Catriona
@catrio.bsky.social
Lefty supporter of Scottish Democracy, Trans Rights are Human Rights 🏳️🌈 She/Her
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Meet the racists and far-right activists campaigning for Matt Goodwin in Gorton and Denton
Meet the racists and far-right activists campaigning for Matt Goodwin in Gorton and Denton – HOPE not hate
On 26 February, a parliamentary by-election will be held in Gorton and Denton and Reform UK has put up the far-right provocateur Matt Goodwin as...
hopenothate.org.uk
February 17, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Meet the racists and far-right activists campaigning for Matt Goodwin in Gorton and Denton
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Why I hate Irish bars
These loathsome chains of paddywackery are proliferating like the pox and turning my culture into a cartoon in the process.
The only place worse than an Irish bar is an English bar on the Costa del Sol.
My column in @heraldscotland.bsky.social
These loathsome chains of paddywackery are proliferating like the pox and turning my culture into a cartoon in the process.
The only place worse than an Irish bar is an English bar on the Costa del Sol.
My column in @heraldscotland.bsky.social
'I’m Irish. If I want to drink in an Irish bar, I’ll fly to Ireland'
Glasgow is set to get another chain of Irish bars. As an Irishman, our Writer at Large is not impressed with yet more "cartoonisation" of…
www.heraldscotland.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Why I hate Irish bars
These loathsome chains of paddywackery are proliferating like the pox and turning my culture into a cartoon in the process.
The only place worse than an Irish bar is an English bar on the Costa del Sol.
My column in @heraldscotland.bsky.social
These loathsome chains of paddywackery are proliferating like the pox and turning my culture into a cartoon in the process.
The only place worse than an Irish bar is an English bar on the Costa del Sol.
My column in @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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💬 On the BBC’s Sunday Show yesterday, Anas Sarwar admitted that Westminster doesn't serve Scotland. This comes after his calls for the PM to resign were ignored.
🥀 Voters in Scotland will see this for what it is: blatant opportunism as Sarwar tries to distance himself from a failing UK Labour Gov.
🥀 Voters in Scotland will see this for what it is: blatant opportunism as Sarwar tries to distance himself from a failing UK Labour Gov.
February 16, 2026 at 5:23 PM
💬 On the BBC’s Sunday Show yesterday, Anas Sarwar admitted that Westminster doesn't serve Scotland. This comes after his calls for the PM to resign were ignored.
🥀 Voters in Scotland will see this for what it is: blatant opportunism as Sarwar tries to distance himself from a failing UK Labour Gov.
🥀 Voters in Scotland will see this for what it is: blatant opportunism as Sarwar tries to distance himself from a failing UK Labour Gov.
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💥 Scotland’s food and drink exports per head far exceed England’s - and are among the highest in Europe, new figures have shown.
www.thenational.scot/news/2585468...
www.thenational.scot/news/2585468...
Scotland 'matches France for food and drink export value', figures show
Scotland's food and drink export value per capita stands “shoulder-to-shoulder” with some of Europe’s biggest economies and outperforms…
www.thenational.scot
February 17, 2026 at 9:09 AM
💥 Scotland’s food and drink exports per head far exceed England’s - and are among the highest in Europe, new figures have shown.
www.thenational.scot/news/2585468...
www.thenational.scot/news/2585468...
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If the Westminster Secretary of State for Scotland is pushing for something, always a good idea not to do it… talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/02/13/w...
Wes Streeting and Ian Murray humiliated as Scotland’s roll-out of health data digitisation now seem likely to be smoother and quicker than that in England
Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above. England’s Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, and the former Secretary of State for Scotland, Ian Murray, have delighted in the the alleged s…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:18 AM
If the Westminster Secretary of State for Scotland is pushing for something, always a good idea not to do it… talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/02/13/w...
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Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Stop Palantir taking over our public services!
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.
you.38degrees.org.uk
February 16, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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My latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump has pulled the US out of the World Health Organization – here’s why that’s sheer hypocrisy | Devi Sridhar
There’s a lesson here for the UK and the anti-WHO Nigel Farage – Trump attacks it in public, but in private he knows he still needs it, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the Universi...
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:12 AM
My latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Uplifting Radical Ideas ...
On 17 February 1909 Muriel Matters, Australian-born suffrage supporter, organised an airship emblazoned with "Votes for Women" to distribute Women’s Freedom League leaflets over parliament for the state opening.
#WomensHistory #GenderHist #OTD
Image: Wikimedia Commons
#WomensHistory #GenderHist #OTD
Image: Wikimedia Commons
February 17, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Uplifting Radical Ideas ...
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How many more clues do FIFA need?!
February 17, 2026 at 9:03 AM
How many more clues do FIFA need?!
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Good Law Project reveals Reform UK candidate Matt Goodwin received a salary of up to €10,000 a month from a far-right pressure group in Hungary. More confirmation Reform and Goodwin are not just part of an extremist anti-British project but are also enriching themselves on foreign far-right money
February 17, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Good Law Project reveals Reform UK candidate Matt Goodwin received a salary of up to €10,000 a month from a far-right pressure group in Hungary. More confirmation Reform and Goodwin are not just part of an extremist anti-British project but are also enriching themselves on foreign far-right money
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Many of them are converts. Before the genocide researchers discovered that it was the IS converts, who were the most brutal “settlers”.
To test their allegiance, they should be told, they can only hold one passport, see which one they give up first.
To test their allegiance, they should be told, they can only hold one passport, see which one they give up first.
"More than 50,000 soldiers in the Israeli military hold at least one other citizenship, with a majority of them holding US or European passports, information obtained by the Israeli NGO Hatzlacha through Israel’s Freedom of Information Law has revealed."
www.newarab.com/news/20000-p...
www.newarab.com/news/20000-p...
20,000 patients needing urgent care blocked from leaving Gaza
Some 20,000 Palestinians urgently require medical evacuation from the Gaza Strip, but only a few dozen have been allowed to leave
www.newarab.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Many of them are converts. Before the genocide researchers discovered that it was the IS converts, who were the most brutal “settlers”.
To test their allegiance, they should be told, they can only hold one passport, see which one they give up first.
To test their allegiance, they should be told, they can only hold one passport, see which one they give up first.
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Please watch. Very talented US dancers tell us what happened.
February 17, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Please watch. Very talented US dancers tell us what happened.
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The hypocrisy of Reform, The home for ex Tory racists.
As exposed by @mrjamesob.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk
youtube.com/shorts/O19rM...
As exposed by @mrjamesob.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk
youtube.com/shorts/O19rM...
'You're on the hook for £5million in tax!'
YouTube video by LBC
youtube.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:14 AM
The hypocrisy of Reform, The home for ex Tory racists.
As exposed by @mrjamesob.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk
youtube.com/shorts/O19rM...
As exposed by @mrjamesob.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk
youtube.com/shorts/O19rM...
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JENRICK: I have a plan to cut NHS waiting time in half.
POCHIN: Oh, that sounds good!
FARAGE: Who’s she?
DORRIES: Nobody knows.
JENRICK: I’m talking bunk beds.
ANDERSON: Bloody genius is that!
POCHIN: Oh, that sounds good!
FARAGE: Who’s she?
DORRIES: Nobody knows.
JENRICK: I’m talking bunk beds.
ANDERSON: Bloody genius is that!
Nigel’s Army – Episode 3
Capt.Farage addresses his crack team onboard the Reform UK Ltd battle bus as they travel to a secret location, but definitely not Clacton
bylines.scot
February 17, 2026 at 8:55 AM
JENRICK: I have a plan to cut NHS waiting time in half.
POCHIN: Oh, that sounds good!
FARAGE: Who’s she?
DORRIES: Nobody knows.
JENRICK: I’m talking bunk beds.
ANDERSON: Bloody genius is that!
POCHIN: Oh, that sounds good!
FARAGE: Who’s she?
DORRIES: Nobody knows.
JENRICK: I’m talking bunk beds.
ANDERSON: Bloody genius is that!
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A reminder that the SCG website contains most of the content created by the group since 2019 all on one website with a link to the former Scottish Reserve Bank website. Please feel free to use it as reference, send comments and questions and copy it to independence supporters & undecided.
scg.scot
scg.scot
Scottish Currency Group - Scottish Currency Group
SCOTTISH CURRENCY GROUP CONFERENCE will be held in Dunfermline on Saturday 24 October 2026. Watch this space for more information as it becomes available. View the 2025 programme.
scg.scot
February 17, 2026 at 9:00 AM
A reminder that the SCG website contains most of the content created by the group since 2019 all on one website with a link to the former Scottish Reserve Bank website. Please feel free to use it as reference, send comments and questions and copy it to independence supporters & undecided.
scg.scot
scg.scot
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A reminder that the SCG website contains most of the content created by the group since 2019 all on one website with a link to the former Scottish Reserve Bank website. Please feel free to use it as reference, send comments and questions and copy it to independence supporters & undecided.
scg.scot
scg.scot
Scottish Currency Group - Scottish Currency Group
SCOTTISH CURRENCY GROUP CONFERENCE will be held in Dunfermline on Saturday 24 October 2026. Watch this space for more information as it becomes available. View the 2025 programme.
scg.scot
February 17, 2026 at 9:02 AM
@theguardian.com your coverage of Scottish politics lacks credibility regularly but blatant lies show a new low. No council area in Scot voted for Brexit
February 17, 2026 at 9:13 AM
@theguardian.com your coverage of Scottish politics lacks credibility regularly but blatant lies show a new low. No council area in Scot voted for Brexit
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Thousands of people in Gaza have lost limbs.
Tareq Abu Azzoum reports on one family in Khan Younis adapting to their injuries and rebuilding their lives.
Tareq Abu Azzoum reports on one family in Khan Younis adapting to their injuries and rebuilding their lives.
February 17, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Thousands of people in Gaza have lost limbs.
Tareq Abu Azzoum reports on one family in Khan Younis adapting to their injuries and rebuilding their lives.
Tareq Abu Azzoum reports on one family in Khan Younis adapting to their injuries and rebuilding their lives.
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Stephen Kinnock: "What we're announcing today absolutely will happen"
When govt ministers are having to preface new announcements with statements like this, there's clearly a huge problem.
When govt ministers are having to preface new announcements with statements like this, there's clearly a huge problem.
February 17, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Stephen Kinnock: "What we're announcing today absolutely will happen"
When govt ministers are having to preface new announcements with statements like this, there's clearly a huge problem.
When govt ministers are having to preface new announcements with statements like this, there's clearly a huge problem.
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Republican Randy Fine tweets “If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one”. He was responding to a satirical post by a Muslim activist who was referring to dog mess in NY and some Muslims believing dogs are unclean. Now imagine if he had said Jews?
February 17, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Republican Randy Fine tweets “If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one”. He was responding to a satirical post by a Muslim activist who was referring to dog mess in NY and some Muslims believing dogs are unclean. Now imagine if he had said Jews?
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A Welsh Labour MS has condemned a notorious far-right hate group for falsely claiming that a planned affordable housing scheme will see newly built homes allocated to asylum seekers ✍️Martin Shipton
Racist group 'telling lies about planning application'
Martin Shipton A Welsh Labour MS has condemned a notorious far-right hate group for falsely claiming that a planned affordable housing scheme will see newly built homes allocated to asylum seekers. Th...
nation.cymru
February 17, 2026 at 8:42 AM
A Welsh Labour MS has condemned a notorious far-right hate group for falsely claiming that a planned affordable housing scheme will see newly built homes allocated to asylum seekers ✍️Martin Shipton
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True of Manchester
and every other city, ton, village in the UK
"Appeared outside Old Trafford..."
via Andy Turner
and every other city, ton, village in the UK
"Appeared outside Old Trafford..."
via Andy Turner
February 17, 2026 at 7:20 AM
True of Manchester
and every other city, ton, village in the UK
"Appeared outside Old Trafford..."
via Andy Turner
and every other city, ton, village in the UK
"Appeared outside Old Trafford..."
via Andy Turner
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Very much like the #DarkMoney the Tories used in Scotland under Ruth Davidson when she got a donation off the DUP. I think that the electoral commission need to be far more forensic into where party donations actually come from.
February 17, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Very much like the #DarkMoney the Tories used in Scotland under Ruth Davidson when she got a donation off the DUP. I think that the electoral commission need to be far more forensic into where party donations actually come from.