Brian Mikkelsen
@bam65.bsky.social
Proud Scot and supporter of an independent Scotland 🏴in Europe 🇪🇺
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Over 55% of Scots to pay less income tax than if they lived in England – Confirmed
From Scottish tax payers comparison to English counterparts: FOI release, published last Friday: On Tuesday 13th January 2026, the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government whilst addressi…
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Glasgow saw two far-right protests in two days. One erupted into violence, the other saw a fascist-style 'drill square' target a newspaper. The scenes have 'eerie echoes' of Hitler's rise to power, a leading expert on the rise of fascism has warned 👇 www.thenational.scot/news/2641414...
‘Eerie echoes of early Hitler’ in Scottish extremist groups, fascism expert warns
THERE are “eerie echoes” of Adolf Hitler’s rise to power playing out in far- and extreme-right protests on the streets of Scotland, an expert…
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The strangest thing happened to my Instagram algorithm. After a weekend of checking footage of the far right gathering in Glasgow, I'm now getting loads of Rangers accounts recommended, almost as if there's an obvious link between the two things. Plus ca change.
👀 Anas Sarwar lost his seat, delivered Scottish Labour’s worst-ever result and previous promised Labour would scrap the House of Lords. Now it’s being reported that Andy Burnham is going to put him in it. Failing upwards?
It’s clear that Westminster is only interested in English voters and they will never allow another referendum because they know what the result will be and that would be painful for England. We need to find a legal/democratic way to have this referendum and allow Scotland to decide on its future.
The National@scotnational.bsky.social · 2w ago🗣️ 'Its so poor to treat an entire country like this' Zack Polanski has hit out at Andy Burnham after his apparent refusal to grant a second Scottish independence referendum 👇
Finland the happiest country on the planet, bans for profit schools, taxes billionaires, houses the homeless. Time to do the same.
Next time we go to a World Cup can we have these please and be a proper nation like all the other Independent participants? Then we really can support our team & our country.
😂 backfire bigtime A Labour bid to force an inquiry into the SNP has failed Instead, an investigation is set to be launched into the funding of ALL Scottish political parties www.thenational.scot/news/2618403... 👇
Scottish Labour bid for Murrell inquiry fails as MSPs back probe into ALL parties
A LABOUR bid for a Scottish Parliament inquiry into the Peter Murrell embezzlement scandal has failed after MSPs backed an inquiry into ALL…
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Britain should demand the extradition of Elon Musk for incitement, prosecute him, jail him, seize any assets he has in Britain, deport him once he’s served his jail time and prohibit him from doing business in the UK until the day he dies
Absolutely despicable stuff from Thomas Kerr - frankly somehow worse for the fact that he was not really a Reform True Believer but instead an opportunistic defector, now just outright pouring fuel on the fire. In effect, "Don't be violent but do go out and join the racist mobs who did the violence"
Immigrants & asylum seekers are not our enemies. They are not responsible for the austerity, privatisation, erosion of civic life, thinning of democracy and concentration of power we suffer. But they're being punished for these things. Punished at the behest of the very people who *are* responsible.
Extremism fuelled by X, Urged by Elon Musk, Funded by secret crypto-backers Incited by Farage and Tice, Rage-baited Robinson, Enabled by a supine, breathless media, And allowed by a paralysed Labour Government.
The Herald comment & analysis@scottishcomment.bsky.social · 2mo agoTip Toe by Russell T Davies rises beyond mere TV. It’s state of the nation drama. The idea that our society was becoming more progressive, equal, inclusive, has rotted away. Extremism is today’s currency, says @neilmackay.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social @alancumming.bsky.social
Ross Greer is absolutely right! “Those were racist rioters. If you're burning the houses down of people who are not white, you are a racist rioter, you're a criminal, you are a scumbag.” Greer added: “The BBC should not be legitimizing these people by calling them anti-immigration campaigners.”
BBC slammed by Ross Greer live on air over framing of racist disorder in Belfast
ROSS Greer blasted the BBC this morning over the broadcaster’s framing of racist disorder in Belfast and Glasgow last night ...
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Convictions for far right terrorism and incidents, are far higher than convictions for any other terror incidents in this country, but if we only ever listen to politicians, mainstream media and right wing pundits, we would never know.
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Tommy Robinson, Nigel Farage and the ‘Pure Cold Rage’ Used to Trigger a Racist Pogrom in Belfast
Mainstream politicians have stood by as the global far-right campaigns for anti-migrant violence on our streets. Now we're suffering the consequences, argues Adam Bienkov
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There's no greater proof of the need for independence than Westminster refusing to 'let' Scotland have a democratic vote on it. indyposterboy.scot/undemocratic...
Undemocratic UK - Indy PosterBoy
There is no greater proof of the need for independence than Westminster refusing to ‛let’ Scotland have a democratic vote on it.
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……The accuracy of these figure should be 16.2% in 🇬🇧 1, 16.3% 2 Wales 3 10.2% in 🏴 BUT 🏴 drives the UK figure; regional highs in London (24.9%), Yorkshire & Humber (17.6%), North East (17.2%). England overall is slightly above the UK average…”
Indystitcher 🏴🇬🇱🇩🇰@indystitcher.bsky.social · 2mo ago
It would be bad for public confidence if there was a suspicion that large corporate interests are buying access to the Government via the Tony Blair Institute. My letter to the cabinet office. 👇🏼
@snp.org do not accept donations from billionaires or companies hoping to influence their policies only from their members. This is the difference and one of the reasons the Unionist parties are on the attack about Murrel’s conviction as they can’t say the same and are in the pockets of big money!
My latest blog post, Branchform is over and the SNP is still standing despite media attempts to smear the victims of a crime as the perpetrators. weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/05/25/b...
Branchform’s over and the SNP is still standing
Well, after five long years, murder tents, and over £2 million in police costs, it’s all over bar the inevitable shouting, and of course the not insignificant matter of what is likely to be a…
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I am terribly saddened to hear the news that Scott Hastings has died. One of Scotland’s finest rugby players, Scott was an example to all of outstanding sportsmanship. I always felt such joy when I met him at Murrayfield. My deepest sympathy to his family. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-...
Scott Hastings: Scotland rugby great dies at 61
One of Scotland's best and most loved rugby union players, Scott Hastings, has died at 61.
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For swearing in of MSPs, first John Swinney - who adds an SNP proviso before his oath about SNP allegiance to people of Scotland who are sovereign. Second, Malcolm Offord. Third, Anas Sarwar. Ross Greer also adds proviso for Greens ultimately to people of Scotland, "not king or crown", before oath
The Scottish voting system is DESIGNED to stop any one Party from being in Control. It CAN'T get much better! 2011 was as good as it gets. End this nonsense. Independent Scotland will be one of the Richest Countries in Europe. Hurry up.
This IS our Indyref mandate, as it’s by far the greatest victory for independence parties at Holyrood The SNP won more seats than ALL the ‘Unionist Alliance’ parties combined On top of this, an additional 15 Indy seats were won by the Scottish Greens This is Scotland’s mandate, get Indyref done💪
Independence MSP's 1999 - 36 2003 - 34 2007 - 49 2011 - 71 2016 - 69 2021 - 72 2026 - 73 SNP has won 5 Holyrood elections in a row, Labour had their worst ever election & Tories fell to 4th. Independence MSP's have been the majority since 2011. If that's not a mandate what is?
