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The Braes o' Bonúll @bonullbraes.bsky.social · 1d

BBC Scotland inventing news again.
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/11/n...

Not yet the news but needed now to undermine the SNP Conference

are set to ballot members on strike action, both claiming that the Scottish Government has reneged on promises made earlier in its parliamentary term. Professor John Robertson OBA So, two groups, t…

talkingupscotlandtwo.com

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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 13h

A Welsh NHS strike threat reported on BBC Wales contained no politics at all 👇 yet a negative story about Grampian NHS has been constantly politicised by the BBC in Scotland with attacks on the SNP.

Why is the BBC using a different editorial policy for Scotland?

(video MSM Monitor)

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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 13h

Dr Husam Zomlot, Head of Palestinian Mission to the UK, spoke movingly at the SNP Conference today. Well worth listening to his whole speech 👇

Very rarely is a Palestinian voice heard without bias and interruption on British media.

(Video courtesy @broadcastscot.bsky.social )
youtu.be/dx-3t7yD36M

Dr. Husam Zomlot, Head of Palestinian Mission to the UK, speaks at the 2025 SNP Conference

YouTube video by Andrew Sharpe

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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 13h

A good news story I'm sure the British media in Scotland will be getting behind...

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botrange694.bsky.social @botrange694.bsky.social · 14h

Yip. Seems to be the best option.
I haven't seen anything credible involving a standard SNP1 Greens2 for the whole of Scotland.

The Greens standing down their constituency vote candidates doesn't seem part of their plan.

Ballot Box Scotland is impartial (& a Green) but he hasn't endorsed this.

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botrange694.bsky.social @botrange694.bsky.social · 16h

Well I can't comment on that but I would like to see him replacing Labour.

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botrange694.bsky.social @botrange694.bsky.social · 16h

My problem with your advice is that SNP1 Greens2 should apply to every constituency.

If there are some: fine but then the Greens shouldn't compete on the constituency vote as that's obviously a wasted vote.

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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 18h

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸 Thank you, Ambassador Zomlot.

Scotland will always proudly stand with the people of Palestine, in the pursuit of peace, justice and a lasting two-state solution.

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botrange694.bsky.social @botrange694.bsky.social · 18h

I'm sure they're afraid of that but..... a re-run of the EU referendum wouldn't solve anything at the moment: it's an EU decision not a UK decision.
Article 49 is the route but no one seems interested to take the official route...

botrange694.bsky.social @botrange694.bsky.social · 18h

People with knowledge of the system disagree with you.

I'm in the Highlands & Islands region and there seems to be agreement that SNP 1&2 is the sensible way to go.

Maybe it works in parts of big cities like Glasgow.

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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 19h

Great to see publicly owned ScotRail doing its bit for the half term next week. £50 Family Pass, allows for 1 week of unlimited travel across Scotland for up to two adults and four children 👏

www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/10/7-da...

7 days of unlimited ScotRail travel for families this half term

Ahead of the October holidays, ScotRail has launched a Family Pass to help make travel more affordable.

www.railadvent.co.uk

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botrange694.bsky.social @botrange694.bsky.social · 21h

Well in that case forget politics & leave it all to Westminster because nothing will ever work.

Is that " your solution "?

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botrange694.bsky.social @botrange694.bsky.social · 21h

Come back to me when you've got a workable solution.

Purist rubbish is what kills the indy movement.

Why do you think the unionist media love Alba & SNP malcontents?

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botrange694.bsky.social @botrange694.bsky.social · 21h

Well you just said you won't vote for the SNP because you're angry.

So what's the point of being an indy supporter if your stance helps unionist parties?

Alba have exactly the same attitude as you now & it is/was a free gift to unionists: divide & rule remember.

botrange694.bsky.social @botrange694.bsky.social · 21h

Well congratulations!

Kind regards,

All unionists

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botrange694.bsky.social @botrange694.bsky.social · 21h

You sound like a unionist a Labour voter..... or maybe Alba because they were damaging the indy cause non stop.

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botrange694.bsky.social @botrange694.bsky.social · 21h

It all depends what's most important to you!
And how the system works.

If the Greens had become the best option for independence I'd choose them.
If the libdems were a reliable indy party with the best chance to get indy over the line I'd choose them.
But it's the SNP for now.

Indy first!

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botrange694.bsky.social @botrange694.bsky.social · 22h

Niall is right: the euro is part of the package.

What gives outsiders the right to dictate on entry requirements?

Another one undoubtedly will tell the EU that 3 out of 4 is a good result and the EU should dump Freedom of Movement.

It's exceptionalism that kills off everything!

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botrange694.bsky.social @botrange694.bsky.social · 23h

I'm in favour of a deal: SNP drops list candidates where Greens can make a serious difference.

The first thing the Greens should do: no candidates for all constituency seats.

That tactic works imo.

Greens scoring around 4% in the constituencies damages the chances of the SNP winning that seat.

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Anne 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 🕊 @annewitha-e.bsky.social · 23h

the members of the party have had the debate, everything was spoken that needed to be spoken. We all need to get behind the First Minister now and WIN.

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Catio Miles @catiomiles.bsky.social · 1d

There is no liberal case to keep Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland as part of the U.K. if those countries want to leave.

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Catio Miles @catiomiles.bsky.social · 1d

Democracy means to give Scotland and Wales the right to choose their own future without Westminster interference.

This also means the BBC should be broken up with independent national broadcasters in Scotland, Wales and NI.

Catio Miles @catiomiles.bsky.social · 1d

There is no liberal case to keep Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland as part of the U.K. if those countries want to leave.

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Stuart Budd @stuartbudd.bsky.social · 23h

Tactical voting for Labour is pretty much over.

Labour seats in the locals next year are going to be wiped out with Labour seats going to the Greens and LibDems.

Expect lots of new Green and LibDems councilors.

Dylan Difford @dylandifford.bsky.social · 1d

This means we are still seeing intra-bloc vote switching between Labour, Lib Dem and Green voters. However, the net effect is less tactical, with the number of LD and Grn local election voters returning to Labour for their Westminster VI halved relative to previous years.

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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 23h

Westminster caused this cost of living crisis - and they’re unable and unwilling to fix it.

Independence is how we raise your living standards, grow our economy and make Scotland’s energy wealth work for the people who live here.

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botrange694.bsky.social @botrange694.bsky.social · 23h

Yeah in essence I can agree with a lot of these sentiments but we're looking for solutions here not who's got the purest point of view.

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