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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English Labour can’t talk about Brexit.
English Labour can’t talk about Proportional Representation & Constitution.
….can’t talk about Class issues, Monarchy & Lords.
…can’t talk about end of UK with Irish Unity.
…can’t talk about #ScottishIndependence
There is no hope. #endUK
English Labour can’t talk about Proportional Representation & Constitution.
….can’t talk about Class issues, Monarchy & Lords.
…can’t talk about end of UK with Irish Unity.
…can’t talk about #ScottishIndependence
There is no hope. #endUK
February 9, 2026 at 10:10 AM
English Labour can’t talk about Brexit.
English Labour can’t talk about Proportional Representation & Constitution.
….can’t talk about Class issues, Monarchy & Lords.
…can’t talk about end of UK with Irish Unity.
…can’t talk about #ScottishIndependence
There is no hope. #endUK
English Labour can’t talk about Proportional Representation & Constitution.
….can’t talk about Class issues, Monarchy & Lords.
…can’t talk about end of UK with Irish Unity.
…can’t talk about #ScottishIndependence
There is no hope. #endUK
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Epstein didn’t bother targeting #NotMyKing Charles, since he had already made public his love and support for paedophiles.
Louis Mountbatten
Jimmy Savile
Rolf Harris
Laurens van der Post
Bishop Peter Ball
Andrew
Gordonstoun
Timbertops
…
Louis Mountbatten
Jimmy Savile
Rolf Harris
Laurens van der Post
Bishop Peter Ball
Andrew
Gordonstoun
Timbertops
…
February 9, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Epstein didn’t bother targeting #NotMyKing Charles, since he had already made public his love and support for paedophiles.
Louis Mountbatten
Jimmy Savile
Rolf Harris
Laurens van der Post
Bishop Peter Ball
Andrew
Gordonstoun
Timbertops
…
Louis Mountbatten
Jimmy Savile
Rolf Harris
Laurens van der Post
Bishop Peter Ball
Andrew
Gordonstoun
Timbertops
…
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See how effortlessly a politician in an English party with a Scottish accounting unit can switch their fundamental beliefs when it suits them.
Your Party is no different... "Pro Independence? Maybe so, ... but now is not the time!" Say the holders of the purse strings in England.
#YouYesYet
Your Party is no different... "Pro Independence? Maybe so, ... but now is not the time!" Say the holders of the purse strings in England.
#YouYesYet
February 9, 2026 at 10:16 AM
See how effortlessly a politician in an English party with a Scottish accounting unit can switch their fundamental beliefs when it suits them.
Your Party is no different... "Pro Independence? Maybe so, ... but now is not the time!" Say the holders of the purse strings in England.
#YouYesYet
Your Party is no different... "Pro Independence? Maybe so, ... but now is not the time!" Say the holders of the purse strings in England.
#YouYesYet
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ALT #GetCounted #YesScots #Yes #SNP #Alba #ScottishGreens #LabourInScotland #LibDemsInScotland #ConservativesInScotland #TheNational
Today’s THE NATIONAL.
Get the paper at your paper shop or subscribe online at:
thenational.scot
Today’s THE NATIONAL.
Get the paper at your paper shop or subscribe online at:
thenational.scot
February 9, 2026 at 10:18 AM
ALT #GetCounted #YesScots #Yes #SNP #Alba #ScottishGreens #LabourInScotland #LibDemsInScotland #ConservativesInScotland #TheNational
Today’s THE NATIONAL.
Get the paper at your paper shop or subscribe online at:
thenational.scot
Today’s THE NATIONAL.
Get the paper at your paper shop or subscribe online at:
thenational.scot
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We Need Scotland’s🏴 Independence.
Get out of this corrupt wm circus.
Get out of this corrupt wm circus.
February 9, 2026 at 10:34 AM
We Need Scotland’s🏴 Independence.
Get out of this corrupt wm circus.
Get out of this corrupt wm circus.
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Three months until Scotland’s choice.
On May 7, vote SNP to choose hope, fairness and real action on the cost of living.
Let’s escape the broken Westminster system and choose our own future with the fresh start of independence. 🏴
On May 7, vote SNP to choose hope, fairness and real action on the cost of living.
Let’s escape the broken Westminster system and choose our own future with the fresh start of independence. 🏴
February 9, 2026 at 10:51 AM
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Andrew Shared Official Trade Envoy Information with Epstein, Files Suggest!
#AbolishTheMonarchy
https://ground.news/article/andrew-shared-confidential-information-with-epstein-as-trade-envoy-files-suggest
#AbolishTheMonarchy
https://ground.news/article/andrew-shared-confidential-information-with-epstein-as-trade-envoy-files-suggest
Andrew Shared Official Trade Envoy Information with Epstein, Files Suggest
Under official guidance, trade envoys have a duty of confidentiality over sensitive, commercial, or political information.
ground.news
February 9, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Andrew Shared Official Trade Envoy Information with Epstein, Files Suggest!
#AbolishTheMonarchy
https://ground.news/article/andrew-shared-confidential-information-with-epstein-as-trade-envoy-files-suggest
#AbolishTheMonarchy
https://ground.news/article/andrew-shared-confidential-information-with-epstein-as-trade-envoy-files-suggest
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Labour's hostile anti-immigration policies in practice.
We already know from existing ten year route how it forces more people into poverty, and places them at risk of exploitation. Labour knows that, has the evidence and decided to put children at risk. #r4today
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
We already know from existing ten year route how it forces more people into poverty, and places them at risk of exploitation. Labour knows that, has the evidence and decided to put children at risk. #r4today
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
300,000 children face 10-year wait for settled status under UK plans, says IPPR
Thinktank analysis says proposed ‘earned settlement’ changes could trap families in prolonged insecurity
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Labour's hostile anti-immigration policies in practice.
We already know from existing ten year route how it forces more people into poverty, and places them at risk of exploitation. Labour knows that, has the evidence and decided to put children at risk. #r4today
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
We already know from existing ten year route how it forces more people into poverty, and places them at risk of exploitation. Labour knows that, has the evidence and decided to put children at risk. #r4today
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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A convenient & UNLIKELY story More like the #ReformUKNaziParty have committed more FRAUD & LIES! Have they paid the printer extra to lie? It took long enough for an explanation or RATHER ANOTHER LIE to come out
These nazis can't be trusted one bit,anyone voting for them just confirms their STUPIDITY
These nazis can't be trusted one bit,anyone voting for them just confirms their STUPIDITY
Gorton and Denton by-election: MP responds after printers admit leaflet error
Reform sent out a letter designed to look as if it was handwritten by a local resident.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 9:38 AM
A convenient & UNLIKELY story More like the #ReformUKNaziParty have committed more FRAUD & LIES! Have they paid the printer extra to lie? It took long enough for an explanation or RATHER ANOTHER LIE to come out
These nazis can't be trusted one bit,anyone voting for them just confirms their STUPIDITY
These nazis can't be trusted one bit,anyone voting for them just confirms their STUPIDITY
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“What we are witnessing is systemic, extremely serious and indicative of a much deeper collapse in both politics and economics.
“This is not merely a warning sign. It is evidence that something fundamental is breaking, and that what lies ahead will be worse unless it is actively resisted.”
“This is not merely a warning sign. It is evidence that something fundamental is breaking, and that what lies ahead will be worse unless it is actively resisted.”
Peter Mandelson scandal shows how Westminster politics is rotten to the core
What we are witnessing is systemic, extremely serious and indicative of a much deeper collapse in both politics and economics, writes Richard Murphy
www.thenational.scot
February 9, 2026 at 6:58 AM
“What we are witnessing is systemic, extremely serious and indicative of a much deeper collapse in both politics and economics.
“This is not merely a warning sign. It is evidence that something fundamental is breaking, and that what lies ahead will be worse unless it is actively resisted.”
“This is not merely a warning sign. It is evidence that something fundamental is breaking, and that what lies ahead will be worse unless it is actively resisted.”
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The measurable cost of Brexit is "brutal" & "devastating".
Isn't it time our government did something about that, or at least started planning to do so?
A 'reset' is not going to cut it!
www.thelondoneconomic.com/business-eco...
Isn't it time our government did something about that, or at least started planning to do so?
A 'reset' is not going to cut it!
www.thelondoneconomic.com/business-eco...
The economic cost of Brexit has just been laid bare – and it’s devastating
A decade on, the economic cost of Brexit has just been laid bare – and it’s devastating. Here's what the figures say.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:25 AM
The measurable cost of Brexit is "brutal" & "devastating".
Isn't it time our government did something about that, or at least started planning to do so?
A 'reset' is not going to cut it!
www.thelondoneconomic.com/business-eco...
Isn't it time our government did something about that, or at least started planning to do so?
A 'reset' is not going to cut it!
www.thelondoneconomic.com/business-eco...
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Love this model of an unbuilt 1902 design for a house at Kilmacolm by Charles Rennie Mackintosh which is on display in the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow.
Cont./
#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #charlesrenniemackintosh #glasgowuniversity
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#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #charlesrenniemackintosh #glasgowuniversity
February 9, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Love this model of an unbuilt 1902 design for a house at Kilmacolm by Charles Rennie Mackintosh which is on display in the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow.
Cont./
#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #charlesrenniemackintosh #glasgowuniversity
Cont./
#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #charlesrenniemackintosh #glasgowuniversity
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Sarwar posting on X tonight about American football. The biggest political scandal (about sexual abuse of girls) & this LABOUR charlatan - who has been hiding from media scrutiny **all weekend**, posts about American football in a cheap populist gimmick. The man is devoid of values & decency.
February 9, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Sarwar posting on X tonight about American football. The biggest political scandal (about sexual abuse of girls) & this LABOUR charlatan - who has been hiding from media scrutiny **all weekend**, posts about American football in a cheap populist gimmick. The man is devoid of values & decency.
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Here's an idea for Starmer:
Why not keep the promises he made when he was elected Labour leader?
👌🏻Public ownership
👌🏻Scrapping tuition fees
👌🏻Higher taxes on the wealthy
👌🏻Free movement in the EU
This would be a pretty popular platform right now
Why not keep the promises he made when he was elected Labour leader?
👌🏻Public ownership
👌🏻Scrapping tuition fees
👌🏻Higher taxes on the wealthy
👌🏻Free movement in the EU
This would be a pretty popular platform right now
February 9, 2026 at 6:40 AM
Here's an idea for Starmer:
Why not keep the promises he made when he was elected Labour leader?
👌🏻Public ownership
👌🏻Scrapping tuition fees
👌🏻Higher taxes on the wealthy
👌🏻Free movement in the EU
This would be a pretty popular platform right now
Why not keep the promises he made when he was elected Labour leader?
👌🏻Public ownership
👌🏻Scrapping tuition fees
👌🏻Higher taxes on the wealthy
👌🏻Free movement in the EU
This would be a pretty popular platform right now
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2026 Winter Olympics medal table
🇪🇺 Europe 6 gold 9 silver 8 bronze
🇳🇴 Norway 3 gold 1 silver 2 bronze
🇺🇸 King Donald’s reich 2 gold
🇯🇵 Japan 1 gold 2 silver 1 bronze
🇨🇭 Switzerland 1 gold
🇰🇷 South Korea 1 silver
🇨🇦 Canada 1 bronze
🇨🇳 China 1 bronze
…
🏴 Brexit cuckoo-land 0
🇷🇺 Tsar Vladimir’s reich 0
🇪🇺 Europe 6 gold 9 silver 8 bronze
🇳🇴 Norway 3 gold 1 silver 2 bronze
🇺🇸 King Donald’s reich 2 gold
🇯🇵 Japan 1 gold 2 silver 1 bronze
🇨🇭 Switzerland 1 gold
🇰🇷 South Korea 1 silver
🇨🇦 Canada 1 bronze
🇨🇳 China 1 bronze
…
🏴 Brexit cuckoo-land 0
🇷🇺 Tsar Vladimir’s reich 0
February 9, 2026 at 8:57 AM
2026 Winter Olympics medal table
🇪🇺 Europe 6 gold 9 silver 8 bronze
🇳🇴 Norway 3 gold 1 silver 2 bronze
🇺🇸 King Donald’s reich 2 gold
🇯🇵 Japan 1 gold 2 silver 1 bronze
🇨🇭 Switzerland 1 gold
🇰🇷 South Korea 1 silver
🇨🇦 Canada 1 bronze
🇨🇳 China 1 bronze
…
🏴 Brexit cuckoo-land 0
🇷🇺 Tsar Vladimir’s reich 0
🇪🇺 Europe 6 gold 9 silver 8 bronze
🇳🇴 Norway 3 gold 1 silver 2 bronze
🇺🇸 King Donald’s reich 2 gold
🇯🇵 Japan 1 gold 2 silver 1 bronze
🇨🇭 Switzerland 1 gold
🇰🇷 South Korea 1 silver
🇨🇦 Canada 1 bronze
🇨🇳 China 1 bronze
…
🏴 Brexit cuckoo-land 0
🇷🇺 Tsar Vladimir’s reich 0
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I met both creeps in Easterhoose. Blair was like a red carpet star, all megawatt charisma and secret service men. Brown, like an Ikea bag of washing, animated in a launderette by a magic spell.
An incredible fluff piece from The Guardian. Gordon Brown: "a man of exceptional vision and probity".
Clearly the author has never talked to anyone in Scotland about their opinions on this Labour leader. Or simply ignored them.
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...
Clearly the author has never talked to anyone in Scotland about their opinions on this Labour leader. Or simply ignored them.
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...
Gordon Brown by James Macintyre review – a very different kind of politician
A new biography reveals Brown to be a man of exceptional vision and probity – what a contrast with today’s politics
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:41 AM
I met both creeps in Easterhoose. Blair was like a red carpet star, all megawatt charisma and secret service men. Brown, like an Ikea bag of washing, animated in a launderette by a magic spell.
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"The economic cost of Brexit is no longer theoretical. It’s measurable, compounding – and devastating. Britain’s fastest-growing, most productive businesses before Brexit became the most damaged afterwards. Brexit punished the very companies that powered growth."
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
The economic cost of Brexit has just been laid bare – and it’s devastating
A decade on, the economic cost of Brexit has just been laid bare – and it’s devastating. Here's what the figures say.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:23 AM
"The economic cost of Brexit is no longer theoretical. It’s measurable, compounding – and devastating. Britain’s fastest-growing, most productive businesses before Brexit became the most damaged afterwards. Brexit punished the very companies that powered growth."
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
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Labour ‘atm’ in power in England and Wales.
But drowning in Scotland england and Wales.
They’re treading water all round.
But don’t be fooled thinking reform are the answer.
They ARE majority ex Tories just remember that Scotland.
We’ve kept them out since 1955 for a reason.
But drowning in Scotland england and Wales.
They’re treading water all round.
But don’t be fooled thinking reform are the answer.
They ARE majority ex Tories just remember that Scotland.
We’ve kept them out since 1955 for a reason.
February 9, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Labour ‘atm’ in power in England and Wales.
But drowning in Scotland england and Wales.
They’re treading water all round.
But don’t be fooled thinking reform are the answer.
They ARE majority ex Tories just remember that Scotland.
We’ve kept them out since 1955 for a reason.
But drowning in Scotland england and Wales.
They’re treading water all round.
But don’t be fooled thinking reform are the answer.
They ARE majority ex Tories just remember that Scotland.
We’ve kept them out since 1955 for a reason.
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I think this is correct that the end of Mandelson and McSweeney really marks the terminal decline of the Labour Party, a death long foretold. The political debate now is what might arise from the wreckage.
averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com/2026/02/a-fa...
averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com/2026/02/a-fa...
A Farewell to Morgan McSweeney
What a fantastic week. Peter Mandelson toasted to charcoal, the government being forced to make public all communications about him, the pos...
averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:28 AM
I think this is correct that the end of Mandelson and McSweeney really marks the terminal decline of the Labour Party, a death long foretold. The political debate now is what might arise from the wreckage.
averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com/2026/02/a-fa...
averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com/2026/02/a-fa...
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You could see how fucked they were from Scotland in 2015: all it took was for a slightly more palatable party to emerge on their left, and they were instantly fucked into orbit. The entire time since was them screaming abuse, drumming their heels, pointing fingers and refusing to accept reality.
I think this is correct that the end of Mandelson and McSweeney really marks the terminal decline of the Labour Party, a death long foretold. The political debate now is what might arise from the wreckage.
averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com/2026/02/a-fa...
averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com/2026/02/a-fa...
A Farewell to Morgan McSweeney
What a fantastic week. Peter Mandelson toasted to charcoal, the government being forced to make public all communications about him, the pos...
averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:03 AM
You could see how fucked they were from Scotland in 2015: all it took was for a slightly more palatable party to emerge on their left, and they were instantly fucked into orbit. The entire time since was them screaming abuse, drumming their heels, pointing fingers and refusing to accept reality.
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With hundreds of home-grown GPs actively seeking NHS work in the UK, the Government should be using existing funds to ensure GPs we have in the country see patients face-to face.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02...
www.telegraph.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 10:31 AM
With hundreds of home-grown GPs actively seeking NHS work in the UK, the Government should be using existing funds to ensure GPs we have in the country see patients face-to face.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02...