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Microbiologist. MSc Oil recovery. Researcher. NHS activist. Yes to Scottish Independence Former Chair of Scottish Currency Group Campaign Team and member of Scottish Currency Finance & Banking working group. Author @ Bylines Scotland.

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Fittiequine @fittiequine.bsky.social · Nov 20

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Lynne Copland - Bylines Scotland

Lynne is a bio & environmental scientist and member of the Finance & Banking Working group ( Scottish Currency Group)

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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 1d

The signs from Australia (their worst flu season on record), Japan (where they’ve had to close schools) and India indicate that this could be a long, drawn out flu season here with hospitals at capacity

If you haven’t had your flu vax get it

Covid as well if possible

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Why doctors fear this winter's flu crisis will be the worst in years

An aggressive strain of flu causing record-breaking cases in Australia has been an early warning sign for the UK

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Fittiequine @fittiequine.bsky.social · 1d

It’s not acceptable that healthcare staff should have to pay £100 for a COVID vaccine since the NHS as their employer have a duty of care to their staff as well as patients. In protecting staff , they would be protecting patients from hospital acquired infection and helping to avoid staff shortages.

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Dial M for Madeye 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇮🇪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇪🇺 @carnaptiousmadeye.bsky.social · 5d

More porkies from Dougie Alexander. Is anything he says true? What’s the point of the sleekit scunner?

“Alexander Dennis asked Scottish Government for help reaching UK ministers [who didn’t get involved then claimed the credit for saving bus firm jobs].”

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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 5d

The government spends £2.7 BILLION a year on TAX BREAKS for oil and gas companies

Those companies pay billions to their shareholders

And then lay off their workers

Think that's unfair?

Tell Rachel Reeves to stop propping up oil and gas companies and back workers instead…

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 5d

Starmer was briefed on Mandelson’s Epstein links before appointing him US ambassador.

Andrew Mountbatten Windsor stripped of privileges, but Mandelson's Labour whip not withdrawn.

Starmer withdrew whip from 7 MPs for opposing two-child benefit cap.

What is Mandelson's hold over Starmer?

Starmer was briefed on Mandelson’s Epstein links before appointing him, say civil servants

PM had been given ‘summary of reputational risks’ but did not know about contents of emails before PMQs, MPs told

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Fittiequine @fittiequine.bsky.social · 5d

Swinnney is deluded. The Unionists have convinced him he has influence.

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Fittiequine @fittiequine.bsky.social · 5d

Being ripped off by governments who are facilitating this, is an understatement!
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Fittiequine @fittiequine.bsky.social · 5d

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The Big Smirk

The cruelty is the point, party edition

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Fittiequine @fittiequine.bsky.social · 5d

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Business interests writing policy are not doing you a favour — Common Weal

The infiltration of government by commercial interests is one of the most established forms of corruption in this country, and yet it is so widespread it is seldom even mentioned. A simplistic narrati...

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Fittiequine @fittiequine.bsky.social · 6d

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Nigel Farage Says Minimum Wage Should Be Cut for Young People

The Reform leader said cutting the minimum wage for young people would boost business, as he attacked plans to raise taxes on the wealthy

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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 6d

YOUNG PEOPLE. LISTEN UP.

Today Nigel Farage said the government should cut the minimum wage for young people

...to “raise aspiration” and “boost business"

It's £10ph FFS!

Lower your pay so you’ll dream bigger

DO YOU SEE IT NOW?

Spread far & wide.

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Nigel Farage Says Minimum Wage Should Be Cut for Young People

The Reform leader said cutting the minimum wage for young people would boost business, as he attacked plans to raise taxes on the wealthy

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Fittiequine @fittiequine.bsky.social · 6d

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Martin Davies (@martindavies631844)

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Fittiequine @fittiequine.bsky.social · 8d

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NHS for Yes @nhsforyes.bsky.social · 8d

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Dates set for ballot on Scottish doctors strike action as pay dispute escalates

Scottish resident doctors will ballot for strike action amid pay dispute after they claimed government backtracked on 2023 pay restoration agreement.

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Fittiequine @fittiequine.bsky.social · 9d

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Scottish Currency Group Conference, October 2025 -Session 6 Prof Richard Murphy - Money

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Fittiequine @fittiequine.bsky.social · 9d

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Scottish Currency Group Conference, October 25, session 7: Thibault Laurentjoye, Aalborg University.

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Fittiequine @fittiequine.bsky.social · 9d

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Scottish Currency Group Conference, October 2025 -Session 5 - Craig Dalzell - Commonweal

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Fittiequine @fittiequine.bsky.social · 9d

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Scottish Currency Group Conference, October 2025 -Session 4 - Robin McAlpine - Commonweal

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Fittiequine @fittiequine.bsky.social · 9d

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You’re paying too much for your council tax — Common Weal

Robin McAlpine says there is a pattern of the Scottish Government siding with landlords over tenants, and with the wealthiest households over the rest of us. We need a Property Tax to change this.

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Fittiequine @fittiequine.bsky.social · 9d

Joanna Cherry to publish her memoirs in April ahead of 2026 Holyrood election.

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Fittiequine @fittiequine.bsky.social · 9d

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Scottish Currency Group Conference, October 2025 - Session 2 - Dr Phillipa Whitford.

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Scottish Currency Group @scg1.bsky.social · 10d

Colin Fox's presentation at the 2025 Scottish Currency Group conference was a passionate, visionary call for an independent, Scottish currency to drive equitable, transformative economic sovereignty.
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Scottish Currency Group Conference, October 2025 - Session 1 - Colin Fox -SSP Leader

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Fittiequine @fittiequine.bsky.social · 10d

Staying with Sterling for any period of time after Independence Day is economic suicide. Scotland needs control of financial levers with its own Central Bank and currency. Steps can taken now to ensure a transition takes place, free from fiscal and financial constraints of BofEngland and UK.

Fittiequine @fittiequine.bsky.social · 10d

Food poverty is universal. Cutting welfare doesn’t get people back to work/improve health outcomes.Investing in well being does! An iScotland can adopt an alternative economic model to UK. A Central Bank issuing Scottish currency is vital to achieving a well being economy.

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Fittiequine @fittiequine.bsky.social · 10d

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The Hunger Games Begin

40 million Americans are about to lose food stamps

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Fittiequine @fittiequine.bsky.social · 10d

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Why won't the SNP admit that an independent Scotland needs its own currency?

A place to come and read about why the sovereign People of Scotland, in order to thrive and realise their potential and that of their land and resources, must restore their sovereignty and end the fai...

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