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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One main message from the Palestine Action judgment is that Cooper and the Home Office really mucked up in how they went about the proscription.
February 13, 2026 at 1:18 PM
One main message from the Palestine Action judgment is that Cooper and the Home Office really mucked up in how they went about the proscription.
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I can't be bought. Unless it's £1.2m a year from GB News, £280,000 for advertising gold bullion, £4,000 for 2 days work a month for the Telegraph or £70 a shot for a Cameo video. Oh and free flights and accommodation paid for by billionaires. And possibly a house in Clacton.
February 13, 2026 at 10:47 AM
I can't be bought. Unless it's £1.2m a year from GB News, £280,000 for advertising gold bullion, £4,000 for 2 days work a month for the Telegraph or £70 a shot for a Cameo video. Oh and free flights and accommodation paid for by billionaires. And possibly a house in Clacton.
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It really is astonishing that government ministers and their advisers thought this was a sensible way to proceed. The independence of our courts and judges is something to be cherished www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
UK Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful, in humiliating blow for ministers
Thousands arrested for supporting group since proscription are now in legal limbo as Mahmood says she will appeal
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:56 PM
It really is astonishing that government ministers and their advisers thought this was a sensible way to proceed. The independence of our courts and judges is something to be cherished www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Saor Alba a-nis 🏴
On Scotland child poverty rates between 22-24% largely due to Scottish government interventions like child payment.
December 28, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Saor Alba a-nis 🏴
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So Mandy the pedo pal and Labour grandee has a half arsed visit from the met - while shorting the U.K. for his pal Epstein .
And then Starmer states snp is all guilty for something that's not even gone to trial.
F the uk govt and snidey wee Brit state spooks.
And then Starmer states snp is all guilty for something that's not even gone to trial.
F the uk govt and snidey wee Brit state spooks.
February 13, 2026 at 12:39 PM
So Mandy the pedo pal and Labour grandee has a half arsed visit from the met - while shorting the U.K. for his pal Epstein .
And then Starmer states snp is all guilty for something that's not even gone to trial.
F the uk govt and snidey wee Brit state spooks.
And then Starmer states snp is all guilty for something that's not even gone to trial.
F the uk govt and snidey wee Brit state spooks.
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Mad Nad: "I went from the Conservatives to Reform UK to bring forward change"
Labour's Luke Pollard: "Reform isn’t a new party it’s just a recycling centre for failed Tories the public already rejected."
She was introduced as "author " yet she is just another Reform mouthpiece 😂
Labour's Luke Pollard: "Reform isn’t a new party it’s just a recycling centre for failed Tories the public already rejected."
She was introduced as "author " yet she is just another Reform mouthpiece 😂
February 13, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Mad Nad: "I went from the Conservatives to Reform UK to bring forward change"
Labour's Luke Pollard: "Reform isn’t a new party it’s just a recycling centre for failed Tories the public already rejected."
She was introduced as "author " yet she is just another Reform mouthpiece 😂
Labour's Luke Pollard: "Reform isn’t a new party it’s just a recycling centre for failed Tories the public already rejected."
She was introduced as "author " yet she is just another Reform mouthpiece 😂
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This. Is a resignation matter.
Never mind all the other stupid awful shite this half-arsed full-tory government have done.
This was terrible. He has to go.
#StarmerOut
Never mind all the other stupid awful shite this half-arsed full-tory government have done.
This was terrible. He has to go.
#StarmerOut
Breaking news: The UK government’s contentious ban on Palestine Action under anti-terror laws has been ruled unlawful in a landmark legal victory for civil liberties campaigners. ft.trib.al/V0bk3dr
February 13, 2026 at 10:34 AM
This. Is a resignation matter.
Never mind all the other stupid awful shite this half-arsed full-tory government have done.
This was terrible. He has to go.
#StarmerOut
Never mind all the other stupid awful shite this half-arsed full-tory government have done.
This was terrible. He has to go.
#StarmerOut
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10.9 Billion stolen by the tories, straight into their of shore accounts. This is why it appears Labour got in, they’re just hiding with OUR money. Starmer/Labour are obviously tories and they got their cut as well and they are still stealing from us.
It’s a scam
It’s a scam
February 13, 2026 at 4:48 PM
10.9 Billion stolen by the tories, straight into their of shore accounts. This is why it appears Labour got in, they’re just hiding with OUR money. Starmer/Labour are obviously tories and they got their cut as well and they are still stealing from us.
It’s a scam
It’s a scam
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NHS deal with AI firm Palantir called into question after officials’ concerns revealed
In 2025 briefing to Wes Streeting, officials warned reputation of tech firm behind US ICE operations would hinder rollout of data system in UK
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
In 2025 briefing to Wes Streeting, officials warned reputation of tech firm behind US ICE operations would hinder rollout of data system in UK
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
NHS deal with AI firm Palantir called into question after officials’ concerns revealed
Exclusive: in 2025 briefing to Wes Streeting, officials warned reputation of tech firm behind US ICE operations would hinder rollout of data system in UK
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:59 AM
NHS deal with AI firm Palantir called into question after officials’ concerns revealed
In 2025 briefing to Wes Streeting, officials warned reputation of tech firm behind US ICE operations would hinder rollout of data system in UK
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
In 2025 briefing to Wes Streeting, officials warned reputation of tech firm behind US ICE operations would hinder rollout of data system in UK
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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@aiannucci.bsky.social are you writing this stuff mate?
Nadhim Zahawi thinks London is now unsafe, because the other day a tired-looking man walked past him during the morning rush hour.
February 13, 2026 at 1:31 PM
@aiannucci.bsky.social are you writing this stuff mate?
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🚨 WATCH: Nigel Farage says Jim Ratcliffe was "in the dictionary's definition correct" to use colonisation to describe mass immigration
Cambridge Dictionary Definition: the act or process of sending people to live in and GOVERN another country
How are migrants governing our country Nigel?
Cambridge Dictionary Definition: the act or process of sending people to live in and GOVERN another country
How are migrants governing our country Nigel?
February 13, 2026 at 10:42 AM
🚨 WATCH: Nigel Farage says Jim Ratcliffe was "in the dictionary's definition correct" to use colonisation to describe mass immigration
Cambridge Dictionary Definition: the act or process of sending people to live in and GOVERN another country
How are migrants governing our country Nigel?
Cambridge Dictionary Definition: the act or process of sending people to live in and GOVERN another country
How are migrants governing our country Nigel?
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February 13, 2026 at 11:32 AM
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BREAKING: government’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action under terrorism law ruled UNLAWFUL
This matters for everyone.
For years, the right to protest has been under sustained and deliberate attack.
Thousands of people have been arrested for something that should have never been a crime.
This matters for everyone.
For years, the right to protest has been under sustained and deliberate attack.
Thousands of people have been arrested for something that should have never been a crime.
February 13, 2026 at 10:32 AM
BREAKING: government’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action under terrorism law ruled UNLAWFUL
This matters for everyone.
For years, the right to protest has been under sustained and deliberate attack.
Thousands of people have been arrested for something that should have never been a crime.
This matters for everyone.
For years, the right to protest has been under sustained and deliberate attack.
Thousands of people have been arrested for something that should have never been a crime.
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Not yet we can’t. We have to allow for the government to appeal.🙈
Wow you can now hold up a sign saying you are against genocide and not be arrested. What a time to be alive 🙄
Fuck Israel
Fuck Israel
February 13, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Not yet we can’t. We have to allow for the government to appeal.🙈
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This is Elon Musk territory, isn't it? A woman's purpose is to bear children.
Reform candidate calls for ‘young girls’ to be given ‘biological reality’ check
Exclusive: Matt Goodwin argued ‘young girls’ should be explained ‘the biological reality’ that ‘many women in Britain are having children much too late in life’
www.independent.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 7:22 AM
This is Elon Musk territory, isn't it? A woman's purpose is to bear children.
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Scotland duped, once again. 30 people. More people work in a busy Wetherspoons.
It's a sham. Another lie.
We desperately need Scottish Independence.
It's a sham. Another lie.
We desperately need Scottish Independence.
February 13, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Scotland duped, once again. 30 people. More people work in a busy Wetherspoons.
It's a sham. Another lie.
We desperately need Scottish Independence.
It's a sham. Another lie.
We desperately need Scottish Independence.
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In 2020, Jim Ratcliffe moved his fortune to Monaco, saving himself an estimated £4 billion in tax.
In the same year, immigrants in the UK contributed around £20 billion in tax.
That says it all.
In the same year, immigrants in the UK contributed around £20 billion in tax.
That says it all.
Guardian view on Sir Jim Ratcliffe: Britain does not need political lectures from a billionaire tax exile | Editorial
Editorial: Comments on the ‘colonisation of the UK’ by the co-owner of Manchester United were erroneous, crass and a gif
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:16 PM
In 2020, Jim Ratcliffe moved his fortune to Monaco, saving himself an estimated £4 billion in tax.
In the same year, immigrants in the UK contributed around £20 billion in tax.
That says it all.
In the same year, immigrants in the UK contributed around £20 billion in tax.
That says it all.
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Nigel Farage's claim he 'can't be bought' is ridiculed
The super-rich tax evader 'doth protest too much'. After all, it isn't hard to disprove Nigel Farage's statement when you scratch the surface
www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
The super-rich tax evader 'doth protest too much'. After all, it isn't hard to disprove Nigel Farage's statement when you scratch the surface
www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
www.thecanary.co
February 13, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Nigel Farage's claim he 'can't be bought' is ridiculed
The super-rich tax evader 'doth protest too much'. After all, it isn't hard to disprove Nigel Farage's statement when you scratch the surface
www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
The super-rich tax evader 'doth protest too much'. After all, it isn't hard to disprove Nigel Farage's statement when you scratch the surface
www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
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Exercise Kukri Dawn will bring increased military activity to the region.
Fifers told to expect round-the-clock low flying helicopters during upcoming military exercise
Exercise Kukri Dawn will bring increased military activity to the region.
dlvr.it
February 13, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Exercise Kukri Dawn will bring increased military activity to the region.
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2/2. I'll give Sky the benefit of the doubt for the deliberate omission or ignorance as to why they made no mention of the difference although as one of the major broadcasters they should be aware of the Scottish case.
February 13, 2026 at 12:58 PM
2/2. I'll give Sky the benefit of the doubt for the deliberate omission or ignorance as to why they made no mention of the difference although as one of the major broadcasters they should be aware of the Scottish case.
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Saw the reports on Sky News (sorry, but somebody's got to bite the bullet !). It was interesting to hear there was no mention of the current Scottish case that the English-made law was not within its competence to apply to Scotland because we have a different/separate/independent legal system. 1/2
Protesters celebrate outside the High Court in London after a legal case challenging the proscription of Palestine Action won on two grounds.
About a hundred people gathered outside the building cheering and chanting “Free Palestine” as the decision was announced.
About a hundred people gathered outside the building cheering and chanting “Free Palestine” as the decision was announced.
February 13, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Saw the reports on Sky News (sorry, but somebody's got to bite the bullet !). It was interesting to hear there was no mention of the current Scottish case that the English-made law was not within its competence to apply to Scotland because we have a different/separate/independent legal system. 1/2
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🚨 REVEALED - Labour's cost-cutting measures under the remit of the DWP are just helping greedy water companies claw money from the most vulnerable people
Water industry cynically cited the new DWP deductions cap while lobbying to hike bills
Labour's cost-cutting measures under the remit of the DWP are just helping greedy water companies claw money from the most vulnerable people
www.thecanary.co
February 13, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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Not sure if Man United owner Jim Ratcliffe will see this being as he literally migrated to Monaco to avoid paying tax in the UK, but we wanted to put this up outside the stadium anyway….
📍 Old Trafford, Matt Busby Way
📍 Old Trafford, Matt Busby Way
February 13, 2026 at 4:29 PM
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