Maureen Pickering
@maureenpickering.bsky.social
Retired Depute HT, Scottish granny. Wants Scottish Independence for a fairer, more equal society where Scotland’s vast resources are used for the benefit of the people of 🏴, not Westminster. I am a Sovereign Scot and will bow to no monarch. No DMs
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In 11 days, I'll have a newborn daughter.
The NHS staff we've encountered throughout this journey have been outstanding.
But generally speaking, the condition of maternity services across the UK is just not acceptable. Nor is the increase in infant mortality rate we've seen in recent years.
The NHS staff we've encountered throughout this journey have been outstanding.
But generally speaking, the condition of maternity services across the UK is just not acceptable. Nor is the increase in infant mortality rate we've seen in recent years.
Parents blame baby deaths on misssed chances at Sussex NHS trust
Sophie and Beth had to cope with the loss of their sons, while under the care of UH Sussex NHS Trust.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 2:11 PM
In 11 days, I'll have a newborn daughter.
The NHS staff we've encountered throughout this journey have been outstanding.
But generally speaking, the condition of maternity services across the UK is just not acceptable. Nor is the increase in infant mortality rate we've seen in recent years.
The NHS staff we've encountered throughout this journey have been outstanding.
But generally speaking, the condition of maternity services across the UK is just not acceptable. Nor is the increase in infant mortality rate we've seen in recent years.
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Seriously, I'm so sick of the likes of Ratcliffe and Tice and Farage and Oakeshott er al going on and on about immigrants when said immigrants contribute far more to UK society than they do.
February 12, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Seriously, I'm so sick of the likes of Ratcliffe and Tice and Farage and Oakeshott er al going on and on about immigrants when said immigrants contribute far more to UK society than they do.
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England is screwed.
No wonder they hold onto Wales and Scotland for dear life. Literally. 💦
No wonder they hold onto Wales and Scotland for dear life. Literally. 💦
RAIN FINALLY STOPS AFTER TWO MONTHS.
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SOMEBODY FILLS A GLASS OF WATER FROM THE TAP.
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SOUTH EAST WATER ISSUES A HOSEPIPE BAN.
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SOMEBODY FILLS A GLASS OF WATER FROM THE TAP.
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SOUTH EAST WATER ISSUES A HOSEPIPE BAN.
February 12, 2026 at 3:09 PM
England is screwed.
No wonder they hold onto Wales and Scotland for dear life. Literally. 💦
No wonder they hold onto Wales and Scotland for dear life. Literally. 💦
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"The Green surge shows UK politics has reached a turning point – and it has surprisingly little to do with Zack Polanski"
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'Drop [Polanski's] name and praise flows, but ask why they’ve gone Green and you hear condemnation of the Labour party'
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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'Drop [Polanski's] name and praise flows, but ask why they’ve gone Green and you hear condemnation of the Labour party'
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Green surge shows British politics has reached a turning point - and it has surprisingly little to do with Zack Polanski | Aditya Chakrabortty
At a party event in a school hall in Lewisham, people told me how disillusionment with Labour has led to this moment, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:33 AM
"The Green surge shows UK politics has reached a turning point – and it has surprisingly little to do with Zack Polanski"
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'Drop [Polanski's] name and praise flows, but ask why they’ve gone Green and you hear condemnation of the Labour party'
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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'Drop [Polanski's] name and praise flows, but ask why they’ve gone Green and you hear condemnation of the Labour party'
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Wetter winters and frequent flooding aren't just here to stay. They are certain to get worse for another 30 years because we are still increasing the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. It is called science. Drill baby drill means drown baby drown.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK rain: Are wetter winters and frequent flooding here to stay?
Many places across the UK have experienced their wettest January in more than 100 years.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Wetter winters and frequent flooding aren't just here to stay. They are certain to get worse for another 30 years because we are still increasing the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. It is called science. Drill baby drill means drown baby drown.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Jim Ratcliffe abandoned workers in Grangemouth and fled to Monaco to avoid paying taxes in the UK.
His hypocrisy knows no bounds.
Another super-rich man blaming immigrants for the problems caused by billionaires.
His hypocrisy knows no bounds.
Another super-rich man blaming immigrants for the problems caused by billionaires.
'The UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
'The UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
Britain has been "colonised" by immigrants, who are draining resources from the state, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, one of the country's richest and most influential men, has told Sky News.
news.sky.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Jim Ratcliffe abandoned workers in Grangemouth and fled to Monaco to avoid paying taxes in the UK.
His hypocrisy knows no bounds.
Another super-rich man blaming immigrants for the problems caused by billionaires.
His hypocrisy knows no bounds.
Another super-rich man blaming immigrants for the problems caused by billionaires.
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Monaco has been colonised by selfish, racist immigrants.
February 12, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Monaco has been colonised by selfish, racist immigrants.
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I'm flabbergasted at the way the debate on Jim Radcliffe's comments on immigration has gone. People's offence at his language is not the point. His basic claim was wrong. He quoted fake numbers on immigration. Exaggerating the numbers more than fivefold...
February 12, 2026 at 1:19 PM
I'm flabbergasted at the way the debate on Jim Radcliffe's comments on immigration has gone. People's offence at his language is not the point. His basic claim was wrong. He quoted fake numbers on immigration. Exaggerating the numbers more than fivefold...
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Architects of Reform Ltd economic policy
which gave us the massive losses of Brexit
are now being advised by ex-Tory
perpetrators of the Truss economic disaster
meme via Sharon Howard
which gave us the massive losses of Brexit
are now being advised by ex-Tory
perpetrators of the Truss economic disaster
meme via Sharon Howard
February 12, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Architects of Reform Ltd economic policy
which gave us the massive losses of Brexit
are now being advised by ex-Tory
perpetrators of the Truss economic disaster
meme via Sharon Howard
which gave us the massive losses of Brexit
are now being advised by ex-Tory
perpetrators of the Truss economic disaster
meme via Sharon Howard
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These are lawbreakers not lawmakers in waiting #Reform
Extremists, xenophobes, racists, economically illiterate, vain, immoral, violent, eugenicists - no-one should vote for this ragbag bunch of failures
Everything they do, say, touch against all the values decent folks want, believe
Rant over ✌️
Extremists, xenophobes, racists, economically illiterate, vain, immoral, violent, eugenicists - no-one should vote for this ragbag bunch of failures
Everything they do, say, touch against all the values decent folks want, believe
Rant over ✌️
Reform UK faces Commons rebuke over ‘political’ synagogue visit for Jewish group launch
Speaker Linsday Hoyle confirms Reform UK ignored strict parliamentary rules when Farage, Tice, Jenrick and Braverman spoke at synagogue event
Speaker Linsday Hoyle confirms Reform UK ignored strict parliamentary rules when Farage, Tice, Jenrick and Braverman spoke at synagogue event
Reform UK faces Commons rebuke over 'political' synagogue visit for Jewish group launch - Jewish News
Speaker Linsday Hoyle confirms Reform UK ignored strict parliamentary rules when Farage, Tice, Jenrick and Braverman spoke at synagogue event
www.jewishnews.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 2:51 PM
These are lawbreakers not lawmakers in waiting #Reform
Extremists, xenophobes, racists, economically illiterate, vain, immoral, violent, eugenicists - no-one should vote for this ragbag bunch of failures
Everything they do, say, touch against all the values decent folks want, believe
Rant over ✌️
Extremists, xenophobes, racists, economically illiterate, vain, immoral, violent, eugenicists - no-one should vote for this ragbag bunch of failures
Everything they do, say, touch against all the values decent folks want, believe
Rant over ✌️
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That, and their cowardly failure to make the radical changes possible with their large majority is why I have abandoned my 41 years of Labour support and joined the Greens as an active volunteer.
"They're serving the interests of multi-millionaires and billionaires."
@zackpolanski.bsky.social on @itvpeston.bsky.social
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February 12, 2026 at 10:29 AM
That, and their cowardly failure to make the radical changes possible with their large majority is why I have abandoned my 41 years of Labour support and joined the Greens as an active volunteer.
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"You cannot have 'Great Britain' and 'colonisation' in the same sentence, and not talk about slavery for 400 years - you idiot."
Man United boss Jim Ratcliffe 'needs a history lesson', caller Boyowa tells @mrjamesob.bsky.social.
Listen back to the full call: globalplayer.com/videos/2JsSdReavUs/
Man United boss Jim Ratcliffe 'needs a history lesson', caller Boyowa tells @mrjamesob.bsky.social.
Listen back to the full call: globalplayer.com/videos/2JsSdReavUs/
February 12, 2026 at 3:06 PM
"You cannot have 'Great Britain' and 'colonisation' in the same sentence, and not talk about slavery for 400 years - you idiot."
Man United boss Jim Ratcliffe 'needs a history lesson', caller Boyowa tells @mrjamesob.bsky.social.
Listen back to the full call: globalplayer.com/videos/2JsSdReavUs/
Man United boss Jim Ratcliffe 'needs a history lesson', caller Boyowa tells @mrjamesob.bsky.social.
Listen back to the full call: globalplayer.com/videos/2JsSdReavUs/
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Fascinating to discover that Richard Tice was really, truly, genuinely "offended" by Jim Ratcliffe's comments.
February 12, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Fascinating to discover that Richard Tice was really, truly, genuinely "offended" by Jim Ratcliffe's comments.
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Read the whole piece to the end to understand the logic - "Second voting SNP will result in more Reform MSP's".
February 12, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Read the whole piece to the end to understand the logic - "Second voting SNP will result in more Reform MSP's".
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Daniel Gear on the UK Government’s ‘Local Power Plan’, finds that it neither empowers communities nor tackles the obstacles that prevent communities from claiming a meaningful stake in the transition @scottishbeacon.bsky.social #PowerShift www.shetnews.co.uk/2026/02/11/l...
Local communities excluded from gaining a meaningful stake in the clean energy transition
In this slightly longer piece, energy consultant Daniel Gear unpicks the UK Government’s ‘Local Power Plan’, published on Monday, and finds that it...
www.shetnews.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Daniel Gear on the UK Government’s ‘Local Power Plan’, finds that it neither empowers communities nor tackles the obstacles that prevent communities from claiming a meaningful stake in the transition @scottishbeacon.bsky.social #PowerShift www.shetnews.co.uk/2026/02/11/l...
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John Swinney has told Anas Sarwar to stop 'playing politics' on the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital inquiry after the Scottish Labour leader brought up the issue at FMQ's for the third week in a row
John Swinney tells Anas Sarwar to stop 'playing politics' on QEUH
www.thenational.scot
February 12, 2026 at 3:13 PM
John Swinney has told Anas Sarwar to stop 'playing politics' on the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital inquiry after the Scottish Labour leader brought up the issue at FMQ's for the third week in a row
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As a Member of the Sarwar Crime Family, he's used to lies, collusion, subterfuge and dirty tricks.
His DAD is Mo Sarwar.
Everyone in Business in Glasgow, has a 'story' about the Sarwars.
His DAD is Mo Sarwar.
Everyone in Business in Glasgow, has a 'story' about the Sarwars.
Anas Sarwar denies being part of wider plot to oust Keir Starmer
The Scottish Labour leader says he stands by his call for the prime minister to resign.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 3:01 PM
As a Member of the Sarwar Crime Family, he's used to lies, collusion, subterfuge and dirty tricks.
His DAD is Mo Sarwar.
Everyone in Business in Glasgow, has a 'story' about the Sarwars.
His DAD is Mo Sarwar.
Everyone in Business in Glasgow, has a 'story' about the Sarwars.
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The subtext here is 'Don't forget about Nandy, she's really normal, she swears and stuff, maybe she'd be a good candidate when the inevitable happens...'
She's not, she's as much of a neo-liberal ghoul as any of this repugnant government.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
She's not, she's as much of a neo-liberal ghoul as any of this repugnant government.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘You call it a shitshow – I say it’s unforgivable’: Lisa Nandy on Epstein, Mandelson and Labour’s torrid week
The culture secretary talks about secret briefings, the need for solidarity and why the government must recognise its big moment of reckoning
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:33 AM
The subtext here is 'Don't forget about Nandy, she's really normal, she swears and stuff, maybe she'd be a good candidate when the inevitable happens...'
She's not, she's as much of a neo-liberal ghoul as any of this repugnant government.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
She's not, she's as much of a neo-liberal ghoul as any of this repugnant government.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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Stop putting public money into the upgrade of Old Trafford. Ratcliffe should pay every penny.
Well, well Big Jim....
How's the Old Trafford project going?
How's the Old Trafford project going?
February 12, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Stop putting public money into the upgrade of Old Trafford. Ratcliffe should pay every penny.
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Eh?
You filmed a glowing tribute to dead pedophile Ian Watkins for £98.
You filmed a glowing tribute to dead pedophile Ian Watkins for £98.
February 12, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Eh?
You filmed a glowing tribute to dead pedophile Ian Watkins for £98.
You filmed a glowing tribute to dead pedophile Ian Watkins for £98.
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And they want us to fail because otherwise, it shows up England.
In reality, this petty dishonesty serves neither country, ignoring the successes of one, and the failures of the other. Preserving control and imbalance and preventing the bruising of egos. What lofty goals. It's pitiful.
In reality, this petty dishonesty serves neither country, ignoring the successes of one, and the failures of the other. Preserving control and imbalance and preventing the bruising of egos. What lofty goals. It's pitiful.
On the day that Scotland’s First Minister opens the country’s first walk-in GP clinic, the BBC ignore it completely and focus on some peripheral SNP bad shite.
Welcome to Scotland, the country whose media want it to fail.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Welcome to Scotland, the country whose media want it to fail.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Health board bosses in Scotland have 10% pay rise put on hold
Executives at NHS Lothian and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde were previously handed temporary rises worth up to £20,000 per year.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 9:10 AM
And they want us to fail because otherwise, it shows up England.
In reality, this petty dishonesty serves neither country, ignoring the successes of one, and the failures of the other. Preserving control and imbalance and preventing the bruising of egos. What lofty goals. It's pitiful.
In reality, this petty dishonesty serves neither country, ignoring the successes of one, and the failures of the other. Preserving control and imbalance and preventing the bruising of egos. What lofty goals. It's pitiful.