Ian Hamilton
@ianhamilton358.bsky.social
Peace ✌️ and Scottish independence. No DMs 🚫
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If youmust give trains a flag themed livery, it can be done tastefully. The new Great British Railways livery is not it. Why does everything have to be 'Great' British? It smacks of desperation. The livery looks like a GB News studio on wheels. The ScotRail livery is how to do it successfully.
December 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
If youmust give trains a flag themed livery, it can be done tastefully. The new Great British Railways livery is not it. Why does everything have to be 'Great' British? It smacks of desperation. The livery looks like a GB News studio on wheels. The ScotRail livery is how to do it successfully.
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Today’s figures show real progress in our schools:
✅ Record literacy and numeracy
✅ Higher attendance
✅ More teachers, with smaller class sizes
Huge credit to pupils and staff. We will keep driving improvement for every young person in Scotland.
✅ Record literacy and numeracy
✅ Higher attendance
✅ More teachers, with smaller class sizes
Huge credit to pupils and staff. We will keep driving improvement for every young person in Scotland.
December 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Today’s figures show real progress in our schools:
✅ Record literacy and numeracy
✅ Higher attendance
✅ More teachers, with smaller class sizes
Huge credit to pupils and staff. We will keep driving improvement for every young person in Scotland.
✅ Record literacy and numeracy
✅ Higher attendance
✅ More teachers, with smaller class sizes
Huge credit to pupils and staff. We will keep driving improvement for every young person in Scotland.
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New Home Office impact assessment finds that cutting skilled and social care visas will cost the UK up to £10 billion with a central estimate of -£5.4 billion.
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
December 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
New Home Office impact assessment finds that cutting skilled and social care visas will cost the UK up to £10 billion with a central estimate of -£5.4 billion.
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
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Much of the £10.9bn UK Covid scheme fraud 'beyond recovery', report says.
Lack of checks on Eat Out, Bounce back loans, furlough support & more.
£13.6bn spent on 38bn PPE items, 11bn unused. £10bn loss from over-ordering, £324m fraud.
Organized looting. Will anyone be held to account?
Lack of checks on Eat Out, Bounce back loans, furlough support & more.
£13.6bn spent on 38bn PPE items, 11bn unused. £10bn loss from over-ordering, £324m fraud.
Organized looting. Will anyone be held to account?
Covid scheme fraud hit almost £11bn but much 'beyond recovery', report says
The response to the pandemic led to
www.bbc.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Much of the £10.9bn UK Covid scheme fraud 'beyond recovery', report says.
Lack of checks on Eat Out, Bounce back loans, furlough support & more.
£13.6bn spent on 38bn PPE items, 11bn unused. £10bn loss from over-ordering, £324m fraud.
Organized looting. Will anyone be held to account?
Lack of checks on Eat Out, Bounce back loans, furlough support & more.
£13.6bn spent on 38bn PPE items, 11bn unused. £10bn loss from over-ordering, £324m fraud.
Organized looting. Will anyone be held to account?
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Neil McIntosh is the editor of the Daily Record.
He uses the phrase 'trans ideology' when justifying his papers hostile stance on trans people and rights.
I asked him to explain what he understands 'trans ideology' to mean?
He blocked me.
Perhaps other journalists might ask him the same question?
He uses the phrase 'trans ideology' when justifying his papers hostile stance on trans people and rights.
I asked him to explain what he understands 'trans ideology' to mean?
He blocked me.
Perhaps other journalists might ask him the same question?
December 9, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Neil McIntosh is the editor of the Daily Record.
He uses the phrase 'trans ideology' when justifying his papers hostile stance on trans people and rights.
I asked him to explain what he understands 'trans ideology' to mean?
He blocked me.
Perhaps other journalists might ask him the same question?
He uses the phrase 'trans ideology' when justifying his papers hostile stance on trans people and rights.
I asked him to explain what he understands 'trans ideology' to mean?
He blocked me.
Perhaps other journalists might ask him the same question?
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UK Petition to Government and Parliament
Urge Israel to permit regular humanitarian access to all Palestinian prisoners
Urge Israel to permit regular humanitarian access to all Palestinian prisoners
December 9, 2025 at 12:49 PM
UK Petition to Government and Parliament
Urge Israel to permit regular humanitarian access to all Palestinian prisoners
Urge Israel to permit regular humanitarian access to all Palestinian prisoners
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The boat wasn’t headed to the U.S., which we would have learned with a little due process instead of murder. www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
Exclusive: Boat at center of double-tap strike controversy was meeting vessel headed to Suriname, admiral told lawmakers | CNN Politics
The alleged drug traffickers killed by the US military in a strike on September 2 were heading to link up with another, larger vessel that was bound for Suriname — a small South American country east ...
www.cnn.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The boat wasn’t headed to the U.S., which we would have learned with a little due process instead of murder. www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
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New Scottish Government statistics published today show that over the last year, the number of pupils in Scotland’s schools reaching expected levels of literacy and numeracy is at the highest level on record and the poverty-related attainment gap is at a record low.
www.gov.scot/publications...
www.gov.scot/publications...
Achievement of Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) Levels 2024-25
Achievement of Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) levels: 2024-25 provides information on national performance in literacy and numeracy, based on all pupils in publicly funded Primary 1, Primary 4, Prima...
www.gov.scot
December 9, 2025 at 9:47 AM
New Scottish Government statistics published today show that over the last year, the number of pupils in Scotland’s schools reaching expected levels of literacy and numeracy is at the highest level on record and the poverty-related attainment gap is at a record low.
www.gov.scot/publications...
www.gov.scot/publications...
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NEW: Keir Starmer must scrap plans to charge Scots an extra £108 for energy, the SNP have said, pledging that independence will lead to lower bills 👇
'Shameful': Keir Starmer urged to scrap plans for £108 hike on energy bills
www.thenational.scot
December 9, 2025 at 7:45 AM
NEW: Keir Starmer must scrap plans to charge Scots an extra £108 for energy, the SNP have said, pledging that independence will lead to lower bills 👇
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Don’t be conned by Farage.
December 9, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Don’t be conned by Farage.
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Norway used its energy wealth to build one of the most prosperous and fair societies in the world.
Scotland can do it too, with the fresh start of independence.
Get involved: snp.org/energy
Scotland can do it too, with the fresh start of independence.
Get involved: snp.org/energy
December 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Norway used its energy wealth to build one of the most prosperous and fair societies in the world.
Scotland can do it too, with the fresh start of independence.
Get involved: snp.org/energy
Scotland can do it too, with the fresh start of independence.
Get involved: snp.org/energy
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We live in a world where a person getting benefits they are entitled to, to survive, are robbing everyone.
But billionaires literally robbing everyone on Energy, Healthcare and Food are 'great guys'.
But billionaires literally robbing everyone on Energy, Healthcare and Food are 'great guys'.
December 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
We live in a world where a person getting benefits they are entitled to, to survive, are robbing everyone.
But billionaires literally robbing everyone on Energy, Healthcare and Food are 'great guys'.
But billionaires literally robbing everyone on Energy, Healthcare and Food are 'great guys'.
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Keir Starmer’s policies on Scottish industry risk repeating the economic devastation caused by Thatcher in the 1980s.
This morning, I’ll set out how independence is fresh start we need - putting Scotland’s wealth in Scotland’s hands.
Tune in live on the SNP channels at 10am.
This morning, I’ll set out how independence is fresh start we need - putting Scotland’s wealth in Scotland’s hands.
Tune in live on the SNP channels at 10am.
December 8, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Keir Starmer’s policies on Scottish industry risk repeating the economic devastation caused by Thatcher in the 1980s.
This morning, I’ll set out how independence is fresh start we need - putting Scotland’s wealth in Scotland’s hands.
Tune in live on the SNP channels at 10am.
This morning, I’ll set out how independence is fresh start we need - putting Scotland’s wealth in Scotland’s hands.
Tune in live on the SNP channels at 10am.
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What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.”
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
December 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.”
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
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Reeves’ £150 cut in energy bills will be nuked by Sizewell costs.
Levies on bills to fund gas pipelines, electricity grid to rise.
Customers to pay years before construction even begins. Companies raise capital from customers, shareholders keep profits.
Privatisation facilitates rip off practices
Levies on bills to fund gas pipelines, electricity grid to rise.
Customers to pay years before construction even begins. Companies raise capital from customers, shareholders keep profits.
Privatisation facilitates rip off practices
Reeves’ cut in energy bills will be nuked by Sizewell costs, ex-Labour donor claims
Dale Vince’s claims over the impact of paying for Sizewell C on energy bills is one of a number of hidden costs which could see consumers pay higher bills - instead of £150 less
www.independent.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Reeves’ £150 cut in energy bills will be nuked by Sizewell costs.
Levies on bills to fund gas pipelines, electricity grid to rise.
Customers to pay years before construction even begins. Companies raise capital from customers, shareholders keep profits.
Privatisation facilitates rip off practices
Levies on bills to fund gas pipelines, electricity grid to rise.
Customers to pay years before construction even begins. Companies raise capital from customers, shareholders keep profits.
Privatisation facilitates rip off practices
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@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 9:21 AM
@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
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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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Three more Farage bloc MEPs alleged to have followed Russian asset’s script
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
Three more British MEPs from Nigel Farage’s bloc are alleged to have “followed the script” given to a colleague who was being bribed by an alleged Russian asset, according to prosecutors, as a police investigation into the affair continues.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has named Jonathan Bullock, Julia Reid and Steven Woolfe, saying they followed the script provided to Nathan Gill by Oleg Voloshyn when giving interviews to 112 Ukraine, a pro-Russian TV channel in March 2019. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Three more Farage bloc MEPs alleged to have followed Russian asset’s script
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And FIFA nabobs gave Trump a Peace Prize for banning black & brown ppl playing in the World Cup and others wanting to go watch & support their teams. This is becoming worse than Nazi Olympics In Berlin.
#BoycottFIFAWorldCup26
#BoycottFIFAWorldCup26
December 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
And FIFA nabobs gave Trump a Peace Prize for banning black & brown ppl playing in the World Cup and others wanting to go watch & support their teams. This is becoming worse than Nazi Olympics In Berlin.
#BoycottFIFAWorldCup26
#BoycottFIFAWorldCup26
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I’ll never forget the look of hatred Nigel Farage had for me at school, simply for existing
I’ll never forget the look of hatred Nigel Farage had for me at school, simply for existing
The Reform UK leader doubts people can recall their abuse from years ago. I’ve never forgotten his – it felt malicious
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I’ll never forget the look of hatred Nigel Farage had for me at school, simply for existing
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"The media should stop burying their heads in the sand.”
@alastaircampbell2.bsky.social
Why are @carolecadwalla.bsky.social and @peterjukes.bsky.social sidelined on mainstream media? Why does this story still get avoided?
@alastaircampbell2.bsky.social
Why are @carolecadwalla.bsky.social and @peterjukes.bsky.social sidelined on mainstream media? Why does this story still get avoided?
December 4, 2025 at 12:58 PM
"The media should stop burying their heads in the sand.”
@alastaircampbell2.bsky.social
Why are @carolecadwalla.bsky.social and @peterjukes.bsky.social sidelined on mainstream media? Why does this story still get avoided?
@alastaircampbell2.bsky.social
Why are @carolecadwalla.bsky.social and @peterjukes.bsky.social sidelined on mainstream media? Why does this story still get avoided?
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Green Party's Mothin Ali calls on Lammy to help Palestine Action hunger strikers
'These prisoners deserve bail, medical care, and the right to a fair trial. Instead, they are being punished to make an example of them'
www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-gree...
'These prisoners deserve bail, medical care, and the right to a fair trial. Instead, they are being punished to make an example of them'
www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-gree...
Green Party's Mothin Ali calls on Lammy to help Palestine Action hunger strikers
Ali became the first politician to visit the activists who have been on hunger strike more than 30 days
www.middleeasteye.net
December 5, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Green Party's Mothin Ali calls on Lammy to help Palestine Action hunger strikers
'These prisoners deserve bail, medical care, and the right to a fair trial. Instead, they are being punished to make an example of them'
www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-gree...
'These prisoners deserve bail, medical care, and the right to a fair trial. Instead, they are being punished to make an example of them'
www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-gree...
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Our front page looks a little different this morning, and that’s because we have decided to publish a timeline of the so-called 'ceasefire' in Gaza, as Benjamin Netanyahu’s brutal apartheid regime continues to claim lives 👇
A full timeline of Israel's repeated Gaza ceasefire violations
www.thenational.scot
December 5, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Our front page looks a little different this morning, and that’s because we have decided to publish a timeline of the so-called 'ceasefire' in Gaza, as Benjamin Netanyahu’s brutal apartheid regime continues to claim lives 👇