Tom Watson’s move to Palantir is the latest sign of how far the rot has spread in UK politics. Like Blair, Cameron, Clegg, Mandelson, hired to open govt networks to companies and corporate capture of the state. They sell political capital built with public money. What do we get in return?

Tom Watson’s move to Palantir is the latest sign of how far the rot has spread in UK politics | Clive Lewis

When a former Labour deputy leader joins a firm built on surveillance and military targeting, it deepens public cynicism – and democracy depends on trust, says Labour MP Clive Lewis

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It is way beyond time that Scotland had a museum and educational centre for The Highland Clearances. The crimes against my / your people created a generational loss felt right down to the present day. Genocide and ethnic cleansing was committed upon our population and must be remembered forever. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Not surprisesd Unison pulled the plug & scuttled a vote for their members to try and negotiate a deal with Glasgow Council & workers. Political games with real people GCC are mainly in this predicament because Labour fought Equal pay for its female workers for years then left it for the SNP to fix🙄

Total shiteshow as trade union spat the dummy out & refusing to engage with the only alternative left to the council to address the equal pay issue, leaving other unions who would possible agree to the inevitable changes out on a limb.There is still time to talk www.thenational.scot/news/2658061...

All staff at Glasgow City Council to be dismissed in pay and grading row

All staff at Glasgow City Council are to be told they are to be “dismissed” and issued with new contracts to impose a controversial new pay and…

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Good Question.......?

And now it’s children calling for the deaths of refugees… podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...

"We're here today to say... war criminals are not welcome in this city &.. this is bigger than just Netanyahu. This is about the fact that our govt has been funding and enabling genocide & apartheid & it has to stop" Beth Miller from Jewish Voice for Peace in New York yesterday.

Nicked from FB , funny for a Friday morning

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇳🇴 Scotland & Norway have drawn similar amounts of North Sea oil since the 1970s As a result: 🇳🇴Value of National Oil Fund : €2,100,000,000,000.00 (Generates €250 Bn per year in interest alone) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Value of National Oil Fund : £0 (Scotland’s share uk National Debt £545 BILLION) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Are you YES yet ?🇪🇺

The Labour 🇬🇧 British government’s “Plan for Change” committed to “fast-tracking planning decisions on at least 150 major economic infrastructure projects, related to "Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects". None are in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland. fullfact.org/government-t...

How many major economic infrastructure project decisions have been taken under this government? – Full Fact

Full Fact looks at the promise made in the government’s Plan for Change for decisions to be made on at least 150 major economic infrastructure projects.

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NEW: BBC Scotland has been forced to issue a correction after failing to declare a guest's Unionist links 👀 www.thenational.scot/news/2...

"Ten years ago, the UK voted to leave the EU, Scotland voted to Remain" Westminster didn't need permission to take Scotland and Northern Ireland out of the EU, so why do we need permission to reverse this disastrous decision @andyburnham.bsky.social? @europeforscotland.bsky.social

🇬🇧 Scotland is about to have a new colonial Overlord 👑 Apparently it’s for Labour’s Andy Burnham to determine Scotland’s constitutional future, and not the democratic people of Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Are you YES yet ? 🇪🇺

🚨URGENT: Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya’s life is in immediate danger, Physicians for Human Rights Israel & his lawyer warned Saturday, after a prison visit revealed the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital bearing fresh, severe injuries to his head, eyes, ears & neck, so disfigured his own attorney initially...

1/3 🙏Thank you to @neilmackay.bsky.social for picking up my warning, as to why we should be so worried about Blackshirt parades emerging in the cities of Scotland www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...

Welcome to Scotland in 2026 - where Blackshirts parade on our city streets

Far-right extremists dressed all in black are now brazenly marching in Glasgow and Edinburgh. We need to wake up and speak up before it’s too…

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Welcome to Scotland in 2026, where Blackshirts parade openly on the streets There’s now been two parades by far-right extremists clad in black in Scottish cities Parties like Reform have whipped up division to boiling point. Citizens need to wake up and take action In @heraldscotland.bsky.social

Welcome to Scotland in 2026 - where Blackshirts parade on our city streets

Far-right extremists dressed all in black are now brazenly marching in Glasgow and Edinburgh. We need to wake up and speak up before it’s too…

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An absolute banger of an exclusive from the Sunday Times. It's devastating. For the first time, I'm uncertain if Farage can actually survive this www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Revealed: Nigel Farage secretly funded by convicted criminal

The Reform UK leader did not declare benefits including staff, security and housing by crypto-gambler George Cottrell, our investigation reveals

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Supposedly the most intelligent of all species...humans.

The UK government is attempting to block the Scottish Government from having an Independence Referendum. If you believe it is up to Scotland to decide their own future and their own independence. Show your support.

I've been listening to @mrjamesob.bsky.social on catch up. (recommend it). He described the fault-line on the 'did she know/did she not know' as either being on the right or left of political debate. NO. It's indy(with some expressing doubt)vs unionist/establishment. V good and fair discussion

Robert F@chippyman.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I’ve no doubt Murrell should be in jail, nor that the SNP internal checks and balances have fallen well short of what is expected. But there are far more serious cases that attract far less attention. The focus here is driven by one objective: damaging the independence movement. It won't work.

Apparently there are calls for another investigation into the SNP's finances. After 5 years and £2.7M spent on the first one, I would say that if another investigation is required it should be into Police Scotland.

When Jack McConnell’s constituency treasurer stole £11 000 over 5 years, 22 years ago, she only got a £2 400 fine not the jail because ‘times’ had ‘moved on’ talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/06/01/w...

When Jack McConnell’s constituency treasurer stole £11 000 over 5 years, 22 years ago, she only got a £2 400 fine not the jail because ‘times’ had ‘moved on’

Former Labour First Minister Jack McConnell is everywhere in the MSM calling for ‘both parliaments to probe SNP.’ From the Telegraph in April 2004, the above, and: Internal inquiry eh? …

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So McConnell wants Westminster to have an inquiry into SNP the victims of a crime not the criminals because they all should have knowing!! well I say let's have an inquiry first into why didn't he know? What did he know? He should have known it was his sister after all 😡 Let's have an inquiry 👇

This is the literal definition of nepotism. "favoritism shown to relatives, especially in appointment to high office. Originally, practice of granting privileges to a pope's 'nephew' which was a euphemism for his natural son." www.thenational.scot/news/2607257...

Keir Starmer's niece standing as Labour candidate in safe London council ward

KEIR Starmer’s niece was made a candidate in a safe Labour council ward over two sitting black female councillors, it has been reported.

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'Move it to Parliament Square and remind the politicians that they're supposed to be there for us - not them.' Banksy author John Brandler wonders how the artist was able to put up his flag statue, but wants it to be kept for a deeper meaning.

@georgemonbiot.bsky.social My latest blog piece. George Monbiot is right, the Union has nothing good to offer Scotland. Some want Scotland to be a left wing airbag in the car crash of English politics. But the car still crashes and the airbag gets burst. weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/05/01/g...

George Monbiot is right, the Union has nothing good for Scotland

In an interview with The National, environmental campaigner George Monbiot, perhaps the highest profile person on the English left to have come out in favour of Scottish independence during the 201…

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Why are these people giving Farage so much money?

Peter Geoghegan@petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🔴 NEW: Reform UK's £4m crypto donor Ben Delo has dismissed his US conviction as a "non-crime" But we got the court docs - and found a different story US federal prosecutors said he "thumbed his nose at the law" and had led a "criminal enterprise" democracyforsale.substack.com/p/reforms-4m...