Burnham says because Scotland and then UK whole got self-determination polls, that Northern Ireland is now not allowed one. I thought their reasoning on not allowing indyref2 was morally corrupt, but the reasoning for no border poll is demented.
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From Scotland, live in Edinburgh, want independence, spend lots of time in Poland. 🇵🇱🏴🏴🏴🏴 https://krakow-bestguide.blogspot.com/
British "democracy" is an empty husk, hollowed out by a grossly unrepresentative voting system and mega-donors who have captured the political class. Now in power, Burnham has scrapped a commitment to electoral reform and is ditching a pledge to cap political donations. 🤔
Andy Burnham commences his listening tour of the country, where he stops listening at the border as Scotland is again sidelined by a PM & Westminster UK Government, a promised drop in energy prices by the Labour Party, na, another increase on its way next week, energy rich Scotland failed by the UK.
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Bloody hell, this is an excellent piece from @wonkhe.bsky.social Well worth reading. It's complicated, but reveals something quite shocking in the devolution settlement. I really hope the devolved administrations take note and push for change: wonkhe.com/blogs/the-tr...
The Treasury is bankrupting three nations' universities
With funding reviews underway in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, Justine Pedussel and Jim Dickinson worry none will examine the hidden accounting rules driving the crisis
wonkhe.com
🇬🇧🏴 England’s Prime Minister over Scotland embarked on a ‘uk listening tour’ between 9-24 August, which involved him speaking to ordinary English people at 9 locations all over England 🏴 Are you YES yet ? 🇪🇺
The National@scotnational.bsky.social · 4d agoEXCLUSIVE: Andy Burnham has been branded 'the first Prime Minister of England' after his so-called 'listening tour' of the UK completely avoided Scotland
Professional wordsmiths at the BBC are mixing up their modal auxiliary verbs, accidentally positioning Reform as a government in waiting. The use of 'will' signals the future tense carrying implied certainty, rather than the hypothetical scenario suggested by 'would.' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reform says it will prioritise British-born young workers for social housing
Labour called the plan "unserious and unworkable" and accused Reform of pushing "gimmicks and division".
bbc.co.uk
Campaigners say the Scottish Government is “cosying up” to the data centre industry and giving it a “preferential hearing” on the definition of a ‘green’ data centre. Full story 👇
What makes a data centre 'green'? One major developer has lobbied for its own definition
The Scottish Government has been supportive of controversial green data centres and is liaising with the industry. But critics argue there are environmental considerations and companies must not be allowed to “write the rules”.
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The latest nuclear reactor to come online in Europe took more than a decade longer to build than promised and cost 11 billion euro for 1.6 GW of capacity, nearly 4x the promised cost. Since coming online, a string of failures have brought the plant down repeatedly and sometimes suddenly.
Big batteries and EVs to the rescue again as faults with new nuclear plant cause chaos on Nordic grids
Europe's newest and most powerful nuclear reactor – delivered more than a decade late and nearly four times over budget – is proving a headache for grid operators now it's finally up and running.
reneweconomy.com.au
This is your late night reminder that tomorrow (23rd) I’m performing at the Ukrainian Community Centre for Edinburgh Fringe! There’s about 25 tickets left 🎉 🎟️ → bit.ly/fringeif #scottishmusic
Of all the pop-up bars at the Fringe in Edinburgh, this has got to be the most dramatic. ❤️😍 #Edinburgh #Scotland
Scottish folk music at the Fringe! 🏴🎉 I sold my shows oot last year and would love to again. If you're looking for Scots folksongs, this is the show for you! 📍Ukrainian Community Centre 🗓️ Fri 21 / Sun 23 August ⏰ 18:00 / 19:30 🎟️ → bit.ly/fringeif #ScotsLanguage #Doric #Folksinger
EXCLUSIVE: A historic Scottish ferry service said to be the last of its kind in the entire world is facing an uncertain future due to a millionaire 'absentee landowner', it has been claimed 👇
World-unique Scottish ferry 'faces threat from millionaire absentee landowner’
thenational.scot
We need to show rightwing newspapers that actions have consequences. Add your name: goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1
Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project
Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.
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Please, Have to good sense to share this widely, Campaign to end subsidies to Scotland & make Britain great again.
Please consider using this link to register objection to huge wind farm proposal near iconic islands of Iona, Colonsay, the Treshnish Islands, Staffa. Our iconic land and sea areas are being industrialised to line the pockets of foreign multinationals. #indyclan #Scotland object.now/machair/?fbc...
Machair Wind Farm Objection Platform - ObjectNow
Object Now to the Machair Wind Farm Proposal
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F**K big estate blocking access to Munro walkers in Glen Lyon. Please consider signing and sharing. #indyclan #independencenow #ScottishIndependence #Scotland www.ramblers.org.uk/glenlyon?fbc...
Campaigning for walkers’ access in Glen Lyon
Ramblers Scotland is campaigning for walkers’ right to enjoy 4 popular Munros in Glen Lyon, one of Scotland's most beautiful glens.
ramblers.org.uk
GERS UK Government public spending in Scotland was £123.6 billion, Scottish Government allocated £50 billion UK Government spent the rest £73.6 billion on Scotlands behalf. Whether that was for the benifit of Scotland or not and spent, allocated without consultation or approval by Scotland. 7/
BREAKING: Scottish Government revenue is growing faster than spending, new 'GERS' figures show Revenues raised in Scotland totalled £98.3 billion in 2025-26, up 7% on last year
I want to know, which Israeli firm was 'meddling' in our Holyrood elections. Don't you? No. 10 won't allow us to know. So they are complicit in undermining our elections in scotland. You yes yet?
EXCLUSIVE: The UK Government has blocked the release of files on a shadowy Israeli firm caught meddling in the Scottish parliament elections 🚨 Downing Street cited an exemption that allows documents to be withheld if they would 'prejudice relations' with another state
Thread; One of the reasons they want us to stay in the corrupt Union. They strip our assets & we sit on our hands. The £3.4bn energy highway refers to Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2), a subsea & underground electricity transmission project in the UK. Approved by Ofgem, this high-voltage "superhighway".
Demand a moratorium on data centres in Scotland. greens.scot/datacentres?...
Stop hyper-scale data centres in Scotland
Stop hyper-scale data centres in Scotland -
greens.scot
It’s getting laughable now. They berate us for introducing the scheme& now they copy us. Always leading, never leaving. #ScottishIndependence #AreYouYesYet
Just 7 miles (as the radioactive particle flies) from Edinburgh City Centre, 7 british Nuclear submarines have been dumped and left to rot away for the past 44yrs by uk westminster🇬🇧 What would the throngs of tourists currently enjoying the Edinburgh Festival think about that?☢️ 🏴 Are you YES yet ?🇪🇺
