Brian L028 🏴 🇪🇺
@brianl028.bsky.social
Scottish Indy supporter. 🏴 🇪🇺
Former OU tutor. Likes music, footie and technology. Retired and loving it!
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Former OU tutor. Likes music, footie and technology. Retired and loving it!
I REALLY will not respond to DMs unless I know you.
Absolutely staggering lies! Nothing should shock me but I keep finding nonsense sinking to a new low. Keep these US charlatans out of this country. If Palestine Action can be proscribed...
Is GB News right to claim abortion will be 'legal until birth in Scotland'?
We fact check claims on GB News that 'abortion will be legal until birth in Scotland and will be permitted on the basis of the sex of the fetus'
www.thenational.scot
November 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Absolutely staggering lies! Nothing should shock me but I keep finding nonsense sinking to a new low. Keep these US charlatans out of this country. If Palestine Action can be proscribed...
I cannot comprehend why the MSM in the UK continue to call Trump's latest Ukraine 'initiative' a peace plan. It is not. It is a 'surrender to tyranny plan'. Time for Europe to build its own alliance and consider leaving NATO to the US until they get rid of the orange felon.
Slava Ukraini. 🇺🇦
Slava Ukraini. 🇺🇦
November 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I cannot comprehend why the MSM in the UK continue to call Trump's latest Ukraine 'initiative' a peace plan. It is not. It is a 'surrender to tyranny plan'. Time for Europe to build its own alliance and consider leaving NATO to the US until they get rid of the orange felon.
Slava Ukraini. 🇺🇦
Slava Ukraini. 🇺🇦
The internal workings of the UK in microcosm.
Boy in playground steals your bag of sweets, eats all but one before returning the packet. When you don’t take your next sweet packet to school, choosing to eat them at home instead, boy throws tantrum and calls you selfish for not wanting to ‘share’.
November 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The internal workings of the UK in microcosm.
Good to see this happening. It has been more than disappointing to watch Labour MPs do nothing whilst their party is stolen from them. Good luck to those sticking their heads above the dyke.
Labour MP calls for Keir Starmer to resign and 'different direction' for party
A LABOUR MP has called on Keir Starmer to resign saying that the Government must go in a “completely different direction”.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Good to see this happening. It has been more than disappointing to watch Labour MPs do nothing whilst their party is stolen from them. Good luck to those sticking their heads above the dyke.
Well now! Time to sort out any others who can be shown to have done similarly. This is the kind of sentence that could help politicians to maintain their integrity - even if reluctantly, in some cases.
Ex-Reform Wales leader Nathan Gill jailed for taking Russian bribes
REFORM'S ex-leader in Wales has been sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in jail for making pro-Russian statements in the European Parliament for cash.
www.thenational.scot
November 21, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Well now! Time to sort out any others who can be shown to have done similarly. This is the kind of sentence that could help politicians to maintain their integrity - even if reluctantly, in some cases.
I laughed at this nonsense from Reeves. She's forgotten that respect is earned and not bestowed upon someone.
Johnston was PM. Did he deserve respect? Nope.
Trump is president of the USA. Does he deserve respect? Nope.
People who do deserve respect? Gisèle Pelicot, Malala Yousafzai, Greta Thunberg.
Johnston was PM. Did he deserve respect? Nope.
Trump is president of the USA. Does he deserve respect? Nope.
People who do deserve respect? Gisèle Pelicot, Malala Yousafzai, Greta Thunberg.
'Talk to me with respect, I'm the Chancellor,' Reeves tells Scots businessperson
RACHEL Reeves reportedly told a Scottish business to “talk to me with respect, I’m the Chancellor”.
www.thenational.scot
November 20, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I laughed at this nonsense from Reeves. She's forgotten that respect is earned and not bestowed upon someone.
Johnston was PM. Did he deserve respect? Nope.
Trump is president of the USA. Does he deserve respect? Nope.
People who do deserve respect? Gisèle Pelicot, Malala Yousafzai, Greta Thunberg.
Johnston was PM. Did he deserve respect? Nope.
Trump is president of the USA. Does he deserve respect? Nope.
People who do deserve respect? Gisèle Pelicot, Malala Yousafzai, Greta Thunberg.
No-one is perfect but there is no doubt that the delaying of a ‘shutdown’ decision by WM cost so many people dearly. The Scottish Gov’t could not order a shutdown without the financial offset of a furlough scheme - and that was impossible to fund as HR cannot run up a deficit.
Awful memories.
Awful memories.
November 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
No-one is perfect but there is no doubt that the delaying of a ‘shutdown’ decision by WM cost so many people dearly. The Scottish Gov’t could not order a shutdown without the financial offset of a furlough scheme - and that was impossible to fund as HR cannot run up a deficit.
Awful memories.
Awful memories.
Labour backing AI but showing no real intelligence with their policies. To not see how this will come over is staggering.
Labour plot to slash electricity prices for AI companies while families struggle
LABOUR are planning to cut electricity prices for tech companies while energy bills continue to leave families struggling, The National can reveal.
www.thenational.scot
November 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Labour backing AI but showing no real intelligence with their policies. To not see how this will come over is staggering.
Arrested for a placard containing the words 'Palestine' and 'action', albeit not adjacent to each other. Action taken is to give him a warning. We appear to have a new transgression of minor terrorism! He is a brave man for wanting his day in court. I hope this exposes the proscription as stupid.
Activist rejects Terrorism Act warning and vows to fight case in court
A SCOTTISH man charged under the Terrorism Act after he displayed a placard stating "Genocide in Palestine, Time to Take Action" has been…
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November 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Arrested for a placard containing the words 'Palestine' and 'action', albeit not adjacent to each other. Action taken is to give him a warning. We appear to have a new transgression of minor terrorism! He is a brave man for wanting his day in court. I hope this exposes the proscription as stupid.
I hope that all of us here in Scotland can see through this ploy. We should vote for a Scottish indy party at next year's HR election. If rUK votes in Your Party (very unlikely) then fine. Then let's see if they deliver. However, a throwaway ad hoc comment is not the basis on which I'll be voting!
EXCLUSIVE: Jeremy Corbyn has agreed with suggestions that electing Your Party MPs at Westminster could be the best route to Scottish independence
🗣️ 'If people want to have a referendum to decide on their own future, then they should have it'
🗣️ 'If people want to have a referendum to decide on their own future, then they should have it'
Your Party could be best route for Scottish independence, Jeremy Corbyn says
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November 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I hope that all of us here in Scotland can see through this ploy. We should vote for a Scottish indy party at next year's HR election. If rUK votes in Your Party (very unlikely) then fine. Then let's see if they deliver. However, a throwaway ad hoc comment is not the basis on which I'll be voting!
According to Starmer, independence for Scotland is one of "yesterday's arguments", politically speaking. Well the indications are that he will become one of yesterday's politicians quite soon.
He does not seem to get that the SNP gov't are giving us the policies we voted for. Labour are not...
He does not seem to get that the SNP gov't are giving us the policies we voted for. Labour are not...
Keir Starmer pledges to 'reclaim our heritage' in bizarre attack on SNP
KEIR Starmer has said the UK will “reclaim our heritage” in a bizarre attack on the SNP ...
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November 13, 2025 at 8:29 AM
According to Starmer, independence for Scotland is one of "yesterday's arguments", politically speaking. Well the indications are that he will become one of yesterday's politicians quite soon.
He does not seem to get that the SNP gov't are giving us the policies we voted for. Labour are not...
He does not seem to get that the SNP gov't are giving us the policies we voted for. Labour are not...
Total confusion reigns wrt the UN decolonisation process. JPTI say that we must show that the Scottish people want independence before declaring us a colony. Surely either we are or we are not? If we are then we should be announced as such. At that stage, the opinion of the populace can be sought.
'Betrayal': Lawyers split with Scottish 'decolonisation' groups in explosive fall out
LAWYERS for the campaigners hoping to have Scotland “decolonised” by the United Nations have blasted their clients’ “denial of political…
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November 13, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Total confusion reigns wrt the UN decolonisation process. JPTI say that we must show that the Scottish people want independence before declaring us a colony. Surely either we are or we are not? If we are then we should be announced as such. At that stage, the opinion of the populace can be sought.
Best description of Streeting ever! I laughed out loud. 🤣
That this is happening to a PM with a 3 figure majority just over a year after the GE tells you just how badly Starmer is governing. Labour has lost its way to such an extent that Wes Streeting - David Cameron in larval form - is his main challenger.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Starmer allies say ousting PM would be ‘reckless’ as fears grow over leadership challenge
Exclusive: No 10 said to be in ‘full bunker mode’ over fears of challenge after this month’s budget or May local elections
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Best description of Streeting ever! I laughed out loud. 🤣
Sarwar speaks. Sarwar lies. Again...
Anas Sarwar blames SNP for lack of Scottish visa – despite Labour's block on plans
ANAS Sarwar has blamed the SNP Government for the lack of a bespoke Scottish visa ...
www.thenational.scot
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Sarwar speaks. Sarwar lies. Again...
The UK is nowhere near where it should be. Independence will improve things for Scotland by removing the far right as the major political force. However, the notion that the malevolent idiocracy, from across the pond, can 'save Britain' is ludicrous. The US needs to be saved from itself! Urgently...
🔴GB News Calls For Trump's America to 'Save Britain’
GB News’ new show broadcast live from the US features non-stop praise for Donald Trump – with the channel’s co-owner begging ‘MAGA’ politicians to save the UK, reports @josiah.writes.news
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/gb-news-ca...
GB News’ new show broadcast live from the US features non-stop praise for Donald Trump – with the channel’s co-owner begging ‘MAGA’ politicians to save the UK, reports @josiah.writes.news
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GB News Calls For Trump's America to 'Save Britain’
GB News’ new show broadcast live from the US features non-stop praise for Donald Trump – with the channel’s co-owner begging ‘MAGA’ politicians to save the UK, reports Josiah Mortimer
www.bylinesupplement.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The UK is nowhere near where it should be. Independence will improve things for Scotland by removing the far right as the major political force. However, the notion that the malevolent idiocracy, from across the pond, can 'save Britain' is ludicrous. The US needs to be saved from itself! Urgently...
Labour said it - and so it was another lie.
Remember that £300 off energy bills?
‘Cut bills for good’? Said Sarwar
But it doesn’t have to be like this for Scotland 🏴 does it? 😉
www.thenational.scot/news/2561067...
‘Cut bills for good’? Said Sarwar
But it doesn’t have to be like this for Scotland 🏴 does it? 😉
www.thenational.scot/news/2561067...
Scots face some of the steepest energy bill hikes in the UK, analysis finds
SCOTS have seen some of the sharpest energy bill hikes across the UK over recent years, new analysis has shown.
www.thenational.scot
November 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Labour said it - and so it was another lie.
Or it shows how much WM hates Scotland as an entity. Clearly we should have no right to our own opinion as to what happens in our country... This shows the fundamental issue with our "union": Scotland wants different things from England. Since England can outvote Scotland we get what we don't want.🤷🏼♂️
Labour's 'national security threat' attacks on the SNP reveal how deeply embedded support for nuclear weapons has become in UK politics, a leading security academic has said
Expert highlights 'weird' catch to Labour's 'national security threat' attacks on SNP
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November 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Or it shows how much WM hates Scotland as an entity. Clearly we should have no right to our own opinion as to what happens in our country... This shows the fundamental issue with our "union": Scotland wants different things from England. Since England can outvote Scotland we get what we don't want.🤷🏼♂️
Certainly, it is hard to argue that many of today's MPs have more integrity than Fawkes! 😂
Great display to a packed park from our local Round Table this evening. Who knew that after the original Gunpowder Plot, Guy Fawkes came to be toasted as "the last man to enter Parliament with honest intentions".
November 8, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Certainly, it is hard to argue that many of today's MPs have more integrity than Fawkes! 😂
This story illustrates, perfectly, why Scotland needs independence. The sense of entitlement that WM has when it comes to Scotland is way beyond any decent democracy.
“… people will be very concerned if the UK Government is forging even closer relations with an extreme and racist #Trump administration that’s armed genocide in #Gaza, cozied up to Vladimir #Putin and shown total contempt for human rights.”
(The Scottish Government has also been kept in the dark.)
(The Scottish Government has also been kept in the dark.)
MoD refuses to say why 'Trump's troops' are stationed in Scotland
THE Ministry of Defence (MoD) has refused to release any details on the decision to allow US troops and war planes to be stationed at RAF…
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November 8, 2025 at 2:48 AM
This story illustrates, perfectly, why Scotland needs independence. The sense of entitlement that WM has when it comes to Scotland is way beyond any decent democracy.
According to Labour, the SNP Government are a threat to UK security. This made me hoot. The allocation of weapons stored in Scotland continues apace. The WM Gov't are putting a target on Scotland's back. THEY are the danger to Scottish security and not vice versa.
MoD refuses to say why 'Trump's troops' are stationed in Scotland
THE Ministry of Defence (MoD) has refused to release any details on the decision to allow US troops and war planes to be stationed at RAF…
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November 7, 2025 at 10:28 PM
According to Labour, the SNP Government are a threat to UK security. This made me hoot. The allocation of weapons stored in Scotland continues apace. The WM Gov't are putting a target on Scotland's back. THEY are the danger to Scottish security and not vice versa.
Ah, the never ending 'benefits' of the union. Anything war-like or toxic is exported to Scotland. Hey, fair exchange - we give them back electricity and water. Seem fair?
If, like me, you think not, then work for Scotland's independence. Give our families a future worth living.
If, like me, you think not, then work for Scotland's independence. Give our families a future worth living.
EXCLUSIVE: The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has refused to release any details on the decision to allow US troops and war planes to be stationed in Scotland
MoD refuses to say why 'Trump's troops' troops are stationed in Scotland
www.thenational.scot
November 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Ah, the never ending 'benefits' of the union. Anything war-like or toxic is exported to Scotland. Hey, fair exchange - we give them back electricity and water. Seem fair?
If, like me, you think not, then work for Scotland's independence. Give our families a future worth living.
If, like me, you think not, then work for Scotland's independence. Give our families a future worth living.
Or he could aim lower and reinvent himself as a human being, with empathy for others. You know, what we used to expect from a so-called leader of Labour.
Not going to happen, sadly.
Not going to happen, sadly.
A former adviser to Keir Starmer and Tony Blair has urged the Prime Minister to reinvent himself as a 'social media star', warning that his cautious communication style is leaving voters cold
Keir Starmer told to ‘be a social media star’ in bid to win back voters
www.thenational.scot
November 5, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Or he could aim lower and reinvent himself as a human being, with empathy for others. You know, what we used to expect from a so-called leader of Labour.
Not going to happen, sadly.
Not going to happen, sadly.
If ever an issue reminded us of the pressing need for independence it is the WM government scanning our country looking for future nuclear sites. The record on safety for these leaves a lot to be desired. The decommissioning of them, when required, will take decades, at least. We don't need them!
Westminster wants to force nuclear sites on Scotland to supply England’s energy
www.believeinscotland.org
November 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
If ever an issue reminded us of the pressing need for independence it is the WM government scanning our country looking for future nuclear sites. The record on safety for these leaves a lot to be desired. The decommissioning of them, when required, will take decades, at least. We don't need them!
I find this more than a little concerning.
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November 4, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I find this more than a little concerning.
No conflict of interest there, then. Oh, hang on...
🚨Labour are putting big bank lobbyists into high-powered Treasury roles, files have shown
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November 4, 2025 at 1:23 PM
No conflict of interest there, then. Oh, hang on...