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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Oh dear Sarwar … looks like you played your pair of Aces and those around you had Royal Flushes. You were all in and now you’re out.
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#bothvotessnp #snp #independence #endtheunion
Promoted by Prestwick SNP, 170 Main Street Prestwick, KA9 1AG
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#bothvotessnp #snp #independence #endtheunion
February 10, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Oh dear Sarwar … looks like you played your pair of Aces and those around you had Royal Flushes. You were all in and now you’re out.
Promoted by Prestwick SNP, 170 Main Street Prestwick, KA9 1AG
Some Images may be AI generated.
#bothvotessnp #snp #independence #endtheunion
Promoted by Prestwick SNP, 170 Main Street Prestwick, KA9 1AG
Some Images may be AI generated.
#bothvotessnp #snp #independence #endtheunion
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Remember she kept her mouth shut for decades when her cousin the paedophile Mountbatten was abusing children at the Kincora boys home.
labouroutlook.org/2025/06/09/u....
labouroutlook.org/2025/06/09/u....
“Uncle Dickie”: A Personification – Lord Mountbatten’s sexual abuse at Kincora Boys’ Home
Geoff Bell looks at the allegations of sexual abuse and Government cover up in the Kincora Boys Home published in the recent book: Kincora: Britain’s Shame.
labouroutlook.org
February 10, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Remember she kept her mouth shut for decades when her cousin the paedophile Mountbatten was abusing children at the Kincora boys home.
labouroutlook.org/2025/06/09/u....
labouroutlook.org/2025/06/09/u....
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Next.
More Managers than Rangers FC.
He's the least likeable of the Sarwars.
That's saying something.
More Managers than Rangers FC.
He's the least likeable of the Sarwars.
That's saying something.
February 10, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Next.
More Managers than Rangers FC.
He's the least likeable of the Sarwars.
That's saying something.
More Managers than Rangers FC.
He's the least likeable of the Sarwars.
That's saying something.
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Surely not another Russian stooge… all roads via Epstein seem to lead to Vlad 🤔🤔
Nigel Farage has acknowledged publicly that Reform UK treasurer Nick Candy had been “friendly with Ghislaine Maxwell for years”, describing him as a well-connected international businessman.
Farage is in the files ..
Farage is in the files ..
February 10, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Surely not another Russian stooge… all roads via Epstein seem to lead to Vlad 🤔🤔
Scathing indeed. “A pretend politician”. Wow!
Ex-Labour adviser delivers scathing verdict on Anas Sarwar
www.thenational.scot/news/2584066...
Ex-Labour adviser delivers scathing verdict on Anas Sarwar
www.thenational.scot/news/2584066...
Ex-Labour adviser delivers scathing verdict on Anas Sarwar
A FORMER senior Labour adviser has delivered a scathing assessment of Anas Sarwar, describing him as a "pretend politician" who has…
www.thenational.scot
February 10, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Scathing indeed. “A pretend politician”. Wow!
Ex-Labour adviser delivers scathing verdict on Anas Sarwar
www.thenational.scot/news/2584066...
Ex-Labour adviser delivers scathing verdict on Anas Sarwar
www.thenational.scot/news/2584066...
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🇬🇧 LABOUR call their “Scottish Leader” a “Pretend Politician”
🇬🇧 LABOUR showing their true, british / English exceptionalist colours, labelling the Scottish Parliament and its politicians as “pretend”
🇬🇧 “Shut up Jocks!…and get back in your box” 🇬🇧
🏴🇪🇺😎
www.thenational.scot/news/2584066...
🇬🇧 LABOUR showing their true, british / English exceptionalist colours, labelling the Scottish Parliament and its politicians as “pretend”
🇬🇧 “Shut up Jocks!…and get back in your box” 🇬🇧
🏴🇪🇺😎
www.thenational.scot/news/2584066...
Ex-Labour adviser delivers scathing verdict on Anas Sarwar
A FORMER senior Labour adviser has delivered a scathing assessment of Anas Sarwar, describing him as a "pretend politician" who has…
www.thenational.scot
February 10, 2026 at 10:57 AM
🇬🇧 LABOUR call their “Scottish Leader” a “Pretend Politician”
🇬🇧 LABOUR showing their true, british / English exceptionalist colours, labelling the Scottish Parliament and its politicians as “pretend”
🇬🇧 “Shut up Jocks!…and get back in your box” 🇬🇧
🏴🇪🇺😎
www.thenational.scot/news/2584066...
🇬🇧 LABOUR showing their true, british / English exceptionalist colours, labelling the Scottish Parliament and its politicians as “pretend”
🇬🇧 “Shut up Jocks!…and get back in your box” 🇬🇧
🏴🇪🇺😎
www.thenational.scot/news/2584066...
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Good news!
Under the SNP, Scotland has delivered a record number of free eye tests.
Meanwhile in England, families pay up to £60 per person under Labour.
Under the SNP, Scotland has delivered a record number of free eye tests.
Meanwhile in England, families pay up to £60 per person under Labour.
February 10, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Good news!
Under the SNP, Scotland has delivered a record number of free eye tests.
Meanwhile in England, families pay up to £60 per person under Labour.
Under the SNP, Scotland has delivered a record number of free eye tests.
Meanwhile in England, families pay up to £60 per person under Labour.
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Is that right, aye? In tears, ye say?...
February 10, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Is that right, aye? In tears, ye say?...
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Frankly, voters in England should be furious. No, this isn't down to England 'subsidising Scotland'. This is about political choices made in England. Poverty is a political choice. indyposterboy.scot/combatting-p...
Combatting Poverty - Indy PosterBoy
Did you know that thanks to ScotGov policies child poverty in Scotland is projected to fall to under 22% by 2029, whilst in England it’s expected to rise to
indyposterboy.scot
February 10, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Frankly, voters in England should be furious. No, this isn't down to England 'subsidising Scotland'. This is about political choices made in England. Poverty is a political choice. indyposterboy.scot/combatting-p...
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Silence ….
Guilty of something ….
Guilty of something ….
February 10, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Silence ….
Guilty of something ….
Guilty of something ….
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Hi @anassarwar.bsky.social if you’re going to use bots to boost engagement with your content, then it might be worthwhile paying a bit more to make it less obvious. Cringeworthy stuff indeed.
And ehh, Mibby insist that they all hide where they come from would be the way to go.
And ehh, Mibby insist that they all hide where they come from would be the way to go.
February 10, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Hi @anassarwar.bsky.social if you’re going to use bots to boost engagement with your content, then it might be worthwhile paying a bit more to make it less obvious. Cringeworthy stuff indeed.
And ehh, Mibby insist that they all hide where they come from would be the way to go.
And ehh, Mibby insist that they all hide where they come from would be the way to go.
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National Insurance (NI) dodges.
Companies pay employers' NI (ENI) on director wage.
Partners of Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) get share of profit, instead of wage
No ENI paid. Big 4 law firms alone dodged £4bn.
Billions more lost in other LLPs.
No govt plugs this perk for the rich
Companies pay employers' NI (ENI) on director wage.
Partners of Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) get share of profit, instead of wage
No ENI paid. Big 4 law firms alone dodged £4bn.
Billions more lost in other LLPs.
No govt plugs this perk for the rich
National Insurance is a regressive tax that hits the less well-off hardest
Compared to income tax, national insurance contributions attract little sustained scrutiny even though they provide large amounts to the public purse.
leftfootforward.org
February 10, 2026 at 10:14 AM
National Insurance (NI) dodges.
Companies pay employers' NI (ENI) on director wage.
Partners of Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) get share of profit, instead of wage
No ENI paid. Big 4 law firms alone dodged £4bn.
Billions more lost in other LLPs.
No govt plugs this perk for the rich
Companies pay employers' NI (ENI) on director wage.
Partners of Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) get share of profit, instead of wage
No ENI paid. Big 4 law firms alone dodged £4bn.
Billions more lost in other LLPs.
No govt plugs this perk for the rich
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Bandwagon jumped 🎨✍️
February 10, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Bandwagon jumped 🎨✍️
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'This speech is Sarwar's Grand Old Duke of York moment, only he doesn’t have ten thousand men. He probably doesn’t even have Jackie Baillie, who’s currently keeping very quiet.'
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Keir Starmer gets bitten by his soon to be neutered Scottish poodle
I’m not going to lie, I never expected that in 2026 I’d have “Excitedly awaiting a press conference from Anas Sarwar” on my bingo card. Due to the rapidly unfolding Mandelso…
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February 10, 2026 at 9:00 AM
'This speech is Sarwar's Grand Old Duke of York moment, only he doesn’t have ten thousand men. He probably doesn’t even have Jackie Baillie, who’s currently keeping very quiet.'
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The fact that Marra hasn't posted is a massive deal imo in the context of the SLab MPs meeting later this evening
February 10, 2026 at 9:31 AM
The fact that Marra hasn't posted is a massive deal imo in the context of the SLab MPs meeting later this evening
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Well. #Sawar blew it. Nick Watt of #BBC Newsnight aired the rumour Sawar, #WesStreeting conspired...and the common denominator? #Mandelson
All three could fit into a phone box.
Sawar is hurtling to political oblivion and his idiotic spouting demonstrates how incapable he his.
#SNP Only option
All three could fit into a phone box.
Sawar is hurtling to political oblivion and his idiotic spouting demonstrates how incapable he his.
#SNP Only option
February 10, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Well. #Sawar blew it. Nick Watt of #BBC Newsnight aired the rumour Sawar, #WesStreeting conspired...and the common denominator? #Mandelson
All three could fit into a phone box.
Sawar is hurtling to political oblivion and his idiotic spouting demonstrates how incapable he his.
#SNP Only option
All three could fit into a phone box.
Sawar is hurtling to political oblivion and his idiotic spouting demonstrates how incapable he his.
#SNP Only option
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Q. How many Labour MPs does it take to change a light bulb?
A. 80, but they can’t find a spare bulb.
A. 80, but they can’t find a spare bulb.
February 10, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Q. How many Labour MPs does it take to change a light bulb?
A. 80, but they can’t find a spare bulb.
A. 80, but they can’t find a spare bulb.
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First it was our oil and gas, then it was our renewable energy and now it's minerals. When the hell will Scotland ever learn.
www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/business/...
www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/business/...
Millions invested into Ellon firm drilling for nickel and copper in Aberdeenshire
Aberdeen Minerals is betting large deposits are buried beneath the north-east's rolling farmland.
www.pressandjournal.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 9:14 AM
First it was our oil and gas, then it was our renewable energy and now it's minerals. When the hell will Scotland ever learn.
www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/business/...
www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/business/...
Flip Hutcheon follows Sarwar’s flop.
Less than six hours between these posts.
Excellent journalism, Paul. Thank you.
Excellent journalism, Paul. Thank you.
February 10, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Flip Hutcheon follows Sarwar’s flop.
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Paul Hutcheon really is a snivelling little rat. Heard him on Tony Livesey's show on Radio 5 last night. Hutcheon claimed Sarwar was a close friend of Starmer and that Government Ministers call Sarwar for advice 😂Then pivoted to say there had been no improvements in public services with SNP 😆
Less than six hours between these posts.
Excellent journalism, Paul. Thank you.
Excellent journalism, Paul. Thank you.
February 10, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Paul Hutcheon really is a snivelling little rat. Heard him on Tony Livesey's show on Radio 5 last night. Hutcheon claimed Sarwar was a close friend of Starmer and that Government Ministers call Sarwar for advice 😂Then pivoted to say there had been no improvements in public services with SNP 😆
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😂😂😂😂😂 Supported & championed every decision of his leader only to find senior figures in the Labour hierarchy do not support or champion him or his decisions. 😂😂😂😂
February 10, 2026 at 8:23 AM
😂😂😂😂😂 Supported & championed every decision of his leader only to find senior figures in the Labour hierarchy do not support or champion him or his decisions. 😂😂😂😂
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Somebody is pulling his chain with promises of treasure and influence in a brave new - New Labour.
The mug went for it, testing the Labour political weather vane ans can be seen hung out to dry.
Thats the bus loads of canvassers from England to help in the Scottish Labour campaign buggered then.
The mug went for it, testing the Labour political weather vane ans can be seen hung out to dry.
Thats the bus loads of canvassers from England to help in the Scottish Labour campaign buggered then.
February 10, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Somebody is pulling his chain with promises of treasure and influence in a brave new - New Labour.
The mug went for it, testing the Labour political weather vane ans can be seen hung out to dry.
Thats the bus loads of canvassers from England to help in the Scottish Labour campaign buggered then.
The mug went for it, testing the Labour political weather vane ans can be seen hung out to dry.
Thats the bus loads of canvassers from England to help in the Scottish Labour campaign buggered then.
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What (concretely) is Anas Sarwar proposing to change about the relationship between UK and ‘Scottish’ Labour?
Given this relationship is not working for Scotland I expect some clear proposals for federalism or further devolution.
Or is it just posturing?
Given this relationship is not working for Scotland I expect some clear proposals for federalism or further devolution.
Or is it just posturing?
February 10, 2026 at 8:27 AM
What (concretely) is Anas Sarwar proposing to change about the relationship between UK and ‘Scottish’ Labour?
Given this relationship is not working for Scotland I expect some clear proposals for federalism or further devolution.
Or is it just posturing?
Given this relationship is not working for Scotland I expect some clear proposals for federalism or further devolution.
Or is it just posturing?
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Reform UK faces police probe over Gorton and Denton letter also used in Caerphilly by-election
Reform UK faces police probe over Gorton and Denton letter also used in Caerphilly by-election
Emily Price Reform UK is facing a police probe after being accused of deploying a campaign tactic similar to one used in Caerphilly last year, where voters received handwritten-style letters…
nation.cymru
February 10, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Reform UK faces police probe over Gorton and Denton letter also used in Caerphilly by-election