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Alan Rich32
@alanrich32.bsky.social
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Willing to give this a go. Cycling,walking and a wee look at politics. Supporter of Scottish Independence. More a reader than a poster.
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bylines.scot
First-time Scottish National Party candidate, John Redpath, is seeking to put the Scottish Borders back on the map – an interview | James Jobson
Making sure the Scottish Borders has the loudest voice
First-time Scottish National Party candidate, John Redpath, is seeking to put the Scottish Borders back on the map – an interview
bylines.scot
December 17, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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scozia.bsky.social
Forth1 News (Sky News) had Labour MP proclaiming how they have invested in Grangemouth from the start and have created up to 460 jobs. Scottish government mentioned as an afterthought.

Turns out Scotgov were the main contributors and driving force. Media happy to support UKgov 🤨

Read more here:
Funding to support up to 460 new jobs at Grangemouth
Supporting future Grangemouth industries
www.gov.scot
December 11, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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weegingerdug.bsky.social
Starmer's dangerous stupidity in pandering to the far right means he may prove to become the unwitting midwife of Scottish independence.

weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/12/10/t...
The dangerous stupidity of Keir Starmer
You can say many things about the opportunistic moral vacuum that is Keir Starmer, but he’s not stupid, he just behaves as though he was. The one time human rights lawyer Starmer’s late…
weegingerdug.wordpress.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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indyposterboy.scot
"How much better off we would be - financially and in terms of public policy - if we had an independent Scotland in the EU having first ditched the Monarchy and the House of Lords.”
indyposterboy.scot/scottish-rep...
Scottish Republic - Indy PosterBoy
"How much better off we would be - financially and in terms of public policy - if we had an independent Scotland in the EU having first ditched the Monarchy
indyposterboy.scot
December 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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weegingerdug.bsky.social
My latest blog piece, Westminster and Scotland's energy - Fool me once... Scotland must not allow Westminster to squander its vast renewable energy resources the way Scotland's oil and gas were squandered by Westminster.

weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/12/08/w...
Westminster and Scotland’s energy, fool me once…
Scotland is, by far and away, the most energy rich country of the islands of Britain and Ireland. Moreover it has more in the way of energy resources than just about any other country in Europe, wi…
weegingerdug.wordpress.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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indyposterboy.scot
If England decided it wanted to hold a vote on becoming independent, do you think it would have to ask Scotland’s permission first?
This design and many, many more to download for sharing from my indyposterboy site.
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Sauce for the goose - Indy PosterBoy
Download this image for sharing on Facebook, Bluesky, Twitter, Instagram, etc, or attach to emails that you send to friends and family. Spread the word.
indyposterboy.scot
December 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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indyposterboy.scot
I have to say that, having lived through the experience of the 2014 independence referendum, Labour supporters *sudden* recognition of how biased the media is is bitterly hilarious. #Scotland #IndependenceIsNormal #ScotlandsRightToChoose
December 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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indyposterboy.scot
'Once in a generation opportunity' was a throwaway line, not a guarantee. Opponents demand it must be conformed to whilst refusing to keep the actual promises they made to win the referendum.
Once in a generation was not a legal commitment, believe me. I prepared the legal documents for the Edinburgh Agreement. It's just a slogan." Ciaran Martin
November 29, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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maureenpickering.bsky.social
Ajax armoured vehicles, 12 years late, way over budget at £10 million each, twice the cost of the US equivalent, 30 sick soldiers – Yes but what about the ferries? No, what about swarms of £20k drones talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/28/a...
Ajax armoured vehicles, 12 years late, way over budget at £10 million each, twice the cost of the US equivalent, 30 sick soldiers – Yes but what about the ferries? No, what about swarms of £20k drones
Professor John Robertson OBA Thanks to rtpscott for alerting me to this. Andrew, above is hanging on to his title just in case his Ajax armoured vehicle soon becomes less useful than a horse. I pre…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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weegingerdug.bsky.social
My latest blog piece, the lie that the rich deploy as a shield to protect themselves from tax rises and the politicians they buy to promote it

weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/11/27/t...
The lie that protects the rich from tax rises
Better late than never, Rachel Reeves finally followed the lead of the SNP Government in Holyrood and announced that the heinous two child cap on benefits will finally be abolished from May next ye…
weegingerdug.wordpress.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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declassifieduk.org
🚨BREAKING -- A new UN report has found Israel's annihilation of Gaza has erased 69 years of human development, marking the worst economic collapse ever recorded.

All with the UK government's support👇
unctad.org/publication/...
November 26, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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indyposterboy.scot
"Already, England has privatised much of the NHS. Indeed, my colleagues down south consider that NHS England is too far gone to bring it back under public ownership."
Dr. Daniel Goyal, Bylines Scotland
Poster bearing text -"Already, England has privatised much of the NHS. Indeed, my colleagues down south consider that NHS England is too far gone to bring it back under public ownership. Certainly, with the direction of UK politics, such an opinion seems warranted." Dr. Daniel Goyal, Bylines Scotland https://bylines.scot/opinion/will-scottish-independence-improve-scotlands-healthcare/
November 26, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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indyposterboy.scot
Did you know that Scotland has 1 district nurse per 1595 people, whilst England has only 1 district nurse per *7700*?
Poster bearing text - Did you know that Scotland has 1 district nurse per 1595 people, whilst England has only 1 district nurse per 7700?
November 26, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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indyposterboy.scot
Did you know that since the SNP scrapped hospital parking charges in 2008 that it’s saved hospital staff, patients and visitors over *£90million*?
Poster bearing text - Did you know that since the SNP scrapped hospital parking charges in 2008 that it’s saved hospital staff, patients and visitors over £90million?
November 26, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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weegingerdug.bsky.social
My latest blog piece, hope of a better Scotland can defeat the far right

weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/11/25/h...
Hope of a better Scotland can defeat the far right
Racists complain that migrants don’t want to learn English and integrate, but when migrants do want to learn English and integrate, racists mount a protest outside the school where English la…
weegingerdug.wordpress.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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weegingerdug.bsky.social
My latest blog piece, the double standards of the anti-independence media's coverage of the Covid Inquiry.

weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/t...
The Scottish media’s covid double standards
Did Nicola Sturgeon get everything right during the Covid pandemic when she headed a devolved government limited powers at its disposal and she was faced with an anti-independence Scottish media th…
weegingerdug.wordpress.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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scozia.bsky.social
Shanks is supposed to be a Labour minister and MP that represents Scotland, yet he has nothing good to say about us.
Either makes false claims about achievements ie Labour responsible for scotgov achievements or he’s bashing Scotland.
UK Labour doesn’t support 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
www.thenational.scot/news/2564154...
UK minister urged to apologise for spreading 'false claims' about Scotland's NHS
A LABOUR minister has been urged to apologise for spreading “false claims” about Scotland’s NHS ...
www.thenational.scot
November 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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andrew.sharpe.scot
So much for Starmer's promised reset in relations. He's refused to meet our First Minister to discuss the upcoming budget, and Scotland's priorities.

Voters in Scotland decide our Government... but voters in England decide its budget.
November 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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indyposterboy.scot
Every time I hear about Jackie Baillie of Labour's Scottish branch office attacking Scotland's health services, I recall the time she and Sarah Boyack were given free beer by Peroni for helping to block life-saving minimum pricing for years. How many more lives could have been saved?
Photo of Labour's Jackie Baillie MSP and Sarah Boyack MSP being presented with crates of Peroni beer for their help in blocking Holyrood's life-saving minimum pricing legislation.
November 17, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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weegingerdug.bsky.social
My latest blog post, inspired by the clarion call of pro Scottish independence actor Alan Cumming.

"Just get your boots off our neck, Westminster"

weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/11/14/j...
Just get your boots off our necks, Westminster
In an interview with The National newspaper, the actor Alan Cumming, who currently hosts the US version of the popular show The Traitors and who is outspoken in his support for Scottish independenc…
weegingerdug.wordpress.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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mrhenrymorris.substack.com
If the grouse shooting industry are to be believed, Susie probably stamped her own chicks to death before turning the gun on herself.

Oh well. By a happy coincidence, less hen harriers means more red grouse for the toffs to shoot.

@raptorpersuk.bsky.social

raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/14/h...
Hen Harrier ‘Susie’, whose chicks were stamped to death in 2022, has been found dead on a North Pennines grouse moor with gunshot injuries
If ever there was an example demonstrating the high level of persecution faced by Hen Harriers on UK grouse moors, the lack of consequences for the offenders, and the lack of justice for the victim…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
November 14, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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andrew.sharpe.scot
There are so many examples, but I still find it amazing that the BBC in Scotland - or any British media, for that matter - go out of their way 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 to make these comparisons between Scotland and England. Well done 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗡𝗣 👏
November 14, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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williamduguid1.bsky.social
In the year to 2023, BBC Scotland issued more error corrections than all of the broadcaster’s other UK regional and national offices combined,overwhelmingly as a result of inaccurate criticism of the Scottish Government.'
@weegingerdug.bsky.social, via The National
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Independence supporters marching on BBC Scotland HQ in the wake of the 2014 referendum over its perceived bias against Yes
November 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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petewishart.bsky.social
We have reached the beyond chaos stage now. They've been playing a cynical and dangerous game with people's finances and they don't even know if they've u-turned on their u-turn. What an absolute mess and any credibility they might still possess shredded.
news.sky.com/story/starme...
Budget 2025: Starmer and Reeves ditch plans to raise income tax
The prime minister and chancellor have spent weeks laying the groundwork to make the manifesto-breaking announcement on 26 November, but won't go ahead with it amid fears it would further anger Labour...
news.sky.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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indyposterboy.scot
This is *not* because they want to improve infrastructure for Scotland's benefit, but to make it even easier to send Scotland's abundant and cheap renewable power to the south of England. Don't expect it to mean fairer prices in Scotland. It won't.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
SSE to invest £33bn in upgrading Scotland's electricity grid
The company plans to spend two-thirds of that to upgrade wiring and increase high-voltage grid capacity to get power from the north to customers in the south.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 9:01 AM