Ruth Watson
@ruthwatson.bsky.social
Journalist. Activist. Working for a better tomorrow today.
Political perspectives. Sustainability. Resilience. Food security. Social justice.
Scottish. Irish. Algerian. Kabyl.
There is no Planet B.
Political perspectives. Sustainability. Resilience. Food security. Social justice.
Scottish. Irish. Algerian. Kabyl.
There is no Planet B.
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Rachel Reeves says this Labour Governments decisions are "necessary."
Why is it always necessary to hit the living standards of the 99%?
When are we going to make the necessary decisions about extreme wealth?
Why is it always necessary to hit the living standards of the 99%?
When are we going to make the necessary decisions about extreme wealth?
November 27, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Rachel Reeves says this Labour Governments decisions are "necessary."
Why is it always necessary to hit the living standards of the 99%?
When are we going to make the necessary decisions about extreme wealth?
Why is it always necessary to hit the living standards of the 99%?
When are we going to make the necessary decisions about extreme wealth?
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This is a really big story that should not be missed. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Says Noem Made Final Decision on El Salvador Removals in Breach of Court Order
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
This is a really big story that should not be missed. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
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Are young people making just above minimum wage who are saddled with a 9pt higher marginal tax rate because they went to uni the losers from this Budget?
No, it must be those sitting on £millions in unearned wealth thanks to an inflated housing market that prices younger people out of owning a home
No, it must be those sitting on £millions in unearned wealth thanks to an inflated housing market that prices younger people out of owning a home
November 27, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Are young people making just above minimum wage who are saddled with a 9pt higher marginal tax rate because they went to uni the losers from this Budget?
No, it must be those sitting on £millions in unearned wealth thanks to an inflated housing market that prices younger people out of owning a home
No, it must be those sitting on £millions in unearned wealth thanks to an inflated housing market that prices younger people out of owning a home
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Donald Trump annonce exclure l’Afrique du Sud du sommet du G20 à Miami en 2026
Donald Trump annonce exclure l’Afrique du Sud du sommet du G20 à Miami en 2026
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November 26, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Donald Trump annonce exclure l’Afrique du Sud du sommet du G20 à Miami en 2026
Living in Angus, we are surrounded by standing stones, Pictish art, and hill forts.
So this book caught my eye
#CarvedInStone
#Picts
carvedinstone.scot
So this book caught my eye
#CarvedInStone
#Picts
carvedinstone.scot
November 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Living in Angus, we are surrounded by standing stones, Pictish art, and hill forts.
So this book caught my eye
#CarvedInStone
#Picts
carvedinstone.scot
So this book caught my eye
#CarvedInStone
#Picts
carvedinstone.scot
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There's some sumptuous goose art inside, if you're keen for a gander 👀
Carved in Stone is a comprehensive setting guide for early medieval Pictish society, and as such my work on it was wide and varied and included illustrating real artifacts, speculative penannular brooch designs, and even the animals that would have inhabited their world.
November 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM
There's some sumptuous goose art inside, if you're keen for a gander 👀
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More powerful evidence of the disaster of #Brexit from @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social. If we’re to avoid yet more austerity, we need to start by rejoining the customs union & single market. Brexit was a reckless waste of money we simply can’t afford @europeanmovement.co.uk
Rachel Reeves is studiously ignoring the cause of Britain’s woes: the Brexit-shaped hole in its roof | Jonathan Freedland
The autumn budget will mop up some damage, but the true source of the economic crisis is clear. The government should now fix it – tragically, it won’t, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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November 22, 2025 at 8:13 AM
More powerful evidence of the disaster of #Brexit from @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social. If we’re to avoid yet more austerity, we need to start by rejoining the customs union & single market. Brexit was a reckless waste of money we simply can’t afford @europeanmovement.co.uk
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Lib Dem leader Edward Davey calls for a national investigation into Russian political interference in British politics:
"Given Reform won't, he must. So will he know launch a national investigation into Russian infiltration into our politics?"
Starmer: "Reform is riddled with pro-Putin propaganda"
"Given Reform won't, he must. So will he know launch a national investigation into Russian infiltration into our politics?"
Starmer: "Reform is riddled with pro-Putin propaganda"
November 26, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Lib Dem leader Edward Davey calls for a national investigation into Russian political interference in British politics:
"Given Reform won't, he must. So will he know launch a national investigation into Russian infiltration into our politics?"
Starmer: "Reform is riddled with pro-Putin propaganda"
"Given Reform won't, he must. So will he know launch a national investigation into Russian infiltration into our politics?"
Starmer: "Reform is riddled with pro-Putin propaganda"
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Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important.
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important.
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
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There was a lack of focus on the environment and cost of living crisis in today's budget speech.
Not investing in nature is short-sighted.
We need nature. We ARE nature.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Not investing in nature is short-sighted.
We need nature. We ARE nature.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Budget 2025 summary: Key points from Rachel Reeves’s speech
Rachel Reeves is delivering her second Budget since Labour’s return to power – here’s what you need to know.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
There was a lack of focus on the environment and cost of living crisis in today's budget speech.
Not investing in nature is short-sighted.
We need nature. We ARE nature.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Not investing in nature is short-sighted.
We need nature. We ARE nature.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Racist man leading racist party with racist policies was racially abusive as a child.
Apparently.
Wonder if the breathless British media will give THIS wall-to-wall coverage?
Apparently.
Wonder if the breathless British media will give THIS wall-to-wall coverage?
Farage accused of ‘persistent’ racial abuse by schoolmate who rejects ‘banter’ claims
Farage accused of ‘persistent’ racial abuse by schoolmate who rejects ‘banter’ claims
Farage accused of ‘persistent’ racial abuse by schoolmate who rejects ‘banter’ claims
www.independent.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Racist man leading racist party with racist policies was racially abusive as a child.
Apparently.
Wonder if the breathless British media will give THIS wall-to-wall coverage?
Apparently.
Wonder if the breathless British media will give THIS wall-to-wall coverage?
The #ClimateEmergency is, with increasing severity, coming to our doors.
VIDEO: 🇹🇭 🇲🇾 Tens of thousands displaced by floods in Thailand and Malaysia
Tens of thousands of people in Thailand and neighbouring Malaysia have been displaced by widespread flooding, with streets submerged, homes inundated and at least 34 people dead, officials said
Tens of thousands of people in Thailand and neighbouring Malaysia have been displaced by widespread flooding, with streets submerged, homes inundated and at least 34 people dead, officials said
November 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The #ClimateEmergency is, with increasing severity, coming to our doors.
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Our built environment isn't ready for the changes we've made to our natural environment.
VIDEO: 🇹🇭 🇲🇾 Tens of thousands displaced by floods in Thailand and Malaysia
Tens of thousands of people in Thailand and neighbouring Malaysia have been displaced by widespread flooding, with streets submerged, homes inundated and at least 34 people dead, officials said
Tens of thousands of people in Thailand and neighbouring Malaysia have been displaced by widespread flooding, with streets submerged, homes inundated and at least 34 people dead, officials said
November 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Our built environment isn't ready for the changes we've made to our natural environment.
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L'identité du pharaon enterré dans le sarcophage sans nom de Tanis enfin découverte
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L'identité du pharaon enterré dans le sarcophage sans nom de Tanis enfin découverte
L'énigme préoccupait les archéologues depuis des décennies. La découverte de 225 statuettes funéraires dans le tombeau d'Osorkon II, avec le nom gravé de Sheshonq III, ne laisse plus de place au doute.
www.geo.fr
November 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
L'identité du pharaon enterré dans le sarcophage sans nom de Tanis enfin découverte
www.geo.fr/histoire/l-i...
www.geo.fr/histoire/l-i...
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#Coral #coralreefs #coralbleaching #oceantemperature #Australia
"For coral, sustained heat stress is measured using degree heating weeks (DHW). At 4 DHW, coral bleaching is likely....At Ningaloo Reef last summer, more than 20 DHW were recorded."
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"For coral, sustained heat stress is measured using degree heating weeks (DHW). At 4 DHW, coral bleaching is likely....At Ningaloo Reef last summer, more than 20 DHW were recorded."
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We knew Ningaloo’s coral bleaching was severe. But what we found 6 months later was still a shock
Mounting evidence shows the state of coral reefs is worsening despite concerted local conservation. The answer is public pressure for meaningful climate action.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:55 PM
#Coral #coralreefs #coralbleaching #oceantemperature #Australia
"For coral, sustained heat stress is measured using degree heating weeks (DHW). At 4 DHW, coral bleaching is likely....At Ningaloo Reef last summer, more than 20 DHW were recorded."
share.google/XxpUzkr7A6sx...
"For coral, sustained heat stress is measured using degree heating weeks (DHW). At 4 DHW, coral bleaching is likely....At Ningaloo Reef last summer, more than 20 DHW were recorded."
share.google/XxpUzkr7A6sx...
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The Roseisle goose is the greatest of all the Pictish symbols. I don't even have a second favourite: it's Roseisle goose or nothing.
November 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The Roseisle goose is the greatest of all the Pictish symbols. I don't even have a second favourite: it's Roseisle goose or nothing.
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Cracking conclusion:
“Lothian Buses cannot meet this challenge alone…. #Edinburgh would need around 300 more buses to meet peak times, at a capital cost of £150 million and a further £75 million cost in revenue per year. In short, we risk swapping car congestion for bus congestion.”
“Lothian Buses cannot meet this challenge alone…. #Edinburgh would need around 300 more buses to meet peak times, at a capital cost of £150 million and a further £75 million cost in revenue per year. In short, we risk swapping car congestion for bus congestion.”
Really good Edinburgh Inquirer article from Cory Boyle here on the need to take bold steps to tackle Edinburgh’s current and future congestion woes.
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/were-one-o...
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/were-one-o...
We're one of the most congested cities in the UK. Here's how to tackle that.
Award-winning engineer Corey Boyle on breaking the Capital's over-reliance on the car
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Cracking conclusion:
“Lothian Buses cannot meet this challenge alone…. #Edinburgh would need around 300 more buses to meet peak times, at a capital cost of £150 million and a further £75 million cost in revenue per year. In short, we risk swapping car congestion for bus congestion.”
“Lothian Buses cannot meet this challenge alone…. #Edinburgh would need around 300 more buses to meet peak times, at a capital cost of £150 million and a further £75 million cost in revenue per year. In short, we risk swapping car congestion for bus congestion.”
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🇨🇮 L'Europe par ricochet la France utilisées comme base arrière pour déstabiliser des États africains ? [Linfodrome] #Afropages
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November 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
🇨🇮 L'Europe par ricochet la France utilisées comme base arrière pour déstabiliser des États africains ? [Linfodrome] #Afropages
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The higher taxes on gambling are also good news. The grip of this parasitic industry on high streets, sport and broadcasting is a social disaster.
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UK gambling industry made £15.6bn in 2024 (£16.8bn in 2025)
Most companies holed up in Gibraltar & Malta, dodge UK taxes. Some pay corporation tax at the rate of 3%-4%. No VAT on gambling.
Public bears the cost of gambling addiction.
Firms resent paying extra tax to clear their mess.
Tax them.
Most companies holed up in Gibraltar & Malta, dodge UK taxes. Some pay corporation tax at the rate of 3%-4%. No VAT on gambling.
Public bears the cost of gambling addiction.
Firms resent paying extra tax to clear their mess.
Tax them.
UK's Online Gambling Industry: The £3.8 Billion Tax Question Nobody's Answering
UK's online gambling industry generates £15.6bn annually but pays minimal tax. With £3.8bn in receipts, experts say it's time for reform Here's why.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The higher taxes on gambling are also good news. The grip of this parasitic industry on high streets, sport and broadcasting is a social disaster.
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The abolition of the two-child benefit cap, which punishes children for their parents' circumstances, is the best part of the budget, potentially lifting almost half a million children out of poverty.
It may also be the part that comes under fiercest attack. So it needs celebrating and defending.
It may also be the part that comes under fiercest attack. So it needs celebrating and defending.
And the two child benefit limit is abolished. An enormous victory for those who have campaigned tirelessly for eight long years through successive governments. This will lift at least 450,000 children out of poverty. Fewer kids will be hungry. No more women forced to disclose their rape.
November 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The abolition of the two-child benefit cap, which punishes children for their parents' circumstances, is the best part of the budget, potentially lifting almost half a million children out of poverty.
It may also be the part that comes under fiercest attack. So it needs celebrating and defending.
It may also be the part that comes under fiercest attack. So it needs celebrating and defending.
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Two London councils enact emergency plans after being hit by cyber-attack
Two London councils enact emergency plans after being hit by cyber-attack
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster city council investigate whether data has been compromised
At least two London councils have been hit by a cyber-attack and have invoked emergency plans as they investigate whether any data has been compromised.
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster City council, which share some IT infrastructure, said a number of systems had been affected across both authorities, including phone lines. The councils, which provide services for 360,000 residents, shut down several computerised systems as a precaution to limit further possible damage. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Two London councils enact emergency plans after being hit by cyber-attack
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“Katy, bar the door!”
According to legend, Catherine Douglas – “Kate Barlass” – tried to prevent the murder of James I of Scots in 1437, using her arm to bolt the door. Prof Richard Oram untangles this tale of a selfless & loyal heroine
#WyrdWednesday
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According to legend, Catherine Douglas – “Kate Barlass” – tried to prevent the murder of James I of Scots in 1437, using her arm to bolt the door. Prof Richard Oram untangles this tale of a selfless & loyal heroine
#WyrdWednesday
www.kingjames1ofscotland.co.uk/publications...
Kate Barlass - Catherine Douglas. History, Myth and Modern Folk Tale (Part 1) - King James I of Scotland
Kate Barlass – Catherine Douglas History, Myth and Modern Folk Tale Part 1 Historical Sources and the Legacy of one Dodgy Dundonian Professor Richard Oram Romance, myth and history have been...
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November 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
“Katy, bar the door!”
According to legend, Catherine Douglas – “Kate Barlass” – tried to prevent the murder of James I of Scots in 1437, using her arm to bolt the door. Prof Richard Oram untangles this tale of a selfless & loyal heroine
#WyrdWednesday
www.kingjames1ofscotland.co.uk/publications...
According to legend, Catherine Douglas – “Kate Barlass” – tried to prevent the murder of James I of Scots in 1437, using her arm to bolt the door. Prof Richard Oram untangles this tale of a selfless & loyal heroine
#WyrdWednesday
www.kingjames1ofscotland.co.uk/publications...