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((Wee G )) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 1h

Roz Foyer: Scotland's future must be decided by Holyrood, not Westminster 👇 www.thenational.scot/news/2553538...

Scotland's future must be decided by Holyrood, not Westminster – Roz Foyer

It is Holyrood – not Westminster – which should have the power to call an independence referendum, Scotland's top trade unionist is set to tell…

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Axel Foley @roadwarrior29.bsky.social · 54m

Freeview...people still watch that ?

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Nula Suchet @nulasuchet.bsky.social · 16h

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The SNP @snp.org · 2h

Scotland’s future is our choice - not Westminster’s.

We can keep being held back by Westminster, or take the chance to build a fairer, stronger nation that works for everyone in Scotland. #SNP25

Graphic for SNP Annual National Conference 2025 featuring a quote from Stephen Flynn MP about Scotland's future choices and fresh start.

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 1h

NEW: Stephen Flynn tore into the 'failing branch offic' of Scottish Labour in his speech to SNP conference, as he declared an independent future for Scotland is 'essential'

'Failing branch office': Stephen Flynn rips into Scottish Labour at SNP conference

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Claire #FBPE ☘️ 🍉 🇺🇦 🇪🇺🐝 🦮🇮🇪🇧🇪 💙💚 @fbpech.bsky.social · 3h

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To this day, I have never disagreed with anything Clive has said - on any subject.
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Clive Lewis MP: ‘I Never Thought I’d Hear Myself Say I Think My Party is Making this Country Weaker in Preparation for an Authoritarian-Right Government’

Peter Jukes and Hardeep Matharu speak to the backbench Labour MP to understand why the Government is focusing on how to ‘stop the boats' rather than fixing people's everyday lives

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ScotLassie(Extremist apparently😁) @scotlassie.bsky.social · 2h

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SNP 91st Annual National Conference 2025 Day 1 - 11/10/2025

YouTube video by Broadcasting Scotland

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 4h

Good to blame Farage for the dull-arsed, ruinous, tedious failure of Brexit.
Not that good to keep punishing us for that failure, rather than looking to swiftly boost our prosperity by asking to rejoin the Single Market and Customs Union.
But yes. It’s a start.

www.thetimes.com/article/8875...

Starmer and Reeves are expected to argue that if it hadn't been for Brexit this type of downgrade would not have been needed - and cite official figures suggesting that if Britain had not left the European Union the economy would be about £120 billion greater by 2035 than current forecasts suggest.
The message is simple: Farage is ultimately to blame, as the man who delivered Brexit with "easy sloganeering" then walked away from the aftermath rather than putting in the hard yards.
Or to put it another way: Farage, not us, is responsible for putting up your taxes.
The theme will tie to the main thrust of Starmer's argument at conference, that the Reform leader is selling easy solutions that are just a fantasy.

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Ros Taylor @rostaylor.bsky.social · 4h

I’m afraid that if you emigrate to Dubai for the tax breaks and 24-hour security, you really should give up your citizenship here for someone who wants it.

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The SNP @snp.org · 1h

Since 2014, we've been forced to live through the worst of Westminster - Brexit, Boris, Truss, and no change with Labour.

Only independence offers a fresh start for Scotland.

Read Stephen Flynn's speech here: https://www.snp.org/britain-is-broken-and-the-westminster-way-isnt-working/

Britain is Broken and the Westminster way isn’t working. — Scottish National Party

Read Stephen Flynn’s full address to the SNP’s 2025 National Conference…

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Iris Cook @montrose.bsky.social · 2h

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#SNPConference

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🌻Sheila 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺✌️ @sheilzz.bsky.social · 1h

Aye!!!
#supportscotland #Endlondonrule #voteSNP

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Axel Foley @roadwarrior29.bsky.social · 1h

The Turd That Will Not Flush.

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((Wee G )) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 1h

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 4h

Limited liability is one of our weird silences. It's a massive free gift society makes to plutocrats, seldom remarked upon, let alone contested.
Shareholders should have to buy limited liability, like any other insurance. The insurers would then be liable. 🧵
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Will UK taxpayers get their £122m back from PPE Medpro?

The high court told the company linked to Michelle Mone to pay up over the supply of defective gowns, but there appears no clear route to reclaim the funds

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Paul Sandars🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @paulsandars.bsky.social · 3h

Good Morning to all my Celtic friends!

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 15h

Two Scottish universities have been ranked among the 100 best in the world

The 2 Scottish universities that are among the 100 best in the world

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 14h

Tomorrow's front page 📰

Palestine Action ban challenge in Scottish courts

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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 1d

More money in your pocket, more opportunities, fewer emissions.

I’m proud we introduced free bus travel for young people under 22 - and as of today, over 250 million free journeys have been made across Scotland.

Together with scrapping peak rail fares, we’re making your commutes cheaper.

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Iris Cook @montrose.bsky.social · 5h

Starmer’s days as PM ‘over’ if SNP wins majority at Holyrood, says Swinney | The Independent share.google/T5ZzRLcw5Pce...

#Unabhängigkeit

Good Morning

Starmer’s days as PM ‘over’ if SNP wins majority at Holyrood, says Swinney

The First Minister was speaking ahead of his party’s conference in Aberdeen this weekend.

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Axel Foley @roadwarrior29.bsky.social · 3h

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alf-tupper.bsky.social @alf-tupper.bsky.social · 4h

The Reform party and its Fuhrer are the best Recruiting Sergeant for the SNP and Scottish Independence. I recommend all decent UK citizens head north.

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Meidas Scotland 🏴EU @sovereign.scot · 4h

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Talking-up Scotland @talking-upscotland.bsky.social · 4h

Reposted again today as BBC Scotland try to undermine SNP Conference with selected NHS stories:
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NHS waiting list in England is longer per head by quarter of a million patients and shockingly twice as long in Wales, than in Scotland

Professor John Robertson OBA MSM Monitor, fast and effective as always, demolished the claims of Baillie and Sarwar yesterday. What are the most recent waiting list figures? Scotland – 718 00…

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Cornish Skipper #FBPE #RejoinEU 🇪🇺 〓〓 🔶🌹💚💙 @cornishskipper.bsky.social · 5h

Labour’s #Brexit dilemma - the only way is to go into the next election with a manifesto promise to seek to #RejoinEU - no more referenda! The Greens, LibDems, SNP & Plaid should also all have this on their manifestos next time presenting a united front against REFUK & any remaining Tory Party.

Chris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 15h

And, to spell it out, the only credible answer to that would mean turning British politics upside down again with another Referendum, which isn't, politically, an option. So there's an impasse.

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 3h

EXCLUSIVE: John Swinney has been urged to take further action after the Scottish Parliament voted to boycott Israel

John Swinney urged to take further action after Israel boycott vote

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