Stravaigin-laddie 🏴
@costadelclyde.bsky.social
Aging GenX
Passionate believer in an Independent Scotland. 🏴 Pro Europe. 🇪🇺 .
We need real democracy, equality of opportunity, and a truly independent and objective news media.
Not a monarchist.
Passionate believer in an Independent Scotland. 🏴 Pro Europe. 🇪🇺 .
We need real democracy, equality of opportunity, and a truly independent and objective news media.
Not a monarchist.
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Since I left school to be confronted by a Westminster government led by Thatcher, Scotland has suffered at the unionist hand.
I'd love to see my country thrive on the world stage as an independent country before I pop my clogs.
You Yes Yet Scotland
#SaorAlba #IndyClan #Salvo #LiberationScotland
I'd love to see my country thrive on the world stage as an independent country before I pop my clogs.
You Yes Yet Scotland
#SaorAlba #IndyClan #Salvo #LiberationScotland
December 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Since I left school to be confronted by a Westminster government led by Thatcher, Scotland has suffered at the unionist hand.
I'd love to see my country thrive on the world stage as an independent country before I pop my clogs.
You Yes Yet Scotland
#SaorAlba #IndyClan #Salvo #LiberationScotland
I'd love to see my country thrive on the world stage as an independent country before I pop my clogs.
You Yes Yet Scotland
#SaorAlba #IndyClan #Salvo #LiberationScotland
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Good to see The SNP with a massive lead over Reform in the Constituency vote, and Scottish Greens very close to knocking Labour off second place and neck and neck with Reform in the List vote. Both pro-Independence Scottish parties standing up well to the English parties 👍
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December 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Good to see The SNP with a massive lead over Reform in the Constituency vote, and Scottish Greens very close to knocking Labour off second place and neck and neck with Reform in the List vote. Both pro-Independence Scottish parties standing up well to the English parties 👍
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Daily Record manages to miss easily accessed figures proving that the SNP has closed attainment in Scottish schools and widened it with England 👇
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/12/10/d...
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/12/10/d...
Daily Record manages to miss easily accessed figures proving that the SNP has closed attainment in Scottish schools and widened it with England
Somebody post this here – – I’m banned Professor John Robertson OBA In the Record today, the above and: Even with Covid in mind, Record View says closing the poverty-related attai…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Daily Record manages to miss easily accessed figures proving that the SNP has closed attainment in Scottish schools and widened it with England 👇
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/12/10/d...
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/12/10/d...
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How to kill off America's tourism industry, which is already reeling under huge drops in the numbers of foreign visitors. There's no way I'd go to America. I'm sure I'm not the only one put off.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Tourists to US would have to reveal five years of social media activity under new Trump plan
Proposed plan would apply to tourists of all countries, including those not required to get a visa to visit the US
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
How to kill off America's tourism industry, which is already reeling under huge drops in the numbers of foreign visitors. There's no way I'd go to America. I'm sure I'm not the only one put off.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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5 months. That's what the unionist media and politics are looking at, and planning how best to spend £millions to smear the SNP, ScotGov, Holyrood and independence. Buckle up.
December 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
5 months. That's what the unionist media and politics are looking at, and planning how best to spend £millions to smear the SNP, ScotGov, Holyrood and independence. Buckle up.
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Storm Brann fails to breach even one of Scotland’s flood defences after 18 years of SNP Government but 8 500 fail in England talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/12/10/9...
Storm Brann fails to breach even one of Scotland’s flood defences after 18 years of SNP Government but 8 500 fail in England
Professor John Robertson OBA Yesterday, Sepa forecast widespread and intensive flood risk across the most populous parts of Scotland. Today BBC England had Thousands of flood defences meant to prot…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Storm Brann fails to breach even one of Scotland’s flood defences after 18 years of SNP Government but 8 500 fail in England talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/12/10/9...
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For every halfwit who tries to tell you England's schools did better in Pisa tests this demolishes the argument, no prisoners taken:
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2023/12/06/p...
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2023/12/06/p...
Pisa – 33% of Scotland’s schools took part but only 4.7% of England’s schools were confident enough to do so – Scotland did far better
I’m grateful to AR and Haggis Hunter for alerting me to this. The England PISA sample consisted of 201 eligible schools having at least one pupil in this age range. In England, 3,852 pupils f…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
For every halfwit who tries to tell you England's schools did better in Pisa tests this demolishes the argument, no prisoners taken:
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2023/12/06/p...
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2023/12/06/p...
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This lie was one of the 'building bricks' of an entirely disingenuous campaign, that nobody has ever been brought to task over.
It was entirely false. Why has nobody gone to Prison?
Scotland didn't vote for it.
It was entirely false. Why has nobody gone to Prison?
Scotland didn't vote for it.
December 9, 2025 at 11:32 AM
This lie was one of the 'building bricks' of an entirely disingenuous campaign, that nobody has ever been brought to task over.
It was entirely false. Why has nobody gone to Prison?
Scotland didn't vote for it.
It was entirely false. Why has nobody gone to Prison?
Scotland didn't vote for it.
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We don't want this CRAP on our trains in Cymru/Wales, We don't recognise the Butchers apron! THIS IS OUR FLAG 🏴💚
Branding and logo for Great British Railways unveiled
Branding and logo for Great British Railways unveiled
The new red, white and blue branding mirrors the colours of the Union Flag, and will start to appear from next year.
www.bbc.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:42 AM
We don't want this CRAP on our trains in Cymru/Wales, We don't recognise the Butchers apron! THIS IS OUR FLAG 🏴💚
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To unenlightened , servile saps, the 'Royal Family' is a handful of gormless goons, with too much jewellery, waving, on a balcony. They "do a great job for Tourism".
However, the whole ludicrous, 'Windsors' gravy train, is MUCH bigger than you think!
The REAL Benefit Cheats.
It's 2025.
However, the whole ludicrous, 'Windsors' gravy train, is MUCH bigger than you think!
The REAL Benefit Cheats.
It's 2025.
£2k a year to live in Richmond? Inside the Royals' housing agreements
As an inquiry is launched into Andrew Mountbatten Windsor’s living arrangements, the rest of the Royal Family is under scrutiny. Here’s how they pay for their homes
www.standard.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 12:34 PM
To unenlightened , servile saps, the 'Royal Family' is a handful of gormless goons, with too much jewellery, waving, on a balcony. They "do a great job for Tourism".
However, the whole ludicrous, 'Windsors' gravy train, is MUCH bigger than you think!
The REAL Benefit Cheats.
It's 2025.
However, the whole ludicrous, 'Windsors' gravy train, is MUCH bigger than you think!
The REAL Benefit Cheats.
It's 2025.
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another one at it
can you imagine if this was the SNP how much news time it would get
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Reform councillor's firm fined over illegal worker
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/
can you imagine if this was the SNP how much news time it would get
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Reform councillor's firm fined over illegal worker
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/
Seaham Reform councillor's firm fined over illegal worker
Durham councillor Andrew Harrison says the worker was legal and he is appealing against the fine.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
another one at it
can you imagine if this was the SNP how much news time it would get
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Reform councillor's firm fined over illegal worker
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/
can you imagine if this was the SNP how much news time it would get
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Reform councillor's firm fined over illegal worker
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/
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Half of it, is generated in Scotland.
Only 5.5 million people live there.
There are less than 3 million Houses in Scotland.
Do the 'sums'.
Independent Scotland will be one of the Richest Countries, in Europe.
Only 5.5 million people live there.
There are less than 3 million Houses in Scotland.
Do the 'sums'.
Independent Scotland will be one of the Richest Countries, in Europe.
Despite what you hear from fossil fuel-funded politicians, the U.K has just generated a record amount of clean, domestic wind energy.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
December 9, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Half of it, is generated in Scotland.
Only 5.5 million people live there.
There are less than 3 million Houses in Scotland.
Do the 'sums'.
Independent Scotland will be one of the Richest Countries, in Europe.
Only 5.5 million people live there.
There are less than 3 million Houses in Scotland.
Do the 'sums'.
Independent Scotland will be one of the Richest Countries, in Europe.
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Reports say nearly half of the European audience is planning to cancel their tickets for Eurovision 2026 after Israel was cleared to participate. Several countries — including the Netherlands, Ireland, Spain, and Slovenia — have announced they will not take part in the contest
December 9, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Reports say nearly half of the European audience is planning to cancel their tickets for Eurovision 2026 after Israel was cleared to participate. Several countries — including the Netherlands, Ireland, Spain, and Slovenia — have announced they will not take part in the contest
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New Home Office impact assessment finds that cutting skilled and social care visas will cost the UK up to £10 billion with a central estimate of -£5.4 billion.
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
December 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
New Home Office impact assessment finds that cutting skilled and social care visas will cost the UK up to £10 billion with a central estimate of -£5.4 billion.
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
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New Scottish Government statistics published today show that over the last year, the number of pupils in Scotland’s schools reaching expected levels of literacy and numeracy is at the highest level on record and the poverty-related attainment gap is at a record low.
www.gov.scot/publications...
www.gov.scot/publications...
Achievement of Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) Levels 2024-25
Achievement of Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) levels: 2024-25 provides information on national performance in literacy and numeracy, based on all pupils in publicly funded Primary 1, Primary 4, Prima...
www.gov.scot
December 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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I hadn't done the maths but that smells about right.
Let us get the Westminster parasite out of Scotland's ointment.
Let us get the Westminster parasite out of Scotland's ointment.
December 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I hadn't done the maths but that smells about right.
Let us get the Westminster parasite out of Scotland's ointment.
Let us get the Westminster parasite out of Scotland's ointment.
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NEW: Rachel Reeves has ducked the Scottish newspaper press pack yet again in a visit to Greenock
🔗 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
🔗 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
December 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
NEW: Rachel Reeves has ducked the Scottish newspaper press pack yet again in a visit to Greenock
🔗 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
🔗 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
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Meanwhile, parties like the SNP, Scottish Greens and English and Welsh Greens rely on moderate donations from ordinary people. How is this a level playing field? It's not. Its highest bidder owns the government.
A Thailand-based crypto investor has handed a record-breaking £9 million to Reform UK, shortly before Nigel Farage used media interviews to plug his crypto firm and promise lower taxes and deregulation on the industry
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
Crypto Investor Donates £9 Million to Reform UK After Nigel Farage Plugs His Company and Tells Industry 'I Am Your Champion'
The Reform leader recently used media interviews to back Christopher Harborne's company while promising to cut taxes and regulations on crypto firms
bylinetimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Meanwhile, parties like the SNP, Scottish Greens and English and Welsh Greens rely on moderate donations from ordinary people. How is this a level playing field? It's not. Its highest bidder owns the government.
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Public school boy, multi-millionaire Farage, & his party backed by the super-rich yet posing as "anti-establishment" are the biggest con trick in British political history, if he gets into No 10 the public anger & fury will eclipse that experienced by that other political con artist Starmer.
December 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Public school boy, multi-millionaire Farage, & his party backed by the super-rich yet posing as "anti-establishment" are the biggest con trick in British political history, if he gets into No 10 the public anger & fury will eclipse that experienced by that other political con artist Starmer.
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From today, over 96,000 unpaid carers in Scotland will receive a £293.50 Carer’s Allowance Supplement payment - extra support that’s only available here in Scotland.
Dignity and fairness in action. That’s what you get with an SNP government.
Dignity and fairness in action. That’s what you get with an SNP government.
December 4, 2025 at 9:17 AM
From today, over 96,000 unpaid carers in Scotland will receive a £293.50 Carer’s Allowance Supplement payment - extra support that’s only available here in Scotland.
Dignity and fairness in action. That’s what you get with an SNP government.
Dignity and fairness in action. That’s what you get with an SNP government.
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NEW: John Swinney has responded to Nigel Farage's attack on Glasgow schoolchildren, calling it 'quite simply racist' ⬇️
December 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
NEW: John Swinney has responded to Nigel Farage's attack on Glasgow schoolchildren, calling it 'quite simply racist' ⬇️
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Scotland's population is undergoing unprecedented change as it reaches a new high, according to new analysis from the National Records of Scotland
Scotland’s population reaches record high amid 'unprecedented changes'
www.thenational.scot
December 2, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Scotland's population is undergoing unprecedented change as it reaches a new high, according to new analysis from the National Records of Scotland
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More than 50 organisations and hundreds of individuals – including a number of famous faces – have joined together to launch an alliance 'against the far right'
🔗 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
🔗 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
December 2, 2025 at 8:30 PM
More than 50 organisations and hundreds of individuals – including a number of famous faces – have joined together to launch an alliance 'against the far right'
🔗 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
🔗 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
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Scotland produces 5-6 times more gas than it consumes annually, making it a net exporter. talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/12/02/s...
Scotland produces 5-6 times more gas than it consumes annually, making it a net exporter.
In the Guardian today: Report detailing risk to UK gas security was not one to bury on budget day – In short, Neso found there is an “emerging” risk of Britain running out of gas if an import…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Scotland produces 5-6 times more gas than it consumes annually, making it a net exporter. talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/12/02/s...
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This is why she must be impeached and removed from office then prosecuted as a criminal. Fuck Bondi to Hell.
This is why she must be impeached and removed from office then prosecuted as a criminal. Fuck Bondi to Hell.
Schiff DEMOLISHES Pam Bondi TO HER FACE at Hearing
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
youtube.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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This is why she must be impeached and removed from office then prosecuted as a criminal. Fuck Bondi to Hell.
This is why she must be impeached and removed from office then prosecuted as a criminal. Fuck Bondi to Hell.