Ian
@afc42.bsky.social
Aberdeen, Scotland. Outdoors, science and Engineering. 🏴
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The explosion of extreme and dangerous misogyny in our schools is down to influencers like Andrew Tate.
Reminder:
Nigel Farage once described Andrew Tate as “an important voice for men”.
Reminder:
Nigel Farage once described Andrew Tate as “an important voice for men”.
December 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The explosion of extreme and dangerous misogyny in our schools is down to influencers like Andrew Tate.
Reminder:
Nigel Farage once described Andrew Tate as “an important voice for men”.
Reminder:
Nigel Farage once described Andrew Tate as “an important voice for men”.
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Eight Palestine Action activists are being left to die in prison – all without even facing trial.
We must force the government to act, before it’s too late ⬇️
https://goodlaw.social/3e3320
We must force the government to act, before it’s too late ⬇️
https://goodlaw.social/3e3320
December 18, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Eight Palestine Action activists are being left to die in prison – all without even facing trial.
We must force the government to act, before it’s too late ⬇️
https://goodlaw.social/3e3320
We must force the government to act, before it’s too late ⬇️
https://goodlaw.social/3e3320
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Auditors and new officials have been turning over stones at the body in charge of Teesworks. Turns out the Tees Valley Combined Authority has been lending hundreds of millions of £ to connected orgs, without loan agreements, and those orgs are now struggling to repay
as.ft.com/r/ac457745-4...
as.ft.com/r/ac457745-4...
Auditors raise red flags at public body run by Ben Houchen
[FREE TO READ] EY said errors included ‘material misstatements’ in latest setback for Conservative metro mayor Lord Houchen
as.ft.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Auditors and new officials have been turning over stones at the body in charge of Teesworks. Turns out the Tees Valley Combined Authority has been lending hundreds of millions of £ to connected orgs, without loan agreements, and those orgs are now struggling to repay
as.ft.com/r/ac457745-4...
as.ft.com/r/ac457745-4...
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I’ll just leave this here www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/chemica...
Ineos given £600million for Belgium factory despite plans to shut Scots site
The UK Government has failed to take action to secure a future for the massive plant near Falkirk – while providing a £600million loan guarantee to Ineos for a chemicals site in Antwerp, Belgium.
www.dailyrecord.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I’ll just leave this here www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/chemica...
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this is truly incredible.
Ex-First Minister of NI Arlene Foster jokes and laughs about a £432,000 dark-money donation to the DUP ahead of the Brexit referendum.
"we used it to bring about brexit...and it worked....ha ha ha ha!"
Ex-First Minister of NI Arlene Foster jokes and laughs about a £432,000 dark-money donation to the DUP ahead of the Brexit referendum.
"we used it to bring about brexit...and it worked....ha ha ha ha!"
December 17, 2025 at 8:04 PM
this is truly incredible.
Ex-First Minister of NI Arlene Foster jokes and laughs about a £432,000 dark-money donation to the DUP ahead of the Brexit referendum.
"we used it to bring about brexit...and it worked....ha ha ha ha!"
Ex-First Minister of NI Arlene Foster jokes and laughs about a £432,000 dark-money donation to the DUP ahead of the Brexit referendum.
"we used it to bring about brexit...and it worked....ha ha ha ha!"
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No fucking tents outside this cackling money launderers house are there.
Joke country.
Joke country.
this is truly incredible.
Ex-First Minister of NI Arlene Foster jokes and laughs about a £432,000 dark-money donation to the DUP ahead of the Brexit referendum.
"we used it to bring about brexit...and it worked....ha ha ha ha!"
Ex-First Minister of NI Arlene Foster jokes and laughs about a £432,000 dark-money donation to the DUP ahead of the Brexit referendum.
"we used it to bring about brexit...and it worked....ha ha ha ha!"
December 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
No fucking tents outside this cackling money launderers house are there.
Joke country.
Joke country.
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It’s a joke for Trump, Vance, Witkoff and anyone else to even remotely suggest that Putin wants peace and Ukraine is the problem.
December 17, 2025 at 12:57 PM
It’s a joke for Trump, Vance, Witkoff and anyone else to even remotely suggest that Putin wants peace and Ukraine is the problem.
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The consequence of the inaction was that Farage continued to provide rhetorical support for Putin
December 17, 2025 at 7:16 AM
The consequence of the inaction was that Farage continued to provide rhetorical support for Putin
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Investigate the friends of Russia in British politics.
You know Tory tennis matches. Johnson dumping his security.
Farage's girlfriend suddenly finding £800k down back of her sofa.
£7m for Leave from an empty mine.
Labour don't fudge this.
Investigate and convict.
You know Tory tennis matches. Johnson dumping his security.
Farage's girlfriend suddenly finding £800k down back of her sofa.
£7m for Leave from an empty mine.
Labour don't fudge this.
Investigate and convict.
December 17, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Investigate the friends of Russia in British politics.
You know Tory tennis matches. Johnson dumping his security.
Farage's girlfriend suddenly finding £800k down back of her sofa.
£7m for Leave from an empty mine.
Labour don't fudge this.
Investigate and convict.
You know Tory tennis matches. Johnson dumping his security.
Farage's girlfriend suddenly finding £800k down back of her sofa.
£7m for Leave from an empty mine.
Labour don't fudge this.
Investigate and convict.
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⚖️ 2/ As a reminder, Gill - former leader of Reform UK in Wales - was recently sentenced to 10.5 years, becoming the first politician to be jailed under the Bribery Act.
💰 He's thought to have received up to £40,000 for making pro-Russian statements and speeches.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
💰 He's thought to have received up to £40,000 for making pro-Russian statements and speeches.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Former Reform in Wales leader Nathan Gill jailed for pro-Russian bribery
Nathan Gill, 52, is sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison after admitting taking bribes while an MEP.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
⚖️ 2/ As a reminder, Gill - former leader of Reform UK in Wales - was recently sentenced to 10.5 years, becoming the first politician to be jailed under the Bribery Act.
💰 He's thought to have received up to £40,000 for making pro-Russian statements and speeches.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
💰 He's thought to have received up to £40,000 for making pro-Russian statements and speeches.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I am thrilled to announce that Substack have sent me a bland looking tile inside which my name features near the word 'bestseller'.
I will try and remain authentic to my true self, but no promises. The stress and isolation associated with fame are well documented and I have already ignored the dog.
I will try and remain authentic to my true self, but no promises. The stress and isolation associated with fame are well documented and I have already ignored the dog.
December 16, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I am thrilled to announce that Substack have sent me a bland looking tile inside which my name features near the word 'bestseller'.
I will try and remain authentic to my true self, but no promises. The stress and isolation associated with fame are well documented and I have already ignored the dog.
I will try and remain authentic to my true self, but no promises. The stress and isolation associated with fame are well documented and I have already ignored the dog.
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When you sell out to psychopaths it doesn't normally end so well. Farage will roll in on a promise of jam tomorrow from Trump. Sooner Scotland is out of this disaster UK the sooner we get back onside with our European neighbours.
December 16, 2025 at 6:34 AM
When you sell out to psychopaths it doesn't normally end so well. Farage will roll in on a promise of jam tomorrow from Trump. Sooner Scotland is out of this disaster UK the sooner we get back onside with our European neighbours.
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Airbnb fined £56m by Spain for advertising unlicensed properties
What is it doing in the UK?
Too many companies flout laws and game the system and count on regulatory inertia to boost profits, exec pay.
Nothing will change until they face personal penalties
What is it doing in the UK?
Too many companies flout laws and game the system and count on regulatory inertia to boost profits, exec pay.
Nothing will change until they face personal penalties
Airbnb fined £56m by Spain for advertising unlicensed properties
The government has been cracking down on the rentals firm as neighbourhoods protest against holiday lets.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Airbnb fined £56m by Spain for advertising unlicensed properties
What is it doing in the UK?
Too many companies flout laws and game the system and count on regulatory inertia to boost profits, exec pay.
Nothing will change until they face personal penalties
What is it doing in the UK?
Too many companies flout laws and game the system and count on regulatory inertia to boost profits, exec pay.
Nothing will change until they face personal penalties
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Curse of Private Equity
Throw the parcel at the door' - Evri couriers cutting corners to earn a decent wage.
Evri couriers are self-employed, company dodges employer NIC.
Couriers paid by the parcel, must meet targets or earn less than the minimum wage.
Throw the parcel at the door' - Evri couriers cutting corners to earn a decent wage.
Evri couriers are self-employed, company dodges employer NIC.
Couriers paid by the parcel, must meet targets or earn less than the minimum wage.
'Throw the parcel at the door' - Evri couriers cutting corners to earn a decent wage
BBC Panorama investigates the delivery firm - a market leader with the worst reputation for non-deliveries.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Curse of Private Equity
Throw the parcel at the door' - Evri couriers cutting corners to earn a decent wage.
Evri couriers are self-employed, company dodges employer NIC.
Couriers paid by the parcel, must meet targets or earn less than the minimum wage.
Throw the parcel at the door' - Evri couriers cutting corners to earn a decent wage.
Evri couriers are self-employed, company dodges employer NIC.
Couriers paid by the parcel, must meet targets or earn less than the minimum wage.
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Scotland's new Reform UK councillor left police after criminal charges
Scottish Reform UK councillor left police after criminal charges
REFORM UK’s first elected councillor in Scotland left his job as a police officer after being charged with attempting to pervert the course of…
www.thenational.scot
December 16, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Scotland's new Reform UK councillor left police after criminal charges
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Kaja Kallas: what we have to keep in mind is why countries want to be in NATO is because they don't want Russia to invade them. That's why Sweden and and Finland joined NATO, that's why the Baltic States joined NATO, to have this defense umbrella.
December 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Kaja Kallas: what we have to keep in mind is why countries want to be in NATO is because they don't want Russia to invade them. That's why Sweden and and Finland joined NATO, that's why the Baltic States joined NATO, to have this defense umbrella.
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Dear fellow Scots, if you are considering voting for Reform please give yer heids a wobble ffs.
Because only the hardened of forelock tugging flagshaggers could possible contemplate allowing yet another Trojan horse over our border.
Because only the hardened of forelock tugging flagshaggers could possible contemplate allowing yet another Trojan horse over our border.
December 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Dear fellow Scots, if you are considering voting for Reform please give yer heids a wobble ffs.
Because only the hardened of forelock tugging flagshaggers could possible contemplate allowing yet another Trojan horse over our border.
Because only the hardened of forelock tugging flagshaggers could possible contemplate allowing yet another Trojan horse over our border.
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possible explanation
December 14, 2025 at 6:54 PM
possible explanation
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Actually, I'd rather that the News was slow and *accurate* than quick and wrong.
December 15, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Actually, I'd rather that the News was slow and *accurate* than quick and wrong.
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🇪🇺🇺🇦 Kallas: The Donbas isn’t Putin’s end game. If he gets it, he will demand more. We know this from history and we should learn from history.
December 15, 2025 at 8:40 AM
🇪🇺🇺🇦 Kallas: The Donbas isn’t Putin’s end game. If he gets it, he will demand more. We know this from history and we should learn from history.
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This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
December 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
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