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Former X Profile Para Handy Teller of truth. Exposer of liars. Champion of the underdog. Scourge of hypocrites. If you tremble with indignation at injustice then you are a comrade of mine
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Even before today’s results Scotland’s schools narrowed attainment gaps across the board and ‘most deprived’ 14/15 year-olds made major strides in literacy
The gutter press today, above, with the same old un-educated claims. The facts: Note how the those pupils from deprived areas improved by 10% while those least deprived barely did so. From Ach…
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Condolences on this sad news to all those at BBC Scotland, STV, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, SKY, Daily Record, Sun, Star, Mail, Scotsman, Telegraph. Our thoughts are with them at this difficult time - but not in the way they would like.
The National@scotnational.bsky.social · yesterdayNEW: Students in Scotland are celebrating a record year in exam results as the overall pass rate for National 5s, Highers and Advanced Highers have all increased for the second year in a row 👉 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
Dear journalists, pesky immigrant here, so what do I know … But here’s a visual aid for you: Manchester is not “the north”. Seriously: it’s actually getting insulting now given how many have pointed out how wrong and unhelpful all of that nonsense is (and even within a northern England corridor).
A rare moment of clarity from the Daily Mail. The SNP in the 1970s said Scotland's wealth was being stolen. It was, then frittered away on tax cuts that mainly benefitted London, with nothing to show for it. No legacy at all. Renewables are going the same way. www.dailymail.com/news/article...
Norway hit the North Sea oil jackpot - but they used the money wisely
Norway consistently ranks at the top of the UN Human Development Index. It can do so because, in the 1970s, it hit the same oil jackpot as Britain - but it went in a very different direction.
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Scotland's Football Association has backed Uefa's declaration that all European nations will boycott the World Cup until Fifa drops its plans 🏴 They have called for the 'Corinthian spirit which underpins the beautiful game – invented here in Scotland and shared with the world' to be protected
Drug Deaths Statistics Scotland - England (One drug death is one too many wherever it is.) Scotland: National Records of Scotland - NRS: When a sudden or unexplained death occurs in Scotland, it is reported to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) - 1/
Scot's reject aquaduct giving England water headlined in The National See attached and thread. Don't kid yourself a permanent water shortage in England is a societal breakdown and the end of the political party presiding at the time. Furious uppity Scots solving it will go down well archive.ph/cqBr2
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@para-handy.bsky.social · 2y agoScottish Water is an asset of the Scottish people. Administered on their behalf by the Scottish Government and managed by a public utility, Scottish Water. There are no shareholders and profits are reinvested into Infrastructure and services 1/ wics.scot/what-we-do/h...
Burnham needs to copy SNP policies to reduce massive gap in youth unemployment, 55% higher ‘across the UK’ than in Scotland talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/28/b...
Burnham needs to copy SNP policies to reduce massive gap in youth unemployment, 55% higher ‘across the UK’ than in Scotland
BBC Home today reporting on the new PM’s latest announcement: Secondary school pupils in England will be able to study subjects like manufacturing and AI in addition to core academic learning…
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Forget the fantasy about SNP MP's at Westminster wielding power and influence in a hung parliament. The Unionist party knows if beholding to the SNP or even the suspicion that they are. It would be toxic to the English electorate, the voting segment that wins general elections.
Anas Sarwar is soon to be raised to a Peer of the realm. Member of the 2nd Largest Unelected legislative body in the world. Maker of laws over people without their mandate at the ballot box. Lord over Commoners. Feudal superior of the Plebs. Such grandeur deserves an appropriate title. Such as - 1/
Hear Ye Kelsey Grammer
ALT: Hear Ye Kelsey Grammer
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UK is an undemocratic autocracy. Whether it is the UK Government of the day, UK Civil Service, Unionist Parties, Their donors and patrons and the all too willing UK Press and Broadcasters as their combined Public Relations operation No matter the democratic mandate by the Scots it will be ignored 1/
Excellent article by Lesley Riddoch on Anas Sarwar's advancment to the House of Lords. archive.ph/ATFPX
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The Scottish Labour Politician. What motivates individuals to embark on a career and progression within Scottish Labour (The Optional Identity Title of a Regional Accounting Unit of the UK Labour Party) Is not public service but the opposite - Personal Advancement. 1/
How many times today will BBC Scotland say 'Anas Sarwar was unavailable for comment.'
BBC and BBC Scotland in particular, nearly on a loop,much-beloved continually tell those that bother to tune into their output that the corporation. Is a much beloved institution and national treasure. Trusted, cherished and respected. It must be true! the BBC said it. So how to fund it then? 1/
The National@scotnational.bsky.social · 2w agoEXCLUSIVE: The BBC has been blasted for broadcasting a 'condescending' advert during the World Cup final that experts have said was 'strategically inept' and fails to address the corporation's 'deeper problems' The latest Media Watch from Steph Brawn 👇
"The UK government has pledged to invest £10 million creating two defence excellence colleges in Scotland - but the money will only be delivered if it is matched by the SNP". Meanwhile, England has been awarded £80 million with no such matching requirement.👇 talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/18/h...
However in England
By Liz S Currently the UK government has the majority of the powers, the control and also the money within the UK State. I read this recent headline from The National newspaper:…
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Question for the people of England. What is wrong with you people? Asking the population of another country (Scotland) if they are going to be supporting England in their game against Argentina and getting upset / offended when the answer is a mixture of 'no' to indifference it's so demeaning
Timely reminder on the procedure should you not meet the requirements to have a TV licence. bsky.app/profile/para...
The National@scotnational.bsky.social · 3w agoThe number of BBC TV licences dropped by more than half a million in a single year, according to the corporation’s annual report
Guardian article today quoting genuinely concerning data on child health, but stating UK when data mainly Eng/Wales. When you drill down into actual data you see impact of SNP anti child poverty policies on key metrics like infant mortality. Prof Danny Dorling at Oxford excellent source for detail
So Campbell (Wings version) and Clerkin with the assistance and guidance of Roddy Dunlop KC launched the Civil action to recover their donations (did they donate? doubt it) with damages. The article highlights SNP offering refunds. Here is the timeline of events. 1/
@jhd1591.bsky.social · 4w agoALT #GetCounted #YesScots #Yes #SNP #ScottishGreens #LabourInScotland #LibDemsInScotland #ConservativesInScotland #TheNational Today’s THE NATIONAL. Get the paper at your paper shop or subscribe online at: thenational.scot
The SNP needs a more independent *foreign* policy BUT Scotland has less poverty, lower crime, better education, a stronger NHS & across the board better public services than the other parts of the UK after nearly 20 years of a centre-left SNP Scottish Govt protecting it, & with very limited powers.
Scotland’s ambulances between 2 and 3 tines faster thousands of times but Daily Record finds another case to to deflect you with 👇 talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/10/s...
Scotland’s ambulances between 2 and 3 tines faster thousands of times but Daily Record finds another case to to deflect you with
The Daily Record today, above: On 26 June 2026: There are some minor problems in comparing the data for England and Scotland but you can be sure that were they to favour the former, they’d be widel…
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Three Police Chiefs say leading anti-immigration protesters don’t come from Scotland talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/10/t...
Three Police Chiefs say leading anti-immigration protesters don’t come from Scotland
Thanks to Capella for spotting this: In Police issue hate crime warning after hundreds gather in Glasgow street, today, eight paragraphs down: Chief Supt Stevie Dolan said he believed there are ind…
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Knife murders fall in England & Wales but overall murder remains higher than in Scotland talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/10/k...
Knife murders fall in England & Wales but overall murder remains higher than in Scotland
From Sky News today: New Home Office figures reveal the number of knife murders across the UK has dropped by 27% in two years. Overall knife crime has been cut by 10% and more than 1,900 …
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