced we will never score another goal.
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