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Refusing to work with Reform UK isn't just the prerogative of other parties, particularly the SNP in minority govt, but it's exactly what their voters want. 52% of voters do not want Reform to have any influence over the Scottish Govt, including 65% of SNP voters.
Holyrood leaders 'childish' for excluding Reform, MSP says
Helen McDade, one of Reform's 17 new MSPs, has called for other parties to stop
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Finland is world's happiest country for 9 years AND amongst top 10 most income equal. Kids attend affordable kindergarten b4 school at 7 - system produces happiest kids and best scores. Connected? You bet. Last screenings of film & Q&A - Thurso May 20th and Stromness 25th. lesleyriddoch.com/events
This is the thing I find astonishing about Reform voters. Eve if you are so obsessed about fureners coming into your country that your blinded by your petty hatred, how can you support a party that want a US style Healthcare system?
Chasbell 🏴🇮🇪🇮🇹🇨🇦@chasbell.bsky.social · 4mo ago
The petty tribal provincialism of UK Labour & its branch office unionism. First Minister @JohnSwinney has just schmoozed Trump into removing his tariffs on whisky. Douglas Alexander bitched about him intervening & is having a tantrum now he’s succeeded.
Good for Sadiq Khan. The prospect of Palantir getting it's hands on law and order in the UK is terrifying - the word ICE should immediately go through everyone's mind. Yet again - thank the Lord for the SNP government - they're probably all that is keeping Scotland free of this extremism.
Good Law Project@goodlawproject.org · 4mo agoSadiq Khan is considering blocking Palantir’s contract with the Met Police. Say no to Palantir in the NHS here 👇 https://notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-target/stop-palantir-in-the-nhs
This is Nigel Farage's plan for the UK. If you vote Reform you will become bankrupt very quickly by medical bills should you fall ill. If you do vote Reform you get what you deserve and it ain't good.
StL Progressive(Amy)@stlprogressive.bsky.social · 4mo agoMy medical bills YTD are over $210k, coinsurance of $3900 already maxed out. I can’t even afford $1k in extra medical bills this year. How, exactly, is a pancreatic cancer patient supposed to supplement income while in the ICU after their Whipple? www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
Richard tax-cheat Tice. And remember when Farage’s partner bought his Clacton house somehow, so he could avoid paying taxes on it? That is all Reform UK Party Ltd exists for: money.
Very “strange” how the “accidents” are in one direction! A bit like Farage, really. It’s just bad luck 🙃
Torsten Bell@torstenbell.bsky.social · 5mo agoIn case you’re confused - the £100k of tax Richard Tice failed to pay here is totally different to the - £92k of tax not properly withheld on dividends - the £600k side-stepped via highly aggressive tax avoidance Industrial scale grifting revealed by @danneidle.bsky.social and Gabriel Pogrund
Caroline Lucas explains why more drilling in the North Sea wouldn't bring our energy prices down & it would take years to come on line, but what will bring prices down is more renewables & energy efficiency, its quicker to achieve and it doesn't drive climate change #GMB
Scotland has the lowest child poverty rate in the UK, and 90,000 fewer children live in poverty thanks to our policies. But decisions at Westminster have too often held us back. I want to fully eradicate child poverty, and Scotland should have the full powers to do it.
John Swinney: 'I won't rest until child poverty is eradicated in Scotland'
In his Daily Record column, First Minister John Swinney says he will today unveil further steps to tackle child poverty.
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When protest becomes a crime and power escapes accountability Americans will not forget the warnings of the past, and will fight in solidarity to protect their constitutional rights Douglas Rowland II bylines.cymru/voices-lleis...
When protest becomes a crime and power escapes accountability
Americans will not forget the warnings of the past, and will fight in solidarity to protect their constitutional rights
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An excellent breakdown of all areas of Brexit damage By 2025, Brexit has reduced UK GDP by 6 to 8 per cent. That’s £240bn per year that our economy has lost. Not “might lose.” HAS LOST
Brexit: the £240bn mistake we can't afford to keep making - West Country Voices
Nearly ten years after the referendum, the numbers are in. And they’re devastating. The economic carnage Multiple independent studies published in 2025 have reached the same brutal conclusion: By 2025...
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My latest blog piece, the second poll within a month puts the SNP on track to win a majority in its own right in Holyrood in May, with the added bonus that Jackie Baillie loses her seat. weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/02/25/s...
Second poll in a month puts the SNP on track for a majority in Holyrood
In this bin-fire of a UK it’s nice to be able to report a glimmer of hope for a change. For the second time within a month, an opinion poll has put the level of support for the SNP at …
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BREAKING Former ICE agent: On my first day training new cadets, I received secretive orders to teach them to violate the Constitution by entering homes without a judicial warrant.
“Rarely has a British political party unveiled a programme that combines cruelty with impracticality on such an extravagant scale.” Chilling on Reform’s increasingly confident fascism. High on viciousness and greed. Very low on wisdom. A ruinous combination. www.independent.co.uk/voices/zia-y...
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Billy Kay@billykayscot.bsky.social · 7mo agoI hope ye’re aw ready tae hear Elvis’s sang Jailhouse Rock translated intae Scots! When the film came tae the Picture House in Gawston, it was the first time this wean experienced mass hysteria. I record it aw in Born in Kyle - A Love Letter tae an Ayrshire Childhood on Audible, Kindle & Amazon.
Reform should call itself Retory: Nadhim Zahawi Ben Bradley Malcolm Offord Jonathan Gullis Chris Green Lia Nici Kruger Dorries David Jones Sir Jake Berry Graham Simpson Marco Longhi Ross Thomson Andrea Jenkyns Aidan Burley Alan Amos Lee Anderson Ann Widdecombe Maria Caulfield And counting
The astonishing facts the Herald and Labour hope to hide from you - In less than 4 years child poverty in England predicted to be 45% greater and in Wales'58% higher than in Scotland, affecting millions of them talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/12/20/i...
In less than 4 years child poverty in England predicted to be 45% greater and in Wales’58% higher than in Scotland, affecting millions of them
No disgusting images required here Professor John Robertson OBA What are the predictions for child poverty rates in the future in the 4 nations? Based on an AI search of 56 documents: Predictions f…
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2026: Nigel Farage says that Nadhim Zahawi brings much needed front line experience to Reform UK 2023: Nigel Farage mocks Nadhim Zahawi for being such an incompetent Chancellor that he's ended up owing millions to HMRC
95% of Scotland’s schools in good condition up from only 62% under Labour yet Herald platform Anas Sarwar to accuse SNP talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/01/12/9...
95% of Scotland’s schools in good condition up from only 62% under Labour yet Herald platform Anas Sarwar to accuse SNP
The Herald today, above, joining the daily anti-SNP drip from the 95% Unionist media in Scotland, with the above evidence-free reporting and, of course, ignoring the key role of local councils in m…
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Watch as Anas Sarwar is left red-faced after John Swinney presents evidence of him flip-flopping on NHS Scotland waiting lists 🚨 On Tuesday, Public Health Scotland data revealed NHS Scotland waiting lists have fallen for the sixth month in a row
We promised all the money set aside to mitigate the two-child cap would be spent on continuing to tackle child poverty, and we’re delivering on that promise. Children First say this will be ‘life changing,’ and will further drive down child poverty in Scotland – already the lowest in the UK.
I feel it’s important to let everyone know that it was the Tory/Lib Dem led council that made the decision to NOT FILL GRIT BINS! SNP councillors were against their plans. This is quite astonishing from local Tory MPs. 👇
We're continuing to make real progress in our NHS. Waits for treatment have fallen for the fifth month in a row.
BBC Scotland pounce on one alleged stabbing. What they don't want you to know? Murder by knife and possession of knives have plummeted- but only in Scotland talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/27/a...
As BBC Scotland pounce on one ‘alleged’ stabbing what they don’t want you to know – murder by knife and possession of knives have plummeted but only in Scotland
No exploitative image here Professor John Robertson OBA BBC Scotland today have – Mother of alleged stabbing victim hands out kits to stop bleeding It’s a heart-breaking but inspiring s…
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Done because the Scottish government has been lauded internationally for their efforts. Scottish election in 2026 and Labour are absolutely bricking it, hence her special shout out to wee Anas in a vain attempt to make him sound relevant. It can be undone as quickly. Mr Speaker I have listened to..
Today is #RLSDay which marks the birthday of the Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson who would have been 175 today. It's also a good day to remember that it is NOT actually his birthday because in 1891 he gave it away to a young girl because she didn't like her birthday. 🧵
