The BBC hate us so much that they only had me on Question Time 38 times and have had Zia Yusuf on 8 times in less than two years, despite the fact that nobody even voted for him. Now that's what I call bias.
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Former wage slave. Current gentleman of leisure. Supports Scottish independence. Threave Rovers FC. Celtic FC. Gall-Ghàidhealaibh. Often very sweary.
My son graduated from university this summer. He is a Scottish graduate who went to a Scottish university. As such he didn't pay any tuition fees. As he commuted from home, he has no debt from living in Edinburgh. A graduate with no debt. Just like his dad and mum were.
That "short-term" gain is probably exactly what WM want - making Scotland less attractive except for a few with specific interests, not to mention getting WM claws embedded deeper north of the Border.
The National@scotnational.bsky.social · yesterdaySam Heughan told The National that if he could send a message to the First Minister and the Scottish Government about AI data centres, it would be a warning that 'this is short-term gain for very few' The full interview 👉 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
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There is no vaccination crisis in Scotland
From BBC InDepth today, the above and: Over the last 15 years, childhood vaccination rates have fallen across Britain. The share of five-year-olds in England who have received a four-in-one jab (wh…
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The SFA? Dithering? Misjudging public opinion? Waiting to see which way the wind blows? :I'm utterly shocked!"* *said naebody, ever.
The National@scotnational.bsky.social · yesterdayNEW: The Scottish FA has been urged to 'stop dithering' and withdraw support for Fifa president Gianni Infantino ⚽ The SFA has so far remained silent on whether it will oppose the re-election of Infantino as Fifa president, despite Wales – and reportedly England – joining other bodies in doing so
The late Derek Bateman. A wise man taken too soon.
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It's 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆. You won't hear it from the BBC in 🏴 Scotland, but pass rates are up at every level, the poverty related attainment gap is closing further, and a record number of university places for Scots students have been awarded - a proud day for Scotland’s education system.
A group of Scottish educators have said they will 'not be intimidated into silence' after pro-Israel lawyers accused them of the 'political indoctrination of children' @agcreports.bsky.social has the exclusive 👇
Pro-Palestine educators hit back at Israel-linked lawyers’ 'indoctrination' claims
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Absolutely terrible news....for BBC "SCOTLAND"! Look out for attempts to twist this into a bad news story in the coming days.
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...
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Environment body admits Dounreay (Caithness) decades-long nuclear leak cannot EVER be cleaned up
The above, which I missed 15 years ago, popped up in social media recently to shock me with the candour of the headline. More on it below, after this. Last October 2025 we had: Inspectors raise Sco…
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It is now indisputable that Anglo-British nationalism in Scotland has a serious problem with a violent extremist minority among its ranks, writes Paul Kavanagh ✍️ Read more: www.thenational.scot/politi...
FIFA trying to flog off the world cup with trumps son in law's brother, heavily involved 🤣 let's see who wants to watch a soccar world cup, with just the USA and a couple of 'other MINOR' federations involved, how long before they call it the world series cup? I hope this is the end of FIFA.
The world the Daily Telegraph inhabits has little relationship to reality & the present-day UK. Today's Daily Telegraph: "Britain's most persecuted minority? Millionaires" by Luke Johnson.
UK military equipment to kill children stopped in Belgium.
Here's some corkers that should give you a chuckle Gerry....😉😁
This would never happen under a Reform government. We would encourage millionaires to stay in the UK and just avoid paying tax like Richard Tice does.
Burnham's idea of "more devolution" for 🏴 Scotland is to claim that our Parliament has too much!
Fantastic but hidden news as drug-related hospital admissions plummet to lowest level since records began after treatment service meets 90% target for last 15 years and world-first opioid overdose reversal programme enters 8th year talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/28/f...
Fantastic but hidden news as drug-related hospital admissions plummet to lowest level since records began after treatment service meets 90% target for last 15 years and world-first opioid overdose rev...
From Rapid Action Drug Alerts and Response (RADAR) quarterly report July 2026 published today, the above revealing that Drug-related hospital admissions have dropped to around 75 in the last quart…
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