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Cairistiona
@caristiona.bsky.social
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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Loving life 🌻 grannie 👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨 cyclist 🚲 knitter 🧶 walker 👣 still learning 📚 retired teacher👩‍🎓bread maker 🍞 Scottish Independence 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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“we will rule you forever with an iron fist of suffering” is maybe not the most compelling message any administration has ever had
JD Vance: "The suffering is going to get a lot worse."
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Warmest congratulations to our friends, Plaid Cymru, on the sensational victory in Caerphilly.

Every good wish to Lindsay Whittle as he begins to serve as Member of the Senedd. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Plaid Cymru WIN Caerphilly
💚 Plaid Cymru yn ENNILL Caerffili.

Llongyfarchiadau Lindsay Whittle - the new Member of the Senedd for Caerphilly.

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Even with limited powers, we’ve made real progress in Scotland - the only part of the UK where child poverty is falling.

But Westminster’s failed Thatcherite policies are leaving too many Scots struggling.

Let’s build a fairer society with independence.
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While Labour copies Farage’s policies, our NHS and care homes are finding it harder to recruit the staff they need.

We have a solution.👇
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This is incredibly concerning news for employees of Petrofac, their families, and the wider community.

The UK Government must urgently revisit the Energy Profits Levy.

The Scottish Government stands ready to support all those affected by today’s news.
North Sea oil and gas firm Petrofac files for administration
The energy services provider, which had been undergoing a financial restructuring, employs about 2,000 people in Scotland.
www.bbc.co.uk
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We promised to bring down NHS waiting lists - and that's exactly what we're doing.

Today's stats show long waits fell for the fourth month in a row, and we're investing a record £531m over three years to make it easier to see your GP.

More to do, but our plan is working. ✅
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Every time living standards fall, Nigel Farage blames migration.

And every time, Keir Starmer nods along.

People are struggling with the cost of living and blaming migration won’t fix that.

Scotland deserves better - a fairer, wealthier, welcoming future with independence.
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Recorded crime in Scotland is at one of the lowest levels since 1974.

Police numbers are higher than when the SNP came into office.

And all that Anas Sarwar offers is empty rhetoric, hypocrisy and no solutions.
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Swear her in. Release the Epstein Files.
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Erm.... I'm sure she had lovely things to say as she collected the award!

I'm not going to spend my time at Spectator ceremonies collecting awards.

We're busy taking the fight to Reform.

Join.greenparty.org.uk
'Leader of the Year' was Zack Polanski. His award was obviously collected by..... Julia Hartley-Brewer.

Have a good day.
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We're just getting started.

Time to lower bills. And tax billionaires.

If you want to see the Green Party take on Reform - this is the moment.

Join.greenparty.org.uk
Westminster Voting Intention:

RFM: 32% (=)
GRN: 17% (+2)
CON: 16% (-1)
LAB: 16% (=)
LDM: 12% (=)
SNP: 2% (=)

Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 29 Oct.
Changes w/ 22 Oct.
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An estimated 15.7 million workers use SNAP. It’s a lifeline for those in low-wage jobs.

Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.

Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.

Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.
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“The causative association between Tylenol given in pregnancy and perinatal periods is not sufficient to say it definitely causes autism, but it is very suggestive,” said RFK, Jr. today, a day after Texas AG Paxton filed suit against Tylenol for causing autism.
RFK Jr. Admits He Can’t Actually Tie Tylenol to Autism
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said there isn’t “sufficient” evidence to back up his claims.
newrepublic.com
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Good evening 💚

Clash

Class
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Labour Lied to Scots in 2014, Energy Prices have gone through the roof, staying in the Failed State.
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Our book, Race and the Scottish Enlightenment, now published, @lindaaburnett.bsky.social and I were challenged to the ‘Page 99 Test’.
The challenge, as defined by Ford Madox Ford, is whether the whole book can be seen in a single page.
Here’s our response.

page99test.blogspot.com/2025/09/lind...
Linda Andersson Burnett and Bruce Buchan's "Race and the Scottish Enlightenment"
Linda Andersson Burnett is a senior lecturer in the Department of History of Science and Ideas at Uppsala University, Sweden. Bruce Buchan ...
page99test.blogspot.com
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Nero fiddled while Rome burned.
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🫢 😳 😧 🤢 🤮 😡

I have an even worse feeling about THIS:
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for those that don't know already
immigration is a reserved matter to the UK Parliament in Westminster,that means
the UK Parliament has the sole authority to legislate on immigration, asylum, and nationality for the entire United Kingdom.

and has nothing to do with the Scottish government