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((Wee G )) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 6d

Why Scotland should be independent
Former economist and senior civil servant, John Randall gives the reasons for Independence 👇
bylines.scot/opinion/why-...

Why Scotland should be independent - Bylines Scotland

Former economist and senior civil servant, John Randall gives the reasons for Independence

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 11h

The Scottish Government’s scheme to effectively abolish the two-child cap on some benefits will open for applications from March 2, John Swinney has confirmed 👇

Scottish Government scheme to abolish two-child cap open for applications from March

www.thenational.scot

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 9h

Watch as Scottish flotilla activists Sid Khan and Jim Hickey address a crowd at Glasgow Airport

The pair were imprisoned by Israel for almost one week

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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 10h

In Scotland two families own more wealth than 1.3 million people.

We're one of the wealthiest countries in history, but that wealth is concentrated in the hands of a tiny few.

That's why a wealth tax on the super-rich is supported by an overwhelming majority of Scots.

STV News. Wealth tax on ten richest Scots 'could lift 30,000 children out of poverty'. A tax of 2% levied against those with assets worth £10m or more could bring in £492m a year from Scotland's ten richest families, study finds.

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((Wee G )) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 9h

News you won’t hear – Support for struggling households from SNP Government 👇
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/08/n...

News you won’t hear – Support for struggling households from SNP Government

Housing Secretary Màiri McAllan Professor John Robertson OBA From Scottish Government News today with only the Daily Record covering it: A record £99 million will be invested in Discretionary Housi…

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((Wee G )) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 9h

UK in talks with EU over bloc's plans to double import tariffs to 50%, on
British Steel 👇

www.itv.com/news/2025-10...

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 13h

An exhibition documenting the lasting effects of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki has opened for the first time in the UK at a Scottish university

Scottish university opens UK’s first Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombing display

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Colin Dunn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @indyposterboy.scot · 18h

It's Scotland's wind. Let's harness it for the benefit of Scotland.
indyposterboy.scot/power-less/

Power Less - Indy PosterBoy

Download this design as a printable PDF document, perfect for printing using your home inkjet or laser colour printer at A5, A4 or even as big as A3 size.

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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 21h

Independence is about giving Scotland a fresh start - and a chance to build an economy that works for us.

A future where all decisions are made by people who live here.

I’m in the stunning National Portrait Gallery this morning, where I will set out more at 9am.

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 10h

The National's Q&A with Peter Oborne on the UK's complicity in the Gaza genocide has almost sold out. This is how you can purchase the final tickets 👇

The National’s Q&A with Peter Oborne on UK Gaza complicity almost sold out

www.thenational.scot

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 12h

It is not unfair for its critics to point out that much of the paper has been said before, writes Hamish Morrison ✍️

Read more: www.thenational.scot/politi...

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The SNP @snp.org · 14h

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Independence is the fresh start Scotland needs.

Read the First Minister’s speech in full here 👇
www.snp.org/independence...

Independence is the fresh start Scotland needs. — Scottish National Party

Devolution proves self-government works for the people of Scotland – this is central to our case for independence.

www.snp.org

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 18h

NEW: First Minister John Swinney has said that devolution has 'reached its limits' and that the UK Government is holding Scotland back

John Swinney: Devolution has reached its limits and UK Government holds Scotland back

www.thenational.scot

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 12h

Anti-racism campaigners have said they were threatened with having their 'throats slit' whilst attempting to remove unauthorised flags in Edinburgh 👇

www.thenational.scot/news/2...

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Colin Dunn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @indyposterboy.scot · 19h

So, Starmer is going to be visiting Scotland more often in the months leading up to GE2026. Maybe the media could get off their arses and ask him these questions.

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weegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social · 15h

My latest blog post, Scotland stands at a fork in the road, democracy and decency with independence or impoverishment and authoritarianism in the UK.

weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/10/08/t...

The fork in the road

It’s customary to describe every upcoming election as critical. That’s always been the case with Scottish independence, as should the pro-independence parties fail to win a majority in …

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Colin Dunn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @indyposterboy.scot · 14h

I've bluesky'd this to every unionist MSP or MP in Scotland. Got just two dismissive and arrogant responses. Share this. Send it to your MP/MSP. Keep asking until they answer and explain.
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Our Right to Choose - Indy PosterBoy

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 10h

EXCLUSIVE: Journalist Peter Oborne sat down with The National ahead of his soon-to-be released book, Complict: Britain's Role In The Destruction Of Gaza

🗣️'The way in which the British public were being lied to about what’s been happening is beyond belief'

Read more: tinyurl.com/3rmx858p

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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 11h

Rising bills. Falling living standards. The UK economic model is broken.

Independence is the fresh start for Scotland - so we can build a wealthier, fairer nation shaped by the people who live here.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👉 yes.scot/decide

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((Wee G )) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 9h

Starmer’s ID cards push us toward control. Let’s push back together. 👇

action.goodlawproject.org/tell-keir-st...

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Jim Russell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. @jazzyrussell.bsky.social · 1d

Sooooo, we've now had TWO radiation leaks reported in the last month in Scotland! Both happened over a year ago! What chance our UKGOV would tell us when they actually happen?

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Charles Barr @charlesbarr.bsky.social · 16h

A Fresh Start with Independence

What would Scotland’s currency be?
On independence, Scotland would continue to use the pound sterling for a period, before
moving to the Scottish pound.

The change to the Scottish pound would take place as soon as practicable.

www.gov.scot/publications...

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Yes Kirriemuir @yeskirriemuir.bsky.social · 17h

Let's make it happen

Whether Westminster gives permission or not

Scotland's people have the right to choose real change with #ScottishIndependence

A girl with a thistle design by Stewart Bremner. The words say let's work together as though we are in the early days of a better nation.

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((Wee G )) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 16h

I was born in England, but I was reborn in Scotland. And that rebirth has given me clarity - not to divide, but to stand for a Scotland that believes in itself and its right to chart its own path.👇

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((Wee G )) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 16h

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Ed Wilson @eddwilson.bsky.social · 17h

The EU is trying to follow WTO rules rather than mimic Trump, and some over there are "disappointed" that the UK went off on its own to butter him up for advantage, rather than perhaps joining a big group to stand up to him.

#wato

The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 22h

Once again, the Telegraph seems shocked that the EU is acting like… the EU.

This is exactly what sovereignty looks like when you’re on the outside.

Ruthless EU has just taught Starmer a painful lesson
Steel tariff threats are a reminder of how Brussels really feels towards post-Brexit Britain

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