iris52.bsky.social
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Mum , gran , Scottish
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Unemployment statistics NOT reported by BBC/ITV or SkyNews

Wales - 6.1%
England - 5.2%
Scotland - 3.8%
This is achieved despite many economic levers being reserved to Westminster & denied to Holyrood
Now do you understand why they don't want to see us as a success story within this despotic union?
December 17, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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Voter apathy has been an absolute boon to Scottish unionism. Only caring when it's far too late is a sad state we are about to find ourselves in. Not sure the kids will be best pleased with us all but thems the cards we dealt them...
Several years ago I designed a leaflet about the infamous Powergrab and Internal Market Bill. Still shocks me that so few people seem to have noticed that it happened (both the powergrab and my leaflet).
December 17, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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Did you know that just about ALL of the major broadcasters in Scotland are controlled from England, including the public national broadcaster (the BBC) that we are forced to pay for, but over which we have no control.

This is one of the results...
“… there was “scant” coverage of the current Scottish Government’s policy agenda or that of the party’s MPs at Westminster.

“The SNP received just 24 references on BBC News At Ten and 14 on ITV News At Ten between January and September, while Reform UK received 157 across the two programmes.”
Study reveals how major broadcasters sideline SNP in news coverage
THE BBC and ITV should look to embed devolved nations in their day-to-day coverage more, an expert has said, after research found the SNP and Plaid…
www.thenational.scot
December 15, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Contrary to Jackie Baillie’s claims ‘SNP’ HAS been ‘ready for winter’ as flu-related hospital emissions begin to plateau and are contained within resources while NHS England’s still surge toward ‘worst case scenario’ in their less resilient system talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/12/12/c...
Contrary to Jackie Baillie’s claims ‘SNP’ HAS been ‘ready for winter’ as flu-related hospital emissions begin to plateau and are contained within resources while NHS England’s still surge toward ‘wors...
From NHS England yesterday: Flu hospitalisations have surged by more than half in just one week, plunging the NHS into a “worst case scenario” situation for December, new figures reveal today.  An …
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Brilliant Interview and video below.Worth a watch all the way through when you have 10 mins. This man is such a force and inspiration within our local Independence movement. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️ Hear on link below from Prestwicks origiinal Freedom for Scotland Fighter! 😉🙌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
#snp #yes

m.youtube.com/watch?v=pa_D...
INDY HUB PRESTWICK
YouTube video by SPVR
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December 12, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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Good morning

#Unabhängigkeit
December 12, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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A father standing on the rubble: life after my home fell apart
"My only hope is that someone out there will hear our story. I just want my children to have a roof again… a place where they can feel like kids"

northeastbylines.co.uk/news/world-n...
A father standing on the rubble: life after my home fell apart
"My only hope is that someone out there will hear our story. I just want my children to have a roof again… a place where they can feel like kids"
northeastbylines.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Here's the unvarnished reality of yesterday's pharmaceutical trade deal with the USA: Labour caved in. Folded. Blew it.

To avoid Trump's tariffs, they have committed the NHS to paying very significantly more for new drugs ie all the lifesaving medicines of the future.

archive.ph/2025.12.01-1...
December 2, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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Today is the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.

Palestinians have the right to dignity, justice, and self-determination.

Solidarity today and every day.

#PalestineDay
November 30, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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This should be shared!
November 29, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Now how can this story be true, I thought our education system was 💩 and we produce thick uneducated children 😡

England 'planning to copy Scotland's education strategy'
www.thenational.scot
England plans to copy Scotland's flagship education strategy, experts claim
ENGLAND is planning to emulate Scotland’s flagship education strategy, experts have claimed ...
www.thenational.scot
November 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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How much better with independence?✊️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙💙💙
We're continuing to make real progress in our NHS.

Waits for treatment have fallen for the fifth month in a row. More to do, but our plan is working.👇
November 25, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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“The criticism about late lockdown doesn't recognise that while we might have wanted to impose the first lockdown earlier, that is not possible for three of the four nations, since the fourth nation, England, controls the purse strings on that,” she said.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/unfa...
Covid report slammed as 'unfair' and 'incorrect' | LBC
The Covid inquiry report has been branded “unfair” on the Scottish Government
www.lbc.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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Scottish gov has scrapped peak fare prices, which will definitely save money for commuters, hardly mentioned in the media.
November 23, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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November 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Well, this is pretty terrifying. The Daily Mail is buying the Telegraph.

One massive consolidated right-wing media empire controlled by off-shore interests at a critical moment in global politics.

What could go wrong?

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Daily Mail owner strikes £500m deal to buy Telegraph titles
Acquisition likely to trigger in-depth investigation by regulator after agreement between DMGT and Redbird IMI
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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Or we could just ditch the union..
#IndependenceNOW
Good evening

#Unabhängigkeit 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
November 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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It was only in Scotland that opposition parties were regularly invited on to critique the Scottish Government’s pandemic decisions talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/21/i...
It was only in Scotland that opposition parties were regularly invited on to critique the Scottish Government’s pandemic decisions
BBC Scotland BBC Wales By brendarobb I see only the BBC Scotland web page headline names a politician within a negative framing, in Wales & N Ireland headlines are negative but no names initial…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Amen

John Swinney won the best politician award
November 21, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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EXCLUSIVE: A Labour minister has been urged to apologise for spreading “false claims” about Scotland’s NHS.

A complaint has also been sent to the Cabinet Office and the statistics watchdog
Labour minister urged to apologise for spreading 'false claims' about Scotland's NHS
www.thenational.scot
November 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Our msm would have preferred us to have blindly followed BJ et al at WM.
Look how that ended up.
It’s unbelievable the spin being put on this and sadly it’s so predictable.
November 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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November 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Thanks to TalkingUpScotland for this...
On the back of the covid report we continue to have attacks on Nicola Surgeon's handling of events for the Scottish public.

These attacks are puerile & pathetic, I know because I was there!
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/21/w...
Why has STV forgotten their own report – ‘World Health Organisation tells Scotland ‘you are doing well’’ as the Covid inquiry and try to blame Scotland’s FM?
Sir David NabarroKCMG CBE Professor John Robertson OBA Thanks to for reminding me of this: From STV, the above and: A special envoy to the World Health Organisation has said he is impressed with ho…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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A quote from Professor Sir Chris Whitty CMO for England: "Just to acknowledge the really great work done in Scotland. Scotland has actually blazed a trail in many areas of Public Health." Listening to WM's broadcasters you'd be surprised to hear it . @BBCNews @SkyNews @itvnews
November 21, 2025 at 9:44 AM