Parami
@parami2u.bsky.social
Buddhist, vegan(mainly)
Scottish Independence (it's gonna happen - hope it's in my lifetime). Football - Glasgow Celtic, LFC and Barça
I try to be kind but don't always manage
Love Glasgow
She/her
Scottish Independence (it's gonna happen - hope it's in my lifetime). Football - Glasgow Celtic, LFC and Barça
I try to be kind but don't always manage
Love Glasgow
She/her
Pinned
Parami
@parami2u.bsky.social
· Sep 19
Not In Our Name: Women in support of the trans+ community - Not in our name
notinourname.org.uk
We want the media and politicians to recognise that there is a large number of women who are supportive of the trans+ community. We call on them to report truthfully about the sources of violence against women and to address the systems that perpetuate harm. notinourname.org.uk/petition/not...
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Why the 'builders' warning in the Herald today of increased costs due to post-Grenfell cladding repairs make no sense in Scotland: talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/08/13/t...
There are no lives at risk from a Grenfell-like towering inferno in Scotland due to cavity fire barriers and higher building standards but tell that to the Herald
Support Talking-up Scotland’s work to counter the lies and get you the facts, daily, at: if you prefer, a bank transfer, at sort code 089300 account 1421 7339 Professor John Robertson OBA In …
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Why the 'builders' warning in the Herald today of increased costs due to post-Grenfell cladding repairs make no sense in Scotland: talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/08/13/t...
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The Frankenstein creations of UK Mainstream Media: Johnson', Rees-Mogg & Farage
November 9, 2025 at 9:05 AM
The Frankenstein creations of UK Mainstream Media: Johnson', Rees-Mogg & Farage
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For the supporters of Farage & Co.
November 8, 2025 at 7:37 AM
For the supporters of Farage & Co.
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Another day, another Labour attack on disabled people. The scheme is devolved in Scotland, the tax exemptions which Reeves is proposing to axe are not, but Scot Gov has not been consulted. Anything to avoid raising taxes on the wealthiest, eh?
www.thenational.scot/news/2560765...
www.thenational.scot/news/2560765...
Chancellor warned Motability cut will cause 'significant' costs for disabled Scots
SCOTLAND’S Social Justice Secretary has urged the Chancellor not to slash the Motability car scheme, warning of the significant costs for disabled…
www.thenational.scot
November 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Another day, another Labour attack on disabled people. The scheme is devolved in Scotland, the tax exemptions which Reeves is proposing to axe are not, but Scot Gov has not been consulted. Anything to avoid raising taxes on the wealthiest, eh?
www.thenational.scot/news/2560765...
www.thenational.scot/news/2560765...
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Can you remember the resignations from the BBC in 2014 when they told lies about the YES Campaign.
No!
Neither can I
No!
Neither can I
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Can you remember the resignations from the BBC in 2014 when they told lies about the YES Campaign.
No!
Neither can I
No!
Neither can I
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Carrying on the Tories dirty deeds. Never trust an ableist Unionist government.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-3957...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-3957...
Thousands have disability vehicles taken away
Some 51,000 disabled people have had vehicles removed since changes to benefits in 2013.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Carrying on the Tories dirty deeds. Never trust an ableist Unionist government.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-3957...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-3957...
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Look at this graph, Reform almost all of them went to Private School.
If you are Working Class and you vote for Reform, you are a traitor, to yourself.
Or as we call them, a bloody fool.
If you are Working Class and you vote for Reform, you are a traitor, to yourself.
Or as we call them, a bloody fool.
October 27, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Look at this graph, Reform almost all of them went to Private School.
If you are Working Class and you vote for Reform, you are a traitor, to yourself.
Or as we call them, a bloody fool.
If you are Working Class and you vote for Reform, you are a traitor, to yourself.
Or as we call them, a bloody fool.
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Teachers and librarians! Join us for an interactive forum to share exciting short story text recommendations for young people, online, from 4–5.15pm on 12 November. 📖✨
#UKKidLit #KidLitUK #KidLit
#UKKidLit #KidLitUK #KidLit
Book Discovery: Short Stories (Secondary BGE and Senior Phase)
Join us for an interactive forum to share exciting short story text recommendations for young people.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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It was during Thatcher's time in office that I first noticed the biased news reporting of the BBC amplifying the message of the Westminster government. It's particularly noticeable today in their vicious attacks on the Scottish Government. The rot is at the top, Gibb and McAndrew need to go, now!
November 10, 2025 at 12:07 PM
It was during Thatcher's time in office that I first noticed the biased news reporting of the BBC amplifying the message of the Westminster government. It's particularly noticeable today in their vicious attacks on the Scottish Government. The rot is at the top, Gibb and McAndrew need to go, now!
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Aparrently a Hectarce is equal to 10,000 square metres
I'm not looking at the bad news first, but here's some good news that l didn't know 😃
That's now over 75 000 Hectarces planted in Scotland since 2019
Hooray for the tree people 🌳
Record high as 30 million trees planted in Scotland last year | STV News news.stv.tv/scotland/rec....
That's now over 75 000 Hectarces planted in Scotland since 2019
Hooray for the tree people 🌳
Record high as 30 million trees planted in Scotland last year | STV News news.stv.tv/scotland/rec....
Record high as 30 million trees planted in Scotland last year
Between April 1, 2023 and March 31, 2024, a total of 15,000 hectares of new woodland was created across Scotland.
news.stv.tv
November 8, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Aparrently a Hectarce is equal to 10,000 square metres
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Why is a Labour government determined to demonise benefit claimants? Official figures show there is no ‘ballooning’ welfare budget
Figures show social security will be lower by 2029-30
Figures published in Oct 2024 showed that the share of GDP spend taken by social security was stable
Figures show social security will be lower by 2029-30
Figures published in Oct 2024 showed that the share of GDP spend taken by social security was stable
New official figures – hidden by government and opposition parties – have exposed months of lies by politicians and the media about “spiralling” spending on social security and the need to cut benefits.
#DWP #ReformUK #Conservatives #Labour
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/new-official...
#DWP #ReformUK #Conservatives #Labour
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/new-official...
New official figures expose how politicians and media have repeatedly lied about social security spending
New official figures – hidden by government and opposition parties – have exposed months of lies by politicians and the media about “spiralling” spending on social security and the need to cut bene…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Why is a Labour government determined to demonise benefit claimants? Official figures show there is no ‘ballooning’ welfare budget
Figures show social security will be lower by 2029-30
Figures published in Oct 2024 showed that the share of GDP spend taken by social security was stable
Figures show social security will be lower by 2029-30
Figures published in Oct 2024 showed that the share of GDP spend taken by social security was stable
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Another myth busting article.
It seems migrants don’t ‘come over here for the benefits’ nor do they ‘drive down wages’
It seems migrants don’t ‘come over here for the benefits’ nor do they ‘drive down wages’
"Home Office data suggests that recent immigrants are more likely to be working than British nationals and make higher wages than them."
✍️ Lauren Gilbert argues that migrants to the UK are net fiscal contributors, adding much more to the economy than they take out,
ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
✍️ Lauren Gilbert argues that migrants to the UK are net fiscal contributors, adding much more to the economy than they take out,
ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
Lower migration is bad news for the UK economy - UK in a changing Europe
Lauren Gilbert argues that migrants to the UK are net fiscal contributors, adding much more to the economy than they take out, and that the recent collapse in immigration will harm the UK's economic p...
ukandeu.ac.uk
November 7, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Another myth busting article.
It seems migrants don’t ‘come over here for the benefits’ nor do they ‘drive down wages’
It seems migrants don’t ‘come over here for the benefits’ nor do they ‘drive down wages’
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We’re looking for a passionate & creative Festival Coordinator to join our team!
This is an exciting opportunity to help shape & deliver our annual Scotland-wide celebration of art, culture and community.
Deadline to apply: Monday 24 November
More 👉 scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk/jobs
This is an exciting opportunity to help shape & deliver our annual Scotland-wide celebration of art, culture and community.
Deadline to apply: Monday 24 November
More 👉 scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk/jobs
November 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
We’re looking for a passionate & creative Festival Coordinator to join our team!
This is an exciting opportunity to help shape & deliver our annual Scotland-wide celebration of art, culture and community.
Deadline to apply: Monday 24 November
More 👉 scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk/jobs
This is an exciting opportunity to help shape & deliver our annual Scotland-wide celebration of art, culture and community.
Deadline to apply: Monday 24 November
More 👉 scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk/jobs
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Something that is never factored into the published cost of nuclear energy, a near century long clean up. We pay for this. Current bill, £120 billion and climbing. Sizewell C will be just more of the same. Expensive power and a toxic legacy for thousands of years.
buff.ly/fvUNHbs
buff.ly/fvUNHbs
November 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Something that is never factored into the published cost of nuclear energy, a near century long clean up. We pay for this. Current bill, £120 billion and climbing. Sizewell C will be just more of the same. Expensive power and a toxic legacy for thousands of years.
buff.ly/fvUNHbs
buff.ly/fvUNHbs
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Zohran Mamdan cites Scotland's baby boxes as he plans New York version
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2560320...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2560320...
Zohran Mamdan cites Scotland's baby boxes as he plans New York version
New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has said he backs a ‘baby box’ programme in the city – citing Scotland’s successful version as an…
www.heraldscotland.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Zohran Mamdan cites Scotland's baby boxes as he plans New York version
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2560320...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2560320...
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Starbucks baristas have done everything right — organized, bargained, and stood together.
But the CEO still refuses to offer a fair contract or end union busting.
If baristas go on ULP strike, our response is simply DON’T BUY STARBUCKS.
#NoContractNoCoffee
But the CEO still refuses to offer a fair contract or end union busting.
If baristas go on ULP strike, our response is simply DON’T BUY STARBUCKS.
#NoContractNoCoffee
November 7, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Starbucks baristas have done everything right — organized, bargained, and stood together.
But the CEO still refuses to offer a fair contract or end union busting.
If baristas go on ULP strike, our response is simply DON’T BUY STARBUCKS.
#NoContractNoCoffee
But the CEO still refuses to offer a fair contract or end union busting.
If baristas go on ULP strike, our response is simply DON’T BUY STARBUCKS.
#NoContractNoCoffee
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Tomorrow! Wish I lived in Perth, I'd love to go to this.
Join us on Saturday 8th November for REVIVE’s national conference - a landmark event that is set to be a pivotal moment in Scotland’s land reform journey.
Sign up ⬇️
perththeatreandconcerthall.com/whats-on/rev...
Conference programme ⬇️
revive.scot/revives-nati...
Sign up ⬇️
perththeatreandconcerthall.com/whats-on/rev...
Conference programme ⬇️
revive.scot/revives-nati...
November 7, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Tomorrow! Wish I lived in Perth, I'd love to go to this.
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One reason Labour has given that the SNP is a “threat to national security” is that Swinney recently stopped subsidising arms companies arming Israel. In other words, Labour has decided to double down on its place as the pro-genocide party: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/06/t...
'The SNP Isn't a Threat to the Security of Any Nation I Want to Be Part Of'
Labour's attempts to brand the Scottish National Party a threat to the UK’s national security is a drastic escalation of Labour’s anti-independence rhetoric, argues Adam Ramsay
bylinetimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:39 PM
One reason Labour has given that the SNP is a “threat to national security” is that Swinney recently stopped subsidising arms companies arming Israel. In other words, Labour has decided to double down on its place as the pro-genocide party: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/06/t...
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David Lammy describing the SNP as “a national security threat” in the Commons is a very dangerous moment for our democracy. The SNP is a peaceful party which got 1.3 million votes at the last Holyrood election.
November 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
David Lammy describing the SNP as “a national security threat” in the Commons is a very dangerous moment for our democracy. The SNP is a peaceful party which got 1.3 million votes at the last Holyrood election.
There’s a surprising number of folk on the bus at 5.30am
November 7, 2025 at 5:31 AM
There’s a surprising number of folk on the bus at 5.30am
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The SNP has renewed its call for disgraced Baroness Michelle Mone to be stripped of her peerage after it emerged that a company linked to her and her husband owes £39 million in tax
November 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The SNP has renewed its call for disgraced Baroness Michelle Mone to be stripped of her peerage after it emerged that a company linked to her and her husband owes £39 million in tax
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🔴‘The SNP Isn’t a Threat to the Security of Any Nation I Want to Be Part Of’
Labour’s attempts to brand the Scottish National Party a threat to the UK’s national security is a drastic escalation of Labour’s anti-independence rhetoric, argues @adamramsay.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/06/t...
Labour’s attempts to brand the Scottish National Party a threat to the UK’s national security is a drastic escalation of Labour’s anti-independence rhetoric, argues @adamramsay.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/06/t...
'The SNP Isn't a Threat to the Security of Any Nation I Want to Be Part Of'
Labour's attempts to brand the Scottish National Party a threat to the UK’s national security is a drastic escalation of Labour’s anti-independence rhetoric, argues Adam Ramsay
bylinetimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
🔴‘The SNP Isn’t a Threat to the Security of Any Nation I Want to Be Part Of’
Labour’s attempts to brand the Scottish National Party a threat to the UK’s national security is a drastic escalation of Labour’s anti-independence rhetoric, argues @adamramsay.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/06/t...
Labour’s attempts to brand the Scottish National Party a threat to the UK’s national security is a drastic escalation of Labour’s anti-independence rhetoric, argues @adamramsay.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/06/t...