Oh my God! The First Minister is on the UK ‘Flagship’ political programme, #BBCLauraK and all she can produce is a series of #SNPbad smears. Most of them reheats of Tory/LibDem/Tabloid nonsense.

This tweet is from 500 days ago. Apparently the "really bad things" that would happen to Putin and Russia if they refused to stop their war would be Trump lifting sanctions on them and paying them billions of dollars for less than a days worth of America's diesel needs.

One year after its agreement, the ceasefire in Gaza is in name only. The genocide and suffering continues, with Israeli forces killing and injuring Palestinians daily, and ongoing blocks to the entry of lifesaving aid, medical supplies and other vital repair equipment and building materials.

The killing and deprivation in Gaza must not be normalised under the cover of an agreement. The international community’s responsibility does not end with an agreement on paper. #ThisIsNotACeasefire #CeasefireNOW

"It always seems impossible until it's done." Nelson Mandela Let's get our independence Scotland #ScottishIndependenceNow

Independent Voices@indyvoices.bsky.social · 2d ago

NELSON MANDELA ‘While we were physically denied our freedom in the country of our birth, a city 6,000 miles away, and as renowned as Glasgow, refused to accept the legitimacy of the apartheid system, and declared us to be free.’ #Mandela

NELSON MANDELA ‘While we were physically denied our freedom in the country of our birth, a city 6,000 miles away, and as renowned as Glasgow, refused to accept the legitimacy of the apartheid system, and declared us to be free.’ #Mandela

Ewan Sanderson 🎵✨🌳🏔️@dreichweegie.bsky.social · 3d ago

Nelson Mandela new statue Glasgow

I see Scotland have upped their game against Slovenia from being shite in one half, to being shite in both halves!

My latest blog piece, with Burnham's EU announcement Labour's gone from jam tomorrow to maybe jam at some point in the future. weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/10/05/l...

Labour’s gone from jam tomorrow to maybe jam eventually

One of the key promises of the Labour party in Scotland during the 2024 Westminster general election campaign was that a vote for Labour was a vote to save the jobs of the workers at the Grangemout…

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Chinese Govt owned Syngenta to cease operations at Grangemouth, 400 jobs at risk. Previously oil refinery closed. England-based British Steel rescued. What would govt do now? UK govts oppose state ownership but let foreign govts own infrastructure. Why? Any industrial strategy?

Chemical firm to cease operations at Grangemouth site putting nearly 400 jobs at risk

The move comes just over a year after Syngenta, owned by state Chinese firm Sinochem, was given more than £2 million in Scottish Enterprise funding to expand its Scottish site

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 325-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down.

Labour are certainly walking the walk on deindustrialisation! However, it was reindustrialisation they promised.

The Herald@heraldscotland.bsky.social · last wk.

The MP for Grangemouth has called on Andy Burnham to 'walk the walk' on deindustrialisation after close to 400 jobs were put at risk in his constituency www.heraldscotland.com/news... @gabymckay.bsky.social

I notice the media is pitching that the notion that Zionism equates to racism is ‘controversial’. Zionism is objectively racist and exclusionary at its core. Maybe the media should ponder whether slaughtering children, bulldozing homes & ethnically cleansing historic communities is controversial.

How many times over the years has Scotland been told by Westminster it can't have the X it's been arguing for only to see England soon after using exactly the same arguments for Y for England and it being presented as not only reasonable but convincing?

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No excuses anymore. Denying a Scottish referendum is unsustainable. youtube.com/shorts/oTmX5...

Keir Starmer wanted to be remembered as Prime Minister for building homes. Instead he will be remembered for his complicity in destroying them. #GazaGenocide

The first two items on BBC News have unsubstantiated claims from Trump and Netanyahu as core parts of their story. This follows a Times of Israel ‘journalist’ on the radio quoting things other people had seen on Facebook. Journalism is dying.

It’s quite galling seeing so many Labour MPs from Scotland frothing about Burnham’s ‘progressive defence of the union’. He did no such thing. His point was about social mobility and welfare, nothing to do with the union. The same MPs were cheerleaders for Starmer’s wishy-washy pish last year.

Independent Voices@indyvoices.bsky.social · 2w ago

Wouldn’t disagree with much that Burnham said today in what was an excellent speech. But… 90% of the substance is focused on England catching up with Scotland (Bus fares, rail nationalisation, water in public control, free social care and PR in elections). Not much for Scotland except Unionism!

Burnham's crude emotional manipulation in linking the death of his father to John Swinney's claim he will be the last UK PM inadvertently revealed the poverty of Westminster's arguments against Scottish independence. weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/09/30/b...

Burnham’s crude emotional manipulation reveals the poverty of Westminster’s case

The only living politician mentioned by Andy Burnham during his jam tomorrow speech to the Labour party conference was John Swinney, and that was only in order to take a nasty, underhanded and emot…

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Richest 1% of Britons owns more wealth than the bottom 70% of the population combined. 50 richest families hold more wealth than the poorest half of the population combined. The concentration of wealth in fewer hands has not provided the necessary economic stimulus. Need redistribution.

This is how the Chancellor can increase the personal allowance and lift millions out of hardship

Sustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population

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Wouldn’t disagree with much that Burnham said today in what was an excellent speech. But… 90% of the substance is focused on England catching up with Scotland (Bus fares, rail nationalisation, water in public control, free social care and PR in elections). Not much for Scotland except Unionism!

My latest blog piece. Support for Reform may have declined in recent polling and its problems with its sleazy financing are only just beginning, but with the rise of the vile fascists of Restore, the threat from the far right remains acute. weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/09/28/t...

The threat to Scotland from the British far right remains urgent

I’m still struggling to walk following the recent fall and have developed a massive bruise on my left leg. Due to the pain I’m not sleeping well, but things are definitely going in the …

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Here’s your national broadcaster’s parochial propaganda phone-in talking about Andy Burnham’s social care plans for England. We’l be getting Mehrs spoon fed to us very soon.

History will show that nothing has aided the normalisation of the extreme right-wing in the UK more than the BBC.

GAVIN BAZUNU ‘I am a man of strong faith and try my best to be a person of character and principle, therefore I feel it would be wrong to participate in the upcoming fixtures against Israel.’ #StoptheGame

🔴 BREAKING: BP, Uber, Amazon and more paying Tony Blair's think tank $25,000 for “networking” opportunities with politicians and policy makers at party conferences Experts say "looks and smells like cash for access" Full story on Democracy for Sale democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-t...

BREAKING: Tony Blair Institute’s $25,000 corporate network “smells like cash for access”

Exclusive documents show Tony Blair's think tank offers corporate members such as BP and Uber "networking" at party conferences and "a stronger voice" in policy debates.

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Since 2014, 815,000 people have become old enough to vote. Added to the 574,000 people still living who didn’t vote in 2014, that amounts to 30% of the current electorate. They would like a say! #indyref2

Independent Voices@indyvoices.bsky.social · 3w ago

I’ve added more data looking at Yes support among those who didn’t vote in the 2014 #indyref. It has climbed from just over 50% in 2018 to 70% this month. Worth also noting that, while in 2018 this group made up just 4% of voters, they now make up around 27%.

I’ve added more data looking at Yes support among those who didn’t vote in the 2014 #indyref. It has climbed from just over 50% in 2018 to 70% this month. Worth also noting that, while in 2018 this group made up just 4% of voters, they now make up around 27%.

Capitalism is built on exploitation. Each level profits by exploiting the level below. Those at the bottom are the most exploited. Trade Unions were set up to address this exploitation. If you’re not a Trade Union member the chances are that you’re being exploited.

Since June 2024, the Yes support proportion among those who did not vote in 2014 has not been below 59%. In May 2026 it was 71%.

2 stats from the previous Norstat #indyref2 poll in May that should make unionist teeth chatter: Unweighted figures: ➡️ Yes 60%, No 40% Those who did not vote in 2014: ➡️ Yes 70%, No 30% That’s why weighting is so important.

I think the answer is clear. From voting to stifle democracy in Scotland to headlining proposed tax cuts during a public service crisis. The LibDems are the new Tories.

Independent Voices@indyvoices.bsky.social · 3w ago

Question for the LibDems. You used to be pro-EU, pro-PR and support federalism. You failed in all of these when in power. What exactly do you stand for these days?