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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 7h

🔴 NEW: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) used 3D scans from the Scottish Maritime Museum in Irvine in propaganda videos for its operations in Gaza, Iran and Syria.

Our latest: theferret.scot/idf-s...

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Jimmy Reid Foundation @reidfoundation.bsky.social · 6h

Bernard Ponsonby doing his level best to pin politicians down on reform of the council tax and up to date revaluation. They want a consensus, which is cover for obfuscation. #TaxJusticeScotland

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Jimmy Reid Foundation @reidfoundation.bsky.social · 7h

Ruth Boyle introduces #taxjusticescotland election priorities. Reform council tax, progressive changes to existing taxes, and tax wealth more effectively. Make polluters pay and incentivise emission cuts. Local taxation to incentivise Fair Work.

Jimmy Reid Foundation @reidfoundation.bsky.social · 8h

Angela O’Hagan, Chair, Scottish Human Rights Commission makes the case for a rights-based approach to taxation. Argues that we have been stuck in a political vice, illustrated by the failure to reform council tax and 1991 property valuations. #TaxJusticeScotland

Jimmy Reid Foundation @reidfoundation.bsky.social · 9h

Jamie Livingstone introduces the themes of today’s #TaxJusticeScotland conference. Making the case for fairer taxes. Recognising that income is taxed more than wealth and polluters paying for the damage they cause. Taxes to help build a better and more prosperous Scotland.

Jimmy Reid Foundation @reidfoundation.bsky.social · 11h

As natural population levels decline, Scotland's population growth depends on positive net migration with migrant workers filling critical skills gaps in sectors such as healthcare and agriculture. Overseas students also make a significant contribution. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Does Scotland's population growth hinge on more immigration?

Deaths have outnumbered births in Scotland for a decade but record levels of immigration mean the population is still rising.

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Jimmy Reid Foundation @reidfoundation.bsky.social · 12h

Can Labour’s plan to fund deprived communities see off Reform? What the evidence shows. The fund is welcome but disappointing in its scale and scope, focused on smaller-scale cosmetic improvements rather than larger-scale transformational change. theconversation.com/can-labours-...

Can Labour’s plan to fund deprived communities see off Reform? What the evidence shows

Many of the planned improvements are largely cosmetic.

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Jimmy Reid Foundation @reidfoundation.bsky.social · 12h

Can Labour’s plan to fund deprived communities see off Reform? What the evidence shows. The fund is welcome but disappointing in its scale and scope, focused on smaller-scale cosmetic improvements rather than larger-scale transformational change. theconversation.com/can-labours-...

Can Labour’s plan to fund deprived communities see off Reform? What the evidence shows

Many of the planned improvements are largely cosmetic.

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Jimmy Reid Foundation @reidfoundation.bsky.social · 12h

Calls to accelerate funding for community buyouts in Scotland. Scottish Land Fund (SLF), which provides funding for the scoping and purchase of community buyouts. is heavily oversubscribed with applications this year. 150 applications outstanding. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2552487...

Calls to accelerate funding for community buyouts in Scotland

Land reform campaigners and community landowners have called for a £25 million annual fund to maintain Scotland’s "world-beating"…

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Jimmy Reid Foundation @reidfoundation.bsky.social · 2d

Scotland's Trade Unions: Opportunities for Solidarity with the Palestinian Liberation Struggle.
A joint project with the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign (SPSC). Launched at the Memorial Lecture, you can now download a copy from our website.
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Scotland’s Trade Unions and Palestine: – The Jimmy Reid Foundation

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Jimmy Reid Foundation @reidfoundation.bsky.social · 2d

If you were unable to attend the memorial lecture or would like to hear Professor Ghassan Abu-Sittah again, you can watch the lecture on our YouTube channel or read the transcript here. reidfoundation.scot/2025/08/jimm...

Jimmy Reid Memorial Lecture 2025 – The Jimmy Reid Foundation

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Jimmy Reid Foundation @reidfoundation.bsky.social · 1d

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Tackling the causes of working-age ill health – The Jimmy Reid Foundation

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Jimmy Reid Foundation @reidfoundation.bsky.social · 1d

Stretched job centre staff struggling to get disabled people into work. PCS rep says there is a lack of employers able to provide support for those with long-term health conditions. As we highlighted in a recent paper changing employer culture is crucial. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Stretched job centre staff struggling to get disabled people into work

The government wants work coaches to provide personalised support, but some have caseloads of up to 200 people.

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Jimmy Reid Foundation @reidfoundation.bsky.social · 1d

Robison warns of 'difficult choices' as Scottish Budget date set. She will unveil her budget for 2026/27 on 13 January almost seven weeks after Reeves announces the delayed UK government's tax and spending plans. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Robison warns of 'difficult choices' as Scottish Budget date set

The Scottish government will outline its tax and spending plans for the year on 13 January, more than a month later than usual.

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Jimmy Reid Foundation @reidfoundation.bsky.social · 2d

If you were unable to attend the memorial lecture or would like to hear Professor Ghassan Abu-Sittah again, you can watch the lecture on our YouTube channel or read the transcript here. reidfoundation.scot/2025/08/jimm...

Jimmy Reid Memorial Lecture 2025 – The Jimmy Reid Foundation

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Jimmy Reid Foundation @reidfoundation.bsky.social · 2d

Scotland's Trade Unions: Opportunities for Solidarity with the Palestinian Liberation Struggle.
A joint project with the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign (SPSC). Launched at the Memorial Lecture, you can now download a copy from our website.
reidfoundation.scot/2025/10/scot...

Scotland’s Trade Unions and Palestine: – The Jimmy Reid Foundation

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 2d

Tories and Reform want to quit the European Convention on Human Rights.

Since 1980, the ECHR court has heard 29 cases of immigrant deportation. UK won 16. No defeats in the last 5 yrs.

Quitting ECHR won't fix illegal immigration, will destroy our freedoms and rights.
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Leaving the ECHR won’t fix illegal migration

Half-baked tales of rulings turning on chicken nuggets are no basis for cutting Britain adrift

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Jimmy Reid Foundation @reidfoundation.bsky.social · 2d

Radical action needed to tackle ‘deepening’ poverty. Joseph Rowntree Foundation found that around a quarter of children (23 per cent) in Scotland remain in poverty, despite some signs the Scottish Child Payment is starting to have an impact. www.holyrood.com/news/view,ra...

Radical action needed to tackle ‘deepening’ poverty

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation said child poverty levels were ‘largely the same’ as 2021

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Jimmy Reid Foundation @reidfoundation.bsky.social · 3d

“On a societal level, it means confronting falsehoods clearly and unequivocally, refusing to normalise them, and reaffirming our collective commitment to evidence and reason.”

Democratic Left Scotland @demleftscotland.bsky.social · 3d

Conspiracy theories: what is to be done? www.democratic-left.scot/post/conspir... / @glasgowskeptics.bsky.social @edinburghskeptics.bsky.social @davidalanmitch5.bsky.social @thetruescotsman.bsky.social @calumbairdsongs.bsky.social @cathiell.bsky.social @reidfoundation.bsky.social

Conspiracy theorists: Why I've had enough (and how I'm going to deal with them)

A discussion piece on the pernicious and dangerous phenomenon of conspiracy theories ... Comments and responses are welcome.We live in an age where almost every belief, no matter how bizarre, can find...

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Jimmy Reid Foundation @reidfoundation.bsky.social · 3d

Watchdog: Scottish tenants struggling to resolve problems. “Access to clear information is needed to help tenants raise issues as soon as they occur. Access to free, ongoing advice and support and user-friendly redress options are also essential.” www.heraldscotland.com/news/2551496...

Tenants struggling to resolve housing problems, watchdog warns government

Tenants faced by high rent increases, poor housing conditions, threats of eviction and difficulties recovering deposits, are struggling to resolve…

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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 3d

This just a few weeks after many of Robinson’s supporters were doing Nazi salutes and shouting Nazi slogans at his march in London. Absolutely insane stuff.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 5d

This Israeli government decision to host Tommy Robinson will widen the growing gulf between the Netanyahu government and the British public, including the broad majority of Jews in Britain (3/4 of whom dsapproved of Netanyahu, before this new link to this anti-Muslim racist UK far right convict).

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Jimmy Reid Foundation @reidfoundation.bsky.social · 4d

'Alarming statistics' bring fresh focus to pension provision. A workplace pension is a huge help towards retirement savings. For many, the minimum contributions won’t provide adequate income in retirement – and too many may be completely unaware of this. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2551436...

'Alarming statistics' should bring fresh focus to pension provision

Root causes of inadequate pension provision are difficult to tackle

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Jimmy Reid Foundation @reidfoundation.bsky.social · 4d

Colleges have asked for money for years, now it is different. “To make a balanced budget, college leaders know that they will have to face decisions that will either harm the education of their students or close campuses.”

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2551663...

Colleges are crying wolf and the wolf is very real

The college sector has long called for increased funding. Although the message it is sending now is much the same, the situation feels very…

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 5d

#OtD 3 Oct 1937 almost a year after their defeat at Cable St, Mosley's Blackshirts attempted to march through Bermondsey, South London. Met with strong local opposition and barricades in the streets, the march never arrived at its intended destination workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e35-...

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Jimmy Reid Foundation @reidfoundation.bsky.social · 5d

Rachel Reeves could raise £45bn in taxes and keep promises, report says. “Tax-wise, we can see [about] £25bn of measures that don’t breach the spirit of the Labour manifesto, are not outright inflationary, and can be implemented at a gradual pace,” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Rachel Reeves could raise £45bn in taxes and keep promises, report says

Chancellor has ways to cover UK deficit without breaching spirit of Labour manifesto, Morgan Stanley claims

www.theguardian.com

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