Màrtainn
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Manaidsear Ionnsachaidh @SabhalMorOstaig @SpeakGaelic + @ScotsGaelicDuo | Neach-iomairt @MisneachdAlba | Architect @_bailliebaillie.
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#Gaidhlig #Gaelic #YesScot
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Very good wee map here from SpeakGaelic. The Galltachd section of the B1 book is excellent @ambaillidh.bsky.social
June 7, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Very good wee map here from SpeakGaelic. The Galltachd section of the B1 book is excellent @ambaillidh.bsky.social
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By-Election Preview: Eilean a' Cheò (Highland) 19th of June 2025
"The Isle of Mists" indeed: it's hard to get a clear view of what might happen here, with all of the SNP, Lib Dems and Independents potentially in the running.
"The Isle of Mists" indeed: it's hard to get a clear view of what might happen here, with all of the SNP, Lib Dems and Independents potentially in the running.
By-Election Preview: Eilean a’ Cheò (Highland) 19th of June 2025
"The Isle of Mists" indeed: it's hard to get a clear view of what might happen here, with all of the SNP, Lib Dems and Independents potentially in the running.
ballotbox.scot
May 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
By-Election Preview: Eilean a' Cheò (Highland) 19th of June 2025
"The Isle of Mists" indeed: it's hard to get a clear view of what might happen here, with all of the SNP, Lib Dems and Independents potentially in the running.
"The Isle of Mists" indeed: it's hard to get a clear view of what might happen here, with all of the SNP, Lib Dems and Independents potentially in the running.
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Glenrothes Central and Thornton (Fife) by-election, first preferences:
SNP: 1439 (47.6%, -1.1)
Labour: 649 (21.5%, -6.4)
Reform UK: 541 (17.9%, new)
Lib Dem: 207 (6.9%, +2.9)
Conservative: 185 (6.1%, -5.9)
SNP elected stage TBC.
Love to stay up for a result and then Bluesky falls over :))))
SNP: 1439 (47.6%, -1.1)
Labour: 649 (21.5%, -6.4)
Reform UK: 541 (17.9%, new)
Lib Dem: 207 (6.9%, +2.9)
Conservative: 185 (6.1%, -5.9)
SNP elected stage TBC.
Love to stay up for a result and then Bluesky falls over :))))
April 24, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Glenrothes Central and Thornton (Fife) by-election, first preferences:
SNP: 1439 (47.6%, -1.1)
Labour: 649 (21.5%, -6.4)
Reform UK: 541 (17.9%, new)
Lib Dem: 207 (6.9%, +2.9)
Conservative: 185 (6.1%, -5.9)
SNP elected stage TBC.
Love to stay up for a result and then Bluesky falls over :))))
SNP: 1439 (47.6%, -1.1)
Labour: 649 (21.5%, -6.4)
Reform UK: 541 (17.9%, new)
Lib Dem: 207 (6.9%, +2.9)
Conservative: 185 (6.1%, -5.9)
SNP elected stage TBC.
Love to stay up for a result and then Bluesky falls over :))))
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Christina McKelvie's partner, Keith Brown, along with her sons, Lewis and Jack, are deeply saddened to announce her passing this morning at Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
March 27, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Christina McKelvie's partner, Keith Brown, along with her sons, Lewis and Jack, are deeply saddened to announce her passing this morning at Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
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What absolutely awful news to get this morning. Christina McKelvie had been SNP MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse since 2011 and previously Central Scotland from 2007. A huge loss for Holyrood.
My thoughts are with her partner and fellow MSP Keith Brown, her family, and her friends.
My thoughts are with her partner and fellow MSP Keith Brown, her family, and her friends.
Tributes have been paid to Christina McKelvie after the veteran SNP MSP died from cancer aged 57.
SNP MSP Christina McKelvie dies at 57 as tributes paid to 'beloved mum'
McKelvie died aged 57 after a long illness.
www.dailyrecord.co.uk
March 27, 2025 at 10:18 AM
What absolutely awful news to get this morning. Christina McKelvie had been SNP MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse since 2011 and previously Central Scotland from 2007. A huge loss for Holyrood.
My thoughts are with her partner and fellow MSP Keith Brown, her family, and her friends.
My thoughts are with her partner and fellow MSP Keith Brown, her family, and her friends.
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This aged badly
March 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
This aged badly
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‘For some, she’ll always be guilty of simply being Nicola Sturgeon’
It’s deeply unedifying to see Sturgeon’s political enemies, both inside and outside the SNP, incapable of expressing empathy for what she’s been through
My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
It’s deeply unedifying to see Sturgeon’s political enemies, both inside and outside the SNP, incapable of expressing empathy for what she’s been through
My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
Neil Mackay: For some she’ll always be guilty simply of being Nicola Sturgeon
It's a sorry indictment of this country that opponents of Nicola Sturgeon both inside and outside her own party seem incapable of expressing any…
www.heraldscotland.com
March 21, 2025 at 3:25 PM
‘For some, she’ll always be guilty of simply being Nicola Sturgeon’
It’s deeply unedifying to see Sturgeon’s political enemies, both inside and outside the SNP, incapable of expressing empathy for what she’s been through
My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
It’s deeply unedifying to see Sturgeon’s political enemies, both inside and outside the SNP, incapable of expressing empathy for what she’s been through
My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
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Deagh aithrisean anns a' Stornoway Gazette! Tha e follaiseach gu bheil tuilleadh soilleireachaidh a dhìth a thaobh nan gnìomhan coimhearsnachd a thig às a' Bhile Chànain.
Alt: www.stornowaygazette.co.uk/.../last-dit....
Cuiribh ur n-ainmean ris an litir againn:
www.change.org/scottishlang...
Alt: www.stornowaygazette.co.uk/.../last-dit....
Cuiribh ur n-ainmean ris an litir againn:
www.change.org/scottishlang...
March 8, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Deagh aithrisean anns a' Stornoway Gazette! Tha e follaiseach gu bheil tuilleadh soilleireachaidh a dhìth a thaobh nan gnìomhan coimhearsnachd a thig às a' Bhile Chànain.
Alt: www.stornowaygazette.co.uk/.../last-dit....
Cuiribh ur n-ainmean ris an litir againn:
www.change.org/scottishlang...
Alt: www.stornowaygazette.co.uk/.../last-dit....
Cuiribh ur n-ainmean ris an litir againn:
www.change.org/scottishlang...
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Tha sinn a' teannadh faisg air 200 ainm!
Ma tha sibh ag aontachadh rinn gu bheil barrachd soillearachaidh a dhìth sa Bhile Chànain air dè bhios e a' dèanamh dhuinn anns ar coimhearsnachdan #Gàidhlig, nach cuir sibh ur n-ainmean ris an litir fhosgailte againn an seo?
www.change.org/scottishlang...
Ma tha sibh ag aontachadh rinn gu bheil barrachd soillearachaidh a dhìth sa Bhile Chànain air dè bhios e a' dèanamh dhuinn anns ar coimhearsnachdan #Gàidhlig, nach cuir sibh ur n-ainmean ris an litir fhosgailte againn an seo?
www.change.org/scottishlang...
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www.change.org
March 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Tha sinn a' teannadh faisg air 200 ainm!
Ma tha sibh ag aontachadh rinn gu bheil barrachd soillearachaidh a dhìth sa Bhile Chànain air dè bhios e a' dèanamh dhuinn anns ar coimhearsnachdan #Gàidhlig, nach cuir sibh ur n-ainmean ris an litir fhosgailte againn an seo?
www.change.org/scottishlang...
Ma tha sibh ag aontachadh rinn gu bheil barrachd soillearachaidh a dhìth sa Bhile Chànain air dè bhios e a' dèanamh dhuinn anns ar coimhearsnachdan #Gàidhlig, nach cuir sibh ur n-ainmean ris an litir fhosgailte againn an seo?
www.change.org/scottishlang...
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Ag aontachadh ris na molaidhean againn? Carson nach sgrìobh sibh gu @SP_ECYP a tha a' sgrùdadh a' Bhile #Gàidhlig an seo: [email protected]
Gheibh sibh na h-atharraichean againn an seo:
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Gheibh sibh na h-atharraichean againn an seo:
shorturl.at/cLFl6
Bill as amended at Stage 2 - Misneachd Stage 3 Amedments v1.docx
“Areas of linguistic significance 1A Meaning of “area of linguistic significance” Any local authority electoral ward, and any island not connected by bridge or causeway to an adjacent landmass, must b...
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February 27, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Ag aontachadh ris na molaidhean againn? Carson nach sgrìobh sibh gu @SP_ECYP a tha a' sgrùdadh a' Bhile #Gàidhlig an seo: [email protected]
Gheibh sibh na h-atharraichean againn an seo:
shorturl.at/cLFl6
Gheibh sibh na h-atharraichean againn an seo:
shorturl.at/cLFl6
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#3 - Coimhearsnachd: Feumar iomradh a chur ann air obair coimhearsnachd. Chan eil e idir soilleir an-dràsta dè a' bhuaidh a bhios aig a' Bhile air cleachdadh sa choimhearsnachd. Feumar Planadh Cànain Ionadail a chur ris a' Bhile. #Gàidhlig
February 27, 2025 at 5:21 PM
#3 - Coimhearsnachd: Feumar iomradh a chur ann air obair coimhearsnachd. Chan eil e idir soilleir an-dràsta dè a' bhuaidh a bhios aig a' Bhile air cleachdadh sa choimhearsnachd. Feumar Planadh Cànain Ionadail a chur ris a' Bhile. #Gàidhlig
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#2 - Meud: Feumar meud nan Sgìrean Cànain a chuingeachadh - chan eil còir aca a bhith nas motha na Uàrd Comhairle san àbhaist gus am bi dlùth-cheangal aca ris na coimhearsnachdan #Gàidhlig.
February 27, 2025 at 5:21 PM
#2 - Meud: Feumar meud nan Sgìrean Cànain a chuingeachadh - chan eil còir aca a bhith nas motha na Uàrd Comhairle san àbhaist gus am bi dlùth-cheangal aca ris na coimhearsnachdan #Gàidhlig.
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Fhad 's a tha co-labhairt mhòr a' dol aig Comann na Gàidhlig - feumar cuimhneachadh gur e Bile nan Cànanan Albannach an dòigh as fheàrr piseach a thoirt air cùisean an-dràsta. Tha trì puingean a dh'fheumar cur ris a' Bhile ma tha buaidh gu bhith aige air cleachdadh na #Gàidhlig.
#1 - Sgìrean le 20%
#1 - Sgìrean le 20%
February 27, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Fhad 's a tha co-labhairt mhòr a' dol aig Comann na Gàidhlig - feumar cuimhneachadh gur e Bile nan Cànanan Albannach an dòigh as fheàrr piseach a thoirt air cùisean an-dràsta. Tha trì puingean a dh'fheumar cur ris a' Bhile ma tha buaidh gu bhith aige air cleachdadh na #Gàidhlig.
#1 - Sgìrean le 20%
#1 - Sgìrean le 20%
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The richest 1% wages have skyrocketed 182% since 1979.
Meanwhile, bottom 90% wages have seen just 44% growth.
Trickle down economics was always a hoax.
Meanwhile, bottom 90% wages have seen just 44% growth.
Trickle down economics was always a hoax.
Wage inequality fell in 2023 amid a strong labor market, bucking long-term trends: But top 1% wages have skyrocketed 182% since 1979 while bottom 90% wages have seen just 44% growth
Wage inequality fell for the second year in a row in 2023 but still remains extremely high, according to our analysis of newly available wage data from the Social Security Administration (SSA).…
www.epi.org
December 18, 2024 at 8:00 PM
The richest 1% wages have skyrocketed 182% since 1979.
Meanwhile, bottom 90% wages have seen just 44% growth.
Trickle down economics was always a hoax.
Meanwhile, bottom 90% wages have seen just 44% growth.
Trickle down economics was always a hoax.
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NEW: Scottish Labour's by-election blunder could cost Glasgow council £200k - but a row has broken out over who should pay.
🗣️'Perhaps the multi-millionaires who run and bankroll the party can dip into their pockets,' the SNP's Susan Aitken said ⬇️
🗣️'Perhaps the multi-millionaires who run and bankroll the party can dip into their pockets,' the SNP's Susan Aitken said ⬇️
Row as Scottish Labour by-election blunder 'could cost Glasgow council £200k'
A ROW has broken out between Glasgow council leader Susan Aitken and Scottish Labour MSP Anas Sarwar over the blunder that means a council…
www.thenational.scot
December 3, 2024 at 3:30 PM
NEW: Scottish Labour's by-election blunder could cost Glasgow council £200k - but a row has broken out over who should pay.
🗣️'Perhaps the multi-millionaires who run and bankroll the party can dip into their pockets,' the SNP's Susan Aitken said ⬇️
🗣️'Perhaps the multi-millionaires who run and bankroll the party can dip into their pockets,' the SNP's Susan Aitken said ⬇️
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Chimes with findings by Survation for BBS earlier this year, albeit framed in context of public funding for parties; 51% selected public funding with donations cap options (32% cap, 19% effectively ban), vs 9% public funding with no cap, and 16% saying private donations only.
December 3, 2024 at 5:37 PM
Chimes with findings by Survation for BBS earlier this year, albeit framed in context of public funding for parties; 51% selected public funding with donations cap options (32% cap, 19% effectively ban), vs 9% public funding with no cap, and 16% saying private donations only.
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It’s been a Very. Long. Week. but my silver lining is our shared Gaelic Arts Officer post advertised at last! Partnership with An Lanntair, Comhairle Employability & the best library service in the world ❤️ Please share: lanntair.com/oifigear-eal...
Cothrom spreòdach: Oifigear Ealain Gàidhlig / Exciting opportunity: Gaelic Arts Officer - An Lanntair
(Làn-ùine, cuingealaichte gu 12 mhìos sa chiad dol-a-mach, le cothrom leudachadh air sin, a rèir maoineachaidh) Chaidh an dreuchd seo a stèidheachadh air sgàth com-pàirteachas ùr eadar An Lanntair, Le...
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November 29, 2024 at 8:49 PM
It’s been a Very. Long. Week. but my silver lining is our shared Gaelic Arts Officer post advertised at last! Partnership with An Lanntair, Comhairle Employability & the best library service in the world ❤️ Please share: lanntair.com/oifigear-eal...
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4. In the UK, they managed to preserve almost everything: the House of Lords, the Privy Council, first-past-the-post, Henry VIII powers, presumed consent between elections and all the other tricks and ruses that make a mockery of the concept of “rule by the people”.
November 25, 2024 at 6:58 PM
4. In the UK, they managed to preserve almost everything: the House of Lords, the Privy Council, first-past-the-post, Henry VIII powers, presumed consent between elections and all the other tricks and ruses that make a mockery of the concept of “rule by the people”.
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1. Consent in our pseudo-democracies is strained at the best of times, but it hangs on the belief that there is some kind of justice: through inquiries, tribunals, sometimes even the law, powerful people who commit crimes against us will one day be held to account. But what if this no longer works?🧵
November 25, 2024 at 6:56 PM
1. Consent in our pseudo-democracies is strained at the best of times, but it hangs on the belief that there is some kind of justice: through inquiries, tribunals, sometimes even the law, powerful people who commit crimes against us will one day be held to account. But what if this no longer works?🧵
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Absolutely unbelievable: the Lib Dem councillor elected *last week* has already resigned. Utterly gobsmacking, though not entirely without precedent; an Elgin councillor quit within a week or two of the 2017 elections. www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politic...
November 22, 2024 at 11:43 AM
Absolutely unbelievable: the Lib Dem councillor elected *last week* has already resigned. Utterly gobsmacking, though not entirely without precedent; an Elgin councillor quit within a week or two of the 2017 elections. www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politic...
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Hope ye can jyne us at The Oor Vyce Gatiherin. A chance tae git thegither speak Scots, chat aboot the future and tak pairt in oor panel discussions and wirkshops. Tickets and mair info at: bit.ly/OVgaitherin
November 19, 2024 at 7:34 PM
Hope ye can jyne us at The Oor Vyce Gatiherin. A chance tae git thegither speak Scots, chat aboot the future and tak pairt in oor panel discussions and wirkshops. Tickets and mair info at: bit.ly/OVgaitherin
Bha mi a' bruidhinn an-diugh air Aithris na Maidne agus air An Là mun staing taigheadais agus cuid de na molaidhean aig Fearann Coimhearsnachd na h-Alba airson dèiligeadh ris. Seo agaibh an aithris a bh' air An Là: #Gàidhlig
November 18, 2024 at 11:40 PM
Bha mi a' bruidhinn an-diugh air Aithris na Maidne agus air An Là mun staing taigheadais agus cuid de na molaidhean aig Fearann Coimhearsnachd na h-Alba airson dèiligeadh ris. Seo agaibh an aithris a bh' air An Là: #Gàidhlig
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🌹 During the election, Labour promised to cut energy bills by £300.
🥀 Bills are now forecast to rise in January by £168 on average, since Labour got in.
💷 A £468 cut is now required to meet that promise.
🥀 Bills are now forecast to rise in January by £168 on average, since Labour got in.
💷 A £468 cut is now required to meet that promise.
November 18, 2024 at 5:27 PM
🌹 During the election, Labour promised to cut energy bills by £300.
🥀 Bills are now forecast to rise in January by £168 on average, since Labour got in.
💷 A £468 cut is now required to meet that promise.
🥀 Bills are now forecast to rise in January by £168 on average, since Labour got in.
💷 A £468 cut is now required to meet that promise.