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Gavin Williamson

@soosider3.bsky.social

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Glaswegian, life long Indy supporter, long suffering Scotland fan. 40+ years working finally discovered my true vocation - retirement. Politics, family, Pugs x 2, DIYer & woodturner. We can do better than this Far is tainne an abhain ‘s ann is mò a fuaim

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Gavin Williamson @soosider3.bsky.social · 28d

A terrific summary of where we are

weegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social · Sep 5

My latest blog piece. Independence will only be achieved when it is the settled will of the people of Scotland, but we are closer to that than many think.

weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/09/05/t...

The settled will

This week First Minister John Swinney unveiled details of his plan for independence, which rests upon the SNP securing a majority in Holyrood after next year’s Scottish elections. An opinion …

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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 1d

The SNP's Stephen Flynn spelled it out clearly today: Scotland needs a fresh start - Scotland needs Independence.

(video stream: @broadcastscot.bsky.social )

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Dial M for Madeye 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇮🇪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @carnaptiousmadeye.bsky.social · 3d

I’ll just leave this here.

BBC issues correction after exaggerating Scotland drug death figures

The BBC has been forced to issue a correction after exaggerating the number of drug deaths in Scotland ...

www.thenational.scot

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Maureen Pickering @maureenpickering.bsky.social · 3d

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…

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Talking-up Scotland @talking-upscotland.bsky.social · 4d

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Massive fall in number of children in care as progressive policies work to reduce poverty and as violent crime reduces but, hey, you don’t need to know that do you?

Scotland’s system for children in care. Professor John Robertson OBA There’s something important missing from the above ‘news’ today on children in care in Scotland – …

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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 4d

Rising bills. Falling living standards. The UK economic model is broken.

Independence is the fresh start for Scotland - so we can build a wealthier, fairer nation shaped by the people who live here.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👉 yes.scot/decide

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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 5d

This is a lie.

There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.

But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.

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Mark McGeoghegan @markmcgeoghegan.bsky.social · 6d

That should come as no surprise given the development of age trends in voting over the past decade or so.

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Gavin Williamson @soosider3.bsky.social · 6d

Is this not just a symptom of the Westminster first past the post system. That is the real problem of much that impacts UK

Gavin Williamson @soosider3.bsky.social · 6d

What is the business case for Nuclear in Scotland, we already produce nearly twice than we consume. We need a different strategy than this tired and unnecessary nuclear.

Gavin Williamson @soosider3.bsky.social · 6d

Perhaps because this is E&W greens and therefore not the whole UK, it’s how they minimised SNP coverage when they had 46 MPs

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Abe Newman @abenewman.bsky.social · 7d

1/Striking speech by Macron: The future of European democracy depends on taking back its digital information space. A remarkable turn from Silicon Valley as source of enlightenment to being a purveyor of slop. And the stakes aren't just ad revenue but the nation.
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"Europeans, let's wake up!" — Defend Democracy

“We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.” President Macron on the occasion of German Unity Day, 3 October 2025.

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Lady J of Tay @ladyjoftay.bsky.social · 7d

Its utter crap to compare Scotland🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 who has minimal powers to England🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 who have 100% powers. Even with one arm behind our backs and a fixed budget Scotland still do better. Imagine what we can do with 100% #independence powers.

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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 7d

A reminder that "The UK government was secretly advised that Palestine Action is “highly unlikely” to advocate for violence while officials struggled to produce evidence the group posed a national security threat".

www.declassifieduk.org/revealed-how...

Revealed: How Palestine Action was banned

Exclusive: Documents seen by Declassified reveal serious concerns within the UK government and MI5 about proscribing Palestine Action.

www.declassifieduk.org

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 7d

This is truly chilling, and goes waaaay beyond immigration. When you have political parties saying that you don't need lawyers, courts, judges etc because the government cannot make mistakes absolutely everyone should be worrying. What starts with one group tends to expand to others.

Key to their proposals is a plan to abolish the Immigration Tribunal, which hears challenges to failed asylum claims, handing the appeals process instead to a team of officials within the Home Office.

The Tories also plan to abolish taxpayer-funded legal aid in immigration cases, with a document on the proposals arguing there "will be no need for lawyers" because claims would be "fairly assessed against the criteria".

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8d

I don’t have a crystal ball, but I have a good idea how this shutdown ends. Trump and Republicans will cave (he won’t admit he’s caving, of course, but he will cave).

Here’s why: Air traffic controllers.

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Ballot Box Scotland @ballotbox.scot · 8d

SP26: Where are Reform's votes coming from?

A longer read for the weekend, taking a look at the rise of Reform. If you're the Conservatives or Labour, this isn't good news. The SNP meanwhile lose few voters and benefit from the split elsewhere.

SP26: Where are Reform’s votes coming from?

With Reform on the rise, how has that affected other parties? In short, Reform are lapping up the 2021 Conservative and 2024 Labour votes, but barely registering amongst past SNP voters.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 9d

Don't spread this Nigel Farage really wants it to disappear.

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Bob Medley @bobmedley.bsky.social · 9d

A chicken is a noble beast,
The cow is much forlorner;
Standing in the pouring rain,
With a leg at every corner.

William McGonagall (1830–1902)

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Pat Simons @patsimons.bsky.social · 9d

Spain's wholesale electricity prices were 32% lower than the European average in the first half of 2025 -- thanks to wind and solar reducing the influence of costly fossil fuels on prices. ember-energy.org/latest-insig...

Decoupled: how Spain cut the link between gas and power prices using renewables | Ember

Spain has some of the lowest wholesale electricity prices in Europe, largely owing to the country’s strong solar and wind growth which reduced the influence of expensive coal and gas power on the elec...

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Graeme Dey MSP @graemedey.bsky.social · 9d

You may have seen false Tory claims that MSPs “voted against a grooming gangs inquiry”.

There's twisting truth, & then there's dragging politics into the gutter. Using “grooming gangs” as a dog-whistle & child abuse as a political football crosses a line.

Graeme’s Column

Politics is a dirty business. But there are some lines which should never be crossed. Weaponising child abuse is one

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JC Stephenson 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @jcvstephenson.bsky.social · 9d

Absolutely this!

(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 10d

An Independent Scotland could use the power of its sovereign currency to improve people’s lives
And is an excellent reason to leave the failing UK 👇
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2023/12/31/a...

An Independent Scotland could use the power of its sovereign currency to improve people’s lives

And is an excellent reason to leave the failing UK Leah Gunn Barrett The letter below was published in the December 30th edition of The Scotsman. In it, I respond to Jill Stephenson, a member of th…

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Colin Dunn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @indyposterboy.scot · 10d

"Support for independence in Scotland will continue to rise and sooner rather than later, Westminster’s tactic of deny and delay will break down. The dam will burst and independence will follow relatively quickly."
weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/10/02/t...

The demographic time bomb that will end Westminster rule in Scotland

We are now at the point which was predicted by a friend of mine in 2014 in the aftermath of that year’s independence referendum. After a careful study of the demographic breakdown of the refe…

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The Scottish Parliament @parliament.scot · 10d

At today's meeting on drugs in Scotland the Criminal Justice Committee took evidence on the Thistle, the safer drug consumption facility.

Dr Saket Priyadarshi of Glasgow City Alcohol and Drug Partnership said reports of increased drug-related crime in the area have not been informed by evidence.

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mactakeshi.bsky.social @mactakeshi.bsky.social · 10d

As Reporting Scotland go looking for a ferry fiasco on Arran, nearly 80% are satisfied, dangerous weather is to blame for 96% of cancellations and the car deck was less than half full, to once again expose the media stories as whopping fibs
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Maureen Pickering @maureenpickering.bsky.social · 10d

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Pete Wishart @petewishart.bsky.social · 10d

This is better from the Courier. Helping to tackle misinformation and defuse tensions. One of the most common lies peddled by those trying to divide our communities over asylum is this rubbish about criminality. The police in Perthshire confirm - there is absolutely no evidence.

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