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duncan2024.bsky.social @duncan2024.bsky.social · 1h

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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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duncan2024.bsky.social @duncan2024.bsky.social · 1h

Starmer wants to be the new Tony Blair by never listening to the people and treating us with contempt 🤬

Keir Starmer plans to expand digital ID to 'bills and benefits'

Keir Starmer has said he wants to expand his plans for a mandatory digital ID to include managing public services such as benefits and bill payments.

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duncan2024.bsky.social @duncan2024.bsky.social · 1h

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Very little evidence of young children taking knives into schools in Scotland

Professor John Robertson OBA There’s not one reference to Scotland in this 1 500 word report yet the broadcast on BBC Breakfast this morning explicitly includes it in the problem and the call…

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duncan2024.bsky.social @duncan2024.bsky.social · 1h

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Labour digs in with anti-Semitic language as thugs line streets with Israeli flags

Labour uses anti-Semitic language through considering all Jewish people to be a monolith, as the party disgraces itself again

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duncan2024.bsky.social @duncan2024.bsky.social · 1h

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‘Teachers to vote on strike action over workload’ despite Scotland maintaining the lowest PTRs overall, reflecting higher per-pupil spending and policy priorities on smaller classes

Professor John Robertson OBA It’s impossible to escape the conclusion that if teacher workload is the issue in Scottish schools then there is a failure here of management in schools to apply …

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Scottish customers are being ripped off by the UK energy system

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TrisPriceWilliams @trispw.bsky.social · 13h

The private companies didn't pump all that money into Labour candidates for nothing. No point in bribery if it doesn't get results.

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duncan2024.bsky.social @duncan2024.bsky.social · 1h

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BBC Reporting Scotland celebrate their construction of reality actually overcoming the evidence and reducing trust in devolved government

Professor John Robertson OBA BBC Scotland broadcasts this morning, but not their website, are celebrating their achievement in pushing down trust in the Scottish Government [only 47%] by years of l…

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duncan2024.bsky.social @duncan2024.bsky.social · 4h

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Favourite Countries to Visit

Condé Nast Traveler has revealed its readers’ choice of favorite countries to visit for this year. The travel magazine recorded 757,109 votes in its 38th annual Readers’ Choice Awards survey…

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duncan2024.bsky.social @duncan2024.bsky.social · 4h

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The one-way flow of drugs and XL Bully dogs from England into Scotland

Professor John Robertson OBA It’s probably best to check my facts first so, with Grok AI: Are there any media reports in 2025 of cocaine being smuggled from Scotland into England? Based on a …

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duncan2024.bsky.social @duncan2024.bsky.social · 4h

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SNP bill passed to help prevent domestic homicides and suicides

Justice Secretary Angela Constance Professor John Robertson OBA Legislation to help reduce the number of domestic abuse-related homicides and suicides in Scotland has been passed unanimously by Par…

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duncan2024.bsky.social @duncan2024.bsky.social · 17h

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63 years of regular and repeated nuclear incidents at Dounreay safely 509 miles downwind of London

By stewartb The public record of incidents at Dounreay from CHATGPT: ‘Here is a chronological timeline of known official / media‑reported pollution, health & safety, and regulatory in…

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duncan2024.bsky.social @duncan2024.bsky.social · 17h

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Online Safety: ‘Protect kids’ is pretext for rights erosions

We all want accountability for Big Tech, but the OSA’s moralising aims are hurting LGBTQ+ people and sex workers

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duncan2024.bsky.social @duncan2024.bsky.social · 17h

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Scottish customers are being ripped off by the UK energy system

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duncan2024.bsky.social @duncan2024.bsky.social · 20h

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Inspectors raise Scottish nuclear plant with excess child leukaemia risk to an ‘enhanced level of regulatory attention for safety because of unsatisfactory site performance across numerous areas’ with...

Professor John Robertson OBA From the Chief Nuclear Inspector’s annual report on Great Britain’s nuclear industry October 2025, page 28: In July 2024, we increased NRS Dounreay to an enhanced level…

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duncan2024.bsky.social @duncan2024.bsky.social · 20h

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Ricky Hale (@councilestatemedia)

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duncan2024.bsky.social @duncan2024.bsky.social · 20h

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The latest revelations about Charlie Kirk's murder are insane

Charlie Kirk’s grieving friend Candace Owens has been doing the job of the FBI recently.

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Carol McNamara @missallot.bsky.social · 1d

It's clear the Labour party was jacked decades ago. Was it ever really about the interests of the majority? Or has it always been a means of managing expectations?

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duncan2024.bsky.social @duncan2024.bsky.social · 23h

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Homeless deaths in Scotland fall as they climb in other parts due to lack of national leadership

Professor John Robertson OBA Once again, I’m grateful to Brenda Robb for finding this and researching it for us. From BBC UK today but ignored by BBC Scotland, the above and: The figures show…

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IndyCelt @indycelt.bsky.social · 1d

Independence NOW for Scotland and Cymru /Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Time to break the union, a one-sided slave union that holds us down and enslaves our destiny and prosperity for Westminster and Englands gain!

'A fresh start': John Swinney unveils new Scottish independence plans
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'A fresh start': John Swinney unveils new Scottish independence plans

John Swinney has unveiled new plans for an independent Scotland ...

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duncan2024.bsky.social @duncan2024.bsky.social · 1d

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Half of Badenoch's party don't even like her - and you can see why

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch is facing a crisis of confidence even among the members of her own party - and we're here for it

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duncan2024.bsky.social @duncan2024.bsky.social · 1d

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Since Starmer came to power, NHS privatisation has increased by up to 71%

From July 2024-July 2025, the amount of firms leeching profit from the NHS has increased by huge amounts in London, Dorset and other areas

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William Humphrey @williamhumphrey.bsky.social · 1d

Take a photo of Fort George for the museums, then push it into the sea. There is no merit in glorifying the Highlands biggest symbol of military occupation and oppression. None whatsoever.

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Hoody McExtremist @hoodyindy.bsky.social · 1d

"working on behalf of arms manufacturers including Northrop Grumman, which supplies the Israeli military."

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Jim Murphy makes millions through lobbying firm after Keir Starmer came to power

FORMER Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy has made millions of pounds through his public affairs firm since Keir Starmer came to power

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duncan2024.bsky.social @duncan2024.bsky.social · 1d

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Not one English river but nearly 60% of Scottish rivers in good health or better in 2024

The River Wye – Professor John Robertson OBA From BBC Wales and broadcast on BBC Breakfast, today: The biggest legal claim ever brought in the UK over environmental pollution in the country h…

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