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Alistair @alistair1403.bsky.social · 4h

Gosh.

I hope she recovered.

(Looks shifty)

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Alistair @alistair1403.bsky.social · 4h

If he doesn't get it, he'll have to go. There's no need to have made this decision.

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Alistair @alistair1403.bsky.social · 4h

It's a hell of a decison, and they have to win it or it could well be over placing our trust in them.

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Alistair @alistair1403.bsky.social · 5h

Except she's not saying what you have voted for. You've cut out a pro-indy majority for a solely SNP one. God, I hope you get it. And if you do, you better be robust in any engagement with thst hell.hoke doon sooth. Getting another 'NO' will shatter a hell of a lot of faith in you.

Alistair @alistair1403.bsky.social · 6h

Oh FFS.

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Alistair @alistair1403.bsky.social · 6h

Really, John? Honestly I hope so. If not, you will lose a lot of support. Whatever you do has to work this time. We canny thole the willful neglect and deliberate destruction of what little industrial infrastructure we have left.
I hope it happens quickly and ther're solid plans in place for after.

Alistair @alistair1403.bsky.social · 14h

Yeah, I'd vote for that in a heartbeat, Colin.

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Alistair @alistair1403.bsky.social · 1d

That's because your healthcare system is screwing you on costs. You have tge most expensive healthcare system in the world.

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Alistair @alistair1403.bsky.social · 1d

Control of social and domestic policy is superficial without all the levers on taxation to fund it in a balanced way.

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Alistair @alistair1403.bsky.social · 1d

Hi Rob,
Tax raising powers without the country by country reporting to ensure corporate taxes are accurately recorded. No power to close loopholes.
Safe consumption rooms denied repeatedly while drug death rates excruciating despite evidence they work.

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Alistair @alistair1403.bsky.social · 1d

ScotParl isn't dominated?
What areas of uk policy can Holyrood veto? What areas of devolved policy can uk not veto?
Ukgovt would not consult with Scotgov during the Brexit withdrawal talks, nor allow representation, and it unilaterally intercepted repatriated non-reserved powers. Energy pricing,?

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Maureen Pickering @maureenpickering.bsky.social · 2d

SHOCK – More than TWICE as many Scots trust the SNP Government in Edinburgh as trust the UK (Con or Lab) Government! talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/09/s...

SHOCK – More than TWICE as many Scots trust the SNP Government in Edinburgh as trust the UK (Con or Lab) Government!

in trust in the Scottish Government since the start of devolution, with less than half of respondents saying it acts in the country’s best interests. Professor John Robertson OBA What were th…

talkingupscotlandtwo.com

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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 3d

Half of Scotland's land is owned by less than 1% of the people. We have some of the most unequal land distribution in Europe!

It's time to curb the power of super rich land hoarders and start giving ordinary Scots and communities new opportunities.

Scottish Government urged to prevent super rich from 'hoarding' Scotland's land

THE Scottish Government has been urged to prevent the super wealthy from hoarding Scotland’s land ...

www.thenational.scot

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Alistair @alistair1403.bsky.social · 2d

There's a huge but unshared in that post Ruth.

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Alistair @alistair1403.bsky.social · 2d

I hope you have a glorious evening in every way.

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Alistair @alistair1403.bsky.social · 3d

I liked the response from Novara Media's always excellent Ash Sarkar when asked why she thought Tony Blair was asked to be involved.
"I guess because Satan wasn't available?"
youtube.com/shorts/j8a70...

Tony Blair And Trump's Postwar Gaza Talks

YouTube video by Novara Media

youtube.com

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Alistair @alistair1403.bsky.social · 4d

He's probably colour blind.

Alistair @alistair1403.bsky.social · 5d

I'll sign up for that.

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Alistair @alistair1403.bsky.social · 5d

Well, Lisa Nandy did say the ukgovt could learn a lot from how Spain treats Catalonia.

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Alistair @alistair1403.bsky.social · 6d

"The agreement is a signal of the new willingness of the SNP to engage constructively with the grassroots independence campaign."

I hope so.

I hope the SNP will take on some of the eminently sensible positions contained in BIS well-being policy platform, especially re pensions.

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Alistair @alistair1403.bsky.social · 6d

It seems, like all UK wide parties, the world they speak of is simply England.

Get them in the bin.

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Alistair @alistair1403.bsky.social · 6d

He did say Westminster is sovreign though...

Alistair @alistair1403.bsky.social · 6d

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Alistair @alistair1403.bsky.social · 7d

Masked thugs.

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William Duguid @williamduguid1.bsky.social · 7d

'The reality is that if we want to be able to properly mandate broadcasters to serve all of Scotland, that requires a Scottish government to have the proper regulatory teeth which devolution simply doesn’t and won’t ever give us.'
Seamus Logan, via The National
archive.is/cAy6b

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