@gordon48.bsky.social
Long time retired 😀 ex-RAF & ex-NHS. Happily married for more than 50 years. Dad to two amazing daughters & grandad to two awesome grandkids. Rangers FC supporter for more than 60 years. Proud SNP member. Scotland will be Independent 🏴🏴 🇨🇦 🇨🇦
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Do you see this? 👇. Do you? @lbc.co.uk @mrjamesob.bsky.social etc.. THIS is what we've been putting up with for decades, so you don't even get to see what's going on here unless you go seriously looking. Then you're surprised when something similar hits what matters to you.
This is an example of the BBC ignoring the daily/around 16 emails and press releases given by the SNP Scottish government, choosing instead to highlight or emphasise stories that are potentially damaging to the SNP and allowing opposition parties to wade in with their attacks. No good news allowed.
John Swinney opens Scotland’s largest health hub in Glasgow’s Parkhead
https://www.europesays.com/uk/621616/
Scotland’s First Minister unveiled the new Parkhead Hub during a visit on Monday, December 8, 2025, in the…#uk #news #uknews
https://www.europesays.com/uk/621616/
Scotland’s First Minister unveiled the new Parkhead Hub during a visit on Monday, December 8, 2025, in the…#uk #news #uknews
December 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Do you see this? 👇. Do you? @lbc.co.uk @mrjamesob.bsky.social etc.. THIS is what we've been putting up with for decades, so you don't even get to see what's going on here unless you go seriously looking. Then you're surprised when something similar hits what matters to you.
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Farage promoted Brexit for years as UKIP and the Brexit Party. Brexit created the small boats when UK left the EU and the Dublin Agreement. The Dublin Agreement ensured anyone arriving irregularly could be returned to the first safe country and was a deterrent. Farage created the boats.
December 9, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Farage promoted Brexit for years as UKIP and the Brexit Party. Brexit created the small boats when UK left the EU and the Dublin Agreement. The Dublin Agreement ensured anyone arriving irregularly could be returned to the first safe country and was a deterrent. Farage created the boats.
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Exactly this. "Poacher turned gamekeeper"
Farage promoted Brexit for years as UKIP and the Brexit Party. Brexit created the small boats when UK left the EU and the Dublin Agreement. The Dublin Agreement ensured anyone arriving irregularly could be returned to the first safe country and was a deterrent. Farage created the boats.
December 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Exactly this. "Poacher turned gamekeeper"
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Did you know that whilst Scotland accounts for more than 60% of the UK’s fishing capacity, it received less than 8% of Westminster’s fishing sector funding? And we swallowed it. Hook. Line. Sinker.
indyposterboy.scot/hook-line-si...
indyposterboy.scot/hook-line-si...
Hook. Line. Sinker. - Indy PosterBoy
Did you know that whilst Scotland accounts for more than 60% of the UK’s fishing capacity, it received less than 8% of Westminster’s fishing sector funding?
indyposterboy.scot
December 8, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Did you know that whilst Scotland accounts for more than 60% of the UK’s fishing capacity, it received less than 8% of Westminster’s fishing sector funding? And we swallowed it. Hook. Line. Sinker.
indyposterboy.scot/hook-line-si...
indyposterboy.scot/hook-line-si...
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Thanks for sharing! I have found that to be true also!
December 8, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Thanks for sharing! I have found that to be true also!
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The United States and Russia have officially formed an alliance against Europe, Ukraine, and Canada.
December 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Nigel Farage has been reported to police after being accused of breaching electoral law, it has been claimed
Nigel Farage 'reported to police' after being accused of 'breaching electoral law'
www.thenational.scot
December 8, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Nigel Farage has been reported to police after being accused of breaching electoral law, it has been claimed
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Reform UK denies allegations Nigel Farage falsified election expenses after complaint to police
#Nigelfarage
Real shock Farage is a corrupt ,entitled multi millionaire bigot. Who knew ?
Took more expenses from EU than anyone else ,guy wants to REDUCE min wage
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#Nigelfarage
Real shock Farage is a corrupt ,entitled multi millionaire bigot. Who knew ?
Took more expenses from EU than anyone else ,guy wants to REDUCE min wage
opr.news/6822d0b72512...
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Reform UK denies allegations Nigel Farage falsified election expenses after complaint to police
Documents have been submitted to the Metropolitan Police about the party's spending in Clacton
Trending on GB News
Reform UK has denied claims Nigel Farage falsely reported local campaign expenses a...
opr.news
December 8, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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SNP leader John Swinney launching ‘It’s Scotland’s energy’ campaign - after screening a new film contrasting how Norway & UK managed their oil wealth, he says only voting for independence in next May’s Holyrood elections will ensure the country benefits from renewable energy resources
December 8, 2025 at 10:33 AM
SNP leader John Swinney launching ‘It’s Scotland’s energy’ campaign - after screening a new film contrasting how Norway & UK managed their oil wealth, he says only voting for independence in next May’s Holyrood elections will ensure the country benefits from renewable energy resources
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The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
The US has declared rhetorical war on the EU
The calls from America this weekend to destroy the EU are revealing. They hate the union because it's the only thing that can keep European countries from being Russian or American vassals.
davekeating.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:05 AM
The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
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EXCLUSIVE: Reform UK are running a 'cash for access scheme in all but name', a senior SNP MP has alleged after they launched a £10,000-per-year membership which comes with exclusive access to party leadership 👇
www.thenational.scot/news/2567713...
www.thenational.scot/news/2567713...
'Cash for access' row as Reform UK open 'exclusive' £10k membership club
REFORM UK are running a “cash for access scheme in all but name”, a senior SNP MP has alleged ...
www.thenational.scot
December 7, 2025 at 11:28 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Reform UK are running a 'cash for access scheme in all but name', a senior SNP MP has alleged after they launched a £10,000-per-year membership which comes with exclusive access to party leadership 👇
www.thenational.scot/news/2567713...
www.thenational.scot/news/2567713...
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Patriotic.
December 7, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Patriotic.
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More than 30 percent of Republican voters do not consider themselves aligned with the MAGA movement. Moreover, 31 percent of those who voted for Trump in the 2024 election believed that the best times of the United States are in the past.
The Republican Party is Fracturing Under Donald Trump - Profolus
The Republican Party faces a pivotal moment under the second Trump administration.
www.profolus.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
More than 30 percent of Republican voters do not consider themselves aligned with the MAGA movement. Moreover, 31 percent of those who voted for Trump in the 2024 election believed that the best times of the United States are in the past.
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One in three Labour members of the Welsh Senedd have accused Keir Starmer of rolling back devolution through the Internal Market Act.
Anas Sarwar needs to tell us what he really thinks! www.heraldscotland.com/news/2567741...
Anas Sarwar needs to tell us what he really thinks! www.heraldscotland.com/news/2567741...
Sarwar told to clarify whether he agrees Keir Starmer is 'rolling back' on devolution
The SNP have written to Anas Sarwar asking him to confirm his position on whether Sir Keir Starmer is "rolling back on devolution".
www.heraldscotland.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM
One in three Labour members of the Welsh Senedd have accused Keir Starmer of rolling back devolution through the Internal Market Act.
Anas Sarwar needs to tell us what he really thinks! www.heraldscotland.com/news/2567741...
Anas Sarwar needs to tell us what he really thinks! www.heraldscotland.com/news/2567741...
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December 7, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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@davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social @thesnpmedia.bsky.social @snp-dmg.bsky.social :
Why indeed aren't ALL the SNP MPs and MSPs on Bluesky? You have a huge SNP and other independence supporting presence here, but very little from the politicians - their presence is needed and would be helpful.
Why indeed aren't ALL the SNP MPs and MSPs on Bluesky? You have a huge SNP and other independence supporting presence here, but very little from the politicians - their presence is needed and would be helpful.
@davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social @thesnpmedia.bsky.social @snp-dmg.bsky.social
Please get all SNP politicians posting here
This letter from Seamus Logan to Wes Streeting I saw on Facebook is important
Please get all SNP politicians posting here
This letter from Seamus Logan to Wes Streeting I saw on Facebook is important
December 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM
@davidbirkettsnp.bsky.social @thesnpmedia.bsky.social @snp-dmg.bsky.social :
Why indeed aren't ALL the SNP MPs and MSPs on Bluesky? You have a huge SNP and other independence supporting presence here, but very little from the politicians - their presence is needed and would be helpful.
Why indeed aren't ALL the SNP MPs and MSPs on Bluesky? You have a huge SNP and other independence supporting presence here, but very little from the politicians - their presence is needed and would be helpful.
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Malcolm Offord claimed more than £34,000 from the taxpayer for attending the House of Lords in the space of seven months, The National can reveal 👇
www.thenational.scot/news/2567918...
www.thenational.scot/news/2567918...
Revealed: Scottish peer's £34k expense bill before defecting to Reform UK
MALCOLM Offord claimed more than £34,000 from the taxpayer for attending the House of Lords in the space of seven months, The National can reveal
www.thenational.scot
December 7, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Malcolm Offord claimed more than £34,000 from the taxpayer for attending the House of Lords in the space of seven months, The National can reveal 👇
www.thenational.scot/news/2567918...
www.thenational.scot/news/2567918...
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The Kremlin has heaped praise on Donald Trump’s latest national security strategy, calling it an encouraging change of policy that largely aligns with Russian thinking.
Kremlin hails Trump’s national security strategy as aligned with Russia’s vision
Moscow welcomes White House document critical of the EU as talks to end the Ukraine war enter a key phase
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:48 PM
The Kremlin has heaped praise on Donald Trump’s latest national security strategy, calling it an encouraging change of policy that largely aligns with Russian thinking.
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Three more British MEPs in Nigel Farage’s bloc now alleged to have “followed the script” given to Nathan Gill by an alleged Russian asset, according to prosecutors.
At least eight UKIP and Brexit Party MPs were focus of efforts by Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
At least eight UKIP and Brexit Party MPs were focus of efforts by Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Three more Farage bloc MEPs alleged to have followed Russian asset’s script
At least eight MEPs elected for Ukip or Brexit party now known to have been focus of efforts by jailed Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Three more British MEPs in Nigel Farage’s bloc now alleged to have “followed the script” given to Nathan Gill by an alleged Russian asset, according to prosecutors.
At least eight UKIP and Brexit Party MPs were focus of efforts by Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
At least eight UKIP and Brexit Party MPs were focus of efforts by Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Trump’s regime is coming after Europe hand in hand with Russia
Russia welcomed Trump's new National Security Strategy, as “largely consistent" with Moscow's vision
The document unveiled by the US admin this week, suggests Europe is facing "civilisational erasure" & Russia as a non threat to the US
Russia welcomed Trump's new National Security Strategy, as “largely consistent" with Moscow's vision
The document unveiled by the US admin this week, suggests Europe is facing "civilisational erasure" & Russia as a non threat to the US
New US security strategy aligns with Russia's vision, Moscow says
The Kremlin welcomes the starkly worded document, which does not cast Russia as a threat to the US.
www.bbc.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Trump’s regime is coming after Europe hand in hand with Russia
Russia welcomed Trump's new National Security Strategy, as “largely consistent" with Moscow's vision
The document unveiled by the US admin this week, suggests Europe is facing "civilisational erasure" & Russia as a non threat to the US
Russia welcomed Trump's new National Security Strategy, as “largely consistent" with Moscow's vision
The document unveiled by the US admin this week, suggests Europe is facing "civilisational erasure" & Russia as a non threat to the US
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December 7, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Remembering today the late 🇺🇸 American actor #EliWallach #BOTD in 1915 in Brooklyn, New York, seen here with Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef on location at Sad Hill Cemetery, Burgos in Spain on the set of “THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY” (1966) dir. Sergio Leone
🎬 United Artists
🎬 United Artists
December 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Remembering today the late 🇺🇸 American actor #EliWallach #BOTD in 1915 in Brooklyn, New York, seen here with Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef on location at Sad Hill Cemetery, Burgos in Spain on the set of “THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY” (1966) dir. Sergio Leone
🎬 United Artists
🎬 United Artists
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December 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM