@joannic.bsky.social
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Nigel Farage has spent £1m taking out adverts in the papers to distract from the Nathan Gill Russian bribe scandal.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Nigel Farage has spent £1m taking out adverts in the papers to distract from the Nathan Gill Russian bribe scandal.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
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Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
November 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
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Question from @martinwhitfieldmsp.bsky.social in the Scottish Parliament on cuts and job losses at Edinburgh University as @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social take third day of strike action this week #SaveHE #StopTheCuts www.heraldscotland.com/news/2563152...
SNP minister told to intervene in Edinburgh University crisis to protect 1,800 jobs
SNP ministers have been warned they must intervene in the University of Edinburgh's dispute with staff amid fears 1,800 jobs could be lost.
www.heraldscotland.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Question from @martinwhitfieldmsp.bsky.social in the Scottish Parliament on cuts and job losses at Edinburgh University as @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social take third day of strike action this week #SaveHE #StopTheCuts www.heraldscotland.com/news/2563152...
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Starmer’s shambolic government continues but he may not be prime minister this time next year. In these unstable times, the fundamental question is can serious, strategic, genuinely progressive alliances be built at home & internationally. My latest blog.
open.substack.com/pub/kirstyhu...
open.substack.com/pub/kirstyhu...
Labour Tumbling Rightwards
Starmer’s shambolic, unstable government continues for now, but he is unlikely to still be prime minister this time next year. In these unstable times, the fundamental question is can serious, strateg...
open.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Starmer’s shambolic government continues but he may not be prime minister this time next year. In these unstable times, the fundamental question is can serious, strategic, genuinely progressive alliances be built at home & internationally. My latest blog.
open.substack.com/pub/kirstyhu...
open.substack.com/pub/kirstyhu...
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Lesley Riddoch has released a new film investigating Scotland’s 'missing forests'
Lesley Riddoch launches new film on Scotland's 'missing forests'
www.thenational.scot
November 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Lesley Riddoch has released a new film investigating Scotland’s 'missing forests'
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Why the West is shamefully complicit in Sudan’s horrors - Today’s in-depth read www.heraldscotland.com/news/2560712...
'Truly shocking barbarism': Why the West is shamefully complicit in Sudan’s horrors
Shocking failures in UK arms export controls and failure to heed repeated warnings over the risk of genocide, have led to a hideous killing spree,…
www.heraldscotland.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Why the West is shamefully complicit in Sudan’s horrors - Today’s in-depth read www.heraldscotland.com/news/2560712...
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One week to go!
Join us at Cruinn Còmhla - Gaelic community day in Edinburgh
Classes · Music · Conversation · Culture · Café
Further info: www.ionaddhuneideann.org
Saturday 15 November 2025 10.00 – 16.00
Darroch, 7 Gillespie Street, Edinburgh EH3 9NH
Join us at Cruinn Còmhla - Gaelic community day in Edinburgh
Classes · Music · Conversation · Culture · Café
Further info: www.ionaddhuneideann.org
Saturday 15 November 2025 10.00 – 16.00
Darroch, 7 Gillespie Street, Edinburgh EH3 9NH
November 8, 2025 at 11:08 AM
One week to go!
Join us at Cruinn Còmhla - Gaelic community day in Edinburgh
Classes · Music · Conversation · Culture · Café
Further info: www.ionaddhuneideann.org
Saturday 15 November 2025 10.00 – 16.00
Darroch, 7 Gillespie Street, Edinburgh EH3 9NH
Join us at Cruinn Còmhla - Gaelic community day in Edinburgh
Classes · Music · Conversation · Culture · Café
Further info: www.ionaddhuneideann.org
Saturday 15 November 2025 10.00 – 16.00
Darroch, 7 Gillespie Street, Edinburgh EH3 9NH
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If it’s tough for the SNP to look fresh after 18 years in government, try Welsh Labour’s 26 years with public service provision often the worst in the UK and entrenched poverty, writes Lesley Riddoch ✍️
Read here: tinyurl.com/3u6xa5y9
Read here: tinyurl.com/3u6xa5y9
October 23, 2025 at 12:17 PM
If it’s tough for the SNP to look fresh after 18 years in government, try Welsh Labour’s 26 years with public service provision often the worst in the UK and entrenched poverty, writes Lesley Riddoch ✍️
Read here: tinyurl.com/3u6xa5y9
Read here: tinyurl.com/3u6xa5y9
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It's great to be back recording Talk Media. I've missed the grown up, informed discussion that I find difficult to get elsewhere.
All for the cost of a cup of coffee per month.
worth every penny!
www.patreon.com/posts/gaza-s...
All for the cost of a cup of coffee per month.
worth every penny!
www.patreon.com/posts/gaza-s...
‘Gaza’, ‘The SNP Conference’ and ‘Prince Andrew’ with David Pratt | Talk Media
Get more from Talk Media on Patreon
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October 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
It's great to be back recording Talk Media. I've missed the grown up, informed discussion that I find difficult to get elsewhere.
All for the cost of a cup of coffee per month.
worth every penny!
www.patreon.com/posts/gaza-s...
All for the cost of a cup of coffee per month.
worth every penny!
www.patreon.com/posts/gaza-s...
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'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize
October 10, 2025 at 9:31 AM
'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize
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Comhairlean ionadail a' beachdachadh air mar a dh'fhaodte foghlam Gàidhlig àrd-sgoile a leudachadh agus leasachadh ann am meadhan Alba
Tha mi toilichte a bhith an sàs anns an rannsachadh seo do Bhòrd na Gàidhlig còmhla ris an eòlaiche foghlaim Jim Whannel.
www.bbc.co.uk/naidheachdan...
Tha mi toilichte a bhith an sàs anns an rannsachadh seo do Bhòrd na Gàidhlig còmhla ris an eòlaiche foghlaim Jim Whannel.
www.bbc.co.uk/naidheachdan...
"Super-sgoil Ghàidhlig" am meadhan na h-Alba? - Naidheachdan a' BhBC
Tha barail air nochdadh gum bu chòir
www.bbc.co.uk
October 9, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Comhairlean ionadail a' beachdachadh air mar a dh'fhaodte foghlam Gàidhlig àrd-sgoile a leudachadh agus leasachadh ann am meadhan Alba
Tha mi toilichte a bhith an sàs anns an rannsachadh seo do Bhòrd na Gàidhlig còmhla ris an eòlaiche foghlaim Jim Whannel.
www.bbc.co.uk/naidheachdan...
Tha mi toilichte a bhith an sàs anns an rannsachadh seo do Bhòrd na Gàidhlig còmhla ris an eòlaiche foghlaim Jim Whannel.
www.bbc.co.uk/naidheachdan...
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Are you interested in volunteering with us to take forward
the initiative to create a Gaelic Hub in Edinburgh?
This could mean helping out at Ionad events, support with fundraising, design or comms, providing business or financial expertise – and more!
Get in touch at: [email protected]
the initiative to create a Gaelic Hub in Edinburgh?
This could mean helping out at Ionad events, support with fundraising, design or comms, providing business or financial expertise – and more!
Get in touch at: [email protected]
October 9, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Are you interested in volunteering with us to take forward
the initiative to create a Gaelic Hub in Edinburgh?
This could mean helping out at Ionad events, support with fundraising, design or comms, providing business or financial expertise – and more!
Get in touch at: [email protected]
the initiative to create a Gaelic Hub in Edinburgh?
This could mean helping out at Ionad events, support with fundraising, design or comms, providing business or financial expertise – and more!
Get in touch at: [email protected]
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People need to be aware that leaving the ECHR opens the door to reinstating the barbarity that is the death penalty. Protocol 13 commits member states to the abolition of the death penalty under all circumstances. Leaving the ECHR allows a future Westminster Govt to bring it back.
October 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
People need to be aware that leaving the ECHR opens the door to reinstating the barbarity that is the death penalty. Protocol 13 commits member states to the abolition of the death penalty under all circumstances. Leaving the ECHR allows a future Westminster Govt to bring it back.
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Finland's war readiness looks justified after Russian drones over Oslo & Copenhagen Airports - what next? Your Party launch was a washout - can it survive? Is Andy Burnham about to oust Starmer? Will the EU cut trade links with Israel? Listen to podcast lesleyriddoch.com/podcast
September 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Finland's war readiness looks justified after Russian drones over Oslo & Copenhagen Airports - what next? Your Party launch was a washout - can it survive? Is Andy Burnham about to oust Starmer? Will the EU cut trade links with Israel? Listen to podcast lesleyriddoch.com/podcast
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I see the British media is full-on normalising far right extremism now. Flag wavers screaming "save our kids" & calling for mass deportations are not "anti-immigration protestors", they're racists. Charlie Kirk was not a "conservative activist" he was a white supremacist.
September 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I see the British media is full-on normalising far right extremism now. Flag wavers screaming "save our kids" & calling for mass deportations are not "anti-immigration protestors", they're racists. Charlie Kirk was not a "conservative activist" he was a white supremacist.
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My latest blog piece, the moral isolationism of Starmer in the face of the far right. It’s no longer a question of if Scotland should risk the uncertainties of independence, but should we risk the ugly certainty of a far right English nationalist UK.
weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/09/13/t...
weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/09/13/t...
The moral isolationism of Starmer in the face of the far right
On Saturday in London there was the largest far-right rally that the UK has seen in decades. Called Unite the Kingdom, the march was organised by far right thug and convicted criminal Stephen Yaxle…
weegingerdug.wordpress.com
September 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
My latest blog piece, the moral isolationism of Starmer in the face of the far right. It’s no longer a question of if Scotland should risk the uncertainties of independence, but should we risk the ugly certainty of a far right English nationalist UK.
weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/09/13/t...
weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/09/13/t...
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Carbon emissions from oil giants directly linked to dozens of deadly heatwaves for first time
Carbon emissions from oil giants directly linked to dozens of deadly heatwaves for first time
Study shows how individual fossil fuel companies are making previously impossible heatwaves happen and could have to pay compensation
Carbon emissions from the world’s biggest fossil fuel companies have been directly linked to dozens of deadly heatwaves for the first time, according to a new analysis. The research has been hailed as a “leap forward” in the legal battle to hold big oil accountable for the damages being caused by the climate crisis.
The research found that the emissions from any one of the 14 biggest companies were by themselves enough to cause more than 50 heatwaves that would otherwise have been virtually impossible. The study shows, in effect, that those emissions caused the heatwaves. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Carbon emissions from oil giants directly linked to dozens of deadly heatwaves for first time
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Horrors of Trump detention centre: Lisburn man tells his story after arrest for 'looking like a Mexican'
Lee Stinton was lifted by US immigration police on an American street — in an incident he compared to a kidnapping.
Here, he tells us his story.
Lee Stinton was lifted by US immigration police on an American street — in an incident he compared to a kidnapping.
Here, he tells us his story.
September 10, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Horrors of Trump detention centre: Lisburn man tells his story after arrest for 'looking like a Mexican'
Lee Stinton was lifted by US immigration police on an American street — in an incident he compared to a kidnapping.
Here, he tells us his story.
Lee Stinton was lifted by US immigration police on an American street — in an incident he compared to a kidnapping.
Here, he tells us his story.