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Joke Tamson's Wean

@whyno-scotland.bsky.social
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Scotland will be a normal country. Scotland will do all the things normal countries do Where we are right now is the outlier in the family of countries. Being in a union of 4 countries, where one of the countries totally overwhelms the others is unique

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
A statue of Nelson Mandela has been unveiled in Glasgow city centre, nearly 40 years after the city renamed a street in his honour 🙌 In a fitting tribute to the revolutionary and former President of South Africa, the sculpture now stands on a plinth of South African granite on Nelson Mandela Place
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has been urged to reverse its decision to axe its 'essential' coverage of the World Pipe Band Championships👇 👉 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
If Britain can rethink Brexit, why can't Scotland rethink independence? ✍️ First Minister of Scotland John Swinney says the logic is the same and should apply to Scotland deciding its constitutional future 👇
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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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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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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A major new poll has found Labour could be almost completely wiped out in Scotland if a General Election were held tomorrow 🥀 Find the full results for your area using our interactive map 👇
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
BREAKING: Holyrood has overwhelmingly backed a motion affirming that Scotland has a right to decide its constitutional future
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE: The University of Edinburgh has been slammed after plans revealed cuts to seven programmes of study in the Celtic and Scottish Studies department, in a move which could lead to 'cultural and linguistic erasure'
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University of Edinburgh axe to Scots course 'only upholds English language dominance'
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An Angry Scot @anangryscot.murrayfamily.uk · 14/09/2026
The UK is a rancid, outdated political union created and perpetuated by lies, chicanery, threats, bullying, bribes, corruption and contempt for democracy by its largest member: England. It strangles Scotland, Wales and NI, preventing them from realising their full potentials. #ScottishIndependence
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The SNP @snp.org · 14/09/2026
🔥 What a day.
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The SNP @snp.org · 11/09/2026
We don't hear much from Better Together these days. Their £1,400 "Union dividend" from 2014 has been wiped out by Brexit, which is costing everyone in Scotland £3,000 a year. Even though Scotland said "no thanks" to Brexit. www.snp.org/2014-revisit...
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2014 Revisited: The promise was £1,400 more. The reality is £3,000 less — Scottish National Party
Everyone in Scotland was promised a £1,400 Union dividend, but has been handed a £3,000 annual Brexit bill. How much longer can Scotland afford to pay the price for Westminster’s mistakes?
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
NEW: An independent Scotland would make Scots £3000 a year richer, the SNP have claimed 👀 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
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@JordanNathan81 @nathanjordan81.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Reform UK is a Ltd company and also have to abide by anti money laundering legislation & concealing the source of the cash is a criminal act & therefore also breaches AML laws
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Crom Dubh-glas @dughlas1.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Curiously, the same Bash Street uniform that RAF kids have worn to school for years now.
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davidhmck.bsky.social @davidhmck.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Are all racists thick? It would appear so. Protesters outside Portsmouth hotel mistake Pakistan U19 cricket team for asylum seekers www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/s...
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Protesters outside Portsmouth hotel mistake Pakistan U19 cricket team for asylum seekers
A group of masked agitators gathered outside a four-star hotel in Portsmouth after reports a group of asylum seekers had been taken there, when it was in fact Pakistan’s under-19 cricket team on a tou...
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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 10/09/2026
Illness remains the primary driver of missed school sessions. In 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England, how does fining predominantly low income parents help with that? There are no fines for school absence in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Teachers say holidays in term can be worth more than time in school
School staff tell focus groups they believe school system in England and Wales cannot deal with attendance crisis
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Proud Cybernat @proud-cybernat.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
In 2012 when WM agreed IndyRef1 indy support was only ~27%. Over to you, Mr Burnham. . .
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
84% of Scots want to buy more Scottish food and drink, a survey has found 👀
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Eight in 10 Scots want to buy more Scottish food and drink, survey finds
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE: A far-right group that has provided funding to vigilante groups in Scotland has been promoting swords, daggers and battle axes to its supporters, The National can reveal 🚨 @jameslwalker.bsky.social has the exclusive 👉 www.thenational.scot/news/2652968...
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Just want to point out if people had been beaten up at the Green or SNP party conference and their leader had cheered it on. It wouldn't just have been on TV, it would have been on TV non-stop until the election. But for Reform, it barely got mentioned.
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The SNP @snp.org · 07/09/2026
In denying Scots a say on their future, Andy Burnham makes a mockery of democracy.
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Westminster decides democracy is “off limits” — Scottish National Party
Andy Burnham has unilaterally declared constitutional referendums “off the table” in Northern Ireland and “off limits” in Scotland.
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The SNP @snp.org · 07/09/2026
We promised to cap bus fares at £2 and we're doing exactly that. From today bus fares in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Ayrshire, Dunbartonshire, Lanarkshire and Inverclyde are capped at £2.
Single bus fares across West Scotland are now capped at £2, showing savings on routes like Glasgow to Paisley and Dumbarton to Clydebank.
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Omz2468 @omz2468.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Hi @bbcnews.bsky.social Reform are a party of 8 MPs, less than the SNP. Therefore, they do not have a 'Shadow Home Secretary' The Shadow Home Secretary is Chris Philp. Maybe you need BBC verify to check your own reporting...
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weegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
BBC piece about £110m budget gap facing Glasgow mentions the issue of equal pay as one major factor and cost of housing homeless refugees as the other without mentioning the first was caused by Labour and the second by UK Govt. I'm shocked I tell you, shocked. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Glasgow City Council at 'critical' point over £110m budget gap
The Accounts Commission warns "robust oversight" is needed to tackle a £110m budget gap spanning the next two financial years.
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Steve B @stevebasnett.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This is Verbatim Investigations who caught Faᴙage and Яeform happily criminalling away, sharing their recordings exclusively with Channel 4 News. Thanks to VI and C4N. The Lib Dems, SNP, and current government have reported Яeform to the police for clear criminal acts that carry prison sentences.
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Investigative journalism in the public interest
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weegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Channel 4 and Verbatim doing the job the BBC was supposed to do but didn't because it's so far up Farage's arse it's been performing a dental cleaning on his nicotine stained teeth. Tomorrow on BBC Radio Scotland - Why the allegations against Nigel Farage are terrible news for John Swinney.
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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 25/08/2026
Oidhche nam Bàrd 10 Sep, Glasgow – £20/£12 A celebration of 1000 years of #Gaelic #poetry, presented through live performance, music, & visual projection. For Gaelic & non-Gaelic speakers alike; all poems will be accompanied by on-screen English translation www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/oidh...
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Oidhche nam Bàrd - Poetry in Art and Sound - Glasgow Life
A landmark celebration of over 1000 years of Gaelic poetry
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weegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
My latest blog post. Westminster blocked a £1.5bn Chinese investment in wind turbine manufacture in Scotland citing national security but is OK with Chinese investment in England, it seems it's Westminster which is a threat to Scotland's national security. weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/08/25/w...
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Wind turbines and threats to national security
Scotland’s enormous potential for renewable energy could turn the country into a literal European powerhouse and generate immense revenues for an independent Scotland as well as giving Scotla…
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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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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
BREAKING: Legendary country singer Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80, her family has said
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Legendary country singer Dolly Parton dies aged 80
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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Deeply saddened by the news of Dolly Parton’s death. In Scotland, her Imagination Library inspired a love of reading and provided thousands of free books for children. Her warmth, generosity and her music were truly one of a kind. My thoughts are with her family and friends.
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Activists have gathered in a Scottish town to remember the 20,000 Palestinian children killed in Israel's brutal onslaught of Gaza
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Westminster spending rules have shortchanged Scottish universities by more than £5 billion 👇 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
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'Indefensible' Westminster spending rules shortchange Scottish universities by £5.7bn
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Aggy @aggykins.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
From Scotland, I look at England’s water privatisation disaster. I wish you had done what we did | Devi Sridhar I wish we had #ScottishIndependence and we could do more things like this www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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From Scotland, I look at England’s water privatisation disaster. I wish you had done what we did | Devi Sridhar
Listening to debate, you’d think bringing English water companies into public ownership was a radical socialist idea. Here, we call it common sense, says chair of global public health at the Universit...
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 24/08/2026
⬇️ This decline is reported to have cost the UK economy almost £3 billion. ❌ And while the number of international students from outside of the EU has risen, the SNP said the figures showed an overall drop of 4645 overseas students – raising concerns about the impact on Scotland’s economy.
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Scottish universities 'hammered by Brexit' as EU student numbers drop 60 per cent
Brexit has “hammered” Scotland’s university sector, the SNP has claimed, as figures showed a fall of more than 60 in the
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Labour ministers 'never' told their Scottish colleagues why the UK was vetoing a £1.5bn Chinese investment in the Highlands – but they 'need' to do so, Scotland's Culture Secretary has said 👇 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Thomas Kerr’s words highlight his party’s ignorance about multilingualism and its problem with Scottish Gaelic in particular, writes Emma Grae ✍️
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Wullie @wullieforindy.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Good morning 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 London govs choices, especially since July 2024, we,ve lost Grangemouth, Mossmorran, Harbour Energy, Ardesier and others. They would let 1000,s of jobs in critical infrastructure in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 go just to screw over the SNP. Time to go our own way #Scottishindependence 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The amount of abuse the SNP’s newest MP, Lara Bird, has faced has been branded 'outrageous' by her predecessor
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Level of abuse SNP’s newest MP receives 'outrageous', her predecessor says
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
A Scottish pollster has said Scottish Labour are 'on their death bed', suggesting the party continues to believe it has a right to win every election in the country 🗣️
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Ballot Box Scotland on why Scottish Labour are on their 'death bed'
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
A local historian has torn into BBC Scotland’s documentary of Glasgow, saying the programme shows the broadcaster views the city as a 'backwater of drunks and stereotypes'
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Ballot Box Scotland @ballotbox.scot · 18/08/2026
I know it bothers some that after years of scrupulous impartiality I have started pointing out how despicable some of Scottish Labour's behaviour is but, one, human rights and dignity matter more and two, there remain (precious few) folk in the party saying so too. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Lennon criticises 'nasty' Scottish Labour as leadership bid fails
Michael Marra and Joe Fagan secured enough to support to run to replace Anas Sarwar.
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
A Scottish Tory peer has spoken out in defence of using the N-word. Nigel Biggar argued in a blogpost that it is 'stupidly unjust' for people to be punished for using the N-word if they did not mean it in a racist way. Read more: www.thenational.scot/news/2...
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
We are extremely concerned by the framing of BBC Disclosure: Welcome to Glasgow. Our overriding question is: What was the purpose of this programme? Writes a refugee charity worker for The National ✍️
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weegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
While Burnham's announcement that disabled people's bus passes in England will be valid 24 hours a day from April next year is to be welcomed, it would have been nice for the UK media to acknowledge that 60+ and disabled bus passes in Scotland have been valid 24 hours a day for years now.
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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Today I convened a roundtable focused on tackling violence against women and girls. As First Minister, I will give this issue my strongest personal leadership. This is not a women’s issue to solve alone. We must change the culture, challenge abuse, and that starts with men.
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weegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Count Binface might not have won the Clacton by election but we can all still have a laugh at the fact that the execrable Laurence Fox could only win a pathetic 347 votes in a contest which all the major parties sat out. He won 9108 fewer votes than a bin.
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
The vast majority of Scots believe that the growth of Reform UK has made far-right extremists 'more confident' to express their views, a new poll has found
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Scots give verdict on Reform UK and growth of far-right politics in new poll
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Ianrobo @ianrobo.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
That’s it Andy, don’t worry and still not mention climate change … perfectly normal www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
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Homes alight as fires rage across the West Midlands
Firefighters are tackling blazes in Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire and the West Midlands.
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