John Beare
@johnbearesnp.bsky.social
Cllr Glenrothes North, Leslie & Markinch (SNP). 🏴🇪🇺
Convener Glenrothes Area Ctte.
Politics, Sports, Music, Books (lots of books).
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(Obligatory legal - since I hold elected office - Promoted by John Beare c/o 17 Edison House, Glenrothes).
Convener Glenrothes Area Ctte.
Politics, Sports, Music, Books (lots of books).
🗳🏉🏏⚽️🏎🎸🥁🎤🎻📚📚📚📚
(Obligatory legal - since I hold elected office - Promoted by John Beare c/o 17 Edison House, Glenrothes).
Quite the thing to witness Fife Labour not only beholden to and proposing motions (about Coalfields) with the Tory’s but now relying on and negotiating with Reform to get their policy positions through Fife Council meetings.
#GUBU
#GUBU
September 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Quite the thing to witness Fife Labour not only beholden to and proposing motions (about Coalfields) with the Tory’s but now relying on and negotiating with Reform to get their policy positions through Fife Council meetings.
#GUBU
#GUBU
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Glenrothes Central and Thornton (Fife) by-election results by polling district, strongest area by party:
SNP: Town Centre
Labour: Woodside
Reform UK, Lib Dem: Thornton
Conservative: Coaltown of Balgonie
SNP: Town Centre
Labour: Woodside
Reform UK, Lib Dem: Thornton
Conservative: Coaltown of Balgonie
April 25, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Glenrothes Central and Thornton (Fife) by-election results by polling district, strongest area by party:
SNP: Town Centre
Labour: Woodside
Reform UK, Lib Dem: Thornton
Conservative: Coaltown of Balgonie
SNP: Town Centre
Labour: Woodside
Reform UK, Lib Dem: Thornton
Conservative: Coaltown of Balgonie
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If you missed it (extra, due to Bluesky crash) late last night, results of the Glenrothes Central and Thornton by-election.
Won't get to charting til late this evening, but final round was SNP 53.7% (+2.6), Lab 29.1% (-10.4), Didn't Transfer 17.2% (+7.8); pretty dire for Labour, this one.
Won't get to charting til late this evening, but final round was SNP 53.7% (+2.6), Lab 29.1% (-10.4), Didn't Transfer 17.2% (+7.8); pretty dire for Labour, this one.
Glenrothes Central and Thornton (Fife) by-election, first preferences:
SNP: 1439 (47.6%, -1.1)
Labour: 649 (21.5%, -6.4)
Reform UK: 541 (17.9%, new)
Lib Dem: 207 (6.9%, +2.9)
Conservative: 185 (6.1%, -5.9)
SNP elected stage TBC.
Love to stay up for a result and then Bluesky falls over :))))
SNP: 1439 (47.6%, -1.1)
Labour: 649 (21.5%, -6.4)
Reform UK: 541 (17.9%, new)
Lib Dem: 207 (6.9%, +2.9)
Conservative: 185 (6.1%, -5.9)
SNP elected stage TBC.
Love to stay up for a result and then Bluesky falls over :))))
April 25, 2025 at 8:56 AM
If you missed it (extra, due to Bluesky crash) late last night, results of the Glenrothes Central and Thornton by-election.
Won't get to charting til late this evening, but final round was SNP 53.7% (+2.6), Lab 29.1% (-10.4), Didn't Transfer 17.2% (+7.8); pretty dire for Labour, this one.
Won't get to charting til late this evening, but final round was SNP 53.7% (+2.6), Lab 29.1% (-10.4), Didn't Transfer 17.2% (+7.8); pretty dire for Labour, this one.
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SNP wins Fife by-election with more than double Labour vote
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SNP win by-election with more than double Labour vote as Reform UK surge
The SNP have won a council by-election, holding the seat with more than double the Labour vote
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April 25, 2025 at 8:19 AM
SNP wins Fife by-election with more than double Labour vote
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"Critical thinking is an abomination to the new US regime" @mikesmall.bsky.social
#fascism #colonialism #usa #trump
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#fascism #colonialism #usa #trump
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With US history being rewritten daily, we are now entering Orwell’s 'endless present'
THERE’S an ongoing argument I have with a friend whenever I express shock or outrage at the latest spasm of authoritarianism from the United…
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April 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
"Critical thinking is an abomination to the new US regime" @mikesmall.bsky.social
#fascism #colonialism #usa #trump
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#fascism #colonialism #usa #trump
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Trump's Wildly Unconstitutional Plot to Banish U.S. Citizens to Gulags
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Trump’s Wildly Unconstitutional Plot to Banish U.S. Citizens to Gulags
His plan to send American citizens to foreign prisons is the latest in a long series of affronts to the American constitutional order.
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April 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Trump's Wildly Unconstitutional Plot to Banish U.S. Citizens to Gulags
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Things are not getting better.
Labour are on track to LOWER living standards by the next election.
An average family in the UK could be £1,400-a-year poorer by 2030, according to analysis by @jrf-uk.bsky.social.
Labour are on track to LOWER living standards by the next election.
An average family in the UK could be £1,400-a-year poorer by 2030, according to analysis by @jrf-uk.bsky.social.
March 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Things are not getting better.
Labour are on track to LOWER living standards by the next election.
An average family in the UK could be £1,400-a-year poorer by 2030, according to analysis by @jrf-uk.bsky.social.
Labour are on track to LOWER living standards by the next election.
An average family in the UK could be £1,400-a-year poorer by 2030, according to analysis by @jrf-uk.bsky.social.
![HEY PSST! ZOOM IN. [wee text] Labour's £5BN cut to welfare spending is "austerity by stealth" - Labour MP Clive Lewis, 23/03/2025](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:uspcpbk6hkjkp3ulka2gqyp2/bafkreibdr5qwa7ui5jz6pnrsxtkvtdud3hcfcg45rhgmokdn3zq2sxn6si@jpeg)
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They’re gonna move the goal posts a lot for the DUI hire.
March 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
They’re gonna move the goal posts a lot for the DUI hire.
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Labour have refused to rule out a 'copy and paste' of the Tories’ Rwanda scheme for migrant deportations
Labour refuse to rule out 'copy and pasting' Tories' Rwanda scheme
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March 25, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Labour have refused to rule out a 'copy and paste' of the Tories’ Rwanda scheme for migrant deportations
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“I don’t know how much longer we can go on pretending this is not austerity”
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Reeves to reveal biggest UK spending cuts since austerity in spring statement
Labour MPs uneasy as chancellor prepares even deeper reductions that economists say will harm key services
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March 21, 2025 at 7:26 AM
“I don’t know how much longer we can go on pretending this is not austerity”
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Slashing benefits to meet an arbitrary fiscal target would be unethical, short sighted and illogical. ❌
2 in 5 people receiving disability benefits already experience hardship.
This means they are either unable to afford enough food, heat their home or pay household bills. 1/3
2 in 5 people receiving disability benefits already experience hardship.
This means they are either unable to afford enough food, heat their home or pay household bills. 1/3
March 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Slashing benefits to meet an arbitrary fiscal target would be unethical, short sighted and illogical. ❌
2 in 5 people receiving disability benefits already experience hardship.
This means they are either unable to afford enough food, heat their home or pay household bills. 1/3
2 in 5 people receiving disability benefits already experience hardship.
This means they are either unable to afford enough food, heat their home or pay household bills. 1/3
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Broxburn Uphall WInchburgh (West Lothian) by-election 1st prefs (vs BE 22 / full 22):
SNP: 1375 (31.8%, -3.4 / -8.2)
Lab: 1263 (29.2%, -10.6 / +0.9)
RUK: 809 (18.7%, new)
Con: 324 (7.5%, -0.3 / -9.5)
LD: 229 (5.3%, +1.6 / +1.7)
Grn: 185 (4.3%, +1.6 / +0.1)
Alb: 135 (3.1%, +1.3 / +1.8)
SNP win stg7
SNP: 1375 (31.8%, -3.4 / -8.2)
Lab: 1263 (29.2%, -10.6 / +0.9)
RUK: 809 (18.7%, new)
Con: 324 (7.5%, -0.3 / -9.5)
LD: 229 (5.3%, +1.6 / +1.7)
Grn: 185 (4.3%, +1.6 / +0.1)
Alb: 135 (3.1%, +1.3 / +1.8)
SNP win stg7
March 14, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Broxburn Uphall WInchburgh (West Lothian) by-election 1st prefs (vs BE 22 / full 22):
SNP: 1375 (31.8%, -3.4 / -8.2)
Lab: 1263 (29.2%, -10.6 / +0.9)
RUK: 809 (18.7%, new)
Con: 324 (7.5%, -0.3 / -9.5)
LD: 229 (5.3%, +1.6 / +1.7)
Grn: 185 (4.3%, +1.6 / +0.1)
Alb: 135 (3.1%, +1.3 / +1.8)
SNP win stg7
SNP: 1375 (31.8%, -3.4 / -8.2)
Lab: 1263 (29.2%, -10.6 / +0.9)
RUK: 809 (18.7%, new)
Con: 324 (7.5%, -0.3 / -9.5)
LD: 229 (5.3%, +1.6 / +1.7)
Grn: 185 (4.3%, +1.6 / +0.1)
Alb: 135 (3.1%, +1.3 / +1.8)
SNP win stg7
Starmer not inviting 3 frontline states to his summit is shameful, and will be interpreted by the Kremlin as a weakness and an opportunity to exploit.
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Baltic states 'very unhappy' after UK fails to invite leaders to Ukraine summit
Sir Keir Starmer, fresh back from a friendly meeting with Donald Trump in Washington, is due to host the leaders of more than a dozen European countries for a summit in the UK on Sunday to discuss Rus...
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February 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Starmer not inviting 3 frontline states to his summit is shameful, and will be interpreted by the Kremlin as a weakness and an opportunity to exploit.
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Honestly I think a lot of vance and trump’s petty behaviour is driven by jealousy of Zelenskyy and deep personal insecurity. They both know deep down they would flee in a heartbeat in the face of an invasion.
🚨 Trump, Zelensky and Vance have a ferocious argument.
February 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Honestly I think a lot of vance and trump’s petty behaviour is driven by jealousy of Zelenskyy and deep personal insecurity. They both know deep down they would flee in a heartbeat in the face of an invasion.
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EXC: Scotland's renewable share in Europe, yet Scots have some of the most expensive energy bills. Why is that?
Scotland's renewable share is the best in Europe – so why are energy bills so high?
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February 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
EXC: Scotland's renewable share in Europe, yet Scots have some of the most expensive energy bills. Why is that?
Human toll of Russia's war in Ukraine explained in graphics
Three years on, Russia's war in Ukraine has reduced infrastructure to rubble and displaced millions. Though estimates of the number of people killed in the invasion vary, the human tragedy is indisputable.
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Three years on, Russia's war in Ukraine has reduced infrastructure to rubble and displaced millions. Though estimates of the number of people killed in the invasion vary, the human tragedy is indisputable.
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Human toll of Russia's war in Ukraine explained in graphics – DW – 02/24/2025
Three years on, Russia's war in Ukraine has reduced infrastructure to rubble and displaced millions. Though estimates of the number of people killed in the invasion vary, the human tragedy is indisput...
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February 24, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Human toll of Russia's war in Ukraine explained in graphics
Three years on, Russia's war in Ukraine has reduced infrastructure to rubble and displaced millions. Though estimates of the number of people killed in the invasion vary, the human tragedy is indisputable.
www.dw.com/en/human-tol...?
Three years on, Russia's war in Ukraine has reduced infrastructure to rubble and displaced millions. Though estimates of the number of people killed in the invasion vary, the human tragedy is indisputable.
www.dw.com/en/human-tol...?
Fife Council united in tributes to our colleague Cllr Ross Vettraino who passed away last Friday.
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Councillors’ tributes to Ross Vettraino – a man who ‘made things happen behind the scenes’
Every single councillor within Fife Chambers – regardless of party or politics – rose to their feet to hold one minute of silence in honour of long serving Fife councillor Ross Vettraino OBE.
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February 20, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Fife Council united in tributes to our colleague Cllr Ross Vettraino who passed away last Friday.
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I’m very sad to advise that my friend & colleague Ross Vettraino passed away yesterday.
Ross had been a Councillor since 2007.
He was a shining example to us all in challenging colleagues/officers or existing policy in striving for a better Fife & Scotland.
Ross had been a Councillor since 2007.
He was a shining example to us all in challenging colleagues/officers or existing policy in striving for a better Fife & Scotland.
February 15, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I’m very sad to advise that my friend & colleague Ross Vettraino passed away yesterday.
Ross had been a Councillor since 2007.
He was a shining example to us all in challenging colleagues/officers or existing policy in striving for a better Fife & Scotland.
Ross had been a Councillor since 2007.
He was a shining example to us all in challenging colleagues/officers or existing policy in striving for a better Fife & Scotland.
Well if you can’t invade Greenland or Panama, then ethnically cleansing Palestine has to be next on your list, eh!
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Only 206 weeks to go…...
www.cnn.com/2025/02/04/p... Trump says Palestinians should leave Gaza permanently and US will ‘take over’ strip
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Only 206 weeks to go…...
www.cnn.com/2025/02/04/p... Trump says Palestinians should leave Gaza permanently and US will ‘take over’ strip
Trump says Palestinians should leave Gaza permanently and US will ‘take over’ strip | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the US “will take over” the Gaza Strip, after saying earlier that he doesn’t think there is a permanent future for Palestinians in Gaza.
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February 5, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Well if you can’t invade Greenland or Panama, then ethnically cleansing Palestine has to be next on your list, eh!
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Only 206 weeks to go…...
www.cnn.com/2025/02/04/p... Trump says Palestinians should leave Gaza permanently and US will ‘take over’ strip
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Only 206 weeks to go…...
www.cnn.com/2025/02/04/p... Trump says Palestinians should leave Gaza permanently and US will ‘take over’ strip
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An important read
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Europe needs to stand up for Greenland. It is failing | Nathalie Tocci
There are rational explanations for the continent’s muted response to Donald Trump’s threats – but that’s not how you deal with this president, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci
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February 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM
An important read
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Why an obscure Treasury office is now a key battlefront in a wider war being waged by President Donald Trump and his allies over federal spending: cnn.it/42C7cJy
How an arcane Treasury Department office is now ground zero in the war over federal spending | CNN Politics
A few weeks before Donald Trump was sworn in as president, members of his transition team went to the Treasury Department to talk about the handover of power.
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February 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Why an obscure Treasury office is now a key battlefront in a wider war being waged by President Donald Trump and his allies over federal spending: cnn.it/42C7cJy
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Labour stood up for WASPI women - right until they got into government. Now they’re nowhere to be seen.
The SNP have supported these women throughout, and that’s why we’ve put a Bill before Westminster calling for them to be compensated for this historic injustice.
The SNP have supported these women throughout, and that’s why we’ve put a Bill before Westminster calling for them to be compensated for this historic injustice.
January 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Labour stood up for WASPI women - right until they got into government. Now they’re nowhere to be seen.
The SNP have supported these women throughout, and that’s why we’ve put a Bill before Westminster calling for them to be compensated for this historic injustice.
The SNP have supported these women throughout, and that’s why we’ve put a Bill before Westminster calling for them to be compensated for this historic injustice.