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Maureen Pickering @maureenpickering.bsky.social · 6h

SHOCK – More than TWICE as many Scots trust the SNP Government in Edinburgh as trust the UK (Con or Lab) Government! talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/09/s...

SHOCK – More than TWICE as many Scots trust the SNP Government in Edinburgh as trust the UK (Con or Lab) Government!

in trust in the Scottish Government since the start of devolution, with less than half of respondents saying it acts in the country’s best interests. Professor John Robertson OBA What were th…

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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 1d

Half of Scotland's land is owned by less than 1% of the people. We have some of the most unequal land distribution in Europe!

It's time to curb the power of super rich land hoarders and start giving ordinary Scots and communities new opportunities.

Scottish Government urged to prevent super rich from 'hoarding' Scotland's land

THE Scottish Government has been urged to prevent the super wealthy from hoarding Scotland’s land ...

www.thenational.scot

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Alistair @alistair1403.bsky.social · 4h

There's a huge but unshared in that post Ruth.

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Alistair @alistair1403.bsky.social · 5h

I hope you have a glorious evening in every way.

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Alistair @alistair1403.bsky.social · 1d

I liked the response from Novara Media's always excellent Ash Sarkar when asked why she thought Tony Blair was asked to be involved.
"I guess because Satan wasn't available?"
youtube.com/shorts/j8a70...

Tony Blair And Trump's Postwar Gaza Talks

YouTube video by Novara Media

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Alistair @alistair1403.bsky.social · 2d

He's probably colour blind.

Alistair @alistair1403.bsky.social · 3d

I'll sign up for that.

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Alistair @alistair1403.bsky.social · 3d

Well, Lisa Nandy did say the ukgovt could learn a lot from how Spain treats Catalonia.

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Alistair @alistair1403.bsky.social · 4d

"The agreement is a signal of the new willingness of the SNP to engage constructively with the grassroots independence campaign."

I hope so.

I hope the SNP will take on some of the eminently sensible positions contained in BIS well-being policy platform, especially re pensions.

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Alistair @alistair1403.bsky.social · 4d

It seems, like all UK wide parties, the world they speak of is simply England.

Get them in the bin.

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Alistair @alistair1403.bsky.social · 4d

He did say Westminster is sovreign though...

Alistair @alistair1403.bsky.social · 4d

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Alistair @alistair1403.bsky.social · 4d

Masked thugs.

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William Duguid @williamduguid1.bsky.social · 5d

'The reality is that if we want to be able to properly mandate broadcasters to serve all of Scotland, that requires a Scottish government to have the proper regulatory teeth which devolution simply doesn’t and won’t ever give us.'
Seamus Logan, via The National
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Alistair @alistair1403.bsky.social · 4d

Hope your connection has been restored.

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Alistair @alistair1403.bsky.social · 4d

a man in a suit and tie is clapping his hands together .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is clapping his hands together .

media.tenor.com

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Alistair @alistair1403.bsky.social · 5d

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Alistair @alistair1403.bsky.social · 5d

I did 20 years in Childrens Hearings Scotland. I do think community service is a key to building both community spirit and social responsibility. If we can't do for others how can we expect others to do for us.

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Colin Dunn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @indyposterboy.scot · 5d

Your right to life
Your right not to be tortured
Your right not to be enslaved
Your right to liberty
Your right to a fair trial
Your right to privacy
Your right to practice your religion
Your right to freedom of expression
Your right not to be discriminated against
www.bbc.com/news/article...

UK will leave ECHR if Tories win election, Badenoch says

The European Convention on Human Rights has become a focal point in debates around changing immigration policy.

www.bbc.com

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Alistair @alistair1403.bsky.social · 5d

Big Daddy believers get a wee Mammy.

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Alistair @alistair1403.bsky.social · 5d

Or "misspeak".

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weegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social · 5d

Hate organisation whines about being hated, another anti-SNP clickbait column by Kevin McKenna, who self-identifies as the sole working class newspaper columnist in Scotland.

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2551712...

Orange Order accuses First Minister of treating members with contempt

The Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland have launched a blistering attack on John Swinney, in which they accuse him of treating their members with…

www.heraldscotland.com

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Colin Dunn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @indyposterboy.scot · 5d

No surprise. At all. It has systematically rigged audiences in Scotland for 15 years so as not to reflect actual Indy and SNP support.
www.thecanary.co/global/world...

BBC caught rigging Question Time to bar pro-Palestine audience members

The Canary has received reports of pro-Palestine prospective audience members being turned away at the door of BBC Question Time

www.thecanary.co

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Alistair @alistair1403.bsky.social · 6d

talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/02/m...

Manchester synagogue attack – As Reporting Scotland try to include us in England’s violence, the important facts they won’t tell you

BBC Scotland tonight, headlining a concern with no basis in evidence. On September 8, 2025, we saw a similar attempt to include Scotland. Contrary to media hysteria, there was not one anti-semitic …

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Colin Dunn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @indyposterboy.scot · 9d

Involved with a Scotland Yes group that's found my indyposterboy poster designs useful? Help to fund & spread the word about this new banner campaign fundraiser using one of my designs. It'd be great to see these up all across Scotland in the run-up to #GE2026
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/funding-fo...

Funding for Scottish Independence Related Media

To raise funds for the production of Scottish Independence related media specifically the 'Free Scotland From Westminster' campaign

www.crowdfunder.co.uk

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