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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A day of political surprises & turmoil. And what is the considered take of #BBC Political Editor Chris Mason? That Anas Sarwar's desperate move could spell the end days of Starmer when with in minutes its futility & weakness was revealed. The BBC have to do 'political analysis' better than this.
February 9, 2026 at 11:59 PM
A day of political surprises & turmoil. And what is the considered take of #BBC Political Editor Chris Mason? That Anas Sarwar's desperate move could spell the end days of Starmer when with in minutes its futility & weakness was revealed. The BBC have to do 'political analysis' better than this.
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So let me see if I've got this right.
Streeting, a prodigy of Mandleson, got the branch manager in Scotland to call out Starmer over his association with Mandleson.
Westminster politics has really got its finger on the pulse.
Anyone else remember "the adults are back in charge"?
Streeting, a prodigy of Mandleson, got the branch manager in Scotland to call out Starmer over his association with Mandleson.
Westminster politics has really got its finger on the pulse.
Anyone else remember "the adults are back in charge"?
February 9, 2026 at 11:53 PM
So let me see if I've got this right.
Streeting, a prodigy of Mandleson, got the branch manager in Scotland to call out Starmer over his association with Mandleson.
Westminster politics has really got its finger on the pulse.
Anyone else remember "the adults are back in charge"?
Streeting, a prodigy of Mandleson, got the branch manager in Scotland to call out Starmer over his association with Mandleson.
Westminster politics has really got its finger on the pulse.
Anyone else remember "the adults are back in charge"?
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Perfectly put .. Westminster is institutionally chaotic .. one zombie government after another .. #VoteSNP #Holyrood2026 #ScottishIndependence
February 9, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Perfectly put .. Westminster is institutionally chaotic .. one zombie government after another .. #VoteSNP #Holyrood2026 #ScottishIndependence
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Scotland will contribute £14 BILLION in VAT payments, in 2026. Up a THIRD, in just 5 years.
It ALL goes to Westminster.
It's absolutely crazy that we don't have Scottish Independence.
We can make 'hospitality' MILES better, easily!
It ALL goes to Westminster.
It's absolutely crazy that we don't have Scottish Independence.
We can make 'hospitality' MILES better, easily!
Gordon Ramsay says 'we need more neighbourhood restaurants' like Scottish venue
Gordon Ramsay is attending the Michelin Guide Ceremony for the UK and Ireland 2026 in Dublin.
www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Scotland will contribute £14 BILLION in VAT payments, in 2026. Up a THIRD, in just 5 years.
It ALL goes to Westminster.
It's absolutely crazy that we don't have Scottish Independence.
We can make 'hospitality' MILES better, easily!
It ALL goes to Westminster.
It's absolutely crazy that we don't have Scottish Independence.
We can make 'hospitality' MILES better, easily!
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
If she doesn't want to answer questions then I would have her thrown into the deepest, darkest hole that I could find in the largest Supermax prison available.
She should never been released.
How dare she try to bargain her way out of prison!
If she doesn't want to answer questions then I would have her thrown into the deepest, darkest hole that I could find in the largest Supermax prison available.
She should never been released.
How dare she try to bargain her way out of prison!
Ghislaine Maxwell refuses to answer questions about Epstein from Congress
Ghislaine Maxwell, the jailed associate of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, invoked her Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
If she doesn't want to answer questions then I would have her thrown into the deepest, darkest hole that I could find in the largest Supermax prison available.
She should never been released.
How dare she try to bargain her way out of prison!
If she doesn't want to answer questions then I would have her thrown into the deepest, darkest hole that I could find in the largest Supermax prison available.
She should never been released.
How dare she try to bargain her way out of prison!
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
So, the Scottish Leader of a Unionist party wants the UK Leader to step down because it's in the best interests of Scotland?
Isn't this making the case for Independence right there?
I guess irony can be pretty ironic.
So, the Scottish Leader of a Unionist party wants the UK Leader to step down because it's in the best interests of Scotland?
Isn't this making the case for Independence right there?
I guess irony can be pretty ironic.
Anas Sarwar makes his biggest political gamble - but can it pay off?
The call for Sir Keir Starmer to resign is a defining moment in Sarwar's leadership of Scottish Labour.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 10:31 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
So, the Scottish Leader of a Unionist party wants the UK Leader to step down because it's in the best interests of Scotland?
Isn't this making the case for Independence right there?
I guess irony can be pretty ironic.
So, the Scottish Leader of a Unionist party wants the UK Leader to step down because it's in the best interests of Scotland?
Isn't this making the case for Independence right there?
I guess irony can be pretty ironic.
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When the Branch Office actually start listening to Scots instead of Westminster, they might get their heads round why we keep voting the SNP into Holyrood, and it’s not only about independence. Anas Sarwar is clueless.
February 9, 2026 at 10:35 PM
When the Branch Office actually start listening to Scots instead of Westminster, they might get their heads round why we keep voting the SNP into Holyrood, and it’s not only about independence. Anas Sarwar is clueless.
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Westminster’s choice of Labour Leader in Scotland who provided almost Zero of note in the way of Idea’s: A sustained No Voter making almost no decisions or positive voting in the interest of Scotland’s People: Watch disloyalty & Reform Move =Regional Vote) Using Labour London as excuse to jump ship!
February 9, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Westminster’s choice of Labour Leader in Scotland who provided almost Zero of note in the way of Idea’s: A sustained No Voter making almost no decisions or positive voting in the interest of Scotland’s People: Watch disloyalty & Reform Move =Regional Vote) Using Labour London as excuse to jump ship!
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He's going to spend the whole run up to the election hiding in a fridge
In a very lame attempt to distract from his party's implosion and Labour MSPs going silent, Anas Sarwar has called for American football games to come to Scotland 🤔
Labour MSPs refuse media as Anas Sarwar attempts Super Bowl distraction
www.thenational.scot
February 9, 2026 at 12:12 PM
He's going to spend the whole run up to the election hiding in a fridge
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#NotMyKing, they always predicted Charles would end the monarchy, but it looks like Andrew will
February 9, 2026 at 10:54 PM
#NotMyKing, they always predicted Charles would end the monarchy, but it looks like Andrew will
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RichardJMurphy on Debate Night on Scotland's colonial status.
‘‘Independence isn’t going to happen yet. Because Labour and the Tories are united in their desire to retain Scotland as a colony” x.com/J4m35c4mpb3l...
Richard is 100% right on this, of course.
‘‘Independence isn’t going to happen yet. Because Labour and the Tories are united in their desire to retain Scotland as a colony” x.com/J4m35c4mpb3l...
Richard is 100% right on this, of course.
x.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:57 PM
RichardJMurphy on Debate Night on Scotland's colonial status.
‘‘Independence isn’t going to happen yet. Because Labour and the Tories are united in their desire to retain Scotland as a colony” x.com/J4m35c4mpb3l...
Richard is 100% right on this, of course.
‘‘Independence isn’t going to happen yet. Because Labour and the Tories are united in their desire to retain Scotland as a colony” x.com/J4m35c4mpb3l...
Richard is 100% right on this, of course.
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#Newsnight
Anas Sarwar jumped off the bridge, thinking his mates would jump off with him, only to look up, and see them all still clinging to the bridge.
Anas Sarwar jumped off the bridge, thinking his mates would jump off with him, only to look up, and see them all still clinging to the bridge.
February 9, 2026 at 10:35 PM
#Newsnight
Anas Sarwar jumped off the bridge, thinking his mates would jump off with him, only to look up, and see them all still clinging to the bridge.
Anas Sarwar jumped off the bridge, thinking his mates would jump off with him, only to look up, and see them all still clinging to the bridge.
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February 9, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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I told @time.com I'd like to see those who have betrayed this country, betrayed our party, betrayed our movement, to face the full force of the legal system and the law.
time.com/7372763/epst...
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How the Epstein Files Broke Britain
"It's something that's had the potential to engulf this government in a way that I don't think any other scandal has."
time.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:36 PM
I told @time.com I'd like to see those who have betrayed this country, betrayed our party, betrayed our movement, to face the full force of the legal system and the law.
time.com/7372763/epst...
time.com/7372763/epst...
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What's that you say, Anas? That you tweeted this last year in 2025 about your 'old friend' Peter Mandelson and now you think Starmer should resign but you should keep your job?
February 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM
What's that you say, Anas? That you tweeted this last year in 2025 about your 'old friend' Peter Mandelson and now you think Starmer should resign but you should keep your job?
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Wesley Streeting's ambitions are in ruins and Anas Sarwar has somehow seized the opportunity to plunge a knife into his own back.
Sometimes life gives you nice things.
Sometimes life gives you nice things.
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Wesley Streeting's ambitions are in ruins and Anas Sarwar has somehow seized the opportunity to plunge a knife into his own back.
Sometimes life gives you nice things.
Sometimes life gives you nice things.
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Sleekit backstabber is very sleekit and very back stabby…
February 9, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Sleekit backstabber is very sleekit and very back stabby…
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If you're party in government is allowing the building of AI data centres within the UK, then ultimately £1 billion is meaningless.
Miliband pledges up to £1bn for community green energy schemes
UK projects will allow local areas to control and profit from renewable power generation, says energy secretary
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:07 PM
If you're party in government is allowing the building of AI data centres within the UK, then ultimately £1 billion is meaningless.
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A Scottish party leader calls for an embattled PM to quit but his cabinet rallies round and backbench MPs bang desks to show their support....
February 9, 2026 at 10:01 PM
A Scottish party leader calls for an embattled PM to quit but his cabinet rallies round and backbench MPs bang desks to show their support....