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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 15h

Ways to Get Rich in the UK (2025 Edition)

1⃣ Be born into a rich family
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Inequality is obscene and becoming more and more entrenched. We need a #WealthTax.
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Almost impossible for Brits to work their way to being rich, says report | LBC

The average worker would need to toil away and bring in more than a lifetime's worth of earnings in order to become wealthy, according to analysis by a think tank.

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George Futers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @wee-jordi.bsky.social · 2m

Obviously the SNP should bring down Scottish taxes as that 1p in the pound is going to cover the extra energy costs, increases to food, rent, mortgage. Aye Right 🤔🥴
Maybe they should consider increasing the taxes on their wealthy backers instead
Decolonise now, support Liberation Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

George Futers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @wee-jordi.bsky.social · 9h

The beauty of the McKrone Report keeping those gullible Scots ignorant of their real worth

Danny Mitchell @danm-indy.bsky.social · 9h

An excellent article from Alison Watters, it gives some background to the colonial state, of this union, we find ourselves in. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Scotland: A Nation Exploited

Central London, ‘The City’, before and after Scotland’s oil was discovered From time to time this long-form analysis site publishes student work that has merit. This is one such e…

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James FBSI 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇺 (Extremist) @toplandscaper.bsky.social · 11h

Scotland voted to remain in the EU
We were dragged out against our will because ppl in England & Wales believed Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson
And they lean into the bigotry more than Scots do
These shouty idiot propaganda bullies should stop gaslighting us bc we see you
No one believes your pish

No remember don't be taking any of that unionist pish today.....

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((Wee G )) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 9h

News you won’t hear – Support for struggling households from SNP Government 👇
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News you won’t hear – Support for struggling households from SNP Government

Housing Secretary Màiri McAllan Professor John Robertson OBA From Scottish Government News today with only the Daily Record covering it: A record £99 million will be invested in Discretionary Housi…

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Colin Dunn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @indyposterboy.scot · 14h

So, here's the proposal, unionists: let Scotland try independence for 40 or 50 years, and see how it goes. If it flops, as you believe, then imagine the gloating you'll be able to enjoy as we come crawling back. What have you got to lose?
www.gov.scot/publications...

A Fresh Start with Independence

This paper sets out why Scotland should become an independent country, and what an independent Scotland could look like. It provides details of this Scottish Government’s proposals for an independent ...

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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 14h

Homelessness deaths in Scotland are down 18%. Thery're up in England. Guess how the BBC national news covered this.

(video: MSM Monitor)

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Melissa Eco-Zealot 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @melissapudding.bsky.social · 13h

Lying to the public should be a criminal offence!

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Chipper60🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @chipper60.bsky.social · 13h

These (cretins)Fuhrage and cockwomble Tice,are in the thinking,let's punt as much of England and it's infrastructure to POTENTIAL new owners,build a bigger tax haven for chums,these arrogant cruds(BOW&KNEEL)for money,their only God,they don't give a💩 about voters,means to an end,can't fix stupid

taylordauthor.bsky.social @taylordauthor.bsky.social · 16h

That’s one of the silliest things I’ve ever heard.

Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 1d

We must emulate the United Arab Emirates, apparently.

Where to even start...?

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BBC Scotland-Bad-uk-Good strikes again, or not🤔

ScotLassie(Extremist apparently😁) @scotlassie.bsky.social · 12h

Read his lips! He's lying.

Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 14h

Anas Sarwar was confronted at a Labour event by a Labour party member who was *furious* at Labour's plans to open up the NHS to the private sector. Of course the BBC in Scotland refused to pick up this story.

(video: MSM Monitor)

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((Wee G )) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 16h

I was born in England, but I was reborn in Scotland. And that rebirth has given me clarity - not to divide, but to stand for a Scotland that believes in itself and its right to chart its own path.👇

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You kind of forget that despite their disgusting approach to industrial relations and the Welfare state they did have sincerity and self respect.
Compared to the trash currently inhabiting Westminster anyway 🤔🥴🙉🙈🙊

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Strangely record UK homeless deaths, translates to 16% increase in England, and 18% decrease in Scotland!
You'd think they only refer to bad news for England as UK, otherwise the title would had been 18% reduction in UK deaths (good news from Scotland 🤔🙉🙈🙊)

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Colin Dunn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @indyposterboy.scot · 15h

I'm sorry, but anyone saying that Scotland can't be independent because it is uniquely incapable of doing what other countries do is either a xenophobe or suffering from a severe inferiority complex.
indyposterboy.scot/all-the-mach...

All the machinery - Indy PosterBoy

Download this design as a printable PDF document, perfect for printing using your home inkjet or laser colour printer at A5, A4 or even as big as A3 size.

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Birmingham Green Party @brumgreens.bsky.social · 18h

The most radical policy slate in British politics in years, and the press barely knew what to do with it. Because this wasn’t performance; it was real substance. While Labour polished optics and the Tories rehearse denial, the Greens turned morality into policy.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFu0...

Britain’s Rich Tried to Hide £20 Billion — The Green Party Just Found It

YouTube video by KernowDamo

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 17h

Kemi Badenoch blames those crossing borders for our problems. It’s a lie aimed to distract.

The real issue is a system protecting the super-rich while nurses & carers can’t make ends meet. Tax wealth fairly, fund public services properly. This is how we give Britain hope again.

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Chickyholic 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @chickyholic.bsky.social · 19h

Just waiting now for the unionists and nay-sayers to pick this to pieces 🙄

The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 19h

Scottish independence could make people £10,000 better off per year, a new paper has suggested

Scottish independence could make people £10,000 better off per year, new paper claims

www.thenational.scot

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scotlandscreams.bsky.social @scotlandscreams.bsky.social · 17h

#DissolveTheUnion

Angus Robertson @angusrobertson.bsky.social · 1d

#SNPconference kicks off this weekend, and the case for Scottish independence in Europe has never been stronger.

Look forward to engaging with party members, delegates, colleagues, and candidates as we look towards May’s elections.

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Probably complaining about not being to understand Scots accents too🤔🥴🙉🙈🙊

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Burns night will never be the same again especially when Bell's supply whisky dressed in the butcher's rag.

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FLAGS ON OUR FOOD AND WHY IT MATTERS

YouTube video by The Scotland Channel

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Williebhoy1956 @williebhoy1956.bsky.social · 19h

British haggis! It's fecking treason! 😡😡

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BBC Scotland-Bad-uk-Good 🤣😂🤣😂never as long as their Tory appointed overseer's are in charge
They'll be to busy making out everything the SNP government does as evil

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Ruairi Dubh @ruairidubh.bsky.social · 21h

#Gaels #Ireland 🇮🇪☀️🍀

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Jon bhoy @jon1jon.bsky.social · 21h

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