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yesbenwyvis.bsky.social @yesbenwyvis.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
A society that has millionaires and on-the-breadline poverty at the same time, is a society that has failed. The UK isn't working. It's time to change. It's time to be independent.
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yesbenwyvis.bsky.social @yesbenwyvis.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
He still found the time to scare old folks with porkies about their pensions in 2014.
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yesbenwyvis.bsky.social @yesbenwyvis.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
For Scotland this may be hypothetical. - SNP majority 2026 Holyrood - Referendum 2027 (UK Gov realising it can't spit on democracy) - YES vote - Exit negotiations begin - No need to stand for election to Westminster in 2028
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yesbenwyvis.bsky.social @yesbenwyvis.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
There is an element of point missing going on. I posted it because the increasing alignment of Yes voting to Indy party voting is really interesting, but folks are focusing on the Yes line, and even on why Alba's supposed increased polling numbers aren't shown. *sigh*
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yesbenwyvis.bsky.social @yesbenwyvis.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
I posted this on my Yes page and I'm getting some pushback over the indy vote apparently declining. Is there a source for the data?
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yesbenwyvis.bsky.social @yesbenwyvis.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
You can take the boy out of South Africa, but...
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Believe in Scotland @believeinscotland.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
🎣 Scotland brings the catch; Westminster keeps the cash. 🟦 Scotland lands 60% of UK fish but gets under 8% of the new £360m fishing fund. 👉 Here are 10 key facts you need to know: www.businessforscotland.com/the_uks_fish...
Fishing boat in rough Scottish sea with gulls. Text: “Scotland brings the catch; Westminster keeps the cash.” Scotland lands 60% of UK fish but gets under 8% of the £360m fund.
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yesbenwyvis.bsky.social @yesbenwyvis.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
What this shows more than anything is the extent to which the financial crash broke the world.
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yesbenwyvis.bsky.social @yesbenwyvis.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Background is a highland sunriseand a small Yes Ben Wyvis logo.
The text reads: "Scotland’s future doesn’t have to be something that happens to us.
It can be something we choose — together.

From clean energy to caring for one another, we already have the ideas and the talent.
What we lack is the power to put them fully into practice.

Independence isn’t about breaking away.
It’s about growing into the country we already know we can be.
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yesbenwyvis.bsky.social @yesbenwyvis.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
The backdrop scenery is of the Scottish highlands. The text reads: 
Ask yourself:
Which is only nation in the UK that’s free to leave the Union?
Which nation can refuse to grant permission to hold a referendum?
Find the answer and you've found where all the power lies in the 'union of equals'
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Colin Dunn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @indyposterboy.scot · 08/10/2025
So, Starmer is going to be visiting Scotland more often in the months leading up to GE2026. Maybe the media could get off their arses and ask him these questions.
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Colin Dunn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @indyposterboy.scot · 01/10/2025
Scotland is literally a powerhouse, producing nearly half the UK's renewable energy and sending £billions of our power to the south of England. Yet we pay the highest energy bills in Europe. It could have been different. It still could be. #IndependenceIsNormal
Poster with text - Did you know that over the last 19 years Scotland has sent £60Bn worth of renewable electricity to England?
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Talking-up Scotland @talking-upscotland.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
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‘Total panic’: the effect of no-fault evictions on renters in England has not applied in Scotland since the SNP Government abolished them in 2016 and is not the only way in which life is better here
With only 2 days left, support Talking-up Scotland’s work to counter the lies and get you the facts, daily, at: or by direct bank transfer method – John Robertson, Sort code 08-91-04, A…
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yesbenwyvis.bsky.social @yesbenwyvis.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Yes Scotland, you too could have a government as uninspiring and cruel as England's.
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yesbenwyvis.bsky.social @yesbenwyvis.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
And ScotGov spends a significant proportion of its block grant mitigating the worst effects of Westminster austerity. "Has done everything it can to protect us..." would be fairer, follwed by "and the only way it can do more is with independence."
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Colin Dunn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @indyposterboy.scot · 02/09/2025
Spot. On.
Graphic using 'boiling the frog' expression to compare independence with those who stayed in the rapidly heating cauldron hoping things would get better.
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yesbenwyvis.bsky.social @yesbenwyvis.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
The UK Prime Minister — wrapped in the flag of England. If he wants independence for England, Scotland will be the first to shake his hand.
Sir Keir Starmer at Downing Street podium, with a string of St George's Cross flags behind him.
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Colin Dunn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @indyposterboy.scot · 01/09/2025
"Sark is a tiny British crown dependency off the coast of northern France with a population of only 500, and yet it has more political autonomy than the nation of Scotland." scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2025/08/too-...
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Too Wee, Too Poor, Too Sark?
Sark is a tiny British crown dependency off the coast of northern France with a population of only 500, and yet it has more political autono...
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yesbenwyvis.bsky.social @yesbenwyvis.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
It doesn't have to be that way for Scotland. We can choose a different path - 𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
A Union flag bearing the message "One of the most unequal countries in the developed world."
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yesbenwyvis.bsky.social @yesbenwyvis.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
#UKBasketCase
A wooden signpost with scottish mountains behind. One arrow points left and reads “IMF Bailout” (UK). The other arrow points right and reads “Wealth of Nations” (Sotland), symbolising Scotland’s choice between UK decline and independence.
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yesbenwyvis.bsky.social @yesbenwyvis.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
We have a precedent in the UK for appeasing the far right. It didn't turn out well. It never does. Fight. Expose the lies. Oh, and Scotland? This is not who we are. GTFO already.
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yesbenwyvis.bsky.social @yesbenwyvis.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
We've always said that the bigger risk is not re-gaining independence - it's staying in a bankrupt union. #UKBasketCase
A Sunday Telegraph front page with the headline "Reeves 'heading for IMF bailout'".
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yesbenwyvis.bsky.social @yesbenwyvis.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
People who come to my country: Immigrants People from my country who move abroad: Ex Pats
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yesbenwyvis.bsky.social @yesbenwyvis.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Worth noting: polls still weight results to match the 2014 indyref outcome. That artificially drags Yes down. The raw, unweighted numbers consistently show support for independence several points higher than what’s reported.
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yesbenwyvis.bsky.social @yesbenwyvis.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
9 CDs' worth of Lennon's worst album, and they omit the best song on it. "It's political correctness gone mad, I tell you."
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yesbenwyvis.bsky.social @yesbenwyvis.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
It may be “Your Party” — but is it Scotland’s? We don’t yet know where Jeremy Corbyn’s new party stands on Scottish independence. Until that’s clear, half the country — those who want to leave the UK — don’t know if this is a party for them. We wish the project well. But Scotland deserves clarity.
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yesbenwyvis.bsky.social @yesbenwyvis.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
To be clear, since 1999 we have our own parliament again, but its powers are limited and it can be overruled by the UK parliament whenever they think it has stepped out of line.
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yesbenwyvis.bsky.social @yesbenwyvis.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
The UK is a union of the kingdoms of England and Scotland. Neither nation gave up their nationhood. But Scotland gave up its parliament. The result is that England, with a far larger population, controls parliament. And so, Scotland is sidelined, and does not have the power to decide its own future.
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yesbenwyvis.bsky.social @yesbenwyvis.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Independence isn’t some abstract ideal—it’s the tool we need to tackle real issues like the NHS, economy, and energy bills. It’s not independence OR public services—it’s independence FOR public services. Let’s connect the dots between what matters now and how we gain the power to change it.
Map of Scotland covered in red and blue location pins, with bold black text overlayed saying: "If Independence Isn't in the Top 10 Concerns… Maybe it's because we haven't connected the dots – yet."
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yesbenwyvis.bsky.social @yesbenwyvis.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Don't get me wrong. I'll vote for them. They are the political arm of independence and they're the only only route to get there. But it's not unreasonable to ask for a plan to achieve the number one objective.
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yesbenwyvis.bsky.social @yesbenwyvis.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
But my problem is that they don't appear to have a plan other than 'Vote for us for more of the same'. I fear what it will take to wake them up is a collapse at the polling booths. 2/2
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yesbenwyvis.bsky.social @yesbenwyvis.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
I get their dilemma: - If they lead with indy, they risk over-promising when the path to delivery is unclear (after supreme court) - if they don't, the look like another technocratic party of administrative competence but no vision 1/2
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yesbenwyvis.bsky.social @yesbenwyvis.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Yes, brilliant. Let's all gaze at our navel for a while while the far right continues its ascent to power in a parliament we can't control, but which will control us. What possible better use of our time could there be? #IndependenceIsNow
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yesbenwyvis.bsky.social @yesbenwyvis.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Across Scotland, the conversation has already begun — not in parliaments, but in homes, communities, and hearts. This isn’t about asking for permission. It’s about recognising that we’re ready — and we’ve already started moving. #ItsTime #BelieveInScotland #ScottishIndependence
An image of Dundee with a red sky at sunset. The overlaid text reads "Independence has already begun. Because a people whose time has come cannot be told 'Now is not the time'"
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yesbenwyvis.bsky.social @yesbenwyvis.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
"...got given BACK..." Fixed that right up for you Jamie. Yer welcome.
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Independent Voices @indyvoices.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Here’s an illustration of what the different weighting approaches do to the % #indyref2 Yes vote. On average using 2014 weighting suppresses Yes by 4pts. Not sure why Norstat has recently started showing a Yes lead, but that skews things a little.
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yesbenwyvis.bsky.social @yesbenwyvis.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
In unrelated news, Keir Starmer says "Now is not the time" for a referendum on independence.
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Colin Dunn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @indyposterboy.scot · 27/06/2025
I hope that these materials I'm producing are helping to spread the positive word about Scottish independence. It would help even more if you could share this stuff on Facebook, Instagram and even (gulp) X if you're still using it. indyposterboy.scot/england-alwa...
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England Always Gets - Indy PosterBoy
Download this design as a printable PDF document, perfect for printing using your home inkjet or laser colour printer at A5, A4 or even as big as A3 size.
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yesbenwyvis.bsky.social @yesbenwyvis.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
It’s so encouraging to see ministers placing independence at the heart of the conversation — not just as a constitutional goal, but as the key to a fairer Scotland. When those with reach speak clearly, it lifts the whole movement. This is how we build momentum — together. #IndependenceIsNormal
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yesbenwyvis.bsky.social @yesbenwyvis.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Our approach to social security based on "dignity, fairness and respect" is a “shining example” of how the country could choose a different path through independence, a minister has said. “If we had our independence, we could be doing that on a much bigger scale.” More of this from ScotGov, please
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yesbenwyvis.bsky.social @yesbenwyvis.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
The question for an independent Scotland isn’t whether this kind of statement is nonsense. It is. But why do so many men believe it? If we don’t create a society where everyone feels seen, supported, and part of the future, someone else will offer them grievance instead. It's time to be different
A quote cropped from a post by Rupert Lowe that reads: "Straight white men are now the most discriminated group in the U, by a country mile."
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Yes Tweeddale 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 @yestweeddale.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
What happened to a human right to self determination? #ScottishIndependence
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Chasbell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇮🇹🇨🇦 @chasbell.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
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yesbenwyvis.bsky.social @yesbenwyvis.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Brexit taught us that when you don’t have the power to decide, you pay the price for someone else’s disastrous choices.
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yesbenwyvis.bsky.social @yesbenwyvis.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
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yesbenwyvis.bsky.social @yesbenwyvis.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
An old-fashioned housewife holding a veto stamp and with a union flag on her dress, is saying, in a speech bubble, You'll have had your democracy.
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yesbenwyvis.bsky.social @yesbenwyvis.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
I woudn't be part of it otherwise.
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yesbenwyvis.bsky.social @yesbenwyvis.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Your final post is where you lose me. And of course, your experience is your experience and I wouldn't invalidate it. But my experience is that, although there's a small pocket of unpleasant nationalism, this is an overwhelmingly positive, outward-looking, inclusive movement.
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yesbenwyvis.bsky.social @yesbenwyvis.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Scotland IS a nation. It's a nation in a union, but nothing in the Act of Union eliminated the nation status of Scotland or England. It's not analogous to the ACW.
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