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I like Tidelines, Manran, Peat & Diesel, and fiddle music. Gardening my hobby. An Independent Scotland essential.
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Scotland will have another Record Tourism Season.
VAT returns from Scotland are hugely bolstered by this and will be over £14 Billion, in 2025.
It's gone up a third, in just 5 years. It ALL goes to Westminster, England.
It's time for Scottish Independence.
There's no longer an argument.
VAT returns from Scotland are hugely bolstered by this and will be over £14 Billion, in 2025.
It's gone up a third, in just 5 years. It ALL goes to Westminster, England.
It's time for Scottish Independence.
There's no longer an argument.
December 6, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Scotland will have another Record Tourism Season.
VAT returns from Scotland are hugely bolstered by this and will be over £14 Billion, in 2025.
It's gone up a third, in just 5 years. It ALL goes to Westminster, England.
It's time for Scottish Independence.
There's no longer an argument.
VAT returns from Scotland are hugely bolstered by this and will be over £14 Billion, in 2025.
It's gone up a third, in just 5 years. It ALL goes to Westminster, England.
It's time for Scottish Independence.
There's no longer an argument.
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Slightly strange slant from The Guardian. Feels like it can't quite believe that Scottish voters really aren't the same as English voters.
Would pay them to get out of Westminster a little more often.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Would pay them to get out of Westminster a little more often.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
John Swinney defends immigration as Scotland faces rise of Reform
Exclusive: First minister mounts robust defence of diversity as SNP prepares campaign for Holyrood election in May
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Slightly strange slant from The Guardian. Feels like it can't quite believe that Scottish voters really aren't the same as English voters.
Would pay them to get out of Westminster a little more often.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Would pay them to get out of Westminster a little more often.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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From today, over 96,000 unpaid carers in Scotland will receive a £293.50 Carer’s Allowance Supplement payment - extra support that’s only available here in Scotland.
Dignity and fairness in action. That’s what you get with an SNP government.
Dignity and fairness in action. That’s what you get with an SNP government.
December 4, 2025 at 9:17 AM
From today, over 96,000 unpaid carers in Scotland will receive a £293.50 Carer’s Allowance Supplement payment - extra support that’s only available here in Scotland.
Dignity and fairness in action. That’s what you get with an SNP government.
Dignity and fairness in action. That’s what you get with an SNP government.
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The 50 wealthiest families own more wealth than the bottom 50% of the population.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
November 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The 50 wealthiest families own more wealth than the bottom 50% of the population.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
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The BBC Scotland commentary for Kenny McLean’s halfway line goal is glorious. Stuff of dreams. 🔥
Congratulations #Scotland, see you at the World Cup.
Congratulations #Scotland, see you at the World Cup.
November 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The BBC Scotland commentary for Kenny McLean’s halfway line goal is glorious. Stuff of dreams. 🔥
Congratulations #Scotland, see you at the World Cup.
Congratulations #Scotland, see you at the World Cup.
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You can just picture them round that cabinet table, can't you..
"So, chaps, what can we do now, to piss off the jocks"?
How about we put an even bigger target on their heads(snigger). Let's turn Grangemouth into a bomb factory"(collective wails of laughter).
#FkTheUnion
"So, chaps, what can we do now, to piss off the jocks"?
How about we put an even bigger target on their heads(snigger). Let's turn Grangemouth into a bomb factory"(collective wails of laughter).
#FkTheUnion
Ministry of Defence blunder has revealed that Grangemouth is being considered – alongside another site in Scotland and across the UK – as a new arms factory. Twelve potential locations for making bombs were mistakenly identified in emails released to The Ferret after a freedom of information request
November 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
You can just picture them round that cabinet table, can't you..
"So, chaps, what can we do now, to piss off the jocks"?
How about we put an even bigger target on their heads(snigger). Let's turn Grangemouth into a bomb factory"(collective wails of laughter).
#FkTheUnion
"So, chaps, what can we do now, to piss off the jocks"?
How about we put an even bigger target on their heads(snigger). Let's turn Grangemouth into a bomb factory"(collective wails of laughter).
#FkTheUnion
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Scotland powers the Union. Literally. Oil. Gas. Wind. All flowing south to keep London’s lights on. Then they tell us we’re ‘subsidised’? That’s not unity. That’s extraction. Scotland has the energy but not the power. Independence means we’ll
have both. #IndependenceIsNormal
have both. #IndependenceIsNormal
November 18, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Scotland powers the Union. Literally. Oil. Gas. Wind. All flowing south to keep London’s lights on. Then they tell us we’re ‘subsidised’? That’s not unity. That’s extraction. Scotland has the energy but not the power. Independence means we’ll
have both. #IndependenceIsNormal
have both. #IndependenceIsNormal
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It seems the UK Gov has no interest in helping industry in Scotland to support workers and their families. My view is that they're running us down in order to frustrate Indy hopes
No UK Government bailout for Mossmorran plant as closure 'decision for ExxonMobil'
www.thenational.scot/news/2563243...
No UK Government bailout for Mossmorran plant as closure 'decision for ExxonMobil'
www.thenational.scot/news/2563243...
No UK Government bailout for Mossmorran plant as closure 'decision for ExxonMobil'
Labour have failed to promise a bailout for more than 400 workers at Mossmorran facing redundancy after its oil giant owners announced the site…
www.thenational.scot
November 18, 2025 at 10:38 PM
It seems the UK Gov has no interest in helping industry in Scotland to support workers and their families. My view is that they're running us down in order to frustrate Indy hopes
No UK Government bailout for Mossmorran plant as closure 'decision for ExxonMobil'
www.thenational.scot/news/2563243...
No UK Government bailout for Mossmorran plant as closure 'decision for ExxonMobil'
www.thenational.scot/news/2563243...
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The SNP's Stephen Flynn spelled it out clearly today: Scotland needs a fresh start - Scotland needs Independence.
(video stream: @broadcastscot.bsky.social )
(video stream: @broadcastscot.bsky.social )
October 11, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The SNP's Stephen Flynn spelled it out clearly today: Scotland needs a fresh start - Scotland needs Independence.
(video stream: @broadcastscot.bsky.social )
(video stream: @broadcastscot.bsky.social )
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Westminster voting intention:
Scotland 🏴
SNP 36%
Lab 17%
Con 15%
Ref 15%
Grn 8%
LD 6%
oth 2%
Wales 🏴
Ref 26%
PC 25%
Lab 25%
LD 11%
Con 9%
Grn 3%
oth 1%
England 🏴
Ref 30%
Lab 20%
Con 18%
LD 16%
Grn 11%
oth 5%
(YouGov/The Times/Sky News; 14-15 September; usual caveats apply to sub-samples)
Scotland 🏴
SNP 36%
Lab 17%
Con 15%
Ref 15%
Grn 8%
LD 6%
oth 2%
Wales 🏴
Ref 26%
PC 25%
Lab 25%
LD 11%
Con 9%
Grn 3%
oth 1%
England 🏴
Ref 30%
Lab 20%
Con 18%
LD 16%
Grn 11%
oth 5%
(YouGov/The Times/Sky News; 14-15 September; usual caveats apply to sub-samples)
September 20, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Westminster voting intention:
Scotland 🏴
SNP 36%
Lab 17%
Con 15%
Ref 15%
Grn 8%
LD 6%
oth 2%
Wales 🏴
Ref 26%
PC 25%
Lab 25%
LD 11%
Con 9%
Grn 3%
oth 1%
England 🏴
Ref 30%
Lab 20%
Con 18%
LD 16%
Grn 11%
oth 5%
(YouGov/The Times/Sky News; 14-15 September; usual caveats apply to sub-samples)
Scotland 🏴
SNP 36%
Lab 17%
Con 15%
Ref 15%
Grn 8%
LD 6%
oth 2%
Wales 🏴
Ref 26%
PC 25%
Lab 25%
LD 11%
Con 9%
Grn 3%
oth 1%
England 🏴
Ref 30%
Lab 20%
Con 18%
LD 16%
Grn 11%
oth 5%
(YouGov/The Times/Sky News; 14-15 September; usual caveats apply to sub-samples)
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Stephen Flynn, "On Brexit, everyone across the UK right now feels that Britain is broken"
"And the guy who orchestrated Brexit, Nigel Farage, doesn't have to face the consequences of the economic damage that Brexit has done to the UK"
"And the guy who orchestrated Brexit, Nigel Farage, doesn't have to face the consequences of the economic damage that Brexit has done to the UK"
July 20, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Stephen Flynn, "On Brexit, everyone across the UK right now feels that Britain is broken"
"And the guy who orchestrated Brexit, Nigel Farage, doesn't have to face the consequences of the economic damage that Brexit has done to the UK"
"And the guy who orchestrated Brexit, Nigel Farage, doesn't have to face the consequences of the economic damage that Brexit has done to the UK"
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MOMENTUM IS BUILDING! 123 Labour MPs who have now signed the amendment to stop Keir Starmer’s welfare cuts which the governments own assessment says will plunge 250,000 people into poverty inc 50,000 children.
Use this link from Trussell to contact your MP
action.trussell.org.uk/your-mp-must...
Use this link from Trussell to contact your MP
action.trussell.org.uk/your-mp-must...
June 25, 2025 at 7:14 AM
MOMENTUM IS BUILDING! 123 Labour MPs who have now signed the amendment to stop Keir Starmer’s welfare cuts which the governments own assessment says will plunge 250,000 people into poverty inc 50,000 children.
Use this link from Trussell to contact your MP
action.trussell.org.uk/your-mp-must...
Use this link from Trussell to contact your MP
action.trussell.org.uk/your-mp-must...
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He's not wrong
🗣️ 'Westminster is only interested in Westminster'
Stephen Flynn hits out at the UK Government as MPs debate emergency law to save British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant
Stephen Flynn hits out at the UK Government as MPs debate emergency law to save British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant
April 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
He's not wrong
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🏴 Stephen Gethins: “There were big promises from Anas Sarwar and Jackie Baillie on a Scottish visa prior to election, so if they’re serious about this matter then they can back our Bill to allow Holyrood to move forward with creation of a unique scheme.” www.scotsman.com/news/politic...
SNP demand Labour support as Scottish visa bill gets surprise second reading
Scottish Labour had previously expressed support for the idea of a stand-alone Scottish visa
www.scotsman.com
April 12, 2025 at 12:09 PM
🏴 Stephen Gethins: “There were big promises from Anas Sarwar and Jackie Baillie on a Scottish visa prior to election, so if they’re serious about this matter then they can back our Bill to allow Holyrood to move forward with creation of a unique scheme.” www.scotsman.com/news/politic...
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Why the Ardrossan protests should be against the harbour owners and not the Scottish Government talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/02/11/w...
Why should we, the Scottish taxpayer, pay for the upgrade to Ardrossan dock, fully owned and neglected by a Manchester billionaire tax exile ?
The Ardrossan to Arran dock Image: secretlondon123, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons The Talking-up Scotland fund raiser primarily to enable the recruitment of some research assistance, in order …
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
April 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Why the Ardrossan protests should be against the harbour owners and not the Scottish Government talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/02/11/w...
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It seems you can save private companies when you want to.
April 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
It seems you can save private companies when you want to.
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BBC Scotland silent on an additional £2.6 million investment for Inverness treatment centre to assist with thousands of additional procedures like cataracts and joint replacement surgery! talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/04/12/a...
Another story you won’t hear on BBC Scotland – ‘Thousands of additional procedures’ for Highlands thanks to £2.6 million SNP Government boost
Professor John Robertson OBA Thanks to rtpscott for alerting me to the above. Not a word on BBC Scotland nor on BBC Highland and Islands, on this story nor, of course, on one of the reasons such en…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
April 12, 2025 at 8:37 AM
BBC Scotland silent on an additional £2.6 million investment for Inverness treatment centre to assist with thousands of additional procedures like cataracts and joint replacement surgery! talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/04/12/a...
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Mad about Labour saving English Steel
and letting Grangemouth close?
You'll be even madder when you realise Scotland will probably pay around 8% of whatever it costs to nationalise it.
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and letting Grangemouth close?
You'll be even madder when you realise Scotland will probably pay around 8% of whatever it costs to nationalise it.
👇
April 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Mad about Labour saving English Steel
and letting Grangemouth close?
You'll be even madder when you realise Scotland will probably pay around 8% of whatever it costs to nationalise it.
👇
and letting Grangemouth close?
You'll be even madder when you realise Scotland will probably pay around 8% of whatever it costs to nationalise it.
👇
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ICYMI: New analysis has revealed the "devastating" cost of Brexit to UK business at £37 billion per year
House of Commons Library research, commissioned by SNP MP Stephen Gethins, has confirmed the annual total, which the SNP has branded "obscene" and "eye watering"
House of Commons Library research, commissioned by SNP MP Stephen Gethins, has confirmed the annual total, which the SNP has branded "obscene" and "eye watering"
March 28, 2025 at 11:34 AM
ICYMI: New analysis has revealed the "devastating" cost of Brexit to UK business at £37 billion per year
House of Commons Library research, commissioned by SNP MP Stephen Gethins, has confirmed the annual total, which the SNP has branded "obscene" and "eye watering"
House of Commons Library research, commissioned by SNP MP Stephen Gethins, has confirmed the annual total, which the SNP has branded "obscene" and "eye watering"
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Holyrood debated compensation for Waspi women last Wednesday. Jackie Baillie sits on the Waspi cross party group but was absent from the debate. Only four Labour MSPs bothered to turn up. Considerably more SNP MSPs did. The Waspi women in the public gallery will have noticed.
[source: @msm_monitor]
[source: @msm_monitor]
January 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Holyrood debated compensation for Waspi women last Wednesday. Jackie Baillie sits on the Waspi cross party group but was absent from the debate. Only four Labour MSPs bothered to turn up. Considerably more SNP MSPs did. The Waspi women in the public gallery will have noticed.
[source: @msm_monitor]
[source: @msm_monitor]
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“The only effective measure is to ban all political donations, and the giving and receiving of such donations a criminal offence. Such a ban would force political parties to compete and develop publicly acceptable policies”
@premnsikka.bsky.social
leftfootforward.org/2025/01/how-...
@premnsikka.bsky.social
leftfootforward.org/2025/01/how-...
How our democracy has been hijacked by corporations and wealthy elites
The only effective remedy is to ban all private donations, or bribes, to political parties.
leftfootforward.org
January 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM
“The only effective measure is to ban all political donations, and the giving and receiving of such donations a criminal offence. Such a ban would force political parties to compete and develop publicly acceptable policies”
@premnsikka.bsky.social
leftfootforward.org/2025/01/how-...
@premnsikka.bsky.social
leftfootforward.org/2025/01/how-...
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Why are we continuing with Brexit?
January 4, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Why are we continuing with Brexit?