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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February 9, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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so funny all the Scottish Labour dorks giving it lead don't leave in the indyref. you clowns don't even have any influence over your own leader after he's shown shocking judgement appointing someone who had known links with one of the world's most famous nonces
February 9, 2026 at 10:24 PM
so funny all the Scottish Labour dorks giving it lead don't leave in the indyref. you clowns don't even have any influence over your own leader after he's shown shocking judgement appointing someone who had known links with one of the world's most famous nonces
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voters love it when the guy who is in his position because the last guy got knifed in the back, knifes the guy in the back who helped put him there very publicly too late for it to be politically expedient
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar: "The distraction has to end and the leadership in Downing Street has to change."
Some MPs and ministers absolutely fuming at this. "Does Anas seriously believe that this intervention is going to make him FM?" Another calls it "soulless careerism."
Some MPs and ministers absolutely fuming at this. "Does Anas seriously believe that this intervention is going to make him FM?" Another calls it "soulless careerism."
February 9, 2026 at 3:20 PM
voters love it when the guy who is in his position because the last guy got knifed in the back, knifes the guy in the back who helped put him there very publicly too late for it to be politically expedient
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Sorry, just to be clear, given Anas Sarwar is campaigning to be First Minister of Scotland: the position of Douglas Alexander, Ian Murray and all the other Starmer supporters is that it would be fine to have a Labour First Minister who actively thinks the Labour PM should resign. Cool!
February 9, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Sorry, just to be clear, given Anas Sarwar is campaigning to be First Minister of Scotland: the position of Douglas Alexander, Ian Murray and all the other Starmer supporters is that it would be fine to have a Labour First Minister who actively thinks the Labour PM should resign. Cool!
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Important thread ... 👇
When he ran Labour Together, Cabinet Office minister Josh Simons hired a PR firm to investigate journalists
After our revelations, and a flurry of news stories, Simons finally gave his side of the story
But it doesn't seem to tally with the facts... 🧵
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/mcsweeney-...
After our revelations, and a flurry of news stories, Simons finally gave his side of the story
But it doesn't seem to tally with the facts... 🧵
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/mcsweeney-...
McSweeney goes - but Josh Simons in the frame over targeting journalists
Cabinet Office minister hired a PR firm to investigate journalists. His explanation is bewildering - and begs one big question. How can Starmer keep him on?
democracyforsale.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Important thread ... 👇
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Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months
Seamus Culleton has lived in US for two decades, married a citizen and runs a plastering business but faces deportation
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Seamus Culleton has lived in US for two decades, married a citizen and runs a plastering business but faces deportation
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months
Seamus Culleton has lived in US for two decades, married a citizen and runs a plastering business but faces deportation
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months
Seamus Culleton has lived in US for two decades, married a citizen and runs a plastering business but faces deportation
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Seamus Culleton has lived in US for two decades, married a citizen and runs a plastering business but faces deportation
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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It is crystal clear that they simply don't want any immigrants at all. None.
Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months
Seamus Culleton has lived in US for two decades, married a citizen and runs a plastering business but faces deportation
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Seamus Culleton has lived in US for two decades, married a citizen and runs a plastering business but faces deportation
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months
Seamus Culleton has lived in US for two decades, married a citizen and runs a plastering business but faces deportation
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:58 PM
It is crystal clear that they simply don't want any immigrants at all. None.
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Ana's Sarwar. No matter what you think of Starmer, and personally, not much, Sarwar is so obviously a self interested creep, I can't see how anyone can think this is a good step
February 9, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Ana's Sarwar. No matter what you think of Starmer, and personally, not much, Sarwar is so obviously a self interested creep, I can't see how anyone can think this is a good step
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Anas Sarwar bragged about being an ‘old friend’ of Mandelson a year ago.
Now he seems to have forgotten all about saying that.
Now he seems to have forgotten all about saying that.
Should Anas Sarwar resign? He seems to have been outplayed by head office...
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Cabinet ministers rally behind Starmer after Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar calls for him to resign – UK politics live
Prime minister receives public statements of support from every member of cabinet amid Mandelson scandal fallout
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Anas Sarwar bragged about being an ‘old friend’ of Mandelson a year ago.
Now he seems to have forgotten all about saying that.
Now he seems to have forgotten all about saying that.
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Anas Sarwar patently has his finger on Labour pulse, the party is dead and , so probably is Sarwar's leadership.
February 9, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Anas Sarwar patently has his finger on Labour pulse, the party is dead and , so probably is Sarwar's leadership.
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Scotland, Wales and NI would like to remind you there are other options
The battle for Britain in the years ahead is between a modern, diverse Britain led by Labour or a dark, divisive Britain under Reform.
All of us in the Labour Party must get behind the Prime Minister, rise to the challenge and deliver a richer, fairer and stronger future.
All of us in the Labour Party must get behind the Prime Minister, rise to the challenge and deliver a richer, fairer and stronger future.
February 9, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Scotland, Wales and NI would like to remind you there are other options
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Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, pictured here with his “old friend”, should resign.
February 9, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, pictured here with his “old friend”, should resign.
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Maybe Anas Sarwar should now call on Anas Sarwar to resign.
Hold on, this Anas Sarwar? Surely not.
February 9, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Maybe Anas Sarwar should now call on Anas Sarwar to resign.
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Anas is only concerned about his own job. I agree Starmer needs to go, but Anas hasn’t a hope in hell of gaining traction in Scotland if he does.
February 9, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Anas is only concerned about his own job. I agree Starmer needs to go, but Anas hasn’t a hope in hell of gaining traction in Scotland if he does.
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The absolute state of this
Ignore the smears: I was never a close friend of Peter Mandelson. And I fully understand the lessons we must learn | Wes Streeting
Ignore the smears: I was never a close friend of Peter Mandelson. And I fully understand the lessons we must learn | Wes Streeting
I knew him but not well, and worry now that he thrived in our political culture. There was a failure of moral seriousness, says health secretary Wes Streeting
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:39 PM
The absolute state of this
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I’m old enough to remember that only Scottish Labour could “constructively” work with Westminster, and the SNP were “the Nationalists” and too “divisive”.
February 9, 2026 at 5:18 PM
I’m old enough to remember that only Scottish Labour could “constructively” work with Westminster, and the SNP were “the Nationalists” and too “divisive”.
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The way Chris pincher has been basically been erased from boris downfall is really instructive in Westminster culture and how these people get away with it
I see we're back to "Johnson resigned because of a party" and not because he employed a known sex pest, lied about what he knew, and more than half his cabinet resigned as a result.
Madeley. FFS.
February 9, 2026 at 1:34 PM
The way Chris pincher has been basically been erased from boris downfall is really instructive in Westminster culture and how these people get away with it
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Immature is right, he's such an idiot.
February 10, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Immature is right, he's such an idiot.
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I mean…he spends SO MUCH TIME in the House of Commons (not) & his constituency office ( rarely present, I hear).
BREAKING: Nigel Farage calls for an end to working from home and the focus on work-life balance
"People aren't more productive working from home - it's a load of nonsense”
Whatever you do JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM!
"People aren't more productive working from home - it's a load of nonsense”
Whatever you do JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM!
February 9, 2026 at 9:26 PM
I mean…he spends SO MUCH TIME in the House of Commons (not) & his constituency office ( rarely present, I hear).
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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 1:42 PM
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I only wish Dawn Foster was still around to enjoy seeing Streeting flapping around so desperately as he trips over his own feet at the finish line
It’s practically a work of art that he thinks we’re all that stupid.
February 9, 2026 at 10:32 PM
I only wish Dawn Foster was still around to enjoy seeing Streeting flapping around so desperately as he trips over his own feet at the finish line
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Israel is committing ceasefire violation after violation as they kidnap, maim, and murder in Lebanon with total impunity
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
Pariah state Israel kidnap Lebanese official then kill a child in airstrike
Israel is committing ceasefire violation after violation as they kidnap, maim, and murder in Lebanon with total impunity
www.thecanary.co
February 9, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Israel is committing ceasefire violation after violation as they kidnap, maim, and murder in Lebanon with total impunity
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
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US Embassy in London has refused US visas to some executives for even minor crimes or arrests some dating back to the 70s. Has Starmer given the Americans access to our police database? Or is this database already in Palantir's hands?
February 9, 2026 at 10:44 PM
US Embassy in London has refused US visas to some executives for even minor crimes or arrests some dating back to the 70s. Has Starmer given the Americans access to our police database? Or is this database already in Palantir's hands?