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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Are We Better Together Yet?

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Are We Better Together Yet? @bottertogether.bsky.social · 55m

Ross Greer can't even tell us how many shopping days are left until Christmas. Laughable. We simply can't risk this.

Santa Claus attempting to order something on a laptop & checking his card details, with a Christmas tree in the background.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Are We Better Together Yet? @bottertogether.bsky.social · 3h

Swinney and the Nats are destroying Scotland. Imagine what they could do with more powers.

We simply can't risk this.

Professor Simon Wren-Lewis, Professor of economic policy at the Blavatnik School of government at Oxford University, outlines how Brexit had destroyed any faint case for Scotland to stay under Westminster rule.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Are We Better Together Yet? @bottertogether.bsky.social · 6h

As one proud United Kingdom, we have achieved great things together. Now Swinney wants to throw our centuries of shared history in the bin? Ludicrous. Pool and share.

Evening Standard tweet: 'New UKIP leader Henry Bolton says he 'could kill a badger with his bare hands'.'

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Are We Better Together Yet? @bottertogether.bsky.social · 9h

CONFIRMED: An independent Scotland will have no panel shows. Only Anas Sarwar as First Minister can stop this.

The Harry Enfield & Paul Whitehouse sketch 'Panel Show'. On the panel are 'Uncomfortable Journalist', Paul Merton & David Mitchell.

Anas Sarwar pondering something in the Scottish Parliament.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Are We Better Together Yet? @bottertogether.bsky.social · 12h

Don’t forget to catch today’s Daily Mail later, where Alex Cole-Hamilton and the Prime Minister will discuss the Nat plans to deny us all chocolate. Unmissable.

Scottish Lib Dem leader Alex Cole-Hamilton snarling aggressively & swearing at an SNP MSP during a lockdown video call, while not realising his camera was on.

Times article from 24/09/20: 'SNP win will be a mandate for referendum, says Starmer'. Unfortunately, like every other thing Sir Keir Starmer said in his leadership campaign and his first year in charge of the party, it turned out to be a lie. Starmer has since followed the policy of the every Tory PM since 2014, and insisted that the people of Scotland have no right to hold another vote until the heat-death of the Universe, no matter how many times they vote for a pro-referendum majority in their own parliament.

CW: FOOD. A number of different chocolate bars, including a Snickers, Twix, Kinder Bueno and KitKat.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Are We Better Together Yet? @bottertogether.bsky.social · 15h

Dominic Cummings has promised Scotland bigger railcards, but separation would risk this. No to divisive nationalism. Brexit means Brexit.

Dominic Cummings sitting at a wee desk in the Downing Street garden, trying to defend his inexplicable breaches of his own government's lockdown laws when he drove to Durham then Barnard Castle to 'test his eyesight'.

A train ticket from Lochwinnoch to Glasgow, with a a number of other tickets underneath.

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Are We Better Together Yet? @bottertogether.bsky.social · 18h

Don’t forget to catch Call Kaye later, where Piers Morgan and Frank McAveety will discuss the Nat plans to deny us all Liberal Democrat spring conference. Unmissable.

Piers Morgan storms off the set of Good Morning Britain & resigns from the show, after a colleague questions his incredibly unsettling & infinite abuse of Meghan Markle.

Glasgow Labour stalwart Frank McAveety (perhaps most famous for making creepy comments about a 15-yr-old girl during a public meeting) poses for the camera.

A sign on a tree in a wood saying, 'Liberal Democrats Winning Here'.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Are We Better Together Yet? @bottertogether.bsky.social · 21h

Instead of blaming Hartley-Brewer for the UK running out of gas, you should actually be blaming Pat Kane. It’s that simple. No to divisive nationalism. Brexit means Brexit.

Pat Kane looking shocked & open-mouthed at something.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Are We Better Together Yet? @bottertogether.bsky.social · 1d

Swinney and the Nats are destroying Scotland. Imagine what they could do with more powers.

No to divisive nationalism. Brexit means Brexit.

A Herald article in 2022 reveals that Scotland remains the best-educated country in Europe: 'The percentage of Scots holding post-secondary qualifications continues to be the highest in Europe.'

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Are We Better Together Yet? @bottertogether.bsky.social · 1d

Swinney and the Greens want to nationalise ITV4+1. Vile. Only a vote for Archie MacPherson will stop this.

A black screen saying, 'ITV4 +1 - Programmes return at 4am.'

The Only An Excuse team parody former Scottish football commentator Archie Macpherson, with a stylish ginger coiffure.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Are We Better Together Yet? @bottertogether.bsky.social · 1d

When you think about titans of the political scene, you think about the likes of Fabricant or Baroness Davidson. So when they warn us about the dangers of separation, we must heed their advice.

There is simply no alternative.

Tory Michael Fabricant with a painting of Westminster in the background.

Former Scottish Conservatives branch manager Ruth Davidson, driving a massive tank with a Union Jack and pulling an odd face.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Are We Better Together Yet? @bottertogether.bsky.social · 1d

The evidence is clear: Swinney has no mandate to force yet another divisive referendum on us. The issue has been decisively settled for at least 30 years, if not 50 or 60.

UK OK.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Are We Better Together Yet? @bottertogether.bsky.social · 1d

“I’ve told you four times I don’t know what 'Better Together' is, and if this continues I will have security eject you from the premises!”

Danny DeVito unequivocally agrees with Anas Sarwar that Scotland governing itself will be a disaster.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Are We Better Together Yet? @bottertogether.bsky.social · 1d

When you think about titans of the political scene, you think about the likes of Allegra Stratton or Allegra Stratton. So when they warn us about the dangers of separation, we must heed their advice.

There is simply no alternative.

Allegra Stratton resigns after a video is leaked to ITV showing her laughing about the illegal Downing Street lockdown parties, which took place while the rest of the UK was banned from family funerals.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Are We Better Together Yet? @bottertogether.bsky.social · 1d

All across Our Precious Union, we are beginning to see the benefits of Brexit. But the SNP want to disrupt this progress. It's contemptible.

Pool and share.

Michael Gove holding a duster with a smile, in front of a banner that says, 'Clean For The Queen'.

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Are We Better Together Yet? @bottertogether.bsky.social · 2d

Baroness Davidson has promised Scotland a Christmas night out in Aberdeen with Gove, but separation would risk this. We simply can't risk this.

Ex-Tory Government minister Michael Gove cutting some moves on an Aberdeen dancefloor, a few days after his marriage to hard-right wing Daily Mail columnist Sarah Vine collapsed.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Are We Better Together Yet? @bottertogether.bsky.social · 2d

In the UK, we are guaranteed the world's most indoor gym. But in a separate Scotland, we would potentially lose access to working lanyards. The pointlessness of nationalism is plain for all to see.

Broad shoulders.

A group of lanyards with different colours and logos.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Are We Better Together Yet? @bottertogether.bsky.social · 2d

CONFIRMED: An independent Scotland will have no Ed Sheeran albums. Yet more proof that we're Better Together.

Ed Sheeran looking at a massive sign that just says '-', at an album launch.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Are We Better Together Yet? @bottertogether.bsky.social · 2d

Nobody is fonder of Scotland than Dominic Cummings. So when they say that Scotland making its own laws would be an apocalyptic disaster, we should listen. We don't have a choice.

No Thanks.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Are We Better Together Yet? @bottertogether.bsky.social · 2d

Look: we can't scrutinise the claims of Burnham and Better Together. 2014 was an eternity ago and the world has changed immeasurably since then.

But also, 2014 was just yesterday, and the Nats can't force yet another quickfire referendum on us. It's that simple frankly.

Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham stands outdoors at a lockdown press conference, peering down at someone else's phone as the other bloke shows him the breaking news that Boris Johnson is going to cut funding to Manchester.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Are We Better Together Yet? @bottertogether.bsky.social · 2d

As one proud United Kingdom, we have achieved great things together. Now Swinney wants to throw our centuries of shared history in the bin? Ludicrous. We have to stop this: time is of the essence.

Boris Johnson returns to frontline politics after winning a safe Tory seat at the 2015 UK Election, surrounded by a load of other candidates in surreal outfits.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Are We Better Together Yet? @bottertogether.bsky.social · 3d

Nobody is fonder of Scotland than Dominic Raab. So when they say that Scotland making its own laws would be an apocalyptic disaster, we should listen. We don't have a choice.

Now is not the time.

Dominic Raab taking a selfie with some people dressed up as gigantic Christmas tree baubles.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Are We Better Together Yet? @bottertogether.bsky.social · 3d

If there's one thing Unionists are renowned for, it's our astute analysis. So you can trust us when we say there will never be an #Indyref2. Swinney must rule out #Indyref2 now.

No Thanks.

Professional Unionist Duncan Hothersall admits to getting it completely wrong, after the Telegraph printed a completely fake story about Nicola Sturgeon and a French ambassador in 2015.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Are We Better Together Yet? @bottertogether.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks to 14 years of Tory rule, proud Scots can now benefit from Ibrox (and the worst state pension in the developed world). Swinney is threatening this progress. It’s terrifying.

Rangers fans square up to Greater Manchester Police on the night of the 2008 Uefa Cup Final riots. Moments after this picture was taken, the dog in the bottom right corner bit one of the fans on the leg.

The Daily Mail reports the OECD study that confirms: 'Britain pays retirees the worst state pension in the developed world.'

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Are We Better Together Yet? @bottertogether.bsky.social · 3d

As proud Unionists, there's nothing we abhor more than nationalism.

We simply can't risk this.

Scottish Labour's only permanent MP, Edinburgh South's Ian Murray, wears a jacket covered in dozens of mini-Union Jacks, in public.